Press Release MENTONE — The Food Bank Of Northern Indiana in cooperation with The Salvation Army of Kosciusko County will distribute food boxes to families in need from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 22 at Mentone Elementary School. The school is at 301 East Jackson St, Mentone. The truck and volunteers will be at …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is currently starting its pre-registration enrollment period for the 2020-21 school year. Parents can enroll children who will be age five by Oct. 1 into TVSC’s kindergarten program. Pre-registration is available at the following links for Akron Elementary School and Mentone Elementary School.

MENTONE — Mentone Elementary School was visited by a representative of Riley Children’s Foundation on Friday, May 3, to be lauded for their fundraising efforts to help the non-profit in its continued efforts to help ailing children. Susan Miles is the program officer for Riley’s Kids Caring & Sharing program. She made stops throughout the …read more.

MENTONE — Consolidation had a major impact on schools in the 1960s and 1970s. Prior to consolidation, even the smaller communities had their own high schools. As the years go by and graduates of those schools have passed away, memories of the schools tend to fade away unless documented in some way. Later this year, …read more.

MENTONE — Three fifth-grade classes from Mentone Elementary School braved cooler temperatures and intermittent drizzle Monday afternoon, Nov. 12 to help members of the Mentone community whose yards are obscured by a thick layer of recently fallen leaves. At the most recent Mentone Town Board meeting, Water Superintendent Joshua Shepherd told the board that Mentone …read more.

WARSAW — A charity motorcycle ride to financially support the family of three Mentone elementary students killed last week in a motor vehicle accident, as well as one Tippecanoe Valley Middle School student who was severely injured, will depart the Kosciusko County 4-H Fairgrounds at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10. The fairgrounds are located at …read more.

By Deb Miller Counselor, Akron Elementary School AKRON — Akron and Mentone Elementary schools are helping students build positive relationships with other students in different grades and with staff members through family groups. The purpose of family groups is for students to interact with others in different classes and grades, to help promote the sense …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation announced open house information for Akron Elementary, Mentone Elementary and Tippecanoe Valley Middle School.  Open houses will take place at Akron and Mentone elementary schools on Thursday, Aug. 2 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Open house at the middle school is Thursday, Aug. 2 from 4 to 6 p.m. …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone Elementary School hosted a Mobile Indy 500 field trip this morning, Thursday, March 22. Mobile Indy 500 trips allow schools that can’t attend a Study Trip at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to experience the racetrack by providing an interactive program where students can learn about the race. Fourth graders from Mentone, Warsaw …read more.

  By Randy Dahms Principal, Mentone Elementary School As a principal, when I think about education today, I find myself looking at our current students and asking myself, “How do we best prepare our students to be successful in the ever changing world that they are going to live in?” I suppose that education is like …read more.

    MENTONE — Aspiring agriculturalists from Tippecanoe Valley High School were in the school corporation’s elementary schools earlier this week to help instill awareness of the importance of agriculture to the next generation. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, a group of FFA members from the high school traveled from classroom to classroom in Mentone Elementary …read more.

MENTONE — Parents seeking an alternative to traditional preschool can now register their kids for the Mentone Kindergarten Readiness Center for the 2018-2019 school year. The program is taught by certified teachers using a research-based curriculum and ensures children are being taught with the skills that are essential to kindergarten. It runs three to five …read more.

MENTONE — Stand alone trails or trail systems are mushrooming locally and elsewhere. They provide a safe place to walk, jog or ride bicycles and promote exercise, fitness and getting off the couch or easy chair. And trails can also improve the quality of life in the area and make it more attractive for companies …read more.

MENTONE — Representatives from Fulton County REMC gave an electrical safety presentation to fourth grade students at Mentone Elementary School Monday, Nov. 13. Greg Bitterling and T.J. Garner taught the students about power lines, conductors, circuits, transformers, currents and different types of outlets. They also learned about the importance of avoiding power lines while on …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone Elementary School honored veterans with a Veterans Day program Friday, Nov. 10. Students were encouraged to invite family members who have served in the military. Students in the third, fourth and fifth grade choir sang “God Bless America” and “Thank You, Soldiers.” An empty table was set up in the middle of the …read more.

  MENTONE — Friday, Oct. 20, Mentone Elementary School received a Unified Champion School banner from Special Olympics Indiana Northwest Regional Manager Buzz Lail. Students and teachers gathered in the gymnasium for the special presentation during the Mentone Elementary Friday Morning Live event. Tippecanoe Valley schools were among 33 Indiana school districts that participated in the …read more.

