SYRACUSE — Wawasee FFA will have its annual member auction Thursday, March 14, in the lecture room at Wawasee High School in Syracuse. A light dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. in the lecture room with the auction to follow. FFA members are “auctioned” to local businesses and individuals as a fundraiser for FFA. …read more.

SYRACUSE — During a competition Saturday, March 2, at Churubusco High School, Vocal Motion, the show choir for Wawasee High School, finished first runner-up in the small school division. Vocal Motion also earned the People’s Choice Award and Sadie Cowan was named the top performer in the small school division. That same evening, Vocal Motion …read more.

SYRACUSE — He’s a familiar voice on the air between 9 a.m. and noon weekdays on 93.7 FM The Mix, the radio station generating from Wawasee High School and one of the many programs offered by the Pathways Cooperative. Wawasee Senior Cory Dunivan will soon get a chance to show if he is the best …read more.

SYRACUSE — Vocal Motion, the show choir for Wawasee High School, will be presenting its competition show at 7 p.m. Friday, March 1, in the high school auditorium based on “Space and Planets.” The show is free to the public, but donations will be taken to help offset costs. For more information, call the high …read more.

SYRACUSE — Southern Gospel artists Legacy Five and Ernie Haase & Signature Sound will perform in concert at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Wawasee High School in Syracuse. Pre-sale tickets are $22 for gold seating and $18 general admission. Tickets are $2 more at the door. Children 10 and under will be admitted free. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Relatively mild temperatures were welcome after last week’s sub-zero weather as students of the Wawasee Community School Corporation orchestra programs traveled to NorthWood High School in Nappanee Saturday, Feb. 2, to participate in the Indiana Secondary School Music Association solo and ensemble competition. The annual event, held in multiple locations around the state, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School had two students earn gold ratings during the Indiana State School Music Association Solo and Ensemble District Contest Saturday, Jan. 26, at Fairfield High School. Devin Van Lue, a freshman, earned his gold rating by singing the song “Tally-Ho!” written by Franco Leoni. Devin is involved in the Vocal Motion …read more.

SYRACUSE — Since Wawasee High School is being used as a warming center tonight, Thursday, Jan. 31, the eighth grade parent night which had been scheduled for Jan. 31 has been rescheduled for a second time. Parent night will now be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the high school cafeteria. At parent …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School, 1 Warrior Path, Bldg. 1, Syracuse, will serve as a warming center from 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, to 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, then again from 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, until 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 1. If you or someone you know needs a place to stay warm …read more.

SYRACUSE — Originally scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 22, the eighth grade parent night at Wawasee High School has been rescheduled due to the weather forecast. It will now be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the high school in the auditorium if construction is completed by then. If not, it will be moved …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.

WARSAW — The engineering and technology departments of Edgewood Middle School, Lakeview Middle School and Warsaw Area Career Center are proud to announce the joint hosting of the Warsaw Robotics Turning Point VEX VRC State Qualifier tournament. The event will take place on Jan. 19. at Warsaw High School. Doors open for the event at …read more.

WARSAW — The graduation rates, or the percentage of high schools who end up in a cap and gown, were relegated to letter grads as seen on report cards, most area high schools would end up on the honor roll. On Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Indiana Department of Education published school statistics for 2018, which …read more.

SYRACUSE — Although schools are still on Christmas break, Indiana Department of Education released 2018 high school graduation rates Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 2. Because of differences between federal and state accountability equations and standards, IDOE also released 2018 federal graduation rates. Locally, as reported by the state, Wawasee High School had a waiver graduation rate …read more.

SYRACUSE — A Warsaw man was arrested after officers responded to a report of a male slumped over in a vehicle at a local school. Christopher Charles Castle, 30, 820 Wexford Place, Warsaw, is being charged with possession of a narcotic, a level 6 felony. On Dec. 4, an officer with the Syracuse Police Department …read more.

SYRACUSE — Perhaps a letter received recently from Clayton Hicks, a 2018 graduate of Wawasee High School, sums up the potential impact being involved in drama can have on a student. Hicks had not pursued drama or theater until he was a senior, but doing so made a significant difference in his overall education at …read more.

