Freshmen and new students to Wawasee High School are invited to attend building tours that will be offered during open registration hours Monday, Aug. 3, and Tuesday, Aug. 4.

The special meeting of the Wawasee Community School Corporation board of trustees Monday, July 20, lasted only 12 minutes, but the board’s action could have districtwide impact for the next eight years.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee High School Class of 2020 was able to “finally have a graduation,” exclaimed Wawasee Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Tom Edington during his introductory remarks at the ceremony held on Wawasee Warrior Field, Saturday, July 18.

What the 2020-21 school year will look like for the Wawasee Community School Corporation is becoming more clear, but understandably plans are of a more tentative nature depending on state directives on the pandemic.

By Wawasee High School Principal Geoff Walmer Guest Writer Wawasee High School is excited to host a memorable graduation ceremony for the Class of 2020 while providing a safe environment that follows social distancing guidelines. Wawasee Community School Corporation is grateful for the partnership with the Kosciusko County Health Department in creating the following plan. …read more.

An open house was held at Wawasee High School Friday afternoon, June 26, to say farewell to Joy Goshert, assistant superintendent for the Wawasee Community School Corporation, and Jim Evans, director of finance, both of whom are retiring effective Tuesday, June 30.

Winning a Pageant is no easy task, but for Madelyn Zimmerman, this was just one of many impressive achievements and undertaking the college sophomore has.

Wawasee High School senior Evan Coblentz is one of 19 FFA members from across the state who are preparing to interview for the opportunity to serve as an Indiana FFA State Officer in the coming year.

SYRACUSE — For the first time since March, all members of the Wawasee School Board were together for a meeting. Previous emergency meetings since March included only president Rebecca Linnemeier in person with the rest participating by teleconference.

A community cruise-through event to honor the Wawasee High School Senior Class of 2020 took place Friday night, June 5. People decorated vehicles, honoring this year’s class, and lined the streets while cars honked in congratulations.

In a year already turned upside down by COVID-19, three Wawasee High School graduates who will be entering the military were still able to have a graduation ceremony, even if not with their peers in July.

Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, released the following information Tuesday, June 2, pertaining to the summer and the 2020-21 school year:

Wawasee High School held a virtual Academic Hall of Fame induction program Monday evening, June 1. A total of 30 students were inducted.

Geoff Walmer, principal of Wawasee High School, released the following information Friday, May 29, about the high school graduation ceremony:

This year’s prom at Wawasee High School was cancelled due to COVID-19, but a few seniors of the class of 2020 have set up a GoFundMe account to raise funds to still have a prom this summer.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, summer school plans for the Wawasee Community School Corporation have been altered or in some cases cancelled. The school corporation will still offer summer school courses, but some plans are tentative.

News Release SYRACUSE — The Food Bank of Northern Indiana, in cooperation with The Salvation Army of Kosciusko County, will distribute food boxes to families in need from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, May 13, at Wawasee High School, Syracuse. The truck and volunteers will be located at the main entrance of the high school. …read more.

For several years Byron Oswald served the Wawasee Community School Corporation as a maintenance worker and also the head of maintenance at Wawasee High School before retiring. He often did the sort of work not noticed by the general public, but was seen and appreciated by staff, administrators and students at the high school.

Press Release SYRACUSE — On Monday evening, May 4, Geoff Walmer, Wawasee High School principal, released the following letter regarding a graduation ceremony for the class of 2020: “Dear Seniors: “We wanted to wait until Governor Holcomb’s announcement this past Friday before finalizing any plans with regards to a graduation ceremony. Now that we better …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Food Bank of Northern Indiana, in cooperation with The Salvation Army of Kosciusko County, will distribute food boxes to families in need from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, April 15, at the main entrance to Wawasee High School, 1 Warrior Path, 12659 N. Syracuse Webster Road, Syracuse. The food bank will be …read more.

SYRACUSE — In-person schooling may have been scrubbed, but teachers in the Wawasee Community School Corporation aren’t letting that stop them from connecting with and supporting students, and many are stretching beyond the eLearning tool Seesaw to do so. North Webster Elementary compiled a video — available on its Facebook page — with each staff …read more.

