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Hundreds of new jobs, $150M in development

coming to FishersBy LARRY LANNANLarryInFishers.com

“Over the next 60-90 days, Fishers will an-nounce nearly $150 mil-lion in new economic de-velopment projects that will include hundreds of new jobs,” said Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness.

“Although we did not talk about those proj-ects at the recent State of the City, I think the next 2-3 months could be a very exciting time in our community.”

Fadness also indicated the city is ap-proximately is two to three weeks away from closing the deal on purchasing land for the Geist waterfront park. Once the land deal is done, Fadness says he will take his time and engage the neighborhood in order to craft a park design good for the city and

Niedermeyer presents Noblesville State of SchoolsThe REPORTER

Noblesville Schools Super-intendent Dr. Beth Niedermey-er presented the 2018 State of the Schools last Wednesday to business and community lead-ers at the Noblesville Cham-ber luncheon at Harbour Trees Golf Club.

The presentation high-lighted the district’s academic achievements as well as their efforts regarding school safety, workforce development and diversity. Additionally, several new initiatives on the horizon were announced, including:

• Facility updates at all 10 schools including new paving,

roofing, playground equip-ment, HVAC systems and lighting.

• The upcoming develop-ment of sponsorship packages offering local businesses and organizations the opportunity to support education in Nobles-ville while taking advantage of significant visibility opportuni-ties with a respected brand.

• The formation of a com-munity-wide planning com-mittee to prepare celebra-tions and outreach for the district’s 150th anniversary in 2019-2020.

Photo providedNoblesville Schools Superintendent Beth Niedermeyer last Wednesday presented the State of the Schools at the Noblesville Chamber of Commerce Luncheon held at Harbour Trees Golf Club.See Schools . . . Page A4

Letter warns Fishers school of planned shootingBy LARRY LANNANLarryInFishers.com

Someone left a threatening letter in the mailbox of Fall Creek Elementary School last Monday afternoon, according to the Fishers Police Department. School admin-istrators contacted local police after find-ing the note warning of a shooting planned for the same day, Monday, March 19.

Fishers Police immediately sent uni-formed police officers to every Hamilton Southeastern School District building as detectives to investigate.

The REPORTERThe City of Noblesville has

partnered with Zagster, Inc. to launch a new bike-share pro-gram that will provide all No-blesville residents and visitors with a convenient, affordable and healthy way to get around town. As of this past Friday, 10 cruiser bikes are now available between the city’s two stations for members to use for on-de-mand, local trips.

“With our trail inventory ever increasing, it’s natural for the city to assist people in be-ing active and outdoors,” said Noblesville Mayor John Dit-slear. “I’m excited to get the Noblesville Bike Share rolling down the right path by open-ing our first two bike share stations in downtown Nobles-ville today. These will allow residents and guests to take better advantage of the natu-ral assets of our parks and the White River.”

Noblesville Bike Share stations feature the award-win-ning Zagster bike known for its

practical design, comfortable ride and easy handling. The bike includes a spacious bas-ket that’s perfect for carrying

groceries, takeout or personal belongings. And because rider safety is a priority, every bike includes automatic lights, a

bell and full reflectors.Zagster makes it easy to

New bike share stations now open in Downtown Noblesville

Photo provided(From left) Noblesville Economic Development Specialist Aaron Head, Noblesville Tree Board Member Sandy Lynch, Huntington University Ph.D. candidate Charlotte Arnos, Noblesville Mayor John Ditslear, Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Dillinger, Noblesville Parks Board Member Scott Noel and Assistant Parks Director Mike Hoffmeister cut the ribbon Friday on Noblesville’s new bike share program.

Hamilton County Parks earns Historic Bridges Project AwardThe REPORTER

Hamilton County Parks and Recreation was recent-ly presented the Indiana Park and Recreation Association’s (IPRA) prestigious Excellence in Landscape Design award, recognizing the park depart-ment’s efforts to salvage, re-store and install historic bridg-es over White River in northern Hamilton County.

The challenging project re-quired the painstaking removal, transportation and restoration of two decommissioned bridges from Washington and Wayne counties and joining them with a re-created bridge from Hamilton County. The unique, three-sec-tion span now serves as a grand pedestrian walkway, connecting White River Campground to Strawtown Koteewi Park and its 800 acres of recreational and

educational adventures.Director of Parks Al Patter-

son noted, “Hamilton County, the State of Indiana, Wash-ington and Wayne counties and our project contractors joined forces and resources to accomplish this innovative en-gineering feat. The completed span, 15 years in the making, not only enhances accessibility and safety for its users, it also preserves key pieces of Indiana transportation history.”

The Historic Bridges Proj-ect has been nominated to re-ceive additional recognition from other professional organi-zations, as well.

To learn more about Ham-ilton County Parks and its mission, visit MyHamilton-CountyParks.com. Details re-garding IPRA can be found at inpra.org.

Photo providedChris Stice (left), Deputy Director for Hamilton County Parks and Recreation and Drew Bender, Vice President of VS Engineers, accepting IPRA’s Excellence in Landscape Design award.

Westfield to celebrate Green Day

The REPORTERThe City of Westfield’s celebration of

Earth Day and Arbor Day have combined into its new “Green Day” event to be held on Saturday, April 21 at Freedom Trail Park. Attendees can learn helpful tips about prai-ries and also volunteer to maintain the prairie land at the park.

A Tree Seedling Giveaway will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with 600 seed-lings containing five varieties of tree available on a first-come, first-served basis (while supplies last). Two workshops about native tall prairie grasses

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CITY of FISHERSEntrepreneurs and in-

novators welcomed 24,500 square feet of new space dedicated to supporting collab-oration and inno-vation for the In-ternet of Things at the grand opening of the Indiana IoT Lab last Wednes-day. More than 50 members and nine dedicated suite members will call the Lab home as the premier desti-nation for design thinking, cloud computing, edge technology and software devel-opment. The In-ternet of Things industry is esti-mated to grow to a $457 bil-lion industry by 2021.

“At the heart of Indi-ana’s economy sits the three major industries of man-ufacturing, logistics and agriculture that are on the cusp of being completely transformed by technol-ogy,” said Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness. “It’s critical that we arm our companies and engage our entrepre-neurs in this transformation. The Indiana IoT Lab here in Fishers, provides a first step in that direction and its im-

pact will be felt throughout our state.”

As members from a variety of indus-try sectors begin collaborating, en-trepreneurs will have access to a supportive eco-system from all aspects of the IoT industry, from ideation to secu-rity, to data, to prototyping. The unique integration of expertise with the atmosphere of a co-working space is intended to bring entre-preneurs and in-trapreneurs from all industries and backgrounds to create next-gener-

ation technology.“We expect to see a

wide range of members at The Indiana IoT Lab,” said Indiana IoT Lab Founder and CEO of Launch Fish-ers, John Wechsler. “From the entrepreneur with a backpack and an idea to corporate innovation teams looking to add an entre-preneurial edge, we will support the entire range of IoT innovators.”

“It’s an exciting time for Indiana’s technology sector as Indiana University

partners with the IoT Lab to grow the creative and entrepreneurial spirit that is alive and well right here in Fishers,” said Indiana Uni-versity First Lady Laurie McRobbie. “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to work closely with Launch Fishers and the IoT Lab to continue encouraging and engaging Hoosier women who are pursuing technol-ogy endeavors in the state.”

Led by the City of Fish-ers and Launch Fishers, the IoT Lab is the first of its kind for public-private part-nerships intended to bring

IoT innovation to entre-preneurs. The Lab, a part-nership between Launch Fishers and the City of Fishers, was established to meet today’s business and consumer demands. The City of Fishers supports the project through lease pay-ments for the building. The day-to-day operations of the Indiana IoT Lab – Fishers will be supported through memberships and addition-al sponsorships.

More information on the Indiana IoT Lab – Fishers can be found at indianaiot.com.

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State’s first IoT lab opens in FishersMore than 50 members will call new epicenter of Internet tech home

Photos provided by Larry Lannan At 24,500 square feet, Fishers’ new Internet of Things Lab is the first in Indiana. The IoT industry is expected to grow to more than $457 billion by 2021.

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Planned power outage in WestfieldThe REPORTER

Duke Energy has planned a scheduled pow-er outage to transfer elec-trical service to new poles which are being set along Grassy Branch Road in Westfield. This outage will interrupt electrical service for approximately three to five hours and af-fect both businesses and residents along Grassy Branch Road between State Road 32 north to

191st Street.The outage is sched-

uled to begin at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4 and continue until work is com-pleted in the early hours of Thursday, April 5. If work is unable to be performed on April 4, it will be re-scheduled for April 5-6.

Affected customers may contact Duke Energy Customer Care Operations with concerns at 1-800-521-2232.

The REPORTERNot going away for

Spring Break and need something to do? The “Sci-ence Fun” Day Camp is a fun-filled, hands-on edu-cational program for youth in grades 3 through 5. The one-day camp will be held from 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m.

on Tuesday, April 3 at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair-grounds, 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville.

During camp, youth will have the opportunity to learn from local science experts and Purdue staff in the following areas: chem-istry (DNA of a straw-

berry), robotics, animal science (bone identifica-tion), health science (heart rate check), plant science (soil needs and name that herb), water science and art science.

Registration and a $50 fee are due immedi-ately. Space is limited, so

don't delay. The Science Fun Camp

is organized and sponsored by Purdue Extension Ham-ilton County. For more in-formation, contact Purdue Extension Hamilton Coun-ty at (317) 776-0854 or vis-it extension.purdue.edu/hamilton.

The science of fun comes to 4-H Fairgrounds

grab a bike and go. Rid-ers can view stations and bikes in the free Zagster app, available on the App Store and Google Play, or online at bike.zagster.com/noblesville. One tap in the app automatically unlocks the ring lock on the rear wheel, allowing a rider to get rolling in seconds. After the rider returns the bike to a desig-nated Zagster bike station, the rental ends and the bike is available for the next person to enjoy.

Unlike traditional bike shares, in which riders must drop off bikes at des-ignated stations for every stop, the built-in lock on

every Zagster bike gives users the freedom to ride as long as they want, wherev-er they want. This hybrid model, which blends the ability to lock anywhere for mid-trip stops with fixed station locations for beginning and ending rides, allows users to plan their trips around their des-tinations – and not around station locations.

“This is just the be-ginning as Noblesville is working on bike share con-nectivity throughout Ham-ilton County. In May, we will open our third bike sta-tion at the Midland Trace Trailhead on Hazel Dell Parkway,” Ditslear said.

Creating the Nobles-ville Bike Share program came from the collab-oration and hard work from a number of city departments, Huntington University Ph.D. candi-date Charlotte Arnos, and partnerships with Zagster, Hamilton County Tourism and BorgWarner.

For more information about the program, visit bike.zagster.com/nobles-ville.

About Zagster Founded in 2007 and

headquartered in Cam-bridge, Mass., Zagster is the leading provider of private and public-private bike-sharing systems in the

United States, operating more than 200 programs in more than 35 states. Zag-ster’s efficient business model allows the compa-ny to successfully deploy turnkey programs in multi-ple markets, including cit-ies, suburbs, universities, commercial campuses and residential properties. Zag-ster manages all aspects of its programs – from bikes and technology, to maintenance and market-ing – enabling Zagster’s partners to create and de-ploy scalable bike-share systems that best suit their communities. More infor-mation about Zagster, visit zagster.com.

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Fishers IoT Lab: List of sponsorsAllegion

Arrow ElectronicsAT&T

Baldauf GroupBall State University

Beck's HybridsBlastMedia

Cage CampusCity of Fishers

ComcastDeveloperTown

Four Day Ray BrewingFlexware Innovation

FoxioGlassboard

Huston ElectricIconic Digital Marketing

Ice Miller

Indiana UniversityInGen

InnovateMapIVM

Jasper Group BrandsKlipsch

KSM ConsultingMaginot, Moore and Beck

Mesh SystemsNameless Catering

Old National Bank FoundationStanley SecurityTaylor's Bakery

Vai LogicVolktekVerizon

Vibenomics

The REPORTERHamilton North Pub-

lic Library is featuring a diverse array of artwork from students at Hamilton Heights Middle and High schools in honor of Na-tional Youth Art Month. The community is encour-aged to stop by to enjoy the bright colors, eclec-tic designs and creativity from some of Heights’ best young artists now through April 1.

Erin Goodman and Taylor Myers, art teachers at Hamilton Heights Mid-dle and High schools, in cooperation with the Ham-ilton North Pubic Library, helped create the displays featured at the library that highlight the breadth and scope of Heights’ young artists.

The artist reception, held on March 8, offered families and members of the community the chance

to enjoy exceptional art-work, mingle with artists and meet Goodman and

Myers, both new teachers at Heights.

Over 130 students

from the middle and high schools submitted entries for this year’s display.

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Photo providedHamilton Heights Middle School eighth-grader Bri Spencer’s detailed sketching of an elephant is a tribute to this amazing, endangered animal.

Voter registration deadline April 9

A new location for early voting . . .

By FRED SWIFTReadTheReporter.com

The voter registration deadline for the May 8 pri-mary election is Monday, April 9. The same deadline exists for voters who have moved from one address to another within the county.

New residents to the county may register online by going to the Hamilton County website, or in per-son at any local license branch or at the county Government and Judicial Center registration office. Currently, there are nearly 230,000 eligible voters in the county with registrations running slightly ahead of the last election registration pe-riod, according to the Coun-ty Voter Registration office.

Beginning on April 10 early voting will be avail-able at the Elections Office in the Government and Ju-dicial Center during regular

business hours until noon on May 7.

And, on Saturdays April 28 and May 5 the office will be open from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

There will also be sat-ellite voting stations in-cluding a new site this year in Westfield. These are located at the Carmel Public Library, the Fish-ers City Hall and the new Westfield City Hall site at 130 E. Penn Street.

The satellite hours for voting are April 25 and 26 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m., and on May 2 and 3 from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. They will be open again on April 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. and on May 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.

In the May primary vot-ers will choose their party’s candidates for offices rang-ing from U.S. Congress, state legislature, and county and township office.

Carmel City Center announces new businessesThe REPORTER

Carmel City Center has a lineup of new business-es coming this summer. Along with The Cake Bake Shop opening this fall, Carmel City Center will welcome Oliver’s Twist, Be.You.Tiful Nails and Addendum Gallery will move from their current lo-cation in Carmel City Cen-ter to a larger space in the new Baldwin & Chambers Building.

Oliver’s Twist, a pa-per and gift store, is re-locating to the Baldwin & Chambers Building in Carmel City Center this summer. Whether you’re planning your wedding, a special occasion, shop-ping for a unique gift or shopping for yourself, Oliver’s Twist offers a wide range of made in America items including greeting cards, boxed sta-tionery, journals, wrapping paper and much more.

“I love the community feel of Carmel City Center and think Oliver’s Twist will be a great addition to the current merchants,”

said owner Kristyn Da-vidson. Oliver’s Twist will bring their exclusive line of letterpress wedding invita-tions, Bella Figura, along with Linnea’s Lights and Rifle Paper Co., among others. Hours of operation will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Be.You.Tiful Nails will join current merchants En-deavor Boutique, Graeter’s Ice Cream and the SEP Product Design Studio in the Nash Building along Range Line Road this summer. A full service nail salon geared towards cus-tomer service and provid-ing clients with a friendly, relaxed environment to escape and be pampered will have eight manicure stations and eight pedicure stations with a variety of menu options to choose from. Services include manicures, pedicures, acrylic nails, dipping pow-der nails and eyebrow wax-ing. Be.You.Tiful Nails will offer polish brands, OPI, Essie, DND and SNS Dipping Powder. Hours of operation will be 9:30 a.m.

to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Addendum Gallery, In-diana’s premier home and lifestyle store, is doubling their square footage and expanding into a larger space in the new Baldwin & Chambers Building this summer. Entering its 15th year in Carmel, Adden-dum is proud to be the only MacKenzie-Childs retailer in Indiana and the first Mi-chael Aram Fine Jewelry retailer. In addition to the current offerings, the new location of Addendum will bring with it more space for many more home col-lections including AERIN, Georg Jensen, celebrity favorite Dean Davidson Jewelry, Annie Glass, Bao-bob candles and the first Indiana shop-in-shop from Uno de 50 Jewelry.

“We are very excited to welcome Oliver’s Twist and Be.You.Tiful Nails to the Carmel City Center community. Both are great additions to the selection of businesses already at Carmel City Center. The

expansion of Addendum is also very exciting and we look forward to having even more unique items available to us that only Addendum can provide,” said Melissa Averitt, senior vice president at Pedcor Companies.

Carmel City Center is located at the southwest corner of City Center Drive and Range Line Road. Sur-face parking is available on plaza level (accessible from City Center Drive), in the underground garage (accessible from Range Line Road as well as City Center Drive) and in the Veterans Way garage.

A news release issued by the Fishers Police De-partment stated, “Although the timing of the threat has passed we are treating this as a serious matter. Ensur-ing the safety of students

and staff is our top priority. As a precautionary measure uniformed officers will con-tinue to provide extra pa-trols. We are requesting the cooperation and assistance from the community. Any-

one with information re-garding this incident is en-couraged to call the Fishers Police Department at 317-595-3300 or the Hamilton County Dispatch Center at 317-773-1282.”

those living near the park.He says the 70 acres of

land and how the city plans to use it will require looking ahead 50 years. The oppor-tunity to acquire that land for the park would have

been lost if the city had not acted immediately, accord-ing to the mayor.

As to the condition of Geist Lake, a study was done a few years ago and found the reservoir will not

get significantly worse in water quality, but it’s also not going to get significant-ly better. “It’s hit a bit of a plateau,” the mayor said. He argues centralized manage-ment is needed for the lake.

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will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. with prai-rie maintenance volunteer opportunities immediately following.

“Last year, we launched ‘Westfield Green’ to en-courage environmental awareness,” said Westfield Mayor Andy Cook. “This event is a continuation of that initiative to involve the community in our environ-mental efforts.”

Representatives from area organizations will also have informational booths at the event, including West-field Storm Water, West-field Community Events

& Engagement, Westfield Parks Department, Hamil-ton County Parks and Rec-reation, Westfield Farmers Market, Westfield Green Together, Hoosier Environ-mental Council and Ham-ilton County Soil and Wa-ter-Urban Conservationist.

Westfield was named a 2017 Aim Green Com-munity of the Year and has been recognized annually as a Tree City USA since 2007.