SYRACUSE — Teachers Kristin Bonner and Mindy Coblentz have dreams and goals for Wawasee Performing Arts. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, Dec. 11, in Syracuse, the two teachers shared those goals and also gave a presentation about a fall break trip to New York City Oct. 18-22. Wawasee …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The North Webster Community Public Library invites the public to a holiday evening of musical entertainment and delicious homemade desserts at its Sweets n’ Vocal Motion Program at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, in the North Webster Community Center Banquet Hall. Performing will be Wawasee High School’s Vocal Motion Show Choir under …read more.

SYRACUSE — At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, the Wawasee High School Choral Department will present a Christmas celebration for the community. The program will take place at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive, instead of the high school auditorium. It will feature both secular and sacred music of the Christmas season. The …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Spur Interactiv, an innovative digital marketing and ad-tech agency co-founded by Wawasee High School graduates Alex Smith (2003) and Reed Smith (2006), was selected by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation to receive a $50,000 training grant and up to $350,000 in Economic Development for a Growing Economy tax credits. The company, currently located …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s robotics team broke the robotics skills world record twice, won the tournament championship, robotics skills champion, and qualified another team for state in the Wawasee High School varsity gym Saturday, Nov. 17. “This was an amazing tournament,” said Jed Wandland, head coach of the robotics team. “Wawasee took the top four spots …read more.

SYRACUSE — School accountability letter grades for the 2017-18 school year were released by the Indiana Department of Education Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 14. This year, since there are differences in the federal and state accountability equations and standards, IDOE also released federal accountability grades for the 2017-18 school year. From the state, Wawasee Community School …read more.

SYRACUSE — It’s a dilemma faced by the corporate world for multiple generations. At what point is work becoming too draining and what is really more important, making money or enjoying life? Wawasee High School’s fall play, “You Can’t Take It With You” is the classic and timeless story of balancing work and home life …read more.

SYRACUSE — It’s a dilemma faced by the corporate world for multiple generations. At what point is work becoming too draining and what is really more important, making money or enjoying life? Wawasee High School’s fall play, “You Can’t Take It With You” is the classic and timeless story of balancing work and home life …read more.

SYRACUSE — A small group of Wawasee High School students flying the Confederate flag on their pickup trucks and also wearing some form of the flag on their clothing has apparently attracted plenty of local attention and even some national attention. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, Oct. 9, …read more.

SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Syracuse, the board heard a brief report from Kim Nguyen, Wawasee High School principal, about a partnership being formed with the Jobs For America’s Graduates program. JAG is a state-based, national non-profit organization dedicated to helping high school students …read more.

SYRACUSE — Emotions have apparently calmed at Wawasee High School after a few somewhat turbulent days involving a situation with a small group of students flying Confederate flags on their pickup trucks and also wearing clothing showing the same flag. School administrators received complaints from the public earlier this week about the Confederate flags. The …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s Choral Department will have a Dan’s all-you-can-eat fish fry fundraiser from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in the high school cafeteria. Tenderloins will also be served. The theme is “Spooktacular Karaoke.” Tickets are $10 for adults with $6 discounted children’s tickets available at the door. Carry-out is available. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Choral Department will present its fall concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, in the high school auditorium. Tickets are $5 for general admission. Children 5 and under are admitted free. The theme of the concert is “Americana.” It will feature music and lyrics of American composers and poets. It …read more.

SYRACUSE — Fall has arrived and the first full week of the season also happens to be homecoming week at Wawasee High School. Homecoming week (Sept. 24-28) includes many student activities throughout the week. Monday is Costume Day and the talent show at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. Tuesday will bring out the retro look …read more.

SYRACUSE — Only about a month into the school year next summer’s school renovation projects are already being planned. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee School Board Tuesday evening, Sept. 18, in Syracuse, the board approved resolutions for projects to proceed in three different categories. Those categories are renovation, solar and safety, security …read more.

