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 – The Committee to Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King has announced professional baseball player Chris Singleton as the speaker for the 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Event. Singleton, an inspirational speaker and member of the Chicago Cubs organization, will serve as the keynote speaker during the event scheduled for Jan. 21, …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 — Warsaw Community Schools will soon be launching a new safety initiative that will greatly improve communication and safety alerts throughout the district. Through the use of Alertus, a unified emergency mass notification and crisis communication system, WCS will be able to better communicate with staff, students, parents and emergency personnel in the case …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools has awarded much-needed funding to help with the continuing education of four of its own. At the regular meeting of the WCS board of trustees Monday night, Nov. 19, the board congratulated Joshua Wall, David Burden, April Fitterling and Brad Gutwein as recipients of the scholarship designed to help WCS …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools’ board of trustees applauded the efforts of a local teacher at the regular work session Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 13. Taylor Bean, an instructional coach for Warsaw Community Schools was presented with a certificate by Chief Academic Officer Dr. David Robertson at the meeting for an accolade earned by Bean …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools board of trustees were educated on the upcoming changes to school finance at the monthly work session Tuesday, Nov. 13. April Fitterling, WCS’s financial operations manager, explained the effects that recent Indiana law will have on the district’s purse strings. The law, known as House Enrolled Act 1009, was …read more.

WARSAW — For students at Warsaw Community High School, being equipped with the necessary tools to navigate the high-stress of public school and the often frequent pitfalls of student life is a necessity not lost on the school corporation. Warsaw Community Schools offers several programs designed to provide a team of both adult and peer …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.

From left are Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert, Board members Matt Dick, Heather Reichenbach and Jeremy Mullins, Science Teacher Mark Riege, Board Members Jay Baumgartner and Randy Polston, Zimmer Biomet’s Brian Mimnaugh and Board Member Dan Metzger. WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools’ Board of Trustees heard a presentation Monday night, Oct. 22, about a partnership between …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools announced on Monday, Oct. 22, that former radio personality Jay Michaels has been named the new director for the Warsaw Performing Arts Center. Michaels assumed the role beginning Oct. 2. Michaels began his career as a radio personality and has worked in several different capacities on and off the air …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is moving to same-day eLearning Days for the 2018-2019 school year. This means that if school is cancelled, eLearning assignments will be posted on the day of the cancellation, as opposed to assignments being posted on a Saturday. The following are frequently asked questions about eLearning Days. Q – What …read more.

WARSAW — With three district slots open and two sitting board members running for re-election, the race for available seats on the Warsaw Community Schools’ board of trustees features five hopefuls. The District 1 race, with the open spot vacated by Matt Dick, will feature three contenders in Wendy Fairchild, Keith Manuel and Michael Coon. …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools’ staff, student resource officers and members of several local and state police organizations recently attended the Learning and the Brain Symposium at Butler University. The event included a presentation from Dr. Lori Desautel of Butler University about childhood adversity and applied educational neuroscience. It also provided an opportunity for officers to gain insight …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools’ Board of Trustees was grateful for a pair of grants presented to the school corporation Monday, Sept. 17 and heard an update on the progress of the school’s in-house child care program. But the highlight of the meeting was an attempted jailbreak by a winged creature that is an adopted …read more.

WARSAW — Students and teachers in Warsaw Community Schools will be ramping up math education, as well as implementing measuring tools to gauge the progress of the school system’s students in a variety of subjects. At WCS’s board of trustees monthly work session Tuesday, Sept. 11, the board heard presentations from several faculty and administrators …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools’ Board of Trustees applauded a recent donation from one of Warsaw’s more prominent businesses. According to Chief Technology Officer Brad Hagg, the school system has been the past recipient of equipment donations from Da-Lite Screen of Warsaw. At Tuesday’s board work session, Hagg told the board that the company …read more.

WARSAW — To make sure school corporation patrons receive school news and alerts in ways that work best for them, Warsaw Community Schools is launching a new communications app. Parents can sign up for the free SchoolMessenger app today to set communications preferences for calls, emails and texts, as well as for receiving all kinds …read more.

