BOURBON — Over 1,000 individuals mobilized for Triton Gives Back Day on Friday, Sept. 20, according to a news release from Triton School Corporation. Triton Gives Back Day is an annual day of service where Triton scholars are encouraged to think of others over self. “Mission accomplished,” said Jeremy Riffle, superintendent of Triton School Corporation …read more.

BOURBON — Congratulations to the Triton students who showed the most reading progress since the beginning of the year at Triton Elementary. Students continue to work hard to meet their goals. These students improved the most in their grade level as measured by their reading composite score which takes into account fluency, accuracy and comprehension. …read more.

BOURBON — In the last year, the Triton Elementary students, along with the help of the Triton community collected over 4,000 pounds of plastic bottle caps. This community project served multiple purposes. It met the need of adding benches and picnic tables to the school campus. It also saved over 4,000 pounds of waste from …read more.

BOURBON — Third graders in Mrs. Strycker’s class at Triton Elementary School have been studying plants and their parts. They have discovered that plants are more than roots, stems, and leaves. Plants have special structures that work like a straw to help roots pull liquid and nutrients from the soil and “suck it” upwards through …read more.

BOURBON — Fifth graders at Triton Elementary School recently provided several songs and dances for their friends as the school celebrated the TES Annual 50’s day. Students and parents loved the festivities while enjoying a root beer Float provided by the sixth graders.    

BOURBON — Students in sixth grade at Triton Elementary School learned about free enterprise Wednesday, March 2.

BOURBON — Tuesday, March 1, was the first meeting of the 5th grade Book Club at Triton Elementary School.

BOURBON — The Regional Science Fair was held at Notre Dame Saturday, February 27.

BOURBON — ISTEP testing started today for students in grades 3-8 throughout Indiana.

BOURBON — More than 100 Mothers of students at Triton Elementary School attended the Muffins for Moms meeting on Feb. 19.

By DONNA BURROUGHS Superintendent, Triton School Corporation BOURBON — Nearly 70 Triton School Corporation kindergartners visited the Ancilla College campus Monday, Oct. 12, as part of the Promise Indiana program to promote 529 college savings plans. The visit included a look at the Ancilla College chapel, a chat with the athletics department, a meeting with nursing students, …read more.

BOURBON — Each month at Triton Elementary School, parents are invited in to school for a special informational meeting. More than 100 fathers were present in the cafeteria with their children for “Donuts with Dads” Friday, Sept. 18.

BOURBON — Triton High School student and member of the football team, Adam Stevens, visited Cami Painton’s fourth grade class Friday, Sept. 11, at Triton Elementary School.

By DONNA BURROUGHS Superintendent, Triton School Corporation BOURBON — Third-graders at Triton Elementary have recently constructed life guard chairs to help them compare the scientific method to the engineering design process. Students also created two-column notes in their science notebooks to help them make connections between these two methods. As learners progressed, they were able …read more.

BOURBON — Second grade students from Miss Carly Biddle’s class are hard at work in the Triton Elementary Tech Spot. Students are engaged listing the steps in the process of making their favorite meal.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, Triton School Corporation Superintendent Third graders in Strycker’s class at Triton Elementary School have been learning about the scientific method where scientists begin with a purpose or question, research, put together a hypothesis; or a guess about what they think will happen, experiment, analyze and then draw conclusions. Students created mini scientific …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, Triton School Corporation Superintendent Third graders in Strycker’s class at Triton Elementary School have been learning about the scientific method where scientists begin with a purpose or question, research, put together a hypothesis; or a guess about what they think will happen, experiment, analyze and then draw conclusions. Students created mini scientific …read more.

As part of their sixth grade experience with economies, the sixth graders at Triton Elementary School created their own “push-cart” business. They then opened a special market on Friday, May 15th and invited students from the other grades to shop at their businesses. Many young entrepreneurs were born. This is the 21st year of The …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintedent, Triton Community School Corporation Triton Elementary celebrated pajama day on Thursday, April 23. PJ day helped remind students to relax and get plenty of rest before taking the state ISTEP tests the week of Monday, April 27 through Friday, May 1. Good luck to Triton Elementary.

  By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Systems Triton High School AG seniors visited Triton Elementary fourth graders before spring break to teach them about animal safety, first aid and poisonous plants.

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.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation The libraries at Triton Community Schools have undergone a change in the last several years. Many electronic items have been added to make these library true media centers. One of the most popular items added is the electronic learning table that works like a giant iPad. …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Students in third grade at Triton Elementary School have been learning about fossils. You know, those amazing leftovers from the past that can tell us so many things about what once lived in a particular area. Finding dinosaur bones can help us discover if the animals …read more.

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced several schedule changes for its 5th and 6th grade girls basketball teams. The 5th grade girls team will now host Akron on Feb. 2 at 4:30 p.m. The 5th grade team will play in the Akron Tournament on Feb. 14 with times to be announced. …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Motivated Triton Elementary School students spend time each Tuesday afternoon learning a new language at the Triton Elementary Tech Spot. Triton students spend about 45 minutes working on a core lesson, grammar, speaking, and vocabulary. At the end of each session students are given the opportunity …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation A special convocation was held at Triton Elementary School recently to recognize special students with award T-shirts. Students in each grade were awarded T-shirts in two categories, Trojan Pride and  PE Students of the Month. Trojan Pride winners: Kindergarten- Janika Kemp First- Addison Hammond Second- Allie …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Kindergarden students in Jill Finley’s classroom at Triton Elementary have been working together on team projects. The project requires them to cooperate with one another and do some problem solving. These are important skills for the today’s workplace and these kids will be ready when they …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Triton Elementary’s fifth grade boys basketball A team won the Riverside Tournament defeating Plymouth 35 to 13. The tournament was played at Riverside Intermediate School in Plymouth on Saturday, Dec. 13. Congratulations to Triton’s A team!