For more information about the “Green Day” event, visit westfieldwel-come.com.

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By LARRY LANNANLarryInFishers.com

The Fishers City Coun-cil unanimously approved an exemption from Uni-form Development Or-dinances last Wednesday night, clearing the way for a gravel parking lot with access to a natural area park planned in Fall Creek Township. Township Trust-ee Doug Allman explained plans for the park for coun-cil members. The exemp-

tion will allow access to the gravel parking area from Southeastern Parkway, with the details of exactly where that will be located yet to be worked out.

Councilwoman Cecilia Coble asked about Amer-icans with Disability Act (ADA) access and she was told in this situation, there is no legal requirement to provide such access, but the township will investi-gate what can be done un-der the circumstances.

Fishers grants exemption to Fall Creek Township

for new nature park

Photo providedFall Creek Township Trustee Doug Allman explains the natural area plans to the Fishers city council.

The Hamilton County Repub-lican Committee achieved what few others have done when all three candidates for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate were assembled at a Lincoln Day Dinner forum this week. The annual dinner honoring the first Republican president was held Thursday night at the 502 East Event Center in Carmel.

The Indiana Debate Commission has tried to get the three senatorial can-didates to appear together, but were unable to do so

when Rep. Todd Rokita refused to join with the other candidates, Rep. Luke Messer and Mike Braun.

The forum was not billed as a debate although the format resem-bled one. The

senatorial race for the nomi-nation will be decided in the May 8 primary election.

Candidates made open-ing statements and then answered questions cen-tered on who would be best to successfully chal-lenge incumbent Democrat Sen. Joe Donnelly. Braun, not considered a leader in

the race at present, tried to contrast himself from the others by saying he was an "outsider" not tied to the establishment.

The hopefuls all pointed out how another Republi-can senator could poten-tially make the difference on legislation favored by the Trump administration. The Senate is currently controlled by a thin 51-49 GOP majority.

About 400 Republican faithful attended the dinner party. Capturing as much at-tention as the forum was the one-on-one campaigning by local candidates seeking support in the all-important GOP primary.

Candidates for coun-ty sheriff, Superior Court judge, county council and various other offices roamed the banquet hall seeking to meet, greet and win over party workers and leaders.

Lincoln Day is some-thing of a kick-off of the local campaign in election years. The party's hardcore supporters and donors at-tend often wanting to see the candidates in person. All current officeholders and candidates who attend-ed were introduced to the crowd. The dinner party is sponsored by the GOP Cen-tral Committee chaired by Laura Campbell.

FRED SWIFT

The County Line

Three candidates attend Lincoln Day Dinner together

Faith in hu-manity. We hope for it in a world that broadcasts anything but that, on a daily basis.

This week as I read a post on Facebook, writ-ten by my friend Tamara Bentler, I found what seems so rare these days.

A good Samaritan.Tamara was travel-

ing from Stuart, Flori-da, to Charleston, South Carolina, when she felt her car starting to bump along. Ugh, flat tire. She pulled onto the side of the road on an exit ramp near Jacksonville. Her car was packed to the max as she is moving to Texas after visiting her son, who is in the Navy. She unloaded her trunk.

She tried for an hour to reach AAA and then was told it would be another three hours for them to

rescue (?) her. By then, it would be dark. Here she was all by herself, except for her dog. She bowed her head and prayed.

She looked up and while wiping a few

tears, she saw in the dis-tance, a crotch rocket coming her way. The man, who was riding it, looked to be in his late twenties. As he approached my friend, he said, "Well I never take this exit but something told me to do so." Hmmm.

He began to change her tire. During their conver-sation he shared with her that he was in the Navy. He told her that this must be a God thing, him taking the exit and finding her stranded. He told her that he was raised in a Chris-tian home but had drifted away from his faith. Ta-mara told him that we all

drift away at times during our journey. God doesn't.

He shared with her that God must have been watching over her as she could have easily wrecked her car, going at the speed she was going on the highway. She could have been stranded alone for all those hours and who knows what else might have happened.

As he changed her tire a bolt snapped. He was concerned as to what to do so he called his dad. Tamara had a chance to thank his dad for raising such a kind son. The dad told her that his son makes him proud every day.

Her good Samaritan helped her pack up her trunk and then followed her to a hotel just off the exit ramp. He noticed that her spare was then flat but the rim didn't even have a scratch.

As Tamara gathered her luggage and let her dog out, the young man

handed her a key. He had paid for her room.

He carried her lug-gage into the room and when she turned around to thank him, he was gone. She glanced over at a few green bills laying on the table by the door. She chased him to the elevator to return the money. He smiled and said, "I only hope someone would help my mom if she were ever stranded. If I had more cash, I would have left it." And with that said, the el-evator doors closed.

Perhaps humanity has more faith than we realize. Perhaps it is when we drift that we truly find God. Perhaps angels arrive on crotch rockets. Perhaps that young man found his faith on the side of the road that day. Perhaps we all need reminded that God never drifts away ... we do.

Perhaps ... it wasn't just a tire that was changed that day.

JANET HART LEONARD

From the Heart

Finding faith on the side of the roadWISH-TVwishtv.com

A body found in the White River last Thursday has been identified as a missing Carmel man.

The coroner’s office identified the body as that of 43-year-old Daniel Carr Jr. on Tuesday.

Crews from Indianapolis Fire De-partment were called near the Monon Trail next to Marott Park in the 7300 block of Westfield Boulevard when the discovery was made.

Carr was reported to have gone missing March 15.

Carr

Missing Carmel man found in White River

• The upcoming launch of a Noblesville Schools promotional products e-store that will offer a wide variety of clothing and spirit items available all year for order online. The district is currently in talks to partner with local promotional product ven-dor T&T Promotions and

the store is expected to be live this summer.

• A collaboration be-tween North Elementary and the City of Noblesville to introduce a community garden space to Noblesville this spring/summer.

Noblesville Schools’ Teachers of the Year were recognized at the event, as

were students from Stony Creek Elementary, Nobles-ville East Middle School, Noblesville West Middle School and Noblesville High School. Students were invited to participate in the event to give attend-ees a better understanding of the academic accom-plishments happening in

Noblesville Schools every day.

Guests also received updates on district financ-es, transportation, before/after school programming, physical and emotional health initiatives, commu-nity outreach and the No-blesville Schools Educa-tion Foundation.

By KAREN L. STOUTSubmitted

This is the year of Frankenstein. With Frankenstein the novel in its 200th year, Indiana Humanities in conjunc-tion with the Indiana State Library and Center for the Book created the year-long program, One State/One Story: Fran-kenstein, to honor Mary Wollstonecraft. Hamil-ton North Public Library (HNPL) is a recipient of one of the grants to pro-mote the novel.

With its grant, HNPL plans to host various pro-grams and activities that celebrate, discuss or teach Frankenstein and its con-cepts. Some activities, of course, simply are for fun, such as HNPL–Atlanta’s Frankenstein Night at the end of October. HNPL–Cicero kicked off the first event, “Frankenstein Weaving” for teens on March 19 with local artist Deanna Leonard. More family-friendly programs are planned for the sum-mer and fall.

Both HNPL branches

have events planned for all ages March through October 2018, as listed in this article and on the library’s event calendar at hnpl.evanced.info/signup/Calendar. De-tails about events as well as other library programs are or will be posted on HNPL's Facebook page at facebook.com/Ham-iltonNorthPublicLi-brary. Additionally, a limited number of cop-ies of Frankenstein are available free to patrons from both the Cicero and Atlanta branches.

HNPL scares up excitement with Frankenstein grant

Graphic provided by Indiana Humanities

Paul Poteet . . .He’s Indiana’sWeatherman!

Week of March 26, 2018 News, Views & Public Notices A5WAYNE TOWNSHIP, HAMILTON COUNTY

TOWNSHIP BOARDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONNotice is hereby given that the Township Board of Wayne Township, Hamilton

County, Indiana (“Township”) will meet and conduct a public hearing at 5:30 p.m. on April 10, 2018, in the Township Office, 12450 State Road 32 East, Noblesville, Indiana.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider an appropriation in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 from the proceeds of the Township’s General Obligation Bonds of 2018 (“Bonds”) and investment earnings thereon. The funds to meet such additional appropriation are to be provided by the issuance and sale of the Bonds by the Township.

The foregoing appropriation is in addition to all appropriations provided for in the existing budget and tax levy.

Taxpayers of the Township appearing at said meeting shall have the right to be heard in respect to said additional appropriation.

Dated March 27, 2018.WAYNE TOWNSHIP, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA

RL1305 3/27/2018

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNoblesville Plan Commission

Noblesville, IndianaThe Noblesville Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Application

#0050-2018 on Monday, the 16th day of April, 2018 at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, City Hall Building, 16 South 10th Street, Noblesville, IN 46060. The application submitted by Jordon Fishers LLC and Jordan D C LLC (Owners) and Metal Powder Products Company (Applicants) is for a text amendment to the “Smithfield Business Park Planned Development” regarding a light manufacturing operation located at 14670 Cumberland Road within the City of Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana.

Written suggestions or objections relative to the application above may be filed with the Department of Planning and Development, at or before such meeting and will be heard by the Noblesville Plan Commission. Interested persons desiring to present their views, either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. These hearings may be continued from time to time as found necessary by the Plan Commission.

Copies of the proposal are on file in the Department of Planning and Development located at 16 S. 10th Street for examination before the meeting during business hours between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday. The proposal is attached to the web page at www.cityofnoblesville.org, agendas, Plan Commission – April 16, 2018 and the attached titled “initial submission”.

NOBLESVILLE PLAN COMMISSIONSarah Reed, Secretary

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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONSNotice is hereby given the taxpayers of Town of Cicero, Hamilton County,

Indiana that the proper legal officer of the Town of Cicero at their regular meeting place at 70 N. Bryon Street, at 7:00 o’clock PM, on the 17th day of April, 2018, will consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for current year.

FUND NAME: GENERAL - Police101370222 Gasoline $10,000 $10,000101370404 Equipment $ 1,501 $ 1,501TOTAL FOR General – Police $11,501 $11,501FUND NAME: MVH708670431 Sidewalks/Lighting $180,000 $180,000708670362 Equipment $ 16,000 $ 16,000TOTAL FOR MVH $196,000 $196,000TOTAL FOR TOWN $207,501 $207,501Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The

additional appropriations as finally made will be referred to the Department of Local Government Finance. The Department of Local Government Finance will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations made within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a Certified Copy of the action taken.

Date March 21, 2018 Fiscal Officer Janice L. Unger

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NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING ANDGENERAL PUBLIC HEARING

HAMILTON COUNTY PY2018 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)Hamilton County, in cooperation with the cities of Carmel, Fishers,

Noblesville and Westfield is an entitlement jurisdiction participating in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Hamilton County’s CDBG program covers the unincorporated areas of the County and the cities of Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield collectively known as the “Urban County” for CDBG purposes. The Noblesville Housing Authority (NHA) is the administrator of the CDBG Program on behalf of the County.

The NHA announces the availability of applications for the 2018 CDBG Program beginning March 26, 2018. Requests received must address the goals and objectives as stated in the Hamilton County FY2014-2018 Consolidated Plan. Applications may be picked up from the Noblesville Housing Authority at 320 Kings Ln. Noblesville, IN 46060 or downloaded from the following web address: https://www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/634/Community-Development-Project-Details

Completed proposals must be received by 3:00 P.M. ET on May 4, 2018. On behalf of the Hamilton County Commissioners, a public hearing will be

held on Friday, April 13, 2018 to receive comments and suggestions on the use of CDBG funds for Hamilton County, Indiana. The county is eligible to receive an estimated $851,000.00 for Program Year 2018 starting October 1, 2018. Based upon the Consolidated Plan, priorities for Hamilton County include expansion of the supply of safe, decent, affordable housing; strengthening of the community’s living environment; and the promotion of community services that increase opportunities for economic self-sufficiency. Citizens as well as local officials and representatives of social service agencies are encouraged to attend this hearing.

Details of the hearing are as follows:April 13, 20183:00 p.m. ET

Hamilton County 4-H FairgroundsAnnex Building

2003 Pleasant Street, Noblesville, INIf you require special accommodations to participate in this public meeting

please contact the Noblesville Housing Authority at (317) 773-5110, extension 104. or at nha.cdbg@gmail.com at least 72 hours prior to the meeting.RL1310 3/26/2018

PUBLIC NOTICEPlease be advised that the Westfield-Washington Township Board of Zoning

Appeals will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at Westfield City Hall, 130 Penn Street, Westfield, Indiana, for the purpose of reviewing and acting on the following petitions:

• 1804-VS-06; 2605 W 159th St.; Patrick Heitz requests a Variance of Standard to reduce the Minimum Lot Frontage within the AG-SF1: Agriculture / Single-Family Rural District (Article 4.2(D)).

• 1804-VS-07; 348 Old Ashbury Rd.; Jason Richarz by Pools of Fun requests a Variance of Standard to reduce the Minimum Rear Yard Setback in the Chatham Hills PUD District (Section 9.1 of Ord. 13-24).

Specific details regarding the cases may be obtained from the Westfield Economic and Community Development Department, 2728 East 171st Street, Westfield, Indiana 46074 or by calling (317) 804-3170.

Westfield-Washington Township Board of Zoning AppealsWestfield Economic and Community Development Department2728 East 171st Street, Westfield, Indiana 46074www.westfield.in.gov

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) Case No. 29C01-1801-MI-000306IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: )Roseanne Puzzello Wishart ) Petitioner )

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAMERoseanne Puzzello Wishart, whose mailing address is: 1130 Mohawk Hills

Drive #H, Carmel Indiana 46032, Hamilton County, Indiana, hereby gives notice that he/she filed a petition in the Hamilton County Circuit Court requesting that his/her name be changed to Roseanne Maria Puzzello.

Notice is further given that hearing will be held on said Petition on the 18th day of May 2018 , 2018 at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

Roseanne Puzzello WishartPetitionerDate: February 27, 2018

Tammy Baitz,Clerk of the Hamilton Circuit Court

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) CASE NO. 29C01-1803-MI-002249IN RE CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR: )Maddox Blaine Church )Christopher Luke Buker ) Petitioner. )

NOTICE OF HEARINGNotice is hereby given that Petitioner Christopher Luke Buker, pro se, filed

a Verified Petition for Change of Name of Minor to change the name of minor child from Maddox Blaine Church to Maddox Blaine Buker.

The petition is scheduled for hearing in the Hamilton Circuit Court on July 13, 2018, at 10:00 o’clock a .m., which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to One Hamilton County Square Suite 337 Noblesville, IN 46060

Date: March 15, 2018Tammy Baitz

Clerk of the Hamilton County Circuit Court RL1313 3/26/2018, 4/2/2018, 4/9/2018 3t

STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) CASE NO. 29C01-1801-MI-117IN RE CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR: )Ashton Leighton Walters )Brogan Elise Shaffer ) Petitioner. )

NOTICE OF HEARINGNotice is hereby given that Petitioner, Brogan Elise Shaffer, pro se, filed a

Verified Petition for Change of Name of Minor to change the name of the minor child from Ashton Leighton Walters to Ashton Leighton Shaffer.

The petition is rescheduled for hearing in the Hamilton Circuit Court on July 13, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to One Hamilton County Square, Suite 337, Noblesville, IN 46060.

Date: March 19, 2018Paul Felix

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) Case No. 29C01-1708-MI-7961IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: )KIRSTIN FAITH PRICE ) Petitioner )

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAMENotice is hereby given that Petitioner, Kirstin Faith Price, pro se, filed a

Verified Petition for Change of Name to change her name from Kirstin Faith Price to Kirstin Faith Colcord.

The petition is scheduled for hearing in the Hamilton Circuit Court on May 18. 2018 at 10:00 am. which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to One Hamilton County Square, Suite 337, Noblesville, IN 46060.

Date: January 22, 2018Tammy Baitz,

Clerk of the Hamilton Circuit CourtRL1315 3/26/2018, 4/2/2018, 4/9/2018 3t Submit Public Notices To:

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON COUNTYCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) SS: SUPERIOR COURT #3 ) CAUSE NO. 29D03-1712-PL-011232Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS )Capital I Inc. Trust 2002-HE3 ) Plaintiff, ) vs. )Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Dallis L. Bilskie, and their )unknown creditors; and, the unknown executor, administrator, or personal )representative of the Estate of Dallis L. Bilskie ) Defendants. )

NOTICE OF SUIT SUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONTO: Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Dallis L. Bilskie, and

their unknown creditors; and, the unknown executor, administrator, or personal representative of the Estate of Dallis L. Bilskie:

BE IT KNOWN, that Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2002-HE3, the above-named Plaintiff, by its attorney, Leslie A. Wagers, has filed in the office of the Clerk of the Hamilton Superior Court #3 its Complaint against Defendant Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Dallis L. Bilskie, and their unknown creditors; and, the unknown executor, administrator, or personal representative of the Estate of Dallis L. Bilskie, and the said Plaintiff having also filed in said Clerk’s office the affidavit of a competent person showing that the residence and whereabouts of the Defendant, Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Dallis L. Bilskie, and their unknown creditors; and, the unknown executor, administrator, or personal representative of the Estate of Dallis L. Bilskie, upon diligent inquiry is unknown, and that said cause of action is for Strict Foreclosure and to Quiet Title on the following described real estate in Hamilton County, State of Indiana, to wit:

Part of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 18 North, Range 3 East in Hamilton County, Indiana, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at a point on the North line of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 18 North, Range 3 East which is North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East (assumed bearing) 198.00 feet from the Northwest corner thereof, thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East on and along said North Line 300.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West parallel with the West line of said Northeast Quarter 220.00 feet, thence South 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West parallel with said North Line 300.00 feet, thence North 00 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds East parallel with said West line 220.00 feet to the place of beginning.

NOW, THEREFORE, said Defendant is hereby notified of the filing and pendency of said Complaint against them and that unless they appear and answer or otherwise defend thereto within thirty (30) days after the last notice of this action is published, judgment by default may be entered against said Defendant for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

ATTEST:Tammy Baitz

Clerk, Hamilton Superior Court #3Leslie A. Wagers (27327-49)Stephanie A. Reinhart (25071-06)Sarah E. Barngrover (28840-64)Chris Wiley (26936-10)Gail C. Hersh, Jr. (26224-15)Amanda L. Krenson (28999-61)J. Dustin Smith (29493-06)Attorneys for PlaintiffMANLEY DEAS KOCHALSKI LLCP.O. Box 441039Indianapolis, IN 46244Telephone: 614-220-5611Facsimile: 614-220-5613Email: lawagers@manleydeas.comMDK # 16-033616RL1316 3/26/2018, 4/2/2018, 4/9/2018 3t

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONNotice is hereby given that the City of Noblesville Common Council will hold

a public hearing during its regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. on April 10, 2018, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 16 South 10th Street, Noblesville, Indiana.

