By Tania L. Grimes Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON — Summer break is just around the corner. Students and families are looking forward to swimming, travel, camp fires, and many outdoor activities. While it is a great opportunity for families to spend … Read More
AKRON — Following months of Unified Champion Schools training and curricula, local Mentone Elementary, Akron Elementary and Tippecanoe Valley Middle School students will take part in an inclusive sporting event Monday, May 20.. Special Olympics Indiana and Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation are working together this school year to … Read More
AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is seeking nominations for the Tippecanoe Valley Distinguished Alumni Class of 2019. Distinguished alumni are graduates of Tippecanoe Valley High School, Akron High School, Beaver Dam High School, Burket High School, Mentone High School, or Talma High School, living or deceased. … Read More
MENTONE — Mentone Elementary School was visited by a representative of Riley Children’s Foundation on Friday, May 3, to be lauded for their fundraising efforts to help the non-profit in its continued efforts to help ailing children. Susan Miles is the program officer for Riley’s Kids Caring & … Read More
MENTONE — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation named their teachers of the year during the board meeting held at Mentone Elementary last night, April 15. The school corporation chose to honor four teachers of the year, one from each building, and one overall teacher of the year “The four … Read More
The prospect of sub-freezing temperatures and debilitating winds have area schools taking action. The following are schedules for area schools over the next several days. Warsaw, Wawasee and Triton Warsaw Community Schools, Wawasee Community School Corporation and Triton School Corporation all announced on Tuesday, Jan. 29, that they … Read More
BURKET — A quartet of 11th-graders at Tippecanoe Valley High School received their due on Monday night, Jan. 21, during the monthly meeting of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s Board of Trustees. Named as Rising Stars of Indiana, Amy Baca, Kirstyn Yoder, Valeria Jimenez and Quinten Allen were … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation has been named one of 50 school corporation to receive the Project Lead The Way Cybersecurity Course Grant issued by the Indiana Department of Education. The award will be used toward implementation of the PLTW Cybersecurity course in schools and to continue … Read More
MENTONE — As the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation bid adieu to two of its board members Monday night, Dec. 10, the board also learned of strides made by each of its schools as well as a sizable grant the school corporation received designed to help the district stay … Read More
AKRON — On Tuesday, Dec. 4, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation was notified of the award of a $30,000 Innovation Planning Grant through the Indiana Department of Education. The Innovation Planning Grant is available to school corporations to assist in the formulation of a plan for the thoughtful integration … Read More
MENTONE — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s board of school trustees honored its high school FFA program Monday night, Nov. 12, during the board’s monthly regular meeting. “This will be the first time in school history a soils team from Valley has made it to nationals,” said Superintendent … Read More
AKRON – Anyone looking for a way to give back this Christmas season can sponsor a family in need within the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation through the Miracle Tree program. Miracle Tree has been a holiday tradition in the Rochester community for more than a decade thanks to … Read More
FULTON COUNTY — The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office released a statement Saturday, Nov. 3, asking the public not to threaten individuals involved in the deadly school bus stop crash that occurred near Rochester on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Alyssa L. Shepherd, 24, was traveling southbound on SR 25 when … Read More
AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation has announced a change in the school bus stop following a tragic accident Tuesday morning, Oct. 30 on SR 25 near Talma that took the lives of three elementary-aged children and severely injured a fourth child. “This has been a very … Read More
TALMA — A family near Talma is grieving the loss of three children today, Oct. 30, while another family is hoping their child can recover from serious injuries sustained in an early Tuesday morning crash involving four elementary-aged school children who were on their way to school. The … Read More
MENTONE — The makeshift boardroom in Mentone Elementary School used for the regular meeting of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s board of trustees was filled to capacity on Monday, Oct. 8 as the board heard several presentations of activities going on throughout the district. During Spotlight on the … Read More