WARSAW — Fourth-grade students from throughout Warsaw Community Schools were engaged in a history-infused sensory explosion Friday, Sept. 7, as the youngsters converged on Harrison Elementary School to experience the third installment of WCS’s Back To The Days event. During the day-long history lesson, students from elementary schools throughout the district rotated between 12 stations …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is committed to promoting the well-being of its students and staff. In order to further the district’s SEL initiative, numerous staff members have undergone training in a variety of settings with Dr. Lori Desautels, an expert in neuroscience in education and assistant professor in the College of Education at Butler …read more.

WARSAW — Through a generous grant provided by the K21 Health Foundation, Warsaw Community Schools’ elementary students will enjoy new and exciting opportunities to stay active and healthy. The grant, totaling $56,840, will assist elementary physical education teachers in giving every student an opportunity to succeed through innovative, non-threatening physical activities, regardless of a student’s …read more.

WARSAW — On the first official day of the 2018-2019 school year, the Warsaw Community Schools’ Board of School Trustees met in a work session and heard presentations on continued school success, advanced placement programs with dual credit courses as well as reports on grades and grading. The experts in analytics and student assessments were …read more.

WARSAW — Students and parents of Warsaw Community Schools are being asked to help the school corporation with a traffic situation that is at least partially the result of ongoing construction at Warsaw High School. As construction continues on the Student Activity Center, WCHS Principal Troy Akers said on Tuesday, Aug. 14, that vehicle traffic …read more.

WARSAW — Students with Warsaw Community Schools have shed their bathing suits and flip-flops in exchange for book bags full of school supplies as the corporation’s eight elementary schools, two middle schools and state-of-the-art high school welcomed pupils back from summer vacation on Tuesday, Aug. 14. At Lincoln Elementary, early arrivals were greeted with bottled …read more.

WARSAW — With several weeks before the filing deadline passes, the Warsaw Community Schools board of school trustees will likely look different by year’s end. At least one board member is not seeking re-election and two new candidates are throwing their hats in the ring. Dan Metzger, who serves on the Warsaw board for District …read more.

WARSAW — With the start of the school year fast approaching, Warsaw Community Schools would like to encourage parents and guardians who have not yet registered their students to do so as soon as possible. Although registration is open year-round for all Warsaw schools, early registration assists in paving the way to a successful start to …read more.

WARSAW — The deadline for all Warsaw Community Schools students to have immunizations completed and turned into their school nurse for the 2018-2019 school year is Aug. 14, the first day of school. According to IC 20-34-4-5, students in all grades are required to meet the minimum immunization requirements set forth by the Indiana State …read more.

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 — Warsaw Community Schools is hosting a job fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2, at the WCS Central Administration Office. During the event, attendees are invited to meet with various WCS department leaders to learn more about open positions and their roles within the …read more.

WARSAW — The board of school trustees for Warsaw Community Schools packed two meetings into one session Monday night, July 23, in what could be considered some of the last meetings before buses arrive with students in the fall for the next school year. The board conducted a work session that consisted of a mix …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools invites parents to attend a night of free learning in the fields of digital learning and safety for youth and teens. The event will take place from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. Monday, July 23, in the Warsaw Community High School Performing Arts Center. Two guest speakers will attend the event …read more.

WARSAW — The Indiana Department of Homeland Security recently announced the recipients of the 2019 IDHS Safety Grant and Warsaw Community Schools was selected as a recipient to receive $50,000. The school corporation announced the grant would be used to assist in providing overall security for its 13 buildings through the use of school resource officers. In a press release, …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is already looking ahead to the fall when sun-tanned students will be headed back into the classroom. “We have about 18 percent of our students registered,” said Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert at the Board of School Trustees monthly work session Thursday afternoon, June 14. “That is good, [Chief Analytics Officer] …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools began earlier this month with its Summer Food Service Program. Free meals are being made available to all children 18 years of age and younger and to persons older than 18 years who are enrolled in a state-approved educational program for the mentally or physically disabled. Free meals will …read more.