The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the restoration of appropriation authority for nine hundred thirty-eight thousand, three hundred eleven dollars ($938,311.00) in contingency reserve funds for capital expenditures that was reduced by the State Department of Local Government Finance in the City’s official 2018 budget order, due to a technical misunderstanding of the reserve balance available in the City’s Cumulative Capital Development Fund. The appropriation will restore the appropriation authority for the contingency reserve to the same level included in the 2018 annual budget that was adopted by the Common Council.

The foregoing appropriation is in addition to all appropriations provided for in the existing budget and tax levy.

Taxpayers of the City of Noblesville appearing at the hearing shall have a right to be heard in respect of this additional appropriation.

Dated this 28th day of March, 2018.CITY OF NOBLESVILLE

/s/ Evelyn L. Lees, ClerkRL1317 3/26/2018

Public NoticesNoblesville announces Federal Hill Commons Concert Series lineups

The REPORTERLooking for fun, free

live music in Noblesville this summer? The No-blesville Parks & Recre-ation Department has you covered. In addition to the previously announced Thursday night Summer Concert Series taking place at Dillon Park and Forest Park, the city is excited to announce the Federal Hill Commons concert line up for the season. Expanding on the inaugural 2017 sea-son, this year will include two different free concert series, Concerts at the Commons and Flashback Fridays. Shows in each series will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. at First Mer-chants Pavilion.

“With the success of last year’s inaugural sea-son, Federal Hill Commons hosted a Grand Opening concert and Tribute Con-cert Series, where more than 10,000 attendees en-joyed live music at the new venue,” said Noblesville Parks Director Brandon Bennett. “We are excited to expand our free shows this year to give the community more opportunities to en-joy Federal Hill Commons throughout the summer.”

Concerts at

the Commons

Concerts at the Com-mons presented by Myers Construction Management, Inc., will take place on five Saturdays between May 19 and Aug. 18. From regional and national bands to local favorites, the series will include a variety of mu-sic genres and artists for all ages to enjoy. Concerts at the Commons also are sponsored by ZPL 99.5 and Indiana American Water.

• May 19: Rod Tuff-curls + The Benchpress

with Ripple Effect• June 2: 16 Candles

with Cosmic Situation• June 30: Separate

Ways with Edward Zlaty’s “The Cause”

• July 7: Karen Waldrup with Emily Rhodes

• Aug. 18: Flying Toast-ers with Sam King

Flashback FridaysFederal Hill Commons

also will host four Flash-back Fridays between Aug. 10 and Sept. 28. Each con-cert will pay homage to a specific decade of music from the ’50s/’60s up to the ’90s. Flashback Fridays are sponsored by USI Con-sultants, Indiana American Water and Aspen Creek Grill – Noblesville.

• Aug. 10: Classic Rock Experience with Meraki The Band

• Aug. 24: The Four Freshmen with Edward Zlaty’s “GMH Jazz Or-chestra”

• Sept. 14: Mike and Joe• Sept. 28: Hairbanger’s

Ball with Ripple Effect“Through our three

concert series, Noblesville residents have the opportu-nity to be outside in one of our fantastic public parks enjoying free live music on three different evenings. While each series provides different genres, the atmo-sphere and energy of each show will provide a great experience for all,” Assis-tant Parks Director Mike Hoffmeister said.

For more information about Federal Hill Com-mons’ events, visit federal-hillcommons.com. There are still opportunities to get involved with the con-certs. Those interested in becoming a sponsor and supporting the free events may contact Kristi Spehler at (317) 776-6350 or kspe-hler@noblesville.in.us.

Know your city: Noblesville’s HR and IT departmentsFirst in a series on the work of Noblesville’s city departments . . .

Having worked for the City of Nobles-ville for nearly two years, I am continually im-pressed by the hard work and dedication of my fellow city em-ployees. Some of them are well known for the work they do out-and-about in the community. But a vast majority are the unsung heroes who help make our great city the vibrant community that it is today.

Starting now and for the months ahead, I will focus each of my columns in the Hamilton County Reporter on the work of an individual department or two. The reason? To share with readers and local residents in partic-ular what it takes to keep our community of 62,000 going strong.

Human ResourcesLike any organization,

whether it’s a Fortune 500 business, non-profit service provider or a mu-nicipality – it’s the people themselves who ultimately determine our success.

You may be surprised to learn that it takes 369 full-time staff to conduct the business of our city. You may be even more surprised to learn that all of our personnel matters for these 369 workers are managed by a Human Re-sources Department of only three employees. And they do a magnificent job!

A p p o i n t e d by Mayor John Ditslear in 2003, Human Resourc-es Director Holly Ramon and her two staff mem-bers oversee all personnel poli-cies, procedures and compliance

with local, state and federal employment regulations. They also manage recruit-ment and hiring, personnel records, employee perfor-mance evaluations, health insurance coverage, work-ers compensation and the city’s deferred compensa-tion plan.

Just like in the private sector, the challenge for our city is hiring and retaining the right people. Each job applicant HR considers to fill a position goes through specialized testing as well as a thorough interview process. In 2017, HR facil-itated the hiring of 34 full-time and 66 part-time and seasonal employees. And as they do every year, HR worked alongside each de-partment director to man-age the employee review process to help encourage performance excellence.

Also in 2017, HR led the research, analysis, se-lection and roll-out of a new deferred compensa-tion provider, helped the Controller’s office launch a new employee payroll and HR software program and improved internal commu-nication by deploying in-formational screens in city facilities to keep workers informed and engaged.

In addition, HR was instrumental in an im-portant part of the budget process, which for 2018 resulted in a 5 percent in-crease in pay for full-time employees, but coupled with a modest increase in the share employees pay for health insurance bene-fits, which reduced the net increase for the overall city budget.

And each June, HR rolls out administration’s Employee Appreciation Week to celebrate the con-tributions of each and ev-ery worker. But HR is very much deserving of our ap-preciation for all that they do – so the rest of us can focus on our own duties and responsibilities.

Information TechnologyWhile people are the

No. 1 key to success for a city, we also need the right tools in place to do an ef-fective and efficient job – and to ensure we are able to respond to the needs of citizens. That’s where the seven employees of our Information Technology Department come in.

Misty Shearer began her career with the Street Department in 1998 be-fore transferring to IT in 2004. She was appointed by Mayor Ditslear as IT Director in 2013.

Working behind the scenes, the IT Depart-ment’s success is rarely seen by the public as they maintain all of the city’s networks, websites, com-puters, servers, phones, cameras and WiFi for

14 different buildings throughout Noblesville. But when the system goes down, that’s when you re-ally find out how vitally important their function is. Thankfully, with our IT Department, that doesn’t happen often.

IT also assists our public safety departments with laptops, software and equipment upgrades, re-quiring IT staff to be on call – day or night and all year round. This round-the-clock service ensures our police officers and firefighters can respond to citizen emergencies no matter what.

In 2017, IT installed new laptops in 70 police vehicles and all fire appara-tus. At the same time, they facilitated the city’s dis-patch software conversion, a complicated process to ensure all Hamilton Coun-ty emergency responders are fully connected for better communication and collaboration.

Thanks to the hard work of our IT Depart-ment, their efforts and the technologies they deploy, the City of Noblesville can remain connected with the people we serve.

Want to read more about the work of No-blesville’s HR, IT and our other departments? Check out the 2017 Annual Re-port, which can be found at bit.ly/2pjsmYz. I look forward to sharing more behind-the-scenes glimps-es into the public servants who work for the City of Noblesville.

STEVE COOKEDeputy Mayor, Noblesville

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) CASE NO. 29C01-1802-MI-1800IN RE CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR: )Makenzie Lynn Babcock-Gretter )Whitney Lynn Gretter ) Petitioner )

NOTICE OF HEARINGNotice is hereby given that Petitioner, Whitney Lynn Gretter, pro se, filed

a Verified Petition for Change of Name of Minor to change the name of minor child from Makenzie Lynn Babcock-Gretter to Makenzie Lynn Gretter.

The petition is rescheduled for hearing in the Hamilton Circuit Court on May 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to One Hamilton County Square, Suite 337, Noblesville, IN 46060.

Date: March 6, 2018Paul Felix

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Advertisement for BidsSealed proposals will be received by the City of Noblesville, at the Office

of the Clerk, 16 South 10th Street, Noblesville, Indiana, until 9:00 a.m. (local time) on April 25, 2018 and then will be publicly opened and read aloud at 9:00 a.m. on April 25, 2018 in the Council Chambers Conference Room. Any bid(s) received later than 9:00 a.m. (local time) on April 25, 2018 will be returned unopened.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Base bid work for which proposals are to be received includes construction of the first phase of a City Park including demolition, earthwork, utilities, buildings and structures, roadways and parking lots, various site improvements, trails and pavements, athletic courts, landscape and irrigation, a playground, splash pad, and site furnishings.

BID DOCUMENTS: Contract Documents consisting of comprehensive Plan Drawings and Specifications are available for examination on or after March 21, 2018 in the following office:

• City of Noblesville – Dept. of Parks and Recreation, 701 Cicero Rd, Noblesville, IN 46060

Copies and/or Electronic copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained on or after March 21, 2018 through the ReproGraphix online planroom. Any costs for printing and delivery shall be borne by the prospective Bidder. This remittance is not refundable. A set consists of single copy of the Contract Documents.

Repro Graphix, Inc.317.637.3377irepro@reprographix.comhttps://eplanroom.reprographix.com/Questions regarding the Contract Documents shall be directed via email to:Brian McNerney, PrincipalContext Design – Project Lead and Landscape Architectbmcnerney@context-design.comEmail inquiries to Mr. McNerney must state the project name, company

information with primary contact (address, phone, fax, and email). Bids shall be properly and completely executed on Bid Forms contained

in the Contract Documents. Each Bid shall be accompanied by a completely filled out Form No. 96 (Revised 2013), acceptable bid security, and all relevant affidavits listed within the Contract Documents. Any Bid not accompanied by the aforementioned required items shall be deemed to be a non-responsive Bid.

No Bidder may withdraw their proposal within a period of 60 days following the date set for receiving bids. The City reserves the right to retain any and all bids for a period of not more than 60 days and said bid shall remain in full force and effect during said time. The City further reserves the right to waive informalities and to award the Contract to any Bidder in the best interest of the City of Noblesville, or to reject all bids at their sole discretion.

BID SECURITY: Each bid shall be accompanied by an acceptable certified

check made payable to the City of Noblesville, or an acceptable bid bond, in the amount equal to five percent of the total bid price executed by an incorporated surety company in good standing and qualified to do business in the State of Indiana and whose name appears of the current Treasury Department Circular 570.

BONDS: A Performance Bond and Payment Bond each in the amount of 100 percent of the Contract price will be required from the Contractor to whom the work is awarded.

QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS: All contractors, suppliers and subcontractors shall demonstrate 5 years of progressive experience in work similar in nature to this Project. All workers employed on the project shall have documented legal citizenship or immigration status. Compliance with the State of Indiana’s E-Verify Program is mandatory.

Any general or subcontractor that has outstanding fees or inspections or has outstanding work-related, performance, or quality issues with the City of Noblesville may be deemed as non-responsive or non-responsible.

Any bid submitted by a firm that is not a plan holder and does not appear on the Official Plan Holders List for this project will be deemed non-responsive and non-responsible.

PRE-BID MEETING: There will be a Pre-Bid Meeting on March 29, 2018 at 10:00 AM (local time) at the Department of Parks and Recreation, 701 Cicero Rd, Noblesville, IN 46060

INDIANA REQUIREMENTS: Standard Questionnaire Form 96 – Revised 2013, completely filled out and signed, including attachment of Contractor’s Financial Statement.RL1266 3/14/2018, 3/21/2018 2t

STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) CASE NO. 29C01-1801-MI-000421IN RE CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR: )Shankar Gali )Jahnavi Lekkalapudi ) Petitioner. )

NOTICE OF HEARINGNotice is hereby given that Petitioner Jahnavi Lekkalapudi, pro se, filed a

Verified Petition for Change of Name of Minor to change the name of minor child from Shankar Gali to Shankar Kumar Gali

The petition is scheduled for hearing in the Hamilton Circuit Court on May 18, 2018, at 10:00 o’clock a .m., which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to One Hamilton County Square Suite 337 Noblesville, IN 46060

Date: January 22, 2018Tammy Baitz

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) CASE NO. 29D01-1802-MI-001714IN RE CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR: )Carme’n Elena Fary )Ashley Elena Fary ) Petitioner. )

NOTICE OF HEARINGNotice is hereby given that Petitioner Ashley Elena Fary,pro se, filed a

Verified Petition for Change of Name of Minor to change the name of minor child from Carme’n Elena Fary to Carmen Elena Fary

The petition is scheduled for hearing in the Hamilton Circuit Court on June 15, 2018, at 10:00 o’clock a .m., which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to One Hamilton County Square Suite 337 Noblesville, IN 46060

Date: February 27, 2018Tammy Baitz

Clerk of the Hamilton County Circuit Court RL1270 3/19/2018, 3/26/2018, 4/2/2018 3t

STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) Case No. 29C01-1801-MI-000108IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: )Michael Christopher Cottone ) Petitioner )

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAMEMichael Christopher Cottone, whose mailing address is: 13506 Shakamac Dr,

Carmel, IN 46032, Hamilton County, Indiana, hereby gives notice that he/she filed a petition in the Hamilton County Circuit Court requesting that his/her name be changed to Michael Joseph Cottone.

Notice is further given that hearing will be held on said Petition on the 13th day of July 2018 , 2018 at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

Michael Christopher CottonePetitionerDate: November 24, 2017

Tammy Baitz,Clerk of the Hamilton Circuit Court

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Danica L. Eyler, Attorney 104 N. Union Street Westfield, IN 46074 317-565-1818

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIONCause Number: 29D03-1803-EU-117In the Hamilton County Circuit Court, Indiana. Notice is hereby given that

Steven L. Hall and Roger A. Hall were on the 12th day of March, 201 appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of Franks S. Hall, deceased, who died on February 4, 2018, testate.

All persons who have claims against the estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the Office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Westfield, Indiana this 13th day of March, 2018.Tammy Baitz

Clerk of the Hamilton County Circuit CourtRL1272 3/19/2018, 3/26/2018 2t

ADMINISTRATION CITATION File No. 2017-38067 SURROGATE’S COURT - ORLEANS COUNTY

SUPPLEMENTAL CITATIONTHE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,

By the Grace of God Free and Independent,TO Sarah Elizabeth Fidanza-Bitsas

NOTICE OF SUITA petition having been duly filed by Kolette Modlin, Authorized Officer of

Calber Home Loans, Inc., Servicer and Attorney-in-fact for U.S. Bank Trust, N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master Participation Trust who is domiciled at 13801 Wireless Way, Oklahoma City, OK 73134

YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, ORLEANS County, at Courthouse Square, 1 South Main Street, Albion, New York, on April 10,2018 at 9:15o’clock in the fore noon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Clifton Vincent Fidanza a/k/a Clifton V. Fidanza lately domiciled at 584 East Avenue. Medina, NY 14103 in the County of ORLEANS, New York, granting Letters of Administration upon the estate of Clifton Vincent Fidanza a/k/a Clifton V. Fidanza, the decedent to any eligible distributee or upon their default to Kim DeFrank, Orleans County Treasurer or to such other person as may be entitled thereto.

(State any further relief requested)IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED by Petitioner that the Letters issued herein shall

be limited to acceptance of service in any foreclosure action by Petitioner, its successors and assigns, against the property located at 584 East Avenue Medina, New York 14103, Section 80.9, Block 3, Lot 30, County of ORLEANS and State of New York.

HON. Sanford A. ChurchSurrogate

Date attested and sealed:March 13, 2018

Jamie D. SummersChief Clerk

Name of Attorney for Petitioner McCabe, Weisberq & Conway, P.C. Tel. No. (914) 636-8900

Address of Attorney 145 Huguenot Street, Suite 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801

Note: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you.RL1277 3/19/2018, 3/26/2018, 4/2/2018, 4/9/2018 4t

STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) Case No. 29C01-1802-MI-001590IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: )Saad Ali ) Petitioner )

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAMESaad Ali, whose mailing address is: 5778 Kingfisher Place, Carmel, IN 46033,

Hamilton County, Indiana, hereby gives notice that he/she filed a petition in the Hamilton County Circuit Court requesting that his/her name be changed to Saad Ali Qazi.

Notice is further given that hearing will be held on said Petition on the 15th day of June 2018 , 2018 at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

Saad AliPetitionerDate: February 27, 2018

Tammy Baitz,Clerk of the Hamilton Circuit Court

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) Case No. 29C01-1803-MI-1965IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: )Alexandra Nicole Stacy ) Petitioner )

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAMENotice is hereby given that Petitioner, Alexandra Nicole Stacy. pro se, filed a

Verified Petition for Change of Name to change her name from Alexandra Nicole Stacy to Alexandra Nicole Shelton.

The petition is rescheduled for hearing in the Hamilton Circuit Court on May 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to One Hamilton County Square, Suite 337, Noblesville, IN 46060.

Date: March 14. 2018Paul Felix,

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2017 School Corporation Annual Performance Report (APR)General Explanations

The APR is a report on the performance of schools and school corporations (districts) in your area. The goal is to provide information regarding the progress schools are making to help students become college-and–career ready. Where possible, this report contains three years of data to show trends – not just this year’s results. In addition, the State Average is also shown for comparison purposes. There are additional indicators that are available on the Indiana Department of Education’s Web site (compass.doe.in.gov), including data broken out by different student subgroups, such as race, gender, income level and special education.

The data in this report have been supplied by the Indiana Department of Education and local school corporations. The report provides the most recent data available.

Indiana educators and citizens have developed higher academic standards for all students. These standards are necessary to prepare Indiana students to be successful in life, whether they go directly to higher education or to the workplace. The scores for ISTEP+ are listed under each school to reflect student progress toward those standards. Note: In 2014-15 Indiana transitioned to a new, more rigorous college–and–career ready standards and a new statewide assessment to measure these standards. Therefore ISTEP results are not comparable to previous data. For high schools, you also will see graduation rates and the percentage of graduates who plan to go on to college.

