SYRACUSE – Beginning Thursday, March 19, Wawasee Community Schools will change days, hours, and add additional locations to limit the number of times families need to leave their homes during the coronavirus crisis. Wawasee will have meal pick up on two days, Mondays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to information from …read more.

WARSAW — Several area school corporations have also announced their closure for the next few weeks as a preventative measure against COVID-19, or the coronavirus. Wawasee Community Schools Wawasee Community School Corporation made the decision on Friday, March 13, to close for on-site education on Monday, March 16 through the end of spring break (April …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Schools is having an early online registration this spring for current students. Registration will open at noon Monday, May 20, and run until Friday, June 7. The purpose is to collect data for planning purposes for staffing, transportation, etc. This will also be an advantage for parents as it will reduce …read more.

MILFORD — Wawasee Community Schools received a $35,000 grant from the K21 Health Foundation in support of using heart rate monitors for Milford School, North Webster Elementary, and Syracuse Elementary. Milford physical education teacher, Mercedes Pratt, set out on a journey to find the funds to get the Heart Zones Systems for Wawasee students. “I …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Schools is having an eighth grade parent night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in the cafeteria at Wawasee High School. Eighth grade students and their parents should plan to hear important information about the new graduation requirements, high school classes and opportunities, creating a ninth grade schedule and …read more.

SYRACUSE — Not only does Kosciusko County boast more than 100 inland lakes, it is also home to one of the top marine mechanics education programs in the country. The marine mechanics program offered through the Wawasee Area Career and Technical Education Cooperative has been recognized by the Marine Mechanics Institute as an outstanding program. The …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Schools announces its summer robotics camps for grades seven to 12. Camps offered are introduction to VEX Robotics VEX Robotics competition and VEX Robotics coding. All camps are from 8 a.m. to noon at Wawasee High School in room A205. The introduction to VEX Robotics camp ($100) will take place July …read more.

  KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — When a child is grieving, he or she may not know how to express that grief or know who or where to turn to. Fortunately, there is a place specializing in adolescent grief. Ryan’s Place, based in Elkhart County, has been offering grief support groups for individuals since opening in 2002. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation released a statement Thursday afternoon, Sept. 28, regarding the Raptor Visitor Management System to be used in each school building in the corporation. “A priority of the Wawasee Community School Corporation is the safety of our students and staff. As a district, we have updated entrances, added additional cameras …read more.

      SYRACUSE — After two years of a planning and construction, the public was invited to check out the new Syracuse Elementary School during an open house event held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10. Ava Wedly, Bria Mikley, Dana Cripe and Max Taylor, lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance which …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Schools is taking an additional step to protect the safety of its students. A new security system, Raptor, is being installed in each of the school buildings in the corporation. Visitors to each school will still be buzzed in as they have been in the past, but now must stop at …read more.

SYRACUSE — They could be described as rolling billboards for Wawasee Community Schools. Two new buses for the school corporation’s fleet are already attracting attention and will see plenty of use during the coming school year. Using additional funds in the bus replacement fund, Wawasee purchased two 46-passenger activity buses from Kerlin Bus Sales in …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — K21 Health Foundation recently approved a grant of $24,800 to join forces with Wawasee Community Schools to cover costs associated with paving the half-mile trail at North Webster Elementary School. Currently the trail is a mixture of dirt and stone, making it less than ideal for use by the community. “K21 is …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Elementary students got a sneak peek at their new school in a series of tours held throughout the day Monday, Feb. 20. Buses ferried nearly 550 students to the construction site on Kern Road near CR 1300N, where Wawasee Community School Corp. Superintendent Dr. Tom Edington waited to guide them through the …read more.

WARSAW — Lakeview and Edgewood Middle Schools are celebrating their recent success at the NELMSC Geography Bee Competition. The event took place on Tuesday, Jan. 31, At Indian Springs Middle School in Columbia City. Both schools’ teams placed in the top three with Edgewood taking a second place victory and Lakeview earning third place. There …read more.

WARSAW — With the new school year approaching, students are not the only ones getting ready to go back to class. This afternoon, Friday, July 29, the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce welcomed new teachers from Warsaw, Wawasee, Whitko and Tippecanoe Valley schools. The lunch event, held at Creighton’s Crazy Egg Cafe, began with teachers giving an introduction and …read more.

SYRACUSE — Though he made a significant career decision, Kim Nguyen’s office will only change from the south side of Wawasee High School to the main office in the same building. During a special Wawasee school board meeting Tuesday, June 28, in Syracuse the board approved Nguyen to become the new principal of WHS effective with the 2016-17 school year.

