Sixth-Graders Learning About Recycling
SYRACUSE — A group of sixth-graders at Wawasee Middle School are learning about recycling and gaining an appreciation for what the custodial staff deals with on a daily basis.
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Tim Ashley, associate editor for The Mail-Journal, has been with The Papers since March 2004. He edits articles for The Mail-Journal, as well as several other publications of The Papers. Ashley also covers Wawasee school board meetings, activities at Wawasee High School and Wawasee Middle School and monthly Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission meetings. A 1996 graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in journalism, he lives in Goshen. Staff Writer [email protected]
SYRACUSE — A group of sixth-graders at Wawasee Middle School are learning about recycling and gaining an appreciation for what the custodial staff deals with on a daily basis.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — An email received by Leeann Estrada one day while at school was more than just another email. She would soon find out the financial burden of attending college was lifted and, more importantly, she could take steps toward fulfilling her dreams and goals.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Indiana schools are required to have improvement plans and during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Jan. 17, in Syracuse, the board heard a report on North Webster Elementary’s plan.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released 2016 graduation rate data for schools statewide.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — A group of French students were working together and editing each other’s PowerPoint presentations. But rather than this taking place in the French classroom, instead the media center was used.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — During a special meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Jan. 10, in Syracuse, the board approved the 2017-18 school corporation calendar.
Read MoreWARSAW — Daniel and Linda Stuckman’s petition, continued from the December meeting, was approved by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Jan. 10, in Warsaw.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Some Wawasee Community School Corp. teachers are receiving performance grants from the Indiana Department of Education.
Read MoreWARSAW — As far back as middle school, Jeremy Skinner knew he wanted to be involved in architecture of some type. He was “fascinated with the mixture of planning, design and political science.”
Read MoreWARSAW — During the first regular monthly meeting of 2017 for the Kosciusko County Area Planning Commission, two rezoning petitions were recommended for approval.
Read MoreKOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Beginning in approximately the mid to late 1800s, quite often farmers wanting a way to drain their land so they could farm it came together to seek ways for proper drainage. At that time, the type of tile used for drainage was made of clay.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — A few years ago, the Wawasee Community School Corp. entered into a partnership with Syracuse Family Medicine in order to try to control medical costs for the school corporation and also to provide more direct access and better choices for school corporation employees. This is the sixth year for the partnership.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Several construction or renovation projects in Wawasee schools to be done next summer were approved during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Dec. 13, in Syracuse.
Read MoreWARSAW — Daniel and Linda Stuckman’s petition for an exception was tabled for another month by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Dec. 13, in Warsaw.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — Though evoking thoughts of a science fiction movie or space age technology, virtual welding is, in fact, quite real. And it is being used as part of the Pathways career and technical education program at Wawasee High School.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — With only a handful of members a few years ago and meeting after school, the Wawasee Middle School Builders Club has grown to 47 members meeting twice monthly during Warrior Time while school is in session.
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