EdCom Showcases Student TalentRoles were reversed at Warsaw Community High School Saturday as students served as teachers during the annual EdCom Expo.
Saturday marked the 10th year for EdCom.
Students from Warsaw Community Schools and homeschool students gave presentations on a variety of topics for three hours throughout WCHS.
The day opened with an opening ceremony where students filed into the Tiger Den then viewed a video presentation.
EdCom coordinator David Robertson, assistant principal at Harrison Elementary, welcomed students, parents and teachers to the event and thanked the students for their hard work.
WNDU reporter Alana Greenfogel was the keynote speaker for Saturday's event.
Greenfogel recalled that when she was a kid she always wanted to be a reporter.
"I felt bad for my brother because I used to make him watch me as I'd pretend to do the news," said Greenfogel.
During her address, Greenfogel encouraged effort and teamwork to the students on hand.
"When you give your all it feels so good," said Greenfogel.
After Greenfogel, WCS Superintendent Dr. Craig Hintz spoke.
"I'm very excited to see how this day unfolds," said Hintz. "Today is an opportunity to show your stuff, students."
The theme for this year's EdCom was "Showcase of Learning".
Students spent time researching and working on projects then spent Saturday presenting what they had learned to teachers and family members.
Kindergartners from Washington Elementary presented studies on ants while first-graders gave reports on "All About" books.
Mackenzie Kohler and Hannah Hopkins, both first-graders at Washington, gave their "All About" presentations on soccer and rodents respectively.
In the Black Box Theater, Eisenhower students created a wax museum of famous Indiana residents. From Billy Sunday to David Letterman, students gave presentations in character then answered questions about the person they were portraying and how they did their research.
There was a poetry café, presentations on Holocaust survivors and the Revolutionary War.
In all, there were nearly 100 presentations and browsable exhibits on hand Saturday.
About 1,000 teachers, parents and students were on hand for Saturday's event.
Before the presentations began, Hintz recognized the efforts of Dick and Nancy Rooker for fostering the idea of EdCom.
"Dick and Nancy Rooker had that dream to bring this type of event to Warsaw," said Hintz.
Sponsors for Saturday's event included Tri Kappa, CenturyLink, The Hand Family Foundation and Warsaw Education Foundation.