SYRACUSE — It’s a typical behind the scenes infrastructure project most people won’t notice a difference even when completed. Nonetheless, it is of vital importance because equipment needs to be updated and will run more efficiently. Several heating and air handlers are being replaced in Wawasee High School in a project which began Tuesday, Sept. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s Iron Pride robotics team is hosting the second annual “Indiana Gets Girl Powered” event from 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, in the Wawasee High School Cafeteria. Enter door one and go left to the end of the hallway. The event is open to girls ages 10-18 and is …read more.

SYRACUSE — During a presentation by Alan Tehan, owner of Technical Services, to the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Aug. 21, in Syracuse, there was a photo on the BenQ interactive board showing a robotic corn planter. It essentially summed up Tehan’s thinking about how to train students to be ready to enter a technology …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A former Wawasee Middle School and High School wrestling coach was arrested today, Aug. 17, following an investigation by the Indiana State Police into alleged inappropriate contact between the coach and a juvenile female student. Joshua M. Vallejo, 29, Warsaw, is alleged to have had inappropriate sexual contact with a female student …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s robotics team will have its first regular build session for the 2018-19 Turning Point competition season. Any Wawasee students interested in being a part of Iron Pride should attend at some point between 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, in room A205 at the high school. For more information, …read more.

SYRACUSE — During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday, the board approved a $2,000 donation from the Wawasee Property Owners Association to the Wawasee Yacht Club. Funds will be used to cover Wawasee High School student fee costs when attending outdoor sports classes. The high school has an agreement with the …read more.

SYRACUSE — A fundraising effort by two Wawasee High School students on the campus radio station last year resulted in a public service award from the Indiana Broadcasters Association. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Aug. 14, in Syracuse, the board heard a report from Jeremy Van Lue, Pathways …read more.

SYRACUSE — Tuesday, Aug. 14, was the day for teachers and staff of the Wawasee Community School Corporation to gather for breakfast and a meeting prior to the start of the 2018-19 school year. The gathering was held in the cafeteria of Wawasee High School. After the meeting, teachers and staff were dismissed to return …read more.

WARSAW — Coming off a demonstration for the Kosciusko County Commissioners in July, Wawasee High School’s prized robotics team, the Iron Pride, presented several robots to the Kosciusko County Council at the panel’s monthly meeting Thursday, Aug. 9. “Some members from the county council saw us provide a demonstration for the county commissioners and felt …read more.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Transportation will host a public hearing to provide an opportunity to comment on preliminary design plans for a roundabout at the US 6 and SR 13 (west junction) and CR 33 intersection north of Syracuse. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the Wawasee High School Cafeteria, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School was one of the first schools in northern Indiana to have a vocational education program. Several vocational opportunities were offered when the school originally opened in the fall of 1968. Although building trades was not one of the original programs offered, it began with the 1973-74 school year. When work …read more.

SYRACUSE — As is the norm each year, when a new fiscal year approaches the Wawasee school board holds budget work sessions. One was held Tuesday evening, July 31, in Syracuse. But this budget work session was different because changes are coming soon to how public school corporation budgets are divided. Due to a new …read more.

WARSAW — The Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour, the largest and longest-running professional wakeboarding competition circuit in the country, concludes its 26th season with a first-time visit to Warsaw, Aug. 4, at Center Lake Pavilion, where the overall champion will be crowned. The family-friendly event features the world’s top 16 professional male wakeboarders as they …read more.

SYRACUSE — WRWT-LP, better known as 93.7 The Mix, at Wawasee High School, will be receiving the 2018 Cardinal Community Service Award from the Indiana Broadcaster’s Association. Named after the Indiana state bird, the Cardinal, and organized by congressional districts, the awards are a symbol of dedicated service by its membership. The local station will …read more.

SYRACUSE — Alan Tehan has been described as a “visionary.” He is thinking years ahead and instead of thinking of all the reasons something can’t be done, he focuses on how he can make things happen. Tehan has been actively involved in some of the career and technical education programs offered through the Pathways Cooperative …read more.

