The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation will host youth suicide prevention speaker, Jeff Yalden, on Monday and Tuesday, February 16 and 17. Jeff Yalden is a high energy, “tell it like it is” youth motivational speaker and parent communicator. He will provide dynamic and entertaining assemblies for students at Tippecanoe Valley High School and Tippecanoe Valley …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School basketball teams had a very successful showing in recent games. The Valley 8th grade boys team defeated Milford 34-21. Jake Gearhart scored 22 points and Cameron Parker had six. The 8th grade team also beat Lakeview 35-29. Gearhart had 13 points and Wes Melanson 12 to lead the …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School girls basketball teams each posted wins in season opening play Wednesday. The Valley 8th grade team topped Whitko 30-21. Sophie Bussard led Valley with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Sara Tucker had six points and five rebounds and Gabby Olson four points for the winners. Valley won the …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School boys basketball teams posted two wins Thursday night over Triton. The Valley 8th grade team won 36-29. Jake Gearhart led Valley with 12 points. Wes Melanson netted eight points and Cameron Parker five for the winners. Valley won the 7th grade contest by a 31-26 final. Tanner Trippiedi …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 6th grade boys basketball teams posted two wins over Whitko Wednesday. The Valley 6th grade A team won 36-20. Matthew Howes had six points for Valley in the victory. The foursome of David Baker, Payton Mills, Alex Craft and Quentin Aldridge each also had six points for Valley. …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School boys basketball teams went 1-1 versus North Miami Tuesday night. Valley won the 8th grade contest by a 65-18 final. Jake Gearhart poured in 22 points and Wes Melanson had 18 for the winners. Cameron Parker added nine points for Valley. North Miami won the 7th grade game …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 6th grade boys basketball teams lost twice to Argos Monday night. Argos topped Valley 33-19 in the A game. Chase Miller and Quentin Aldridge each had six points to lead Valley. Argos won the B contest by a 21-15 final. Lucas Goble led Valley with 11 points.  

MILFORD – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 6th grade boys basketball team went 0-2 Saturday in the Milford Tournament. Whitko edged past Valley 32-28 in overtime. Payton Mills led Valley with eight points. Host Milford topped Valley by a 38-22 final. Chase Miller scored eight points and Quentin Aldridge and Mills each had five for …read more.

By BRYAN MURPHY Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation School Board President Recently I was asked to write a message that demonstrates how the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation School Board supports collaboration in our schools. In addition to leadership, character, and achievement, collaboration is one of the school corporation’s Core Values as indicated in the following Value …read more.

The first distribution of teacher performance grants from the State of Indiana was distributed last week to more than 1,300 schools with more than $30 million given to reward “high-performing” teachers. Locally, nearly all schools received grants to disperse as bonuses to teachers with only Wawawsee School Corporation (see related) and Tippecanoe Valley Middle School …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School boys basketball teams went 0-2 versus Edgewood Thursday night. Edgewood topped Valley 45-20 in the 8th grade A contest. Jake Gearhart scored seven points and Parkur Dalrymple had five to lead Valley. Edgewood posted a 52-17 win in the 7th grade A game. Tanner Trippiedi led Valley with …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School boys basketball teams notched three wins Wednesday night. Wes Melanson scored 20 points as the Valley 8th grade A team defeated Northfield 48-37. Jake Gearhart had 15 points for the winners. The Valley 7th grade A team topped Northfield 40-32. Tanner Trippiedi had 11 points and Cade Brouyette …read more.

By SCOTT BACKUS Principal, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School The TVMS spell bowl team made their third consecutive trip to the Indiana Association of School Principals State Spell Bowl Finals at Purdue University. The bowl was held on Saturday, Nov. 15. The team finished 4th overall in Class 2, spelling 55 of 72 words correctly.

A relatively short Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation board of trustees meeting included a visit from the Tippecanoe Valley High School FFA, the approval of changes for the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School Handbook and  good news pertaining to new lights being used at two schools. The meeting began with the acknowledgment of the high school’s FFA …read more.

