By ALYSSA RICHARDSON Communication Specialist, Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — Matt Rudkin from WBST News 22 South Bend visited the Lincoln Elementary School sixth grade on Wednesday, March 17. Rudkin, a former “Harrison Husky” and WCHS graduate, spoke about the journey from being a sixth-grader to becoming a TV weatherman. He also explained how he …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 — Goodwill’s Warsaw Career Center will be offering a variety of events in April. The events include a job fair with multiple employers on April 20 and a blood drive on April 22. Here are some events: Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint Workshop Series 10:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 5 3-4:00 p.m. Thursday, April 7 3-4:00 p.m. Thursday, …read more.

WARSAW — Angela Hopper’s WACC TV students recently received second and third place in NOCTI’s annual video contest. The same school has only placed twice in the same year one other time in NOCTI history. Students were awarded a class pizza party and $400 ($250 for second place and $150 for third place). The theme …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools Kindergarten 2016-2017 enrollment will end April 1. Additionally parents have the opportunity to get physicals for kindergarten students at a minimal cost. On March 10, Warsaw Community Schools held Kindergarten Roundup at the elementary schools in the district. If parents were unable to attend the roundup, contact the neighborhood school to …read more.

WARSAW — Roughly a month after announcing a $1 million partnership with Lutheran Health Network, the Warsaw Community Schools board of trustees has announced what it plans to do with the funding. The announcement came during the board’s regular meeting Monday evening, March 14, that WCS will use it to install artificial turf on the …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools continue to move forward academically and technologically. At the board’s regular work session, held Tuesday evening, March 8, Warsaw Community High Schol social studies teacher Jeff Grose updated the board on the new high school social studies curriculum. The school has chosen Pearson, largely because of its integration of technology along …read more.

By ALYSSA RICHARDSON Communications Associate WARSAW — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz, joins the Indiana Council of Teachers of Mathematics and Warsaw Community High School in recognizing the efforts of the student recipients of the 2016 Outstanding Achievement Award for Excellence in mathematics. The award recipients were John Kuhn, senior, David Homme, junior …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.

WARSAW — Mason Metzger, a Warsaw Community High School junior, is one step closer to his dream. After listening to a presentation about the Warsaw Community School Corporation mission statement, “To inspire and equip all students to continuously acquire and apply knowledge and skills while pursuing their dreams and enriching the lives of others,” Metzger, …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 — Parents have the option of gifting their children with a second language and a broader sense of cultural sensitivity and awareness at Eisenhower Elementary School starting next fall. Eisenhower was one of five schools to receive a grant from the state of Indiana for the dual-language immersion program, so starting in the fall …read more.

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 — When it comes to enrolling in kindergarten, it is sometimes difficult to tell who is more nervous — the students or the first-time kindergarten parents. While not every parent and student looks toward kindergarten with trepidation, Warsaw Community Schools is hosting its annual kindergarten roundup 6-7 p.m. Thursday, March 10 at all of …read more.

WARSAW — Aarshia Jain, of Warsaw, was recently commended for her exemplary volunteer service with the receipt of a President’s Volunteer Service Award. The award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have volunteered significant amounts of time to serve their communities and their country, was granted by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program …read more.

WARSAW — A St. Patrick’s Day celebration downtown Warsaw will occur following an approval this morning, Feb. 19, at the Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety Meeting. The approval was for the closing of Buffalo Street, between Center and Main streets; and the alley between Buffalo and Indiana streets, for the celebration. Jason Brown, …read more.

WARSAW — It was a big night in the Tiger Den Friday, Feb. 12, and not just because of basketball. Just before the varsity game began, officials from Warsaw Community Schools and Lutheran Health Network Kosciusko Community Hospital gathered on the playing floor to announce a partnership that will bring $1 million to WCS athletic programs. …read more.

By GENNIE BRISSETTE-TIPTON CCMLK Promotions Director WARSAW — The Committee to Commemorate Martin Luther King is announces the second annual Black History Month Art Display. This year the CCMLK not only partners with the art department at Warsaw Community Schools, but also the Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts as the host site for the …read more.

WARSAW — Wailing sirens pierced the frigid air as dozens of emergency vehicles sped east on US 30, toward Fort Wayne. There was no emergency, however. Rather, the police, fire and EMT vehicles were escorting 850 third-graders from Warsaw Community School Corporation and Wawasee School Corporation to the annual Mizpah Shrine Circus in Fort Wayne. Students from …read more.

WARSAW — By next year, Washington Elementary School students will have an improved learning environment. Work is slated to begin in just a few weeks on the Washington Elementary School construction project and students, teachers, staff and school officials gathered Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 19, to celebrate with a ground breaking ceremony. Despite frigid temperatures, the atmosphere …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools will host a groundbreaking ceremony at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, at the current Washington STEM Academy to signal the start of construction of the renovation project. The project includes major renovations and addition to Washington STEM Academy.   The Warsaw Community Schools is a school system of over 7,200 …read more.

