Tippecanoe Valley High School seniors gathered for one final time Sunday, July 26, to celebrate graduation – 132 days since they last sat in classrooms together.

MENTONE – Tippecanoe Valley High School graduation ceremony scheduled for Sunday night, July 19, has been postponed due to unpredictable weather. TVHS graduation ceremony will now take place on Sunday 7/26, with the baccalaureate ceremony beginning at 7:00 p.m. and the graduation ceremony at 7:30 p.m., the school district said in a news release. The back-up date for …read more.

People gathered on both sides of Main Street in Mentone Friday night, May 22, to cheer for Tippecanoe Valley High School seniors during their graduation parade.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley is announcing the creation of an Esports club for the 2020-21 school year.

Press Release AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School will hold an in-person graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 on Sunday, July 19. More information on specific event details will be released to seniors and their families prior to the event. A backup date is set for Sunday, July 26. The baccalaureate ceremony will begin …read more.

Press Release AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School have announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2019-20 school year. Kirstyn Yoder has been named TVHS valedictorian. Yoder is the daughter of Christopher and Tracy Yoder. She plans to attend Purdue University with a double major in actuarial science and statistics and a minor in business …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS —  Forty high school seniors from throughout Indiana have been named 2020 Indiana Academic All-Stars, a program of the Indiana Association of School Principals. In addition, 50 other students were recognized as Academic All-Star Regional Honorees, said a news release from the IASP. Quintin Allen, a senior at Tippecanoe Valley High School in Akron …read more.

AKRON — Valley Connects and the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation offer free QPR training at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25. The training will be held in the lecture room at Tippecanoe Valley High School, 8345 SR 19, Akron, said a news release by TVSC and Valley Connects. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer. It is …read more.

AKRON – Eckrich collaborated with Martin’s Super Market to present Tippecanoe Valley High School with a $4,150 donation Tuesday night, Dec. 17. Eckrich committed to donating a portion of eligible products sold at the Martin’s on Husky Trail in Warsaw, between Oct. 20 – Nov. 16, to Tippecanoe Valley High School. The donation will be …read more.

  AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School to host a benefit dinner supporting one of its own. The Jeff Shriver Benefit Dinner featuring Smoked Pulled Pork is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 14 in the TVHS Commons, said a news release from Tippecanoe Valley High School. Shriver is a TVHS teacher and coach who was recently …read more.

AKRON – Hall of Fame announcer Rita Price will be honored Wednesday during the Valley-Warsaw boys basketball game.

WARSAW — Some people just won’t slow down. To confirm that precept, witness the life of octogenarian Alice Surface Keirn of Warsaw. Case in point: on her 80th birthday in July, Keirn ventured zip lining at a zoo in Grand Rapids, Mich. “My sister came in from Arizona. We both crossed it off our bucket …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley Distinguished Alumni Class of 2019 has been named. The members of this year’s class join others who have led successful lives, while making substantial contributions to their chosen field of work or have provided outstanding service to their community, state, or country, according to a news release issued by the …read more.

By Brandon Kresca Tippecanoe Valley High School Principal  Right now, Tippecanoe Valley families are enjoying the heat of summer, which happens to be my personal favorite season. Like many of you, I enjoy the: warm weather, bonfires, crops growing rapidly, sunsets, and most importantly for the purpose of this insight article, the pastime of riding …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School received a large change in administration during the school board meeting held tonight, May 20. During the consent agenda portion of the meeting, Chad Cripe’s name was included in a list of resignations for the board to accept. Board member Todd Hoffman asked that the resignation be separated from …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School has announced the valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2018-2019 school year. Shayleigh Shriver has been named TVHS Valedictorian.  Shriver is the daughter of Jeff and Janie Shriver and plans to attend Purdue University to study elementary education. Billy Gillman has been named TVHS Salutatorian. Gillman is the son of Billy …read more.

AKRON — Robots have always been part of the entertainment industry’s futuristic vision. From the science fiction television show “Lost in Space” in the 1960s and the animated sitcom “The Jetsons” from the same era, Hollywood always anticipated the idea of robots as becoming an integral part of everyday human life. Fast forward more than half …read more.