SYRACUSE — As a result of Gov. Eric Holcomb’s announcement to not hold non essential events with more than 250 people, Wawasee High School administrators decided to postpone a couple of events. The fall play “Beauty And The Beast” originally scheduled for March 27-29 was postponed. It will be rescheduled, but a date has not …read more.

SYRACUSE — Part two of the free training on trauma in schools will be offered by the Wawasee Community School Corporation from 5:45-7:45 p.m. Thursday, March 19, at Wawasee High School in Syracuse. The class is intended for those who provide childcare to children ages 0 to 5 within the Wawasee school district. A meet …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Kosciusko County Voice Core Leadership Team, Kosciusko County Voice Action Squad, and Wawasee High School Key Club students will conduct a community-wide waste tobacco filters event this weekend. They will be working on behalf of the Kosciusko County Tobacco Free Coalition. The coalition’s goal is to reduce the environmental impacts of discarded …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s band and choir will be hosting the third annual one-day mattress fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25. For one day only, the high school commons will be transformed into a mattress showroom. There will be 30 different mattress styles on display in all sizes for customers …read more.

DECATUR — A 16-year-old Wawasee High School student was recognized for his heroic actions after a fiery car crash last summer. The crash happened Aug. 3. Several cars were involved and it was Jeb Richey who saved the life of a woman before first responders arrived. Richey, a sophomore at Wawasee High School, flies planes. …read more.

SYRACUSE — This summer won’t be just any summer for Brian Whirledge. Because he received a Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Fellowship Grant for $12,000, Whirledge, a visual arts instructor at Wawasee High School, will get to visit several countries in southern Europe during a seven to eight week span in the summer. He applied for …read more.

SYRACUSE — During a 12-minute meeting held Monday afternoon, Feb. 24, in Syracuse, the Wawasee School Board approved a bid from Fort Wayne-based Hamilton Hunter Builders for 2020 facility improvement projects. Hamilton Hunter’s bid is for $2,219,600. All but one of the projects will be in either Wawasee High School or Wawasee Middle School. Following …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School student Terrance Egolf, as he did last year, has organized the “Bless the Homeless” event to help the homeless. It will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive. Items accepted include monetary donations, scarves, blankets, clothing, hot hands, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Nearly 300 students are enrolled in a Pathways Cooperative class, it was reported during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, Feb. 11, in Syracuse. Vince Beasley, first year director of Pathways, based at Wawasee High School, gave a brief report to the school board. Pathways includes Wawasee, West …read more.

NAPPANEE — String students of the Wawasee Community School Corporation orchestra programs traveled to NorthWood High School in Nappanee Saturday, Feb. 1, to participate in the Indiana Secondary School Music Association solo and ensemble competition. The annual event, held in multiple locations around the state, gives music students the opportunity to perform solos and ensembles …read more.

SYRACUSE — Katlyn Wireman, a Wawasee High School student, enjoys music and has been in the band. She is also interested in web development and decided to enroll in Power Up, a course offered for the first time during the 2019-20 school year by the Pathways Cooperative. Power Up is an electronics and computer programming …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Class of 1970 is planning its 50th class reunion for July 18, 2020. The committee needs address updates. If you have moved since the 35th class reunion, chances are the committee doesn’t have a current address for you. Please send an address update to [email protected].

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School and Wawasee Middle School will have an eLearning day Monday, Feb. 3. Those two buildings will be deep cleaned Monday. Student absences in both buildings have hovered between 15-19% this week due to illness. Milford School, North Webster Elementary and Syracuse Elementary will be in session Monday as they are …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School announced it has been chosen as one of a few recipients of the German American Partnership Program “School of Distinction” school plaque award, for its exceptional partnership in fostering long-term German American youth exchange between the U.S. and Germany. The GAPP “School of Distinction” school plaque award is sponsored by …read more.

SYRACUSE — Employees who do more than what is expected will often get the attention of their supervisor. This has been proven true again by Terrance Egolf, a senior student at Wawasee High School who is an intern at the Oakwood Resort in Syracuse. Egolf’s quality of work was also noticed by Jon Everingham, director …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation is offering free trauma training for individuals providing childcare to children ages 0 to 5 in the Wawasee school district. Training will be held from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Wawasee High School in Syracuse. Activities will include a meet and greet from 5:45 to 6 …read more.

