Wawasee Schools Kindergarten Roundup
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation’s kindergarten roundup is Thursday, March 23. They are ready to welcome the class of 2030.
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Orchestra Students Participate In District Contest
SYRACUSE — Several of the Wawasee Community School Corporation’s string orchestra students participated in the Indiana State School Music Association’s district solo and ensemble contest Saturday, Feb. 4, at Elkhart Central High School.
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Meeting Held To Discuss Future Use Of School
SYRACUSE — A little less than four months from now, the 2016-17 school year will end and students will no longer occupy Syracuse Elementary School full-time, though summer school will still be held in the building. A new Syracuse Elementary is scheduled to be moved into July 5.
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Digital Learning Multiplies In Wawasee Schools
SYRACUSE — Second-graders in Julie Hays’ class at Syracuse Elementary School gathered on the floor with iPads in hand. They were about to try to solve math problems on the Kahoot website, a game based learning platform.
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Race Set For Wawasee School Board Seats
SYRACUSE — The two at-large seats up for election on the Wawasee Community School Corp. Board will be contested races. Three additional individuals filed their candidacies prior to the noon deadline Friday, Aug. 26. The result is races in both District 1 (Tippecanoe Township) and District 2 (Turkey … Read More
Area Schools Recognized For Promising Practices
WARSAW — The Indiana Department of Education has recognized three Kosciusko County schools for implementing “Promising Practices.” They include Washington STEM Academy, Lakeview Middle School and Milford Schools. Washington STEM Academy, part of Warsaw Community Schools, was among 20 added to the list earlier this month. IDOE chose Washington for, “authentic learning through … Read More
Syracuse Father, Wawasee Address Assault Claims on Special Needs Child
NORTH WEBSTER — Syracuse resident Brock Hawthorne says he has contacted every department necessary to get answers as to why his special needs son, Deklan, was assaulted while on a parked bus in front of North Webster Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 4.
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WHS Students Help Pack a Bag for Boomerang Backpacks
SYRACUSE — The Boomerang Backpacks program has stayed plenty productive since Kellie Newcomer took over as the new program coordinator in the early summer months. Wawasee High School students take part in the program each week by helping fill bags with food and get them ready to send home with low-income elementary students.
Read MoreBid For New Syracuse Elementary Awarded To Fetters
With previous experience building a new school building in the Wawasee Community School Corporation, Fetters Construction Co. of Auburn was awarded the bid to build the new Syracuse Elementary School. The bid was awarded during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Sept. 8, in Syracuse.
Read MoreLetter To The Editor
Dear editor, As our students and teachers return to school in the next few weeks, many will return to hallways, cafeterias, gymnasiums, classrooms and outside areas with freshly painted walls, curbs, posts etc. United Way of Kosciusko County and over 600 volunteers who participated in the Day of … Read More
Plans For New Syracuse Elementary Building Presented
More than 70 Wawasee area residents assembled Wednesday evening at Calvary United Methodist to hear about plans for a new elementary school in Syracuse. Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of Wawasee Community School Corporation, presented the details in the second installment of the Calvary Community Series sponsored by the … Read More
Wawasee Has Tools To Combat Bullying
Bullying is a problem schools have dealt with for multiple generations. To varying degrees from school to school, there are students who choose to intimidate, taunt or threaten other students. But with the increasing use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and others, it has opened a … Read More
DeHart Arrested In Connection With Syracuse Shooting
An arrest was made in connection with the shooting deaths of Joshua Knisley and Tara Thornburg yesterday. Joan DeHart, 49, Syracuse, was arrested on Wednesday, March 4 for assisting a criminal. The arrest came as part of an on going investigation of the shooting that occurred in Syracuse … Read More
Area Schools Rank Well In 2013-14 Graduation Rates
Yesterday, the Indiana Department of Education released the graduation rates for the 2013-14 school year. The data shows that the schools in and around Kosciusko County ranked fairly well among Hoosier high schools. Warsaw Community High School ended up with a graduation rate of 93.8 percent. This is … Read More
Wawasee Graduation Rate Improves
Indiana Department of Education released 2014 high school graduation rate information Wednesday afternoon. Statewide the average was at 89.8 percent, up from 88.6 percent the year before. IDOE reported Wawasee High School showed 163 graduates out of a cohort count of 184, a rate of 88.6 percent. That … Read More
Wawasee Superintendent Issues Statement On Shooting
Superintendent of Wawasee Community Schools, Dr. Thomas Edington, stated today that he felt many students would be safest at school, regardless of the events this morning. Because of windchill temperatures that dipped well below freezing, Wawasee Community School Corporation started the day with a delay, but many parents … Read More