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School board recognizes Kriegbaum's gift

Charles Kriegbaum was honored Monday evening, April 26, at the Huntington County Community School (HCCSC) Board of Trustees meeting.

Sarah Kriegbaum Guhl, Charles' sister, represented him at the meeting. She accepted a plaque that commemorates Charles Kriegbaum's gift of the parcel of land the school was built on. The plaque will be displayed at Crestview Middle School.

"We are very privileged to have Mr. Richard and Sarah Guhl - Sarah is a sister to Charles Kriegbaum - here to celebrate the generous donation of land that Charles gave on May 23, 1996," said HCCSC Superintendent Tracey Shafer.

"I am here," said Guhl, "because we are thankful that a plaque will be placed at Crestview Middle School recognizing my brother Charles Kriegbaum's gift of property to the school in 1996.

"Charles is also pleased and thanks the board for the presentation of this plaque."

Guhl also received a plaque to take to her brother.

"Students at Crestview should know that there are benefactors among us who freely give to others, without the prospect of anything in return," noted Guhl. "We look forward to this gift serving the people of Huntington, and especially the students in years to come."

In other business:

• The board was presented with a first reading of proposed changes to the 2014-15 student handbook.

Potential areas to be updated and revised include dress code, attendance and bullying policies; Huntington North High School dance regulations; food and drink restrictions at HNHS and a ban on vapor pens, e-cigarettes and hookah pens. The revisions will be brought back to the board at their next meeting for request for approval.

• Superintendent of Business and Classified Staff Jon Bennett was granted permission to purchase new vans for the maintenance fleet, at a cost of $66,850 to the corporation.

• Bennett also announced that HCCSC has applied for a waiver on protected taxes from the state. He says school corporations that have lost 10 percent or more of their revenue due to property tax caps are able to apply.