The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s North High School was announced as a gold rated recipient of the Health Hoosier Awards by the Indiana Department of Education today (6-8-12). Fifteen other schools in the EVSC were also announced award winners.

Now in its eighth year, the Healthy Hoosier School Award was developed by the Indiana Action for Healthy Kids Team. The award honors Indiana schools that have policies and educational programs in place to promote proper nutrition and increased physical activity among students. The winners are selected for their exemplary level of commitment to create an environment that encourages children to have healthy habits.

In ceremonies Friday and Saturday, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation schools will graduate nearly 1,400 students in public ceremonies.  Aproximately 380 of the seniors are graduating with academic honors.

Graduation data from each of the five traditional high schools in the EVSC shows that an average of 84 percent of this year’s seniors are planning to further their education at either two-year colleges, four-year colleges and universities, or through vocational or technical school programs.  An average of 3 percent of students are going into the military.

Parents in the Evansville area will have a new option next year for childcare with the opening of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s Little Panther World. Little Panther World will be housed at Daniel Wertz Elementary School and will be open to children ages three to five and will operate from 6:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.