BLOOMINGTON — Warsaw Community High School alumni Brayden Sammons and Hunter Haines have made their high school dreams into a reality. Sammons and Haines recently opened a restaurant called Campus Craves on their campus at Indiana University. The restaurant offers an assortment of ice cream on waffle cones, donuts and cinnamon rolls. The menu doesn’t …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Area leaders gathered at the cafetorium of Lakeland Christian Academy to continue local discussions on strengthening bonds and partnerships between academia and industry. In what was dubbed the Workforce Education Summit, held Tuesday morning, Nov. 27, key players from local schools and businesses met to discuss better ways to prepare today’s students …read more.

WARSAW — Ivy Tech Community College continues to foster its partnership with local manufacturing companies in an effort to provide future infusions of qualified workers to those employee-starved companies. In an event celebrating National Manufacturing Day, the community college hosted middle school-aged students in both Fort Wayne and Warsaw on Tuesday, Oct. 2 through Friday, …read more.

WARSAW — This year Warsaw Area Career Center launched a new program giving students the opportunity to receive hands on training and licensing in the field of Cosmetology. Inspire College of Cosmetology allows local students a forum to learn and grow in their field through a variety of services such as haircuts and treatments, facials, …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw Community School Corporation recently hosted the sixth annual Warsaw Robotics Vex Exhibition Tournament on Friday, May 11, in the Warsaw Area Career Center gym. The tournament featured 26 teams from Edgewood and Lakeview middle schools, Washington STEM Academy, Warsaw Area Career Center and Urey Middle School from John Glenn School Corporation. Students …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Area Career Center hosted the sixth annual Vex Robotics Exhibition tournament Friday, May 11. Students participating in the event were given six weeks to build robots for the tournament. This year’s theme was “Splitting the Defense.” Teams of two to five students completed challenges with robots they designed and built based …read more.

WARSAW — Principles of business management classes successfully worked as a team and executed a recycling project. Warsaw Area Career Center students sorted and weighed 1,200 pounds of plastic lids and caps for Rudy’s Dog Park. With these recycled materials, students were able to supply the dog park with three new benches. The classes are …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.

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 — 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 — 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 —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 — Junior and senior Warsaw Community High School students are building a new house from the foundation up southeast of Warsaw. A total of 24 students — 12 in the morning and 12 in the afternoon — are participating in the building trades program through the Warsaw Area Career Center. Twenty-three are Warsaw students, …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Area Career Center and the family and consumer science department are proud to offer three levels of child development to our students. Students in the first child development class learn how to help children develop physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially. Other topics include genetics, prenatal development, child abuse and exploring what …read more.

WARSAW —  OrthoWorx announced the upcoming Think Ortho Tour, a program for eighth-grade students of area schools and their parents/guardians that encourages students to pursue technical careers in the growing orthopedic industry. The event will be held on Oct. 5 and will include tours of Ivy Tech’s Orthopedic and Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, the Warsaw …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 the 2517 building on Center Street in Warsaw. The co-op students expressed their appreciation to their supervisors for their guidance and understanding in teaching them professional skills and aiding them in …read more.

WARSAW — Students at Warsaw Community High School have gained hands-on learning through the Building Trades program. The Building Trades program at the Warsaw Area Career Center held an open house Tuesday, May 30, to showcase a home students helped construct throughout the school year. Thirteen students, under the direction of instructor Eric Taylor, worked …read more.

WARSAW — The Building Trades program of the Warsaw Area Career Center will be hosting an open house from 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30. The house is located at 1903 E. Blossom Lane, Warsaw, in Cherry Creek Manor. Watch for open house signs. This is the 35th year for the Building Trades Program. Thirteen …read more.

WARSAW — Since August 2016, juniors and seniors from Kosciusko County high schools have been taking advantage of a new, two-year cosmetology program at Inspire College of Cosmetology, 3171 E. Center St., Warsaw, the result of a partnership between Inspire and the Warsaw Area Career Center. “We’d been receiving requests from students for a cosmetology …read more.

SYRACUSE — Leslie Cook is an advocate for the deceased. Standing alone, it may sound odd but when put in context with her job as a coroner it is much more understandable.

WARSAW — Few people get to try what they would like to do for a career before ever leaving high school. Even fewer are actually able to receive school credit for testing career goals. Eric Baumgartner, 17, did all of this before he reached his senior year at Warsaw Community High School.

