WCS Teacher Making His Mark In Computer Education
WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools’ board of trustees applauded the efforts of a local teacher at the regular work session Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 13. Taylor Bean, an instructional coach for Warsaw Community Schools was presented with a certificate by Chief Academic Officer Dr. David Robertson at the … Read More
WCS Finances To Look Differently After First Of The Year
WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools board of trustees were educated on the upcoming changes to school finance at the monthly work session Tuesday, Nov. 13. April Fitterling, WCS’s financial operations manager, explained the effects that recent Indiana law will have on the district’s purse strings. The law, … Read More
WCS Program Uses Peer Relationships Therapeutically
WARSAW — For students at Warsaw Community High School, being equipped with the necessary tools to navigate the high-stress of public school and the often frequent pitfalls of student life is a necessity not lost on the school corporation. Warsaw Community Schools offers several programs designed to provide … Read More
WCS Middle Schools To Host Veterans Day Concert
WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools’ middle school band, choir and orchestra departments will present their Veterans Day concerts at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Lakeview Middle School gymnasium. The concerts will feature the Edgewood Middle School and Lakeview Middle School advanced bands, … Read More
Warsaw FFA To Host Member Experience Fundraiser
WARSAW — On Monday, Nov. 19, the Warsaw FFA Chapter will host its 15th annual community appreciation supper and member workers’ experience auction in the Warsaw Community High School cafeteria. The evening will begin with a free chili and hot dog supper that will be served from 5:30 … Read More
Leesburg Students Visit JA BizTown
FORT WAYNE — On Friday, Oct. 19, Leesburg Elementary School fifth-grade students visited the Junior Achievement BizTown in Fort Wayne. JA BizTown is an indoor mini-city, complete with a bank, city hall and multiple businesses. Students undergo a simulation experience in which they work a job, earn a … Read More
Local Ortho Company Helps WCS With Science Equipment
WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools’ Board of Trustees heard a presentation Monday night, Oct. 22, about a partnership between science teacher Mark Riege and local orthopedic giant Zimmer Biomet during its regular monthly board meeting. Warsaw Community High School Principal Troy Akers told the school board that the … Read More
Warsaw Schools Hires New PAC Director
WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools announced on Monday, Oct. 22, that former radio personality Jay Michaels has been named the new director for the Warsaw Performing Arts Center. Michaels assumed the role beginning Oct. 2. Michaels began his career as a radio personality and has worked in several … Read More
WCS Beginning Band Hosts First Concert
WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools Beginning Band recently held its first concert of the 2018-2019 school year. The students performed traditional band classics to a full audience. “The students did a fantastic job in preparing for their first concert, they looked and sounded great,” said Joseph Peloza, … Read More
WCS Students Pack Thousands Of Meals For Starving Children
WINONA LAKE — Local volunteers swarmed all over the expansive Gordon Recreation Center on the Grace College campus this week to pack care packages for starving children in Africa and thousands of Warsaw Community Schools students donned hair nets and joined the fray. “I wanted to do this … Read More
Local Students Learn From Shipshewana Event
SHIPSHEWANA — A group of students from Edgewood Middle School are attending events at the Michiana Event Center in Shipshewana this week to receive a valuable, hands-on education in a variety of subjects. “I was able to take 10 students from my Computer Science for Innovators & … Read More
WCS Answers e-Learning Questions
WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is moving to same-day eLearning Days for the 2018-2019 school year. This means that if school is cancelled, eLearning assignments will be posted on the day of the cancellation, as opposed to assignments being posted on a Saturday. The following are frequently asked … Read More
In WCS Race, Three Compete For District One Seat
WARSAW — With three district slots open and two sitting board members running for re-election, the race for available seats on the Warsaw Community Schools’ board of trustees features five hopefuls. The District 1 race, with the open spot vacated by Matt Dick, will feature three contenders in … Read More
WCS Staff, SROs Attend Learning Symposium
WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools’ staff, student resource officers and members of several local and state police organizations recently attended the Learning and the Brain Symposium at Butler University. The event included a presentation from Dr. Lori Desautel of Butler University about childhood adversity and applied educational neuroscience. It also provided … Read More
WCHS Receives Indiana Gold Star Counseling Award
WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School is being awarded the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award presented by the Indiana Department of Education. WCHS earned this award by participating in the Redesigning School Counseling process sponsored by the American Student Achievement Institute. The Gold Star School Counseling Award highlights the … Read More
WCHS Announces Homecoming King, Queen
WARSAW — On Friday, Sept. 21, Warsaw Community High School celebrated the annual homecoming celebration with a parade, football game and crowning of the homecoming court. The 2018 homecoming queen is Raegan Merchant, daughter of Erin and Tim Merchant. Merchant plans to attend Indiana University and her major … Read More