Jackson County Industrial Development Corporation (JCIDC) on LinkedIn: This is the fourth and final week of the Seymour High School, Seymour, IN… (2024)

#FunFactFridayLouis Schneck (the namesake of Schneck Medical Center in Seymour) was born in Württemberg, Germany, on May 1, 1831.He came to America in 1852 with his parents. The family first settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, and later moved to Jeffersonville, where Louis entered the grocery and bakery business. He conducted profitable until 1864 when on account of failing health, the business was disposed of and he and his family moved to a farm just west of Seymour. Later, he moved from the farm to the city.In 1872 when Seymour Woolen Mill was organized, Louis was made president and general manager, which he held until his death Feb. 5, 1905. He also was vice president of First National Bank and had many other business interests here and elsewhere, and he owned several farms.He was a devout member of the German Methodist church, filling the office of trustee for many years and organizing the first German Sunday school in Seymour.In politics, Louis was a Republican from the time that party was organized. He represented Jackson and Lawrence counties in the state Senate from 1894 to 1898, and that was the only public office he ever held.In his obituary, he was described as "one of the foremost and most useful citizens," "ever ready to do his full part toward any public enterprises," "always supported and aided every movement for the public good," "always loyal and his influence and support counted for much" and "one of the wealthiest and most prominent citizens of Jackson County."Source: Seymour Republican

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JCIDC: Celebrating 40 yearsThe years: Early 1990s

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Congratulations to Brownstown Central High School Jobs for America's Graduates Specialist Ashley Shoemaker for being among the state winners of Specialist of the Year!

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This is the fourth and final week of the Seymour High School Preparing for College & Careers summer class.The class is for incoming freshmen to take in the summer or during the school year. This summer's class, being taught by Kelly Reasoner and Laura Handloser, kicked off June 3 and runs through the end of this week.On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week, JCIDC has partnered with SHS to provide programming on various topics. Today, the students visited Schneck Medical Center in Seymour to learn about health care.For half the time, they toured three areas of the hospital: Laboratory, pharmacy and obstetrics unit. The other half was spent hearing from three nurses: A nurse educator, an emergency room nurse and an intensive care unit nurse. They also had hands-on activities for the students to do, including administering CPR, playing Operation and drilling into a bone for interbone access. The students also learned about job shadowing, being a Junior Volunteer and participating in the Health Career Discovery Program as opportunities to get an up-close look at health care.Thanks to Schneck for allowing the students and their teachers an opportunity to visit!

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#ThrowbackThursday Bryan Brewer, Eden Todd, Jayla Gambrel, Dawson Chambers and Brayden Patrick were among the 30 students in grades 3 through 6 participating in the LEGOs Mindstorm summer camp in June 2015 at the Jackson County Learning Center in Seymour. It was organized and sponsored by JCIDC and led by Purdue University College of Technology in Columbus.The camp was the first step in getting the students to think logically and get them interested in a career involving robotics. The hope was to have more kids sign up for the VEX Robotics summer camp when they entered middle school and then enroll in robotics and engineering classes in high school.Source: The Tribune

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SpaceGuard Products, Inc. is in Seymour

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Congratulations to Brownstown Central High School Jobs for America's Graduates Specialist Ashley Shoemaker for being named one of the state's Specialists of the Year!

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