By TRINA HOY Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club WARSAW — The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club has recognized a number of students from the Warsaw Area Career Center and Warsaw Community High School as Students of the Week. The students are recognized from the Warsaw Area Career Center were Bryan Thompson, Zach Howard, Ashley Slayer, Gabby Grayson, Kyle Warren, …read more.

By TRENT SMITH Public Information Officer, Indiana State Police District 24 – Bremen Post BREMEN POST — Matthew Drudge, a graduate of Warsaw Community High School, was among 46 probationary troopers from the 75th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy who were issued their police cars in Indianapolis. Drudge is one of four of the officers …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community High School Winter Percussion Ensemble has advanced to state finals for the 20th consecutive year. WCHS placed sixth in the Scholastic Concert Open Class at the Indiana Percussion Association Semi-State competition held at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis Saturday, March 19.  Warsaw earned a score of 84.4, their highest …read more.

By ALYSSA RICHARDSON Communications Associate, Warsaw Community Schools WARSAW — Warsaw Community High School will be celebrating the sixth annual World Language Week with WCHS world language teachers and students during the week of March 28 to April 1. The goal of WLW is to inspire students to continue their study of world languages and …read more.

WARSAW — Members of the Warsaw Community High School Band received numerous high ratings during the ISSMA District Solo and Ensemble contest held Saturday, Jan. 30, at Carroll High School in Fort Wayne. In all, Warsaw collected 18 Gold (superior) ratings and three Silver (good) ratings. Eleven solos and four ensembles qualified for state solo and …read more.

WARSAW — Harrison and Claypool Elementary Schools recently teamed up to raise money for charity during Pink Out Night at their basketball game. Players from both teams wore pink headbands or wristbands, and the cheerleaders from both schools collected donations from those in attendance. The event was in honor of Sarah Vlot, former Harrison and …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community High School Band will present “The Sounds of the Season” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in the WCHS Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature the WCHS Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Ensemble, Brass Quintet, Low Brass Ensemble, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble and combined Concert Bands performing a variety …read more.

By JOY LOHSEE Lutheran Health Network, Kosciusko Community Hospital, Marketing Director WARSAW — Kosciusko Community Hospital and Lutheran EMS Kosciusko presented a check for $1,470 to Warsaw Community High School allowing WCHS to purchase an automated external defibrillator to be placed in the swimming pool arena. Edgewood Nurse Tracey Akers said, “When assessing WCHS facilities …read more.

WARSAW — The third annual Winter Dance Contest, presented by the WCHS dance classes, will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, at Warsaw Performing Arts Center, 1 Tiger Lane, Warsaw.

The Warsaw Community High School Choral Department invites you to attend the annual holiday choral concert. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, at the WCHS Performing Arts Center. Free will donations will be accepted for local charities.

By MICKEY RATLIFF, WCHS Band Director The Symphonic Wind Ensemble from Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne will present a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in the Warsaw Community High School Performing Arts Center. The Symphonic Wind Ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Daniel Tembras, Director of Instrumental Studies at IPFW. The …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community High School Marching Tigers’ Pride placed third in the state at Scholastic State Finals.  WCHS was one of 13 marching bands in the Scholastic A class to qualify for the Indiana State School Music Association Scholastic State Finals, which were held at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis on Saturday, …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community High School Marching Tigers’ Pride will compete in Scholastic State Finals for the third consecutive year.  On Saturday, Oct. 10, the band competed in the Indiana State School Music Association Scholastic State Preliminary contest at Homestead High School. Warsaw qualified for Scholastic State Finals by earning a gold rating from …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Boomerang Backpacks program has stayed plenty productive since Kellie Newcomer took over as the new program coordinator in the early summer months. Wawasee High School students take part in the program each week by helping fill bags with food and get them ready to send home with low-income elementary students.

By EILEEN OAKS, Tippecanoe Watershed Marketing and Outreach Specialist Last week, over 600 Warsaw High School freshmen traded their books and pencils for life vests and paddles to venture through Grassy Creek as part of the eighth annual “Water Drop.” The program, which is made possible by the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District, …read more.

By LORI TILDEN, Assistant To The Superintendent Warsaw Community School Corporation, Warsaw Community High School and Warsaw Area Career Center would like to welcome all incoming freshmen students and parents to freshmen orientation from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday Aug. 6. Guests may enter the building through the Performing Arts Center. Students and parents will …read more.

WARSAW- Warsaw Tiger Football announces the kick-off of the inaugural season of NFL Flag Football at Warsaw Community High School. The goal of this league is to provide an alternative to traditional youth tackle football that is safe, fundamentally sound, fun, and in-line with the changing dynamics of the sport. All activities will take place …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Community High School Class of 1985 will host its 30th reunion from 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, to 2 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at Spikes Beach Bar & Grill, Warsaw. There will be a casual buffet and cash bar. Live music starts at 9 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. …read more.

