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 is pleased to announce the hiring of April Fitterling to fulfill the role of chief financial officer of Warsaw Community Schools. Fitterling attended Indiana University East where she received her bachelor’s degree in business administration. She was recently selected as one of the first recipients of the WCS …read more.

WARSAW — Washington STEM Academy is proud to announce Mark Mills as this year’s spelling bee champion. Mills is the son of Nicole Lewis, Warsaw, and Mark Mills, Colorado.  Mills competed against 28 other students, making it to round 24 with the winning word “fulcrum.” The spelling bee runner up was Ipshita Singh, daughter of …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The Kosciusko County Community Foundation made two very big announcements throughout the day today, Dec. 11. Their first stop was at Tippecanoe Valley High School to announce Senior Sarah Tucker as a Lilly Endowment Scholar. Then later in the day, they had the opportunity to announce Warsaw High School Senior Madelyn Ray as …read more.

WARSAW — Congratulations to the Warsaw FFA chapter’s parliamentary procedure and chapter meeting contest teams. On Tuesday, Dec. 4, Warsaw hosted the District II Parli Contest and Warsaw members came out on top. The novice team, consisting of Alyssa Swanson, Harrison Stofer, Makaleigh Lane, Blake Schnackenberg, Brea Thompson, Thomas Boggs and Reese Rowland, placed first. …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce Jessica Holcomb, a seventh-grade student at Edgewood Middle School, has been accepted into the Indiana Junior All-State Band as first alternate. Holcomb is one of six oboists in the state selected to this very prestigious 100-member band. All seventh through ninth grade students in Indiana were given the …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 — There is plenty of ambiguity and confusion to go around in light of a recent report that accused Warsaw Community Schools of violating state law when it held two meetings last week to try to ratify a contract with the teacher’s union. The WCS board of trustees met last Thursday with the purpose …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 — On Monday, Nov. 19, the Warsaw FFA Chapter will host its 15th annual community appreciation supper and member workers’ experience auction in the Warsaw Community High School cafeteria. The evening will begin with a free chili and hot dog supper that will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. FFA members will be …read more.

FORT WAYNE — On Friday, Oct. 19, Leesburg Elementary School fifth-grade students visited the Junior Achievement BizTown in Fort Wayne. JA BizTown is an indoor mini-city, complete with a bank, city hall and multiple businesses. Students undergo a simulation experience in which they work a job, earn a salary, and purchase goods. Students must interact …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 — The Warsaw Community Schools Beginning Band recently held its first concert of the 2018-2019 school year. The students performed traditional band classics to a full audience. “The students did a fantastic job in preparing for their first concert, they looked and sounded great,” said Joseph Peloza, middle school band director. Peloza said he …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Local volunteers swarmed all over the expansive Gordon Recreation Center on the Grace College campus this week to pack care packages for starving children in Africa and thousands of Warsaw Community Schools students donned hair nets and joined the fray. “I wanted to do this so I could help starving children in …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.

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 — 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 High School is being awarded the Indiana Gold Star School Counseling Award presented by the Indiana Department of Education. WCHS earned this award by participating in the Redesigning School Counseling process sponsored by the American Student Achievement Institute. The Gold Star School Counseling Award highlights the hours of work completed by the school …read more.

WARSAW — On Friday, Sept. 21, Warsaw Community High School celebrated the annual homecoming celebration with a parade, football game and crowning of the homecoming court. The 2018 homecoming queen is Raegan Merchant, daughter of Erin and Tim Merchant. Merchant plans to attend Indiana University and her major is undecided. The 2018 homecoming king is …read more.

WARSAW — Exciting things are happening in the kindergarten hallway at Leesburg Elementary School. This school year marks the first year the Spanish Dual Language Immersion Program is being implemented into the building. Visitors who would walk down the hallway, couldn’t help but hear students counting and singing not just in English, but in Spanish …read more.

WARSAW — At 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, Warsaw Community High School will host its annual homecoming parade. The event will consist of WCHS’s official homecoming court and floats, featuring the high school’s diverse range of sanctioned clubs and sports. The theme of the event, children’s TV shows, promises to be entertaining for children and …read more.

