Monon Trail School Dedication

Monon Trail Elementary Hosts January Board Meeting

January 16, 2010 Randy Miller, Principal of Monon Trail Elementary School welcomed the Officers, Directors and guests of the Monon Railroad Historical-Technical Society, Inc. All present were given a tour of the new school and provided with a very nice luncheon in the school lunchroom. Randy and staff were perfect hosts, except, we were not allowed time for dodge ball and Mr. Miller said the weather was not warm enough for us to go outside for recess. But, we managed to have a good time.

More photos will be added when, and if, they arrive.

Left: Carpet runner inside the hallway near the office. (No, it was not rolled up and taken for WHQ.) Right: Mural on the wall inside the gym.

Left: Kepshire and friend. Right: Nope, not a remake of Hoosiers. Officers, Board and guests pose at center court for a picture. Then we chose up sides and played hoop, with the first team to make a basket won. Because Lowell Susdorf had already left the meeting, we played minus a ref. The contest ended in a 0-0 tie.

Photographic evidence that Black Ops was there. (He was also patted down and his vehicle searched after the meeting.) Shot of outside the school, which Kevin Heggi described as "dripping atmosphere, considering it was a new building.

Webmaster/ Director contemplates cracking the school's WiFi code. In the end, he just unplugged one of the libraries computers and was surfing the internet. -Pete Pedigo Picture-

Left: Guests listen while Frank talks about something. Right: Principal Rick Miller tempting Lowell Susdorf and Steve Long with brownies. Not much arm twisting was involved. -Pete Pedigo Pictures-

Left: Rick temps Bob Wheeler with a brownie. After Steve and Lowell people were shocked there were brownies left. Right: Nice giraffe. -Pete Pedigo Pictures-

August Dedication Photos

Left: Ken Weller and Kevin Ruble wait patiently to speak, or for the punch and cookie. Right: Principal Rick Miller addresses the crowd.

Left: Kevin Ruble takes his turn at the podium. Right: Rick Miller and Director Warren Mitchell pose in front of one of the Moon prints presented to the school by the Society.

Left: Mr. Paparazzi, Scoop Powell join Kevin Ruble for a picture. Right: Kenneth Weller was discovered at the ceremony and this fall will appear in his own weekly Children's Television show.

All photos courtesy of Eric "Scoop" Powell and Warren "Mr. Paparazzi" Mitchell

Left: Students and faculty officially cut the ribbon. Right: Monon Society representatives in attendance. Kevin Ruble, Ken Weller and Warren Mitchell.

Left: Kevin Ruble at center court in the gymnasium. Right: Home of the Trailblazers. Great artwork.

Left: Another shot of the Home Of The Trailblazers artwork. Right: Kevin Ruble waiting for the crowd to arrive.

Left: The start of the dedication ceremony. Right: Vice President Ken Weller addresses the crowd and provides the history of the Monon Railroad and Westfield.

Left: The Monon Circle M Hearld looks great on the basketball court! Right: Ken Weller presents some gifts to the school, including a Golden Spike from Westfield, Monon Society's Rail Awareness Award, all three David Longest books (with special dedication) and a 50 foot White Band boxcar model for the school trophy case.

Ken Weller leads the crowd in singing "Up and down the Monon." (Just kidding.)

The school is located at:

19400 Tomlinson Rd.
Westfield, IN. 46074

We are just north of the intersection of US 31 and St Rd 32 in Westfield. Proceed north on 31 to 191 Street ( Lincoln Pancake House on East side of 191st. Turn left and head west until first stop sign, Tomlinson Rd. Go right (North) to Monon Trail School on the left side of Tomlinson Road.

If you would like to visit and see the school, please contact Mr. Miller via email or a phone call: 317-607-1763

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