KOSCIUSKO —  Ken Jones Sr., CEO of Jones Petrie Rafinski, Elkhart, attended the Kosciusko Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, July 10, to discuss the Tippy/Chapman regional sewer district boundaries. Jones advised that two changes have been made: Oswego has been included and Hawthorne Addition has been removed.  “There will be opportunities to make further revisions,” Jones told …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s Supermileage program, as well as the school’s robotics team, competed on the world stage and proved world class with the robotics team emerging number one in the world. Through programs like supermileage and robotics at Wawasee High School, area students have the opportunity to learn how to manipulate technology and …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana All-Star basketball teams won twice over Kentucky Saturday night.

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 — The Wawasee High School graduating class of 2018 took their first steps toward adulthood and a future career path today, Sunday, June 3.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School inducted 27 juniors into the 2018-19 chapter of the National Honor Society during a ceremony held the evening of Wednesday, May 30, at the high school. Being selected for NHS included a lengthy application process including letters of recommendation and an essay.

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. …read more.

SYRACUSE — The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship for the 2018-19 academic year was presented to Lacey Helfers, a senior at Wawasee High School. The scholarship was presented at the high school awards ceremony May 23 by Kathryn Schmidt, P.E.O. Chapter EJ representative. The P.E.O. Sisterhood, founded Jan. 21, 1869, at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee students will be keeping their devices again during the summer months. The goal is to encourage and facilitate continuous learning throughout the summer. Partnering With Community Libraries Wawasee is partnering with local community libraries to inform students how to obtain access to eBooks for summer reading. Each Wawasee student is eligible for …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 class year. Those wishing to apply currently need to be sophomores in high school entering into their junior year this fall. Applications can be picked up at the guidance counselors’ offices at Warsaw Community High School, Lakeland Christian Academy, Wawasee High School, …read more.

SYRACUSE — In mid-November an open house was held to unveil the new poultry facility on the Wawasee High School campus. Laying chickens and broilers were moved into the facility at that time. Part of the intent of the facility was to allow students the opportunity to research chicken eggs and how they are related …read more.

The sectional pairings are set for the high school softball state tournament series which begins on May 21.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Dain Stuck and Ella Williamson from Wawasee High School, were tapped Borlaug Scholars, Friday, April 27, at the World Food Prize Youth Institute. The institute was held at Purdue University. Stuck and Williams wrote five-page research papers on how to fight hunger in a developing nation and then presented their research to …read more.

SYRACUSE — Public education has changed much in recent years, but academics are still important and students must go beyond the norm to earn academic honors. Wawasee High School held its annual Academic Hall of Fame Banquet Thursday evening, April 26, in the cafeteria and 43 more students earned the prestigious honor of being inducted …read more.

SOUTH BEND – A bevy of exceptional student-athletes, including Zach Riley of Warsaw, were honored at the Moose Krause Scholar-Athlete Dinner Wednesday night.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s science Academic Super Bowl team placed first in their class at the regional meet at Northridge High School Tuesday evening, April 17. Team members are Clayton Hicks, Kala Bailey and Allie Haberman. All other academic teams for Wawasee placed second.  

SYRACUSE — During its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, April 17, in Syracuse the Wawasee school board approved new health sciences classes for the Pathways Cooperative based at Wawasee High School. Jon Everingham, director of Pathways, said it was time to update the health sciences curriculum. He said only three students had enrolled in those …read more.

SYRACUSE — A group of Wawasee High School students will be heading south away from the more winter like conditions in northern Indiana. Tate Cowan, Clayton Hicks, Jake Cowan, Jared Krugman, Devon DeWitt and Mercedes Winkleman qualified to attend the International DECA Conference April 20-25 in Atlanta. DECA is an international organization of high school …read more.

SYRACUSE — Die hard motorcyclists braved the 44 degree temperatures with 12 mile per hour winds to participate in the Second Annual Fallen Rider Memorial Ride this morning, Saturday, April 14.

SYRACUSE — Two Wawasee High School students spent spring break in Florida as many local students do, but for these two there was also an educational element involved. Shawn Pinkerton, junior, and Brittney Jackson, senior, were part of approximately 50 students on a marine biology trip to the Florida Keys. Most of the students were …read more.

