WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to honor an Edgewood Middle School Student for his continued dedication to raising awareness on the detriments of smoking cigarettes. Cayman Blake, son of Dan and Heidi Blake of Warsaw, has inspired many through his mission to advocate toward raising taxes on cigarettes as well as the legal …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools’ middle school band, choir and orchestra departments will present their Veterans Day concerts at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8, in the Lakeview Middle School gymnasium. The concerts will feature the Edgewood Middle School and Lakeview Middle School advanced bands, combined choirs and intermezzo orchestras. The bands …read more.

  SHIPSHEWANA — A group of students from Edgewood Middle School are attending events at the Michiana Event Center in Shipshewana this week to receive a valuable, hands-on education in a variety of subjects. “I was able to take 10 students from my Computer Science for Innovators & Makers course to help with the Masquerade …read more.

Volleyball results for Tuesday, Sept. 11.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools will welcome students and staff back to the first day of school on Tuesday, Aug. 14. In preparation for the start of school, each WCS building will host a time for parents and students to visit and tour the buildings and learn more about their child’s school. All WCS elementary schools will …read more.

WARSAW – Signups are now open for the first running of the Tiger Invite 5K cross country run.

WARSAW — For the second straight year, a group of Edgewood Middle School students won a special prize at the National Contest for National History Day. The prize was announced during a ceremony June 14 in Washington, D.C. Each year, The Civil War Trust sponsors the Civil War History Prize. This year, the honor went …read more.

TERRE HAUTE – A trio of Warsaw area middle school athletes won state titles at the Indiana Middle School Track and Field Championships.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation recently hosted the sixth annual Warsaw Robotics Vex Exhibition Tournament on Friday, May 11, in the Warsaw Area Career Center gym. The tournament featured 26 teams from Edgewood and Lakeview middle schools, Washington STEM Academy, Warsaw Area Career Center and Urey Middle School from John Glenn School Corporation. Students …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Area Career Center hosted the sixth annual Vex Robotics Exhibition tournament Friday, May 11. Students participating in the event were given six weeks to build robots for the tournament. This year’s theme was “Splitting the Defense.” Teams of two to five students completed challenges with robots they designed and built based …read more.

WARSAW — The Indiana Historical Society proudly announced four students from Edgewood Middle School and five students from Lakeview Middle School took top honors at the 2018 National History Day in Indiana state contest, Saturday, April 14, at Ivy Tech’s campus in downtown Indianapolis. In the Junior Group Exhibit category, Kaylee Ochoa and Rachel Doyle …read more.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team held its Awards Night Monday.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School 8th grade girls basketball team posted an undefeated season.

The Edgewood Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team lost in the title game of the conference tourney Saturday.

WARSAW — Edgewood Middle School announced it has been recognized as a Project Lead The Way Distinguished School for providing broad access to transformative learning opportunities for students through PLTW Gateway. Edgewood is one of 110 middle schools across the U.S. to receive this honor. PLTW is a nonprofit organization that serves millions of K-12 …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Education Foundation recently awarded over $7,800 in Red Apple Grant funds to 12 Warsaw Community Schools’ educators representing six different schools.  Their students are becoming expert mathematicians, gaining engineering skills, practicing yoga and using drones to design processes for real-world situations. Red Apple Grants are awarded to teachers for classroom materials …read more.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team defeated Triton Thursday night.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team topped Manchester Monday evening.

KOSCIUSKO — Kacey Anderson, early education specialist at The Beaman Home, spoke to Edgewood Middle School classes in Warsaw. Anderson described various forms of abuse and discussed aspects of healthy relationships. She shared true stories of those who survived, as well as those who did not survive, abuse.  Anderson engaged with students by drawing out …read more.

    WARSAW — In the world, there is one death by suicide every 40 seconds. Student Skylar Ashcraft lost her sister to suicide a couple of years ago. “We’ve had a lot of suicide attempts at our school in the past couple months,” Ashcraft said. Veronica Helser, an English honors teacher, created the school …read more.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball team topped Wawasee Monday night.

