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Note: The following are text excerpts form a six-panel, 8.5 x 11 brochure I did for Metropolitan Schood District (MSD) of Wabash County. The theme of the brochure was "Big Enough to Give You a Great Education, Small Enough to Give You a Great Experience."  To fully appreciate this piece, you need to see the real thing. Modern Graphics did a great job on the layout and graphics. It's a beauty!  To see an online version, click www.msdwc.k12.in.us/msd/msd brochure.pdf.  To receive a hard copy, please contact me.


WABASH COUNTY, INDIANA

An Excellent Place to Call Home

If you’re looking for a place to live that offers a balanced, exceptional quality of life and lots of attractive choices, consider Wabash County. Located in a picturesque rural setting on the edge of Northeast Indiana, Wabash County is out of the fast lane, yet easily accessible to it. Whether you prefer a small city, suburbs, small town, or the country, you can find something to meet your tastes in the area.
So many things come together here—a rich history, strong families, strong faith and values, abundant cultural and recreational opportunities, modest cost of living, and much more. Higher educational opportunities abound, with two colleges in the county and a host of colleges and universities within an hour. And the attractions of the big cities—Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend, Chicago—are within easy driving distance, when the need or desire beckons.
If you’re looking for “something more” out of life, you may very well find it in Wabash County.

From Excellent Communities, Come Excellent Schools

Over the years, the people of Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Wabash County have made it clear they want excellence in their schools. Yet they have made it equally clear that their concept of excellence includes not only academics, but also the overall educational experience.   
Without sacrificing academic quality, the people of MSD have not bought into the concept that “bigger is better.” When it comes to their students, MSD patrons believe that a young person consists of more than just his or her classroom experience—that the concept of the neighborhood school still has value—that kids should not fall through the cracks—and that a young person has the best opportunity to develop as a future adult in a smaller setting.
MSD believes that when you combine excellent academics with an excellent overall experience, you have an excellent school system.


LIFE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

Smaller Schools = Bigger Opportunities

A quick quiz: What are the odds of being the starting quarterback on the varsity football team?  Or of playing second-chair clarinet in the band? Or of being the junior class treasurer? Or of being a homecoming king or queen attendant?  Or the best humorous speaker on the speech team? Or playing Aunt Polly in a production of Tom Sawyer?
Whatever the odds, MSD believes they’re much better in a smaller school.
While we have an unwavering commitment to quality academics, we feel the overall school experience includes a lot more.  The school years, from kindergarten through graduation, are essential to the development of a well-rounded adult.  Often those characteristics that society values so highly—character, hard work, perseverance, leadership, teamwork, emotional intelligence, courage, and more—are forged not only in the classroom, but also in the choir room, the gym, the track, and the stage; before the first bell, and after the last. 
At MSD we don’t ever want any of our students to feel like “just a number.” That’s why we’ve chosen to maintain some of the things we feel have worked well for us for a long time—like our size (or rather the lack of it).
We strive to provide ample extracurricular opportunities for all of our students, whether in elementary, junior, or senior high, to find their niche, to feel important, to develop skills, to grow as a person.

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