MENTONE — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is planning to use solar energy to offset the cost of electricity at Mentone Elementary School. TVSC installed a 44-panel solar array on 1.5 acres of school property northeast of the school. The estimated annual energy output of the solar array will be enough to power the entire school. …read more.

MENTONE — American Legion Post 36 visited Mentone Elementary to do a presentation on the American Flag Monday morning, Nov. 27. Students learned a great deal about the United States Flag from its history to how to respect it. Post 36 performed the folding of the flag and read what each fold meant. Students watched …read more.

AKRON  — Tippecanoe Valley Middle School and Mentone Elementary School both held successful food drives for Mary & Jerry’s Helping Hands food pantry in Mentone. The annual food drives started on Nov. 13 and ran through Nov. 17. Mentone Elementary School collected more than 3,000 food items and more than $1,000 in monetary donations. Each …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone Elementary is jumping into the go green pool with some big plans. The Tippecanoe Valley School Board approved four resolutions for the Mentone Solar Project, pushing the project forward at its board meeting Monday night, Nov. 13, at Mentone. In the fall of 2014, TIppecanoe Valley School Corporation began exploring new ways …read more.

MENTONE —  Fifth graders at Mentone Elementary School are taking a hands-on approach when it comes to giving back to their community. Friday, Nov. 3, was the school’s second annual “Be a Good Neighbor Day.” It was started last year as a way for the school to increase community involvement. Nearly 80 students went to …read more.

MENTONE — Thirty seconds, that’s how long it takes a small flame to grow into an uncontrolled, major fire, according to Life Safety Services. That’s why this year safety prevention week was themed, “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out.”  Firefighters visited Mentone’s first and second grade class for its annual fire prevention week on …read more.

AKRON — Akron Elementary School and Mentone Elementary School will host kindergarten roundup events at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 20, for parents or guardians wanting to enroll their child for the upcoming school year. Attendees will learn about the expectations of kindergarten, meet teachers and school staff members, tour each school, and discuss the variety …read more.

MENTONE — Parents seeking an alternative to traditional preschool can now register their kids for the Mentone Kindergarten Readiness Center for the 2017-2018 school year. The program is taught by certified teachers using a research-based curriculum. It runs three to five days a week from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. at Mentone Elementary School located …read more.

MENTONE — Fifth grade students at Mentone Elementary recently rolled up their sleeves to help out their community. Friday, Nov. 4, was the school’s inaugural “Be a Good Neighbor Day.” Nearly 75 students went to several homes throughout Mentone to help rake leaves for elderly residents or for people who needed some extra assistance with …read more.

MENTONE — Members of the American Legion Post 36 in Fulton County recently taught Mentone Elementary fourth graders a lesson in American flag history and proper care. On Wednesday, Monica Clennon, Harry Migonis, and Jon Lybarger presented two videos to students, and then demonstrated to them the correct way to fold an American flag. The lesson was …read more.

By REBECCA HARTZLER Treasurer, Mentone Elementary Mentone Elementary has released its honor roll for the second nine weeks of the 2015-2016 school year. All A Honor Roll Fifth-graders — Lily Ault, Alexander Bailey, Abigail Banghart, Abby Bowers, Jessica Brito. Caden Davis. JJ Flinn, Talia Holder, Kaydence Mellott, Molly Moriarty, Corinna Stiles, Saige Terwiske and Shaylin …read more.

MENTONE — Registration will be held at Mentone Elementary School from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, to Thursday, July 30. Online registration is still open for both returning and new students at http://tippecanoevalleyschools.com/enrollment/. Returning students need a snap code. Snap codes were mailed out the first week in June. If you have …read more.

Yesterday evening during the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation monthly board meeting members of the community and school officials heard a presentation on IREAD-3 results for the corporation. The test, which is administered to all third grade students in the state, is a very high stakes test according to Chrissy Mills, Akron Elementary principal, who presented …read more.

By BRETT R. BOGGS, ED.S Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is accepting applications for non-resident students (a non-resident transfer student is one whose legal settlement is not within the boundaries of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation) who would like to attend any TVSC school – Akron Elementary School, Mentone Elementary …read more.

Akron Elementary Kindergarten registration at Akron Elementary School – Akron Elementary school will hold kindergarten registration for the 2015-2016 school year at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in the cafeteria. Students attending kindergarten during the 2015-2016 school year must be 5 years old on or before Aug. 1. A birth certificate, shot records and …read more.

The 2014 year was another solid one for the Tippecanoe Valley School Board. Several teachers and students within the school corporation were recognized for achievement both at the state and national level, including seven teachers within the corporation receiving KEYS grants. The board oversaw many important hirings in 2014, including the appointment of new TV Middle …read more.

Mentone Police Officers Jim Eades and Officer Terry Engstrand recognized Mentone Elementary Students not for their good behavior, but who went above and beyond at school. The two decided to ask Mentone businesses to get involved by donating a prize to be awarded to the students along with a certificate. A student from each grade …read more.

By BRETT R. BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation The head cook of Mentone Elementary School, Nikki Rutherford, was honored by the Tippecanoe Valley School Board during it’s December meeting. Rutherford is the recipent of the Pillar Award for outstanding staff. The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation has many wonderful individuals amont its classified staff who, …read more.

By ANGELA MILLER Principal, Mentone Elementary School In the past century, the three Rs, (reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmatic), have turned into the four Cs, (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, creativity and innovation, and collaboration), (NEA, 2012). Of these four skills, collaboration plays an important part in supporting the other three. Collaboration is not a …read more.

By BRETT R. BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Tippecanoe Valley’s Akron Elementary School and Mentone Elementary School have been recognized as Speak Up Loud and Clear Top Schools for incorporating feedback from their students, educators, parents, and community as they develop strategic plans, make budgeting decisions, enhance their curriculum, and determine professional development needs. …read more.

Mentone Elementary Students won new bicycles for “Bringing Up Grades,” or B.U.G. Awards. The program is sponsored by the Akron and Mentone Kiwanis Club. Students are entered into the bike drawing each 9 weeks when they maintain good grades and raise at least one of their grades. Bikes were sponsored by King Memorial Funeral Home, …read more.

On Thursday Feb. 27, both the fourth and fifth grade Mentone Elementary math teams participated in the area IASP, (Indiana Association of School Principals), Elementary MATH Bowl in Wabash at the Honeywell Center. Both teams placed first in their classes. After the regional competitions are completed the state compiles the scores across the state to …read more.

The public is invited to participate in a shoe collection drive co-sponsored by Mentone Elementary School third graders and Bell Aircraft Museum to benefit the museum from Feb. 1 to April 30. The drive will help to raise funds for further restoration of the museum’s Huey helicopter while benefiting micro enterprise ventures in developing nations and keeping old …read more.

Article by Angela Miller, Principal Mentone Elementary School Remember your school days. The desks were all lined up in straight, neat, rigid rows. The room smelled of chalk dust. The teacher instructed from the front of the classroom, and if you were not prepared to answer the teacher’s questions you just simply focused on not …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation today 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 the mentally or physically disabled. Free meals will be …read more.