WARSAW — Teaching becomes gratifying when a student has one of those “aha” moments and the light bulb turns on because they get it, as described by Angela Luecke, math instructional coach for elementary schools in Warsaw Community Schools. Teaching math is at the top of the favorite list for Luecke and this is but …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce the continued partnership of Zimmer Biomet through a recent grant award. The grant, which totals $150,000, will be utilized to further STEM initiatives through expansion of STEM materials and personnel and the expansion of Warsaw Community Schools’ partnership network. “We are so thankful and excited to …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools has partnered with United Way of Kosciusko County to bring the Warsaw area the annual Kindergarten Countdown Camp. The camp serves as an orientation program to kindergarten for children who have not had preschool experience. Students will be introduced to curriculum while also learning classroom, lunch and bathroom expectations. Kindergarten …read more.

WARSAW — The Beaman Home will host the first Sensory Day for children and families in the community. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 28, local agencies will be hosting a fun filled day for families with children in the 0 to 5 age range. The event will be held at Baker Youth …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools would like to remind parents the deadline for state financial aid applications is Sunday, April 15. According to CollegeBoard.com, in 2014-15, about 2/3 of full-time students paid for college with the help of financial aid in the form of grants and scholarships. Approximately 57 percent of financial aid dollars awarded …read more.

WARSAW — Let the Warsaw Education Foundation help you recognize your special educator during Teacher Appreciation Week by participating in the Honor an Educator Program. The special Honor an Educator tribute packages are available now through April 30. This special gift for an educator provides you the opportunity to show your appreciation for their work …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko County 4-H, in partnership with Purdue Extension Master Gardener, Steve Koontz and Warsaw Community Schools, will be hosting a summer workshop series teaching hands-on tower gardening to youth in grades 3-6. Youth will meet weekly in May and June to plant and maintain their lettuce and other vegetables in the tower gardens …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is offering the community the opportunity to purchase preowned, retired IPads no longer being used by students or staff. These devices have been inventoried and cleaned and are currently available on eBay. Anyone interested in bidding on a device is asked to visit http://stores.ebay.com/Asset-Auctions-Online. Once there, click “Warsaw Schools surplus …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools will host the annual Kindergarten Round-Up event for all incoming 2018-2019 kindergarten students and parents at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 15. The event will be held at all elementary schools in the Warsaw Schools district. Incoming kindergarten students should be age five on or before Aug. 1, 2018, according to …read more.

WARSAW — Several Warsaw Community Schools elementary chess leagues recently celebrated success at the Goshen SCI Team Regional competition held at Goshen High School. The event, held Saturday, Feb. 24, invited more than 55 teams from all over northern Indiana to take part in the competition. Warsaw Community Schools had a large number of chess …read more.

WARSAW — Students from Warsaw’s Harrison Elementary School will receive leadership training from a nationally-renowned motivational speaker in a special workshop March 22. Ted Wiese, known as one of America’s best youth leadership development speakers, will address the sixth graders from Harrison at the Warsaw Community Schools Administration Offices. The students will leave Harrison Elementary …read more.

WARSAW — It’s a phrase being used much more commonly in local schools and, likely, will continue to become even more common. Project based learning, or PBL, is taking root as learning is being geared toward developing employability skills in the 21st century. PBL involves the elements of a driving question, in-depth inquiry, a public …read more.

WARSAW — Andrea Miller doesn’t take for granted being able to teach art in a public school. In some school corporations, art was removed from the curriculum for budgetary — and other — reasons. Miller, who teaches art to roughly 850 K through sixth grade students between Washington Elementary in Warsaw and Claypool Elementary, can …read more.

  WARSAW—The Committee to Commemorate Martin Luther King is proud to announce the fourth annual Black History Month Art Display. This year’s display will again be hosted by the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts and will feature student artwork from Warsaw Community Schools celebrating the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. …read more.

  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — When a child is grieving, he or she may not know how to express that grief or know who or where to turn to. Fortunately, there is a place specializing in adolescent grief. Ryan’s Place, based in Elkhart County, has been offering grief support groups for individuals since opening in 2002. …read more.

WARSAW — Lincoln students got a blast from the past as they spent Friday, Dec. 15, experiencing Pioneer life. Students kicked off the event with presenting group projects on the pioneers Friday morning, covering topics from life to the adventures of Lewis and Clark. After a feast for lunch, students worked the daily chores pioneers’ …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools looks to be expanding its specialized schools in the area. Madison Principal Ben Barkey and Leesburg Principal Nathan Polston presented their schools future plans for a STEM Academy and dual language immersion program respectively, Wednesday night, Dec. 13, at the school board’s combined work session and regular board meeting. Polston …read more.