Warsaw Community High School Class of 1970 will be holding their 45th class reunion Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Chapman Lakes Conservation Club. Save the date now and give your contact information to Gary Hamman, [email protected]. Ideas for the 50 year celebration will be solicited. If you would be interested in a Friday night get-together …read more.

Tuesday evening during the monthly Warsaw Community School Corporation board work session, Troy Akers, principal at Warsaw Community High School, discussed the new block schedule that will be utilized starting this fall at the high school. According to Akers, the schedule will have three identical days Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Class periods will last approximately …read more.

The WCHS Class of 1980 has announced it will hold its 35 year class reunion on Saturday, July 11 at Spikes Outdoor Beach Grill in Warsaw.

Warsaw Community High School held an awards ceremony yesterday to celebrate student achievements throughout the school year. The celebration, which began with games as students entered, honored student excellence at the state and local levels. Numerous individuals were listed as either state champions or those placing amongst top teams or individuals at state level competitions. …read more.

Twenty-seven Warsaw Community High School students are preparing to embark on the trip of a lifetime. French students in Anne Slaughter and Christopher Hindsley’s classes will set out for Noirt, France on April 1 to visit students at Lycée Saint-André, a high school with a long-standing history with WCHS. According to Slaughter, the relationship between …read more.

Applications are currently being accepted for the Bob and Esther Pfleiderer scholarship. This four-year scholarship was created by long time Warsaw residents Bob and Esther Pfleiderer. Bob and Esther were both born and raised in Warsaw. Esther graduated from Manchester College and received her Masters Degree from Purdue University. She taught math in the Warsaw Community School system …read more.

The Warsaw Community High School FFA chapter has 72 members this year. Advisor is Lynnette Markley. She is in her 19th year at Warsaw, and she has taught agriculture for the past 20 years. “Our chapter has been actively involved in a lot of community service projects this past year,” said Markley. Warsaw FFA has …read more.

The Indiana Department of Education selected 10 Indiana high school students to be nominated for the Presidential Scholars Program. Among the ten selected, WCHS student Tennie Worrell was nominated to be considered for this prestigious award. Worrell is a senior at Warsaw Community High School. This National Honor Society student is also a member of …read more.

Samarah Ann Engle-Grisby “She was diagnosed with Trisomy 18,” says Melissa Engle of her daughter, Samarah Ann Engle-Grisby. “[Her doctors] told me she probably wouldn’t make it an hour. She made it 121 days.” Samarah passed away on Monday after battling the effects of Trisomy 18. Her mother says she had three different heart defects, …read more.

By LORI ANN TILDEN Administrative Assistant, Warsaw Community Schools The Performing Arts Department of Warsaw Community High School will present their sixth annual Holiday Gala at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, in the WCHS Performing Arts Center. The gala will feature the band, choir, theater, orchestra, and dance programs performing seasonal favorites such as “Little …read more.

“There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home.” Everybody should be familiar with these iconic lines from The Wizard of Oz, as Dorothy clicks her ruby red slippers together to return to Kansas from a mythical land of whimsy. Based on L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel of the same name, The Wizard of …read more.

Eleven members of the Warsaw Community High School Band have been accepted to the All-District and All-Region Honor Bands hosted by the Indiana Bandmasters Association in November. Emily Baumgartner (clarinet), Kyle Christenberry (euphonium), Kristin Conley (French horn), Jannalynn Niebbia (flute), Noah Scott (French horn), and Kole Smith (trumpet) will participate in the All-District Band on …read more.

Article by Coltin Brumfield, WCHS FFA Vice President This past week, eight Warsaw FFA members had the great opportunity to attend the 87th National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky. While at the convention members were able to attend sessions put in by the national officers, listen to world-renowned keynote speakers and visit with various agriculture …read more.

The Warsaw Community High School Tigers’ Pride Marching Band placed fourth in the Indiana State School Music Association Scholastic State Finals. Twenty bands in the Scholastic A class qualified for State Finals, which were held at Lawrence Central High School in Indianapolis on Saturday, October 25. Only the top five bands were announced during the …read more.

On Sept. 10, officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 60th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Included in the release are the names of two Warsaw Community High School current seniors, Grant Monsma and Andrew Tomasik. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity …read more.

It’s that time of year again – the Water Drop rafting week for the Warsaw Freshmen class. More than 550 students will spend a day learning, but not in the classroom. They will get hands-on experience in teamwork and water quality while paddling a whitewater raft down Grassy Creek and across Lake Tippecanoe with 10 …read more.

The AALAS Foundation is thrilled with the amount of success its first USA Today ad generated in June and July. The ad reached almost 340,000 subscribers and increased the care.aalas.org website page views by 152 percent. The “Share That You Care” post was shared almost 1,000 times on Facebook. As a result, thousands of people on …read more.