AKRON —  On Jan. 26, the Tippecanoe Valley High School Robotics Team competed in their first VEX Robotics Competition hosted by Wawasee High School. On Feb. 23, TVHS Robotics traveled to Park Tudor School in Indianapolis and had their second state qualifying event. The VEX Robotics Competition or VRC game changes every year and is designed …read more.

AKRON — The theatre department at Tippecanoe Valley High School has been hard at work preparing for the spring musical, “Once On This Island.” Show times are 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23. An additional show time is planned for 2 p.m. Saturday, March 23. All tickets are $5 …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Tippecanoe Valley High School Juniors Kirstyn Yoder and Quintin Allen didn’t just meet the goal for their joint community service project — they crushed it. The two are members of the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy where students are required to create a community service project, alone or in groups. The only specific requirement …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — More details have been released in a case involving a Tippecanoe Valley High School student making threats of violence to students and faculty. David Edward Helton, 18, 4789 W. CR 950S, Silver Lake, is being charged with two counts of intimidation, both level 6 felonies; and disorderly conduct, a class B misdemeanor. On …read more.

BURKET — A quartet of 11th-graders at Tippecanoe Valley High School received their due on Monday night, Jan. 21, during the monthly meeting of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s Board of Trustees. Named as Rising Stars of Indiana, Amy Baca, Kirstyn Yoder, Valeria Jimenez and Quinten Allen were presented to the board by TVHS Principal …read more.

WARSAW — The graduation rates, or the percentage of high schools who end up in a cap and gown, were relegated to letter grads as seen on report cards, most area high schools would end up on the honor roll. On Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Indiana Department of Education published school statistics for 2018, which …read more.

By Chad Cripe, Principal, Tippecanoe Valley High School There are so many awesome things going on at Tippecanoe Valley High School, it will be impossible to include everything in one article. First, the new schedule for this year is working out even better than expected. All high students have seven classes that meet five days …read more.

MENTONE — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s board of school trustees honored its high school FFA program Monday night, Nov. 12, during the board’s monthly regular meeting. “This will be the first time in school history a soils team from Valley has made it to nationals,” said Superintendent Blaine Conley during the meeting. According to …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.

AKRON — Students studying government at Tippecanoe Valley High School will hold a public forum Thursday, Oct. 18, to give the community a chance to learn more about the candidates running for school board. This is the third time TVHS students have hosted such an event. Jeff Shriver, social studies department chair, has been working …read more.

AKRON — The mission of Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation states a commitment to student success through the development of character, leadership, and literacy. The corporation celebrated its first Character Day on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Character Day included finding out student and staff character strengths, as well as ways to focus on those strengths. Students and …read more.

AKRON — The guidance offices for Tippecanoe Valley Middle School and Tippecanoe Valley High School each received a grant from the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, based in Fulton County, to host an inspirational speaker assembly in October. The Community Support Grant in the amount of $1,200 was presented to the schools on Wednesday, Sept, 19. …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School will be the host site for a scholarship fundraising dinner on Saturday, Sept. 29 to benefit the Rita Price – Bill Patrick Scholarship Award Fund, a component fund at Kosciusko County Community Foundation. This scholarship will be available to TVHS students. The public is invited. There is no admission price …read more.

A graduate of Tippecanoe Valley High School, Lukens came back to his alma mater to teach students at the Burket Educational Center, a program within the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation providing an alternative high school environment for at risk students for whom the traditional classroom isn’t the best fit. When he began in the fall of 2003, the program was in its first year. Lukens admitted he was a bit overwhelmed and didn’t know exactly what to expect.

AKRON — The art program at Tippecanoe Valley High School received an award designed to further the department’s efforts in raising awareness for mental health issues. In conjunction with Mental Health Month in May, 132 students representing 18 high schools across Indiana created and submitted artwork pieces in various mediums for the “Your Health Matters” …read more.

MENTONE — At its first meeting since the re-opening of classrooms for the 2018-2019 school year, the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation board of trustees welcomed a new guidance counselor to its high school. “Mrs. Karen Lenfestey is going to be our new guidance counselor at Tippecanoe Valley High School,” said TVHS Principal Chad Cripe. “Karen …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School will host Viking Night to welcome all new Vikings on Thursday, July 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. This event is designed to provide orientation for incoming freshmen, as well as student who are new to the corporation. Students will be able to receive their schedule and attend breakout …read more.

