PIE Breakfasts – 2009-10 Dates

The Local Coordinating Committee (LCC) for Putnam County is an organization called PIE.  PIE stands for Prevention, Intervention and Education.  This group manages the funding returned to Putnam County from court fines collected in substance abuse related cases.  PIE offers minigrants to Putnam County community agencies, organizations and schools. 

PIE hosts a monthly breakfast at the Jackson Family Restaurant (Double Decker) in Greencastle from 7:00 to 8:00 am.  All county middle and high school students are invited to attend as well as their sponsors and any other interested adults.  Attendees are responsible for the cost of their own breakfast, but North Putnam High School SADD Club provides transportation to the breakfasts on the corporation activity bus.  Students leave from the front of the high school at 6:30 am and return in time for morning classes by 8:30 am. 

A permission slip is required to attend.  Permission slips are available in the guidance office and are due the day before the breakfast.  The bus has a capacity of 14 students and seats are first come first served basedon return of permission slips.

2009-10 PIE Breakfast Dates:

Friday, October 16, 2009

Friday, November 20, 2009

Friday, December 4, 2009

Friday, January TBA

Friday, February TBA

Friday, April TBA

SADD Club Meetings

SADD Club Meetings for 2009-10

All regular monthly club meetings are in the auditorium during Friday activity period unless otherwise announced.

Students in grades 9-12 may join SADD in any month during the school year by filling out the SADD Club membership form available in the guidance office.  As with all extra-curricular activities at NPHS, members must also be enrolled in the voluntary random drug testing program.  Sign -up for the testing program is available from the athletic department secretary, Mrs. Ann Hazelgrove.

August 28

September 25

October 30

November 20

December 11

January 29

February 26

March 19

April 30

May 14

NPHS Enrollment Information

Parents wishing to enroll new students in North Putnam High School must call the main office at 765-522-6282 and request an enrollment meeting with Principal, Alan Zerkel, or with Assistant Principal, Jason Chew.  Parents should bring a birth certificate, immunization record and proof of residence.

After being admitted by an administrator, students will then go through the course selection and enrollment process with the guidance department.  Please call Kay Grove, Director of Guidance or Tyler Egli, Counselor with any course selection or enrollment questions.

The 2009-10 school year began August 14, 2009.

Semester one will end December 17, 2009

Semester two begins January 4, 2010 and ends May 21.  (Extra days may be added for weather related make-up.)

TSLA (Teen Student Leadership Academy)

TSLA (Teen Student Leadership Academy) is one of the many opportunities available for North Putnam High School students.  The 2009-10 North Putnam Sponsor is Tyler Egli (522-0622).  Kay Grove, Dirtector of Guidance (522-0621) is also acting as chaperone for several of the various TSLA trainings.

TSLA is a service provided by the West Central Indiana Educational Service Center located in Miller Education Center, Greencastle, Indiana.  The Academy is managed by Tammy Brothers, Safe and Drug Free School Coordinator for WCIESC.  Mrs. Brothers can be reached at 653-2727.

Students may apply for TSLA during the months of April and May in order to be accepted for the first trainings in June.  Applications for the 2010-11 TSLA program will become available in the North Putnam Guidance Office in April 2010.  The total cost per student for the complete series of trainings is $525.00. 

2009-10 TSLA trainings:

• June 10-12, 2009 Bloomington Hilton Garden Inn and McCormicks Creek Park, Spencer, IN
• Sept 10-11, 2009 Hilton Inn Northeast, Indianapolis and Craig Middle School, Indianapolis, IN –  Physical Challenge Course
• Oct 27-28, 2009 Leadership Conference, Bloomington, IN
• Jan 14-15, 2010 Walden Inn, Greencastle, IN
• Feb 11-12, 2010 Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomington, IN
• May 7, 2010 Walden Inn, Greencastle, TSLA Graduation

TSLA Announcements

Next TSLA Meeting:

Tuesday, November 25, high school foods room during SRT.  We will be working on our Action Plans for our projects to be submitted at the December training.

The next TSLA training is:
When:           December 4-5
Where:          Walden Inn, Greencastle
Bus leaves:   5:30 PM Thursday
Bus Arrives:  Approximately 3:00 PM Friday 

BRING YOUR TSLA NOTEBOOKS!!!