AKRON — An open house will commemorate 40 years in education and the retirement of outgoing Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Superintendent Brett Boggs. The event is scheduled for Sunday, June 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Akron Elementary School cafeteria, 202 E. Rural St., Akron. The celebration is open to the public and …read more.

BURKET — On Thursday, May 17, nearly two dozen students in the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation marked the culmination of an educational battle as uphill as a skyscraper climb. Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s alternative school, the Burket Educational Center marked the high school graduation of 22 students who, just by being enrolled in the school, …read more.

WARSAW — An education-related initiative designed to give students from lower or middle-class households a larger choice of where to learn has several local public school systems feeling a backlash. Indiana’s Choice Scholarships Program, more commonly referred to as the voucher program, provides money from the state’s education funds to go to private schools in …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is setting an example not only for its community and students, but other school corporations. “We preach it, but we live it,” stated Todd Glenn, corporation director of maintenance. The corporation is the only one in at least two counties — Fulton and Kosciusko — that has gone to …read more.

AKRON — A centuries-old burr oak tree stood vigil in front of the newly-dedicated elementary school in Akron as an audience of more than 100 people sat in the new gymnasium to help usher in a new era in education for Tippecanoe Valley students who live in that community. The significance of the tree, which …read more.

AKRON — Akron Elementary School will hold a public open house and dedication ceremony on Sunday, March 18, to officially introduce the new school building to the community. The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in the Akron Elementary School gymnasium. State Sen. Randy Head will be the keynote speaker. Other guest speakers will include …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Local school officials have announced they will continue to participate in a statewide program designed to ensure good nutrition to area children during the months when classrooms may be closed. The Summer Food Service Program, an initiative of the Indiana Department of Education, has been providing nutritious meals and snacks to school-age children …read more.

Dear Editor, Congressional wrangling and presidential commentary over a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals solution have dominated recent news headlines. It is my prayer that those who represent Hoosiers in Washington will keep their focus on the people directly impacted by the termination of the DACA program. The Bible teaches that each Dreamer – along …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Superintendent Brett Boggs has announced he will retire at the end of the current school year. The board of trustees officially accepted his retirement school board meeting last night, Jan. 15, but Boggs will continue to serve as superintendent through June 30. He is putting an end to a …read more.

AKRON — The official retirement of Superintendent Brett Boggs was accepted during the school board meeting held last night, Jan. 15. After attending Tippecanoe Valley as a student and spending 40 years teaching and administrating within the school system, Boggs will now be parting ways with Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation. The official retirement was accepted …read more.

MENTONE — Monday, Aug. 7, marked the beginning of the 2017-18 school year for Tippecanoe Valley schools. Students are filling classrooms from the elementary through high school levels, though a disturbing trend during the last 10 or so years has been less state funding for the more rural and smaller school districts in Indiana. Dr. …read more.

    MENTONE — During the Mentone Egg Festival, just before the parade started Saturday, June 3, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation and Lutheran Health Network Kosciusko Community Hospital announced they are entering into a 10-year partnership to help advance wellness-based programs and services throughout the school corporation and the community. According to Kirk Ray, president …read more.

By Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Superintendent Brett Boggs  AKRON — In the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation, providing attractive, efficient and modern school facilities is a priority. Our community expects – and our students, staff and parents deserve – educational facilities that are safe and designed to meet the educational needs of twenty-first century learners. Tippecanoe Valley …read more.

By BRETT R. BOGGS Superintendent of Schools, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON — The information to be shared in this Valley Insight article comes from the March 2016 issue of Thriving Communities, Thriving State in an article titled, “Recommendations for Thriving Rural Communities.” The Rural and Small Town Commission brought together 16 individuals from the …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON — The Akron Head Start classroom, located at Akron Elementary School, offers a free preschool experience for qualifying children 3-5 years of age.  Openings are currently available for the 2016-2017 school year. Enrollment for next school year will be held at Akron Elementary School, 9 a.m. …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Board met with parents and discussed a number of important issues, during its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 18, including construction plans for a new press box and a set of bleachers to improve the quality of the athletic facilities. The press box, which will sit between the football …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley building project moved one step further during the Monday, March 14, board meeting. Skillman Corporation, a project administration and construction management service located in Merrillville and Indianapolis, came before the board with an update to the bid process for the additions and renovations to Akron Elementary. A total of 52 bids …read more.

AKRON — Driving along SR 19 between Mentone and Akron, one almost immediately notices something different — a giant wind turbine Valley installed its turbine in fall, 2011. Over a four-year period, from Jan. 1, 2012, through Dec. 31, 2015, it produced 6,071,985 kilowatt hours of electricity. TVSC Superintendent Brett Boggs explained what this means. …read more.