SYRACUSE — There is noise in the band room at Wawasee High School this summer, but not the kind generated by musical instruments. Instead, the noise is coming from the floor being leveled and other remodeling work being done in the room.

SYRACUSE — Summer robotics camps will be offered at Wawasee High School.

WARSAW — As graduation approaches, high school seniors throughout Kosciusko County are planning for their futures. For 45 of these students, getting to go through commencement is an accomplishment they may not have otherwise had the chance to enjoy. Tuesday afternoon, May 17, Gradway held its annual graduation ceremony and luncheon to celebrate this milestone in …read more.

SYRACUSE — A trio of underclassmen is keeping an impressive string alive for Wawasee High School. Josh Webber (junior), Anthon Anker (sophomore) and Jake Cowan (sophomore) make up the social studies team for Academic Super Bowl and qualified for the state competition.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corp. will participate in the summer food service program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

SYRACUSE — During a special meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, April 12, in Syracuse, the board approved two new high school coaches and awarded two more summer construction bids.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School string orchestra will present an “informal” spring concert 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the high school auditorium.

SYRACUSE — There will be an informational meeting for the 2016-17 Wawasee High School Marching Band season at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, in the WHS Band Room.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Schools welcomes the Class of 2029 during kindergarten roundup at each school Thursday, April 14.

By SUMMER ZIMMER Director of Communications and Social Responsibility, YMCA WARSAW — The YMCA’s Corporate Challenge, for the businesses of Kosciusko County, is offered to increase employee and community health and fitness, to build employee pride and dedication and to develop community spirit. Participants spend quality time together working as a team, outside of the normal …read more.

SYRACUSE — During a special Wawasee school board meeting held at the unusual time of noon Tuesday, March 22, in Syracuse the board approved awarding a construction bid of $1,096,900 to Milestone Construction of Syracuse for renovations at Milford School this summer.

SYRACUSE — For a couple of days, racing will be permissible on downtown streets in Detroit. And onlookers will cheer on teams competing in the annual Shell Eco-marathon near the Cobo Center.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School participated in the District II FFA Leadership Contest Wednesday, March 16, at Argos High School. More than 200 FFA members participated in events such as public speaking, quiz bowl, demonstrations and interviews.

SYRACUSE — Singing, dancing, joking and music will mark the spring theater production at Wawasee High School. “Once Upon a Mattress” will be presented at 7 p.m. Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19, in the high school auditorium in Syracuse.

SYRACUSE — Also during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday, March 8, in Syracuse, the board heard a report about Kehoe Kids, an initiative started by fourth-grade teachers at Milford School. It is named in honor of former West Noble teacher and Syracuse resident, Diane Kehoe.

SYRACUSE — To use medical terminology, the Wawasee Community School Corp. went to the doctor’s office for a very thorough checkup. In this case the two “medical doctors” were Steve Yager and Mike Pettibone, both retired school superintendents.

SYRACUSE — There is still room for practice and hard work and it can still pay off. In February, Alex Fiscus, a junior student at Wawasee High School, personally experienced this.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corp. offers instrumental music instruction beginning in the sixth grade at Wawasee Middle School and Milford Middle School. Instructors are Hope Bechtel, WMS band; Sara Skow, Milford band; and Joyce Dubach, orchestra at both middle schools.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s Iron Pride Robotics Club will be sending six teams to the Indiana VEX Robotics State Championship Saturday, March 5, in Indianapolis.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School FFA Chapter will have its annual member auction at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, in the WHS lecture room.

SYRACUSE — WHS will have several events going on during Friday’s varsity basketball game against Tippecanoe Valley.

SYRACUSE — Just a couple of years ago, the marine mechanics program for Wawasee High School was in its first year and though hopes were high, no one was quite sure just how much it would grow. It has grown and reached a point where some students likely won’t be accepted because it is at a maximum level.

SYRACUSE — Several Wawasee Middle School students are exploring the sky and using the school’s planetarium to show to others what they have learned.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Town Council was asked to consider a flow of changes during its regular meeting Tuesday evening, Feb. 16. Public Works Director Rob Merchant shared plans to tighten up the town’s leak adjustment policy to shave down on lost revenue. The tighter policy would place more burden on residents to maintain their pipes …read more.

