SYRACUSE — Anonymous donors recently established the Rebecca Linnemeier Student Success Fund at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation in honor of Linnemeier’s many years of service to Wawasee Schools. This fund will provide support to the Wawasee Community School Corp, specifically in the areas of social and emotional … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wawasee schools announces its summer robotics camps for grades seven to 12. Three camps will be offered: Introduction to VEX Robotics and VEX Robotics competition camp and VEX Robotics coding camp. All camps are from 8 a.m. to noon at Wawasee High School in room A205. … Read More
SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, Aug. 13, approved the fire territory’s 2019 operations and equipment replacement budgets and the winning bid for renovations to the two fire stations. The board unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s requested $1,822,092 for operations and $765,000 for equipment replacement. The township … Read More
SYRACUSE — There are still a few tickets left for the Junior Achievement “Gilligan’s Island” themed cruise fundraiser aboard the S.S. Lillypad 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 30. Tickets are $30 and include a three-hour tour of Lake Wawasee, appetizers and a chance to win some silent … Read More
SYRACUSE — The Wawasee Kiwanis recently gave $50 to teachers at the Syracuse Elementary School. The club spent a total of $1,800 giving money to each teacher to help buy supplies for their classroom. The club understands that teachers often spend their own money to buy supplies. … Read More
SYRACUSE — A team of five visited Wawasee schools on a “whirlwind tour” and came away with a recommendation for accreditation for the school district. An exit report of the AdvancEd team’s findings was given by Dr. Michael Henry of Springfield, Ore., Wednesday afternoon, March 22, in the Warrior Room at Wawasee High School.
Read MoreKOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Junior Achievement is excited to spread the word on an exciting app called JA Build Your Future, an app designed to assist with financial planning as teens look towards post-secondary education and explore their desired careers.
Read MoreThe Syracuse/Wawasee Community Fund, a component fund of the Kosciusko County Community Foundation, recently announced three grants impacting the Syracuse area. Baker Youth Club received $1,000 in support of their after-school mentoring and homework help program for Syracuse Elementary School students. Boomerang Backpacks received $1,000 in support of … Read More
On the last day of school before Christmas break, after several months of delays, letter grades for schools were publicly released by the Indiana Department of Education. It left school administrators not exactly in a “holly jolly” mood. “Only the Grinch would release school grades on the last … Read More
Imagine how much better the world would be if every person did one nice thing for another person. If every good deed was repaid by doing another good deed for someone else. A Milford fifth grade student and teacher are trying to do just that with their Pay … Read More
Wawasee High School announces parent-teacher conferences have been scheduled for 3:15 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. The arena format will be used with all teachers being in the spectator gym. Administrators and counselors will also be available and midterm reports will be given to parents at the guidance … Read More
Free summer lunch programs get underway in Warsaw and Wawasee school districts beginning tomorrow. In Warsaw, several locations are serving daily lunches to school-aged children in the Warsaw Community Schools district. For complete days and times, see original story. Wawasee is offering the free meals to school-aged children … Read More
The following is a letter Wawasee Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Tom Edington sent to Wawasee parents regarding last Wednesday’s accident involving four school buses. The letter has also been posted on the corporation’s website: Thank you to all Wawasee individuals who helped last Wednesday with the school … Read More
During Milford Town Council’s meeting Monday, Bob Cockburn brought up a topic weighing on the minds of many in recent weeks: school safety. “After the incident in Newtown (Connecticut), people are asking what we should do here in Milford,” Cockburn, vice president of the Milford Town Council, explained. … Read More
Wawasee Community School Corporation is taking steps to be proactive in trying to avoid anymore tragedy. On Tuesday evening, Wawasee High School hosted a suicide prevention session for the community. On Saturday, a WHS freshman was laid to rest after tragically taking her own life last week. During … Read More
This year’s Veterans Day program at Wawasee High School — held this morning in the main spectator gym — had a guest speaker as in previous years, but the focus was more on how students can help active military members and also veterans. Several student groups or organizations … Read More
