SYRACUSE — To borrow terminology from the sport of track and field, the bar is being raised for AP, or advanced placement, courses at Wawasee High School. Wawasee received word Dec. 12 it is one of 10 schools in the state being accepted into the AP-Tip IN program based out of Notre Dame. A more …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation was one of several school corporations throughout the state to receive a K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Acceleration Grant by the Indiana Department of Education. These grants will allow school corporations to accelerate, scale or implement a STEM curricula grounded in problem/project-based or inquiry-based pedagogy while …read more.

WARSAW — A kindergarten student exploring engineering skills. Several years ago that would have not entered the thinking of public educators. But not so in today’s public school classrooms where project based learning, teamwork and collaboration, thinking outside the box and solving real world problems are emphasized. And Josh Wall sees it unfold daily. Wall …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will host “Indiana Gets Girl Powered!” in October. The event is intended to provide a welcoming environment for young women to network with each other and make contact with women mentors in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The program will consist of an icebreaker activity, discussion sessions …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Willow, a 14-year-old Parson Russell terrier, has just recently retired from years of successful dog competitions. Once her sons had moved out, Shelly Sausaman wanted something to do. At 10 weeks old, Willow began obedience training and competition. With Willow’s intelligence and high energy, moving to agility competition was a simple next step. …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools has announced its STEM Summer Enrichment Program for students in fourth to sixth grade from any WCS elementary school. Students in the program will explore STEM through Project/Problem-based learning. The program will be held from Monday, June 3, to Friday, June 21. Students will arrive at 7:45 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Robotics will be offering several different robotics camps for students going into grades one through eight. These camps offer students the opportunity to work hands-on designing, programming and implementing their thoughts and ideas into a creation of their own. Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts are taught plus programming, communications and …read more.

WARSAW — Today’s students have opportunities in classrooms simply not existing even 10 years ago. To illustrate the point, even first-graders can be introduced to programming robots. A typical classroom in a school is not what it was a generation ago. Patrick Hazelton, one of three STEM instructional coaches for Warsaw Community Schools, sees this …read more.

WARSAW — “Is a cook a scientist?” asked Master Chef Dani Barkey. Students at Washington Elementary learned the answer to that Tuesday afternoon for STEM. Students answered the question by explaining what a scientist and cook may have in common. One student explained that “both a scientist and cook have to measure things,” hitting the …read more.

SYRACUSE — The first “Indiana Gets Girl Powered” event will be held from 3:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, in the Wawasee High School cafeteria. Middle and high school girls are invited to network with each other and make contact with women mentors in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The event …read more.

SYRACUSE — A teacher before he became a superintendent, Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, shifted gears and went into the learning mode while visiting China earlier this summer. He was one of 10 superintendents from across the United States, and the only one from Indiana, to take the 12-day trip …read more.

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Lightweight Innovations For Tomorrow and the Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence at Ohio State University, announced a new competition for students from around the country merging the ancient skills of the blacksmith with the digital age of robotics to create new material forming capabilities called, “robotic blacksmithing.” Launching this fall and running through the …read more.

By CASSIE JENSEN Director of Marketing, PR and Grant Writing AKRON — As children prepare for school to start at Tippecanoe Valley, the corporation is also preparing activities to engage and excite them. One of the programs that is sure to do this is Akron Elementary’s new makerspace in its school library. The makerspace will …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Jefferson Elementary School held a STEM Project fair to showcase sixth grade science projects on Tuesday, May 17. The projects, which had been in the works for roughly two months ranged over a number of scientific questions. Students were encouraged to choose a hypothesis that interested them, and were allowed a great …read more.

By BECKY BROWER Communication Services, Syracuse Public Library SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library announces it has received a $3,500 National Science Foundation Rural Gateways grant from the Califa Library Group to provide science-based programs for adults. Science, technology, engineering and math, and science, technology, engineering, art and math, are popular topics for children’s education, …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Thirteen grants totaling $9,609,702 were awarded to organizations and colleges to support programs that recruit, prepare, place and retain educators in schools with teacher shortages in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) subject areas, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced today.

INDIANA — Over the years, cities and towns have managed their ever-expanding piles of trash in a variety of ways, including dumping it into landfills, burning it in incinerators or shipping it off in trucks and barges. Such waste management systems contribute to air and water pollution and can be expensive and energy intensive. Today, …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, Triton School Corporation Superintendent Mrs. Cathy Strycker’s third grade class at Triton Elementary School.  Mrs. Strycker shared the following: “Our class was very fortunate to be given an opportunity for a grant with an organization our Triton School Superintendent, Mrs. Donna Burroughs, shared with us called DonorsChoose.org.  “This summer I (Cathy Strycker) wrote …read more.

