Washington STEM Academy Holds End-Of-Year Award Ceremony
Washington STEM Academy would like to congratulate all students who were recognized for their achievements during the 2020-21 school year end-of-year award ceremony.
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Eagle Creek Outdoor Classroom Adds Educational Elements
Eagle Creek is a popular research area for the public to visit.
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David Burden To Serve As Washington STEM Academy Principal
Warsaw Community Schools staff have selected David Burden as the principal of Washington STEM Academy pending school board approval.
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Rowdy The Robot Reads To Washington STEM Academy Kindergartners
Abbi Richcreek’s Edgewood Middle School students Hunter Fitterling, Hayden Stookey, Taylor Mead and Lucy Ray recently led a special event for kindergartners at Washington STEM Academy.
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Burden Helps Teachers At Two Warsaw Schools
When growing up, David Burden said he “had a small scope of what I thought I could pursue as a career.” Public education in the 1990s had a different look to it.
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Washington First Graders Study Penguins Using Robotics
WARSAW — Parents of Washington STEM Academy first-graders converged on the elementary school on Wednesday, March 20, to see the latest project created by students of the school — this time the lesson seemed to meld robotics with nature. “This is our TCU (Teacher’s Credit Union) night where … Read More
Washington STEM Academy Lauded For Robotics, Nature Studies
WARSAW — Students at Washington STEM Academy have been recognized in recent years for their robotics savvy and Tuesday night, March 12 was no exception. However, there appears to be more to a STEM education than just maneuvering LEGOs with remote controls. While the academy was once again … Read More
WCS Thanks TCU For Support Of LEGO Robotics
WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools board of trustees applauded the efforts of an area financial institution for its continued support of one of the school district’s technology-geared programs. The board presented representatives of Teacher’s Credit Union with a certificate of appreciation for the company’s ongoing support of … Read More
Campbell Awarded Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship
WARSAW — Lydia Campbell, a teacher at Washington STEM Academy, is the recipient of a 2019 Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship. According to a WCS press release, the “$12,000 fellowship enables educators to pursue their dreams and passions, explore new areas of interest, plus expand and develop new … Read More
Washington STEM Academy Announces Spelling Bee Champion
WARSAW — Washington STEM Academy is proud to announce Mark Mills as this year’s spelling bee champion. Mills is the son of Nicole Lewis, Warsaw, and Mark Mills, Colorado. Mills competed against 28 other students, making it to round 24 with the winning word “fulcrum.” The spelling bee … Read More
Washington STEM Principal Excited About Public Education
WARSAW — Unlike some school administrators who became interested in education at a very young age, Tom Ray didn’t decide until his senior year of college. Ray, the principal of Washington STEM Academy in Warsaw, grew up in Grant County and graduated from Mississinewa High School in 1983. … Read More
Washington STEM Announces Sixth Grade Award Winners
WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation’s Washington STEM Academy announced the winners of the 2017-2018 Sixth Grade Awards in a press release Monday, May 18. The winner of the Moose Award was Bryce McNees, while Bhumika Sansuddi won the spelling bee and Ava Wetzel placed second. Winners of the Principal Scholarship … Read More
WACC, Edgewood Named Robotics Tournament Champs
WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation recently hosted the sixth annual Warsaw Robotics Vex Exhibition Tournament on Friday, May 11, in the Warsaw Area Career Center gym. The tournament featured 26 teams from Edgewood and Lakeview middle schools, Washington STEM Academy, Warsaw Area Career Center and Urey Middle … Read More
Students Use Legos To Tackle Trouble With Trash
WARSAW — Youngsters at Washington STEM Academy were given a challenge — figure out what to do with all this trash that humans accumulate. For more than 100 students in the school’s first, second and third grades, the problem involved using Legos and robotics to engage in the … Read More
Washington STEM To Host Blood Drive May 18
Washington STEM Academy will host a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, May 18, in support of the American Red Cross blood drive program. The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients and the community. Nationwide, someone needs … Read More
Learning Designed To Develop 21st Century Skills
WARSAW — It’s a phrase being used much more commonly in local schools and, likely, will continue to become even more common. Project based learning, or PBL, is taking root as learning is being geared toward developing employability skills in the 21st century. PBL involves the elements of … Read More