SYRACUSE — During its first regular meeting of 2020, the Wawasee School Board heard a report Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, from Sarah LeCount, social and emotional learning liaison for the Wawasee Community School Corporation, about what has been accomplished with a four-year Lilly Endowment grant. Wawasee is in the second year of the grant. Essentially …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School announces parent-teacher conferences have been scheduled from 3:15 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13. Teachers will be available in their classrooms for you to meet with that evening. There will be students to help you find teachers and rooms if you need assistance. You can pick up a paper copy …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the federal 2018-19 school accountability ratings to the public Friday, Jan. 3. More than 56% of high schools and 53% of elementary and middle schools received a rating of Meets Expectations or Exceeds Expectations. Each school in the Wawasee Community School Corporation received a rating of Approaches Expectations. However, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the 2019 state graduation rate Tuesday, Dec. 31. In 2019, Indiana’s graduation rate was 87.29 percent, and the non-waiver rate was 76.73 percent. In 2018, Indiana’s graduation rate was 88.1 percent with a non-waiver graduation rate of 80.78 percent. Wawasee High School’s graduation rate was 90.99%, or 212 …read more.

SYRACUSE — On Dec. 10, the Wawasee School Board met for the last time in 2019. When the board reconvenes Jan. 14 for the first time in 2020, it will be reorganization day and various appointments will be made. Looking back at 2019 and looking ahead to 2020, board president Becky Linnemeier said, “I believe …read more.

SYRACUSE — To borrow terminology from the sport of track and field, the bar is being raised for AP, or advanced placement, courses at Wawasee High School. Wawasee received word Dec. 12 it is one of 10 schools in the state being accepted into the AP-Tip IN program based out of Notre Dame. A more …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — A GoFundMe has been recently established for a North Webster woman who has undergone several surgeries after being diagnosed with a jaw tumor. Kailey Ball is a 20-year-old Manchester University sophomore majoring in social work. She graduated early from Wawasee High School with academic honors. However, after multiple surgeries and hospital visits …read more.

SYRACUSE — When students who have not had the opportunity to do so in the past take AP, or advanced placement, courses in high school, they often discover they are capable of handling college-level classes. Such was the message conveyed by John Snyder, assistant principal, during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board …read more.

SYRACUSE —  The town of Syracuse kicked off the Christmas season Saturday, Nov. 23, with the Syracuse Holiday Magic celebration held at Veterans Memorial Park at Crosson Mill. Attendees were treated to performances of Christmas carols by choirs from Syracuse Elementary School, Wawasee Middle School and Wawasee High School, while Syracuse Boy Scout Troop 728 …read more.

SYRACUSE — “A Christmas Carol” based on the novel by Charles Dickens is clearly a Christmas classic and would likely be one of the most produced high school plays across the United States. Wawasee High School will present “A Christmas Carol” at 7 p.m. Dec. 6, 2 p.m. Dec. 8, 7 p.m. Dec. 13 and …read more.

SYRACUSE — “Safer does not mean safe.” It was a message repeatedly emphasized by actor Moses Jones, who travels extensively to warn teens about the dangers of vaping through the use of e-cigarettes. He spoke at “Sweet Deception,” a school wide convocation Thursday morning, Oct. 31, at Wawasee High School then spoke in the afternoon …read more.

SYRACUSE — Even with sophisticated equipment, weather forecasters can still fail to achieve absolute accuracy due to the unpredictable nature of the weather. So when building a house, especially in northern Indiana, and not starting until past the middle of August, staying on schedule is of prime importance in order to have the house closed …read more.

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. These food pantries rely heavily on donations in order to ensure they have enough supplies to serve those who require assistance. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s Iron Pride Robotics team hosted its third annual Girl Powered event, “Indiana Gets Girl Powered III,” Saturday, Oct. 12, at Wawasee High School as a part of the global Girl Powered initiative started by the Robotics Education and Competition Foundation. Eleven mentors volunteered their time, experience and expertise to empower the next …read more.

