SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation is offering free trauma training for individuals providing childcare to children ages 0 to 5 in the Wawasee school district. Training will be held from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Wawasee High School in Syracuse. Activities will include a … Read More
SYRACUSE — During its first regular meeting of 2020, the Wawasee School Board heard a report Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, from Sarah LeCount, social and emotional learning liaison for the Wawasee Community School Corporation, about what has been accomplished with a four-year Lilly Endowment grant. Wawasee is in … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce got things off to a fast start for 2020. Many topics were covered including membership received for 2020, the annual banquet, information on the North Webster Community Guide Book, purchase of a new computer and vision for 2020. President … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School announces parent-teacher conferences have been scheduled from 3:15 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13. Teachers will be available in their classrooms for you to meet with that evening. There will be students to help you find teachers and rooms if you need assistance. … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s Iron Pride began the winter half of the season by presenting to the Wawasee Kiwanis of Syracuse Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Syracuse Community Center. Teams 574C and 574D talked for more than an hour about the upgrades made to the robots during the winter … Read More
SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the federal 2018-19 school accountability ratings to the public Friday, Jan. 3. More than 56% of high schools and 53% of elementary and middle schools received a rating of Meets Expectations or Exceeds Expectations. Each school in the Wawasee Community School Corporation … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — The town of North Webster is operating smoothly after a transitional time due to the death of long-time town council President Jon Sroufe last year. Current President Lisa Strombeck reported, “My goals for 2020 is to see a continuation of the sewer project coming in … Read More
SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the 2019 state graduation rate Tuesday, Dec. 31. In 2019, Indiana’s graduation rate was 87.29 percent, and the non-waiver rate was 76.73 percent. In 2018, Indiana’s graduation rate was 88.1 percent with a non-waiver graduation rate of 80.78 percent. Wawasee High … Read More
SYRACUSE — On Dec. 10, the Wawasee School Board met for the last time in 2019. When the board reconvenes Jan. 14 for the first time in 2020, it will be reorganization day and various appointments will be made. Looking back at 2019 and looking ahead to 2020, … Read More
SYRACUSE — To borrow terminology from the sport of track and field, the bar is being raised for AP, or advanced placement, courses at Wawasee High School. Wawasee received word Dec. 12 it is one of 10 schools in the state being accepted into the AP-Tip IN program … Read More
CHANTILLY, VA. — Wawasee’s Iron Pride Robotics teams 574C (Evan Rassi, Taylor Fiedeke and Evan Brower) and 574D (Noah Beckner, Jack Collins, Wesley Hays and Nathan Smith) have been invited to participate in the signature event “Night At The Museum” Jan. 31-Feb. 1, held at the Smithsonian National … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation was one of several school corporations throughout the state to receive a K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Acceleration Grant by the Indiana Department of Education. These grants will allow school corporations to accelerate, scale or implement a STEM curricula … Read More
CROMWELL — Fun, festive, and final. Each December brings a holly jolly feel to the sewer crew that comprises the board of Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District, and Monday night, Dec. 16, was no exception. Although the board and district said goodbye to member Rex Heil after 20 … Read More
NORTH WEBSTER — The last 2019 meeting of the North Webster Town Council Tuesday, Dec. 17, was a swift sail through the agenda. Highlights included the approval of a bid for meters for the sewage system, notification that disposable wipes are causing problems and more information about the … Read More
PORTAGE — Wawasee Iron Pride took it down to the wire at the Region Robotics Rumble Robotics Tournament Saturday, Dec. 14, in Portage. The day was a triumph as three teams brought home trophies. 574F (rank 31, 2-3-1) and 574H (rank 46, 1-5-0) fought hard in the qualification … Read More