Kosciusko County Deputies have arrested a South Bend man involved with yesterday’s early morning burglary of the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School. (see related) Joseph Luis Stoll Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Deputies, along with the assistance of the Kosciusko County DTF and South Bend Metro Special Operations Section, arrested Joseph Luis Stoll II, 30, South Bend, shortly …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 8th grade volleyball team was runner-up in the conference tournament. Valley defeated Rochester 25-11, 25-12 and Southwood 25-18, 25-16 to advance to the championship match. Wabash then defeated Valley 25-16, 25-7 in the title match. Sydney Howard had 17 assists in the tourney for Valley, while Anna Walters …read more.

Early this morning a break-in occurred at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School. Forced entry was made into the building where the intruder attempted to steal money, prescription medications, and musical instruments from secured areas. Damage was done to a few areas of the school, with the primary damage occurring in the office and nearby areas. The …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School volleyball teams competed versus Manchester. Manchester won the 8th grade A match 25-18, 25-24. Top players for Valley were Sophie Bussard, Hannah Durkes, Hannah Jansma, Morgan Olivarez, Anna Walters and Sydney  Howard. Manchester won the 8th grade B contest 25-10. Leaders for Valley were Sarah Myers, Makenna Bradley …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 7th grade football team claimed a championship Tuesday. Valley earned its conference title with a 20-12 win over North Miami. Jaydin Conley rushed for 121 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the champions. Jace Potter had a touchdown to go with 41 offensive yards and a fumble …read more.

By BRETT BOGGS, EdS Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation will host parent-teacher conferences at each TVSC school – Akron Elementary School, Burket Elementary School, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, Tippecanoe Valley High School, and the Burket Educational Center – 4 p.m to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, and 8 a.m. to …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School volleyball teams competed versus Whitko. Valley won the 7th grade A match 25-16, 25-11. Aleah Cole led the winners with six aces and four kills and Ally Betten had six aces and two kills. Alli Miller had five aces for Valley in the win. Other top players were …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School volleyball teams collected two wins over Milford Tuesday. The Valley 7th grade team topped Milford 25-14, 22-25, 15-14. Ally Betten led Valley with five aces. Alli Miller had three aces and a kill, Aleaha Cole an ace and a kill and Emily Murphy two assists. The Valley 8th …read more.

AKRON- The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School football teams picked up a pair of big wins over Wabash Tuesday. Jaydin Conley had five touchdowns as the 7th grade posted a 36-19 victory. Conley accounted for 246 yards of total offense for the winners. Jace Potter had 91 yards of offense for Valley in the win. Wes …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School football teams picked up a pair of big wins Tuesday to highlight athletic action. The 7th grade team blanked Northfield 22-0. Jaydin Conley had two touchdowns, 61 yards rushing and an interception for Valley. Tanner Trippiedi also had a touchdown and Jalen Potter 52 yards receiving for the winners. Alex …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School volleyball teams defeated Triton in action Thursday. The 7th grade A team posted a 25-8, 14-25, 25-10 win. Ally Betten had two kills and five aces and Ali Miller five aces for Valley. Alexis Michael had three aces, while Kaitlyn Lewis had an ace and Emily Murphy had …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley’s schools and the community are saddened at today’s passing of Tippecanoe Valley Middle School eighth grade student, Wyatt Davis. Wyatt passed away off-campus early Tuesday afternoon. Trained staff and counselors from Tippecanoe Valley’s schools and the community will be available at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School tomorrow to answer questions and provide extra support …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School football teams collected a pair of wins Tuesday evening. The Valley 7th grade team defeated Whitko 44-0. Dakota Gaff rushed for 108 yards and scored two touchdowns for the winners. Jace Potter also had two touchdowns for Valley and Zach Landis and Tanner Trippiedi each had one. The Valley 8th …read more.