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 — Warsaw Community High School students met Monday, Nov. 13, to present a check to the K21 Kosciusko Cancer Care Fund totaling $3,087.80. The donation follows fundraising done by students and staff during the annual breast cancer awareness pink out game. Though WCHS played against Wawasee High School, both schools worked together to help …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.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Summer School Program faces a few challenges ahead in the future after a few shocking revelations this summer but shows a lot of progress thus far. Warsaw School Board heard from WCS Summer Program Coordinator JoElla Smyth as she presented the 2017 summer school report to the board Tuesday, Oct. 17. …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools recently welcomed Congressman Jim Banks on Wednesday, Sept. 20, for a tour of several buildings alongside several WCS staff, administrator and board members. While at WCS, Banks had the opportunity to learn about the many unique programs WCS offers. The tour began at Eisenhower Elementary, where Banks was invited to …read more.

WARSAW — The cafeteria has always been the social hub of most academic worlds. Whether elementary school, high school or college, most students find the ability to escape and relax when the bell rings for lunch. That’s exactly why Warsaw Community Schools decided it was time to remodel several of their cafeterias. “No student should have …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools’ fifth grade students toured the Wastewater Utility facilities Tuesday morning, Sept. 19. The students learned about the facilities and about the impact it has on their health and the environment. Students were able to learn about the equipment the employees use including the trucks and robots as well as check …read more.

WARSAW — In September 2016, Warsaw Community Schools began intensive strategic planning in which students, parents and staff were given surveys. This led the administration to discover student wellness was a hot topic among all three groups that had not even been on their radar.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Schools is taking an additional step to protect the safety of its students. A new security system, Raptor, is being installed in each of the school buildings in the corporation. Visitors to each school will still be buzzed in as they have been in the past, but now must stop at …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School is making some changes to the grading and ranking system, as are many competitive districts around the state and nation. The first of such changes will be beginning with the class of 2020, WCS will move from the 12.0 GPA scale to the 4.0 scale. The majority of colleges …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools through strategic planning initiatives during the 2016-2017 school year, identified student wellness (social- emotional) as a top priority. Through a community summit held last March during the Lilly Endowment Counseling Initiative Planning Grant process, a group of educators and community leaders gained the neuroscience training of Dr. Lori Desautels of …read more.

WARSAW — The Indiana Department of Education has announced this week the grant recipients of the Indiana Dual Language Immersion Pilot Program. Leesburg Elementary has been selected to receive $50,000 in support of creation of a dual language program, which will be implemented in the 2018-2019 school year. In its third year, the purpose of …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School has received two grants from the Kosciusko County Community Foundation in support of the 2018 Back to the Days event. The grants include $3,000 from the Jerry and Norma Ferguson Community Fund and a $3,214 grant from the Kosciusko REMC Operation Round Up Fund, both component funds of the Community …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School is in the preliminary stages of constructing a student activities center and completing structural improvements. During the Warsaw School Board meeting held Monday, June 19, chief financial officer Brandon Penrod advised the board that the Warsaw Community Schools Facility Committee recommended the board authorize the notice for a hearing …read more.

WARSAW — The Indiana Historical Society proudly announces four students from Warsaw Community Schools won two awards at the National Contest for National History Day, which took place June 11 through 15 at the University of Maryland’s campus in College Park, Maryland. Keller Bailey, Jason Benyousky, Geoffrey Hochstetler and Ryun Hoffert won an Outstanding State …read more.

WARSAW — Students at Lincoln Elementary School transformed the STEM lab into a medieval banquet hall from the year 1215. Third and fourth graders in Jane Zellers’ class hosted a bi-annual medieval banquet for guests of all ages on Friday, May 19. Students researched medieval time period and prepare an in depth presentation. For this year’s …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce the continued partnership of Zimmer Biomet through a recent grant award. The grant, which totals $50,000, will be utilized to further STEM and MakerSpace initiatives at Warsaw Community School. Warsaw Schools have enjoyed a long-standing partnership with Zimmer Biomet, particularly in regards of furthering STEM curriculum …read more.

