News and Events

New EVSC Apparel Website Unveiled
The EVSC has created a new website where EVSC students, parents, grandparents, employees and anyone else who might be interested, can go to purchase EVSC school apparel and promotional items. The website, www.shopevsc.com, allows individuals the opportunity to shop by specific schools for school-personalized apparel and other items.

EVSC Foundation to Induct Members of First Hall of Fame
Sunday, Sept. 12, marks an important date for EVSC Foundation. Twelve individuals who have contributed to bettering the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, as well as the community, will be honored for their time, work, generosity, and contributions to society during EVSC Foundation’s first Hall of Fame ceremony. The inductees’ ceremony will take place inside the WNIN Studios at a private luncheon. The event will be recorded for future broadcast on WNIN. Following the ceremony, the newly inducted honorees will be publicly recognized outside at the EVSC Foundation’s EVSC Reunion.

Honorees include: • Brent Beeler, Harrison High School alumnus and recently retired chief operation officer for Berry Plastics; • Chuck Bundrant, North High School alumnus and founder of Trident Seafoods Corporation • Gayle Cook, Bosse High School alumna, and founder of Cook Group, Inc., in partnership with her husband • Lee Hamilton, Central High School alumnus, and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana’s Ninth District • Don Korb, Bosse High School alumnus and retired from 38-year career with Crescent Plastics, Cresline Plastic Pipe Company, and Wabash Plastics • William Mays, Lincoln High School alumnus and owner of the Indianapolis Recorder and founder of Mays Chemical Company • James McCarty Sr., Bosse High School alumnus and founder of Colonial Garden Center, Inc., Colonial Enterprises, and Landel Enterprises • Mattie Miller, retired educator at Harper Elementary School • William Ridgway, Central High School alumnus and retired from long career in ophthalmology • Randall Shepard, Harrison High School alumnus and currently Chief Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court • John H. Schroeder, Bosse High School alumnus and founder and current chairman of Crescent Plastics, Inc., Cresline Plastic Pipe Co., Inc., and Wabash Plastics, Inc. • Matt Williams, FJ Reitz High School alumnus, and founder of Wind Dancer Films.

EVSC Reunion to Bring Together Grads, Others From Across the Years
EVSC Foundation is also sponsoring its first-ever EVSC Reunion on Sunday, Sept. 12, from 1-4 p.m. on the grounds of the WNIN studios, 405 Carpenter Street in Evansville. The event is free and open to all EVSC alumni, faculty, staff and supporters. PTA Fundraising booths, live music by the "Better than Nothin' Band," and a chance to re-connect with friends, teachers, and others will be featured at this event. For additional information, call EVSC Foundation at 812-435-0913.