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Wawasee Offers Support To Grieving Students
Deborah Jean Nelson, 53, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 8:35 a.m., Monday, July 1, 2013, at her residence.(Photo provided) Due to the passing of Deborah Nelson, teacher at Syracuse Elementary...
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World Class Chalk Artist Visits Syracuse Elementary
David Zinn talks to Syracuse Elementary Students about his street art. (Photo by Keith Knepp) Recently, Syracuse Elementary fourth and fifth-grade students had the unique and special opportunity to...
View ArticleSchool Board Hears Staff Survey Report
Do Wawasee Community School Corp. employees like their work and do they have intentions of staying employed by the school corporation? Those questions and more were dealt with in a staff survey known...
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Syracuse Man Irate Over Playground Noise, Pushes Students
Robert Anthony Simmons A Syracuse man, residing near a school playground, went to the school to complain about the noise and pushed several children standing in front of the school when he left. Robert...
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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...
View ArticleKosciusko Cares To Implement ‘Al’s Pals’
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Al’s Pals is a comprehensive curriculum and teacher training program that develops social-emotional skills, self-control, problem-solving abilities and healthy decision-making in...
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Foundation Awards 2015 Teacher Grants
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Education Foundation announced the 2015 teacher grant awards Wednesday, Oct. 21. All current Wawasee teachers were eligible to apply. Grants awarded are as follows: •...
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New Construction Projects Abundant In Lakes Area
Tall cranes rise high above Milford at the building site of TruHorizon’s new grain elevator, which is scheduled to be completed in about one year. The new elevator will have a capacity of 4.5 million...
View ArticleCelebrations Planned Honoring Veterans
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A number of celebrations are being planned for Wednesday, Nov. 11, to honor the county’s veterans. If any one knows of additional programs information can be emailed to...
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Kindergarten Roundup In Wawasee Schools
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Schools welcomes the Class of 2029 during kindergarten roundup at each school Thursday, April 14. If your child will be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1, 2016, he or she is...
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IUOE Local 150 Picketing Syracuse Elementary Construction
The large inflatable rat, commonly seen in the past at MacAllister Machinery Inc., on SR 15, south of Leesburg, has made its way to the new Syracuse Elementary site. SYRACUSE — The International Union...
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Students Entered Into Video Challenge Board Hears
Holly Tuttle, left, representing Women of Today, presented a check in the amount of $2,400 during Tuesday’s school board meeting to be used as needed by the Wawasee Community School Corp. Accepting the...
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Spring 2016 ISTEP+ Results Released By State
SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released spring 2016 ISTEP+ results Thursday, Nov. 17. It was the second year of a new state assessment for grades three to eight based on Indiana’s more...
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Wawasee Is Preparing For Accreditation Visit
SYRACUSE — Every five years, the Wawasee Community School Corp. goes through an accreditation process where a team visits and thoroughly examines the school district. The school corporation is...
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Online Registration For Wawasee Begins July 18
SYRACUSE — Online registration opens at noon Tuesday, July 18, for the Wawasee Community School Corp. This is for those students who were in a Wawasee school at the end of the 2016-17 school year and...
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Wawasee Community Schools Welcome New Personnel
NEW FACES — Wawasee Community Schools welcomed 17 new teachers and administrators at its orientation Wednesday, Aug. 16, at Wawasee High School. Pictured, in front, from left, are Andrew Gray, health,...
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Wawasee Kiwanis Donates To Syracuse Elementary School Teachers
Pictured, from left, are Kiwanis member Dan Buchman, Tessa Halderman, Shanelle Werstler, Jason Worrell, Andrea Hoeppner, Janell Eltzroth and Kiwanis member Tom Hoover. SYRACUSE — The Wawasee Kiwanis...
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School Board Given Student Count Report
SYRACUSE — During an unusually short Wawasee school board meeting lasting less than half an hour, the board heard a brief report about the student count for the school district from Joy Goshert,...
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Wawasee School Corporation Hosting Kindergarten Roundup
SYRACUSE — Kindergarten Roundup for the Wawasee Community School Corporation is Thursday, March 22. The class of 2031 will be welcomed. If you are the parent of a child who will be 5 years-old on or...
View ArticlePancake Breakfast For School Maker Faire
SYRACUSE — Syracuse Elementary School will be hosting a pancake breakfast Saturday, April 28, at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 414 S. Sycamore St., Syracuse. The proceeds for the event will help the...
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