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 —  Around the time many people are beginning to coast toward retirement, Harrison Elementary teacher Rick Glass was embarking on a new career.  Glass previously worked in advertising sales, as a cloth inspector for Burlington Textiles and as a vehicle mechanic at Grace College. In 1978, Glass was offered a job at NAPA Auto …read more.

  WARSAW — The 2018 Kosciusko County Easter coloring contest sponsored by The Papers Inc. was a busy affair as several hundred children submitted entries at the 17 businesses who participated in the event. Judges had a tough time this year selecting winners. The contest was open to students from kindergarten through fourth grade. One …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 — 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 — 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 — Warsaw Community Schools received a $22,500 grant from the K21 Foundation on Friday, March 24. The grant will go toward equipment that will be implemented in all eight area elementary schools’ physical education programs. Many students will be able to use the equipment that was purchased through the grant. Warsaw Community Schools Superintendent …read more.

WARSAW — There was no one speaking against two plats presented for final approval at the Warsaw Planning Commission meeting Tuesday evening, Dec. 13. Plats were approved for Harrison Lake Development LLC and Habitat for Humanity of Kosciusko County.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community Schools announced Matthew Deeds, former assistant principal and athletic director of Lakeview Middle School, will step in as the new principal of Harrison Elementary School. Deeds is a graduate of Purdue University, where he attained his bachelor’s degree in secondary English education as well as his master’s degree in educational administration …read more.

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

[weaver_youtube m7A8iGeyPMs rel=0] WARSAW — Retro Bill, lip-synching cops and a laser light spectacular all marked the end of this year’s DARE program as sixth-graders from nine area elementary schools gathered to celebrate their graduation. Students from Madison, Claypool, Sacred Heart, Leesburg, Harrison, Washington, Jefferson, Eisenhower and Lincoln, along with their families, teachers and DARE …read more.

[weaver_youtube Vkeh6R0W9jc rel=0] By ALYSSA RICHARDSON Communications Associate, Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — Enriching the lives of others continues to be at the forefront of what staff and students strive for at Harrison Elementary. Students will soon transform denim jeans and plastic into shoes for Ugandan children. “The idea of Harrison Elementary and their sixth …read more.

By ALYSSA RICHARDSON Communications Associate, Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — Natalie Biggerstaff’s fourth grade class at Harrison Elementary dedicated the month of February to showing love and kindness to those in their local community. They began a month long service project of funding, creating and delivering care packages to patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments through the …read more.

WARSAW — Students at Harrison Elementary School enjoyed a visit Thursday, March 24, when Ben Higgins and fiancee Lauren Bushnell spent the afternoon getting to know the students and volunteering. Higgins, who attended Harrison, returned to his former elementary school, along with Bushnell, to have lunch, visit classrooms and help hand out Boomerang Backpacks. Higgins starred …read more.

WARSAW — Fifth-graders from Harrison Elementary School, Warsaw, braved chilly temperatures and winds Friday afternoon, Nov. 13, to help feed the local community. Students in kindergarten through sixth grade held a two-week competition to see which class could bring in the most individual food items to donate to the pantry at Combined Community Services. In …read more.

WARSAW – Harrison Elementary School won the Warsaw area soccer championship with a 2-1 victory over the Jefferson Spartans.

WARSAW — Three Warsaw Community School Corporation elementary schools are getting the chance to broaden their horizons and create new friendships. Students at Harrison Elementary, Madison Elementary and Jefferson Elementary are welcoming 24 students from Shang Li Primary School located in Hangzhou, China. For a total of four days, eight Chinese students will attend each …read more.

  First grade students at Harrison Elementary School are visiting a local grocery store to learn about produce, recycling, nutrition and make food purchases to help feed hungry students. Visits to Martin’s Supermarket in Warsaw began today for Harrison students with two classes visiting the store for a special tour and donation time today and …read more.

Ever wonder how telescopes work? Have a telescope, but find it difficult to use? Interested in buying a telescope but don’t know where to begin? A free telescope clinic will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20. This clinic will be held at Harrison Elementary in Warsaw. The back gym doors will open for …read more.

Sixth graders at Harrison have been exploring bridges for their STEM project in January. Students are studying the vocabulary, designs, and theories used in the construction of famous bridges around the world using the WCS Engineering Design Model: Ask, Explore, Model, Evaluate, and Explain. Students will apply their learning by designing and building a bridge …read more.

Every year, for the past several years, the Harrison Elementary first-graders have gone to the Winona Lake Park for their year-end field trip. The field trip was the idea of Harrison Elementary first-grade teacher, Renae Garber. Garber lost a 6-month battle to melanoma on March 21, 2014. Winona Lake Parks Director Holly Hummitch approached Rebekah Allebach …read more.

[weaver_youtube jSOhq6hbQVo rel=0] Wednesday students, staff, parents and members of the community gathered to celebrate the construction of Harrison Elementary’s newest building –a clubhouse for the Harrison Elementary Garden Tractor Club. The 12×20 foot, heated and insulated structure is a huge boon to the club, which began during the fall in the school’s mechanical building. According …read more.

Recently Mrs. Kinsey’s fourth grade class from Harrison Elementary participated in a national reading contest through Achieve 3000, an online reading program. Students read articles at their level and completed comprehension activities and earned points for completion and accuracy. The winning classes were determined by the high average points scored, per student, within each district. …read more.

On Friday, March 21, Harrison Elementary School lost a long-time teacher to melanoma. Tomorrow, the community will have an opportunity to say goodbye to Ranae Sue Garber thanks to modern technology. Warsaw’s oldies radio station, WIOE, was asked to streat Garber’s memorial service for those who are unable to attend in person. Garber was a …read more.

The Harrison Elementary sixth grade science class participated in the second annual “Roller Coaster Challenge”. To build and drive their roller coasters, students studied the science and conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy. They discovered that friction, gravity and aerodynamics played a key role in their design and building process.  

  Harrison Elementary School is a proud supporter of the Boomerang Backpack Program. Special thanks to all Harrison Students and Parents for their support of the philanthropic programs and for enriching the lives of others through this project.  

Late registration will take place on on the following dates: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 31; 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1; and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. This is a time for parents new to our corporation or families with a kindergarten student to enroll their children. …read more.

Two local principals will be participating in the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute. David Robertson, principal at Jefferson Elementary School in Winona Lake, and Lee Snider, principal of Harrison Elementary School in Warsaw, will both be attending the 2-year experience designed to address the professional needs of Indiana public school principals with an emphasis on student success. …read more.

The Harrison Student Council recently hosted the 1st Annual Riley Jamboree. It was a 4-hour event where 103 students donated $5 each to the Riley Children’s Hospital while participating in a variety of activities such as service learning projects, team initiatives and team building. All proceeds will benefit the Riley Children’s Hospital. Harrison Elementary has …read more.

A Warsaw man has been charged with two felonies for having inappropriate sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl. Warsaw Police detectives requested a warrant for Howard Leon Southall, 50, 426 Sophie Ln., Warsaw, and who formerly resided in the Canterbury Apartment complex. Police say the inappropriate conduct occurred at the apartment complex. Southall has been …read more.