SYRACUSE — Anthony Cannon had not taken any of the career and technical education classes offered through the Pathways cooperative prior to his junior year. He wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to pursue after high school. But now the Wawasee High School senior, in his second year of the welding program, has pretty much …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s FFA small engines team of Alexis Matney, senior, and Joel Nyce, junior, will be competing in the state competition Saturday, April 21, in Greenwood, south of Indianapolis. The two qualified by placing first at the district competition held in early February at the Pathways welding shop near the high school …read more.

SYRACUSE — Since the mass shooting leaving 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14, there has been unrest, protesting, school walkouts by the thousands and marches are planned in many cities across the nation Saturday, March 24. Clearly, the concern about school safety, as well as gun control, has …read more.

SYRACUSE — Locally, gardeners are accustomed to using the soil to grow plants. There is another method of growing plants that is not so common locally, but is used elsewhere and on a global scale. Wawasee High School students are learning about hydroponics, as well as aquaponics, in a unit of the advanced life science …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School juniors Morgan Adkins and Lesley Tayagua created a fundraiser to help raise money for the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund. The two are part of the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy and were challenged to create a community service project. Their project, “Hoopin’ for a Cause,” included a breast cancer awareness …read more.

SYRACUSE — Two of the 10 Wawasee VEX Robotics teams qualified for the world championships April 25-28 in Louisville. Team 574F Valkyrie of freshmen Vanessa Wright and Taylor Fiedeke were ranked fifth overall and beat the sixth ranked alliance to qualify during the Indiana VEX Robotics Championships Saturday, March 10, at Lucas Oil Stadium in …read more.

SYRACUSE — Engineering students at Wawasee High School are learning how to tame and bring under control the highly combustible and flammable gas known as hydrogen. The super mileage car team overseen by teacher Allen Coblentz is working on a prototype hydrogen fuel cell car to enter in the Shell Eco-marathon April 18-23 at the …read more.

Several area prep football players, including DeAndre Smart of NorthWood, have been chosen for the North-South All-Star game.

SYRACUSE — During her report to the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, March 13, Joy Goshert, assistant superintendent, talked about summer school offerings. Grades K to five will meet at Syracuse Elementary June 4-22 and do IREAD-3 remediation with a physical education activity rotation and also have rotations of reading, science and math. Grades six …read more.

SYRACUSE — Eric Speicher, Syracuse Elementary School principal, continued a series of school improvement plan reports during the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, March 13, in Syracuse. Speicher noted the school is using a new math curriculum, LearnZillion, and admitted it has been challenging for teachers, students and parents. “There …read more.

SYRACUSE — Sixteen of the radio and television students of the Pathways cooperative based at Wawasee High School, representing 93.7 FM The Mix and CPG-TV (Collective Production Group), attended the Indiana Association of School Broadcasters conference at the University of Indianapolis Monday, March 12. They were among 34 schools and 883 students and staff in …read more.

SYRACUSE — A national school walk-out day is planned for Wednesday, March 14, exactly one month after the school shootings Feb. 14 in Parkland, Fla. For 10 minutes across each time zone, the intent is to remember the victims of the Florida shootings and to demand stronger government actions against gun violence, as well as …read more.

By Mary Hursh SYRACUSE — For the past month, 50 students and five support staff have been rehearsing for the March 23-25 play “High School Musical” in the auditorium of Wawasee High School. I thought it would be interesting to watch a few rehearsals from start to finish, so I chose the end of February to …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s Vocal Motion show choir were grand champions in the small mixed division of the Churubusco Invitational Saturday, March 3. The choir also won the People’s Choice Award and Xavier Ortiz was named Best Male Soloist. Wawasee also placed fifth runner-up when the small mixed and large choirs combined for the …read more.

SYRACUSE — The annual Wawasee FFA member auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, in the Wawasee High School cafeteria. Dinner will be provided by the members in the cafeteria and they will be auctioned off to the community for eight hours of service. This is a fundraiser for FFA. For more …read more.