Other important data are provided, such as average attendance rates and indicators of school safety, including expulsions and suspensions. Also included is information about your school corporation, such as how much teachers are paid; and the percentage of corporation students who are in special education classes or gifted and talented classes.

Definitions (in the order found on the report)Corporation Level & General School DataA-F Accountability Grade Grade calculated by the IDOE per 511 IAC 6.2-6 and officially assigned by the State

Board of Education. For 2014-15, Schools and Corporations were assigned the better of their 2013-14 grade or the 2014-15 calculated grade. For 2015-16 and forward, Schools and Corporations were assigned grades using the New Student Centered Accountability Model.

Student Enrollment Number of students enrolled on October 1 of the school year. Note: Counts for Membership purposes are taken on a different day and may differ.

Non-Waiver Grad Rate The percentage of students who graduated by their expected four year graduation year without a waiver

College and Career Readiness Rate The percentage of four year graduates who passed an Advanced Placement test, passed an International Baccalaureate test, received 3 hours of Dual Credit, or received an Industry Certification. Note: These data are not available for the 2018 cohort at time of publication.

Career and Technical Diplomas Core 40 with Technical Honors DiplomasCertified Teachers Teachers certified to teach as reported by School Corporation (includes guidance

counselors and other non-Administrator staff)Teacher Salary Range Salary range is calculated by reviewing the salaries for teachers as provided by the

School Corporation. Teachers must be reported at 100% for 180-195 daysStudents in Special Education Students (including non-public Students) who are receiving special education servicesStudents in Gifted and Talented Education

Percentage of students enrolled in gifted and talented education programs as defined locally

Percent of Instruction Delivered Through Career and Technical Education

Percentage of total instructional hours delivered through vocational education classes

Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunches

Students who receive free or reduced price lunches due to family income level

Limited English Proficiency Students

Students whose inability to communicate English prevents them from participating fully in a standard educational program

Alternative Education Students enrolled and receiving instruction for at least 10 days in an approved alternative education program

Intra District Mobility Percentage of students who moved from one school to another in the same school corporation

Inter District Mobility Percentage of student who moved from one school to another in a different school corporation

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio

Number of Students per Certified Employees as reported by the School Corporation

Attendance Rate Average attendance rate for studentsLimited English Proficiency Students

Students whose inability to communicate English prevents them from participating fully in a standard educational program

ISTEP+ Remediation Funding Funding received by the state to provide remedial programsAlternative Education Students enrolled and receiving instruction for at least 10 days in an approved

alternative education programIntra District Mobility Percentage of students who moved from one school to another in the same school

corporationInter District Mobility Percentage of student who moved from one school to another in a different school

corporationPupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio

Number of Students per Certified Employees as reported by the School Corporation

Attendance Rate Average attendance rate for studentsHigh School Data

Career and Technical Programs Programs administered through the Department of Workforce Development that often result in an Industry Certification

International Baccalaureate Program of Study offered by some authorized schools that may result in a student receiving a specialized diploma called an International Baccalaureate Diploma. More information can be found at www.ibo.org

Core 40 Basic High school graduation requirements More information on the graduation requirements and types of diplomas can be found at http://www.doe.in.gov/student-services/student-assistance/academic-guidance

Core 40 with Honors diploma Either Core 40 with Academic Honors or Core 40 with Technical HonorsGraduation Rate For 2016-17, the percentage of students who entered Grade 9 in Fall 2014 and

graduated in four years or less.Core 40 Basic High school graduation requirements More information on the graduation

requirements and types of diplomas can be found at http://www.doe.in.gov/student-services/student-assistance/academic-guidance

Core 40 with Honors diploma Either Core 40 with Academic Honors or Core 40 with Technical HonorsPercent of Graduates Pursuing College

These data are supplied by the School Corporation when they submit the list of graduates

Graduation Rate For 2014-15, the percentage of students who entered Grade 9 in Fall 2012 and graduated in four years or less.

Elementary/Middle School Data

ISTEP+ Grade specific exam given to all students. All students in Grades 3-8 are tested annually in Math and English/Language Arts. Students in grades 4 and 6 are also tested in Science. Students in grades 5 and 7 are also tested in Social Studies. In 2014-15 Indiana transitioned to a new, more rigorous college-and-career ready standards and a new statewide assessment to measure these standards. Therefore ISTEP results are not comparable to previous data.

IREAD Exam given to all students in grade 3 to test reading proficiency. Students must pass the exam to advance to grade 4

Contact:If you have any questions about this information, you should contact your local school corporation or the Department of Education.

School PerformanceThis month The Ham-

ilton County Reporter is publishing Annual Perfor-mance Reports (APRs).

To the right you will find an explanation of the data you find see on Pages A7-A10.

This week we offer you the report for Westfield Washington, Hamilton Heights. Sheridan and Noblesville Schools.

These reports do not only detail performance for the 2016-17 school year, but show a comparison all the way back to the 2013-14 school year, allowing parents and readers the opportunity to see how local schools perform over time.

Last Monday provided data for Carmel and Ham-ilton Southeastern schools, which can be found on our website at ReadTheRe-porter.com/Archive by clicking on the link for the March 19 weekly edition.

As noted in the state explanation to the right and at the bottom of each page of the APRs, in 2014-15 Indiana transitioned to new, more rigorous col-lege-and-career ready stan-dards and a new statewide assessment to measure these standards. Therefore, results are not comparable to previous data.

Publishing APRs for every school corporation in Hamilton County is just one more way we can show our readers we really are Hamilton County’s Hometown Newspaper.

Westfield Washington SchoolsPage A7

Hamilton Heights School Corporation

Page A8

Sheridan Community SchoolsPage A8

Noblesville Schools

Pages A9-A10

Submit Public Notices To:PublicNotices@ReadTheReporter.com

STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON COUNTY ) SS: SUPERIOR COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) CAUSE NO. 29D03-1709-CT-008655DEADRICK TAYLOR ) VS. )REGGIE CARTER and SPORTS U )

SUMMONS - SERVICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE OF SUIT

The State of Indiana to the Defendant(s) above named, and any other person who may be concerned:

You are hereby notified that Reggie Carter is being sued by Deadrick Taylor in Hamilton Superior Court III, State of Indiana. The title of the case as shown by the complaint is Deadrick Taylor vs. Reggie Carter and Sports U, Cause No. 29D03-1709-CT-008655.

The nature of the suit is a civil action wherein Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Damages demanding judgment for personal injuries and damages as a result of an automobile accident which occurred on April 30, 2017.

This summons by publication and notice is specifically directed to the defendant, Reggie Carter, whose whereabouts are unknown.

You must answer or otherwise respond to the complaint in writing, by you or your attorney, on or before the 2nd day of May, 2018, (the same being within thirty (30) days after the publication of the third Notice of Suit, the last such notice of this action), and in case you fail to do so, judgment by default may be entered against you for the relief demanded by the Plaintiff in the complaint.

If you have a claim for relief against the Plaintiff arising out of this occurrence that is the subject matter of the Plaintiffs claims, you must assert it in your written answer.

The name and address of the attorneys representing Plaintiff: Ken Nunn Law Office, 104 Franklin Road, Bloomington, Indiana 47404.

KEN NUNN LAW OFFICEDANIEL GORE, #31322-53 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

ATTEST:Tammy Baitz,

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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERSOF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS

Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Hamilton County, Indiana (“County”) that the County Council of the County will meet in the first floor public meeting room of the Hamilton County Government and Judicial Center, 1 Hamilton County Square, Noblesville, Indiana, at the hour of 7:00 p.m. (Local Time) on April 4, 2018, to conduct two public hearings. The first public hearing shall concern the additional appropriation of the bond proceeds which the County Council has determined to issue and an additional appropriation of segregated funds of the County for the hereinafter defined Project. The County Council considers necessary an appropriation of bond proceeds in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000 on account of the construction of a building addition to the existing County Government and Judicial Center, including underground parking, together with all necessary appurtenances, related improvements and equipment (“Project”), and the incidental expenses in connection therewith and on account of the issuance of bonds. The funds to meet such additional appropriation are to be provided by the issuance and sale of bonds by the County.

The County Council shall also consider an appropriation of segregated funds on hand of the General Fund of the County for the Project in an amount $10,680,000 and an appropriation of segregated funds on hand of the Cumulative Courthouse Fund of the County for the Project in an amount $1,227,057.

The foregoing appropriations are in addition to all appropriations provided for in the existing budget and tax levy.

Taxpayers of the County appearing at said meeting shall have the right to be heard in respect to said additional appropriations.

Dated this 22nd day of March, 2018.HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA

/s/ Robin Mills, AuditorRL1293 3/22/2018 1t

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION

In accordance with requirements of Title 327 IAC 15-5 & Title 327 IAC 15-13, this is to notify interested parties of proposed construction at:

Hamilton Heights School Corporation Middle & Elementary Additions is located at 25150 SR 19, Arcadia, NE 1/4, Section 25 – Township 20 North – Range 4 East, Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Indiana and being within the drainage basin of Cicero Creek.

Plans showing the proposed construction for the development are available for inspection at the office of Banning Engineering, 853 Columbia Road, Suite 101, Plainfield, Indiana 46168, 317-707-3700.

Peggy JacksonHamilton Heights School Corporation410 W. Main StreetArcadia, IN 46030

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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 18-101 REGARDING THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF A CUMULATIVE CAPITAL FUND FOR THE CITY OF WESTFIELD,

INDIANANotice is hereby given the taxpayers of the City of Westfield, Hamilton County,

Indiana, that the Westfield City Council will meet at 7:00 P.M. on the 9th day of April, 2018, at Westfield City Hall, 130 Penn Street, Westfield, Indiana regarding Resolution 18-101 the re-establishment of a Cumulative Capital Fund under the provisions of Indiana Code 36-9-15.5 for the purposes as follows:

The tax will be levied on all taxable real and personal property within the taxing district and will not exceed $.05 per $100 of assessed valuation. The proposed fund will be levied beginning with taxes due and payable in the year 2019. Taxpayers appearing at such hearing shall have the right to be heard thereon. The proposal for re-establishment of the Cumulative Capital Development Fund is subject to approval by the Department of Local Government Finance, who will require a Notice of Submission to be given to the taxpayers by publication. After the publication of the Notice of Submission, fifty (50) or more taxpayers in the taxing district may file a petition with the County Auditor not later than thirty (30) days after publication, setting forth their objections to the proposed levy.

Dated this 12th day of March, 2018.Brian J. Zaiger, Esq., Westfield City Attorney

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Week of March 26, 2018 Public Notices A7Westfield-Washington Schools

2017 Annual Performance Report

Westfield-Washington Schools, Westfield 3030Corporation Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B BStudent Enrollment 6,759 6,913 7,235 7,590 1,133,380College and Career Readiness Rate 67.33 66.20 68.00 N/APercentage of Career and Technical Diplomas 5.7 9.6 8 15.5 5.82Number of Certified Teachers 364 362 371 394 59,669Teacher Salary Range - Minimum $36,210 $32,150 $38,189 $31,864 $24,000Teacher Salary Range - Maximum $75,721 $76,890 $80,789 $82,189 $90,000Number of Students in Special Education 972 1036 1,079 1,145 162,714Percent of Students in Special Education 14.4 15.0 14.9 15.1 15.0Number of Students in Gifted and Talented Education 1344 1339 1,423 1,694 149,810Percent of Students in Gifted and Talented Education 19.9 19.4 19.7 22.3 14.3Number of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunches

1141 1133 1,121 1,142 526,191

Percent of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunches

16.9 16.4 15.5 15.0 48.2

Number of Limited English Proficiency Students 261 250 220 196 53,614Percent of Limited English Proficiency Students 3.9 3.6 3.0 2.6 4.8Number of Students in Career and Technical Program 1,029 1222 1,302 1,398 349,275Percentage of Students in Career and Technical Program

15.22 17.67 17.99 18.41 37.7

Intra District Mobilty 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0Inter District Mobility 3.1 3.4 3.7 3.7 0Graduation Rate 97.8 98.2 97.5 95.1 88.8

Corporation Goals for Expenditure Categories in Indiana Code 20-42.5-3-5Note: Teacher Salary Range-Minimum--Should be $39,500.

Washington Woods Elementary School, Westfield 2495School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B BStudent Enrollment 390 391 409 445 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 25 24 21 24 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 90.4 93.9 88.1 92.9 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 84.9 65.1 58.3 62.7 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

87.6 74.7 71.4 80.2 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 84.4 68.8 68.3 63.0 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

87.6 80.3 75.9 67.4 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 86.5 80.5 77.2 66.2 64.7Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 10.5 12.2 12.7 12.3 13.7Attendance Rate 96.9 95.8 96.9 96.6 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

1 2 1 3 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

13 16 7 14 80423

Number of Students Suspended 23 22 21 12 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 3 5 1 1 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 23 29 33 12 87,224

* In 2014-15 Indiana transitioned to new, more rigorous college-and-career ready standards and a new statewide assessment to mea-sure these standards. Therefore, results are not comparable to previous data.*** SuppressedRL1284 3/26/2018 1t

Mission: Provide rigorous and engaging experiences to prepare all children-socially, emotionally, and academically-for their future.Vision: To be an exemplary learning organization focused on collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth for all.

Westfield Middle School, Westfield 2491School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B BStudent Enrollment 1,076 1,042 1,099 1,214 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 51 52 53 60 59,669* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 93.0 70.8 67.2 67.9 52.2* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

87.0 75.5 80.0 74.4 67.5

* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

91.7 0 85.6 78.1 67.2

* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 90.8 68.0 68.1 72.6 53.3* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

87.7 77.5 76.6 75.5 61.8

Percent of 8th Graders in Algebra I 29.3 32.2 38.8 37.5 39.1Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 17.6 17.3 18 17.3 13.7Attendance Rate 97.0 96.6 98.4 98.3 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

7 8 1 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

29 41 11 8 80423

Number of Students Suspended 62 38 53 61 88,260Number of Students Expelled 2 0 3 2 2,797Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

6 4 6 3 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 14 14 12 25 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 56 49 61 49 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 6 3 3,645

Westfield High School, Westfield 2493School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B AStudent Enrollment 1,860 1,934 2,028 2,148 1,133,380Non-Waiver Grad Rate 96.54 96.77 95.18 93.39 81.89College and Career Readiness Rate 67.33 66.20 68.00 N/ANumber of Certified Teachers 102 100 105 109 59,669Number of Students in Career and Technical Program 1,029 1222 1,302 1,398 349,275Percentage of Students in Career and Technical Program

55.32 63.18 64.2 65.08 37.7

* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 0 N/A 44.5 51.1 34.6* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

0 N/A 60.3 78.7 58.9

* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 0 N/A 78.0 85.1 58.8Percent of Graduates Who Have Passsed Both ECA Standards

98.7 96.77 97.6 98.7 92.5

Percent of Graduates Granted Waivers for the ECA 1.3 1.4 2.4 1.8 7.5Number of International Baccalaureate Diplomas 0 0 0 0 230Number of graduates receiving Core 40 Diploma 410 390 394 422 61891Percent Core 40 with Honors Diploma 50.1 49.3 52.9 59.0 37.9Percent Core 40 Diploma 90.5 91.5 92.7 94.6 87.8Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 16.7 17.2 17.2 17.5 13.7Graduation Rate 97.8 98.2 97.5 95.1 88.8Attendance Rate 97.1 96.7 97.0 96.3 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

10 19 16 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

53 79 69 110 80423

Number of Students Retained in the 9th Grade 0 0 0 0Number of Students Who Have Dropped Out 6 4 2 10 3,173Number of Students Suspended 74 86 67 79 88,260Number of Students Expelled 4 3 17 6 2,797Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

14 10 26 7 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 27 46 47 45 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 53 66 38 43 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 3 14 3,645

Oak Trace Elementary School, Westfield 2496School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A A AStudent Enrollment 630 579 590 627 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 34 30 29 30 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 98.2 98.0 98.4 96.6 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 98.1 95.1 96.8 94.0 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

99.0 96.1 96.8 94.0 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 98.3 95.2 95.3 88.3 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

100.0 94.3 94.4 92.2 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 96.6 97.1 96.2 93.0 64.7Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 13.9 14.7 15 15.2 13.7Attendance Rate 97.8 97.5 97.3 97.5 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

1 1 4 3 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

2 1 7 6 80423

Number of Students Suspended 21 25 16 17 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

1 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 5 12 6 2 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 19 33 30 17 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 0 1

Shamrock Springs Elementary School, Westfield 2492School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A A BStudent Enrollment 406 476 470 441 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 25 29 25 26 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 97.5 99.2 97.6 99.0 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 95.0 74.4 80.9 74.2 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

95.0 91.7 85.7 84.5 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 90.3 77.2 72.9 77.0 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

94.6 88.0 91.8 83.9 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 94.6 92.4 92.6 80.4 64.7Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 12.3 13.2 14.6 12.6 13.7Attendance Rate 97.7 96.7 97.0 96.8 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

1 1 5 2 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

1 8 13 12 80423

Number of Students Suspended 5 10 13 5 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 0 1 1 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 1 0 16 2 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 4 14 7 4 87,224

Monon Trail Elementary School, Westfield 2498School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A A BStudent Enrollment 248 294 346 426 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 18 19 21 26 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 84.4 92.3 90.6 94.9 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 91.1 71.1 60.7 55.1 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

77.7 86.8 69.6 76.6 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 92.0 76.1 70.7 65.1 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

97.9 77.8 82.9 67.1 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 90.0 89.1 85.3 66.6 64.7Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 8.7 8.9 9.1 10.1 13.7Attendance Rate 96.6 96.1 96.3 96.0 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

1 3 6 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

7 13 15 21 80423

Number of Students Suspended 6 10 13 11 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 0 2 11 9 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 6 13 18 5 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 1 0 3,645

Maple Glen Elementary, Westfield 2504School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A A BStudent Enrollment 574 526 576 563 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 30 29 30 28 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 96.3 95.3 94.7 100.0 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 91.5 80.4 79.6 82.3 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

94.3 86.9 90.2 76.4 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 92.0 78.2 73.4 74.2 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

96.0 85.1 81.4 81.2 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 89.6 86.1 80.5 78.1 64.7Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 13.6 14.2 13.9 14.5 13.7Attendance Rate 97.7 96.9 97.0 96.8 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

