Following our successful pilot program, Citizen One has been busy attempting to raise funding for our Prototype Phase, which expands Citizen One to ten more school districts, and recently completed moving its technical infrastructure to a new hosting environment, as well as making some updates to th
A "surfin" prom night, hosted by Student Council!On April 15, Cloverdale High School’s Student Council and FCCLA hosted a “surfin” prom night! The theme for the night was “USA Beach Party.” FCCLA provided an array of food, from sand and ocean cupcakes to fruit kabobs. Though the turnout wasn’t what
At the end of December of 2022, a new apparel store popped up in our town of Cloverdale: Cowpokes. But what exactly is Cowpokes?Cowpokes is a family-owned and -operated work and western outfitters store that sells men’s, women’s, and children’s boots/footwear, work and western wear, hats, jewelry, a
On Monday, December 12th, a convocation that was meant to be a Leader In Me celebration soon turned into a surprise for everyone.While all of Cloverdale Community Schools gathered in the high school gym, it was soon realized that this was not a celebration of Leader In Me, but a celebration of two v
On December 2, 2022, we held the Academic Honor Awards. To achieve an Academic Excellence Certificate, these juniors have to meet the following requirement of a 3.33 GPA or higher including 4 English credits, 4 Math credits, 2 Social Studies credits, 4 Science credits, and 2 World Language credits.
Cloverdale, Indiana is a beloved town that many are lucky enough to call home. However, many of us who live here know almost nothing about how our hometown originated. According to “IndianaHistory.org,” Cloverdale was founded in 1839; it got its name from all of the clover fields and lovely shady da
For the Spring and Summer sessions, we are excited to announce some new additions to the Citizen One Team!We kicked off the Spring / Summer program with eight new students last Wednesday, where each student journalist got a Citizen One Welcome Kit (see below).Special thanks to our Bureau Chief Ms. S
Citizen One is growing, and we need more Student Reporters!If you’re a CHS student in grades 9-12, you can sign up and be a part of this new program. Here’s what’s in it for you:– Create your own stories, and publish them under your own byline.– Get your own author showcase page.– Citizen One Report
Cloverdale High School Principal Sonny Stoltz recently recognized the eight Citizen One student reporters who have been contributing stories since the beginning of the pilot program. These students were recruited by CHS English teacher Ms. Maria Skiles, who has been instrumental in the Citizen One p
Author: Cathy Ames-Director of Curriculum and Instruction at CCSCAccording to the Indiana Youth Institute’s Kids Count Data Book of 2021, 31% of Foster Youth lost academic and secondary support during the pandemic. Children living in poverty increased by 15.2%. 25.9% of Hoosier high school student
Welcome to Citizen One!My name is Maria Skiles and I am the Bureau Chief for Citizen One’s Cloverdale Pilot Project. On behalf of the Citizen One administrators, contributors, student authors, and myself, I would like to thank you for being here. Being “here” not just in terms of being on the mobile
Today – October 27th, 2021 – is the last issue you’ll be seeing of Cloverdale’s hometown paper, the Hoosier Topics. As reported in their September 29th edition, the decision to shut down the Hoosier Topics “was made necessary by the broader digital transformation that has impacted newspapers across
Citizen One is a new approach to local journalism. We’ll be delivering news, information, and stories the way you like to read them – via a mobile app, available on both iOS and Android. Our website, citizenonenews.com, will also be available, as will a Progressive Web App (PWA) that gives you the s
Trunk or Treat is when kids trick or treat from car to car. It will be held on October 30th from 5-8 at the high school.While most are familiar with the tradition of trick or treating on Halloween, most do not know about trunk or treating. Trunk or treating is when a bunch of people group together,