SYRACUSE — Far from the literal overnight cramming occurring when some students write research papers, Evan Coblentz spent an entire trimester researching and writing a paper about animal health problems existing in the dairy cattle industry in Uganda. His detailed work resulted in him being one of five students from Indiana selected to attend the …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee High School homecoming parade scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 27, has been canceled. Posts on Facebook pages of Wawasee High School and Syracuse Parks Department have noted the cancellation of the parade, due to weather.

SYRACUSE — Parent-teacher conferences will be held from 3:15 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at Wawasee High School. Parents will need to stop in the main office to pick up their student’s mid-term information if needed and then can walk to the classrooms of the teachers they would like to speak with. For more …read more.

SYRACUSE — On Monday morning, Sept. 23, Doug Light was already interacting with some of the Wawasee Middle School students as they arrived for school. It was Light’s first day as the new school resource officer for WMS. Through an Indiana School Safety Grant, Light will split time between WMS and North Webster Elementary as …read more.

SYRACUSE — This year homecoming week at Wawasee High School also happens to be the first full week (Sept. 23-27) of the fall season. Culminating with the crowning of the senior king and queen at halftime of the football game, there will be other activities leading up to the crowning. On Monday, Sept. 23, at …read more.

SYRACUSE — Many students in this year’s senior class at Wawasee High School were born in 2001. As a way to remember Sept. 11, 2001, Wawasee Performing Arts will be presenting “110 Stories” based on the book of the same name by Sarah Tuft. This two-hour performance will take place beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will host “Indiana Gets Girl Powered!” in October. The event is intended to provide a welcoming environment for young women to network with each other and make contact with women mentors in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The program will consist of an icebreaker activity, discussion sessions …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Madelyn Zimmerman, a graduate of Wawasee High School, received the Emerging Women in Agriculture Leadership Award for Indiana Thursday, Aug. 15. The award was presented during the Lt. Governor’s Celebration of Agriculture at the Indiana State Fair. Zimmerman graduated in 2019 from Wawasee and was a member of the school’s FFA chapter. In …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School leadership students Devin Van Lue, Nick Lesko, Conner Lucas and Pathways CTE Radio/TV Instructors Jeremy Van Lue and Phil Huffman were awarded the Indiana Broadcasters Association 2019 Cardinal Community Service Award Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Sweetwater Sound in Fort Wayne. This award was presented to 93.7 FM The Mix, the …read more.

SYRACUSE — On the eve of the first day of school for students and also during the time when each building in the school corporation was having a back to school open house, the Wawasee School Board held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, Aug. 13, in Syracuse. During the shorter than normal meeting, the …read more.

SYRACUSE — On Tuesday, Aug. 13, Wawasee Community School Corporation staff members gathered at the Wawasee High School cafeteria for a breakfast and welcoming remarks from Dr. Tom Edington, WCSC superintendent. There were also remarks from the Wawasee Community Educators Association. New teachers were introduced and welcomed. Staff members were then released back to their …read more.

SYRACUSE — All schools in the Wawasee Community Community School Corporation will be holding a back to school open house from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. There will be no freshman and new student orientation Aug. 8 at Wawasee High School. Instead, that will be held in the auditorium at the high school …read more.

SYRACUSE — Sometimes just connecting with the right person can open a door for a job opportunity. Aaron McKinley has been remodeling a bathroom in the home of James Flecker in Syracuse. Flecker, who happens to be the director of personnel and legal services for the Wawasee Community School Corporation, suggested to McKinley he should …read more.

SYRACUSE — At a special meeting Tuesday, July 16, the Wawasee Community School Corp. board approved the hiring of John Snyder to serve as an assistant principal at Wawasee High School. His two-year contract begins today, Wednesday, July 17. Snyder, recommended by Dr. Tom Edington, the corporation’s superintendent, will specifically serve as assistant principal of …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The role of the designated hitter in high school baseball has been expanded to give coaches an additional option for the 2020 season.

SYRACUSE — A familiar face was approved by the Wawasee School Board as the new principal of Wawasee High School during the board’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, July 9, in Syracuse. Geoff Walmer, who began his public education career as a teacher for five years at WHS and also served as the school’s assistant …read more.

SYRACUSE — A team of high schoolers from Wawasee High School ended up placing 9th in the final Drivers World Challenge held July 5 in London.  According to a Facebook post by a parent of one of Wawasee’s 14-member super mileage car team, Wawasee’s team was one of only two high school teams to make …read more.

