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Thursday, September 18, 2014

Girls Soccer Food Drive

The Lady Bulldogs soccer team is sponsoring a food drive for the Hoosier Veterans' Assistance Foundation. Food donations can be delivered to Mrs. Batka in room 115.  All food must be collected by Friday, September 26. Donations of pasta, canned fruit, soup and peanut butter would be greatly appreciated.

Friday, September 12, 2014

Poll Results

The most popular Monrovia Festival fare? Cheesy beefsticks were nosed out by the perennial favorite elephant ears. We hope you had one last weekend. Our new poll counts down to the autumnal equinox. Cast your vote!

Thursday, September 11, 2014

And the Winner Is...

The winner of our first annual Monrovia Festival Photo contest is Jacob Phend with his picture titled praying before friday's game. Look for more Fetch contests to follow.

What Does a School Board Do?

left to right: Scott Everett, Jack Elliott,
Jim Shields, Nancy Dorsett, Tim Pridemore
Staff Reporter Ethan Rupert
The school board is a government that is in charge of school spending and hiring. All of the members are elected representatives voted in by local townships. They work to maintain a good and safe environment for our 1400 students.The board meets once a month to come up with solutions for current school district issues. At the moment they are working to drive academics to add a larger variety of courses offered. The Fetch posts the school board agenda each month. The next Monroe-Gregg school board meeting will be Thursday, October 9. Look for future Fetch articles covering different aspects of the school board.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Golf Champions

Lady Bulldog Golf Team named Athletes of the Week
Monrovia's Lady Bulldog Golfers have secured our first Indiana Crossroads Conference championship. The team has vanquished 11 straight opponents. The Lady Bulldogs have secured spots on the all-conference team for Meredith Knieper, Allysen Brown and Baylee Russell. The team, which also includes Daisy Bennett and Maddie Wright, all shot their personal best rounds in the conference championship. Athletic Director Brian Lewis adds, "This past week included the low team score of the year with a 188, and also the lowest 18-hole team score in two years (370)."

Mama Won't Fly

Monrovia High School's theatre class is staging a production of Mama Won't Fly, a southern comedy. The theatre students have a few more weeks of rehearsals and have been having great fun with their comedic roles. Come out and support them with your attendance to ensure they can stage future productions. Mama Won't Fly will be on the Monrovia Elementary stage October 3 and 4 at 7:00.