School Board Decatur Proud Recognitions: April 11, 2023

At the MSD Decatur Township School Board Meeting on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Stephanie Hofer recognized the DCHS Expressions Show Choir. “Expressions” is an advanced show choir ensemble that features 38 singers/dancers, a 17-person backup band (11 of them being students), and a 3-person stage crew. This co-curricular class meets during the school day, after school twice weekly during competitive season, and most Saturdays in January-March. They are directed by Mr. Scott Archer and accompanied by Ms. Jennifer Pollard. This year’s show entitled "Stronger" was about finding strength in yourself through hard times. The students’ hard work this season allowed them to successfully compete against some other amazing schools at several competitions and to make the state finals competition for the first time in Decatur Central history! Congratulations to our DCHS Expressions Show Choir on their successful season!

In March our district completed the spring window for the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination assessment, known as IREAD-3. This assessment was developed in accordance with state legislation to measure the proficiency of foundational reading skills in Vocabulary, Non-Fiction, and Literature by the end of third grade. 

Dr. Hofer recognized and commended 18 students from across the district, who each achieved a perfect score of 650 points, the highest score possible on the assessment!

What an amazing academic accomplishment!

The following students earned perfect scores on IREAD-3:

Blue Academy: Lucas Burgan, Malia Sela Gilbert, Ke’Shawn House, Deenah Shodiende

Decatur High Ability Academy: Kevin Gomez, Logan Giffin-Pierce, Graham Williams, Eva Leffler, Noah McFarland, Elodie Lenz

Gold Academy: Addelyn Clark

Stephen Decatur: Ariya Hale, Tanner Hooker, Carter Hudson, Adalynn Pettit

West Newton: Oladipupo Joseph, Kolesyn Mould, Romoluwa Ogunmoyero

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Dr. Hofer also recognized the accomplishments of these two outstanding Decatur Middle School Hawk Wrestlers:

Jayden Osborn - 182 lb Weight class Mid-State Conference Wrestling Champion.Daniel Adjahli - 160 lb Weight class Mid-State Conference Wrestling Champion.

Congratulations and we are Decatur Proud of your hard work and dedication!