Ever since the Fishers area was a sparsely populated farm region, and the local school systems were consolidated about 50 years ago, the school district covering Delaware, Fall Creek and and Wayne Townships (including Fishers and a few other adjacent areas) has been known as the Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation. Based on action by the school board Wednesday night, there could be a discussion about changing the school district’s name.
The board hired MilesHerndon of Indianapolis to develop a brand identity, new logo, and marketing strategy for the school district. Board President Matt Burke asked if a name change could be part of that study, and he was told that is part of what the firm will explore. Board member John DeLucia said many people are very confused about the connection between Fishers and the local schools, since we have one high school named after the city (Fishers HS) and the other high school named after the school corporation (HSE HS). The only decision made at the Wednesday night board meeting was to begin the process of looking into the name and other branding issues. The board also approved Bitwise Solutions of Carmel to redesign the school district’s Web presence. Both the branding and Web contracts with the two companies total $98,599. The branding study is expected to take 6-9 months.
In other items from Wednesday’s board session:
–The board approved textbook rental fees for the upcoming school year. Here are links:
Junior High Textbook Rental Fees
Grades kindergarten through 6th grade textbook rental fees
Fishers High School Textbook Rental Fees
–The board voted to approve an administration recommendation on changes in some custodial services contracts.
–Board members held a lengthy discussion about how to move forward on library board appointments.
–The board honored Destination Imagination (DI) teams, which is a competition tied to creativity.
The “Super Dupers” and “Made with Real Cheese” were one of the 1,400 DI teams from 45 states and 14 countries showing their skills. There are 13 students on the teams, representing four schools – FHS, HHS, FCJ and FJH. The “Super Dupers” took 1st place in the Engineering Challenge, Secondary Level – Show & Tech. “Made with Real Cheese” came in 2nd place in the Scientific Challenge, Middle Level – Top Secret.
“Super Dupers” – Jenna Burow, Adam Fullhart, Silvana Gold, Louise Hazel, Ben Mann, Gabby Puzzella and Sean Wiseman. Team Managers – Greg Fullhart, Tracy Gold, Ben Mann
“Made with Real Cheese” – Ava Benvenutti, Maya Fotedar, Alex Fullhart, Riley Gearhart, Mia Irvin and Ben Lilley. Team Managers – Kirsten Gearhart and Lori Lilley
Sponsors – Kristy Seitz, Kathy Seitz and Robin Young