Milford Redevelopment Commission was visited by George Robertson, president of the Kosciusko Economic Development Corporation, at its monthly meeting Monday, Sept. 12, at town hall. Robertson updated the commission on KEDCO’s efforts to attract business and maintain a skilled workforce. According to Robertson, after three or four years of steady expansion, including the addition of …read more.

WARSAW — Area students wishing to pursue the world of cosmetology have a new opportunity thanks to a partnership between the Warsaw Area Career Center and Inspire College of Cosmetology. Inspire, located in the Center Center just off US 30, held its grand opening last evening, Tuesday, Aug. 23, and unveiled its program plans. The partnership was more than …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community School Board met Monday evening, Aug. 15, for its first regular session of the 2016-2017 school year. School Resource Officer Doug Light introduced the two newest DARE officers, Allen Danko and Rogelio “Roy” Navarro. Both are Warsaw Community High School graduates, Danko in 1994 and Navarro in 1997. Both are certified school …read more.

By TRINA HOY Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club WARSAW — The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club has recognized a number of students from the Warsaw Area Career Center and Warsaw Community High School as Students of the Week. The students are recognized from the Warsaw Area Career Center were Bryan Thompson, Zach Howard, Ashley Slayer, Gabby Grayson, Kyle Warren, …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Area Career Center hosted a leadership showcase Wednesday, March 23, for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and ProStart students who missed out on the state leadership competition due to a snowstorm and school cancellations. At the Blue Apron, culinary arts students, Cody Jefferson, Isaac Netzley and Makylia Hilliard …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Area Career Center will be hosting a student leadership showcase from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday March 23. “Due to our last snowstorm and school cancellations, our students were unable to attend the Family, Career, Community Leaders of America and ProStart state leadership competition.” said Chef Mark Brag, ProStart advisor. “As you can …read more.

WARSAW — Beauty will be a little easier to attain after Inspire College of Cosmetology opens at 3171 E Center Street on March 21.

[weaver_youtube BSUvPqPP9Mg rel=0] WARSAW — The Warsaw Area Career Center was abuzz with activity Saturday, Jan. 23, as middle school and high school students from throughout Indiana and surrounding states gathered to compete in the annual VEX Robotics Competition. The theme was “Nothing But Net.” Students have been working throughout much of the school year to design …read more.

WARSAW — Local teens who are aspiring stylists may rejoice over a recent announcement during Warsaw Community School Corporation’s monthly board work session. According to Chief Academic Officer David Robertson the Warsaw Area Career Center will soon offer a cosmetology course to students. A two-year cosmetology course will begin to be offered during the 2016-2017 …read more.

  WARSAW — Though many people may think of machining as a “dirty” factory job, according to students in the WACC Machining Academy, nothing could be further from the truth. Instead, students are learning to navigate industry grade machines in a lean, clean workshop while working toward receiving a national certification. Students at the Warsaw …read more.

WARSAW — Everyone has a different learning experience with cooking. For some, helping in their family kitchens or even making their owned packed lunches marked the beginning of their future making meals. For others, making edible mac n’ cheese is a feat yet to be learned. At Warsaw Area Career Center however, learning to cook …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.

By LORI TILDEN, Assistant To The Superintendent Warsaw Community School Corporation, Warsaw Community High School and Warsaw Area Career Center would like to welcome all incoming freshmen students and parents to freshmen orientation from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday Aug. 6. Guests may enter the building through the Performing Arts Center. Students and parents will …read more.

The Kosciusko Board of REALTORS® is pleased to announce the selection of their 2015 Scholarship winners; Jada Antonides, Vicki Harris and Emma Lemon, all recipients of a $1,000 scholarship award. Twenty-nine applications were received from Kosciusko County high school seniors and Kosciusko County students currently enrolled in college. The awards are based on scholastic achievement, …read more.

Emergency Medical Technician students at the Warsaw Area Career Center will have the opportunity to see a Lutheran Air helicopter make a non-emergency landing, weather permitting, on Friday, May 22 at Warsaw Community High School.

