Pierceton Elementary recently held a Science Central Family Fun Night in the school gym. Many families enjoyed dressing, working and eating like an astronaut. Students created paper rockets to launch, edible moon phases and solar systems.

The Pierceton Elementary PTO sponsored their annual Donuts with Dads on Friday morning. They enjoyed a breakfast of donuts, juice, milk and yogurt. After breakfast, the children took their fathers and grandfathers to their classrooms for a short visit.

Pierceton Elementary School is extending an invitation to any child that will be 5 years of age by Aug. 1 and their parents, to attend kindergarten roundup for school year 2015-2016. The meeting will be held in the cafeteria at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22. Students will be the first kindergarten class to attend the …read more.

Two area youths have taken top honors at the 27th annual Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair in Indianapolis Saturday. Maclain Middaugh, from Triton Elementary, took first place over all of the fifth graders in the state for his project, “The Effects of Food Dye.” He also won an honorable mention in statistics and received a …read more.

Pierceton Pierceton Elementary would congratulate Jordyn Leininger and Madilyn Bradley on their performance at the Northeast Regional Science Fair. Leininger won first place in the fourth grade division. She is the first fourth grader to be selected to compete at the state fair. She also received the following awards Scientific & Regulatory Consultants award, the …read more.

This week students in Mrs. McCammon’s first grade class, Pierceton Elementary, are working to cheer on Mrs. Ball’s fourth grade class as they do their best on the ISTEP. All across the school classes were paired up to “cheer on” the other grade levels. This “cheering” will range from notes, posters, or small treats to …read more.

Fifth graders at Pierceton Elementary are giving back to the community they live in. Teachers were given a list of 14 seniors that live in the Pierceton community that could use a little extra Christmas cheer. Teachers then sent out a list of needed items with the students. Parents and students were extremely generous and …read more.

Pierceton Elementary recently held its 16th annual talent show under the direction of Julie Underhill who took it over when founder, Carolyn Nye retired from teaching. Students could enter in four categories which were vocal, variety, instrumental and dance. This year, there were 16 student acts which included 27 students. One class also did a …read more.

Third grade students from Mrs. Kathy Garber’s, Mrs. Julie Underhill’s and Mrs. Tasha Kinney’s classes at Pierceton Elementary School participated in the Trick or Treat for UNICEF program this year. All money collected was sent to UNICEF to help children in other countries. In the front row, from left, is Orion Fancil, Hadley Ferguson and …read more.

Recently members of the Pierceton Lions Club gave a dictionary to each student in the third-grade at Pierceton Elementary School. The club has provided these for many years. Teachers, Kathy Garber, Julie Underhill and Tasha Kinney were very excited about getting this wonderful gift for the students to use in their class rooms. The students …read more.

Mrs. Ball’s fourth-grade class at Pierceton Elementary School hosted an open house in their classroom on Monday. Students each researched a famous Hoosier and shared their biographies with parents, grandparents and other guest in the community.

Pierceton Elementary students enjoyed a fun filled field day on Tuesday before school dismisses today for their summer vacation. Many parents helped work different stations which included track and field events, a basketball competition, a hockey station, bubbles for the younger students, soccer, softball and an obstacle course. Students were then treated to fresh fruit …read more.

The third grade students from Pierceton Elementary and South Whitley Elementary held their annual Pen Pal Picnic at the Pierceton Park on Friday, May 23. They have been writing to each other all year. It was a beautiful day and everyone enjoyed getting to know each other and playing together. This is the first time …read more.

Pierceton Elementary  School Principal, Nathan Polston introduces Mrs. Carissa Jackson, art and music teacher, at the kindergarten and first grades music and art program Thursday evening. The group displayed the art projects they made in the commons area and then parents and grandparents moved to the gym where the group sang “If It Walks Like …read more.

Pierceton Elementary PTO hosted over 500 people at their Mornings for Mom event held Friday. Students and their guest were served a selection of breakfast items such as Danish, donut holes, yogurt, fruit, bagel breakfast pizza, juice and coffee. Moms that filled out surveys for the PTO were entered into a drawing to win a …read more.

Students at Pierceton Elementary were educated on fire safety this week by Captain Dave Meadows of the Fort Wayne Fire Department. He enlightened students on ways of preventing fires, what to do if you have a fire, where to call if you need assistance in an emergency and how important it is to know your …read more.

Pierceton Elementary kindergarten open house for the 2014-2015 school year will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15. Anyone planning to send their child to kindergarten in August should plan to attend this informative meeting. Along with meeting teachers and seeing the classrooms, vision exams will be provided by the Pierceton …read more.

Pierceton fourth grade students recently honored the Veterans Day holiday by meeting with local veterans themselves. Students were gifted with mementos such as key chains and lapel pins from their branches of service to the students. All PES fourth grade students from Mr. Rhodes, Mrs. Ball and Mrs. Studebaker’s classes wrote to local veterans at …read more.

Pierceton Elementary’s new principal, Mr. Polston, took time to meet with all the students in each grade level so they could get to know him. Polston read a hilarious story written by Robert Munsch to the second grade students .  

Whitko Community Schools announces their plans to move forward with the renovations at South Whitley Elementary School and the construction of a new Pierceton Elementary School. The Board of School Trustees held their 1028 Hearing on June 17 during their regular board meeting. The next step was to wait 30 days for any objections to the …read more.

Three students from Pierceton Elementary School were honored with awards at the Northeast Indiana Regional Science Fair held at IPFW. Jordyn Leininger, 8 years old and a PES second-grader, is the daughter of Thad and Rochelle Leininger. She was awarded Regional Winner at the Northeast Indiana Science Fair held at IPFW. Her experiment was entitled …read more.

The students in Kathy Wright’s class at Pierceton Elementary School have enjoyed a lake in their classroom this year. Each year the students, with the help of students and staff from Grace College, get to learn about lake habitats and animals. This program is funded through Kosciusko Lakes and Streams and Paragon Medical. The first …read more.

Pierceton Elementary School’s student council sponsored a school-wide Pennies for Patients program to raise funds for cancer research. Students were able to donate $933.10 to the Indiana Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Student Council members shown with the donation check are, in front, from left, Jon Craft, Dominick Moseley, Abi Hartman, Reese Bradford, Jaycie Thomas and …read more.

Pierceton Elementary School will hold kindergarten roundup at 6 p.m. April 17, in the school cafeteria. The meeting is expected to last approximately one hour. Students going into kindergarten must be 5 years old by Aug. 1. Eric Speicher, school principal, will begin by greeting new students and parents. Information will be distributed and times assigned …read more.

Pierceton Elementary School has been running contests to see who can bring in the most box tops and labels for education. This year’s winners are Gavin Gibson, who won a $10 gift certificate to the school store for box tops, and Ryan Kreft, who won a book for labels. Mrs. Underhill, was is in charge …read more.