By JONATHAN SOOHOO Communications Manager, Conover Gould Strategic Communications WARSAW — Scott Sterk, sixth-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, and David Wayne, physical education teacher and basketball coach at Warsaw Community High School, have been nominated for the 2015-2016 national LifeChanger of the Year award. Sponsored by the National Life Group Foundation, the LifeChanger of …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Plain Township firefighters have been called back to the Warsaw Schools bus garage this afternoon after smoke was observed at the roof line on the northern portion of the building. WWFT ladder truck and a Plain Township pumper, along with firefighters, responded. The ladder truck was used by firefighters …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — Early this morning Warsaw Community Schools experienced a fire at the WCS Transportation Building. As a result, school was cancelled for the day. “We are thankful that no employees were injured as a result of the fire and we would like to thank surrounding area fire, and …read more.

[weaver_youtube IpQo5lFF2pY rel=0]   PRELIMINARY UPDATE — At least five buses and a support vehicle were destroyed in this morning’s fire at the Warsaw Bus Garage. Warsaw Community Schools have closed for the day. Neighboring school corporations have reportedly offered assistance with buses if needed. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Chad Hill, on …read more.

WARSAW — Ground was broken today, Thursday, Dec. 17, at the site of the future Lincoln Elementary School. Donning hard hats, students representing each class at the current Lincoln Elementary grabbed shovels and headed out to the field next to the existing building to participate in the ceremony. Their peers joined them as school board members, PTO volunteers …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.

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.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Middle School Band, choir and orchestra departments will present their Veterans Day Concerts at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the Lakeview Middle School Gymnasium.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools LEESBURG — Leesburg Elementary School second-graders learned last week about making paper. Sarah Fruit from KC Recycling visited the school and talked to students about the importance of recycling. She taught them how paper is recycled and then each child had the opportunity to make his or her own piece …read more.

SYRACUSE — From a very young age, Elizabeth Perepezko had an interest in how things worked and wanted to take things apart and put them back together. “I was always thinking, ‘what could I make from ordinary things?’” she said.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community Schools building project took one more step forward Monday evening, Oct. 19, as the board of school trustees announced Performance Services as the choice for its design-build firm. Other choices included Hagerman Inc. and The Korte Company. The extensive project includes major renovations and additions to Washington Elementary School and Edgewood Middle …read more.

WARSAW — When it comes to dreams at Warsaw Community Schools, the sky is the limit — literally. Students and staff are taking their love of astronomy to new heights through the use of the school’s very own observatory.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation has big plans for the future. During the monthly board work session, held Tuesday, Oct. 13, the board was met by Robert Bucher, the newly appointed Performing Arts Center director, to discuss the transformational process of turning the building into a public venue for entertainment and enjoyment. Bucher, a …read more.

By ETHAN SHECKLER Marketing Director, Wagon Wheel Center WARSAW — The Symphony of the Lakes will present its fall concert, Heroes, at 7p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. The concert will feature the iconic musical themes of heroes, including a “Star Wars Epic Suite” and “007: Throughout the Years.” Attendees are encouraged to come dressed in costume as …read more.

WARSAW — Over Warsaw Community Schools’ Fall Break, the Y will be offering School Break Camp from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Parkview Warsaw YMCA. Children Kindergarten through 6th grade will be kept busy and having fun October 21-23. Wednesday, they will play group games and go on a field trip to HealthWorks Museum in South Bend. Thursday, children will take a field trip to Shipshewana’s corn maze. On Friday, Fall Break Camp will make a craft and Scarecrow Snack Mix, go on a skeleton scavenger hunt, go skating at Eastlake Skate Center and end the day with a movie.

By DANI BARKEY Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools announced that Cathy Suhany, WCS school psychologist, has been named IASP School Psychologist of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Psychologists in a ceremony, held Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Indianapolis. Suhany completed her school psychology training at Ball State University …read more.

WARSAW — School is a place where young minds are fed and nourished in preparation for the future. However, in order to feed growing minds, schools must also feed growing bodies. This is where food services comes in. Marci Franks is the director of Warsaw Community Schools Food and Nutrition Services. While many may wonder …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A student walking down the hallway notices two classmates casually passing insults back and forth about a third person, who pretends to laugh but is clearly hurt. The student has seen this before; in fact, it happens a lot to this person. The student is faced with a choice. To intervene could mean …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Congresswoman Jackie Walorski visited Claypool Elementary School Tuesday, Sept. 1, in one of several stops on a recent education tour. Walorski visited with students and teachers as she learned about the Warsaw Inquiry Learning Laboratory as classroom teacher, Jennifer Gunder, instructional coach, Nicole Baird and STEM Bus Driver Laura Geller taught students how to “think …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — Each day, approximately 6,200 children around the world die because they do not have enough food to eat. The Warsaw community is doing something to change that. Last year, more than 5,000 volunteers came together as a community to help pack 1,003,104 meals that were sent to Haiti, …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.

