SYRACUSE — In-person schooling may have been scrubbed, but teachers in the Wawasee Community School Corporation aren’t letting that stop them from connecting with and supporting students, and many are stretching beyond the eLearning tool Seesaw to do so. North Webster Elementary compiled a video — available on its Facebook page — with each staff …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — When it came time to make a final decision on who to hire as the next head coach of the varsity football team at Wawasee High School, administrators chose someone already quite familiar with the system. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, Feb. 19, at North …read more.

SYRACUSE — Relatively mild temperatures were welcome after last week’s sub-zero weather as students of the Wawasee Community School Corporation orchestra programs traveled to NorthWood High School in Nappanee Saturday, Feb. 2, to participate in the Indiana Secondary School Music Association solo and ensemble competition. The annual event, held in multiple locations around the state, …read more.

Volleyball results for Tuesday, Sept. 11.

SYRACUSE — Several Wawasee Community School Corporation orchestra students earned gold medals during the Indiana Secondary School Music Association solo and ensemble competition Saturday, Jan. 27, at Elkhart Central High School. The annual event, held in multiple locations around the state, gives music students the opportunity to perform solos and ensembles for highly qualified music …read more.

SYRACUSE — Middle school students interested in learning more about natural resources, how plants and animals work together, food science, food safety and more agriculture related topics can now get a head start. Because an agriculture class is now being taught at a middle school in the Wawasee district, middle school students are allowed to …read more.

MILFORD—Two seventh-grade boys from Milford Middle School, Grant Brooks and Austin Myers, have become quite popular among the student body with their new business venture.

MILFORD — Milford High School’s 93rd annual Alumni Association Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 10, in the Milford Middle School cafeteria, 611 W. Emeline St. The classes of 1947, 1957 and 1967 will be honored at this year’s alumni gathering. Ned Speicher, class of ’67, will serve as the master of ceremonies. In …read more.

SYRACUSE—After discussing how to make an impact through a community-based school project, seven Milford Middle School girls began Give Hope. Give Hope’s goal was to bring Jen Bricker, an acrobat, aerialist and motivational speaker born without legs, to speak to the community. That dream has since become a reality.

SYRACUSE — From the start, it was noted the middle school meeting held Monday evening, Feb. 27, in the lecture room of Wawasee Middle School was more about seeking input and suggestions to make Wawasee’s two middle schools even better. Rebecca Linnemeier, school board president, said “we are not here to close a middle school.”

MILFORD — During a public meeting Monday, Feb. 20, at the Milford School cafeteria, there were questions about just how many people are concerned there are inequalities between the two middle schools in the Wawasee Community School Corp.

SYRACUSE — Several of the Wawasee Community School Corporation’s string orchestra students participated in the Indiana State School Music Association’s district solo and ensemble contest Saturday, Feb. 4, at Elkhart Central High School.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released spring 2016 ISTEP+ results Thursday, Nov. 17. It was the second year of a new state assessment for grades three to eight based on Indiana’s more rigorous college and career ready standards. A new baseline was established for ISTEP+ in spring 2015.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Choral Department will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, in the high school auditorium.

Residents of Milford lined the streets of town Monday morning to witness the annual Memorial Day parade.

Stepping off from the corner of Main and Emeline streets, the parade route continued north on Main Street to the delight of those anxiously awaiting the procession.

MILFORD — The Milford High School 92nd annual Alumni Association Banquet will be held on Saturday, June 11, in the Milford Middle School gymnasium, 611 W. Emeline St. The classes of 1946, 1956 and 1966 will be honored at this year’s alumni gathering. Carolyn Biller Zimmerman, class of ’64, will serve as master of ceremonies. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corp. offers instrumental music instruction beginning in the sixth grade at Wawasee Middle School and Milford Middle School. Instructors are Hope Bechtel, WMS band; Sara Skow, Milford band; and Joyce Dubach, orchestra at both middle schools.

WARSAW — A 14-year-old Milford teen and a 10-year-old Milford youth appeared before Juvenile Court Judge David Cates this afternoon, for an initial juvenile hearing. Both youths, found to be juvenile delinquents, waived their rights to an attorney and admitted to the charges against them. They will appear in court at 10 a.m. Nov. 2, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Choral Department will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $5 for general admission. Children 5 and under are admitted free.

To help promote good stewardship of our aquatic resources, as a part of the Indiana Lakes Management Conference at Oakwood Resort, the Indiana Lakes Management Society held an Art Contest for area students. The contest was for 4-6 graders and 7th and 8th graders. The competition was open state-wide and lots of great art was …read more.

Wawasee High School’s Instrumental Music Department will present its annual holiday concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, in the high school auditorium. The string orchestra, under the direction of Joyce Dubach and Manchester University student teacher Katie Huddleston, will present a variety of holiday selections ranging from Vivaldi’s “Winter” to a “Jingle Bell Hoedown” …read more.

It has been said today’s school aged students are too often “wrapped up in their own little worlds.” But if given the chance to prove otherwise, they can prove they do care about others and want to serve the community as the Wawasee school board heard during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening in Syracuse. …read more.

Milford Middle School held its awards program this week. Advanced Reader Awards Honors list: Meg Heinisch, Mercedes Winkelman Fifth-grade — Samantha Kolberg, 430.7 points Sixth-grade — Tess Fancil, 170.6 points Seventh-grade — Jodean Lehman, 874.1 points Eighth-grade — Clayton Hicks, 307.2 points Honor Roll All Year Fifth-grade — Andrik Abutista, Emma Berger, Katelyn Bray, Justin …read more.

There is a noticeable increase in the emphasis being placed on hands-on, engaging learning in school classrooms. While traditional classroom lecturing still has value, it is less likely to engage students in the learning process. Within the Wawasee Community School Corp., one way hands-on learning has been implemented is through the Project Lead The Way …read more.

SYRACUSE — “You’ve got to stand for something or you’ll fall for anything,” Bill Ballenger said of young people today. “There just seems to be this grey area everyone operates in, where nothing really matters anymore.” Break the Grey, Ballenger’s nonprofit faith-based organization, seeks to restore absolutes in the eyes of the youth. Ballenger, founder …read more.

The music department of the Wawasee Community School Corp. will be conducting an informational meeting for students and parents of students who will be attending sixth grade next year at either Wawasee or Milford Middle school. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the Wawasee Middle School cafeteria. WMS is …read more.

As many as a dozen students were suspended from Milford Middle School Monday after a student brought alcohol on the school bus. Wawasee Superintendent Dr. Thomas Edington says the number of students involved in an incident involving alcohol was “an attention getter” and the matter is being dealt with both at the school and with …read more.