In it’s latest “Biz Report,” the Indiana Chamber released some disheartening information regarding economic growth. According to the chamber’s eighth annual employer workforce survey, an alarming number of workers are not prepared for on-the-job success. The chamber polled many Indiana business leaders and received more than 500 responses. While the majority of business leaders believe …read more.

A group of dedicated university and community partners will join with pre-college students and their parents on April 28 to celebrate the inaugural year of the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) Sci-TEC Academy. The event will take place in Walb Union Classic Ballroom from 5:30-7:30 p.m. The new pre-college career program is a partnership …read more.

By ANNIE MILLER Invent Now Camp Invention, the nation’s premier summer enrichment day camp program that is supported by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the National Inventors Hall of Fame, is coming to Triton Elementary School the week of Monday, June 1 through Friday, June 5. The week long day camp for …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Eisenhower’s new STEM Inquiry Science Club recently kicked off during the school’s “Adventures After School” program. The club provides students with an opportunity to integrate their creativity and innovation skills into the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This club was made possible by a …read more.

A small satellite designed and built by a Grant County company with Taylor University ties is in low-earth orbit following its release Tuesday evening from the International Space Station. The Globalstar Experiment and Risk Reduction Satellite (GEARRS) was developed by Grant County-based NearSpace Launch, Inc. (NSL) and funded by the Air Force to demonstrate near …read more.

Indiana continues to retain its strong leadership position in critical areas of its life sciences industry. According to 2013 data, life sciences exports accounted for $9.8 billion (nearly one-third of Indiana’s total exports), the second highest number in the U.S. (behind only California), exporting $175,000 of products per worker. The state had a workforce of …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Lakeview Middle School students in the Gateway to Technology Robotics program integrate S.T.E.M. concepts every day. Working as a team, students apply math and science knowledge as they brainstorm ideas to create a robot that will help them understand the many uses of technology. Students have …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Leslie Tharp’s sixth-grade class at Jefferson Elementary investigated a mystery object by making observations and asking questions. After they discussed their observations and wondering in small groups, their objects were cut open to determine if anything was on the inside. Within one of their mystery objects …read more.

A new study by Indiana University School of Education researchers sheds new light on the pathways students take to STEM careers, finding that the route is rarely direct. (Photo Provided) The study “The Nature of Experiences Responsible for the Generation and Maintenance of Interest in STEM,” published in the journal Science Education, is authored by …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Claypool Fourth graders stepped into the roles of Marine Manufacturers, Engineers, and Business Owners. Students practiced Archimedes’ Buoyancy Principle while using all facets of STEM education: science, technology, engineering and math. Learners partnered and created their own shipping company. Each company was allotted a $2500 budget …read more.

Students in Mrs. Dean’s fourth grade class participated in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities this week. Students learned about forces that affect motion through the air and were asked to design a paper airplane that reduced the effect of these forces for maximum flight. Each student designed and engineered their own airplane, and …read more.

The Gateway Education Center uses technology on a daily basis in their learning processes to inspire and equip their students. As GEC staff learns more about the STEM initiative, they are beginning to implement technology into their instructional practices. Mr. Peter Lucht’s middle school students use technology in a variety of ways. The students use …read more.

The Center for Lakes & Streams at Grace College received $15,000 from Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. to promote environmental education through water-related STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) initiatives in local schools and through the Northern Indiana Lakes Festival community education initiative. The center is using the money to increase environmental literacy in the …read more.

The Warsaw Inquiry Learning Lab (Mobile STEM Lab) will officially roll into Warsaw this summer sporting an eye catching design. The design (see above) was created by students in Kelly Morrow’s Visual Communication class at Warsaw Community High School. Karisa Clark, Joelle Scram, Drew Tomasik and Noemi Lopez brainstormed an idea for the design and spent …read more.

DuPuy Orthopedics and its parent company, Johnson & Johnson, are being sued by a Michiana woman for faulty prosthetic device. Teresa Consentino is claiming that the Agility Total Ankle System that was implanted in her left leg was defective and caused her significant pain. In August of 2007, Cosentino underwent surgery consisting of an ankle …read more.