WARSAW — What do remote controls, suitcases, tire gauges and garbage cans have in common? According to motivational speaker, Retro Bill, they are all visual metaphors for self-esteem. Retro Bill has been making the rounds of Warsaw Community Schools, speaking at Jefferson and Harrison Elementary Schools Monday, Aug. 24, and at Eisenhower and Washington Elementary …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Police Department and Warsaw Community Schools will host a free program with Retro Bill: The Official DARE Safety Buddy, at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, in the Warsaw High School Performing Arts Center, 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. Retro Bill is motivational speaker who presents a family show …read more.

WARSAW — Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office has filed a lawsuit against a maintenance product company and a former school maintenance director demanding repayment of nearly $1 million for their illegal bribery and kickbacks scheme that defrauded the Warsaw Community Schools, an audit found.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School employees gathered Monday morning, Aug. 10, to celebrate the beginning of another new school year. The program began with presentation of colors, pledge of Allegiance and national anthem by the Junior ROTC Cadets. Guest speakers included Dani Barkey, Warsaw Community High School student; Brynn Durecki; Jennifer Tandy; and Barb Smolen. WCS …read more.

WARSAW — The city of Warsaw will be going paperless, a little at a time, in regards to board packets for the Board of Works an Common Council meeting. Other city boards may follow at a later time. The city will also have its own mobile application. During the Friday, Aug. 7, Board of Public …read more.

By MARIA C. PEACOCK Administrative Assistant, WCS Communication and Language Program WARSAW — Can you imagine cleaning 1.6 million square feet of buildings or mowing 261 acres? Would you want to maintain 40 acres of asphalt pavement, especially when it means shoveling snow in the winter? Imagine picking up all the trash after a football …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.

By ALYSSA LOWE Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce WARSAW — Phase 1 of the Warsaw Technology Park will open at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The first phase of the development will feature a 63,000 square foot shell building (capable of expansion to 125,000 square feet) along with three available shovel …read more.

WARSAW — Last fall, Warsaw Community Schools Director of Maintenance, Gregory Schroeder, was accused of accepting kickbacks from a maintenance supplier. Now, a second individual has been named in the case, Brian Keith Stowers, who allegedly paid Schroeder thousands of dollars in exchange for purchasing supplies through his company, Continental Maintenance Services, Inc. According to …read more.

By DR. DAVID HOFFERT Superintendent, Warsaw Community Schools (EDITOR’S NOTE: This is in response to the arrest earlier today, Thursday, July 2, of Greg Schroeder. See related article: Former School Employee Arrested On Charges.) On the morning of Oct. 27, 2014, former director of maintenance, buildings and grounds, Greg Schroeder, admitted to Warsaw Community School …read more.

Gregory Schroeder, 61, 212 W. Emeline St., Milford, former director of buildings and grounds for Warsaw Community Schools, has been arrested on initial charges of corrupt business influence, official misconduct, bribery and theft. He is being held on $5,000 surety and $250 cash bond. A second individual, Brian K. Stowers, has been arrested by Kentucky …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools will soon begin its 2015 summer school enrichment camp.

Warsaw Community Schools is gearing up for its ninth year participating in the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program, which ensures low-income children receive nutritious meals while school is out. Marci Franks, director of food and nutrition at WCS, says the school corporation got involved several years ago when summer school students asked teachers for food. …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools will open online registration in July. A new online software system for registration will help streamline the process and offer parents a way to register multiple children at once. All schools will continue to hold building registration as in the past. WCS encourages parents to register online prior to the building registration …read more.

Dr. Jon K. Lippe was named the Manchester Junior-Senior High School associate principal during the Manchester School Board meeting on Tuesday, May 12. After a year in this position, Lippe will become the principal of Manchester Junior-Senior High School.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Harrison Elementary Principal Lee Snider and Warsaw Community Schools Chief Academic Officer David Robertson, graduated from the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute at a ceremony on Thursday, April 20. Housed at Indiana State University’s Bayh College of Education, IPLI is a two year experience that addresses the …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.

Saturday volunteers will take to the street to distribute yard signs to support the WCS Building Referendum. Friends of Warsaw Community Schools, a non-profit, privately funded support group for the proposed referendum to rebuild Lincoln Elementary and repair Washington Elementary and Edgewood Middle School, will be distributing yard signs to residents throughout the county. At 9 a.m. Saturday, …read more.