AKRON — As the county fair winds down this week, Tippecanoe Valley High School fondly remembers and honors student Kurt Miller and his family. Miller passed away at 17 three years ago as a result of a garden tractor accident, but had previously given back to his community by being a junior firefighter for the …read more.

AKRON — At a special convocation Friday, May 18, Tippecanoe Valley High School was named a Unified Champion School. Champions Together is a partnership between the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and Special Olympics Indiana. Lee Lonzo, director of Champions Together presented the banner to Tippecanoe Valley High School and the TVSC community. Lonzo …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School has announced its top two students for the graduating class of 2018. Cheyene Oldfather was named valedictorian at TVHS. She is the daughter of Beth Oldfather of Rochester and plans to attend Florida State University to major in chemistry and pursue a career in medicine. Dakota Parker was named …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley High School Building Trades program will hold an open house on Sunday, May 20, at a home near Akron that students have been working to build throughout the school year. The community is invited to attend the open house from 1 to 4 p.m. The home, owned by Duane and …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 class year. Those wishing to apply currently need to be sophomores in high school entering into their junior year this fall. Applications can be picked up at the guidance counselors’ offices at Warsaw Community High School, Lakeland Christian Academy, Wawasee High School, …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School will play host to a job fair on May 10 from 2 to 6 p.m. in the high school’s auxiliary gymnasium. The Tippecanoe Valley Community Job Fair for the Spring, 2018 is being coordinated by WorkOne and is for job candidates seeking full time, part time or seasonal. To …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Tippecanoe Valley High School will host “Valley’s Got Talent” at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday, April 26. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The creative arts show features singing, dancing, comedy and much more. Back by popular demand is the band Fi-Nights.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley High School chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 59 new members on March 27. These new members are currently sophomores and juniors and have reached the required levels of scholarship, leadership, service, and character in order to achieve membership into this prestigious organization. During the induction ceremony, the current …read more.

AKRON — Students returning to Tippecanoe Valley High School this fall will see a new class schedule. The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s Board of Trustees approved a new schedule presented by Principal Chad Cripe at the board’s regular meeting Monday night, March 12. The revised schedule includes a total of seven periods, counting lunch and …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School has been named a Performance Qualified High School for the 2018-2019 school year by the Indiana Department of Education and the Office of School Accountability & Accreditation, according to Superintendent Brett Boggs. In order to be eligible for the performance qualified program, Tippecanoe Valley High School earned an A …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.

AKRON — Rick and Val Kerlin of Kerlin Ford in Silver Lake were thanked by the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Monday, Feb. 12 as they presented a check for $6,000 to Tippecanoe Valley High School Principal Chad Cripe. The ceremonial check was presented as part of the Drive 4 UR School program, which was conducted …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley FFA parliamentary procedure team competed in the district chapter meeting contest Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Warsaw Community High School.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley High School Student Council and the American Red Cross will host a community blood drive from 7:30 a.m. to 1: 30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the high school gymnasium. The blood drive is open to anyone who meets the donor requirements outlined by the American Red Cross. Anyone interested …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Students from Washington STEM Academy and Tippecanoe Valley High School traded their books and pencils for life vests and paddles to venture through Grassy Creek as part of the tenth annual student rafting program.    The program, which is made possible by the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District, The Watershed Foundation, …read more.

AKRON — Principal of Tippecanoe Valley High School Dr. Michael Bendicsen submitted his letter of resignation at the end of the final student day, Wednesday, May 24. According to Tippecanoe Valley Schools Superintendent Brett Boggs, Bendicsen’s last day at TVHS will be June 30. Bendicsen leaves TVHS to take a position with Fort Wayne Community Schools where …read more.

AKRON — “Mystery meat” is a derisive term used to describe processed meat products such as burger patties, chicken nuggets or hot dogs that do not have an identifiable source. Often times this term is used in reference to food served in school cafeterias. Students in the Tippecanoe Valley School District won’t need to wonder …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley High School student council will host its final blood drive of the current school year on Tuesday, April 18 from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The student council hosts four blood drives throughout each school year. The American Red Cross provides scholarship money to students …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School will hold its spring musical “The Sound of Music” for three days in March. The musical will take place March 23 – 25 in the TVHS lecture room at 7 p.m. each day. There is also a 2 matinee Saturday afternoon. Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two Tippecanoe Valley High School Students received gold and silver ratings in the Indiana State School Music Association Solo and Ensemble Contest held on Feb. 25. Senior Jacob McDonald, who is percussionist, earned gold ratings on his snare drum and drum set solos. Junior Alex Kromkowski earned a silver rating on his trumpet …read more.