BREMEN – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams each won the NELMSC Tournament championship on Saturday.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team defeated Bremen Tuesday night.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams picked up a pair of wins Tuesday night.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams picked up two wins.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams notched a pair of wins over Bremen Wednesday night.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams both topped Wawasee Tuesday night.

WARSAW — Edgewood Middle School took Warsaw by storm as it collected a record high 17,000 food items during its 15th annual food drive from Dec. 1 to Dec. 15. The Tigers managed to collect over $26,000 in food goods from Owens as well as an additional $1,000 in cash. Edgewood donated 70 family boxes …read more.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams netted a pair of wins Thursday night.

FORT WAYNE – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams won two games Tuesday night.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams were both winners Monday night.

WARSAW — Edgewood Middle School kicked off its 15th annual food drive at Owens Wednesday, Dec. 6, and Thursday, Dec. 7, to collect non-perishable food items for Combined Community Services and Our Father’s House. The event will run 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, through Friday, Dec. 15 as well as 10 a.m. …read more.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams picked up a pair of wins Tuesday night.

MIDDLEBURY – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams both won titles at the Northridge Tournament on Saturday.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce Abbi Richcreek, a teacher at Edgewood Middle School, has been named the 2017 Middle School Teacher Excellence Award winner. The award was presented to Richcreek at the Marriott East Hotel in Indianapolis during the annual Association for Career and Technical Educators and Engineering & Technology Educators …read more.

WARSAW — The commons area at Edgewood Middle School has been a whirlwind of activity this week as the hurricane relief fundraiser organized by Edgewood Cares gets underway. Following a wave of recent hurricanes, including Harvey, Irma, Jose and Maria, members of the philanthropic club made the decision to arrange a hurricane relief fundraiser. Edgewood …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce Jason Culver as the new assistant principal of Edgewood Middle School. Culver graduated from Ball State University, Muncie, in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health. He furthered his studies at Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne, where he received his master’s degree …read more.

WARSAW— Members of the community got a first-hand look at renovations to Edgewood Middle School and a student showcase during an open house held at Edgewood Middle School Tuesday, May 16. Guests were given the opportunity to view the recently completed renovations to the school. The major renovations were completed before students returned at the …read more.

PLAINFIELD – The Edgewood Middle School 8th grade girls basketball team concluded its fine season Saturday.

COLUMBIA CITY – The Edgewood Middle School 8th grade girls basketball team won the conference tournament title Saturday.

COLUMBIA CITY – The Edgewood Middle School 7th grade girls basketball team capped an undefeated season on Saturday with a championship.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball teams both won their tourney openers Thursday night.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball teams posted wins on Thursday night.

The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club recently recognized the above students from Edgewood Middle School as Students of the Week. Join the Club as a guest on any Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. for the breakfast meeting at the Shrine Building in the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club is the number one Optimist Club …read more.

WARSAW — Lakeview and Edgewood Middle Schools are celebrating their recent success at the NELMSC Geography Bee Competition. The event took place on Tuesday, Jan. 31, At Indian Springs Middle School in Columbia City. Both schools’ teams placed in the top three with Edgewood taking a second place victory and Lakeview earning third place. There …read more.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball teams continued their undefeated seasons with wins Wednesday night.

PLYMOUTH – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams picked up two wins in the conference tourney Thursday night.

HuNTINGTON – The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball teams remained undefeated with wins Wednesday night.

WARSAW — Growing up as a young man and getting into trouble as the class clown, Michael Casey was always fairly uncertain about his future career path. Little did he imagine he would one day become the assistant principal and athletic director at Edgewood Middle School, Warsaw.

MILFORD – The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball teams each remained undefeated with wins Monday night.

PLYMOUTH – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams posted a pair of wins Tuesday night.

WARSAW – The Edgewood Middle School middle school girls basketball team defeated Bremen Monday night.

HUNTINGTON – The Edgewood Middle School boys basketball teams posted a pair of wins Monday night.

COLUMBIA CITY – The Edgewood Middle School girls basketball teams both won tourney championships on Saturday.

WARSAW — On Wednesday, Dec. 14, two Warsaw Community School’s bus drivers assisted in saving the life of an Edgewood Middle School student. Julie Goon was on her way to school when a student who had been eating a piece of candy began to signal he was choking. Goon, who had lost her own voice …read more.

