LARWILL — The Whitko Board of School Trustees announced Nick Eccles as the interim Superintendent for Whitko Community School Corporation at a meeting of the board Monday night, May 21. Eccles will begin working with Whitko for a few days in June and then take over as superintendent starting July 1. The initial plan is …read more.

  HUNTINGTON — Indiana Sen. Andy Zay and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jennifer McCormick honored Teresa Knepple, science teacher at Whitko Middle School at the Senate District 17 Teacher Appreciation Luncheon May 11. Knepple was lauded along with 10 other teachers from each of the school corporations in Zay’s district. According to Whitko …read more.

ROCHESTER — Valley’s boys golf team rounded out the three-team standings in a meet with Manchester and Whitko Thursday at Round Barn.

PLYMOUTH — Dakota Parker repeated as sectional champ in the 400 meters, and fellow Tippy Valley senior Jameson Baker collected the discus championship on his way to regional berths in both throwing events as the host Pilgrims completed a team championship sweep at the Plymouth Boys Track and Field Sectional Thursday.

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley made three runs in the bottom of the first stand up, and the Lady Vikings upset Class 2A, No. 3 Whitko, 3-1, in Three Rivers Conference action at home Wednesday.

WARSAW – Wawasee had little trouble eliminating Whitko, 5-0, in the opening round of the Warsaw Girls Tennis Sectional.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee sports results for Monday, May 14.

SYRACUSE — Warsaw’s boys golf team took third behind the field’s other ranked teams Chesterton and Homestead at the Wawasee Boys Golf Invitational Saturday.

SYRACUSE – The Whitko boys golf team picked up a trio of wins in action at the South Shore Golf Club.

FORT WAYNE — Students in grades 4 through 12 who live in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio were invited to participate in the 2018 Fort Wayne Newspapers Design an Ad contest. Design an Ad is a great program that links Fort Wayne area students with the business world. These hand-drawn student ads are chosen from …read more.

SYRACUSE – A busy day for Wawasee athletics had three sports hosting tournaments and three others involved in other tournaments on Saturday, April 21.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Tippecanoe Valley’s girls track team won both legs of a Three Rivers Conference triangular meet with Whitko and North Miami Tuesday, while the boys split the TRC three-way at Whitko.

NAPPANEE – The NorthWood softball team rallied for a thrilling 4-3 win in 10 innings over Whitko Tuesday night.

SYRACUSE – Sports results for Wawasee on Tuesday, April 10.

WARSAW — An education-related initiative designed to give students from lower or middle-class households a larger choice of where to learn has several local public school systems feeling a backlash. Indiana’s Choice Scholarships Program, more commonly referred to as the voucher program, provides money from the state’s education funds to go to private schools in …read more.

SYRACUSE – Softball and baseball results for Wawasee on Monday, March 26.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko High School Senior Rozlyn Bishop competed at the State FCCLA Convention on Thursday, March 8, in Muncie. Bishop presented in the STAR Event Fashion Design senior category, receiving a gold medal and alternate qualifier to the national level in Atlanta June 28 to July 2. This is the fifth consecutive year Bishop has …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — One month to the date after students from Stoneman Douglas High School suffered the loss of 17 students and staff members from among their community, students in schools across the nation began planning a way to honor those who were slain during the violent school shooting in Parkland, Fla. and found a …read more.

AKRON — Sophomore Tanner Trippiedi was singled out at Tippecanoe Valley as the lone Viking to make the lists as the Three Rivers Conference released its all-conference boys basketball rolls for the 2017-18 season.

WARSAW — The 22nd annual Ag Day will be April 10 and 11 at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. Approximately 1,050 fourth grade students from Warsaw, Tippecanoe Valley, Whitko, Wawasee, Sacred Heart and Warsaw Christian groups will attend the event. Each class will visit 12 educational booths on horticulture, 4H, crops, swine, beef, chickens, dairy, soils & …read more.

LARWILL — Whitko Community Schools received another school shooting threat today, March 13. The school corporation also received a threat that turned out to be a hoax on Feb. 28. According to a written statement, a note was discovered at the end of the school day that indicated that a shooting would occur at Whitko …read more.

AKRON — Nine Tippecanoe Valley athletes were named Academic All-Three Rivers Conference for the winter sports season, and another five made the TRC’s academic all-conference honorable mention list, it was announced Tuesday.

