BURKET — On Thursday, May 17, nearly two dozen students in the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation marked the culmination of an educational battle as uphill as a skyscraper climb. Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s alternative school, the Burket Educational Center marked the high school graduation of 22 students who, … Read More
AKRON — The Board of School Trustees of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation was honored as an outstanding board during the recent regional meeting of the Indiana School Boards Association. The award was announced Monday night at the monthly meeting of the board at Akron Elementary School. The … Read More
AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation honored years of service and the passing of torches Monday night, May 14, as recognition was given to several longtime employees who will soon enter retirement. In terms of longevity, the senior retiree was Superintendent Brett Boggs, who will begin his … Read More
AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation will hold its spring choir concert at 7 p.m. Monday, April 30, in the high school commons. Choirs in grades 6 through 12 will perform. The public is invited and there is no cost to attend. … Read More
ELKHART — The region’s top leaders in air quality improvements were honored at the Michiana Area Council of Governments’ 2018 Partners for Clean Air Awards Luncheon in Elkhart Wednesday. “This year’s award winners represent a broad array of options for achieving both economic and environmental success,” said MACOG … Read More
AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation has been awarded a Community Read grant of $1,000 from Indiana Humanities to participate in a statewide read of the classic novel “Frankenstein.” More than 60 other communities will be reading the book as part of a program called One State / … Read More
WARSAW — An education-related initiative designed to give students from lower or middle-class households a larger choice of where to learn has several local public school systems feeling a backlash. Indiana’s Choice Scholarships Program, more commonly referred to as the voucher program, provides money from the state’s education … Read More
By Meagan Wilks, Director of Special Services, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2015, 19.8 percent of Indiana high school students seriously considered suicide, which is the third highest rate in the nation. Because of statistics like these, schools … Read More
AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is setting an example not only for its community and students, but other school corporations. “We preach it, but we live it,” stated Todd Glenn, corporation director of maintenance. The corporation is the only one in at least two counties — Fulton … Read More
AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation has announced it will host a Safe Schools Hotline, a service that provides a means of reporting incidents or possible threats before they happen so the school corporation can take steps necessary to prevent those threats. TVSC Safe Schools Hotline is a … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — Two area schools are remaining active in supporting a medical facility in Indiana dedicated to the health and wellness of children. Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation and Warsaw Community Schools continue to help the non-profit with its much needed fundraising. At its regular meeting of the board … Read More
AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation used the tried and true method of promoting from within when the corporation’s board of trustees voted unanimously Monday night, March 12, to name its assistant superintendent as the new superintendent. The board voted 5-0 to name Blaine Conley to the post … Read More
By Randy Dahms Principal, Mentone Elementary School As a principal, when I think about education today, I find myself looking at our current students and asking myself, “How do we best prepare our students to be successful in the ever changing world that they are going to live … Read More
AKRON — Akron Elementary School will hold a public open house and dedication ceremony on Sunday, March 18, to officially introduce the new school building to the community. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in the Akron Elementary School gymnasium. State Sen. Randy Head will be the … Read More
AKRON — Rick and Val Kerlin of Kerlin Ford in Silver Lake were thanked by the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Monday, Feb. 12 as they presented a check for $6,000 to Tippecanoe Valley High School Principal Chad Cripe. The ceremonial check was presented as part of the Drive … Read More
By Chris Treber Guest Author & Parent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON—Not long ago, the prospect of living in Mom and Dad’s basement after college made students cringe. These days, whether by necessity or as a result of financial savviness, students find themselves staying in the nest while they … Read More