WARSAW — Discussion during the Tippecanoe Valley Board Meeting held Monday, June 12, revolved around the bald cypress tree that many feared would be cut down. During the meeting, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Superintendent Brett Boggs provided background information on the issue with the tree. Boggs explained every year the school administration tours each school …read more.

MENTONE — On Monday, June 12, at the Mentone school board meeting, some of the discussion will be centered around the bald cypress tree located on the west side of the Mentone Elementary School. Lee Markley, president of Mentone Alumni; Tim Croy, Mentone town council member; and Linda Cochran, Mentone historian will present the history …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone Elementary School Student Council is sponsoring a coin drive to raise money for the Kosciusko County Riley Kids Fund and Riley Hospital for Children. This year’s goal is to raise $1,000 by filling a large jug with money, primarily pennies and other coins. “We chose to focus on pennies because we felt …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation announce its 2016-2017 registration dates and times for students attending any Tippecanoe Valley school, including Akron Elementary School, Mentone Elementary School, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School or Tippecanoe Valley High School. Registration will take place at each school from noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, and Thursday, July 28. …read more.

WARSAW — A new school year means a fresh start for kids, a chance to start new routines and habits, build new friendships and discover new possibilities and interests. As children transition from summer to fall, Kosciusko Community YMCA offers programs to school-aged children throughout Kosciusko County to keep them active, busy and engaged during out-of-school …read more.

MENTONE — As fewer students grow up in an agricultural setting, it becomes increasingly important for children to learn at an early age where their food comes from. A greenhouse will soon be built on the Mentone Elementary School campus thanks to generous donations by the North Central Co-op and Niff-tone. The greenhouse will serve as …read more.

By RANDY DAHMS Mentone Elementary School Principal MENTONE — In a recent article by the Center for Public Education,  “PreKindergarten: What the Research Shows,” it states, “Across the nation, school districts are working on many fronts to ensure that no child is left behind and that all children reach academic proficiency. However, many educators are discovering …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone second-grader Karley Hallstrom’s fashion career has taken off and several of her designs are going to benefit homeless pets in the South Bend area. Hallstrom, 7, was accepted into the Tails for Fashion event to benefit Pet Refuge, a nonprofit, no-kill animal shelter in the South Bend area. Tails for Fashion is …read more.

[weaver_youtube SjnmEs37WH0 rel=0] MENTONE — The 2015-2016 school year began on a tragic note for fourth-graders at Mentone Elementary School when they learned their classmate, Destiny Smith, had passed away during summer break. Students, family members, teachers and school officials gathered on the front lawn of Mentone Elementary School Thursday afternoon, May 12, to remember a classmate …read more.

MENTONE — As the school year draws to an end, the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Board of Trustees is already looking forward to 2016-2017 and implementation of a few new programs. The board approved the addition of LifeSkills Training at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School. This program focuses on prevention of substance abuse and violence through skills …read more.

The following students were placed on the honor roll for the fourth nine weeks at Mentone Elementary School: Third grade Evan Bolinger, Lily Bradley, Katie Caudill, Brooklyn Cooper, Mackaylie Costello, Colton Crabb, Lydia Craig, Brock Derf, Kade Francis, Marisol Gonzalez, Nekiana Hamilton, Chloe Haussmann, Braylee Hughes, Reed Jones, Renea Kline, Emma McKenzie, Dallas Miller, Matthew …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON — During the March meeting of the Board of School Trustees of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation, three staff members were honored. Akron Elementary School Instructional Coach Inga Omondi was the recipient of the World Class Teacher Award. When asked to offer a few words about …read more.

By CAROLINE DAY Counselor, Mentone Elementary School MENTONE — At Mentone Elementary School, we know that academic rigor is important. We also know that positive relationships matter most.

AKRON — With the announcement of the spring, 2015, ISTP+ scores earlier this week, many Indiana school corporations are not pleased with the results of the new standards. Despite this, Tippecanoe Valley Schools fared well overall, according to Superintendent Brett Boggs. Boggs gave a school-by-school breakdown of the corporation’s results, noting that Akron Elementary fared well. Boggs …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley Schools AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation announced that over the holiday break, all TVSC schools and facilities transitioned to a new Voice over IP phone system. The new system is operational as of Tuesday, Jan. 5, replacing an aging phone system that can no longer be updated or, in …read more.

