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Spotlight earns three international first place awards

Spotlight earns three international first place awards

May 25, 2023

The Spotlight newspaper, the official newspaper of Ben Davis, earned three first place and six overall awards from Youth Journalism International in results released this past weekend. Spotlight earned...

Doughty, Carlisle head all county team

Doughty, Carlisle head all county team

Staff report March 16, 2023

Senior Zane Doughty was named Marion County boys basketball player of the year and coach Don Carlisle was named the Marion County coach of the year by Marion County coaches Tuesday. Doughty leads the...

Mann takes over BD football program

Mann takes over BD football program

staff report March 7, 2023

Ben Davis High School has named Russell Mann as the new head coach of the Giant football program following School Board approval on Monday evening. Mann will replace Jason Simmons, who recently accepted...

Facebook page to honor Class of 2023

Facebook page to honor Class of 2023

staff report February 7, 2023

For the fourth straight year, a group of west side residents will adopt seniors from Ben Davis High School and Ben Davis University. This “adoption” began with the Class of 2020 as a way to recognize...

Giants stand at 22-0 with four games before tourney starts

Giants stand at 22-0 with four games before tourney starts

staff report January 31, 2023

The Ben Davis boys basketball team survived its last double-weekend of the regular season by beating Carmel 46-45 on Friday and then handling Crispus Attucks 62-39 on Saturday, its largest margin of victory...

20-0 start best in BD history

20-0 start best in BD history

staff report January 24, 2023

Saturday's 74-37 win over Gary West gave the Ben Davis boys basketball team a 20-0 record, the best start in the storied history of the program. Things don't get any easier for the boys, however, as...

Some of the fun from the 2022 winter games.

Wayne Winter Games set for March 11

staff report January 24, 2023

The eighth annual Wayne Winter Games and Giant Health Fair is coming up and is back in-person. This year’s event is set for March 11 at the Ben Davis Ninth Grade Center (enter door 5). This power-packed...

Bardon announces program to highlight local artists

Bardon announces program to highlight local artists

staff report January 20, 2023

In an effort to highlight the work of local artists and create more spaces for the public to view art, Thursdsay Wayne Township Trustee Jeb Bardon announce the Wayne Township “Artists in Residence”...

BD grads start scholarship fund for Hispanic/Latino students

BD grads start scholarship fund for Hispanic/Latino students

Staff report January 19, 2023

  Two successful Ben Davis graduates want to provide opportunities for their younger peers to find success as well.    Marcy and Gigi Cabello (BD ‘09 and ‘12, respectively) are...

Barry Gardner was recently recognized as a top CFO.

A lifelong dedication to education 

Nicole Thomas, correspondent January 18, 2023

For four generations, Barry Gardner’s family has served as educators. The lineage runs back on his father’s side, he said, as his grandmother and great-grandmother were teachers.  Gardner’s mother,...

West side parks receive $12 million for upgrades

West side parks receive $12 million for upgrades

staff report January 11, 2023

Six west side Indianapolis parks will benefit from more than $12 million in grant money from the Lilly Endowment, according to a release announced by by endowment Tuesday afternoon. The six parks on...

Team-first Giants claim Hall championship

Team-first Giants claim Hall championship

staff report January 3, 2023

When the 2022 Hall of Fame Classic ended Friday night in New Castle, coach Don Carlisle stepped back and enjoyed the scene. His Class 4A No. 1 rated Giants had just completed its second win of the day...

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