Elementary School Magnet Programs - Jefferson County Public ...

■ Gutermuth
1500 Sanders Lane • 485-8261
Slogan: Gutermuth going from good to great!
Highlights:
• Focuses on basic skills but provides instruction in a
range of enriching subjects, including art, computer,
library, music, and physical education (PE)
• Recognized as an HPSE
• Provides exercise game bikes, a climbing wall, and
other fitness equipment that encourages students to
be more active
• Offers a range of academic and athletic activities,
including basketball, archery, cheerleading, flag
football, band, orchestra, Chess Club, and Academic
Team
■ Kerrick
2210 Upper Hunters Trace • 485-8284
Slogan: Where Kerrick-ter Grows
Highlights:
• Offers the Advance Program
• Uses classic children’s literature to teach reading
• Provides 14 acres of manicured woods and fields on
campus
• Offers 4-H and Nature Club
• Offers Academic Team as well as volleyball, basketball,
archery, cheerleading, band, orchestra, and
STLP
■ Mill Creek
3816 Dixie Highway • 485-8301
Slogan: Design Your Own Destiny
Highlights:
• Offers the Leadership Academy Magnet Program
for Elementary Clusters 1 through 5 (See page 6.)
• Provides in-school electives, the Student Advising
and Mentoring Program, and a Weekly Convocation
Series
• Offers the National Elementary Honor Society,
which promotes scholarship and community service
• Offers basketball, cheerleading, football, and Academic
Team
• Receives support from a highly involved Parent
Teacher Association (PTA) that sponsors family and
student events
• Offers family support and services, including the
Family Resource Center (FRC) and the YMCA beforeand
after-school Childcare Enrichment Program (CEP)
• Offers several extracurricular activities, including
Academic Team, basketball, Boys and Girls Club,
cheerleading, chess, chorus, flag football, and volleyball
■ Wellington
4800 Kaufman Lane • 485-8343
Slogan: A healthy mind and a healthy heart = success!
Highlights:
• Offers the Health and Fitness for Accelerated Learning
Magnet Program for Elementary Clusters 1 through 6
(See page 6.)
3Cluster 3
• Provides health education and career exploration
through partnerships with Humana Inc., the Indiana
University Southeast School of Nursing, and other
community partners
• Offers a Humana Fitness Lab outfitted with Nintendo
Wii; Wii Fit; Playstation GameBike; and Dance,
Dance Revolution equipment
• Received the Mayor’s Top Apple Award for reading
achievement
• Provides interactive SMART Boards in every classroom
• Offers a range of extracurricular activities, including
weekly after-school fitness programs, the Healthy
Cooking Club, flag football, basketball, volleyball, track,
cheerleading, Student Council, STLP, newspaper, and
chess
Advance Program
Early Childhood Program*
English as a Second Language (ESL) Program
Extended School Services
Family Resource Center
CARE for Kids Program
Uniforms
Childcare Enrichment Program*
Magnet
Program*
Guide to Elementary Schools
■ Shacklette
5310 Mercury Drive • 485-8325
Slogan: A Community of Champions—we develop the
champion in your child.
Highlights:
• Recognized as a Mayor’s Top Apple Award School
• Placed first in the 2012 Mayor’s Cup competition
• Provides a SMART Board, projector, and document
camera in each classroom
Cane Run • • • • • • •
Crums Lane • • • • •
Gutermuth • • • • •
Kerrick • • • • • • •
Mill Creek • • • •
Shacklette • • • • •
Wellington • • • • •
*The program is hosted at these schools. Students from other schools may be served.
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