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Whitko Administrators Excited For Start Of New School Year

PIERCETON – Whitko Community Schools began its 2018-19 school year on Thursday.
Leesburg Elementary Greets Community On Bus Tour
Tippecanoe Valley Named Riley Children’s Foundation Red Wagon Corporation

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. has been recognized as a Red Wagon School Corporation by the Riley Children’s Foundation’s Kids Caring and Sharing Program.
Campus Notes 8.14.2018
Fall 2018 Deadline For Lilly Endowment Community Scholars

The Kosciusko County Community Foundation’s deadline for the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship application is 4:30 p.m. Sept. 15.
Campus Note 7.31.2018
Area High School Sophomore Attends Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar

INDIANAPOLIS – Katherine Josellis, a resident of Warsaw, attended the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar that was held at University of Indianapolis in Indianapolis from June 7-10.
New Weekly Academy Available For Elementary Homeschool Students

Elementary homeschool students in first through sixth grade can experience a traditional classroom setting and receive instruction from certified elementary teachers through Ascend Homeschool Academy.
Campus Note 7.24.2018
Campus Notes 7.17.2018
Funding For Six Local Questa Scholars Announced

Questa Education Foundation announced 71 new scholars into the Traditional Scholars program.
Kurt Miller Agriculture Scholarship Honors TVHS Student

AKRON – The 2018 Kurt Miller Scholarship recipient is Jack Utter, according to information from Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation.
Honor Roll - North Webster Elementary School
Honor Roll - Triton Jr-Sr. High School
Campus Note - 7.3.2018
Honor Roll - Triton Jr.-Sr. High School
Perfect Attendance - Manchester Jr./Sr. High School
Smith Wins FFA Scholarship

INDIANAPOLIS – On behalf of GreenMark Equipment Inc. and John Deere, the National FFA awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Morgan Smith of the Warsaw FFA.
Campus Notes 6.26.2018
Valley Livestock Judging Team Places 11th
End-Of-Year Awards – Jefferson Elementary School
Honor Roll - Whitko High School
Honor Roll - Manchester Jr./Sr. High School
Honor Roll - Madison Elementary School
Honor Roll - Tippecanoe Valley Middle School
Honor Roll - Mentone Elementary School
Honor Roll - Jefferson Elementary School
Honor Roll - Eisenhower Elementary School
Honor Roll - Akron Elementary School
Campus Notes 6.12.2018
Work-Based Learning Co-op Hands Out Awards During Luncheon

Warsaw Area Career Center work-based learning co-op students recently honored their supervisors at an employer appreciation luncheon presented by Vitale Events at 2517 in Warsaw.
Eisenhower Top Awards
Lincoln Elementary Awards Top Sixth-Grade Students
WCS Staff Further SEL At Learning And The Brain Conference

Warsaw Community Schools staff recently attended the Learning & the Brain conference in New York City to continue developing the district’s work in advancing social-emotional learning for all students.
Wawasee’s ‘Iron Pride’ Doles Out Season Awards

The Wawasee Iron Pride Robotics team had its annual end of year awards program on the Dixie Sternwheeler May 21.
LCA Band Branches Out With Revival Of ‘Blue Dumpster Jam’

Lakeland Christian Academy music teacher, Bill Wise, developed an interest in teaching music when he was in still high school.
Campus Notes 5.29.2018
Good Citizens - Harrison Elementary School
Piñatas

These second-graders from Pam Walker's class at Madison Elementary School are holding piñatas that were made for the first- and second-grade classrooms.
Akron Task Force Awards Peacekeeper Awards At TVMS

AKRON – At an awards ceremony on Friday, the Akron Community Relations Task Force presented middle school students with peacekeeper awards at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School.
Grace Students Test Water For 3rd Season At Fort Wayne Zoo

WINONA LAKE – Lions, hyenas, wildebeests and 22 other animal species make their home in the Fort Wayne Children Zoo’s African Journey biome.
Tseng Named CLTA-IN Teacher Of The Year

Warsaw Community High School announced Dr. Shu-Chun Tseng was named the 2018 Teacher of the Year at the Secondary Level of Chinese Language.
Warsaw FFA Celebrates Accomplishments

The Warsaw FFA Chapter recently held its annual spring banquet and awards dinner at the Warsaw Performing Arts Center.
Warsaw School Board Recognizes Teachers, Students, Drivers

Presentations and recognitions took most of the time of the Warsaw School Board’s 100-minute meeting Monday.

Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert kicked it off by presenting Mandarin Chinese teacher Dr. Shu-Chun Tseng with a certificate, announcing she was selected as the teacher of the year at the secondary level of Chinese language by the Chinese Language Teachers Association of Indiana.
WCS considers offering child care for employees

As a perk to its employees, Warsaw Community Schools is working on offering child care.

Ronna Kawsky, Warsaw Area Career Center director, told the school board Monday night about three programs she’s been working on at the WACC, including child care, automotive and the work ethics certificate.
Warsaw Announces Top Students For 2018

Kyler Bartol, son of Brenden and Dora Bartol, has been named the valedictorian for Warsaw Community High School’s class of 2018.

Zachary V. Howard, son of Mark Howard and Deydra Carpenter, is salutatorian.
WACC Building Trades Open House Set For Wednesday

The Building Trades program of the Warsaw Area Career Center will host an open house from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Campus Notes 5.22.2018
Good Citizens - Jefferson Elementary School
Mayoral Visit

Sacred Heart’s fourth-graders recently were involved in group collaboration projects about government.
Chicks Hatched

Spring time means "baby chick time" in Amy Swihart's classroom at Madison Elementary School.
Claypool Elementary Recognized As Model ‘Professional Learning Community At Work’

Claypool Elementary recently was recognized by Solution Tree for its sustained success in raising student achievement.

The school’s successful implementation of the Professional Learning Communities at Work process was a major contributing factor in the improved achievement of its students, according to a news release from Warsaw Community Schools.
Knepple Honored With Teacher Appreciation Luncheon By Sen. Zay

State Senator Andy Zay and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jennifer McCormick honored Teresa Knepple, science teacher at Whitko Middle School, at the Senate District 17 Teacher Appreciation Luncheon on May 11 at Huntington University.
Former Leesburg Students Have No Luck In Finding Time Capsule

Try as they might Saturday, four former Leesburg Elementary students and their former PACE teacher couldn’t find the time capsule they buried 31 years ago.

They might make another attempt, but for now the location of the plastic five-gallon hermetically sealed bucket remains a mystery.
Good Citizens - Harrison Elementary School
Good Citizens - Jefferson Elementary School
Campus Notes 5.15.2018
TVHS Building Trades Open House Is Sunday

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley High School Building Trades program will hold an open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at a home near Akron that students have been working to build throughout the school year.
Grace School Of Education Awards Students For Excellence

WINONA LAKE – Four seniors from the Grace College School of Education recently wer awarded for exemplary student teaching.
Octagon Club Makes Donation Toward Winona Lake Fountain

Members of the Warsaw Community High School Octagon Club recently made a $4,000 donation to the Town of Winona Lake for a fountain in a park.
Manchester High Names Top Students

Manchester Jr.-Sr. High School on Wednesday announced its valedictorian and salutatorian for the Class of 2018.
Milford School Getting A New Look And A New Principal

Contracts were approved Tuesday at Wawasee School Board’s meeting for the remodeling of Milford School.