LARWILL — A parade of more than 30 citizens addressed the Whitko Community School Corporation’s school board in a two hour, 15-minute meeting Monday night, Feb. 19, to express concern related to the board’s recent realization that consolidation is unavoidable. The Whitko Community School Corporation and members of the community are mostly in agreement on …read more.

Tippecanoe Valley’s girls basketball team topped the All-Three Rivers Conference lists with a total of four players named to two lists.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko High School is among choices for a possible scholarship highlighting school spirit.

SOUTH WHITLEY — The Whitko High School Art Department recently competed in the 2018 Scholastic Art Contest in Northeast Indiana and Northwest Ohio. Over 3,000 entries were submitted from 200 schools.   Whitko High School art students won 7 Scholastic Awards; 2 Gold Keys (National Finalist), 2 Silver Keys and 3 Honorable Mentions (also known …read more.

FORT WAYNE – Parkview Field will host its fifth annual Parkview Sports Medicine High School Baseball Series.

LARWILL — Being a conservation officer is something that Blake Schroeder, a 7th grade student at Whitko Middle School, has wanted to be for as long as he could remember. Schroeder is the $100 grand prize winner of the Junior Achievement Schwab Essay Contest for seventh grade students.  This year, students were asked to submit …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Wawasee ground out a 44-33 girls basketball win at Whitko Tuesday night.

A pair of area wrestling matches were put on hold Wednesday due to fog.

WARSAW — Warsaw’s boys basketball team ran away from Whitko with a 21-9 fourth quarter, snapping a five-game losing streak with a 67-49 win over the Wildcats in the two teams’ first game since 2007 at the Tiger Den Wednesday night.

AKRON — Class 3A, No. 3 Tippecanoe Valley’s girls basketball team put up season-high points production while dominating Whitko 87-25 for the Vikings’ ninth straight win Saturday.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Career nights from River West and Brett Sickafoose helped Whitko to a 65-46 win over Tippecanoe Valley Friday night.

PIERCETON —  After six rounds of spelling, the annual Pierceton Elementary Spelling Bee had eliminated all but four students. From that point on, the students competed for another eight heart-pounding rounds until Cale Bennett emerged victorious in round fifteen. His final word, “Atoll.”  Runner up Addison Baxter showed tremendous sportsmanship and Pierceton Cub pride when …read more.

LARWILL — The Lego Robotics Qualifying Tournament for the 2017 Hydro Dynamics Challenge was hosted this past November, and WMS’ teams took home two first place trophies as well as a second place. WMS students earned 3 overall awards for the following teams: Hydro Dynamics – 1st place Project Award – Shoshana Keim, AJ Fortman, …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko eeked out a 44-43 overtime win over Wawasee in snowy South Whitley Saturday night.

WHITKO — The National Honor Society completed their annual tradition known as the Rake ’n Run just prior to Thanksgiving weekend. Students from Whitko High School and Whitko Middle School joined up in Pierceton and South Whitley to rake the leaves for the community.  “NHS gets together every year, and this year we brought the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – According to the U.S. Department of Labor in 2016 the median number of years an employee would have stayed loyal to their company was 4.2 years. Compare that with Whitko’s retirees who regularly meet on an every other month basis to share a meal and reconnect, and you’ll quickly discover many in …read more.

South Whitley — The year was 1979, and Joe Begley had just started as the ag teacher for Whitko Community Schools. It was a time before copy machines when students were recruited to make copies of the handouts.  It was a time when calculators had only just became accessible to the masses and comprised of …read more.

WHITKO — Whitko Community School Corporation has been working together with Yager Educational Service and Look into the Future Education to further study the district and provide feedback to the Whitko Community concerning the possible reconfiguration of the buildings within the district as well as possible means of attracting students and families. In addition to …read more.

WHITKO — On Monday, Nov. 6, Whitko was recognized as one of 138 high schools in the state of Indiana with over 30 percent of its students receiving Dual Credit.  At 44 percent, Whitko ranks as one of the top 50 high schools in the state.

PIERCETON —  Grandparents Day is a special event hosted by Pierceton Elementary School . And PES’ staff took time to explain the value of having a grandma and grandpa come to school with the students. Even when a student doesn’t have their own grandparent present, other grandparents were willing to step up right away to …read more.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Three Rivers Conference announced its complete list of Academic All-Conference honorees.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko high school hasn’t always been known for its extra-curricular programs, but it continues to have a record year in 2017. The Whitko Marching Band joined Whitko’s 2017 softball and baseball teams in the school record books as it punched its first ever ticket to the Indiana State School Music Association Marching …read more.

