SYRACUSE — When students who have not had the opportunity to do so in the past take AP, or advanced placement, courses in high school, they often discover they are capable of handling college-level classes. Such was the message conveyed by John Snyder, assistant principal, during the regular … Read More
SYRACUSE — The town of Syracuse kicked off the Christmas season Saturday, Nov. 23, with the Syracuse Holiday Magic celebration held at Veterans Memorial Park at Crosson Mill. Attendees were treated to performances of Christmas carols by choirs from Syracuse Elementary School, Wawasee Middle School and Wawasee High … Read More
SYRACUSE — “A Christmas Carol” based on the novel by Charles Dickens is clearly a Christmas classic and would likely be one of the most produced high school plays across the United States. Wawasee High School will present “A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m. Dec. 6, 2 p.m. … Read More
SYRACUSE — “Safer does not mean safe.” It was a message repeatedly emphasized by actor Moses Jones, who travels extensively to warn teens about the dangers of vaping through the use of e-cigarettes. He spoke at “Sweet Deception,” a school wide convocation Thursday morning, Oct. 31, at Wawasee … Read More
SYRACUSE — Even with sophisticated equipment, weather forecasters can still fail to achieve absolute accuracy due to the unpredictable nature of the weather. So when building a house, especially in northern Indiana, and not starting until past the middle of August, staying on schedule is of prime importance … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School is comprised of students and staff members from the towns of Syracuse, North Webster, and Milford. All three towns have local food pantries serving the residents in their townships. These food pantries rely heavily on donations in order to ensure they have enough … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s Iron Pride Robotics team hosted its third annual Girl Powered event, “Indiana Gets Girl Powered III,” Saturday, Oct. 12, at Wawasee High School as a part of the global Girl Powered initiative started by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation. Eleven mentors volunteered their time, … Read More
SYRACUSE — Far from the literal overnight cramming occurring when some students write research papers, Evan Coblentz spent an entire trimester researching and writing a paper about animal health problems existing in the dairy cattle industry in Uganda. His detailed work resulted in him being one of five … Read More
SYRACUSE — The Wawasee High School homecoming parade scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 27, has been canceled. Posts on Facebook pages of Wawasee High School and Syracuse Parks Department have noted the cancellation of the parade, due to weather. … Read More
SYRACUSE — Parent-teacher conferences will be held from 3:15 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at Wawasee High School. Parents will need to stop in the main office to pick up their student’s mid-term information if needed and then can walk to the classrooms of the teachers they … Read More
SYRACUSE — On Monday morning, Sept. 23, Doug Light was already interacting with some of the Wawasee Middle School students as they arrived for school. It was Light’s first day as the new school resource officer for WMS. Through an Indiana School Safety Grant, Light will split time … Read More
SYRACUSE — This year homecoming week at Wawasee High School also happens to be the first full week (Sept. 23-27) of the fall season. Culminating with the crowning of the senior king and queen at halftime of the football game, there will be other activities leading up to … Read More
SYRACUSE — Many students in this year’s senior class at Wawasee High School were born in 2001. As a way to remember Sept. 11, 2001, Wawasee Performing Arts will be presenting “110 Stories” based on the book of the same name by Sarah Tuft. This two-hour performance will … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will host “Indiana Gets Girl Powered!” in October. The event is intended to provide a welcoming environment for young women to network with each other and make contact with women mentors in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The program will … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Madelyn Zimmerman, a graduate of Wawasee High School, received the Emerging Women in Agriculture Leadership Award for Indiana Thursday, Aug. 15. The award was presented during the Lt. Governor’s Celebration of Agriculture at the Indiana State Fair. Zimmerman graduated in 2019 from Wawasee and was a … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School leadership students Devin Van Lue, Nick Lesko, Conner Lucas and Pathways CTE Radio/TV Instructors Jeremy Van Lue and Phil Huffman were awarded the Indiana Broadcasters Association 2019 Cardinal Community Service Award Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne. This award was … Read More