WARSAW — On Thursday, March 30, Warsaw Area Career Center sent 50 students to participate at the Purdue Engineering Expo, a competition where students learn about the engineering field and demonstrate their engineering progress. Throughout the event students had to design a tower made of straws capable of holding a three-pound satellite and a foam …read more.

LEESBURG — On Saturday, March 25, Leesburg Elementary Student Council members put their raking skills to the test at Camp Crosley. They were challenged to serve and “be the good” in the world as they worked together to rake mulch. The camp needed the mulch in their adventure areas refreshed to create a safer environment …read more.

WARSAW — One chess team from Lincoln Elementary School placed second in its division at the Scholastic Chess Indiana Team State Finals on Saturday, March 25. Three chess teams from LES went to the finals held in Hammond last weekend. One third grade and under team placed second, another third grade and under team placed …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools has entered into an unprecedented partnership with the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business and the Curry School of Education as Indiana’s first school acceleration program (UVA Partners for Leadership in Education). The Indiana Department of Education approached WCS to consider the pilot. After a lengthy vetting process, WCS …read more.

WARSAW — Congratulations to all the Warsaw FFA members who competed in the District 2 Leadership Development Events at Rochester High School on Friday, March 10.  Cheers to those that won first place and qualify for state competition in June at the Indiana FFA Convention. Here are the results: Agriculture Sales Demonstration- Morgan Smith, first (state qualifying) …read more.

  WARSAW — A sixth grader at Harrison Elementary was runner-up in the Journal Gazette’s 63rd Annual Regional Spelling Bee. The spelling bee was held Saturday, March 11 at IPRW’s Rhinehart Music Center. Sixth grader Aditya “Adi” Vaidya placed second of 17 top spellers from northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio. The students in the spelling …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools Music Department is observing Music in Our Schools Month. Did you know that March is officially designated as “Music in Our Schools Month” by the Music Education National Association? This is a time to celebrate all the music programs offered in Warsaw Community Schools. In honor of this celebration, the …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools’ students recently participated in the National History Day regional competition Saturday, Feb. 25, at St. Mary’s College in South Bend. Four teams from Edgewood Middle School and one sixth grade team attended the event. Of the teams who participated, four will move on to the state competition in May. National …read more.

WARSAW —The Indiana Department of Education’s Digital Learning Grant supports districts ready to launch thoughtful 1:1 implementation plans. It also supports districts that have assessed their current 1:1 implementation and are prepared to take the next steps, such as expanding grade levels or replicating successes from pilot projects. Funds from this grant support corporations in …read more.

WARSAW —Warsaw Community Schools announce the Kindergarten Round-Up for all incoming 2017-2018 Kindergarten students and parents at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 9. Kindergarten Round-Up is held at all elementary schools in the district. Incoming kindergarten students should be age five on or before Aug. 1, 2017, according to the state eligibility criteria. Please attend …read more.

WARSAW — Social studies teachers at both Lakeview and Edgewood middle schools have spent the past few months reviewing many textbooks in great detail in order to select the best resource for our students. Also presented were science materials that have been piloted at the elementary level over the past few years. This approach to …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School freshman Joshua Fisher placed second in the Indiana State Poetry Out Loud Championship on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Poetry Out Loud competition began in the fall at high schools all over the state of Indiana. Participating students chose poems to memorize from the Poetry Out Loud database and competed …read more.

WARSAW — Kindergarten students at Lincoln Elementary recently celebrated the union of two letters in matrimony. For the past two years, students in Carla Milliman, Leah Kilgore and Shelby Beam’s classes have had the opportunity to combine phonics with lessons on etiquette and marriage. “I have organized with my kindergarten team (Milliman and Kilgore) a …read more.

WARSAW — Bradley J. Nethercutt, a graduating senior at Warsaw Community High School, has been named one of more than 4,000 candidates in the 2017 US Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.5 million students expected to graduate from US high schools in the year 2017. Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars …read more.

WARSAW — The Committee to Commemorate Martin Luther King is proud to announce its third annual Black History Month Art Display. 2017’s display will again be hosted by the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts and will feature student artwork from Warsaw Community Schools celebrating the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools has announced the receipt of a grant totaling $22,800 from the K21 Health Foundation to be utilized for physical education equipment. The grant will be utilized to purchase new physical education equipment that will help WCS shift from a culture of teaching about sports to an environment that promotes true …read more.