SYRACUSE — One who has personally experienced failure, struggles and discouragement, but did not quit, is better suited to encourage others to stay focused and not give up. Natalie Replogle has experienced those disappointments and shared some of her personal story as the keynote speaker in the annual Nontraditional Employment for Women Workshop Thursday, Nov. …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY —  Each week, in the early hours of the morning, you’ll find the Whitko Marching Pride rehearsing its winning piece, “Time Machine” under the direction of John VanPatten.  “V.P.” as the band members affectionately call him, is making his first year debut on staff at Whitko one to remember as the band travels …read more.

Warsaw and Manchester were both among winners Tuesday in the opening round of the IHSAA Girls Soccer Sectionals.

The pairings are set for high school football sectional action which opens statewide on Friday, Oct. 20.

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Rohr siblings along with Kelsey Tyler helped Rochester to a fine showing at the TRC Cross Country Championships.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Manchester carved up Whitko, 34-14, Friday night in TRC football.

WARSAW – Warsaw and Columbia City won via shutout Thursday in the semi-finals of the Warsaw Boys Tennis Sectional.

WHITKO — The lawns of the Manchester University campus were filled with elementary students on Friday, Sept. 22, each interacting with college students through games, songs and a multitude of other activities. Students were being introduced, some for the very first time, to the dream becoming a college student.  Age-appropriate activities ranged from playing with …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY – In the regular season finale for both clubs, Columbia City downed Whitko 5-1 in girls soccer.

PERU – Whitko freshman Breanna Keirn netted her first-ever hat trick to boost Whitko to a 3-1 win over Peru.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee defeated Whitko 3-2 in volleyball Monday evening.

DENVER – North Miami had its way with Whitko in a 6-0 girls soccer result on Saturday.

WARSAW — Lexi Miller beat out Mackenzie Weaver in a playoff for low medalist honors, and Bremen edged out NorthWood on a fifth score tiebreak to dethrone the Panthers at the Warsaw Girls Golf Sectional.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Tippecanoe Valley walloped Whitko, 43-7, Friday night to earn its first win and the first victory for head coach Steven Moriarty.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Sports shorts for Whitko’s events on Thursday, Sept. 14.

SOUTH WHITLEY – In what was listed as a defensive struggle, Manchester pieced together a 4-0 girls soccer win at Whitko Wednesday afternoon.

SOUTH WHiTLEY — Sept. 11 through Sept. 15, is not only homecoming week for Whitko Community Schools, it is also a celebration designed to launch an ongoing effort to teach students how to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions in the digital world. In other words, how to safely navigate through apps, websites and more …read more.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee competed against Concord and Whitko Monday afternoon in girls golf, splitting with the Minutemen and Wildcats.

SOUTH WHITLEY – April Salazar and Arianna Bradshaw each had a hat trick in Fort Wayne Wayne’s 10-0 girls soccer win at Whitko Monday night.

HUNTINGTON – Manchester won the 2017 Three Rivers Conference Girls Golf Championship title Saturday afternoon at Norwood Golf Club.

AKRON – Columbia City and West Noble claimed team titles at Saturday’s Tippecanoe Valley Cross Country Invite.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Wabash got a late goal to overcome Whitko, 4-3, in girls soccer Saturday morning.

ROCHESTER – Rochester ran over Whitko, 37-7, Friday night in Three Rivers Conference football.

SOUTH WHITLEY – A wrap of Whitko sports for Thursday, Sept. 7.

SYRACUSE – Wawasee held Whitko without a shot on target in a 1-0 girls soccer win Wednesday night.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko hosted both Bethany Christian and Heritage Wednesday in a cross country trio.

GAS CITY – Mississinewa scored a second-half goal to give itself some space in a 3-1 girls soccer win over visiting Whitko Saturday morning.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko dropped to 0-3 on the season after a 48-7 loss to Maconaquah Friday night.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Game results for Whitko on Thursday, Aug. 30.

SYRACUSE – A wrap of Wawasee sports for Tuesday, Aug. 29.

WHITKO — The Indiana State Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Leadership Conference was February in Muncie, IN. Whitko High School FCCLA Junior, Rozlyn Bishop, competed in the Fashion Construction STAR Event and received a gold medal with her project entitled “Practically Perfect in Every Way.”  Bishop was named national qualifier which made her eligible …read more.

LARWILL — Sixth grade students at Whitko Middle School were treated to a different type of Ted Talk on Wednesday, filling the room with laughter and excitement! