GOSHEN —
Goshen Community Schools? There’s an app for that.
Instructor Shelly Wilfong informed the Board of School Trustees Monday that she has created Android and iPhone applications for each of the corporation’s schools.
According to Wilfong, the idea for the new apps came to her after reading an article about an elementary school teacher from a different corporation who had created an app for his own school.
“I thought that would be a fun thing to do for Goshen Community Schools,” Wilfong said.
The new apps, which are currently available free of charge through iTunes and Google Play, are geared primarily toward the parents of GCS students. By downloading the apps, users will gain access to everything from daily announcements and the school calendar to lunch menus and even sports scores for the middle and high school.
Wilfong noted that the mobile apps are currently available for each of the corporation’s schools except for Model Elementary, which is awaiting approval.
IB Success
Wilfong, who also serves as the corporation’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Coordinator, announced that Goshen High School has been ranked 15th in the state for the percent of graduates who passed an IB or Advanced Placement (AP) exam last year.
“We’re really excited about that,” Wilfong said, noting that the high school had 81 students pass at least one IB exam last year. “We have the highest public, non-charter school score of any school in the state.”
While ranking 15th in the state is an accomplishment in itself, Wilfong said the ranking is made even more significant when looking at the fact that Goshen High School has a 67.5 percent poverty rate, whereas the next highest ranked school reported only a 29.5 percent poverty rate.
“I think that’s a significant statistic to look at as well,” Wilfong said.
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Shelly Wilfong demonstrates the smartphone application she developed for Goshen Community Schools. Users can find announcements, an events calendar and a phone directory. SAM HOUSEHOLDER
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