WARSAW — One student and one teacher were minorly injured after a grease fire occurred today, Sept. 13, at Warsaw Community High School. At approximately 2:15 p.m., Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory and Lutheran EMS were called to the foods lab area at the high school regarding a small grease fire. Firefighters assisted with ventilating smoke out …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 — Students with Washington Elementary School’s STEM Academy have been studying the life cycles and habits of the Monarch butterfly during a program that lasts from August to December as the insects migrate to Mexico. Students from all grade levels brought in caterpillars and raised them to adulthood. The butterflies, once adult, were tagged …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 pleased to announce the hiring of Todd Braddock to fulfill the role of assistant principal of Lakeview Middle School. Braddock attended Indiana Wesleyan University where he received his Bachelor of Science in social studies education. He continued his education at Ball State University, where he received a high ability …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Education Foundation recently awarded over $9,200 in Red Apple Grant funds to seven Warsaw Community Schools’ educators representing six different schools. Their students are wading into local wetlands to study ecosystems, growing gardens to supplement their school cafeteria meals and building their STEM skills using engineering and design processes. Red Apple Grants …read more.

WARSAW — On July 9, Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced the state of Indiana would provide one hand-held metal detector device for every 250 students in a school corporation at no cost to the districts. Through this state safety initiative, Warsaw Community Schools is preparing to implement these safety devices at all buildings within …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce the receipt of a grant from the K21 Health Foundation which will assist in creating a stronger focus on fitness and wellness within the future Student Activity Center. The grant, totaling $333,226, will assist in increasing the capacity and access to unique program offerings for students, …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— The 89th Indiana FFA State Convention was held June 18-21 on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette. The Warsaw FFA Chapter had 16 members competing in a variety of events and recognition. In all, there were more than 2,500 members, guests and advisors in attendance from across the state. On June 19, …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 — WCHS will hold freshmen orientation from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight, Aug. 7, in the Performing Arts Center. All incoming freshmen students and their parents are invited to attend. There are two presentation times for flexibility, ensuring that everyone has a chance to attend one of these at 5:15 p.m. or 7:15 p.m. These presentations …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.

LEESBURG — Leesburg Elementary School teachers are excited to welcome students and their families to the 2018-2019 school year. Although the first day of school is not until Tuesday, Aug. 14, Leesburg teachers will be greeting the community through a bus tour of local neighborhoods. Popsicle treats will be given to Leesburg students who visit …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 High School will hold freshmen orientation from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, in the Performing Arts Center. All incoming freshmen students and their parents are invited to attend. There are two presentation times for flexibility, ensuring everyone has a chance to attend one of these at 5:15 p.m. …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 middle school band students recently concluded their summer band program. Both beginner and advanced students took part in practices, a band cookout, trip and concerts. According to Band Director Joseph Peloza, students in the beginning band began their endeavors with their instruments through practicing out of their books. Peloza noted students …read more.

WARSAW — The Tiger Den at Warsaw Community High School was packed as parents, family and friends watched students cross the stage last night, June 8, during the high school’s 2018 commencement. Student Body President Madison Haines welcomed everyone to the commencement and shared a personal story to encourage her classmates to step out of their …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Area Career Center work-based learning co-op students recently honored their supervisors at an employer appreciation luncheon presented by Vitale Events at 2517 in Warsaw. The 33 co-op students expressed appreciation to their supervisors for their guidance and understanding in teaching them professional skills and aiding them in the transition from school to …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools staff recently attended the Learning & The Brain conference in New York City to continue developing the district’s work in advancing Social Emotional Learning for all students. The conference connects educators with the latest research on the brain and learning and its implications for education. In addition, the conference provided …read more.

WARSAW — JoElla Smith, principal of Warsaw’s Edgewood Middle School is quick to point out that summer school is no longer about paying a penance for falling short during the school year. Today, attending school for at least part of the summer is about getting a leg up before the next year. “The idea is …read more.