AKRON — As of Jan. 5, 2016, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation phone numbers will change. This is due to an upgrade to the school corporation’s phone system. New phone numbers for the various corporation buildings will be as follows: Akron Elementary School: (574) 598-2367 Burket Educational Center: (574) 598-2600 Mentone Elementary School: (574) 598-2590 Tippecanoe Valley …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation AKRON — Christopher Pieri, NIPSCO major accounts manager, recently presented Randy Dahms, Mentone Elementary School principal, and Todd Glenn, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation director of maintenance, with an energy savings rebate check for $3,725. The rebate was for the first phase of an energy savings project at Mentone Elementary …read more.

MENTONE — Kindergarten is not what it used to be. As academic standards continue to increase, kindergarten students are learning things that, a generation ago, they would not have studied until later. With this in mind, programs like Mentone Elementary School’s Kindergarten Readiness Center go beyond a typical preschool format to make sure the youngest students are prepared for …read more.

AKRON — The regular meeting of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Board of Trustees, held Monday, Oct. 12, at Mentone Elementary School, began differently from most meetings. Before the board officially got down to business, Superintendent Brett Boggs read a statement commemorating three individuals with TVSC ties who lost their lives in the plane crash that happened …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation will welcome 16 new educators to the district for the upcoming school year. The new educators were introduced during Teacher Orientation Day activities at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, Thursday, Aug. 6.

AKRON — Many in the Akron-Mentone area are familiar with Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s wind turbine. Now, the corporation is looking into another renewable energy project, this time with solar power. At a public work session held last evening, Monday, July 20, at the school administration building, TVSC Superintendent Brett Boggs introduced Northern Indiana Power …read more.

AKRON — Randy Dahms has been named by the Board of School Trustees of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation as the next principal of Mentone Elementary School. The appointment was made during Monday evening’s board meeting A 1999 graduate of Grace College, Dahms served for seven years as an elementary school teacher at Benton Elementary …read more.

The following students were placed on the honor roll for the fourth nine weeks at Mentone Elementary School: Third Grade Honor Roll: Lorna Apt Devin Boggs Tiffany Bullington Kynan Cords Jorge DeLaRosa Nate  Engstrand Abigail Goble Emily Holstein Kya Howard Braiden Hurley Olivia Jones Wade Jones Ethan Kelley Aiden Kohler Trent Marshall Sidney Nelson Macy …read more.

By VICKY DECKER JA Area Coordinator Midwest Poultry has generously donated to support the entire Junior Achievement programs being offer at Mentone Elementary School.  Junior Achievement programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs, which make their communities more …read more.

Mentone Elementary School Principal Angela Miller has been named to serve a three-year term as a member of the AdvancED Indiana State Council. The State Council is comprised of 15 people including superintendent, principal, teacher, parent and community representatives, and the Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction.  AdvancED is the largest community of education professionals in the world. It is a non-profit, …read more.

Mentone Elementary 4th and 5th grade math teams both took first place in their division at the regional level. The 4th grade team placed 19th in the state out of 92 teams with a team score of 21 out of 32 math problems correct. The 5th grade team scores 28 out of 32 problems and …read more.

By SHERRILL HAMMAN Mentone Elementary School Mentone Elementary will host it’s kindergarten round up at 6 p.m. Monday, March 23. Families will start the evening in the large group instruction room with a short information meeting where they will learn what to expect in kindergarten. Kindergarten teachers will also share about kindergarten readiness and the …read more.

TVSC Superintendent Brett Boggs gives a presentation to the crowd during Thursday’s information session at Mentone Elementary School. (Photo by Jarrett Van Meter) Thursday night was the second of two information sessions regarding the plans to renovate the facilities at Akron Elementary school (see related). Unlike the first meeting, Thursday evening’s meeting was held off-site …read more.

By ANGELA MILLER Principal, Mentone Elementary School The Mentone Elementary School Spell Bowl Team competed in Wabash at the Honeywell Center on Nov. 20. Mentone’s team took first in their division. Congratulations to the team.

At the conclusion of this week’s meeting of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s Board of School Trustees, a presentation was given in honor of retiring Assistant Superintendent Dr. Daniel V. Kramer and his 41 years in education, 35 of those as an administrator for the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation. Kramer taught for five years as a …read more.