The special meeting of the Wawasee Community School Corporation board of trustees Monday, July 20, lasted only 12 minutes, but the board’s action could have districtwide impact for the next eight years.

SYRACUSE — At a special meeting Tuesday, July 16, the Wawasee Community School Corp. board approved the hiring of John Snyder to serve as an assistant principal at Wawasee High School. His two-year contract begins today, Wednesday, July 17. Snyder, recommended by Dr. Tom Edington, the corporation’s superintendent, will specifically serve as assistant principal of …read more.

Not that there was really much doubt, but today’s elementary school students seem to engage in learning better through the use of touch screen computers. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday in Syracuse, the board heard a presentation on just how effective a pilot program for iPads was during the …read more.

A combination of mechanical and behavioral changes is reducing energy consumption within the Wawasee Community School Corp., the school board heard during its regular monthly meeting Tuesday. Mike Lindsey of Performance Services Inc., based in Indianapolis, gave a brief report to the board showing a considerable amount of reduction in energy consumption in each building …read more.

An overheated motor caused smoke to fill the library of Syracuse Elementary School Tuesday night, but fortunately there was no damage. Wawasee Community School Corp. Superintendent Tom Edington tells StaceyPageOnline.com that a motor on an air handling unit overheated “but worked exactly how it was supposed to.” Edington said that the motor is designed to …read more.

Wawasee Community School Corp. plans to begin work in early fall on a second parking lot for Milford School. Between 25 and 30 parking spaces will be added by the construction, which school officials hope will also facilitate the flow of people who want to visit the school office. “The big problem over in Milford …read more.