WARSAW — Chris and Reily Frankum will have a comfortable place for their recent bundle of joy to grow up, thanks to an extensive school project completed by a couple dozen high school students. The couple are the proud owners of a house built by the Building Trades program of the Warsaw Area Career Center. …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation’s Washington STEM Academy announced the winners of the 2017-2018 Sixth Grade Awards in a press release Monday, May 18. The winner of the Moose Award was Bryce McNees, while Bhumika Sansuddi won the spelling bee and Ava Wetzel placed second. Winners of the Principal Scholarship were Marissa Howett, Var Bobba, Mia Blocher, Karina Dagner and Melaina Hawblitzel. …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community School Corporation made it official — the school best known for the black and orange colors of its mascot tiger is going green. Thanks to a $9.3 million loan secured earlier this year, representatives of the school corporation, along with key partners in the project, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday, …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation celebrated both student achievement and staff accomplishments during a nearly two-hour-long regular session of the Board of School Trustees Monday night, May 21. In a board meeting chockfull of accolades pouring down on faculty and students alike, the board room was standing room only as those recognized were lauded …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Claypool Elementary School sixth grade students recently began developing their public speaking skills through giving speeches in front of their teachers and peers. The purpose of doing these speeches is to help students prepare to confidently speak before others throughout the rest of their education and later into their careers. When giving speeches, …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation has announced its top two graduates for the 2017-2018 school year. Valedictorian — Kyler Bartol, son of Brenden and Dora Bartol, has been named the valedictorian for Warsaw Community High School’s class of 2018. He plans to attend Purdue University where he will major in biology. Bartol then plans to further his …read more.

WARSAW — Friday, May 18, at approximately 12:14 p.m., emergency personnel responded to a fire alarm at Edgewood Middle School. Students and staff followed safety protocol, evacuating the middle school. After investigating the building for a fire, it was determined to was a false alarm. “Warsaw Community School Corporation would like to thank local fire …read more.

WARSAW — Recently, two sections of the business law and ethics class at Warsaw Community High School and Warsaw Area Career Center went on a field trip to the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. While there, students toured the squad room, 911 dispatch center, county jail, the intake and booking area. After the tour, students participated …read more.

WARSAW — Students from Harrison, Madison, Claypool, Sacred Heart, Leesburg, Washington, Jefferson, Eisenhower and Lincoln elementary schools, along with their families, teachers and DARE officers, gathered at the Grace College Manahan Orthopaedic Center, Winona Lake, Tuesday, May 15, for the annual DARE graduation. DARE, which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is a program that …read more.

Moe’s Southwest Grill recently reached out to Warsaw Community High School to partner with the grill’s soft opening May 2, the day before Moe’s official grand opening. This partnership allowed invited guests to enjoy a free entree, side and drink with a donation of $5 to the Warsaw Community High School PTO. WCHS PTO received 100 percent …read more.

WARSAW — For eight weeks between Jan. 22 and March 18, a percentage of sales from select fuel pumps at Freedom Oil was donated to Jefferson Elementary School. The school plans to use the $1,734 collected to enroll students in educational summer camps. The campaign was part of the CITGO Spirit Pump Initiative, which raised …read more.

WARSAW — Marci Franks, Warsaw Community School Corporation’s director of food services has won the Indiana School Nutrition Association Director of the Year award. The award was announced in conjunction with School Lunch Hero Day by the Indiana School Nutrition Association. “To help enhance the National School Lunch Program to students and parents, Marci has …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School has been honored with the SupportMusic Merit Award from The NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education. The SupportMusic Merit Award recognizes individual schools that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. To qualify for the SupportMusic Merit Award, WCHS …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School students celebrated success at the annual Academic Super Bowl regional competition. The event, held at Northridge High School, covered the topic of World War I with questions ranging from listening to and analyzing period music to figuring out the chemical compound of what covered a soldier’s protective gas mask. …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.

WARSAW — Children with Autism who attend school in the Warsaw Community School Corporation have a team of highly-trained professionals helping them to thrive in a world that, for them, can sometimes be more than a little overwhelming. The advantage given to these youngsters comes in the form of not only those Autism-savvy pros, but …read more.

Washington STEM Academy will host a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Friday, May 18, in support of the American Red Cross blood drive program. The need for blood is constant and only volunteer donors can fulfill that need for patients and the community. Nationwide, someone needs a unit of blood every two to …read more.

WARSAW — At approximately 9:20 a.m. this morning, Wednesday, March 28, emergency personnel responded to Warsaw Community High School in regards to the activation of a hand-pulled fire alarm within the building. After emergency personnel checked the building, it was determined there was no emergency. Warsaw Schools will investigate the situation and, if determined the …read more.