The duo of Taylor Gunter and Haley Hoover each noted top 10 finishes Thursday to lead the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School girls cross country team to a third place finish in the LaVille Invitational. Gunter placed seven overall in a time of 14:56 and Hoover was ninth in 15:15. Lincoln won the girls meet with …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School football teams opened the season by going 1-1 versus Edgewood. The Valley 7th grade team defeated Edgewood 38-0. Jaydin Conley and Jace Potter each scored three touchdowns for Valley. Conley rushed for 110 yards and Potter had 49 in the win. Edgewood topped Valley 26-14 in the 8th …read more.

This week’s Crime of the Week comes from the files of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. On March 31, the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to a vandalism report at Tippecanoe Valley Middle School. The report states that some time from March 29-31, a  pick-up truck caused a large amount of damage to a football …read more.

Article by Scott Backus, Tippecanoe Valley Middle School Principal In education we throw the word ‘leadership’ around a great deal. We talk about being leaders, identifying leaders, creating leaders and modeling leaders. The talk goes on and on, but the key question in any school is, “How do we develop leadership skills in our students?” …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 7th grade football team posted an undefeated season this fall. The Vikings, coached by Breydon Allen, finished a perfect 8-0 on the gridiron. Valley was 6-0 in league play to win the Running Rivers Conference championship this season. Members of the undefeated, championship team included Brant Norris, Cameron …read more.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley Middle School has honored its athletes for the fall sports of volleyball, football and cross country. Honored from the 8th grade football team were Camden Tucker (Most Improved), Drew Hartman (Mental Attitude) and Bryce Webster (Mr. Viking). Saluted from the 7th grade football team were the trio of Josh Hazard (Most …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 6th grade volleyball teams lost a pair of matches to Milford Tuesday night. Milford won the A team match 22-25, 25-16, 15-5. Ally Betten led Valley with seven aces. Amy Baca led her team in serve receive passes. Milford won the B team match 25-22, 25-18. Kiara Yetzel had four …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School volleyball teams faced off with Manchester Wednesday night. The Valley 7th grade A team posted the lone win of the night by topping Manchester 25-19, 25-20. Kennedie Brooks led Valley in the win with five points and two aces. Hannah Durkes had five points and one ace and Morgan Olivarez …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 7th grade football team completed an undefeated season Tuesday night. Valley blanked North Miami 35-0 to go unbeaten and win the conference championship. Wes Melanson led the way with a pair of touchdowns for Valley in the win. Cameron Gearhart had a touchdown and an interception. Chevy Teeter also had …read more.

The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School volleyball teams went 2-2 in action Thursday night. The 8th grade team defeated Whitko 25-22, 24-25, 15-11. Kayla Scott had 10 points, two kills and seven aces for Valley in the win. Asia O’Connor had six kills, three aces and nine points and Olivia Trippiedi had five aces, six kills …read more.

AKRON – The Tippecanoe Valley Middle School 6th grade volleyball teams lost a pair of Whitko Wednesday. Whitko won the A team match 21-25, 25-19, 15-13. Ally Betten had 10 aces to lead Valley. Whitko won the B match 25-21, 25-13.  Makenzie Woodcox led Valley with three points.

The athletic teams from Tippecanoe Valley Middle School had a successful night in competition Thursday. The 7th grade A team beat Northfield 25-19, 25-17 in volleyball action. Sydney Howard had 13 points and six aces and Shayleigh Shriver had 13 points and seven aces for Valley. Morgan Olivarez had five points and two aces, ad …read more.

It was a busy night Tuesday for athletic teams from Tippecanoe Valley Middle School. Edgewood defeated Valley 25-14, 25-17 in volleyball action. Kayla Scott had eight points to lead Valley. Cheyenne Oldfather and Olivia Trippiedi each had two points, Shannon Dugan three digs and Asia O’Connor three blocks. Edgewood also won the 7th grade match …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley Middle School Students presented Peacekeeper Awards to a select group of students 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 they are individuals who clearly demonstrate one …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley Middle School is proud to announce that sixth grade science teacher, Jane Hunn was recently honored by The Hoosier Association of Science Teachers, Inc. as the 2013 recipient of The Edward Frazier Distinguished Service Award. HASTI recognizes outstanding teachers who exhibit a passion for innovative teaching of science. In addition, HASTI presented Hunn …read more.