0 0 0 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

7 9 14 12 80423

Number of Students Suspended 19 13 12 9 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 1 4 2 1 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 19 25 17 8 87,224

Carey Ridge Elementary School, Westfield 2494School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A A BStudent Enrollment 525 547 574 594 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 29 28 33 32 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 92.8 92.3 93.3 96.5 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 92.7 78.0 81.1 77.9 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

92.6 78.0 86.0 81.9 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 88.4 77.8 76.0 76.2 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

85.2 80.9 84.0 71.8 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 84.2 79.8 78.0 77.5 64.7Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 12.1 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.7Attendance Rate 97.2 96.6 96.8 96.8 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

2 3 6 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

8 14 13 20 80423

Number of Students Suspended 19 17 11 5 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

1 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 6 9 3 0 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 18 21 13 5 87,224

Westfield Intermediate School, Westfield 2503School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade B B B CStudent Enrollment 1,050 1,124 1,143 1,132 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 56 56 55 59 59,669* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 93.5 75.5 77.3 78.2 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

90.1 75.9 82.3 70.5 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

88.0 0 89.4 80.1 63.7

* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 91.4 77.2 73.8 73.6 59.7* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

87.6 75.6 76.9 77.2 66.3

* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 81.8 81.4 78.9 76.2 65.0Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 16.1 17.8 17.8 16.4 13.7Attendance Rate 97.0 96.7 96.8 96.5 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

5 5 6 11 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

22 33 34 47 80423

Number of Students Suspended 73 55 36 29 88,260Number of Students Expelled 1 0 0 0 2,797Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

1 0 1 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 9 18 27 16 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 69 72 34 18 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 1 0 3,645

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A8 Public Notices Week of March 26, 2018Hamilton Heights School Corp

2017 Annual Performance Report

Hamilton Heights School Corp, Arcadia 3025Corporation Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade B B B BStudent Enrollment 2,264 2,271 2,326 2,334 1,133,380College and Career Readiness Rate 57.72 65.61 70.20 N/APercentage of Career and Technical Diplomas 0 0 0 0 5.82Number of Certified Teachers 118 115 121 122 59,669Teacher Salary Range - Minimum $33,130 $33,131 $33,981 $33,981 $24,000Teacher Salary Range - Maximum $65,049 $65,898 $67,578 $67,578 $90,000Number of Students in Special Education 338 334 349 339 162,714Percent of Students in Special Education 14.9 14.7 15.0 14.5 15.0Number of Students in Gifted and Talented Education 323 294 300 277 149,810Percent of Students in Gifted and Talented Education 14.3 12.9 12.9 11.9 14.3Number of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunches

711 729 719 731 526,191

Percent of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunches

31.4 32.1 30.9 31.3 48.2

Number of Limited English Proficiency Students 12 15 21 19 53,614Percent of Limited English Proficiency Students 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 4.8Number of Students in Career and Technical Program 391 445 577 504 349,275Percentage of Students in Career and Technical Program

17.27 19.59 24.8 21.59 37.7

Intra District Mobilty 0 0 0 0 0Inter District Mobility 6.6 6.5 7.2 6.4 0Graduation Rate 92.5 94.6 95.6 91.7 88.8

Corporation Goals for Expenditure Categories in Indiana Code 20-42.5-3-5

Hamilton Heights Elementary School, Arcadia 2478School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A C AStudent Enrollment 532 535 528 526 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 29 29 28 33 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 95.0 97.0 96.9 97.4 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 80.8 71.6 55.4 65.5 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

85.7 86.3 77.7 72.5 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 88.0 71.5 67.8 68.9 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

93.1 85.4 76.9 75.6 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 84.6 83.5 81.5 77.4 64.7* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 93.0 83.3 67.4 74.7 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

81.1 77.6 63.1 71.5 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

80.6 0 77.3 81.5 63.7

* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 0 0 0 100.0* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 0 0 *** 0 53.3* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 0 0 0 0.0* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

0 0 0 0.0

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 16.1 15.2 16 14.2 13.7Attendance Rate 97.1 96.9 97.1 96.6 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

3 2 6 7 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

11 11 7 22 80423

Number of Students Suspended 18 23 32 14 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

4 0 1 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 7 6 6 5 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 12 22 32 11 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 2 0 3,645

* In 2014-15 Indiana transitioned to new, more rigorous college-and-career ready standards and a new statewide assessment to mea-sure these standards. Therefore, results are not comparable to previous data.*** SuppressedRL1282 3/26/2018 1t

Board of Trustees and Administration Corporation GoalsAcademic Goals: The Board and Administration are committed to:• insuring that quality teachers are secured for employment through an effective screening and selection process.• instructional accountability of the highest quality is the expectation and effective/highly effective performance is to be exhibited by all teaching and administrative staff and will be measured by the RISE performance evaluation plan.• providing the resources to remain on the cutting edge of technology instruction to support students.• supporting the administrative concept initiated of expecting teacher collaboration and data usage to make instructional changes and program designs to improve achievement and student success.• supporting and expecting professional development activities for staff that support district instructional goals.• providing instructional programs that are rigorous and of high quality insuring that our students can compete academically and in the world economy.Governance and Management Goals: The Board and Administration are committed to:• a balanced budget which accordingly does not negatively impact the quality of student programs and attempts to avoid teacher reductions.• providing the necessary resources to teachers and programs to effectively prepare students to be academically competitive with all other students in our state and nation.• to maintain a steady tax rate that supports needed programs and staff effectively and efficiently and yet doesn’t negatively impact stakeholders unnecessarily.• managing, maintaining, and improving all school facilities to maintain optimal learning environments.• being respective of stakeholder opinions and issues and communicating effectively and maintaining transparency.

Hamilton Heights High School, Arcadia 2477School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B BStudent Enrollment 686 684 709 729 1,133,380Non-Waiver Grad Rate 90.06 92.17 93.67 88.54 81.89College and Career Readiness Rate 57.72 65.61 70.20 N/ANumber of Certified Teachers 41 38 42 42 59,669Number of Students in Career and Technical Program 391 445 527 471 349,275Percentage of Students in Career and Technical Program

56.99 65.05 74.33 64.6 37.7

* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 0 N/A 37.7 32.2 34.6* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

0 N/A 62.8 65.3 58.9

* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 0 N/A 70.1 55.4 58.8Percent of Graduates Who Have Passsed Both ECA Standards

97.3 92.17 98.0 96.5 92.5

Percent of Graduates Granted Waivers for the ECA 2.7 2.5 2.0 3.5 7.5Number of International Baccalaureate Diplomas 0 0 0 0 230Number of graduates receiving Core 40 Diploma 136 145 137 131 61891Percent Core 40 with Honors Diploma 33.6 40.1 42.4 45.1 37.9Percent Core 40 Diploma 91.3 92.4 90.7 91.0 87.8Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 14.5 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.7Graduation Rate 92.5 94.6 95.6 91.7 88.8Attendance Rate 96.2 95.8 95.8 95.9 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

8 7 13 4 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

41 53 70 58 80423

Number of Students Retained in the 9th Grade 0 0 0 0Number of Students Who Have Dropped Out 3 5 4 9 3,173Number of Students Suspended 40 39 72 52 88,260Number of Students Expelled 0 1 3 6 2,797Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

4 5 4 14 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 24 27 51 46 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 20 44 69 10 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 1 1 3,645

Hamilton Heights Middle School, Arcadia 2501School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade B B C CStudent Enrollment 547 559 565 544 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 31 32 38 30 59,669Number of Students in Career and Technical Program 0 0 50 33 349,275Percentage of Students in Career and Technical Program

0 0 8.84 6.06 37.7

* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 81.4 62.8 62.3 59.7 59.7* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

81.0 71.1 76.0 63.6 66.3

* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 66.4 78.3 68.8 65.4 65.0* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 80.1 52.8 47.1 46.2 52.2* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

82.3 73.7 73.1 71.9 67.5

* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

84.6 0 76.1 70.2 67.2

* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 82.2 54.7 51.5 58.0 53.3* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

84.3 74.9 65.9 69.1 61.8

Percent of 8th Graders in Algebra I 51.1 49.2 24.4 27.2 39.1Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 15.1 14.3 14.4 14.7 13.7Attendance Rate 96.4 96.4 96.1 96.3 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

6 4 8 5 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

29 32 41 32 80423

Number of Students Suspended 41 36 43 38 88,260Number of Students Expelled 0 2 3 0 2,797Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 2 2 1 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 24 33 64 20 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 25 14 16 25 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 1 0 3,645

Hamilton Heights Primary School, Arcadia 2502School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A C AStudent Enrollment 499 493 524 535 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 30 25 26 28 59,669Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 15.1 14.9 15 14.1 13.7Attendance Rate 96.9 96.2 96.1 96.5 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

5 7 7 7 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

14 20 24 25 80423

Number of Students Suspended 8 7 3 4 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 5 6 2 3 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 4 5 2 2 87,224

Sheridan Community Schools2017 Annual Performance Report

Sheridan Community Schools, Sheridan 3055Corporation Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade B B C AStudent Enrollment 1,051 1,060 1,037 1,036 1,133,380College and Career Readiness Rate 57.50 56.63 44.74 N/APercentage of Career and Technical Diplomas 1.3 1.2 3.9 1.6 5.82Number of Certified Teachers 67 69 69 66 59,669Teacher Salary Range - Minimum $31,017 $33,500 $34,003 $34,173 $24,000Teacher Salary Range - Maximum $61,849 $61,849 $65,955 $66,285 $90,000Number of Students in Special Education 189 188 167 187 162,714Percent of Students in Special Education 18.0 17.7 16.1 18.1 15.0Number of Students in Gifted and Talented Education 148 141 137 138 149,810Percent of Students in Gifted and Talented Education 14.1 13.3 13.2 13.3 14.3Number of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunches

400 409 391 380 526,191

Percent of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunches

38.1 38.6 37.7 36.7 48.2

Number of Limited English Proficiency Students 4 7 7 10 53,614Percent of Limited English Proficiency Students 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.0 4.8Number of Students in Career and Technical Program 154 152 143 167 349,275Percentage of Students in Career and Technical Program

14.65 14.33 13.78 16.11 37.7

Intra District Mobilty 0 0 0 0 0Inter District Mobility 5.5 8 6.6 10.5 0Graduation Rate 96.4 97.6 90.5 95.5 88.8

Corporation Goals for Expenditure Categories in Indiana Code 20-42.5-3-5

* In 2014-15 Indiana transitioned to new, more rigorous college-and-career ready standards and a new statewide assessment to mea-sure these standards. Therefore, results are not comparable to previous data.*** SuppressedRL1286 3/26/2018 1tMISSION STATEMENT

We create high leverage, high impact learning opportunities for all students.VISION STATEMENTAll students develop skills and attitudes resulting in academic achievement, career success, and exemplary citizenship.BELIEFS OF THE SHERIDAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES Students are our first priority. Our schools are the focal point of this community. This community’s investment in our

schools is vital to the continued vitality of this community. Everyone in the community has a role in educating our children. Our students deserve world-class opportunities. Schools must provide a safe and nurturing environment. Everyone in our community deserves to be treated with respect.

Successful investment in the future respects the pastSheridan Community Schools shall strive to maintain the current levels between the expenditures for the student

instructional expenditure categories and the other expenditure categories as described in IC 20-42.5-3-4 for the next fiscal year

Sheridan High School, Sheridan 2463School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B A

Student Enrollment 327 324 330 329 1,133,380Non-Waiver Grad Rate 91.57 89.41 89.29 92.54 81.89College and Career Readiness Rate 57.50 56.63 44.74 N/A

Number of Certified Teachers 33 31 30 29 59,669Number of Students in Career and Technical Program 154 152 143 167 349,275Percentage of Students in Career and Technical Program

47.09 46.91 43.33 50.75 37.7

* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 0 N/A 27.5 50.6 34.6* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

0 N/A 58.0 74.6 58.9

* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 0 N/A 78.1 58.9 58.8Percent of Graduates Who Have Passsed Both ECA Standards

95.0 89.41 98.7 96.9 92.5

Percent of Graduates Granted Waivers for the ECA 5.0 8.4 1.3 3.1 7.5Number of International Baccalaureate Diplomas 0 0 0 0 230Number of graduates receiving Core 40 Diploma 68 73 62 51 61891Percent Core 40 with Honors Diploma 43.8 33.7 35.5 40.6 37.9Percent Core 40 Diploma 85.0 88.0 81.6 79.7 87.8Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio GO CO 8.7 9.7 9.9 13.7Graduation Rate 96.4 97.6 90.5 95.5 88.8Attendance Rate 96.4 95.9 96.4 96.5 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

1 4 3 4 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

14 21 17 15 80423

Number of Students Retained in the 9th Grade 0 0 0 0

Number of Students Who Have Dropped Out 1 1 5 1 3,173Number of Students Suspended 17 17 13 4 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 1 5 2 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 9 13 13 1 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 8 15 0 3 87,224

Sheridan Middle School, Sheridan 6780School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade D D F AStudent Enrollment 244 251 244 248 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 29 28 28 29 59,669* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 82.4 66.7 43.9 77.0 59.7* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

66.2 53.2 58.5 62.7 66.3

* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 63.5 68.8 71.9 73.5 65.0* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 73.9 44.3 37.9 50.6 52.2* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

78.2 50.6 60.7 74.6 67.5

* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

76.0 0 60.7 69.3 67.2

* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 74.3 72.1 32.5 47.5 53.3* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

62.9 68.6 44.5 63.7 61.8

Percent of 8th Graders in Algebra I 29.1 32.2 30.8 28.6 39.1Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.7 13.7Attendance Rate 96.6 95.9 96.7 96.2 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

0 2 0 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

8 12 7 16 80423

Number of Students Suspended 13 20 19 8 88,260Number of Students Expelled 0 3 1 4 2,797Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 1 1 2 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 5 13 12 6 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 9 27 9 3 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 3 0 3,645

Sheridan Elementary School, Sheridan 2465School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B BStudent Enrollment 480 485 463 459 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 24 27 26 25 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 94.4 93.9 87.7 91.8 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 85.1 72.3 61.1 58.1 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

93.2 82.9 64.3 76.7 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 85.1 73.3 66.2 59.4 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

81.4 65.3 75.6 67.5 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 79.0 78.7 74.3 74.3 64.7* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 93.6 79.0 78.3 70.6 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

74.6 63.3 59.0 75.3 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

76.2 0 74.6 74.6 63.7

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 16.1 15.2 13.8 14.9 13.7Attendance Rate 96.4 95.9 96.2 96.0 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

1 0 0 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

22 22 20 23 80423

Number of Students Suspended 44 25 23 37 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

1 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 17 14 13 12 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 37 35 22 35 87,224

Week of March 26, 2018 Public Notices A9Noblesville Schools

2017 Annual Performance Report

Noblesville Schools, Noblesville 3070Corporation Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B AStudent Enrollment 9,780 9,947 10,124 10,426 1,133,380College and Career Readiness Rate 72.29 69.80 74.74 N/APercentage of Career and Technical Diplomas 2 2.2 4 4.5 5.82Number of Certified Teachers 554 563 561 578 59,669Teacher Salary Range - Minimum $36,367 $34,725 $26,000 $33,424 $24,000Teacher Salary Range - Maximum $72,057 $72,557 $74,138 $75,888 $90,000Number of Students in Special Education 1287 1371 1,427 1,511 162,714Percent of Students in Special Education 13.2 13.8 14.1 14.5 15.0Number of Students in Gifted and Talented Education 2409 1781 2,260 2,153 149,810Percent of Students in Gifted and Talented Education 24.6 17.9 22.3 20.7 14.3Number of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Lunches

2376 2391 2,328 2,285 526,191

Percent of Students Receiving Free or Reduced Price Lunches

24.3 24.0 23.0 21.9 48.2

Number of Limited English Proficiency Students 300 316 265 251 53,614Percent of Limited English Proficiency Students 3.1 3.2 2.6 2.4 4.8Number of Students in Alternative Education 32 32 23 32 17,692Percentage of Students in Alternative Education 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.69Number of Students in Career and Technical Program 517 1550 1,489 1,597 349,275Percentage of Students in Career and Technical Program

5.28 15.58 14.7 15.31 37.7

Intra District Mobilty 0 0.8 0.7 0.5 0Inter District Mobility 4.9 4.2 4.9 5 0Graduation Rate 94.3 94.3 95.3 96.8 88.8

Corporation Goals for Expenditure Categories in Indiana Code 20-42.5-3-5

* In 2014-15 Indiana transitioned to new, more rigorous college-and-career ready standards and a new statewide assessment to mea-sure these standards. Therefore, results are not comparable to previous data.*** SuppressedRL1288 - Page 1 of 2 3/26/2018 1t

Noblesville High School, Noblesville 2517School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B BStudent Enrollment 2,642 2,685 2,759 2,898 1,133,380Non-Waiver Grad Rate 91.97 90.51 90.70 91.60 81.89College and Career Readiness Rate 72.29 69.80 74.74 N/ANumber of Certified Teachers 138 142 140 148 59,669Number of Students in Career and Technical Program

517 1550 1,489 1,597 349,275

Percentage of Students in Career and Technical Program

19.56 57.72 53.96 55.1 37.7

* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard

0 N/A 39.9 44.0 34.6

* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

0 N/A 63.4 70.6 58.9

* Grade 10 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard

0 N/A 71.2 76.8 58.8

Percent of Graduates Who Have Passsed Both ECA Standards

97.5 90.51 95.1 94.5 92.5

Percent of Graduates Granted Waivers for the ECA 2.5 4.0 4.9 5.3 7.5Number of International Baccalaureate Diplomas 0 0 0 0 230Number of graduates receiving Core 40 Diploma 576 568 544 563 61891Percent Core 40 with Honors Diploma 46.2 42.6 43.0 45.6 37.9Percent Core 40 Diploma 96.2 95.3 94.8 94.0 87.8Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 16.8 16.8 17.2 17.6 13.7Graduation Rate 94.3 94.3 95.3 96.8 88.8Attendance Rate 96.5 96.1 96.1 96.4 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

57 89 76 112 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

128 167 190 171 80423

Number of Students Retained in the 9th Grade 0 0 0 0Number of Students Who Have Dropped Out 13 20 5 5 3,173Number of Students Suspended 89 106 78 105 88,260Number of Students Expelled 22 26 23 17 2,797Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

35 40 27 29 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 79 115 74 97 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 21 15 18 15 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 6 0 3,645