LEESBURG — Leesburg fifth graders have the opportunity to explore the solar system during science classes this quarter. Students in Mrs. Kreider’s class kicked off their unit with a fun activity that had them saying, “Look how far away Neptune is! He’s all the way down the hallway by the bathrooms!” Students had to measure …read more.

WARSAW — On Saturday, Jan. 28, nine students from Warsaw Community Schools will attend the Indiana Individual State Chess Tournament at Pike High School in Indianapolis. The event, which hosts competitors from the elementary to high school level, will begin at 9 a.m. Jan 28. In order to qualify to attend the event, students had …read more.

Warsaw – On Friday, Jan. 20,  the Lilly Endowment announced Warsaw Community Schools as a recipient of a Lilly Endowment Counseling Initiative Planning Grant of $50,000. This grant was established to give opportunity to strengthen Indiana K-12 Counseling in schools and to implement best practices to prepare students for academic, career and personal success. According …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Even long after they have passed on, an individual’s words and character can still speak to people. That was the message of former Brooklyn Dodger baseball player Carl Erskine during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration event on Monday, Jan. 16, at the Manahan Orthopedic Capital Center. During his time on …read more.

WARSAW — On a cold winter day in December 2015, Dr. David Hoffert spoke to Lincoln Elementary students about the vision and dream of a new building for them. The students then broke ground to symbolize the start of the building project. On Jan. 11, that dream came to fruition as Lincoln Elementary was officially …read more.

WARSAW — The three Warsaw Board of School Trustees, Jay Baumgartner, Randy Polston and Elizabeth Turley, who ran in the election this past November were sworn in during the Warsaw Community School Board Meeting on Monday, Jan. 9. Baumgartner and Polston have already served on the board. This will be Turley’s first term as she is …read more.

[weaver_youtube H87Sv_McinI rel=0]   WARSAW — It’s been over 50 years since the old Lincoln Elementary School opened its doors in 1957. Next week, students will return from break to the new Lincoln Elementary School. Kindergarten through sixth grade students will be housed in the new two-story Lincoln Elementary School for years to come. The facility …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community schools will be implementing a new visitor sign-in system in the new year. Chief Academic Officer David Robertson announced during a Warsaw Community School board meeting in October that all Warsaw area schools will begin implementing an automated check-in system, Raptor, in the new year. Parents were informed that beginning the week of …read more.

WARSAW — A group of local Warsaw High School students are learning the cost of  Christmas this year through the classic carol “The 12 Days of Christmas”.  The group of seniors, taught by Terry Rosenbarger, took part in PNC Bank’s festive economic analysis called the PNC Christmas Price Index. The students determined that if you …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce the Warsaw Area Career Center has been recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a “Promising Practices: Making it Happen” facility. The Making it Happen initiative celebrates and recognizes schools across the state of Indiana for their effective implementation of innovative and/or inclusive educational practices. …read more.

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 Board of School Trustees for Warsaw Community Schools approved the 2017-2018 school calendar at the regular board meeting on Thursday, Dec. 15. Some dates to be noted: The first teacher/staff development days for the 2017-2018 school year will be Aug. 14-15, 2017 The first student day for the 2017-2018 school year will …read more.

WARSAW — Andrea Miller, an art teacher in the Warsaw Community School District, has received a Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship. Miller teaches at both Washington STEM Academy and Claypool Elementary in WCS. With a grant of $12,000, Miller will find, purchase, restore and travel in a vintage camper. The travel will follow parts of …read more.

WARSAW — Strategic planning for the next five years of Warsaw Community Schools is well underway. During the Warsaw Community School Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday, Dec. 15, the board discussed the committees that will be heading the research projects learn how to improve several areas in the school system. The research committees will …read more.

WARSAW — Curt Hermann has served as a member of the Warsaw Community Schools board of School Trustees during the last four years. Hermann’s last board meeting was on Thursday, Dec. 15, Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert said, “Herman has been a dedicated and passionate member of our local school board. His belief of local control …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools sixth, seventh and eighth grade bands will present their Winter Concert on Tuesday, Dec. 20. The concert will be held in the PAC Auditorium at Warsaw Community High School, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. There will be a donation box …read more.