SYRACUSE — Other agenda items considered by the Wawasee school board at its Tuesday, Feb. 9, meeting in Syracuse included:

SYRACUSE — Winter will not be officially finished for more than a month, but school administrators are already planning summer construction or renovation projects for Wawasee schools. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Feb. 9, in Syracuse, the board approved architectural firm Barton-Coe-Vilamaa to begin advertising for bids for capital funds summer projects.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School is hosting a high school information night for eighth grade students and their parents at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, in the auditorium.

SYRACUSE — Paige Wright will graduate in a few months from Wawasee High School, wants to be a nurse and will possibly attend Goshen College. She has taken all of the health classes offered at the high school.

SYRACUSE — IU Health-Goshen Hospital is having a Family Wellness Fair hosted in conjunction with Wawasee High School students. It will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 12, in the Wawasee High School Cafeteria, Syracuse.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education publicly released 2015 school accountability grades Tuesday, Jan. 26. Final grades were approved unanimously by the State Board of Education during its board meeting, also Tuesday.

WARSAW — Wailing sirens pierced the frigid air as dozens of emergency vehicles sped east on US 30, toward Fort Wayne. There was no emergency, however. Rather, the police, fire and EMT vehicles were escorting 850 third-graders from Warsaw Community School Corporation and Wawasee School Corporation to the annual Mizpah Shrine Circus in Fort Wayne. Students from …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released high school graduation rates for 2015 publicly.

SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Jan. 12, in Syracuse the board was given a brief update on the status of the construction of the new Syracuse Elementary School on Kern Road. The update was given by Bob Lahrman, director of support services for the school corporation.

SYRACUSE — Checking grades for student-athletes had been done every 12 weeks, or once each trimester. But it was determined that system may not be fair to some athletes, so a review was done.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School won several awards in the Midwest region of the National Scholastic Art Awards. More specifically, the region is referred to as the Northwest Indiana & Lower Southwest Michigan Regional Art Awards, formerly known as the Friends of Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will host two separate meetings the evening of Monday, Jan. 18.

SYRACUSE — Delayed by nearly a month, 2014-15 ISTEP+ results were finally released to the public Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, by the Indiana Department of Education. The delay was caused by more test rescore requests from parents than originally anticipated.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will have parent-teacher conferences from 3:15 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, in the cafeteria and commons areas.

SYRACUSE — Skiers, snowmobilers and anyone who likes snow or colder weather has been disappointed this month. But a mild and warmer late fall, even with a couple of days topping 60 degrees, bodes well for outdoor construction work.

SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday, Dec. 8, in Syracuse, the board heard a very brief update on the status of the construction of the new Syracuse Elementary School on Kern Road. Bob Lahrman, director of support services, gave the update.

SYRACUSE — Five years ago, a new program emphasizing the teaching and rewarding of positive behaviors was implemented within the Wawasee Community School Corp. It was a change in culture and also changed the focus of how students are disciplined.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s Choral Department will present a Christmas celebration for the public at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the high school auditorium.

SYRACUSE — Throughout the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 21, teams from Wawasee Middle School dominated in the robotics games during the competition at WMS, the first one ever hosted by the school. Teams finished in first, second, third, fourth, fifth and seventh place out of 14 total teams.

SYRACUSE — Christmas can mean many things and, locally, it means it is the time of the year for the annual Wawasee Middle School Craft Bazaar. The bazaar, now in its 26th year, is a fundraiser for WMS.

SYRACUSE — Depending on one’s age, hearing the word “robot” could evoke memories of the evil machine gone terribly awry in a science fiction movie. But times do change and today robots are more often thought of in terms of something programmed to accomplish a certain task.

SYRACUSE — Seat belts required in school buses? Presently only six of the 50 states (Indiana is not one of them) require seat belts to be worn on school buses.

SYRACUSE — Also during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, in Syracuse, the board heard a progress report on the construction of the new Syracuse Elementary School on Kern Road. Bob Lahrman, transportation director, gave the report.

SYRACUSE — Technology was a main theme of the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Nov. 10, in Syracuse. The board heard two reports specifically dealing with technology.

SYRACUSE — The British are coming … in the form of American high school students. This will all come to light in the Wawasee High School production of “Emma,” which will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Middle School will host a robotics competition Saturday, Nov. 21. Competition rounds may be viewed by the public from 12:30 to 4 p.m.

ELKHART COUNTY — Last year was the first time Wawasee and Fairfield’s high school building trades programs teamed up to do a project. This year the two schools are again partnering and will do so for a third time next year.