Stony Creek Elementary School, Noblesville 2533School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B AStudent Enrollment 585 649 641 640 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 37 38 38 37 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 94.3 95.0 94.1 95.1 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 87.6 82.2 77.2 79.2 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

89.8 85.3 78.0 80.1 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 84.2 74.2 65.4 82.0 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

90.7 75.3 79.0 77.7 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 78.7 82.5 75.2 78.0 64.7* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 95.7 82.9 78.4 80.1 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

91.5 72.6 72.8 77.3 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

88.4 0 75.2 77.1 63.7

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 13.2 14.2 14.7 13.7 13.7Attendance Rate 97.0 97.1 96.8 96.9 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

10 8 10 8 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

15 17 25 15 80423

Number of Students Suspended 6 3 3 5 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

1 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 6 3 3 5 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 0 1 0 2 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 5 0 3,645

Noble Crossing Elementary School, Noblesville 2537School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A A AStudent Enrollment 676 667 700 740 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 37 36 39 39 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 95.9 98.1 96.5 93.8 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 89.7 78.8 80.7 75.0 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

87.7 85.7 80.3 75.7 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 88.9 85.3 82.1 87.1 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

94.8 83.9 82.0 82.9 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 87.1 84.2 75.0 81.7 64.7* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 90.0 87.0 85.0 83.3 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

83.0 81.6 78.0 77.4 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

78.0 0 77.0 76.4 63.7

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 16.4 15.9 16.1 15.9 13.7Attendance Rate 97.3 97.3 96.9 96.6 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

7 5 10 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

9 16 15 22 80423

Number of Students Suspended 13 7 16 8 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

1 0 3 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 10 5 27 3 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 3 6 11 7 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 14 3 3,645

Noblesville East Middle School, Noblesville 2521School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B AStudent Enrollment 1,022 1,018 1,072 1,063 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 63 64 65 67 59,669* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 91.7 79.2 76.4 71.3 59.7* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

81.1 76.9 74.1 74.7 66.3

* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 86.3 82.5 81.2 79.6 65.0* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 88.6 71.9 65.4 67.0 52.2* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

82.5 77.5 76.0 77.4 67.5

* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

82.9 0 83.0 79.2 67.2

* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 91.2 64.7 62.5 70.9 53.3* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

84.9 78.0 68.6 78.3 61.8

Percent of 8th Graders in Algebra I 22.0 26.5 22.9 30.1 39.1Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 14 13.7 14.2 13.6 13.7Attendance Rate 96.2 95.7 95.7 95.9 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

15 18 23 18 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

47 87 88 73 80423

Number of Students Suspended 99 83 99 116 88,260Number of Students Expelled 5 1 2 5 2,797Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

7 2 4 9 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 57 57 53 50 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 62 94 135 85 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 21 2 3,645

Hazel Dell Elementary School, Noblesville 2538School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A A AStudent Enrollment 699 702 711 738 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 37 37 38 38 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 96.6 95.9 99.2 96.5 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 93.2 85.1 79.0 65.7 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

91.2 89.0 88.8 76.3 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 86.5 81.9 78.2 83.4 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

95.8 83.2 83.7 90.2 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 85.5 88.1 79.8 84.2 64.7* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 95.4 86.7 86.5 85.0 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

88.0 82.5 85.0 81.3 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

88.1 0 85.8 85.0 63.7

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 15.8 16.4 16.5 16.2 13.7Attendance Rate 97.4 97.5 97.0 97.2 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

0 3 2 2 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

16 13 15 8 80423

Number of Students Suspended 3 10 11 8 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 1 12 7 3 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 2 2 11 6 87,224

Noblesville West Middle School, Noblesville 2542School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B AStudent Enrollment 1,281 1,332 1,354 1,351 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 71 73 78 81 59,669* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 96.0 79.7 79.7 83.6 59.7* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

87.9 79.8 80.9 83.5 66.3

* Grade 6 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 87.9 84.5 82.8 82.8 65.0* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 95.8 73.6 74.7 71.3 52.2* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

90.4 79.4 83.6 81.0 67.5

* Grade 7 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

93.2 0 86.3 85.1 67.2

* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 91.9 67.7 65.3 77.2 53.3* Grade 8 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

86.2 77.6 78.8 79.5 61.8

Percent of 8th Graders in Algebra I 18.2 21.7 21.4 26.7 39.1Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 15.6 15.8 15.5 14.6 13.7Attendance Rate 96.9 96.6 96.8 96.6 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

7 231 20 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

38 48 68 54 80423

Number of Students Suspended 26 20 17 20 88,260Number of Students Expelled 7 0 2 0 2,797Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

8 0 1 2 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 24 21 18 20 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 5 5 4 1 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 24 2 3,645

North Elementary School, Noblesville 2529School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A B AStudent Enrollment 504 531 519 529 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 28 30 29 32 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 98.7 98.0 96.1 98.7 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 80.5 66.3 63.8 66.6 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

81.8 82.7 78.0 88.1 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 90.1 62.1 67.3 73.1 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

91.5 75.9 75.2 71.1 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 87.3 75.9 72.2 74.2 64.7* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 95.2 82.9 68.9 77.2 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

92.8 79.3 67.8 68.3 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

84.5 0 59.7 70.2 63.7

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 14.8 13.9 14 14.9 13.7Attendance Rate 97.2 97.1 96.8 96.5 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

3 6 8 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

12 13 14 19 80423

Number of Students Suspended 4 6 9 11 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 4 2 4 8 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 1 6 11 4 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 3 0 3,645

Hinkle Creek Elementary School, Noblesville 2523School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A A AStudent Enrollment 933 948 918 961 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 49 49 53 54 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 98.5 100.0 96.4 98.0 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 94.0 81.3 75.9 77.6 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

96.2 93.1 86.1 87.5 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 90.5 83.1 82.7 76.3 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

94.3 86.8 89.3 80.7 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 86.1 91.9 89.4 83.1 64.7* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 96.2 88.9 89.2 87.5 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

95.0 75.9 81.5 80.2 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

85.8 *** 87.6 83.5 63.7

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 16.3 16 14.7 15 13.7Attendance Rate 97.2 96.7 97.0 96.7 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

5 9 9 11 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

23 30 26 29 80423

Number of Students Suspended 26 15 13 29 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 1 2 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 11 14 16 20 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 16 7 1 9 87,224

Promise Road Elementary, Noblesville 2539School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A A CStudent Enrollment 748 678 753 802 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 40 39 38 47 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 98.4 96.6 91.5 95.6 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 93.4 86.7 73.5 67.9 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

95.9 85.0 76.7 77.6 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 87.0 79.0 79.5 77.5 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

85.0 82.9 90.0 75.6 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 82.0 86.8 80.3 75.0 64.7* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 94.3 86.7 82.8 77.3 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

89.8 85.7 74.7 72.0 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

89.8 0 74.7 84.4 63.7

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 16.2 15.4 16 15.7 13.7Attendance Rate 97.0 97.2 96.5 96.6 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

2 3 13 7 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

15 7 23 19 80423

Number of Students Suspended 14 14 11 24 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 0 0 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 11 9 8 13 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 5 11 12 18 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 3 0 3,645

Juvenile Services Center, Noblesville 2546School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalAttendance Rate 0 0 0 ***Number of Students Retained in the 9th Grade 0 0 0 ***

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White River Elementary School, Noblesville 2547School Results State

Indicator '13-'14 '14-'15 '15-'16 '16-'17 TotalA-F Accountability Grade A A C BStudent Enrollment 655 721 692 704 1,133,380Number of Certified Teachers 39 40 37 39 59,669Percentage of Students Passing IREAD 88.8 93.2 93.6 89.5 89.3* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 79.0 59.7 68.1 62.1 60.0* Grade 3 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

75.0 71.5 71.8 73.3 68.9

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 89.9 63.1 54.3 55.9 62.3* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

87.3 69.7 70.0 62.9 68.1

* Grade 4 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Science Standard 78.1 73.0 62.2 62.7 64.7* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Math Standard 97.9 75.4 66.6 71.7 65.5* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Language Arts Standard

89.6 65.6 60.3 66.9 63.3

* Grade 5 Percent Passing ISTEP+ Social Science Standard

88.6 0 72.9 69.6 63.7

Pupil Enrollment to Certified Employee Ratio 15.2 15.5 15 16 13.7Attendance Rate 97.3 96.8 96.9 96.7 95.8Number of Students with More Than 10 Unexcused Days Absent

9 18 21 0 76,150

Number of Students absent greater than 10% of School Year

15 20 14 36 80423

Number of Students Suspended 9 6 7 11 88,260Number of Students Expelled or Suspended involving Drugs, Weapons, or Alcohol

0 0 1 0 5,871

Number of Out of School Suspensions 6 8 6 7 104,576Number of In School Suspensions 4 2 1 4 87,224Number of Bullying Incidents 0 0 2 0 3,645

* In 2014-15 Indiana transitioned to new, more rigorous college-and-career ready standards and a new statewide assessment to mea-sure these standards. Therefore, results are not comparable to previous data.*** SuppressedRL1288 - Page 2 of 2 3/26/2018 1t

Noblesville Schools2017 Annual Performance Report

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE

NOBLESVILLE SCHOOLSYou are hereby notified that a public hearing will be held before the Board of

School Trustees (the “Board”) of Noblesville Schools (the “School Corporation”) on April 26, 2018 at the hour of 5:00 p.m. (Local Time) at the Educational Services Center, 18025 River Road, Noblesville, Indiana, upon a proposed Sixth Amendment to Lease (the “Sixth Amendment”) to be entered into between Noblesville High School Building Corporation (the “Building Corporation”), as lessor, and the School Corporation, as lessee.

The proposed Sixth Amendment upon which the hearing will be held amends the existing Lease Agreement originally dated March 30, 1993, as amended (as amended, the “Original Lease”, and together with the Sixth Amendment, the “Lease”). The Sixth Amendment extends the term of the Original Lease and increases the rent payable thereunder in exchange for the renovation of and improvements to the property subject to the Lease (the “Leased Premises”). The Sixth Amendment extends the term of the Original Lease to June 30, 2039 and increases the annual Lease rental by a maximum of $2,150,000, payable on June 30 and December 31 beginning with the completion of the renovation of and improvements to the Leased Premises or December 31, 2019.

As additional rental, the School Corporation shall maintain insurance on the Leased Premises as required in the Lease, shall pay all taxes and assessments against such Leased Premises, as well as the cost of alterations and repairs, and shall pay rebate amounts to the United States Treasury, if necessary. After the sale by the Building Corporation of its bonds (the “Bonds”) to pay for the cost of the renovation and improvements, including any other expenses incidental thereto, the increased annual Lease rental stated above shall be reduced to an amount equal to the multiple of $1,000 next higher than the sum of principal and interest due on the Bonds in each twelve-month period ending on January 15 plus $5,000, payable in equal semiannual installments.

The Lease gives an option to the School Corporation to purchase the Leased Premises on any Lease rental payment date.

The Leased Premises is Noblesville High School located at 18111 Cumberland Road, Noblesville, Indiana in the School Corporation.

The plans and specifications, including the estimates for the cost of the renovation and improvement, as well as a copy of the proposed Sixth Amendment, are available for inspection by the public on all business days, during business hours, at the Educational Services Center, 18025 River Avenue, Noblesville, Indiana.

At such hearing all persons interested shall have a right to be heard upon the necessity for the execution of the Sixth Amendment, and upon whether the increased Lease rental provided for therein to be paid to the Building Corporation is a fair and reasonable rental for the renovations to the Leased Premises. Such hearing may be adjourned to a later date or dates, and following such hearing the Board may either authorize the execution of the Sixth Amendment as originally agreed upon or may make modifications therein as may be agreed upon with the Building Corporation.

Dated this 22nd day of March, 2018./s/ Julia Kozicki

Secretary, Board of School Trustees Noblesville Schools

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Notice of Adoption of Preliminary DeterminationNotice is hereby given pursuant to Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.1 that the Board of

School Trustees (the “Board”) of Noblesville Schools (the “School Corporation”) did, on March 20, 2018, make a preliminary determination to issue bonds and enter into a lease (the “Lease”) for the renovation of and improvements to Hazel Dell, Hinkle Creek, Noble Crossing, North, Promise Road, Stony Creek and White River Elementary Schools; Noblesville East and Noblesville West Middle Schools; and Noblesville High School (the “Projects”). The Lease will have a term of twenty-two (22) years with a maximum annual Lease rental of $2,150,000. The maximum annual Lease rental has been estimated based upon an estimated principal amount of bonds of $15,000,000, estimated interest rates ranging from 2.00% to 5.00%, and total estimated interest costs of $8,383,500.

As required by Indiana Code 6-1.1-20-3.1(b)(1), the following information was available to the public at the public hearings on the preliminary determination: (i) the School Corporation’s current and projected annual debt service payments divided by the net assessed value of taxable property within the School Corporation, which is 0.6677%; and (ii) the sum of the School Corporation’s outstanding long term debt plus the outstanding long term debt of other taxing units that include any other territory of the School Corporation divided by the net assessed value of taxable property within the School Corporation, which is 6.63%.

The School Corporation’s current debt service levy is $20,790,894 and the current rate is $0.6677. After the School Corporation enters into the proposed Lease and the bonds are issued, the debt service levy will increase by a maximum of $2,150,000 and the debt service rate will increase by a maximum of $0.0728. However, as existing obligations mature, the anticipated net increase to the debt service fund tax rate will be $0.00.

The estimated amount of the School Corporation’s debt service levy and rate that will result during the following 10 years if the School Corporation enters into the lease and issues the bonds, after considering any changes that will occur to the debt service levy and rate during that period on account of any outstanding bonds or lease obligations that will mature or terminate during that period:

Estimated Total Estimated TotalYear Debt Service Levy Debt Service Rate2019 20,564,963 0.66762020 17,459,500 0.55762021 15,870,052 0.50122022 14,931,013 0.47112023 14,218,652 0.44912024 14,289,732 0.45112025 14,364,512 0.45332026 11,680,502 0.36202027 9,155,726 0.27642028 9,207,264 0.2782The purpose of the Lease and the bonds is to provide for the Projects. Any

owners of real property within the School Corporation or registered voters residing within the School Corporation who want to initiate a petition and remonstrance process against the proposed Lease payments or the issuance of the bonds must file a petition that complies with IC 6-1.1-20-3.1 subdivisions (4) and (5) not later than 30 days after the first publication of this notice.

Dated March 22, 2018./s/ Julia Kozicki

Secretary, Board of School Trustees Noblesville Schools

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) Case No. 29C01-1712-MI-11055IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: )Viviana Ester Harper-Koukoulomatis ) Petitioner )

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAMEViviana Ester Harper-Koukoulomatis, whose mailing address is: 12500 Spring

Violet Place, Carmel, IN 46033, Hamilton County, Indiana, hereby gives notice that he/she filed a petition in the Hamilton County Circuit Court requesting that his/her name be changed to Viviana Ester Koukoulomatis.

Notice is further given that hearing will be held on said Petition on the 13th day of July 2018 , 2018 at 10:00 o’clock a.m.

Viviana Ester Harper-KoukoulomatisPetitionerDate: December 6, 2017

Tammy Baitz,Clerk of the Hamilton Circuit Court

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NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF AN AMENDED ORDINANCE PROHIBITING PLACEMENT OF PRIVATE SIGNS IN PUBLIC RIGHT

OF WAY CONTROLLED BY HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA Notice is given that the Board of Commissioners of Hamilton County on the

26th day of February, 2018, adopted Ordinance No. 02-26-18-B (“Amended Ordinance”). The purpose of the Amended Ordinance is to prohibit the placement of all private signs within the public right of way contiguous to public streets, roads, and bridges which are maintained by Hamilton County, Indiana.

The Amended Ordinance further provides a detailed definition of Hamilton County Streets, as well as Hamilton County Right of Way. Under the Amended Ordinance, any person who authorizes, places, or maintains signs in Hamilton County Right of Way can be adjudicated in violation of the Amended Ordinance. A violation of the Ordinance is a Class C Infraction, which could result in a judgment of up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500), plus Court costs. The Amended Ordinance also provides that signs placed in violation of the Amended Ordinance could result in removal and disposal by a contiguous landowner. The Amended Ordinance provides that the owner or designated representative of a sign may retrieve signs collected by representatives of the County by paying a fee of Ten Dollars ($10) per sign for signs less than six (6) square feet and Fifty Dollars ($50) for signs exceeding six (6) square feet. The signs may be retrieved at the Office of the Hamilton County Highway Department during normal business hours.

This Amended Ordinance shall be in full force and effect after publication of this Notice, as provided by law.

Copies of the Amended Ordinance are available at Commissioner.agenda@hamiltoncounty.in.gov

and in the Office of the Hamilton County Auditor, in the basement of the historic Courthouse at

33 N. 9th Street, Suite L-21, Noblesville, Indiana 46060.Dated this 21st day of March, 2018.

HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA /s/Robin M. Mills

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29D03-1803-EU-000123Hamilton Superior Court 3

STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON ) SUPERIOR COURT NO. 3COUNTY OF HAMILTON ) IN THE MATTER OF THE UNSUPERVISED )BRUCE J. YOUNG, DECEASED. )

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIONNotice is hereby given that Betty J. Young was on March 14, 2018, appointed

Personal Representative of the Estate of Bruce J. Young, deceased, who died on July 31, 2017.

All persons who have claims against this Estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months from the date of Decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Noblesville, Indiana this March 15, 2018.Tammy Baitz

Clerk of Courts of Hamilton CountyJeanette C. Kassebaum AttorneyP.O. Box 221 11614 Maple Street Fishers, IN 46038 (317) 578-4550RL1299 3/26/2018, 4/2/2018 2t

29D03-1803-EU-000122James A. Nickloy (#28312-29)NICKLOY & HIGDON LLP5540 Pebble Village Lane, Suite 300 Noblesville, Indiana 46062 Phone: (317) 773-3030 Fax: (317)219-0545

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIONIn the Hamilton County Superior Court No. 2In the Matter of the Estate of Eric Wayne Sterrett, deceased.Estate Docket No. 29D03-1803-EU-000122Notice is hereby given that Terryl Byerley was on the day of March, 2018,

appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Eric Wayne Sterrett, deceased (February 15, 2018).

