Bloom Archives
Fairview Elementary School
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The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music: Making Beautiful Music for 100 Years
Over the past 100 years, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music has become an illustrious force in American music education.
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Lotus Blossoms Outreach Program Brings the World To Bloomington
If you had to summarize the Lotus Blossoms outreach program in one phrase, it might be: “Make the world a smaller place.” By bringing…
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Krimson Leadership Academy Teaching it’s Cool to Be Smart
When Brian Richardson was being raised by a single mother in Saginaw, Michigan, he knew that as a black youth attending schools with poor…
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Cardinal Stage Company Brings Drama to Fairview Elementary
Sixteen intently focused fourth-through-sixth grade Fairview Elementary School students sound out a complex string of nonsense syllables, a warmup for a drama class. They’re…
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25 Couples Who Contribute to Our Community (COVER STORY / PHOTO GALLERY)
The virtues of volunteering can’t be overstated—the hours volunteers spend in service support worthwhile causes, nonprofit organizations, and the larger community. But as the…
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Fairview Students Receive Surprise Gift of Boots
All 320 students at Fairview Elementary School received a free pair of boots on Friday, January 19. They weren’t even expecting it.
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Backpack Buddies Supply Food to Needy Families on Weekends
Community Kitchen of Monroe County program distributes around a ton of food to students each week.
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Adrian Matejka: Poet
BY PETER DORFMAN Adrian Matejka is profoundly grateful. It’s 2016, and he’s making a middle-class living as a poet. Matejka, 44, is the Indiana…
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A Forever Friendship Forged at Big Brothers Big Sisters
BY CARMEN HUFF When they met 10 years ago, Corey Cannon, a volunteer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana, was hard-pressed…