SYRACUSE — At its first competition this season, Wawasee High School’s Vocal Motion received a first runner-up in the small school division at the Huntington North Midwest showcase Saturday, Feb. 24. The group received first place in the technical crew award, and Benjamin Meeks won the best male soloist in the Broadway/pop division, performing “Your …read more.

Donald L. Charlton Scholarship Application Information The Donald L. Charlton educational scholarship trust was funded at Don’s death in July 2004 with assets in excess of $1,400,000 through the 1st Source Bank Wealth Advisory Services Department. Don was a lifetime Milford resident. He retired from the U.S. Postal service in 1988 after 33 years of …read more.

Two dozen local residents attended a public meeting Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Syracuse Community Center, to dialogue about the proposed walking trail along county roads 500E and 1200N from Wawasee High School to Brook Pointe Inn. The hour-long meeting consisted of an informative PowerPoint presentation by Megan McClellan, executive trails director for Syracuse-Wawasee Parks Foundation, …read more.

Two popular Southern Gospel singing groups will be featured in concert in the Wawasee High School auditorium Saturday, Feb. 24. Legacy Five and Triumphant Quartet will perform during the event, which begins at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $22 for gold seating (the first …read more.

SYRACUSE — Senior Amy Beer and junior Ben Meeks, Wawasee High School choir students, earned gold medals at the Indiana State School Music Association state contest Saturday, Feb. 17, at Perry Meridian High and Middle schools in Indianapolis. Beer performed a piano solo “Arabesque No. 1” by Claude Debussy. Meeks performed a vocal solo of …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School Vocal Motion will present its 2018 competition show to the public at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, in the high school auditorium. The theme of this year’s show is “New York City.” The show is free to the public. Donations will be accepted after the show to defray the group’s …read more.

SYRACUSE — Although the internet has positive aspects, there are dangers associated with it and precautions should be taken. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Feb. 13, in Syracuse, the board heard a presentation from teacher Shellie Miller and three of her students about online safety. Miller is a …read more.

Scores from area high school girls basketball regional action on Saturday.

SYRACUSE — Saturday, Feb. 3, was a banner day for Wawasee High School’s Iron Pride Robotics Club; not only did it host a tournament featuring 48 teams from Indiana schools, including Warsaw Community High School, but it nearly swept the awards and served as the stage for the Iron Pride’s 574C Centurions team to reach …read more.

SYRACUSE — Several Wawasee Community School Corporation orchestra students earned gold medals during the Indiana Secondary School Music Association solo and ensemble competition Saturday, Jan. 27, at Elkhart Central High School. The annual event, held in multiple locations around the state, gives music students the opportunity to perform solos and ensembles for highly qualified music …read more.

Scores from area high school boys and girls basketball games from Friday night.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s robotics team will be hosting 51 or more robotics teams from Illinois and Indiana in a tournament Saturday, Feb. 3, in the main gym of the high school. Doors will open at 8 a.m. and matches will begin at 9:30 a.m. Students have been designing, building and programming their robots …read more.

SYRACUSE — Registration began Thursday, Jan. 25, for spring adult continuing education classes at Wawasee High School. Registration fees must accompany each registration. Enrollments are limited and early registrations will be given preference. Your check will be returned if the class is filled or cancelled. For more information, call (574) 457-3147, extension 2209, between 7 …read more.

Scores from area high school boys and girls basketball games from Friday night.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the 2017 state high school graduation rates Friday afternoon, Jan. 12. According to the information provided by IDOE, Wawasee High School had a 86.27 percent graduation rate in 2017. The non-waiver graduation rate was 77.68 percent. Kim Nguyen, principal of WHS, noted the 86.27 percent “is a little …read more.

Scores from area high school boys and girls basketball games from Friday night.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will open its media center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, for students/parents needing internet access to complete eLearning assignments from today Friday, Jan. 12. Park in front of the high school and enter at door No. 1 and follow the signs. Also, the public libraries in …read more.

Scores from area high school boys and girls basketball games from Tuesday night.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will have parent teacher conferences from 3:15 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15. This will be organized differently than in the past. Grade reports will be picked up at the main entrance and student guides will guide people around the building with a map of the school. Teacher conferences will …read more.