WARSAW — Recently, fourth, fifth and sixth-grade students at Jefferson Elementary School had the opportunity to participate in an Olympic-themed, STEM challenge that required them to build a bobsled that would complete a racecourse in the shortest amount of time. This challenge allowed them to ask questions, make observations and gather information about a situation and define …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Area Career Center’s Business Professionals of America chapter sent 34 students to compete in Indianapolis March 11- 13, at the State Leadership Conference and Competition. Students participated in leadership sessions, as well as competed in many competitive business-related events. Warsaw was represented this year by Hannah Rice, who had been elected …read more.

LEESBURG — Recently Katey Walls and Gage Lind, students from Warsaw Community High School, underwent a project with Leesburg Elementary School in order to provide books to some of the classrooms and students at the school, along with doing presentations that illustrate why reading is important at a young age. Walls and Lind both decided …read more.

WARSAW — The board of trustees for Warsaw Community School Corporation heard a presentation regarding the Warsaw Area Career Center, which placed first out of 51 such facilities in the Indiana Career and Technical Education districts. The WACC represented District 12 and earned the ranking for the 2015-16 school year. Warsaw Community School Corporation Superintendent …read more.

WARSAW — A plan is in the works to allow some students living nearby to walk each school day to Harrison Elementary School for the first time in the school’s history, according to David Robertson, chief education officer of Warsaw Community School Corporation. Robertson told the corporation’s board of trustees Tuesday night, March 13, that …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 — Warsaw Community High School art students were highly-decorated again this year at the 2018 Scholastic Art Awards Competition. In the high school’s most successful year ever, Warsaw art students received 29 awards in the individual entry categories and four more awards in the senior portfolio category. Gold key winners go on for the …read more.

WARSAW — Jefferson’s sixth grade helped start a library in 2017 at Pierceton Woods Academy for Boys. The school partnered, once again, with staff member Diana Monroy to continue to grow the library in the month of February of this year. Jefferson sixth graders have been learning about and discussing the importance of reading, not …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 — 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 — Warsaw Area Career Center and Warsaw Community High School are proud to announce the success of a student during the Microsoft Office Specialist State Championship Fall Qualifier. Lucas Rhodes, a senior at WCHS, achieved first place in the fall qualifier for the statewide competition. Rhodes prepared for the test during Scott Schramm’s digital …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools has scheduled additional eLearning dates in order to make up school days that have been missed due to dangerous weather conditions. Making up lost instructional time in this manner allows students to be dismissed for the summer in late May as opposed to June. The additional eLearning days will be …read more.

  WARSAW — For anyone who has ever hired an employee who “just didn’t work out,” one organization connected to local school corporations is trying to do something to build a better core of job candidates to keep the substandard workers to a minimum. The Warsaw Area Career Center, housed in Warsaw Community High School …read more.

WARSAW — Edgewood and Lakeview Middle Schools will host parent teacher conferences tonight, Thursday, Feb. 15, as scheduled. Conferences will begin at 4 p.m. and conclude at 8 p.m. at each building.

WARSAW—Due to the upcoming ISTEP test, Warsaw Community High School will be modifying its schedule to best meet the needs of students during the testing window. ISTEP testing begins the week of Feb. 26, and goes until March 9. Students will test with their classroom teachers. This means testing in math, English and biology will …read more.

WARSAW — Rita Perez, a teacher with the Warsaw Community School Corporation got reassigned, and she wasn’t immediately thrilled about the move. “She wasn’t crazy about the idea,” said Kelly Meeks, addressing the school corporation’s Board of School Trustees Tuesday, Feb. 13. Perez concurred. “I cried all the time,” she said. Meeks is the corporation’s …read more.

WARSAW — A Madison Elementary sixth grade student recently visited the Indiana House Committee on Public Health to share his petition in regards to a proposal to raise taxes on cigarettes sold in Indiana. Cayman Blake, son of Dan and Heidi Blake of Warsaw, was invited to speak by Indiana Representative Charlie Brown after the …read more.

WARSAW — Officials with Warsaw Community School Corporation uncovered a plan from a student to public defame a staff member at Lakeview Middle School. A post on social media was circulating, which accused a Lakeview staff member of “strip searching” female students while inspecting them for signs of cutting, a form of self harm. The …read more.

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 — 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 …read more.

LEESBURG — Lake City Bank recently hosted an event at Leesburg Elementary School designed to teach students lessons in economics that aren’t often learned until adulthood.  Through the program called the Reality Store, the employees from the local bank introduced Leesburg 6th-grade students at various stations to life scenarios designed to make the participants think about …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.