It also was announced Milford School Principal Cindy Kaiser will retire effective at the end of the school year.
Registration Continues For Wawasee ‘Iron Pride’ Summer Robotics Camps

Registration is open for Wawasee’s “Iron Pride” robotics team’s VEX Robotics camps this summer.
Grace Hosts Orthopedic Leaders, Invites Engagement

WINONA LAKE – As Grace College prepares to launch a new Department of Engineering this fall, over 40 local medical device, manufacturing and K-12 STEM leaders gathered for lunch on campus to learn about the program and consider their professional engagement in it.
Leesburg Students Learn, Play Spikeball

LEESBURG – Students at Leesburg Elementary School had the opportunity April 27 to learn and experiment with a game called Spikeball.
Valley Prom Royalty
DAR Announces Citizens Awards

The Agnes Pruyn Chapman Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution announced the DAR Good Citizen Awards.
WCHS Fine Arts Festival Is Thursday

Warsaw Community High School announced the 2018 Fine Arts Festival will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Octagon Club Makes Donation To Riley Foundation

Warsaw Community High School Octagon Club recently made a $500 donation to the Riley Foundation.
WCS Wins 1st In YMCA Corporate Challenge

Warsaw Community Schools announced its third consecutive first-place finish in the Kosciusko Community YMCA’s annual Corporate Challenge.
Whitko High School Culinary Students Receive ServSafe Certification

The Intro to Culinary Arts and Hospitality class at Whitko High School has finished the training course which allows them to become a certified ServSafe manager.
Grace College Commencement Is May 12

WINONA LAKE – Grace College & Seminary’s annual commencement ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. May 12 in the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center, 610 Wooster Road, Winona Lake.
WCS Hosts Summer Food Service Program

Warsaw Community Schools announced plans to participate in the Summer Food Service Program.
Manchester University Commencement Is May 19

NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester University Commencement ceremonies are May 19 at the North Manchester campus.
DARE Graduates At Pierceton Graduate, Celebrate Sammons

PIERCETON – Parents, faculty and staff gathered April 20 to celebrate students from Pierceton Elementary School’s fifth-grade.
WCHS Mathematics Team Places Second In Division
Madison Elementary Guest Reader
WCHS Academic Team Competes At Regional

On April 17, Warsaw Community High School students celebrated success at the annual Academic Super Bowl regional competition.
WCHS Grad Nick Bergen Inducted Into Phi Beta Kappa At Indiana University

BLOOMINGTON – The Phi Beta Kappa Society, Gamma Indiana chapter, announced that Nicholas J. Bergen, Warsaw, was inducted into the Society at Indiana University.
Grace Recognizes Student Interns, Area Employers With Awards

WINONA LAKE – Grace College recognized students Emily Stichter and Jessica VandenBoom, and area businesses MudLOVE and Polywood, at its Influence Awards Luncheon on April 10.
WCS Digital Flyer Delivery Service Saves 685 Trees By In Almost Four Years

Warsaw Community Schools is committed to environmental conservation, according to a news release from WCS.
Jonathan Hollar Inducted Into The Honor Society Of Phi Kappa Phi

BATON ROUGE, La. – Jonathan Hollar, Warsaw, recently was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.
Fredericks Leads Composition Recital

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Every year, Cedarville University's composition students put on a concert to showcase what they've learned during the academic year.
Jefferson Students Study Mouth-Watering Math

Jefferson third-grade classes had the opportunity to visit Pizza King for math class and learn about using fractions in the real world.
Whitko Competes In Welding Contest
2018 Whitko High School Academic Teams
Campus Notes - 4.18.18
WCS FFA District 1 Leadership Contest Results Announced

Recently, over 300 FFA members from area schools competed in the District II Leadership Contest at Edgewood Middle School.
Valley Advances To State

The Tippecanoe Valley Livestock Judging Team competed in the area contest Thursday at LaPorte County Fairgrounds and advanced to the state contest.
Honor Roll - Washington STEM Academy
Honor Roll - Madison Elementary School
Honor Roll - Claypool Elementary School
Good Citizens - Harrison Elementary School
Aleena Brown Accepted To Medical School

WINONA LAKE – Aleena Sallot Brown, daughter of Jeffrey and Sharon Sallot, Winona Lake, was accepted to the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, where she will study to become a surgeon beginning this fall.
Student Pages Join Wolkins At Statehouse

INDIANAPOLIS – State Rep. Dave Wolkins (R-Warsaw) recently welcomed student pages to the Statehouse.