WARSAW — The Lakeview and Edgewood Middle schools’ band concert has been cancelled for tonight, Monday, Dec. 12. It has been re-scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 20, at PAC Auditorium at Warsaw Community High School.

WARSAW — Edgewood Middle School has been selected to be featured as a “Cool School” feature. Edgewood has been engaging students in life saving skills every Friday for the past month during their lunch time. Warsaw Police Department, Warsaw-Wayne Fire and Lutheran EMS all partnered together to teach the students skills, varying from AED use and …read more.

WARSAW — Shortly before 9 a.m., Edgewood Middle School employees got a scare when a deer jumped into and shattered a window near the main entrance. The window next to entrance two, was completely shattered, but the deer did not make it inside. It was initially thought the deer was badly injured and Warsaw Police …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Education Foundation recently awarded more than $6,500 in Red Apple Grant funds to five Warsaw Community Schools teachers. Their students are beginning the 2016-2017 school year engaged in creating and experimenting in the arts and sciences, programming robots, studying local waterways, engineering design and modeling and creative writing. Red Apple Grants …read more.

WARSAW — Despite ongoing construction, the Warsaw Community School Board learned Tuesday evening, Aug. 9, Washington STEM Academy and Edgewood Middle School will be move-in ready next Monday, Aug. 15. During a brief design-build update, the board was told that the main focus over the past few weeks has been on making the buildings safe and …read more.

WARSAW — Martin Becker, former Director of Bands at Warsaw Community High School, and current Director of Bands at Grace College, will be the guest conductor for 500 middle schoolers at the INpact Band performance at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 13. In addition to conducting kids from all over the country, Becker will also …read more.

WARSAW — As upgrades continue on two Warsaw Community School Corporation buildings, hopes are high that things will be ready by the time classes start. The two buildings are Washington STEM Academy and Edgewood Middle School. Both are receiving significant upgrades, including new classrooms and new STEM lab additions. A third WCS building, Lincoln Elementary School, …read more.

WARSAW — Three Warsaw Community School building projects are taking shape quickly, as the WCS Board of Trustees learned during its regular work session Monday, July 12. Washington Elementary and Edgewood Middle School are still slated to be ready in time for school to start. With the projects rapidly nearing completion, the main focus will be …read more.

WARSAW — Tuesday afternoon, June 14, was busy for the Warsaw Community School Board as members toured the three construction sites, then met for their regular work session. Those driving by the new Lincoln Elementary School will notice exterior block work is done. All structural steel, joists and decking are also completed. In the less …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community School Board is wrapping up one school year and looking forward to the next following its regular work session held Tuesday evening, May 10. Design-build is the hot topic going into the summer months, with major components of all three buildings — Washington and Lincoln Elementary Schools and Edgewood Middle …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw middle school bands will present their spring concert, “See You at the Movies,” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 9, in the PAC auditorium. The concert will include favorites such as, “Mission Impossible,” selections from “Harry Potter,” “Circle of Life” and highlights from “The Hunger Games.” The combined Edgewood/Lakeview Middle School jazz …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community School Board saw firsthand the progress on the design build project coming to fruition. Project supervisor Jim LeMasters took board members on a location-by-location tour, explaining each step of the project so far and describing what will happen next. Donning hard hats, the board first stopped at Lincoln Elementary School, where a new …read more.

WARSAW — Unseasonably cold weather and snow have not halted work on three Warsaw school buildings that are receiving major renovations this spring, summer and fall. While all three projects are happening simultaneously, each building has its particular set of needs. Edgewood Middle School is being completely gutted section by section. Work is currently underway on the …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — WCS Middle Schools are celebrating to the tune of success following outstanding performances at the recent Indiana Schools State Music Organization Competition. A total of 43 students attended the competition from Edgewood and Lakeview Middle schoolsSaturday, March 19, at Goshen Middle School, Goshen. Edgewood orchestra, comprised of …read more.

By ALYSSA RICHARDSON Communications Associate, Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — Last weekend, chess teams from Warsaw brought home five trophies at the Indiana Chess Team State Finals. The competition took place in Hammond. In the third and under division Eisenhower placed eighth, Lincoln placed seventh and Washington placed sixth. In the sixth and under division, Washington …read more.

