Newsletter-Early-Week

Alexandria Community School Corporation board begins facilities assessment project; welcomes new member

The Alexandria Community School Corporation board began the new year by welcoming former AMHS principal, Tom Johns, as its newest board member. Johns ran unopposed in the general election to fill the seat vacated by Amy Bair. Bair served two terms on the board and decided not to seek re-election. Johns, along with board members Carrie Rowland and Diana Sayre, took the oath of office to serve on the board for the next four years. Rowland ran unopposed to retain her seat on the board; Sayre, won re-election after being challenged in the election by Barrett Key.

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Girls’ Wrestling Regional at Alexandria results

Alexandria hosted the girls’ wrestling regional last Friday in the Jungle. Like the sectional this is the first IHSAA sanctioned regional. The Tiger Girls’ wrestling team had eight wrestlers who were competing in the regional. Riley Thomas was the only wrestler to win her first round match but fell in the ticket round to advance to the state finals. See all results below:

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THE UNFAIRNESS OF IMPROVEMENT

Champions aren’t born. They’re built. That’s the belief at Champions 101, and I hope your belief, too. What that means is that who you are matters, but not as much as who it is you’re working to become. It means striving to become someone worthy of the success you say you’re after. It means becoming the person that winning in the important areas of life requires you to be.

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