Congratulations to this year's IASBO Award winners which includes DeKalb Central's Steve Snider, School Business Official of the Year and Wendy Pettis, School Support Professional of the Year!
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Shoutout to Steve Snider for being named the 2020 Business Official of the Year by Indiana Association of School Business Officials (IASBO) for Region 3! Way to go, Snider!
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Congratulations to Wendy Pettis for being named the 2020 School Support Professional of the Year by Indiana Association of School Business Officials (IASBO) for Region 3! Keep up the great work!
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Congratulations to former DeKalb High School Principal, Dale Hummer, for being honored at the IHSAA Football State finals. Way to go, Mr. Hummer!
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Congratulations, Linda Walker, Berta Kuhlhorst, and Sandy McAfee on your retirements! Thank you you for your many years of dedicated service to DeKalb Central Schools!
Words don’t do justice to the amount of hard work and dedication that Kent and Shelley Johnson have for DeKalb’s Choral and Theater Departments as well as our community.
Congratulations on receiving the Medal of Arts Award!
Shoutout to our DeKalb Central unsung heroes who are cleaning our buildings to make it safe for students and staff when they return to school! We greatly appreciate all of your hard work!
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DeKalb Central Schools’ Board President, Heather Krebs and Wayne Funk, Garrett-Keyser Butler’s School Board President
advocated for public education at the statehouse today with Senator Kruse and Representative Smaltz!
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A HUGE shoutout to Shepherd’s Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram for providing the 500 DeKalb Central with Chick-Fil-A today during teacher and staff appreciation week! We are all feeling the love. Thank you again for your kindness and generosity!
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It is with great joy and excitement that we announce Jane Bitting as the newly appointed Principal of Country Meadow Elementary! Please give her a warm welcome!
Shoutout to DeKalb Central’s School Board President, Heather Krebs, for advocating for our students and district today in Indy in participation with ISBA Statehouse Day! Thank you, for all you do for our students!
Shoutout to Ben Henderson, a DeKalb Central bus driver for receiving the Ruth Walters Bus Driver Award from driver Deb Brumbaugh. Henderson was chosen by his peers as the recipient of the award, which is given annually to a driver who exhibits excellence while behind the wheel.
Did you know DeKalb Middle School Teacher, Jed Freels, was named the Teacher of the Year by the DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce in 2018?
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Shout-out to our DeKalb Central School Board for being awarded a 2019 Commendable School Board by ISBA (Indiana School Board Association). Thank you for all of your efforts and hard work! We appreciate you!
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DeKalb Central School truly has the best school board members! Thank you for your support today in the DeKalb Central Foundation Golf Outing and for all you do for our students and staff!
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Shout out to Matt Helmkamp,
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, for playing at the Country Music Awards last night for Ashley Mcbryde! That is pretty awesome, and we are beyond proud of you!
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Thank you, Mayor Ley, and the City of Auburn for their collaboration on this project! It looks truly WONDERFUL and brings a sense of pride to the community!
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Our Unified Baron Flag Football team and cheerleaders being recognized at tonight’s school board meeting! We are so proud of them! 🏈🏆⚫️🔴
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Congratulations School Board President, Heather Krebs, for reaching “Distinguished” status and being awarded a pin from ISBA - Indiana School Board Association! Keep the great work! We appreciate all you do for DeKalb Central Schools!
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DeKalb Central Schools ranks as most equitable district in Northeast Indiana & 8th out of 289 school districts in the state according to WalletHub! An equitable district provides the climate, process, & content which enables students to perform at their best.
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We are so thankful for all of our volunteers that make our schools a better place! A special shoutout goes to this group for being the Volunteer of the Year for each building! Thank you for your dedication.
Shoutout to Blueflame Medical, a medical supply and healthcare logistics company, for donating both surgical masks and its new 'Doc Hygiene' hand sanitizer packets in support of the District’s reopening plan!
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Congratulations to the Baron 5th-grade basketball team for winning their tournament at Huntington North yesterday! We see students from McKenney-Harrison, Country Meadow, and James R. Watson Elementary Schools here!
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Does your superintendent drive a tractor to school to support your students? We truly have the most amazing superintendent! Thank you,
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for being so awesome!
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Thank you, Heather Krebs, DeKalb Central School Board President, on your inspirational message and for you and the school board’s continued support of our students and staff!
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SNOW DAY (Wed) 2.17.21
I am declaring a good ‘ole fashion snow day due to recent winter weather. Students may choose to work on assignments from earlier this week or relax and maybe even go outside and play in the snow. Laugh, have fun, be safe, and just be a kid.
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Congrats to these USSSA Star Champs 11U. Division AA! Nine of 11 players are from DeKalb Central including Miles Brockhouse, Dalton Cox, Carter Deller, Drake Hall, Colin Haupert, Owen Schackow, & Brady Vince from JRW. Colston Newbauer from CME. Cayden Rice from DMS.
Thank you to the DEA for providing DeKalb Central Employees with lunch today from the following food trucks: Wildwoods Grill, Hoosier Mama, Drop It Like Its Tot, King Arthur’s Trolley, & Salsa Grill!
Shoutout to DeKalb’s Central Office for providing a dessert bar!
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Congratulations to JRW 1st-grade teacher Amanda McGrew, KPC 2021 Education Award Winner for Northeast Indiana! Keep up the great work! We are blessed to have you in our schools.
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Happy National School Nurse Day to these amazing ladies! Thank you for keeping our students healthy and caring for them when they are sick or hurt.
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DHS was honored to recognize the 1987 & 1997 championship basketball teams that attended last night’s 25th and 35th anniversary recognition! We are thankful that these Barons took time out of their busy schedules to come back! It was GREAT to have you in attendance!
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Congratulations to DMS Teacher, Amy Norton, for being named "Best Middle School Teacher" (3rd place) by the Fort Wayne Newspapers Readers' Choice 2020!
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We are excited to begin the second Portrait of a Baron Graduate Meeting tonight! It’s great to see a room full of students, community members, teachers, and staff all coming together to make DeKalb Central an even better place to be!
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We are thrilled to welcome all of our DeKalb Central Staff this morning to the start of the 2022-2023 school year in the newly renovated middle school! 🎉
Shoutout to this
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, Matt Helmkamp, as he takes the stage at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum tonight as a member of a band backing Travis Denning, a rising country music performer!
Thank you to our Portrait of a Graduate Design Team for collaborating on their hopes, dreams, and aspirations from our community for our students!
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For the third consecutive year, DeKalb High School has made the U.S. News & World Report’s list of Best High Schools in the nation by ranking in the top forty percent of all high schools.
Happy National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day! We are so thankful to have Josh Heffelfinger, Matt Haber, and Cody Brown keeping our schools safe. School resource officers serve as an important bridge between youth, law enforcement, and the communities they serve.
Congratulations to Skip Spear for being our DeKalb Central Schools Driver of the Year! We are so thankful for all of our amazing drivers who keep our students safe every day. Thank you to Deb Brumbagh for presenting it!
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DeKalb Central welcomes Detective Ben Rice as our School Resource Officer (SRO). He is excited to build positive relationships between law enforcement & students. He provides support for our students’ safety at school, during after school activities, & at bus routes & stops.
Congratulations and best wishes to our DeKalb Central Retirees: Tonya Buchs, Delsie Harmes, Jackie Strabala, Dan Clevenger, & Tony Oneal. We are thankful and grateful for your many years of service to our students & families. We wish you the best in your retirement!
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Today marks 180 days of in-person learning for our students. It has been quite the journey during a pandemic, but we have all come together to provide our students the best education! ✅ Let’s make our last student day of the year a great one! 🎉
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