SYRACUSE — A team of high schoolers from Wawasee High School have made an extraordinary journey to compete in a world competition against primarily college students in London. According to a report from a parent of one of Wawasee’s 14-member super mileage car team, Wawasee’s team survived competition in California against teams from North and …read more.

SYRACUSE — Doing the math, more than 320 years of experience in the Wawasee Community School Corporation will not return for the 2019-20 school year. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, June 11, in Syracuse, retiring teachers or staff members were recognized by the board for their years of …read more.

PIERCETON — Jon Esenwein, who just graduated from Wawasee High School June 2, already has a full-time employment offer from Paragon Medical in Pierceton. He is one of four students who were invited for a signing day event at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 12, at Paragon Medical. The students will sign their full-time offer letters …read more.

SYRACUSE — As is the tradition, graduating Wawasee High School seniors walk down the long hallway from the spectator gym outside the building through the main entrance of the school and, when given the signal, toss their caps into the air. They were official graduates before tossing their caps, but the tradition is a fitting …read more.

SYRACUSE — Although the Drivers World Challenge does not take place until early July in England, the super mileage car team at Wawasee High School has an even earlier deadline to meet. So, as termed by Allen Coblentz, the engineering teacher who oversees the team, it is the “final push” to get the diesel mileage …read more.

WARSAW — The supply drive earlier this spring at Martin’s and Owen’s benefitting Fellowship Missions was a huge success, according to a press release from the event’s organizers. Zach Leedy and Michael Hammer, students from Wawasee High School, organized the drive as part of their community service project for Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy. The name …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School held its annual National Honors Society induction ceremony in the high school auditorium Wednesday evening, May 15. A total of 19 juniors were inducted into the NHS this year. Selection is based on four criteria: scholarship, leadership, service and character. NHS is a nationwide organization for high school students with …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will hold its annual Honors Program at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, in the high school auditorium. During the program, scholarships will be presented along with many school awards. Seniors receiving an Indiana Honors Diploma, Academic Hall of Fame, distinction, highest distinction and the valedictorian and salutatorian will also be …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The death of a 16-year-old Wawasee High School student is being investigated by the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office. Little details are available at this time. It is known that the incident occurred Tuesday evening, May 14. According to Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Chris Francis deputies are investigating what appears to …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.

SYRACUSE — For about two-and-a-half hours Monday afternoon, May 13, Wawasee High School students in Mariah Roberts’ natural resources class took part in hands-on learning at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Levinson-LaBrosse Lakes and Wetlands Education Center south of Syracuse. Through a $1,955 grant obtained from the Arrow Head Country Resource Conservation and Development Area, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s first graduating class of 1969 will celebrate its 50th reunion 6 p.m. June 29, at the North Webster Community Center Banquet Hall. Invitations went out April 6. If you were in the class of 1969 and did not receive an invitation, please contact Janna Adair Stollery at (574) 339-5579 or …read more.

SYRACUSE — “We salute you” is a common phrase, but for Courtney Linnemeier, a Wawasee High School graduate, it will now take on literal and special meaning. Linnemeier, now also a graduate of Indiana University as of May 4, was commissioned the very next day as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army in a …read more.

SYRACUSE — On Thursday, May 9, the Syracuse Lions Club hosted its 13th Syracuse Lions Club Academic Super Bowl Recognition Banquet for the Wawasee High School students and their coaches who competed in the Academic Super Bowl this school year. The banquet, catered by Our Father’s House in Warsaw and held at the Syracuse Community …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee has decided to retain Jon Everingham as its boys basketball coach.

SYRACUSE — As he has been this time of the year since 1994, Ed Waltz, building trades instructor for Wawasee High School, is busy helping to put the finishing touches on the project house and also preparing for the annual banquet and open house. But this year has a much different twist to it. Earlier …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — Jill, Lisa and Jennifer’s Salon of Styles, 225 N. Main St., Suite A, North Webster, will hold an open house from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Proceeds from the open house will be donated to the super mileage car team of the engineering and design class of Wawasee High School. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s super mileage car team is raising funds to compete in a world competition in London, England. They are raising money for the entire team to travel to London July 2-5. After winning the Shell Eco-marathon competition in early April in California, the team then placed first in the Drivers World …read more.