The Warsaw Inquiry Learning Lab (Mobile STEM Lab) will officially roll into Warsaw this summer sporting an eye catching design. The design (see above) was created by students in Kelly Morrow’s Visual Communication class at Warsaw Community High School. Karisa Clark, Joelle Scram, Drew Tomasik and Noemi Lopez brainstormed an idea for the design and spent …read more.

The Building Trades class of the Warsaw Area Career Center will be hosting an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3. The house is located at Cherry Creek Manor, 2028 E. Blossom Ln., Warsaw. Watch for “open house” signs. This is the 32nd year for the Building Trades Program in …read more.

Warsaw Community School Corporation will host  commencement at 7 p.m. Friday, June 6. Doors open at 6 p.m. and attendees must have a ticket to enter. Entrances are located through the Performing Arts Door and the west side of the Tiger Den. Handicap seating must be arranged prior to the ceremony and may be arranged …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools recently crowned the 2014 Prom Queen and King, Vanessa Malagon and Moses Marandet. The theme of this year’s prom was classic hollywood.

The Warsaw Community High School Music Department will present “Jazz in the Night/ Drum Enchanted Evening” in the WCHS Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8.  The concert will feature the Combined Edgewood/ Lakeview Middle School Jazz Band, the WCHS Jazz Band, and the WCHS Percussion Ensemble along with two very special …read more.

Warsaw Police Department is currently investigating a written bomb threat discovered in the boy’s bathroom during the school’s lunch period today. The school has been searched thoroughly by officers and administration and no threat has been detected, however, parents and students were notified of the threat at the close of the school day. According to …read more.

The Warsaw Community High School Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, Beginning Choirs and Festival Choir will present their spring Showcase Concert on Tuesday, April 22. The concert will held in the Performing Arts Center at Warsaw Community High School beginning with the choirs at 7 p.m., and the bands at 7:30 p.m.  The Beginning Choirs and …read more.

Two Kosciusko County students have been named recipients of four-year, full-tuition scholarships to the Indiana colleges of their choice as the Kosciusko County 2014 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. The 2014 Kosciusko County Lilly Endowment Community Scholars are Sarah Boyle and Nolan Sponseller. Boyle is a senior at Warsaw Community High School. She is in the …read more.

Brodbeck Seeds and farmer Ed Boggs presented the Warsaw Community High School FFA chapter with a $500 donation March 11. The chapter has earmarked the funds to support its participation at the 2014 FFA state convention in Indianapolis. Between June 16-19, Warsaw Community High School FFA chapter members will participate in a variety of competitions, …read more.

One highlight of this week will be the Annual WLW Breakfast, held from 6:50 a.m. to 7:40 a.m. Wednesday, March 17, in the WCHS Black Box. World Language students will be able to sample a variety of cultural cuisine including Chinese, Hispanic, French, Italian, Indian, Korean and American dishes. The WLW Breakfast will be served …read more.

“The Fantastics”, a time-proven audience pleaser, is coming to the Warsaw Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13. Just try to remember a time when this charming, romantic musical wasn’t enchanting audiences around the world. It is classical simplicity, not a contemporary character tale. It’s about a boy who is overly in love …read more.

“Our Town” will be presented by the WCHS Drama Department at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, in the WCHS Performing Arts Center. “Our Town,” the award-winning play by Thornton Wilder, depicts daily life in small-town America during the early 19th century. WCHS students, using mime and narration, portray the trials and …read more.

The Warsaw Community High School instrumental music department will present “The Sounds of the Season” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12, in the WCHS Performing Arts Center Auditorium. The concert will feature the WCHS Concert Band and Wind Ensemble. The WCHS Jazz Band, Clarinet Choir, Saxophone Ensemble, Brass Quintet, Low Brass Ensemble, and the state-championship …read more.

The Warsaw Community High School Choral Department will present their December Holiday Concert “NOEL” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the WCHS Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature all four high school choirs performing a wide variety of seasonal favorites as well as fresh new arrangements of classic Christmas pieces. Guest instrumentalists will …read more.

The Warsaw Community High School Tigers’ Pride Marching Band has qualified for the Scholastic State Finals, sanctioned by the Indiana State School Music Association. WCHS qualified for State by earning a Gold rating in the Scholastic Preliminary Round at Homestead High School in Fort Wayne on Saturday, Oct. 12. In addition to the Gold rating, …read more.

[weaver_youtube rzyYyaiQ3Ts rel=0] The Tiger Band kicked off the evening with a performance in front of The Pride of Oklahoma and fans. The stands at the Warsaw Community High School Fisher Field were filled tonight with music lovers from near and far. At 7:30 p.m., members of the WCHS Tiger Pride band filled the field to …read more.