City Plan Director Jeremy Skinner (L) talks with members of the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission (from left) Tim Meyer, Rick Snodgrass and Jeff Grose. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding. WARSAW — Two residential TIF district proposals took the first step toward eventual approval Monday when the redevelopment commission passed a resolution supporting the plan. Creation of …read more.

  WARSAW — Jeremy Skinner spent as much time Wednesday, Oct. 16, explaining what a residential TIF District is as he did explaining what it was not. Warsaw’s Plan Director led a discussion Wednesday at Eisenhower Elementary in front of a sparse crowd in the first of four public meetings about plans to establish two …read more.

WARSAW — An 8-year-old died Monday, June 10, after being struck by a car near the intersection of North Pointe Drive and Husky Trail in front of Harrison Elementary. The injured child was transported from the scene by Lutheran EMS. While enroute to Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital, EMS diverted to Whitley Parkview in Columbia City …read more.

WARSAW — Harrison Elementary’s fourth grade class carried food donations from the school’s annual food drive to Combined Community Services Thursday afternoon, Nov. 16. “I saw some of my former students who have kids now bringing stuff in,” said Harrison PE Teacher Scott Mehlberg, who heads up the event. “It’s going full circle. Those kids …read more.

[weaver_youtube A3TVO7SNiVM rel=0] WARSAW — Fourth graders got a taste of Indiana history by attending Back to the Days at Harrison Elementary on Friday, Aug. 25. The chilly morning didn’t stop kids from enjoying the hands-on-learning experience at numerous stations positioned around the property of Harrison Elementary. Students learned about the history of Indiana through various …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 — Every year Harrison Elementary School collects food items for Combined Community Services Food-A-Thon. The Food-A-Thon helps raise food items and money to help stock CCS’s food pantry for the winter months. “We’re teaching these kids skills of giving back,” stated Harrison Elementary food drive organizer and P.E. teacher Scott Mehlberg. “I really wanted …read more.

  WARSAW — Fourth graders got a taste of Indiana history by attending Back to the Days at Harrison Elementary on Friday, Sept. 30. The rain didn’t stop kids from enjoying the hands-on-learning experience at numerous stations positioned around the property of Harrison Elementary. Students learned about the history of Indiana through various ways as …read more.

WARSAW — As the weather warms up and summer approaches, more and more outdoor activities become available for play, including Disc Golf. Harrison Elementary School is host to a Disc Golf course in Warsaw, an attractive game for many. Disc Golf is played much like normal golf, only instead of balls, the players throw discs …read more.

WARSAW — First grade students from Harrison Elementary visited Martin’s Supermarket this past week to learn about their community, nutrition and recycling. While there, the students also purchased approximately $200 worth of food to benefit fellow students as part of the Boomerang Backpack program. Martin’s graciously provided financial assistance and affordable snack items to help …read more.

WARSAW — Harrison Elementary held a school carnival Friday, February 26. During the carnival, they had a silent auction of gift baskets and various other items. One of the items auctioned off was a Pizza Lunch with Ben Higgins. Ben Higgins and his fiancé Lauren Bushnell both came to Harrison School on Thursday, March 24, …read more.

WARSAW — Harrison and Claypool Elementary Schools recently teamed up to raise money for charity during Pink Out Night at their basketball game. Players from both teams wore pink headbands or wristbands, and the cheerleaders from both schools collected donations from those in attendance. The event was in honor of Sarah Vlot, former Harrison and …read more.

WARSAW — An exciting new renovation to a local road will allow drivers to the YMCA, Martins and the future Parkview Hospital a much easier and pleasant commute. However, for parents picking up or dropping off students at Harrison Elementary, the roadwork could provide a few minor delays. During Tuesday, evenings Warsaw Community School Work …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.

Two years ago what started out as a few second graders interested in learning more about astronomy has grown to a group of students known as the Harrison Junior Astronomical Society, which may be the only or one of the few elementary clubs with an operational observatory in the state. The group currently has a …read more.

