Dr. Stacey Schmidt

Today we began our final four days of school. While this brings a variety of emotions, it also presents a variety of opportunities! Educationally, summer can be challenging as there is a potential for learning loss. As we currently have a calendar...

Last week I had the opportunity to attend the dinner for the 2014 BGHS Academic Hall of Fame. It was a wonderful celebration of students who have worked hard and achieved top honors at BGHS and each student also honored a teacher that has made a...

Recently my husband and I were eating dinner together and we found ourselves needing to set perimeters for cell phones at the table. As we were discussing this topic, we were also talking about how different family meals have become even since we...

I can't believe it--but we are in the final month of school. Each year seems to go by at a more rapid pace. Although it is our last month of school, we still have a lot left to accomplish! As you know, ECA and ISTEP+ testing have been going on last...

Developmental Assets Recently I was in a meeting discussing the Developmental Assets that the Search Institute has identified as building blocks for what children need as they grow. If you haven't read about these, check them out here and if you...

As you may have read in the newspaper, Indiana has been working on College and Career Readiness Standards and by law has until July 1, 2014 to adopt such standards. Indiana decided to pull out of the Common Core Standards, although teachers have been...

PTSC will be accepting applications for transfer students for the 2014-2015 school year until May 30, 2014. To be eligible for transfer, the family must provide 18 months of disciplinary documentation to the school at the time the application is...

We are pleased to announce that Boone Grove High School has been named a 4 Star School for the 2012-2013 school year according to information released from the Indiana Department of Education. According to the Department of Education, to achieve this...

This week I have found myself realizing just how grateful I am for so many things in my life (and it's not even Thanksgiving!). While this doesn't mean that everything is perfect and always going my way, I have found that when I take time to stop and...

Thank you to so many of you that completed our parent survey. We had 297 responses. We appreciate you taking the time to provide us with feedback. During the March board meeting I will make a recommendation to the Board about our make up days. As you...