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Fishers High School selected to be among 25 ‘Model Schools’ featured at national conference

The International Center for Leadership in Education recently named Fishers High School as one of 25 “model schools” from across the country that will present at its annual conference where educators share stories of school success and district achievements.
The International Center for Leadership in Education assists schools and districts in implementing organizational changes that translate […]

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U.S. Marine’s challenge to ‘Try something new’ fires up entire school

Meg Strnat’s students wrote letters to Marines in Iraq in the fall of 2007. However, the activity took on whole new meaning when they received a letter in return from 1st Lieutenant Michael Tomai in February. “We were amazed that he actually wrote back,” said Strnat. “He sent us this spectacular letter and a fantastic […]

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HSE JV Winter Guard Earns Gold Rating, Top in Class

The Hamilton Southeastern Schools corporation-wide JV Winter Guard competed and earned a gold division rating in its last competition of the season at the Divisional Finals at Center Grove. The guard earned its highest score of the season with a 72.6 and the top score of all the cadet guards in the state. […]

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FHS blood drive results in 145 successful donations

Fishers High School’s Key Club organized a blood drive with the Indiana Blood Center on February 5. Sponsor Tammy Snyder reported that the activity resulted in 145 successful donations.
Because each successful donation can be divided and used three ways, event at FHS has the potential to affect 435 lives.  “We have seen many students as […]

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HSE student to represent Indiana in U.S. Senate Youth Program

For the second consecutive year, a Hamilton Southeastern High School student will represent Indiana at the United States Senate Youth Program in Washington , DC .  Senior Tara Fleming is one of 104 delegates selected for the week-long government and leadership education program in the nation’s capital and the recipient […]

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Former Town Council Candidate starting PAC to explore making Fishers a City

By Greg Purvis
Folks, following up on one of my campaign themes, I am interested in forming a committee of Fishers residents to explore converting Fishers from a town into a city.  The most obvious change would be that Fishers would have an elected mayor, someone who would be the face of the city and in […]

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Class of 2009 to provide gift wrapping and card-stuffing service Dec. 15

The Fishers High School Class of 2009 is conducting an Elf Service for holiday gifts and cards on Saturday, December 15, from noon to 5:30 p.m. Students will work the event to help fundraise for the 2009 prom. The class will charge 10 cents to address/stuff each holiday card and will wrap up to 15 […]

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Fishers students attend leadership retreat

By Kara Rebholz, FHS junior
For most students in Hamilton Southeastern Schools, October 31 was a normal school day spent anxiously awaiting an evening of trick or treating and Halloween parties. However, for 64 students at Fishers High School , it was a day spent at Conner Prairie filled with activities and informal lectures geared […]

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HSEHS teacher honored with IBEA Emerging Professional Award

HSE High School teacher Anna Stumpf received the Indiana Business Education Association’s (IBEA) Emerging Professional Award for 2007 at the group’s Indiana Business, Marketing and IT Professional Development Conference November 9.
“She is a teacher that comes to mind when we need someone to go ‘above and beyond’ the call of duty,” said […]

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Sand Creek Intermediate receives national Blue Ribbon Award

The U.S. Department of Education announced that Hamilton Southeastern’s Sand Creek Intermediate School was named a 2007 No Child Left Behind- Blue Ribbon School on October 2. Kristine Cohn, Regional Representative for the U.S. Department of Education, honored Sand Creek’s staff and student body with […]

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