If you ask a child what their favorite part of school is, it is needless to say answers vary. Some love recess, others their friends, and some, some may say the bus ride home. However, students at Harrison Elementary’s answers to this question were nearly all the same — their teachers. If you ask Harrison …read more.

WARSAW — Tears were shed and hugs exchanged by Warsaw Community School Corporation elementary students as they bid farewell to the Chinese exchange students who made their homes with WCS host families this week. “These host families open their home and let the students be their kids,” stated Jessica Yu, president of Chinese Education Connection, …read more.

Harrison Elementary Environmental Club was the very appreciative recipient of the Warsaw Kohl’s AIA Grant Program. Harrison’s E-Club with the help of Lee Ann Miner, Title 1 teacher at Harrison and Deb McClintock, second grade teacher and E-Club sponsor applied for the grant to help rehabilitate an old multi-sensory herb garden. Five volunteers from the …read more.

Harrison Elementary School hosted a celebration yesterday in honor of both a new pavilion near the Hoosier Heritage Schoolhouse as well as the retirement of former Harrison teacher Judy Kinsey. The dream to install the new pavilion began with Kinsey, and as she is quick to note, was furthered by several individuals at Harrison. Kinsey …read more.

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.

Registration is going on now for Y Youth Basketball, where children grades 2 through 4 can learn basic skills in a positive environment. The YMCA emphasizes participation, fitness, teamwork, sportsmanship and having fun over winning. Basketball games are played on Saturdays at the Parkview Warsaw YMCA, with practices on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at Harrison …read more.

Students at Harrison Elementary are taking the Warsaw Community School Corporation mission statement to heart. Yesterday, students delivered a total of 4,200 food items to Combined Community Services just down the road. According to Harrison Elementary Principal Lee Snider, students hosted a two week food drive competition in their classrooms. The annual competition raised an …read more.

Students in Mrs. Dean’s fourth grade class participated in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities this week. Students learned about forces that affect motion through the air and were asked to design a paper airplane that reduced the effect of these forces for maximum flight. Each student designed and engineered their own airplane, and …read more.

Article by Miriam Hagg, SPO Junior Reporter This week, many of the students at Harrison Elementary School will be getting an experience like no other. Principal Mr. Lee Snider has scheduled for fifth and sixth grade students from China to travel to Warsaw, Ind., “to meet and interact with students from the other side of …read more.

Recently first graders from Harrison Elementary School visited Martin’s Supermarket to learn about the nutritional value of various fruits and vegetables and the services that the store provides to the community. While there, they also discovered more about Martin’s environmental and recycling programs. Students brought their own money along on the trip so they could …read more.

[weaver_youtube Ctmd7Ogv4f4 rel=0] When Harrison Elementary School second-grade teacher Rick Glass first began meeting with students during lunch in the fall, a total of 9 knowledge-hungry pupils comprised the Harrison Elementary Junior Astronomical Society. As word spread, the club grew in size tremendously. Today, over 40 students meet every other Monday after school to study the stars …read more.

After several months of delays, the Indiana Department of Education has officially released the A-F school accountability grades for schools throughout the state. Warsaw Community Schools, which was named an A school corporation with straight A grades received by every school within the district. This year, the corporation received a total of seven A grades …read more.

Harrison Elementary School was recently selected as a 2013 finalist for Indiana’s Title I Distinguished School Award: Closing the Achievement Gap. The purpose of this award is to recognize Indiana Title I schools that have made the most progress in significantly closing the achievement gap. Eligible schools were identified based on a review of the …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools is proud to announce that Harrison, Jefferson and Lincoln Elementary schools have achieved the Reward Schools Status. Per Indiana’s NCLB Flexibility Waiver, Reward Schools are Title I-served schools that show high growth or high achievement. This year, the IDOE awarded Reward school status to elementary, middle, and high schools. The methods used …read more.