This week, numerous school corporation superintendents have spoken out over an age-old test utilized to not only measure elementary, middle school and early high school student’s growth and achievement, but to determine the effectiveness of a corporation’s teaching staff. The past few years have been incredibly rocky ones for CTB-McGraw Hill, the company responsible for …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS President, Board of Directors, Palestine Cemetery Inc. PALESTINE — The board of directors of the Palestine Cemetery Inc., located on SR 25, Palestine, is seeking monetary donations for the continual care and upkeep of Palestine Cemetery. Contributions may be mailed to Martha Perry, Treasurer, 4833 W CR 200S, Warsaw, IN 46580.

Dear Editor, The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation welcomed its sixth class of Tippecanoe Valley High School Distinguished Alumni Sept. 10-11 by inducting eight new members into the class of 2015. These two very special days were made possible by the efforts of many, including the members of the TVHS Distinguished Alumni Committee, Angie Miller, Blaine …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS TVSC Superintendent AKRON — This year’s monthly “Valley Insight” articles will focus on the people of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation as we celebrate the activities and accomplishments of our students, staff, parents and the community. People are the most important part of any organization and we plan to share our “people stories” …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS TVSC Superintendent AKRON — Friday, Aug. 21, is the final day to purchase tickets for the Tippecanoe Valley High School Distinguished Alumni dinner, set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School. Tickets are available at the office of any Tippecanoe Valley school or the administration office. The cost …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s online student registration/data validation system is open for the upcoming school year.

By BRETT BOGGS, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Superintendent Recently, Tippecanoe Valley High School planted 21 trees around our property. The trees were donated through generous grants from NIPSCO and KREMC. Arbor-metrics and Dog Wood Hills Tree Farm provided the actual trees and training. These were substantial gifts, as the trees were not small. We are grateful …read more.

[weaver_youtube Mh5yx0Osf7w rel=0] AKRON – For some, the thought of soccer at Tippecanoe Valley is unthinkable. The school has never had it, or really ever had the game in the area. But the dream for others is becoming a reality as the official groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday afternoon at the school grounds for the …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is seeking nominations for the Tippecanoe Valley High School Distinguished Alumni Class of 2015. Distinguished Alumni are graduates of TVHS (1975 through 2014), living or deceased, who have led successful lives while making substantial contributions to their chosen field of work or have provided outstanding service to their community, state, …read more.

Monday evening’s Tippecanoe Valley School Board meeting saw the Tippecanoe Valley High School girls basketball team, band and cheerleading team all receive recognition from the board for their hard work that led to a deep tournament run by the basketball team in this year’s state tournament. Members of the team, as well as coaches, were …read more.

By BRETT R. BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s timed online auction of general surplus items for sale to the public is currently underway. The online auction will begin closing at 8 p.m. Sunday March 8. Until then, interested individuals may bid on three tractors, a former Tippecanoe Valley High …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Superintendent The Tippecanoe Valley High School Boys Basketball Team plays Wawasee this Friday evening in the semi-final round of the West Noble Sectional. If the Vikings win, the sectional championship game will automatically be moved from Saturday evening to Monday evening because of the TVHS Lady Vikings’ participation …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley’s students, staff, and the community are grieving the passing of Tippecanoe Valley High School junior Chance Beck. Notification was received this afternoon that Chance passed away earlier today at his home in Miami County. Students and staff at Tippecanoe Valley High School were informed of the passing of Chance Beck prior to the …read more.

Senior year of high school is a tricky time. Individuals must balance making friends and having a social life with making wise decisions to set them up for future success. Micah Bradley is a senior at Tippecanoe Valley High School is the exception to the norm. Micah was homeschooled until he was a sophomore. He …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation will offer a variety of general surplus items for sale to the public via an online timed auction. Interested individuals may bid on three tractors, a drill press, band saw, planer, desktop PCs, laptop computers, printers, televisions, overhead projectors, electronics, a Pitco triple unit fryer and much more. To view …read more.

TVSC Superintendent Brett Boggs gives a presentation to the crowd during Thursday’s information session at Mentone Elementary School. (Photo by Jarrett Van Meter) Thursday night was the second of two information sessions regarding the plans to renovate the facilities at Akron Elementary school (see related). Unlike the first meeting, Thursday evening’s meeting was held off-site …read more.