WARSAW — The third and final ground breaking ceremony for the Warsaw Community Schools design build project took place Tuesday afternoon, March 8, at Edgewood Middle School. Students, teachers and school officials gathered in front of the building, where freshly-dug soil was ready for the occasion. Donning hard hats, students picked up their ceremonial shovels …read more.

SOUTH BEND — Equipped with a love of history and a little creativity, 19 groups of Edgewood Middle School eighth-grade students recently participated in the regional National History Day competition in South Bend. According to Michael Howard, eighth-grade history teacher at EMS, the history department has been involved in project based learning for quite some …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is celebrating national “Music In Our Schools” by the Music Education National Association. WCS is taking the opportunity to celebrate the many musical programs offered within the district. In honor of this celebration, the Lakeview and Edgewood Middle School bands, Lakeview choir and the …read more.

WARSAW — It has been an exciting season thus far for Warsaw Community School Corporation chess clubs. Teams from Madison, Washington, Eisenhower and Lincoln elementary schools, as well as Edgewood Middle School, recently battled their wits against opponents at the Regional Chess Tournament in Goshen on Saturday, Feb. 27.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation is one step closer to fulfilling a dream for three of its buildings. Last evening, Monday, Feb. 29, volunteers and school board members gathered as Jamie Lake, project architect, and Jerry Rolfson, design-build team leader, Performance Services, revealed plans for upgrades to Edgewood Middle School and Washington STEM Academy. …read more.

WARSAW — With a relatively brief agenda, the Warsaw Community Schools Board of Trustees met in regular session Monday evening, Feb. 22. The board heard from teachers and participants in the Edgewood Middle School National History Day project, a project-based learning initiative all eighth-graders are a part of. Students and teachers took turns describing how …read more.

Site renovations for Washington Elementary WARSAW — The Warsaw School Corporation has started making the dream of a new Lincoln Elementary and renovated Washington Elementary and Edgewood Middle School a reality. Monday, Feb. 15, the construction began with trees being removed from the front of the WCS administration building to make a new road to …read more.

By DANI BARKEY, WCS Communications and Accountability Officer WARSAW — In our most successful year ever, WCHS Art students received 33 awards in the individual entry categories and six more awards in the senior portfolio category. The Gold Key winners advance to the next round of judging at the national level in New York. The …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation is another step closer to bringing its dream of a new Lincoln Elementary and renovated Washington Elementary and Edgewood Middle School a reality. Warsaw Plan Commission unanimously approved development plans on all three school projects Monday evening, Dec. 14, during its regular meeting. No negative remarks against the project …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — The Warsaw sixth, seventh and eighth-grade bands will present their winter concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, in the WCHS Performing Art Center Auditorium. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. Canned food donations will be accepted at the door for the local community. The concert will feature …read more.

An artist rendering of Lincoln Elementary’s possible exterior upon completion. WARSAW — After nearly a year of discussion and careful planning, Warsaw Community School Corporation is one step closer to bringing its dream of a new Lincoln Elementary and renovated Washington Elementary and Edgewood Middle School to fruition.  Last month, the school corporation announced Performance …read more.

WARSAW — A select group of about 60 eighth-grade students from Edgewood Middle School and Lakeview Middle School recently participated in the OrthoWorx Innovative Careers Pathway Program. Participants learned about the orthopedic industry, advanced manufacturing career opportunities, the skills needed and the pathways to pursue those careers. The group also included five administrators, counselors and a teacher.

Meetings have been held with faculty and staff in all three buildings over the last three weeks. Modifications from their requests are being identified and evaluated. Timelines have been set and work is underway to obtain the appropriate permits. Performance Services plan to take the exterior footprints designs to the City of Warsaw Planning Commission …read more.

[weaver_youtube XiR1N5Isp0Q rel=0] WARSAW — Lakeview Middle School held a ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 11, to honor local veterans for their service. The Lakeview and Edgewood Middle School band, choir and orchestra departments performed patriotic music as veterans received recognition for their service. Veterans and their families, plus members of the public, were invited to return that evening …read more.

