On Friday evening, the Wawasee community was shocked and saddened by the death of a student. Casey Ochs, 15, of the Barbee Lake area, tragically took his own life. Ochs is the second Wawasee High School student to end his life this school year. The matter sparked WHS … Read More
At North Webster Elementary School there are classes and then there is C.L.A.S.S. During Tuesday evening’s regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board in Syracuse, the first meeting in 2013, the board heard a presentation from a few North Webster Elementary teachers about Connecting Learning Assures Successful … Read More
Tearing down and rebuilding have been the norm the last few years at Wawasee High School, which originally opened in the late 1960s. A new cafeteria, kitchen and culinary arts room were formed through renovations earlier in the academic year and more recently a fitness room was created. … Read More
There will be an informational meeting for parents of Wawasee High School juniors from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, in the Wawasee High School auditorium. The information will cover such topics as: Selecting colleges; applying to colleges; when to take the S.A.T.; scholarships diploma requirements and much … Read More
The Wawasee High School Guidance Department is sponsoring a college financial aid night for seniors and their parents. This session will provide information about important deadlines, the application process and financial aid programs. The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, in the Wawasee High School Lecture Room. … Read More
Teaching can get in the bloodstream and teachers form strong bonds with students. Year after year, it keeps them motivated to keep coming back in spite of all the challenges, demands and obstacles. But in reality, many teachers are no different than those in other career fields. Eventually … Read More
Wawasee High School’s Key Club and National Honor Society teamed up last week to sponsor the annual penny pitch drive at the high school. The drive has been held annually for several years to assist needy high school students and their families in a variety of ways … Read More
Wawasee High School Instrumental Music Department presents the string orchestra in “No Strings Attached,” a concert of holiday music, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, in the high school auditorium. Under the direction of Joyce Dubach, the orchestra will open with the popular Christmas tune “Rudolph the Red-Nosed … Read More
Wawasee High School junior Carli Blosser is serving an early childhood development internship at Teen Parents Succeeding in Syracuse. The internship is through Wawasee High School’s Professional Career Internship Program. Under the supervision of Trish Miller, coordinator of the high school’s Work-Based Programs, and TPS Lead Caregiver Margaret … Read More
A typical stereotype of a high school-aged child, sometimes not warranted, is they are self-centered and only concerned about their own needs. A committee of Wawasee High School students, though, seeks to show they really do care about the communities they live in. “The … Read More
Wawasee High School’s music department is presenting a concert of seasonal music at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in the high school auditorium. The high school concert band, under the direction of Joyce Dubach, opens the concert with “Jingle Bell Rhapsody,” “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and … Read More
A Wawasee FFA soils judging team will be competing in the National Land Judging Contest in Oklahoma in the spring of 2013. The team of Ryan Schlipf, Seth Helfers, Sarah Harden and Aaron Beer qualified by placing fourth in the 4-H division of the 2012 Indiana State Soils … Read More
The Wawasee Community School Corporation is hosting an informational session on suicide prevention from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Christina Bolden from the Bowen Center will be presenting the program. Bowen Center has been working with WHS since last week when the school tragically lost … Read More
Wawasee High School is a community gripped by tragedy after the loss of their classmate, Kalee Skaggs. Skaggs died early Tuesday after being struck by a train near Cromwell. (See related story) As students mourn, the school is providing counseling services to aide students in the grieving process. … Read More
Syracuse-Turkey Creek Fire Department was called to Wawasee High School at about 7:15 a.m. this morning for a general fire alarm. Fire officials arriving on scene initially reported nothing was visible from the outside, but upon further investigation additional personnel and a ladder truck was called to the … Read More
Principal Don Harman of Wawasee High School announced Oct. 23 Alexandria Rairigh has been named a Commended Student in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. A letter of commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to … Read More