MENTONE — K21 Health Foundation donated $1,000 to Tippecanoe Valley High School counseling services in board member’s name. Rosy Jansma, a Mentone resident and parent of two Tippecanoe Valley students, serves on the K21 Health Foundation board of directors. Because of Jansma’s involvement in the community and commitment to making a difference, the K21 Health …read more.

AKRON — Students at Tippecanoe Valley High School are getting a chance to make a good first impression and put their best foot forward with the help of a new boutique in the school. What started out as a clothing closet for students has morphed into a boutique featuring business attire available for loan for …read more.

AKRON — The idea began simply enough for three students at Tippecanoe Valley High School. As members of the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy, juniors Olivia Trippiedi, McKenzie Murphy and Susan Nickerson were tasked with coming up with a service project as part of the program’s curriculum requirements. According to the KYLA website, “In addition to attending …read more.

AKRON— A blood drive hosted by the Tippecanoe Valley High School Student Council on Friday, Feb. 3, collected 54 units of blood for the American Red Cross. A total of 74 donors showed up to donate, but 20 were deferred for various reasons, mostly low iron or illness. In all, 54 units of blood were …read more.

MENTONE — Kids at Tippecanoe Valley High School are getting hands-on construction experience with the building trades program at the high school. Since the beginning of the school year, students have been working to add on to and remodel a home in Mentone. TVHS Building Trades teacher Wes Backus explains every year the class typically …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is seeking nominations for the Tippecanoe Valley Distinguished Alumni Class of 2017. Distinguished alumni are graduates of Tippecanoe Valley High School, Akron High School, Beaver Dam High School, Burket High School, Mentone High School or Talma High School (living or deceased) who have led successful lives while making …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley High School student council will host a blood drive from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3 in the high school gymnasium. This is the third of four blood drives the high school student council hosts throughout the school year. The American Red Cross provides scholarship money to students …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation has recently submitted an application to Lilly Endowment for a a comprehensive counseling initiative for Indiana K-12 students. The goal of the initiative is to promote emotional health and academic success and prepare students for life after high school. During the Tippecanoe Valley school board meeting on Monday, …read more.

AKRON — Kerlin Motor Company, Tippecanoe Valley High School, and members of the local community raised $4,600 for Tippecanoe Valley’s Boomerang Backpack program at the “Drive 4 UR School” test-drive event during the fall semester. Rick Kerlin, owner of Kerlin Motor Co., officially presented a check to the board of trustees at the Jan. 16, …read more.

AKRON — Christmas is a little brighter this year for more than one hundred families in the Tippecanoe Valley area after receiving assistance through the Miracle Tree program. Miracle Tree is sponsored by Mill Creek Missionary Church and has been going strong for years in the Rochester area. Tippecanoe Valley teachers Darren Parker and Crystal …read more.

BURKET — A Tippecanoe Valley graduate who recently completed basic training for the U.S. Army, returned to school to speak to students about his experience. Tommy VanMeter graduated from Tippecanoe Valley in 2016 and recently finished basic training in Fort Benning, Ga. VanMeter spoke to students on Dec. 21, at the Burket Educational Center about how …read more.

Video provided by Aaron Leedy. AKRON — Cattle are officially being raised on school grounds at Tippecanoe Valley High School. The delivery of four steers on Dec. 8, was the last major piece of the school’s Farm-to-Fork program to come together. Dale Miller raises cattle on his farm near Claypool and sold the steers to …read more.

AKRON — 125 kids at Tippecanoe Valley High School gathered to release balloons to raise awareness for bullying on Thursday, Oct. 27. The balloon release at Tippecanoe Valley is part of a Kosciusko Cares iCare Youth Coalition initiative to raise awareness about Anti-bullying though balloon releases at area schools. Warsaw Community High School and Wawasee …read more.

