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Report Cards Sent Home with Students
Incoming 6th Gr. Parent Night 5:30-6:30 p.m.
6th Gr. FT Taylor University
Spring Pictures
Choir Spring Concert 7:00 p.m.
Band Spring Concert 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday No School
Choir Lunch Bunch to WJCC 11:30-1:10
Newspaper Staff Lock-In 6:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m.
Week of the 28th: ISTEP+ Testing
Attendance is Extremely Important! 
Track & Field
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@ WJMS
4:30 p.m.
@ WJMS
4:30 p.m.
@ Monroe Central 5:00 p.m.
@ WJMS
4:45 p.m.
@ Selma
4:30 p.m.
Q: What does the Easter bunny get
for a basket?
A: Two points, the same as everyone else.
Students of the Month
6th Grade: Rachel Louck
7th Grade: Dawn Minnick
8th Grade: Jordan Stultz
West Jay Middle School participates in
Character Counts! The character trait
we are focusing on in April is
citizenship. Citizenship, at its core, is
social responsibility in action. It
includes doing your part for the
common good, serving your
community, and helping make our
democracy work.
Reach Your Resolution To Save
Tips to Help You Achieve Your Goal to Save for Your Child’s Future
The percentage of Indiana high school graduates pursuing higher education in the past
ten years rose from 59 percent to 74.2 percent, according to the Indiana Department
of Education. An Indiana University study found nearly a third of the freshmen entering
Indiana colleges and universities are first-generation college students.
Parents don’t need a degree in finance to follow a few simple steps to make college a
reality for their children. Here are five tips to help Indiana parents plan and save for
their child’s future:
1. Start saving as soon as possible. Saving even a little bit can add up over
time and starting early is critical. Many Web sites feature simple savings calculators
that dramatically demonstrate the power of regular savings. Visit
http://www.triptocollege.org/timeline/savings_growth_calculator.cfm for specifics for
your children’s age and stage in school.
2. Know and follow assistance applications deadlines. The only way to
be considered for federal and state grants is to complete the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). In Indiana, certain steps in the FAFSA process must be
taken by your child early in the spring semester of their senior year of high school
and each year after that until your student finishes college. Visit www.fafsa.ed.gov for
more information.
3. Check out help for Hoosiers. Indiana has several scholarship and grant
programs for students based on merit and/or other special status including the Twentyfirst Century Scholars program, the Hoosier Scholar Award, the Nursing Scholarship,
the Minority Teacher/Special Education Scholarship, the Robert C. Byrd Honors
Scholarship, the Indiana National Guard Supplement Grant and the Children of Veteran
and Public Safety Officer Supplemental Grant. Visit www.in.gov/ssaci/programs for
more information on these Indiana programs.
4. Seek out school scholarships. Contact the admissions
and financial aid
offices of the colleges, universities and trade schools in which your student is
interested to find out about the school’s scholarship policies.
5. Don’t go it alone. There are step-by-step resources to help make the planning
process less overwhelming and easier to achieve. The Indiana Youth Institute has
developed a free Web site, www.TripToCollege.org, for parents of children in grades K12. At the site, you can find a college planning timeline, figures and information about
preparing and paying for your child’s college education, and information about Indiana
colleges.
Indiana Youth Institute, 603 E. Washington St., Suite 800, Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 396-2700 (800) 343-7060 FAX (317) 396-2701 www.iyi.org