Wildman Distributes PPE To Frontline Workers
Wildman distributed PPE at the JB Furniture parking lot Friday for frontline workers and first responders.
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Class of 2019 Begins Second Half Century
SYRACUSE — As is the tradition, graduating Wawasee High School seniors walk down the long hallway from the spectator gym outside the building through the main entrance of the school and, when given the signal, toss their caps into the air. They were official graduates before tossing their … Read More
School Board Approves Solar Project Agreement
SYRACUSE — Roughly within two months “we will start realizing the benefits of the sun,” said James Flecker, director of personnel and legal services for the Wawasee Community School Corporation. His comment was made during a special meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, March 26, in … Read More
Wawasee Sees Improvement In Graduation Rate
SYRACUSE — Although schools are still on Christmas break, Indiana Department of Education released 2018 high school graduation rates Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 2. Because of differences between federal and state accountability equations and standards, IDOE also released 2018 federal graduation rates. Locally, as reported by the state, Wawasee … Read More
School Board Hears Input From Concerned Patrons
SYRACUSE — A small group of Wawasee High School students flying the Confederate flag on their pickup trucks and also wearing some form of the flag on their clothing has apparently attracted plenty of local attention and even some national attention. During the regular monthly meeting of the … Read More
High School To Form Partnership With JAG
SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Syracuse, the board heard a brief report from Kim Nguyen, Wawasee High School principal, about a partnership being formed with the Jobs For America’s Graduates program. JAG is a state-based, national non-profit … Read More
Call To Action Sparks Strong Conversation On Youth Drug Abuse
WARSAW — Community leaders and experts in the treatment of substance abuse converged on Warsaw Community High School’s Performing Arts Center Monday night, Aug. 27, for the fourth community call to action gathering. Prior to the event, Matthew Graham, director of Bowen Center’s Warsaw outpatient office, discussed what … Read More
School Board Hears Report About CTE Programs
SYRACUSE — During a presentation by Alan Tehan, owner of Technical Services, to the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Aug. 21, in Syracuse, there was a photo on the BenQ interactive board showing a robotic corn planter. It essentially summed up Tehan’s thinking about how to train students … Read More
Seniors At Wawasee High School Celebrate Graduation
SYRACUSE — The Wawasee High School graduating class of 2018 took their first steps toward adulthood and a future career path today, Sunday, June 3.
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Earth Day Festival Set At WACF Saturday
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, SR 13, Syracuse, will host its third annual Earth Day Festival Saturday, April 21. The event, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will take place at the WACF Levinson-LaBrosse Educational Center. This year’s theme is plastics. The first 200 families attending will … Read More
Fallen Rider Memorial Ride Goes On Despite The Weather
SYRACUSE — Die hard motorcyclists braved the 44 degree temperatures with 12 mile per hour winds to participate in the Second Annual Fallen Rider Memorial Ride this morning, Saturday, April 14.
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Wawasee Summer School Options To Be Expanded
SYRACUSE — During her report to the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, March 13, Joy Goshert, assistant superintendent, talked about summer school offerings. Grades K to five will meet at Syracuse Elementary June 4-22 and do IREAD-3 remediation with a physical education activity rotation and also have rotations … Read More
Syracuse Elementary Improvement Plan Presented
SYRACUSE — Eric Speicher, Syracuse Elementary School principal, continued a series of school improvement plan reports during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, March 13, in Syracuse. Speicher noted the school is using a new math curriculum, LearnZillion, and admitted it has been … Read More
Wawasee High School Planning Walk-In
SYRACUSE — A national school walk-out day is planned for Wednesday, March 14, exactly one month after the school shootings Feb. 14 in Parkland, Fla. For 10 minutes across each time zone, the intent is to remember the victims of the Florida shootings and to demand stronger government … Read More
IDOE Releases 2017 Graduation Rates
SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the 2017 state high school graduation rates Friday afternoon, Jan. 12. According to the information provided by IDOE, Wawasee High School had a 86.27 percent graduation rate in 2017. The non-waiver graduation rate was 77.68 percent. Kim Nguyen, principal of WHS, … Read More
State Board Votes To Implement New Graduation Requirements
SYRACUSE — New high school graduation requirements will be implemented in Indiana after the State Board of Education voted to do so Wednesday, Dec. 6, in Indianapolis despite significant opposition from teachers, principals and superintendents. Graduation Pathways will be implemented including students taking the SAT, ACT or similar … Read More