SYRACUSE — Visitors to Wawasee High School will likely see group photos of students inducted into the school’s Academic Hall of Fame displayed prominently near the main entrance. Soon, another photo will be added. A total of 40 students, about 17 percent of the projected graduating class of 239 seniors, were inducted into the Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE — The 2019 Wawasee FFA Awards Banquet was held Tuesday evening, April 23, at Wawasee High School with more than 270 members, parents and guests in attendance. Wawasee Food Services Department prepared the meal with Maple Leaf Farms providing the entrees. The 2018-19 Wawasee FFA Chapter officers presided during the meeting, introducing special guests …read more.

SYRACUSE — A few supporters of Jon Everingham, now the former Wawasee High School boys basketball coach, spoke during the regular monthly meeting of the school board Tuesday afternoon, April 16. The meeting was held in the media center of Wawasee Middle School. Jack Beer (Everingham’s father-in-law), Derek Coy, Randy Smith and Andy Cripe all spoke …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation Trails Committee Executive Director Megan McClellan kicked off the committee’s April 15 meeting with news of an award she received on behalf of SWTC from Greenways Foundation of Indiana naming Syracuse-Webster Road Trail “outstanding trail project.” Though it is relatively short, the trail has “high impact,” said McClellan, connecting high numbers …read more.

SYRACUSE — How do you buy a car and what do you look for when doing so? How do you balance a checking account regularly? Why is a credit score important and how do you fix a poor score? These are all basic financial concepts high school students need to learn regardless of which career …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee schools announces its summer robotics camps for grades seven to 12. Three camps will be offered: Introduction to VEX Robotics and VEX Robotics competition camp and VEX Robotics coding camp. All camps are from 8 a.m. to noon at Wawasee High School in room A205. Introduction to VEX Robotics camp ($100) will …read more.

SYRACUSE — Forget jet lag. Any effects from flying home from the West Coast probably were set aside, at least temporarily anyway, when the Wawasee High School super mileage car team returned to the school a little after noon today, Monday, April 8. A school bus with a Syracuse Police escort pulled up in front …read more.

SYRACUSE — Twenty years of super mileage cars at Wawasee High School is a cause for celebration. After the Shell Eco-marathon competition April 3-6 at the Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., there is even more cause for celebration. For the first time ever, Wawasee’s diesel super mileage car, known as the “Diesel Weasel” and the …read more.

SYRACUSE — A few years ago Terrance Egolf saw several homeless people on the streets of Elkhart and South Bend. Some were sleeping on cardboard boxes under bridges in even colder weather. But rather than just shake his head and say “how terrible,” Terrance, now a junior student at Wawasee High School, decided to actually …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School announced Tuesday, March 26, Kaitlin Graber has been named valedictorian and Caleb Van Lue salutatorian for the graduating class of 2019. Kaitlin is the daughter of Ron and Tammy Graber of Syracuse and plans to attend Manchester University and major in pre-medicine (biology-chemistry). She is involved in orchestra, tennis and …read more.

SYRACUSE — Roughly within two months “we will start realizing the benefits of the sun,” said James Flecker, director of personnel and legal services for the Wawasee Community School Corporation. His comment was made during a special meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, March 26, in Syracuse. The main purpose of the special …read more.

SYRACUSE — A crew of a little more than a dozen Wawasee High School students, under the watchful eye of engineering teacher Allen Coblentz, is busy putting the finishing touches on two super mileage cars. Diesel and electric powered cars will be entered in the Shell Eco-marathon annual competition April 3-6 at the Sonoma Raceway …read more.

SYRACUSE — According to Homeland Security, the average response time for an active shooter incident in a school is about 16 minutes. Often, though, incidents are finished in less than 10 minutes. Technology in smartphones, which more and more people have these days, has been harnessed to hopefully significantly reduce the response time of law …read more.

SYRACUSE — “They’re creepy and they’re kooky. Mysterious and spooky. They’re all together ooky. The Addams family.” And don’t forget the click of the fingers to go with the theme song for the mid—1960s TV show “The Addams Family.” For its spring musical, Wawasee High School is presenting “The Addams Family,” a well known TV …read more.