SYRACUSE — The robotics program is being expanded throughout the Wawasee Community School Corp. at different grade levels. As one indicator the program is growing, Wawasee High School, for the first time, will host a robotics competition Saturday, Nov. 7.

Milford School is in the midst of an epidemic, a zombie epidemic. However, it’s all in good fun with the Wawasee Outdoor Club offering the free event — Zombie Zone — for middle school age students. The event, which is currently underway at the school, runs from 3 p.m. until 5 p.m.

SYRACUSE — From a very young age, Elizabeth Perepezko had an interest in how things worked and wanted to take things apart and put them back together. “I was always thinking, ‘what could I make from ordinary things?’” she said.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School is comprised of students and staff members from the towns of Syracuse, North Webster and Milford. All three towns have local food pantries serving the residents in their townships.

NORTH WEBSTER — Wawasee Community Schools, along with Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and North Webster Police have continued to follow the story of Deklan Hawthorne, a 6-year-old boy whose father reported his son was assaulted on an unsupervised school bus.

More emphasis is being placed by school corporations on data driven decisions. As a result, it is important to be able to access this data as easily and efficiently as possible.

Kindergarten Countdown is a joint effort between Wawasee Community Schools and United Way of Kosciusko County. The program is for preparing children with no preschool experience for the kindergarten classroom in the fall. It is a kindergarten orientation program. Children participating will work on learning letters and sounds, counting, writing and learning procedures of a …read more.

By ALYSSA LOWE Manager of Marketing and Communications, Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce The second annual Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce Career Fair, GPS 2 Success, was held Tuesday, April 14 in collaboration with Kosciusko Leadership Academy and WorkOne. Over 2,500 11th- and 12th-grade students attended the college and career fair.  Students were bussed in from Lakeland …read more.

Jason Arnett’s relationship with a 15-year-old minor not only landed him with a charge of sexual misconduct with a minor, a level 4 felony, but also cost him his job. Arnett was arrested on or about Oct. 30, and booked on a charge of sexual misconduct with a minor. (See Webster Man Arrested For Sexual …read more.

[weaver_youtube wr03UmdDtUY rel=0] Thousands of students from both Warsaw Community School Corporation and Wawasee Community Schools filed into the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center at Grace College yesterday at noon to hear Holocaust survivor Eva Kor recount her dramatic and stirring story of surviving the Auschwitz concentration camp. The event was televised by Grace College over their …read more.

Among the agenda items considered by the hearing officer for the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals Monday in Warsaw was a petition by the Wawasee Community School Corp. The school corporation wants to update signs at Wawasee Middle School on SR 13 at the intersection with CR 1000 North, south of Syracuse. One sign …read more.

Donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted during Friday’s boys basketball game at Wawasee High School between Wawasee and Manchester. A collection box will be available. The donations are in conjunction with the Heat Up the Night event planned by the Warrior Leadership Committee at WHS. After Friday’s game, from midnight until 6 a.m. …read more.

The YMCA’s Corporate Challenge, for the businesses of Kosciusko County, is offered to increase employee and community health and fitness to build employee pride and dedication and to develop community spirit. Participants spend quality time together working as a team outside of the normal work environment. This year’s participants are Biomet, Creighton Brothers, DePuy, Kosciusko …read more.

The air conditioning is broken at North Webster Elementary School and quick action is needed to replace the unit and have it ready for the first day of classes Aug. 13, a little more than a month away. During Tuesday evening’s regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board in Syracuse, the board approved emergency …read more.

Every year something needs to be renovated, repaired or replaced in one of the Wawasee Community School Corp. buildings. Capital projects funds from the yearly budget are used to pay for these projects typically completed during the summer months when classes are not in session. This year, nearly all of the work is being done …read more.

(Photo provided by Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department) Official word tonight from the Kosciusko County Fatal Accident Crash Team is that more than 50 Wawasee students were injured in today’s crash involving four school buses. That is a number that could rise as parents evaluate their children at home. Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies and emergency …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Stacey Page contributed to this report.) Wawasee Community Schools has been served with legal papers, but the school’s policy, according to superintendent Dr. Tom Edington, is to not comment on pending litigation. The lawsuit was filed on Jan. 31 by Donny Griffith of 11465 N. E. Wawasee Dr., Syracuse. This morning we have …read more.

Even though he officially retired in 2009 from Wawasee Community School Corp. as career and technical education director for Wawasee, Fairfield and West Noble high schools, North Webster resident Phil Metcalf  is involved with education now more than ever. He is being honored for his efforts as well. Metcalf recently received an award from AdvancED, a company he …read more.