BY ANGIE HEINSMAN, WACC Coordinator Warsaw Area Career Center Work-Based Learning Co-Op students recently honored their supervisors at an Employer Appreciation Luncheon at the Grand Ballroom of the Wyndham Gardens in Warsaw. The co-op students expressed their appreciation to their supervisors for their guidance and understanding in teaching them professional skills and aiding them in …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools The Building Trades Class of the Warsaw Area Career Center will be hosting an open house from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20. This is the 33rd year for the Building Trades Program. A total of 16 students, under the direction of instructor, Tom …read more.

By TRINA HOY Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club Through various fundraising activities during the year, the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club raises over $20,000 in donations to youth oriented activities. Recently, the club donated to two area organizations. The club, represented by Everett Nifong, presented a check for $300 to Kosciusko Community Cares. The check was accepted …read more.

Yesterday evening during the Warsaw Community School Board board work session, Chief Academic Officer David Robertson presented the board with an overview of new, deleted and revised course offerings for the 2015-2016 school year. The updates to the WCS curriculum were decided upon by the WCS curriculum counsel. Recommendations began in the fall and Robertson …read more.

By TAMMY ALLEN Director of Marketing, OrthoWorx OrthoWorx recently piloted The Technical Careers and Beyond Program, developed to focus on local education and awareness to help address the local advanced manufacturing talent gap. The program included approximately 50 administrators, guidance counselors and teachers at the middle school and high school levels in the area. The …read more.

The Warsaw Area Career Center (WACC) will officially open its restaurant, The Blue Apron to the public today at 11 a.m., offering sandwiches, soups, salads and more to guests all prepared in-house by students of the WACC. The ambience at the Blue Apron is not the only draw for guests. The menu, which changes biweekly …read more.

During Monday evening’s Warsaw Community School Board meeting Ronna Kawsky, director of the Warsaw Area Career Center revealed that WACC was the recipient of a large grant that would revolutionize the machine and welding program at the career center. According to Kawsky, the grant was given by the Indiana Center for Education and Career Innovation in …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools is pleased to announce that Warsaw Area Career Center has been awarded a $350,000 grant by The Center for Education and Career Innovations. The grant will be used to create cutting edge curriculum and purchase state-of the-art equipment, allowing students to acquire the current workplace skills needed for today’s advanced manufacturing companies. …read more.

Warsaw Area Career Center’s Family, Career and Community Leaders of America applied outstanding knowledge and skills at the state conference, held March 6-8. Four teams earned Gold and became National Qualifiers. Three teams earned Silver, one became a National Qualifier and one a National Alternate, and one team earned Bronze. The qualifying teams will to …read more.

The Robotics Team from the Warsaw Area Career Center of Warsaw Community High School visited the Warsaw Rotary Club to show some of their creations with instructor, Ronna Kawsky. The robotics team will be at the Vex Robotics State Championship on Saturday, March 21, at Warren Central. Awards were presented to the team members by …read more.

[weaver_youtube MoQho5mFtG0 rel=0] SYRACUSE – Hopes were high for the Wawasee freshmen basketball team on Monday night. The Warriors welcomed in a very talented Northridge team to the Hardwood Tee Pee and, despite a good start and strong finish, Wawasee would fall to its Northern Lakes Conference rival 37-25. The Warriors came out with a …read more.

Warsaw Community High School and the Warsaw Area Career Center will host two meetings for parents and students entering high school as freshmen in the fall of 2014. The first session will be held Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Lakeview Middle School from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with a bilingual meeting available in Spanish. The …read more.

[weaver_youtube ihqnobLW8q0 rel=0] In honor of Veterans Day, students in the Warsaw Area Career Center Television Course interviewed family members and Veterans themselves to discuss the impact of military service and to extend appreciation. We are proud to show the work of the students and honor our local veterans.

Warsaw Area Career Center Co-Op Work-Based Learning students recently honored their supervisors at an Employer Appreciation Luncheon at the Grand Ballroom in the Wyndham Gardens in Warsaw. The Co-Op students and Mrs. Angela Heinsman, Work-Based Learning coordinator, expressed their appreciation to their supervisors for their guidance and understanding in helping them pursue their dreams by …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb5bxWeNDUA] Students at the Warsaw Area Career Center swapped books for a more hands on learning experience. Instead of studying home construction techniques in a textbook, 22 juniors and seniors worked side by side to create an entire home from beginning to end. A look at the project will be offered to the public from …read more.