SYRACUSE — During a very brief special Wawasee school board meeting late Tuesday afternoon, June 7, in Syracuse, the board approved the resignation letter submitted by Mike Schmidt, principal of Wawasee High School. Schmidt’s resignation will be effective June 30.

SYRACUSE – Syracuse Police Chief Jim Layne confirmed today, Tuesday, May 17, no police investigation has been started on Mike Schmidt, Wawasee High School principal, who was placed on administrative leave last week by the Wawasee Community School Corp.

SYRACUSE — Very few details are available concerning Mike Schmidt, principal of Wawasee High School, being placed on administrative leave (see Wawasee High School Principal Placed On Leave).

SYRACUSE — Mike Schmidt, principal of Wawasee High School, has been placed on administrative leave pending resolution of an issue, according to a brief statement issued by the Wawasee Community School Corp. today, Thursday, May 12.

SYRACUSE — Jon Everingham has been named the new boys head basketball coach at Wawasee High School.

SYRACUSE — During a special meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, April 12, in Syracuse, the board approved two new high school coaches and awarded two more summer construction bids.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released high school graduation rates for 2015 publicly.

SYRACUSE —Mike Schmidt, principal at Wawasee High School, announced counseling services will be available for staff and students the first day of school Tuesday, Aug. 11. Christopher David Prater, struck and killed by a train Thursday morning, would have been a senior at Wawasee High School this year. Related: Pedestrian Identified In Syracuse Train Accident.

Friday evening, 37 more Wawasee High School seniors were inducted into the hall of fame. It’s an annual tradition for a school priding itself on academic prowess.

Indiana Department of Education released 2014 high school graduation rate information Wednesday afternoon. Statewide the average was at 89.8 percent, up from 88.6 percent the year before. IDOE reported Wawasee High School showed 163 graduates out of a cohort count of 184, a rate of 88.6 percent. That is an improvement compared to the 85.6 …read more.

Especially within the last three school years, the culture has changed at Wawasee High School. And that is precisely what Mike Schmidt, principal at Wawasee High School, and others wanted to see. “Student led” is more often becoming the norm at the high school. And it’s something Schmidt is particularly passionate about. “It’s part of …read more.

  The year 2014 proved to be a record-breaking one for the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce outgoing President Richard Owen shared at the chamber’s annual awards banquet Tuesday evening. “The chamber’s membership record was broken,” Owen said. “We crossed 200 members.” Those 200-some members were the focus of the banquet as the chamber honored several …read more.

Tuesday morning’s annual Veterans Day program at Wawasee High School was a mixture of the student body being challenged, strong emotions and a former U.S. Navy officer sharing some of his service memories. Pat Park, a retired Navy lieutenant who served in the military for 25 years, was the guest speaker. But before he stepped …read more.

Wawasee High School received recognition from a well known national magazine and it’s the kind administrators can point to with pride. U.S. News & World Report’s latest “America’s Best High Schools” rankings gave Wawasee a silver medal. Wawasee was one of only 41 schools statewide to receive a silver medal, was ranked 37th in the …read more.

Wawasee Superintendent Dr. Tom Edington confirmed to StaceyPageOnline.com today that Don Harman has been “reassigned” in his duties and is no longer principal at Wawasee High School. Edington would not go into detail about the reassignment but did say, “Any administrative movements are not tied into the basketball program.” Just last week Phil Mishler resigned …read more.

Wawasee High School will hold their first Pow Wow student activities night 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, March 15, at the school. The Pow Wow, a carnival type event just for Wawasee High School students, will be filled with games and activities designed to interest many types of students. The event is being organized …read more.