WARSAW — Edgewood Middle School is comprised of both hardworking students and staff. From endeavors to continually improve academics, technology and STEM initiatives, the school is working to entrench itself amongst the top 10 percent of middle schools in the state. Though Edgewood is working hard to ensure students meet state testing expectations, according to …read more.

WARSAW – Edgewood’s seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams each won titles at the Lakeview Tournaments this past weekend.

LAPORTE – Edgewood’s eighth grade volleyball team finished second and seventh grade team finished third at the LaPorte Invitational.

Warsaw Community Schools will hold Parent-Teacher Conferences according to the following schedule: Elementary School Schedule 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20. Grades K-6. 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21. Grades K-6. Students Dismissed. Middle School Schedule Edgewood and Lakeview Middle School are pleased to announce a change to Parent-Teacher Conferences for the 2015-2016 school …read more.

[weaver_youtube ORliwbc3WPg rel=0] WARSAW — Students at Edgewood Middle School, Warsaw, gathered in the school’s commons Thursday morning, Oct. 1, to witness something not everyone has the chance to see — DARE officer, Joe Hawn, having his head shaved. Earlier this year, the school issued a challenge to its students to raise funds to participate in this year’s …read more.

It was a short and semi-uneventful meeting for the Warsaw Community School Board. Wrapping up several points from last week’s work session, the school board also heard information from Randy Hesser, school attorney with Warrick & Boyn LLP. Hesser took a moment to lead the school board through the hearing process for the building projects …read more.

WARSAW — At 8:50 a.m. Edgewood Middle School held a lockdown drill. According to officials with Warsaw Community School Corporation, local law enforcement in partnership with WCS is conducting a routine drug search in accordance with the EMS school safety plan. Dani Barkey, WCS chief accountability, noted it is the the top priority of WCS …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation hopes to keep the community apprised of its latest building project. Superintendent David Hoffert gave a presentation at a special meeting held Wednesday evening, Aug. 26, in which he outlined the project. The plan, he said, is to keep the community informed throughout the process. The project will focus …read more.

For students entering seventh grade who participated in the 1:1 program last year as a sixth grade student, parents and students may attend from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. or from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 3. For students who are new to the 1:1 program and will be a seventh or …read more.

Lincoln Elementary rendering Members of the community, students and Warsaw Community School Corporation staff and personnel met today to discuss WCS’s accomplishments, as well as plans for the future. During this core planning session, Dr. David Hoffert, WCS superintendent, took a moment to thank the numerous supporters of the WCS referendum — which will allow …read more.

The Warsaw middle school bands will present their Spring Concert “Lights, Camera, Action” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 11 in the Lakeview Auditorium. The concert will include favorites such as “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “May It Be” from “Lord of the Rings,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” and “Highlights from Aladdin.” The Combined Edgewood/Lakeview Middle School …read more.

By MARCI FRANKS Director, Food and Nutrition, Warsaw Community Schools The Warsaw Community Schools have announced plans to participate in the Summer Food Service Program. Free meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age and under and to persons over 18 years who are enrolled in a state-approved educational program for …read more.

Edgewood repeats as state champs in the junior exhibit for the National History Day competition. Mr. Howard’s team of Jarrett Orr, Keagan Rice, Reuben Williams, Tyler McKenzie and Alex Dials are winners! This team moved from third at Regionals to first at state. Nearly 500 Hoosier students competed in the National History Day in Indiana …read more.

On May 5 voters will be faced with an opportunity to vote yes or no to a referendum that would allow for the rebuilding of Lincoln Elementary and the remodeling of Washington Elementary and Edgewood Middle School. Lincoln Elementary proposal(all photos provided by WCS) Lincoln Elementary  Though some are concerned about redistricting at Lincoln, the current …read more.

Dear Editor, I used to describe these parts as a place that displays both the “vision” of Jules Verne and the spirit of Mayberry…all at the same time.  And I have always considered it a very special gift to be able to travel but a few miles in any direction from the center of Warsaw …read more.

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter of support as both an educator and a proud parent of a WCS student. I want to publicly support and thank the Friends of Warsaw Community Schools, WCS Board members and Dr. David Hoffert for all of the time and energy they have spent to help improve the …read more.