Two Crispus Attucks volleyball players were honored this week for their achievements in athletics and academics.

One group of dedicated high school students spent National Bullying Prevention Month preparing to help their younger counterparts in Indianapolis Public Schools. Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School is home to the Peace Crew, a group of 15 students trained to be mentors to our elementary school students.

The Bus Buddies at Indianapolis Public Schools Louis B. Russell School 48 are teachers and staff that all volunteered when asked by Principal Liz Mcnamara to partner with one of the school’s buses for the year and serve as liaison, cheerleader and first point of contact for that bus and its students every day.

Over 2,000 students from across the Midwest will visit Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School on Thursday evening.

Congrats to the Shortridge Blue Devils football team on their sectional win!

Washington Irving School 14 Principal Karen Hastings noted that the key to dealing with bullying lies in making it more visible to address. An important piece to making bullying more visible is to increase the number of students who are comfortable reporting the behavior they see that might be bullying.

Indianapolis Public Schools strives to set the bar in innovative educational opportunities, and one of our teachers is raising the standard statewide. Tina Ahlgren is our IPS Teacher of the Year, and you can soon follow her year of service to the district!

Imagine coming home from work to find all of the leaves raked from your lawn and neatly bagged along the curb – wouldn’t that be fantastic? That’s the scene many Broad Ripple homeowners are seeing thanks to a group of hard-working Indianapolis Public Schools students.

Mark Wade, 3rd grade teacher at Indianapolis Public Schools Meredith Nicholson School 96, wanted to have a Friday Afternoon Club this year with his classroom. They meet once a month after school to let the class build relationships.

This October is the ninth annual National Bullying Prevention Month, and all Indianapolis Public Schools are invested in creating positive learning environments for students.