AKRON — Students in the Political and Economic Studies class at Tippecanoe Valley High School will hold a public forum Thursday, Oct. 27, to give the community a chance to learn more about the candidates running for school board. June Yazel, an English teacher at Tippecanoe Valley High School, along with Jeff Shriver, social studies department chair, …read more.

AKRON — As the 2016-17 school year begins, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is accepting applications in several key areas. A variety of positions are open at Akron Elementary, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School and Tippecanoe Valley High School. These are wonderful opportunities for those looking for part-time work and who wish to use their skills to contribute …read more.

AKRON — For Mike Jones, the new agriculture teacher at Tippecanoe Valley High School, being hired by Tippecanoe Valley is a homecoming of sorts. Jones graduated from Valley in 1993 and after college spent 17 years teaching agriculture at Argos High School. His roots at Valley go even deeper – his wife, Lacey, works as …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley High School Fellowship of Christian Athletes invites the community to participate in a time of back-to-school community prayer at Tippecanoe Valley High School at 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7. TVHS FCA members will host a time of prayer at the high school, then dismiss for the participants to travel to other Valley schools to walk the …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.

AKRON — As the school year ends, Tippecanoe Valley foreign exchange students Luca Jeckstadt, Germany, Rafael Zebende, Brazil, and Carl Walter, Germany, prepare to say goodbye to friends, host families and the country they called home for a year. A strong love of American football brought Jeckstadt to Indiana, where he played for the Tippecanoe …read more.

AKRON — Cargill Animal Nutrition, Mentone, recently donated Cargill Cares grant funds totaling $4,500 to the Tippecanoe Valley High School Boomerang Backpacks program and $6,000 to the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School Project Lead the Way program.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation has announced its valedictorian and salutatorian for the class of 2016. Valedictorian Julia Pomeroy is the daughter of Douglas and Allison Pomeroy. She plans to attend Butler University and will major in chemistry. Her career goal is to become an orthopedic surgeon. Salutatorian Katelyn Gunter is the daughter of James and Patricia Gunter. She plans to attend …read more.

AKRON — Recently, 23 Tippecanoe Valley Middle School Students received the Peacekeeper Award, presented during the school’s annual awards day program. The Peacekeeper Award, sponsored annually by the Akron Community Relations Task Force, is presented to students who are not only, “good citizens,” in the general sense, but individuals who demonstrate one or more of …read more.

By LOIS BUSS Fellowship of Christian Athletes Co-sponsor, Tippecanoe Valley High School AKRON — The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a national organization of students, teachers and coaches who unite their two passions of sports and faith to impact the world for Christ. At Tippecanoe Valley High School, this group meets every Friday morning for an hour …read more.

AKRON — With determination, Tippecanoe Valley High School personnel went forward today, Monday, May 9, with the ground breaking ceremony for the school’s new press box. With a steady drizzle falling outside, school officials, planning committee members and members of the Scott Bibler family gathered indoors, near the TVHS athletic office, for a photo op and to …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School seniors Gavin Bussard and Brandon Webster each received a scholarship awarded by the TVHS Business Department during the 2016 Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education and Internship Banquet held April 28 at the Akron Community Center. The banquet was attended by 70 Tippecanoe Valley students that participated in 98 work-based experiences with 49 …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley High School FFA Chapter recently honored one of their own by donating $3,500 to the Kurt Miller Memorial Fund through the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. Kurt was an FFA member who lost his life in an accident last spring. The FFA officers and members wanted to raise money to donate …read more.

AKRON — Remedy Live, an organization that specializes in listening and advising people who are having life issues, recently gave a presentation at Tippecanoe Valley High School to a mixture of high school and middle school students. During that presentation a survey was given to roughly half of the students present, which asked if the …read more.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School Senior Austin Nickerson was recently named District Star in agriculture placement. The award places him as the top student within District II for a job in an agricultural field. The award is based on a combination of their Supervised Agriculture Experience program, participation in Career Development Events, and their leadership skills. …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Board met with parents and discussed a number of important issues, during its regular monthly meeting Monday, April 18, including construction plans for a new press box and a set of bleachers to improve the quality of the athletic facilities. The press box, which will sit between the football …read more.

