A sizable donation to a Centerville-Abington Community Schools program was the highlight of its short board meeting on Wednesday, April 22.
The board approved a $1,000 donation from Golden Engineering to Centerville Senior High School’s Business Professionals of America organization.
Golden Engineering is a Centerville-based company that designs and manufactures battery-powered, portable X-ray generators for security and light industrial applications.
The gift is the latest in a series of contributions to CSHS’ BPA chapter that have been approved at recent board meetings.
Seventy Wayne County students, including 27 from Centerville, advanced to BPA’s National Leadership Conference on May 6-10 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Centerville, Lincoln, Northeastern and Richmond chapters still welcome donations sent to their schools to defray student travel costs.
At the March state competition, Centerville students brought home two state championships and two runner-up awards, and their chapter received several awards for community service, environmental action, marketing and communications, and chapter activities.
Donations can be sent to CSHS noting they’re for BPA at 507 Willow Grove Road, Centerville, IN 47330.
In other business
- Handbook updates: The board also voted 5-0 to approve handbook changes for all CACS buildings and the athletic handbook. The revisions, discussed at the April 8 meeting, include requiring gym shoes for recess basketball at the elementary school, adjusting assignment due dates for online instruction, and policies around AI usage, cheating, cafeteria conduct, social and academic probation, prearranged absences, ILEARN remediation, and fidgets.
- Personnel changes: Departures were approved for Vickie Jackson, CSHS cafeteria cashier and Julie Page, eighth grade volleyball coach.
- Building tours: On April 16, board members toured each building and met with principals and other employees to see facilities and learn updates. They also experienced Rose Hamilton Elementary’s special night event offering literacy, science, technology, engineering, art and math activities.
- Next meeting: The board’s next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, at the administration building, 115 W. South St., Centerville. The public is invited.
A version of this article appeared in the April 29 2026 print edition of the Western Wayne News.