WARSAW — The Warsaw FFA Chapter Meeting Team competed in the Indiana State FFA Chapter Meeting Contest held at Lebanon High School Jan. 26. The team placed sixth in the state competition. The purpose of the contest is to demonstrate the correct procedures of an official FFA chapter meeting, including opening ceremonies, order of business, …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools began an investigation yesterday, Jan. 30,  following the discovery of a threat located in a bathroom at Warsaw Community High School. The message, written on a bathroom wall, was discovered by a student at WCHS who shared the note through social media. Warsaw Schools and officers with the Warsaw Police …read more.

CLAYPOOL — Clean water is necessary for all forms of life on Earth. This universal truth is known by nearly everyone, including 40 third graders at Claypool Elementary. A less known fact however is the large impact human activity in Kosciusko County can have on the quality of water elsewhere as well. Recently, Tiffany Cooksey’s …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools invites you to attend the third annual Elementary Robotics Showcase from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, March 10. The event will take place in the Warsaw Area Career Center Gym, located at 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw. The entire community is welcome to attend this free event, which will showcase the …read more.

[weaver_youtube SjSjGClAJMo rel=0] KOSCIUSKO — You may have witnessed some strange activity on US 30 today, Jan. 26. Don’t be alarmed, it was just the annual third grade field trip to the Mizpah Shrine Circus at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Around 1,200 students traveled to Fort Wayne to enjoy the event. Busses from Triton, Warsaw …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School will soon be improving delivery methods of information regarding student disciplinary reminders and notices. In an effort to streamline information delivery as well as reduce postage costs, WCS will now be delivering this information electronically via email. Emailed notices will only be used to communicate low-level consequences. Significant consequences …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools students recently attended the Scholastic Chess of Indiana’s Individual Championship event on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Chandler Elementary, Goshen. During the event, students from Washington, Lincoln and Madison Elementary Schools qualified to continue forward to the 29th annual Scholastic Chess of Indiana Individual Championship held at Pike High School, Indianapolis, …read more.

WARSAW —The Warsaw Area Career Center recently received a $1,000 grant from DuPont Pioneer for their continued implementation of the curriculum for agriculture science education. The funds will provide Warsaw Area Career Center and the Warsaw Agriculture Department with the supplies and resources needed to help with professional development training for the CASE principles of …read more.

WARSAW — This past Saturday, Jan. 20, two Warsaw Area Career Center welding students competed in the first Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 166 Welding Competition in Fort Wayne. Bringing home first place and $500 in cash was Hunter Lane. In addition to Lane, Ethan Miller placed among the top contenders taking third place. Warsaw …read more.

WARSAW — On Saturday, Jan. 20, the engineering/technology departments of Edgewood Middle School, Lakeview Middle School and Warsaw Area Career Center hosted Warsaw’s Vex Robotics State Qualifier at the Warsaw Area Career Center gym. A total of 47 teams competed in the competition. The teams participated in qualifying matches from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce the hiring of Gina Courtois for the position of social emotional learning coordinator for the district. Courtois, who currently works as an educator at Madison Elementary School, will transition into the position throughout the remainder of the 2017-2018 school year and will officially assume her role …read more.

WARSAW — Students are Warsaw Community High School are currently able to begin registering for classes for the 2018-2019 school year. With registration now open for current high school students, WCHS and Warsaw Area Career Center would like to highlight new, exciting course offerings for the 2018-2019 school year. WCHS and WACC offer a diverse …read more.

WARSAW — On Wednesday, Jan. 24, Warsaw Community High School and the Warsaw Area Career Center are holding the annual WCHS/WACC Academic Showcase from 5-8 p.m. This event is primarily meant for current WCHS students and their parents, as well as all incoming freshmen for next year in the class of 2022. This is a great chance …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce Harrison Elementary Principal Matt Deeds recent award of Elementary Principal of the Year by the Indiana Association of Student Councils. Deeds is a graduate of Purdue University, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in secondary English education as well as his master’s degree in educational administration and …read more.

WARSAW — The engineering and technology departments of Edgewood Middle School, Lakeview Middle School and Warsaw Area Career Center are proud to announce the joint hosting of the Warsaw Robotics Blended VEX VRC State Qualifier tournament. The event will take place on Jan. 20. Doors will open for the event at 7 a.m. with registration …read more.