All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file those claims in the Office of the Clerk of the Hamilton County Superior Court within three (3) months after the date of this publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or those claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Noblesville, Indiana this March 15, 2018.Tammy Baitz

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSHAMILTON NORTH PUBLIC LIBRARY

CICERO PUBLIC LIBRARIESNOTICE is hereby given, Hagerman, Inc. on behalf of the Hamilton North

Public Library will receive sealed bids for the fire sprinkler replacement at the Cicero, Indiana public library on March 30, 2018 by 1:00pm

The Construction Manager’s main point of contact shall be:Steve MeierHagerman, Inc.Phone: 317-577-6836Email: smeier@hagermangc.comSCOPE OF WORKThe scope of work to be performed at the Cicero Public Library, includes,

but is not limited to, the replacement of the dry fire protection system with a new nitrogen generated system.

PRE-BID CONFERENCEA pre-bid meeting for the work being performed at the Cicero Public Li-

brary will be held at 2:00 P.M. local time on March 23, 2018 at 209 W Brinton Street, Cicero, IN 46034.

BID DOCUMENTSBid Documents will be available on or after March 19, 2018 at.Eastern Engineering Supply9901 Allisonville RoadFishers, IN 46038Phone: 317-598-0661Web: www.easternengineering.com

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LEGAL NOTICEHAMILTON COUNTY PLAN COMMISSION

The Hamilton County Plan Commission will meet on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the County Council/Commissioners’ Courtroom of the Hamilton County Government & Judicial Building, One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville, Indiana 46060 in order to hear the following petition:

DOCKET NO. P.C.-REZONE-003-04-2018An amendment to the Hamilton County Zoning Ordinance and map in order to: Rezone two parcels of land 4/5 acres and 2.79 acres from existing zone district A-25 (large lot residential-agricultural) to M-3 (mineral extraction)Project Address: 13100 & 13104 E. St. Rd 38,, Noblesville, INParcel No. 12-11-02-00-00-023.401 & 12-11-02-00-00-023.000Zone District A-25

Parcel 1PARCEL #12-11-02-00-00-023.401

Legal DescriptionA PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST, LOCATED IN WAYNE TOWNSHIP, HAMILTON

COUNTY, INDIANA BEING BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH RANGE 5 EAST; THENCE SOUTH 90 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 00 SECONDS WEST (ASSUMED BEARING) 577.45 FEET ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID- SOUTHWEST QUARTER TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A 35 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT NUMBER9596 AND RECORDED IN DEED RECORD 133, PAGE 479 IN THE RECORDS OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA; THENCE NORTH 00‘DEGREES 15 MINUTES 50 SECONDS. WEST 1,690.39 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID 35 ACRE TRACT OF LAND TO IT’S POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD 38 AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A 3 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT NUMBER 85-16399 AND RECORDED IN DEED RECORD 352, PAGE 239 IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 38 SECONDS WEST 40036 FEET (MEASURED, 400 FEET DEED) ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID 35 ACRE TRACT OF LAND AND ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID 3 ACRE TRACT OF LAND TO IT’S NORTHWEST CORNER AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION;

THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 58 SECONDS WEST 557.82 FEET ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID 35 ACRE TRACT OF LAND TO IT’S NORTHWEST CORNER ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST 311.47 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH 03 DEGREES 09 MINUTES 52 SECONDS EAST 575.50 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 3 ACRE TRACT OF LAND; THENCE SOUTH 05 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 22 SECONDS WEST 445.37 FEET PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID 3 ACRE TRACT OF LAND TO THE CENTER LINE OF STATE ROAD 38; THENCE NORTH 78 DEGREES 46 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST 26.14 FEET ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD 38 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 3 ACRE TRACT OF LAND; THENCE NORTH 05 DEGREES 20 MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST 441.49 FEET (MEASURED, 440 FEET DEED) ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID 3 ACRE TRACT OF LAND TO IT’S NORTHEAST CORNER; THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 17 MINUTES 43 SECONDS WEST 315.00 FEET (MEASURED 314 FEET DEED) ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 3 ACRE TRACT OF LAND TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING 4.500 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, BEING SUBJECT TO ALL APPLICABLE EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF RECORD.

EXCEPT:THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR STATE ROAD 38 DESCRIBED IN INSTRUMENT NUMBER 9245992 AS FOLLOWS:A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA, DESCRIBED AS

FOLLOWS:COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER SECTION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 5.6 SECONDS WEST

1,530.80 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF STATE ROAD 38; THENCE NORTH 78 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST 319,50 FEET ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID STATE ROAD 38 TO THE EASTERN LINE OF THE OWNERS LAND AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION;

THENCE NORTH 78 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST 26.12 FEET ALONG SAID BOUNDARY TO THE WESTERN LINE OF THE OWNERS1 LAND; THENCE NORTH 04 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 40SECONDS EAST 49.23 FEET ALONG SAID WESTERN LINE; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST 25.91 FEET TO THE EASTERN LINE OF THE OWNERS’ LAND; THENCE SOUTH 04 DEGREES I10 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST 52.66 FEET ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 0.030 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

Parcel 2PARCEL #12-11-02-00-00-023.000

Legal DescriptionA PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION TWO (2), TOWNSHIP EIGHTEEN (18) NORTH, RANGE FIVE (5) EAST, LOCATED IN WAYNE

TOWNSHIP, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA, -BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD 38 AND THE WEST LINE OF A 35 ACRE TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED

IN* INSTRUMENT #9596 AND RECORDED IN DEED RECORD 133, PAGE 479 IN THE RECORDS OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA; THENCE NORTHERLY ON AND ALONG AN EXISTING FENCE LINE 400 FEET; THENCE EASTERLY 314 FEET TO A POINT, SAID POINT BEING NORTH 440 FEET FROM THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD 38; THENCE SOUTHERLY 440 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD 38, SAID POINT BEING SOUTHEASTERLY 277 FEET FROM THE POINT OF. BEGINNING; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY 277 FEET ON AND ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF STATE ROAD 38, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.

EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DEEDED TO THE STATE OF INDIANA BY WARRANTY DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 29, 1993 AS INSTRUMENT NUMBER 9347315 MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

A PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 18 NORTH, RANGE 5 EAST, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER SECTION; THENCE NORTH 0 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST 1530.80 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION TO THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF S.R. 38; THENCE NORTH 78 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST 345.62 FEET ALONG THE BOUNDARY OF SAID S.R. 38 TO THE EASTERN LINE OF THE OWNER’S LAND AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION; THENCE NORTH 78 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST 57.07 FEET ALONG SAID BOUNDARY; THENCE NORTH 78 DEGREES 26 MINUTES 44 SECONDS WEST 108.89 FEET ALONG SAID BOUNDARY; THENCE NORTH 83 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 23 SECONDS WEST 10.0..49 FEET ALONG SAID BOUNDARY; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 06 MINUTES 38 SECONDS WEST 11.52 FEET ALONG SAID BOUNDARY TO THE WEST LINE OF THE OWNER’S LAND; THENCE NORTH 1 DEGREE 14 MINUTES 50 SECONDS WEST 22.81 FEET ALONG SAID WEST LINE; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 40 MINUTES 37 SECONDS EAST 10.27 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 20 SECONDS EAST 268.42 FEET TO THE EASTERN LINE OF THE OWNER’S LAND; THENCE SOUTH 4 DEGREES 10 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST 49.23 FEET ALONG SAID EASTERN LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 0.210 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.

The petition may be examined at the office of the Hamilton County Plan Commission, One Hamilton County Square, Suite 306, Noblesville, Indiana.Interested parties may offer an oral opinion at the Hearing or may file written comments concerning the matter to be heard prior to or at the Hearing.The Hearing may be continued from time to time as may be found necessary.Petitioner’s Name: I.M.I. by Gordon Byers, attorneyDate: March 6, 2018

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STATE OF INDIANA ) IN THE HAMILTON )SS: CIRCUIT COURTCOUNTY OF HAMILTON ) CASE NO. 29C01-1802-MI-001342IN RE CHANGE OF NAME OF MINOR: )Francesca Eden-Rachele Davis )Kirsten Chrust Davis Shaw ) Petitioner. )

NOTICE OF HEARINGNotice is hereby given that Petitioner Kirsten Chrust Davis Shaw, pro se, filed

a Verified Petition for Change of Name of Minor to change the name of minor child from Francesca Eden-Rachele Davis to Felix Shaw Davis.

The petition is scheduled for hearing in the Hamilton Circuit Court on June 15, 2018, at 10:00 o’clock a .m., which is more than thirty (30) days after the third notice of publication. Any person has the right to appear at the hearing and to file written objections on or before the hearing date. The parties shall report to One Hamilton County Square Suite 337 Noblesville, IN 46060

Date: February 20, 2018Tammy Baitz

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29D01-1803-EU-000107Anne Hensley PoindexterALTMAN, POINDEXTER & WYATT LLC90 Executive Drive, Suite GCarmel, IN 46032(317)350-1000

NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATIONIn the Superior Court #1 of Hamilton County, Indiana.Notice is hereby given that Lauren Hochstatter Nordhoff was on the 5 day

of March, 2018, appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Julia M. Hochstatter, deceased, who died on the 23rd day of February, 2018.

All persons who have claims against this Estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the Decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Noblesville, Indiana, this 5 day of March, 2018.Tammy Baitz

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NOTICE OF DETERMINATION TO ISSUEBONDS OF WAYNE TOWNSHIP, HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA

Taxpayers of Wayne Township, Hamilton County, Indiana (“Township”) are notified that the Township Board did, on March 13, 2018, adopt a resolution preliminarily authorizing the issuance of bonds of the Township in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds to be applied on the costs of the construction of a combined community center and fire station, together with all necessary appurtenances, related improvements and equipment, to pay capitalized interest, if any, and the costs of issuance of such bonds. The bonds are to bear interest at a rate or rates not to exceed 6% per annum (the exact rate or rates to be determined by bidding) and are to mature semiannually on January 15 and July 15 of each year with a final maturity no later than twenty years after the date of issuance of the bonds, and are to be payable from property taxes levied and collected on all taxable property in the Township.

Dated March 27, 2018.WAYNE TOWNSHIP,

HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA/s/ Diane Crim, Trustee, Wayne Township, Hamilton County, Indiana

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNoblesville Plan Commission

Noblesville, IndianaThe Noblesville Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Applications

#0023-2018 and #0024-2018 on Monday, the 16th day of April, 2018 at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, City Hall Building, 16 South 10th Street, Noblesville, IN 46060. The application submitted by 32 Hazel Dell LLC (Owners) and Kennmar LLC (Applicant) is for a change of zoning from “R1 Single-Family Residential” to “R5 Multi-Family Residential” and “PB Planned Business” and the adoption of a Preliminary Development Plan, waivers, conditions and/or stipulations to be zoned as R5-PB/PD to be known as “Hazel Dell Trails & Marketplace” Planned Development and located south of State Road No. 32 and east of Hazel Dell Road all within the City of Noblesville’s planning jurisdiction in Noblesville Township, Hamilton County, Indiana.

Written suggestions or objections relative to the application above may be filed with the Department of Planning and Development, at or before such meeting and will be heard by the Noblesville Plan Commission. Interested persons desiring to present their views, either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. These hearings may be continued from time to time as found necessary by the Plan Commission.

Copies of the proposal are on file in the Department of Planning and Development located at 16 S. 10th Street for examination before the meeting during business hours between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday. The proposal is attached to the web page at www.cityofnoblesville.org, agendas, Plan Commission – April 16, 2018 and the attached titled “initial submission”.

NOBLESVILLE PLAN COMMISSIONSarah Reed, Secretary

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNoblesville Plan Commission

Noblesville, IndianaThe Noblesville Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Application

#0033-2018 on Monday, the 16th day of April, 2018 at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers, City Hall Building, 16 South 10th Street, Noblesville, IN 46060. The application submitted by Sollenberger Rental Management, LLC (Owners) and Stony Creek Church of Christ (Applicants) is for a “Special Consideration” for the use as a “Place of Worship” located on Lot 1 in “Cumberland Pointe Commercial Park” Planned Development also known as 10005 Cumberland Pointe Boulevard within the City of Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana.

Written suggestions or objections relative to the application above may be filed with the Department of Planning and Development, at or before such meeting and will be heard by the Noblesville Plan Commission. Interested persons desiring to present their views, either in writing or verbally, will be given the opportunity to be heard at the above-mentioned time and place. These hearings may be continued from time to time as found necessary by the Plan Commission.

Copies of the proposal are on file in the Department of Planning and Development located at 16 S. 10th Street for examination before the meeting during business hours between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday – Friday. The proposal is attached to the web page at www.cityofnoblesville.org, agendas, Plan Commission – April 16, 2018 and the attached titled “initial submission”.

NOBLESVILLE PLAN COMMISSIONSarah Reed, Secretary

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Week of March 26, 2018 Obituaries A11

Derek Andrew Hayes April 10, 1984 – March 16, 2018

Derek Andrew Hayes, 33, Cicero, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. He was born on April 10, 1984 in Tipton.

Derek worked as a restaurant cook and enjoyed riding his scooter. He loved his dog, but especially loved spending time with his daughter and friend, Harley. Derek had a great heart and loved everyone.

He is survived by his mother, Car-ol Hayes; daughter, Erica Hayes; uncles, Robert, Dennis and Barry Hayes; aunts, Mary Jane Rose and Linda Jami-son; grandfather, Robert Hayes; special friend, Harley Needler; and Francie.

Derek was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mary Lou Hayes; and his uncle, Michael Allen Hayes.

No services are scheduled. Derek’s care has been en-trusted to Randall & Roberts Funeral Homes in Nobles-ville.

Condolences: randallroberts.com

Steven Strauss December 10, 1955 – March 19, 2018

Steven Strauss, 62, Fishers, passed unexpectedly away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at his home. He was born on December 10, 1955 to Phil and Joan (Abstine) Strauss in Indianapolis.

Steve received a BA from Purdue University and worked for over 30 years in sales. He was a Colts fan and also liked watching basketball and following local teams. Steve was a talented musician who enjoyed play-

ing keyboards.He is survived by his wife, Anita Strauss; daughter, Al-

lie Strauss (Mike); parents, Phil and Joan Strauss; grand-son, Harvey Bodnar; twin brothers, Mike (Phyllis) Strauss and Mark (Sharon) Strauss; sister, Leslie (Charlie) Acton; and several nieces and nephews.

Visitation was held on Friday, March 23, 2018 at Randall & Roberts Fishers Mortuary, 12010 Allisonville Road, Fishers, with a memorial service beginning after.

Condolences: randallroberts.com

Eugene “Bud” Baitz May 29, 1923 – March 19, 2018

Eugene “Bud” Baitz, 94, Atlanta, passed away March 19, 2018 at Miller’s Merry Manor at Tipton.

He was born May 29, 1923 near Atlanta to Arthur Henry and Ruth Magdalene (Langolf) Baitz.

He graduated from Arcadia High School with the Class of 1941 where he played center on the basketball team that won the Hamilton County Tourney. After com-pleting high school he attended Central Normal College at Danville, Ind.

Bud was a life-long farmer, an occupation he loved and in which he worked hard. He raised row crops along with tending to livestock, and involved his children in both.

He was a member of Hobbs United Methodist Church where he served as a trustee and church board member. He also was a member and past president of the Hamilton County 4-H Council.

He married Phyllis Jane (Gunning) Baitz on June 23, 1945. She preceded him in death June 10, 2006. In addi-tion to his wife and parents, he was also preceded in death by a son: Dennis Baitz, a brother: Francis Baitz, and a sister: Imogene Sloan.

Surviving him is a daughter: Linda Jane Baitz, At-lanta, and two sons: David (Tammy) Baitz, Arcadia, and Danny Lee Baitz, Atlanta, grandchildren Leslie (Chris) Robinson and Andrew (fiancé Andrea Ehrie) Baitz, plus great-grandchildren: Brittney, Olivia, Grant, Tanner, Pat-ton and Rylynn.

Funeral services were held on Friday, March 23, 2018 at Hartley Funeral Homes Cicero Chapel, 209 W. Jackson St., Cicero, IN 46034, with Pastor Dennis Lafferty offi-ciating. Burial followed at Arcadia Cemetery. Visitation was held on Thursday, March 22, 2018.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hamilton County 4-H Council, Inc., 2003 Pleasant St., Noblesville, IN 46060. You may send condolences online at hartleyfu-neralhomes.com.

Clyde F. Ranney April 14, 1935 – March 19, 2018

Clyde F. Ranney, 82, Noblesville, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at River-view Health. He was born on April 14, 1935 to Ralph and Ruby Ranney in Lebanon.

Clyde proudly served his country in the United States Army, and re-tired from Firestone after 29 years as a machinist. He was a past member of Lebanon First Baptist Church and enjoyed hunting, fishing and Harley Davidson motorcycles. Clyde also loved German Shepherd dogs, watch-ing Western movies and working in his garden.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Patsy Ranney; children, Sherry (Patrick) O’Brian, Jeanne (Teddy) Tittle, Gary Ranney and Angela “Angie” (Ron) Casey; siblings, Charles (Judy) Ranney, Winnie Mae Powell, Myrtle Robertson and Charlene Fisher; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Clyde was preceded in death by his son, Larry F. Ranney; grandson, Shane Tittle; and siblings, Carolyn Ranney, Ronnie Ranney, Robert Ran-ney, Harold Ranney, and Anabelle McClaine.

Services were held on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, Noblesville, with visitation prior to the time of service. Burial was at Cicero Cemetery in Cicero.

Memorial contributions may be made to Parkinson’s Awareness Association of Central Indiana Inc., 6847 Hillsdale Court, Indianapolis, IN 46250; or Humane Soci-ety for Hamilton County, 1721 Pleasant St., Suite B, No-blesville, IN 46060.

Condolences: randallroberts.com

Michael Gary Peil October 18, 1958 – March 16, 2018

Michael Gary Peil, 59, Noblesville, passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018 at IU Health University Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on October 18, 1958 to the late Ronald Peil and Audrene (Mercer) Cook in Saint Joseph, Mich.

Michael proudly served his coun-try in the United States Navy aboard the nuclear submarine U.S.S. Seawolf for six years. He was co-owner of Discount Copies and was a member of the Cicero American Legion.

He is survived by his daughter, Sara (Christopher) Ballew; brothers, Randy (Valda) Peil and Joseph (Lau-ra) Peil; sister, Brandy (Jake) Songer;

and three grandsons, Justin Hestand, Kyle Hestand, and Nicholas Schmidt.