The career counseling program at Tippecanoe Valley High School has been bolstered as of late due to being sponsored through WorkOne. WorkOne is an organization that connects individuals with employers and vice versa. The implementation into schools gives students and added resource for exploring the options that exist for them after their high school experience ends. …read more.

Tuesday evening’s presentation at Akron Elementary on the planned renovation project for the facility lasted about an hour. There were presentations by Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Superintendent Brett Boggs and Akron Elementary Principal Chrissy Mills, among others. Following the presentations, the floor was opened to questions and comments by community members. This segment lasted about …read more.

Akron Elementary Principal Chrissy Mills addresses the crowd. (Photo by Jarrett Van Meter) Tuesday night saw the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation host the first of what will be two community information meetings regarding the Akron Elementary School renovation project. Tuesday’s meeting was held at Akron Elementary, while another meeting will be held at Mentone Elementary …read more.

The 2014 year was another solid one for the Tippecanoe Valley School Board. Several teachers and students within the school corporation were recognized for achievement both at the state and national level, including seven teachers within the corporation receiving KEYS grants. The board oversaw many important hirings in 2014, including the appointment of new TV Middle …read more.

Monday night’s Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s  board meeting was the final meeting for long time board members Rod Eaton, who has served on the board since 1998, and Mark Wise, who has served since 1994. Board member Bryan Murphy began the meeting with a few remarks about his time working with both men, and stated, “When I …read more.

The first distribution of teacher performance grants from the State of Indiana was distributed last week to more than 1,300 schools with more than $30 million given to reward “high-performing” teachers. Locally, nearly all schools received grants to disperse as bonuses to teachers with only Wawawsee School Corporation (see related) and Tippecanoe Valley Middle School …read more.

By BRETT R. BOGGS, EdS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Students from Tippecanoe Valley High School attended the Indiana Association of Student Councils High School Division State Convention- “Catching the Fire of Leadership- Let the Games Begin” on Nov. 1-2, in Indianapolis. TVHS students who attended the State Convention are Victoria Biddle, Jordan Fraser, Amanda …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Question, Persuade, and Refer – three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. The Tippecanoe Valley Community Mental Health Task Force and the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation invite the public to attend an upcoming session of QPR for Suicide Prevention training. Tippecanoe …read more.

By BRETT R. BOGGS Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Superintendent Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation announces the launch of a new district website. Following several months of planning, the new website was launched on Oct. 3. Visitors can see the fresh, new look of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation website by visiting http://www.tvsc.k12.in.us. Why the new look? …read more.

Dear Editor, The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation welcomed its fifth class of Tippecanoe Valley High School Distinguished Alumni on Sept. 18 and 19 by inducting nine new members into the Class of 2014. These two very special days were made possible by the efforts of many, including the members of the TVHS Distinguished Alumni Committee …read more.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Tippecanoe Valley Community Mental Health Task Force, thank you to Huntter Randall of The Bowen Center for Human Services for the many hours of QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) for Suicide Prevention Training provided for the entire Tippecanoe Valley staff and our community. During six separate presentations, starting in …read more.

Due to a prior weather-related school cancellation, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation will be in session on Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 17. The day was initially scheduled as a day off for students, but it will now be used as a snow make up day.

Dear Editor, The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation welcomed its fourth class of Tippecanoe Valley High School Distinguished Alumni on Sept. 12 and 13 by inducting seven new members into the Class of 2013. These two very special days were made possible by the efforts of many, including the members of the TVHS Distinguished Alumni Committee …read more.

By Brett R. Boggs,  Superintendent of Schools Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation It Takes a Leader to Raise Up a Leader This is the first in a series of monthly Valley Insight articles to be written during the 2013-2014 school year by members of the Tippecanoe Valley Administrative team. Each will focus on Valley’s Hedgehog Concept, …read more.

It appears the woman accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $300,000 from the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation had a history of mishandling money. Sherri Adamson, 50, of Rochester, took her own life on Jan. 7 of this year, just two days after she first came under police scrutiny. On Tuesday, StaceyPageOnline.com reported that the Indiana …read more.

The Indiana State Board of Accounts has released findings of an audit of Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation noting more than $307,000 in missing funds. The state is now requesting reimbursement of those funds from the estate of former corporation treasurer Sherri Adamson. Adamson, 50, of Rochester, served as the TVSC treasurer from Jan. 1, 2010, …read more.

In December, Tippecanoe Valley’s school counselors, administrators, community mental health experts, area pastors and law enforcement officers met to discuss ways to strengthen the mental health of the community. As a result of those meetings, the Tippecanoe Valley Community Mental Health Task Force was formed with the following purpose: “To develop and implement strategies to …read more.