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Each week when Triton Elementary School third graders go to library, they not only enjoy hearing stories, reading and picking out books to take with them to enjoy later; they also learn many things having to do with using computers in common sense ways. Denise Shafer, …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Third grade Triton Elementary students moved into their second unit of sound where they have tested various types of materials such as cloth, cardboard, plastic, newspaper, and paper to determine how those materials affect the volume of sound. Students used specially constructed boxes with sound generators to …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation The first and second grade students at Triton Elementary School entertained their families with a musical program on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The Christmas spirit was in the air. The music program was under the direction of Mollie Kintzel.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EDS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Kindergarten students in Miss Sarah Blake’s class at Triton Elementary School celebrated Thanksgiving. The students made Stone Soup and had a feast wearing their Pilgrim hats and Indian headbands.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation The fourth and fifth grade students at Triton Elementary School presented a special patriotic musical program the evening of Veterans Day. The musical program was under the direction of music teacher, Mollie Kintzel.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Triton Elementary School fourth graders gave a presentation on Operation Christmas Child to the Triton School Board recently. Triton Elementary School is collecting items through mid-November to fill shoe box gifts with items for needy children around the world for this program. The presentation was under …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation Students in Cathy Strycker’s third grade classroom have been learning about sound. During the first unit they learned that sound is energy that can be heard through vibrations. Each student has participated in several inquiry activities to see how the vibrations of sound move with string, …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation As part of our Indiana state standards, Triton Elementary third graders focus on learning about many different types of communities. In anticipation of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, students are learning about the American Indians and European Settlers. Students have started researching and discovering facts about these …read more.

Triton Elementary School fourth graders had a wonderful time learning about the history of Indiana on their field trip to Forks of the Wabash! All fourth graders in Indiana study Indiana History.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation The sixth-grade Science Classes at Triton Elementary School finished an exploratory lab in comparing buoyancy. In this lab they calculated the density of five different liquids and then combined them to form a density column. They calculated the volume and mass of five small objects and …read more.

Triton Elementary School third grade classrooms have been studying rural communities with a specific emphasis on cows. Students were very lucky to have Dr. Leeper, from the Bourbon Veterinary Clinic, join them to discuss what he does for our community, farmers, and animals. Dr. Leeper was able to show students  many tools that he uses …read more.

Katie Ingerson, the Purdue Marshall County Extension Agent, joined the third grade classrooms at Triton Elementary School to teach about many things. Katie did a great job of sharing how cows give us many more products besides milk. Students learned that cows help the environment by giving us fertilizer to grow crops and creating electricity …read more.

Triton Elementary second grade students enjoyed a field trip to the dunes as part of their studies. The students conducted a variety of learning activities while at the dunes.  All of the second grade students are pictured on the beach. The second picture features good friends, Sami Middaugh, Dante Workman and Travis Barnhart.

Triton Elementary School is the first Indiana School to become Common Sense Media Certified. Their mission and belief statements closely align with Triton Elementary’s passion to teach our students the do’s and don’ts of social media and to leave a positive digital footprint. Common Sense Media is a tremendous website where parents and students can …read more.

Triton Elementary School students met today at the Triton football field to engage in a unique blend of mental and physical challenges during Triton Elementary School’s first annual Family Field Day. Students of all ages were mixed into teams and given matching team shirts to wear during the numerous fun and stimulating challenges the day …read more.

Triton Elementary School fourth graders Katelyn Kaufman, Sarah Weber, Emma Lemler and Karah Nelson were on an adventure with the Little Hoosiers Club to a local graveyard. They had a  graveyard scavenger hunt and then followed that up by making tombstone rubbings. This fourth grade club conducts activities related to Indiana history and is sponsored …read more.

The Triton Elementary School fifth grade students participated in an outdoor education program at the Amigo Centre in Sturgis, Mich., on April 17-18. Students participated in archery, canoeing, animal tracking, cooperative activities and fishing. They also took classes on macroinvertebrates and marsh investigation. This is the 18th year for Triton to participate in this valuable outdoor …read more.

The sixth grade students at Triton Elementary took a field trip to Fort Wayne, to the Junior Achievement Biztown facility. The students have been participating in a 19 lesson curriculum education program through JA Biztown. Throughout the program students are encouraged to use critical thinking skills to learn key economic concepts as they explore and …read more.

As part of their study of the Middle Ages, the Triton Elementary sixth graders visited Medieval Times in Illinois this week. The school corporation thanks those who chaperoned and the bus drivers who were willing to take buses through the Chicago area traffic        

BOURBON – The Triton High School Athletic Department has announced some clarifications for starting times next week for elementary girls basketball games. The Triton 6th grade girls basketball team will host Walkerton on Monday, March 10 with a start time of 5:30 p.m. The Triton 5th grade girls basketball team will play at Walkerton on …read more.

Pictured above are 12 of the 27 Kids Hope USA mentors that are part of the Kids Hope Mentoring Program at Triton Elementary School. The Kids Hope USA mission is to invest in one child, for one hour per week. Mentors will invest in their mentees lives with the hopes of giving a child one …read more.

BOURBON – Triton has announced that its elementary girls basketball games tonight versus Argos have been postponed due to the weather. The 5th grade game is rescheduled for Feb. 24 at Triton at 4:30 p.m. The 6th grade contest will now be played on March 5 at Argos at 4:30 p.m.