A Memorial Service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, Noblesville, with Pastor Don Jennings II officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to Humane So-ciety for Hamilton County, 1721 Pleasant St., Suite B, No-blesville, IN 46060; or to the charity of your choice.

Condolences: randallroberts.com

James Ean McCarty January 8, 1983 – March 17, 2018

James Ean McCarty, 35, Orestes, Ind., passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2018. He was born on January 8, 1983 to James and Regina (Masters) McCarty in Exeter, Calif.

James was very determined, pas-sionate and hard working. He gave his all to others when they were in need. James is deeply loved and will forever be missed.

He is survived by his wife, Joyce McCarty; two step children, Sara and Steven Martin; two children, Madiline and James McCarty, Tennessee; and many other caring family members.

James was preceded in death by his parents, James and Regina, Del Rio, Texas.

The family has entrusted Randall and Roberts Funeral Homes with James’ care.

Condolences: randallroberts.com

Marvin L. Sylvester December 10, 1933 – March 22, 2018

Marvin L. Sylvester, 84, Noblesville, passed away on Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Lu-theran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born on December 10, 1933 to Charles and Helen (Bobest) Sylvester in Hamilton County.

Marvin owned a farm in Nobles-ville and retired from Farm Bureau as a truck driver.

He is survived by his daughter, Lisa (Scott) Tackitt; sister, Shirley

Melton; grandchildren, Kara and Caleb Asbury, Jordan and Nick Tackitt; and great-grandchild, Finley Tackitt.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rosemary (Gwinn) Sylvester; siblings, Margaret Harris, Myrtle “Sis” Calandrello, Dorothy Bauer, Betty Woodrum, John Sylvester and Ned Sylvester.

Services were held on Monday, March 26, 2018 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road, Noblesville, with Rev. Stanley R. Sutton officiating. Vis-itation was held prior to the service. Burial was at Cicero Cemetery in Cicero.

Condolences: randallroberts.com

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By RICHIE HALLJason Simmons has

resigned as the head footballcoach at Noblesville HighSchool.

Simmons has accepted

the position of head footballcoach at Ben Davis, wherehe has worked and coachedin the past. Simmons hadbeen with the Millers since2013, when he was hired as

the team's offensivecoordinator, thenwasmovedup toheadcoach inJanuary2016.

Simmonstold theNoblesv

ille team that he hadresigned on Mondayafternoon. Later thatevening, he was announcedas the Giants' head coach.

“The interview processactually transpired lastweek,” said Simmons. Hewas offered the position,then spent some time withhis family to make sure itwas the right position forthem.

“It's not an easy decisionto make,” said Simmons. Hesaid he has “greatrelationships” withNoblesville's current juniorclass, calling them

“outstanding kids” andsaying he would miss them.

This will be the thirdtime Simmons has workedat Ben Davis. He was firstthere from the fall of 2016 tothe spring of 2009.Simmons then coached atHamilton Heights in the2009 and 2010 seasons,guiding the Huskies to Mid-Indiana Conferencechampionships both yearsand a sectional title in 2010.

Simmons returned toBen Davis for two years,from the fall of 2011 to thesummer of 2013, afterwhich he spent five seasonswith the Millers. A Miamiof Ohio graduate, Simmonswill teach in Ben Davis'physical educationdepartment. He worked asthe Dean of Students whileat Noblesville.

“I'm grateful for theopportunity to lead theprogram for two years,” saidSimmons. “The relationshipI had with my kids issomething I'm going to takewith me.”

Simmons resigns as NHS head football coach

Simmons

Warren comes back to beat CarmelBy RICHIE HALLEvery so often, and more

often than not, there will bea basketball game where ateam's victory is called animprobable victory.

It's just too bad whenyou're on the other team.

Carmel had to play therole of "the other team" Sat-urday night at Bankers LifeFieldhouse. The Greyhoundsheld a huge early lead beforeWarren Central started chip-ping away at it in the thirdquarter. The No. 1-rankedWarriors then blastedthrough the fourth to claimthe Class 4A boys basketballstate championship, beatingthe No. 10 Greyhounds 54-48.

The fact that WarrenCentral won the game wasnot improbable. The War-riors finished the season aperfect 32-0, the firstunbeaten team since the2008-09 season saw twounbeaten teams(Bloomington South in 4Aand Princeton in 3A).Warren also became the firstteam to sweep state in bothgirls and boys basketballsince Oregon-Davis did soin 2007.

No, what was improba-ble was that the Warriorscame back from so far down.The 'Hounds led 20-7 in thesecond quarter. That waspart of a chaotic first halfthat saw big runs from bothteams.

Warren leaped out to a7-0 lead, with AntwaanCushingberry's 3-pointer fin-ishing off that run with 4:52remaining in the first. TheWarriors would not scoreagain until the 1:26 mark ofthe second quarter - almosta period and a half.

During that time, Carmeldid everything right. JuniorAndrew Owens got the'Hounds on the board with aputback, then junior John

Michael Mulloy and seniorCole Jenkins sank layins toget Carmel within 7-6 at theend of the first.

Mulloy converted athree-point play to put histeam ahead 10-7. Carmelthen dominated from the freethrow line for most of thesecond quarter, going 8-of-10 from the line. Mulloy alsomade another layin midwaythrough the period; he had10 points by the 2:26 markof the second.

"I think in the first fewminutes, you're in a toughenvironment, you're in a newplace, and our guys just hadto settle in," said Carmelcoach Ryan Osborn. "Andonce they settled in and theyfelt comfortable with whatwe were doing, that's whenthey got really good defen-sively."

The Warriors got backwithin single digits with aquick 7-0 run. David Tate'stwo layins bookended a 3-pointer by Joe Rush. ButJenkins got the last basket ofthe half, and the Greyhoundswere up comfortably, 22-14,at the break.

Carmel led 28-17 with4:26 to go in the third period,with Owens and Mulloymaking layins and seniorEddie Gill draining a couplefree throws. But the War-riors made an 11-2 run to getwithin 30-28 before anotherJenkins jumper kept the'Hounds ahead 32-28 at theend of three.

"The seniors have beengreat," said Osborn. "We gofrom the beginning of theyear, the pre-season stuffand just bringing them alongas this transition was goingon. They were bought infrom the beginning and itwas a learning process, itwas a coming-together pro-cess. They never wavered,through good times, throughhard times, through some

losses, I thought theybonded together as a group.And that's why I'm so proudof them."

Rush's layin got WarrenCentral ahead 33-32 early inthe fourth, the Warriors' firstlead in a while. Gill threw ina '3' to put Carmel ahead.Warren took the lead backwith free throws, andMulloy answered that withtwo foul shots of his own.Carmel led 37-36 with 5:17left.

But the Warriors hadclaimed the momentum, androlled through the fourth byscoring 26 points. Dean Tatehit a 3-pointer to put Warrenahead 39-38 and the War-riors would not trail again.Carmel kept making bigbaskets to stay close, butWarren started running theclock down in the last threeminutes and Carmel wasforced to foul.

The Warriors made 12 of14 free throws in the finaltwo minutes of the game. A3-pointer from senior JalenWhack made the score 50-48with less than 20 seconds togo, but Tate finished thegame by making his last fourfree throws. Tate set a new4A record for highest freethrow percentage: Tate con-verted 13 of 14 attempts,92.9 percent.

Mulloy scored 21 pointsfor the Greyhounds and alsopulled eight rebounds.

Jenkins and Gill both scoredeight points, with Gill andOwens each grabbing sixrebounds. Tate led allscorers with 22 points, whileCushingberry added 10points.

"I thought our guys bat-tled," said Osborn. "Ithought they competed. I'mproud of them. I couldn't bemore proud of them to be inthis situation and give them-selves a chance. Warrenmade the plays. They're agood team. They're unde-feated for a reason and theyplayed a tough schedule.You got to give a lot creditto them."

"Obviously we wanted towin this last one, but Icouldn't be happier for theseguys and myself," saidWhack. "We went throughso much this year. Westarted off with a lot of inju-ries. We lost a couple closegames."

But Whack said the teamdecided to stick together -just "do what we do," hesaid. If the Greyhoundsmade a team effort, theythought they could go far.

"I think we did that," saidWhack.

Whack won the ArthurL. Trester Mental AttitudeAward at the conclusion ofthe game. Whack holds a3.61 grade-point averageand is a Carmel ScholarAthlete and received Aca-demic All-State Honorable

Mention from the IndianaBasketball Coaches Associ-ation. He is the son of SheilaStewart and Franklin Whack.

"It means a lot," saidWhack. "I give a lot of creditto my parents for raising meand teaching me self-disci-

pline, just go hard in every-thing I do. I'm astudent-athlete and studentcomes before athlete."

Carmel finished theseason 21-8 and was makingits seventh appearance at thestate finals.

Reporter photos by Richie Hall

The Carmel boys basketball team fell in the Class 4A state championship game to Warren Central 54-48Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Carmel’s Jalen Whack won the Arthur L. Trester MentalAttitude Award.

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The Hamilton Southeastern girls track and field team won the Hoosier State Relays’ Large School meet Saturdayat Indiana University. The No. 1-ranked Royals scored 72 team points and won two events.

HSE girls win Hoosier State Relays Large School meetThe Hamilton Southeastern girls track and field team

is ranked No. 1 in the state, and on Saturday, the Royalslived up to that ranking.

Southeastern won the Large School division of theHoosier State Relays, which took place at IndianaUniversity. The Royals ran away with the meet byscoring 72 points, well ahead of runner-up WarrenCentral's 44 points.

Southeastern won two events. Camille Christopherzoomed to a new school record of 7.56 seconds whilewinning the 60 dash. Christopher later joined TierraSydnor, Mia Mackenzie and Olivia Burgess to place firstin the 4x200 relay, in a time of 1:43.29.

The Royals picked up 14 points in the pole vault,with Kennedy Drish and Jessica Bray taking second andthird respectively. Burgess and Sydnor also ran on HSE'sthird-place 4x400 relay, joining Madisyn Etherege andMya Hammons.

Carmel took third as a team with 43 points. KaraDeady soared to a win in the pole vault, with a leap of12 feet, 6 inches. The Greyhounds also got a second-place finish out of their distance medley team of MaddieDalton, Sydney Haines, Izza Khurram and Phoebe Bates,while Dalton, Haines and Bates joined Anna Morozovto take third in the 4x800.

Noblesville placed ninth with 28 points. The Millers'relay team of Aubrie Deal, Abi Little, Maria Andersonand Bella Sharples-Gordon took second in the 4x800,then later finished third in the distance medley.

Westfield scored eight points to tie for 18th place asa team. Gabby Dilick placed third in the 3200 run.

In the large school boys meet, Westfield finishedsecond as a team. The Shamrocks scored 49 points,behind only Avon's 66 points.

The 'Rocks were led by Peyton Haack, who won twoevents. Haack took the 60 dash in a time of 8.00 seconds,which ties a meet record. He then joined Dainon Wray,Alex Kukura and Charlie Miller to win the 4x200 relayin 1:30.01. Haack placed second in the pole vault as

well.Carmel won two events on its way to a third-place

finish of 47 points. The Greyhounds team of JimmySnyder, Spencer Gudgel, Trey Harris and Eli Konowwon the 4x800 relay in 7:56.45. Gudgel, Harris andKonow then joined Alex Brown-Baez to take the 4x400relay, clocking in at 3:23.37.

Hamilton Southeastern tied for 10th place with 20points. The Royals had two runner-up finishes: MadisonNorris was second in the 60 hurdles and Chase Maxeytook the silver in the long jump.

Noblesville scored 8.5 points to finish in 21st place.The Millers' distance medley team of Zach Freeman,Bryce Gatewood, Andrew Anderson and Blake Hipkissplaced sixth in that event, while Andrew Herman tiedfor sixth in the long jump.

Hamilton Heights and Guerin Catholic participatedin the Small School meet. The Huskies' best finish wasin the girls 4x800 relay, with the team of Maria Mitchell,Abigail Roth, Morgan Guthrie and Abby Christiansenplacing fourth. Quinn Gallagher took fourth in the boys3200 run for the Golden Eagles' best finish.

The Hamilton Heights softball team got its 2018 season off to a strong start,winning its first two games.

The Huskies got down early in its season-opening game with Zionsville lastMonday, but got right back up.

The Eagles scored four runs in the top of the first inning, but the Huskies answeredin the bottom of the first, scoring four of their own to tie the game. Eventually,Heights won 6-5.

Adyson Baber and Jessica Kaurich each hit home runs in the first inning to getthe Huskies back even with Zionsville. Heights added two more runs in the thirdinning and held the lead for the remainder of the game. Huskies coach LandiLockwood credited her tem with keeping its composure in the first inning.

"Our defense was a little rough but we made plays and got ourselves out of toughsituations when it counted," said Lockwood.

Baber wound up 3-for-3 in the game, hitting two home runs. She also pitched allseven innings for the win.

"Baber had a good game tonight on the mound and at the plate," said Lockwood."For it being our first game, overall I’m pretty pleased with what I saw in how thegirls handled themselves and in the potential we have."

Heights came from behind again on Thursday to score its second straight win,beating Frankton 8-5.

The Huskies were down 3-1 after four innings, but poured in five runs in the topof the fifth and never trailed again. Baber had a powerful night, going 3-for-4,including a home run, batting in three runs and scoring two.

Hayley Greene hit a triple and scored twice. Kaurich batted in two runs, whileTaylor Ewing went 2-for-4 at the plate. Baber went four innings for the pitching win.

"We had another night tonight where we were down early but the girls kept theircomposure and chipped their way into the lead," said Lockwood. "Baber had anothergood night tonight on the mound and hitting."

On Friday, Heights lost its first game of the season, falling at Lapel 10-7.Bayleigh Runner scored three runs for the Huskies, while five different Heights

players had two hits. Aliyah Dorsey batted in two runs with her two hits and HayleyGreene hit a double.

"We started the game and finished the game strong but we had a couple of inningsin the middle where we let up," said Lockwood. "Lapel took advantage, went on ahitting streak scoring several runs. We scored three runs in the seventh to giveourselves a chance but couldn't make the comeback."

Heights is now 2-1 and is off until April 5, when it plays at Anderson.

Huskies start seasonwith two wins

Westfield lost its season-opening game last Monday,falling to Monrovia 3-1.

The Shamrocks scoredtheir run in the bottom of thefirst inning. Ashley Swartouthit a single to get on base,then was moved to secondafter Emily Revercombreached on error. Anothererror scored Swartout, withDory Thompson reachingfirst on a bunt.

Avery Wagner pitchedfour innings for Westfield,with Emily Caulfield throw-ing the other three. Caulfieldstruck out three and Wagnerstruck out two; neitherissued any walks.

On Thursday, Westfieldtrailed Taylor 10-0 in thebottom of the fourth inning,but rallied big time, cuttingthe Titans' lead to 10-6.Taylor eventually won thegame 12-6.

Westfield scored tworuns with two outs in thefourth. With runners onsecond and third base, ReganNickel hit a ground ball andreached first on an error. Thatwould allow Sami Stegnerand Corinne Molter to score.

The 'Rocks added fourmore runs in the fifth inning.Thompson smacked a singleto send Reghan Oland andAshley Swartout home.Later, Molter hit a two-RBIsingle of her own, scoringRevercomb and Thompson.

Oland went 2-for-3 forthe game.

"I really appreciate their

effort," said Westfield coachBrian Revercomb. "I thinkall game long they workedhard. We just caught somebreaks. They made some

nice adjustments on what weworked on in practice thisweek and I thought we sawthe results of that hard workthis week.

‘Rocks drop first two games

Reporter photo by Richie Hall

Westfield’s Emily Revercomb (left) and Dory Thompsonboth scored a run in the fifth inning of the Shamrocks’softball game with Taylor on Thursday.

Sheridan dropped its opener to Lebanon last Monday by the score of 6-3.The Tigers took the lead in the top of the fourth with two runs and never trailed after

that. The Blackhawks got on the board in the bottom of the fifth when Caitlin Neese hit asolo home run. Sheridan then added two more runs in the bottom of the seventh; AllieDelph and Audrey Reed both scored after Sydney Neff reached on an error. Cassie Vargashit a double for Sheridan.

The 'Hawks are off until April 9, when they play at Lapel.

Sheridan drops opener to Lebanon

Carmel junior John MichaelMulloy was voted to the 2018IBCA/Subway Supreme 15Underclass boys' earlier thisweek.

Hamilton Southeastern'sChaz Birchfield was named to theLarge School All-State team.Honorable Mention seniors areJack Hansen (Guerin Catholic),David Howard (University) andZach Munson (Guerin Catholic).

In the underclassmen list, thefollowing players were named asHonorable Mention: AaronEtherington (Southeastern),Mabor Majak (Southeastern),Andrew Owens (Carmel) andNoah Smith (Southeastern).

Mulloy names toIBCA Supreme 15

Week of March 26, 2018 Sports A13

Noblesville Wrestling had three place winners at the Indiana State Wrestling Association's Folkstyle State Tournament, which took place March 10 and 11 at WarrenCentral High School.LEFT: Aidan Kincade (sixth place in the Intermediate 80 division).CENTER: Justin Johnson-Sparks (seventh in the Junior 138 division).RIGHT: Brody Weimer (fifth in the Bantam 65 division).

Noblesville Wrestling competes at ISWA Folkstyle StateNoblesville Wrestling had 14

competitors at the Indiana StateWrestling Association's FolkstyleState Tournament, which tookplace March 10 and 11 at WarrenCentral High School.

Four Noblesville wrestlersfinished as place winners,including one state champion.Isaac Young won the state title inthe Pee Wee 65-pound division.Young is pictured at right.

The three other wrestlers whowere place winners are BrodyWeimer (fifth in the Bantam 65),Aidan Kincaide (sixth in theIntermediate 80) and JustinJohnson-Sparks (seventh in theJunior 138).

Other Noblesville participantsat Folkstyle State were:

Bantam 55Eli Kincaide

Bantam 60Noah CampbellIntermediate 60Blake FosnightIntermediate 70Issac SuddarthIntermediate 70Justin SuddarthNovice 75Luke ChastainNovice 112Andrew ReynoldsCadet 113Tim AlexanderJunior 132Dalton HuffmanJunior 170Nathan Richardson

In addition, Connor Maddox ofWestfield won the statechampionship in the Intermediate45 division. Maddox wrestles forContenders Wrestling Academy.

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