CLAYPOOL — The Tippecanoe Valley High School Building Trades program, under the direction of instructor Wes Backus, will host its annual open house from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 15. The open house features the home built for Preston and Ashley Singleton at 5043 S. CR 400W, Claypool. The home includes 2,055 square feet of living space on …read more.

AKRON — The public is reminded that nominations for the Tippecanoe Valley High School Distinguished Alumni Class of 2016 and nominations for the Tippecanoe Valley Legacy Award are due no later than May 1. To nominate an Akron, Beaver Dam, Burket, Mentone or Talma High School graduate for the Legacy Award or to nominate a …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley Mental Health Task Force will host a Trends and Teens Parenting Workshop from 7-8:39 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the Tippecanoe Valley High School lecture room. The workshop is designed to serve as a resource of education and awareness for adults involved in the lives of youth. Presenting will be Clinton Faupel of …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Community Foundation has announced its two local recipients of the 2016 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship are Audrey Rich, daughter of David and Candace Rich, and Shay Merley, son of Eric and Angie Merley. Rich is a senior at Warsaw Community High School and Merley is a senior at Tippecanoe Valley High School. Recipients are …read more.

AKRON — Come see your favorite fairy-tales come to life in Tippecanoe Valley High School’s production of “Into the Woods Jr.” Performances begin on Thursday, March 17, and continue the March 18 and March 19 in the high school lecture room. “Into the Woods Jr.” is an adaptation of the original Broadway production by Stephen …read more.

AKRON — Driving along SR 19 between Mentone and Akron, one almost immediately notices something different — a giant wind turbine Valley installed its turbine in fall, 2011. Over a four-year period, from Jan. 1, 2012, through Dec. 31, 2015, it produced 6,071,985 kilowatt hours of electricity. TVSC Superintendent Brett Boggs explained what this means. …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is seeking nominations for the Tippecanoe Valley Legacy Award. Nominees must have graduated from one of the previous high schools located within the corporation boundaries — Akron, Beaver Dam, Burket, Mentone, or Talma.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School freshman Makenna Bradley, a student in Darren Parker’s computer applications class, was recently honored as the creator of a poster that will be displayed in all Tippecanoe Valley schools.

AKRON — The College Board has named the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation to the 2015 Gaston Caperton Opportunity Honor Roll, a list of 130 school districts across the United States that are being recognized for creating opportunities for traditionally underrepresented students. Traditionally underrepresented students refer to black, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaska Native and low-income and first-generation …read more.

By MATT MALLESS JAG Specialist, Economic Growth Region 2, Tippecanoe Valley High School Nine Tippecanoe Valley High School students recently competed against students from 11 other schools at the JAG Region 2 Career Development Conference at the Kroc Center, South Bend. The purpose of the competition was to improve job readiness skills in a professional …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS TVSC Superintendent AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School announced its 2015 graduation rate of 92.3 point, the top graduation rate of the public high schools based in Kosciusko County and well above the state average of 88.7 percent. Graduation rates have taken an upward trend at TVHS since 2012-13 (75.8 percent) and …read more.

BOURBON — Registrations are being accepted now for Spring 2016 Community Adult Education Classes at Tippecanoe Valley High School. Classes are scheduled to begin the week of Feb. 2, and will be held each Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m. (Classes will vary). Anyone who would like to register for a class may contact …read more.

AKRON — The Tippecanoe Valley High School American Studies class is hosting a chili dinner during the Rochester/Tippecanoe Valley boys basketball game Friday Jan. 15. Chili will be served beginning at 5:30 in the high school commons and will be available through the varsity halftime. Freewill donations will be accepted. The purpose of this event …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.

By BRETT BOGGS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley Schools AKRON — Open swim at the Tippecanoe Valley High School Pool scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, has been canceled.

By STEPHANIE OVERBEY Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc. KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Scott “Bibs” Bibler Memorial Scholarship Fund was recently established at the Kosciusko County Community Foundation. The fund was created by Scott’s wife, Stephanie Bibler, to preserve the legacy of her beloved husband. Many friends and family members contributed to the fund with memorial …read more.

AKRON — Senior students and their parents are invited to attend Tippecanoe Valley High School’s annual financial aid meeting, set for 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, in the TVHS lecture room. Topics will include scholarship tips and financial aid resources for college. Featured presentations will include local community foundation scholarships, the Questa Scholars program and a …read more.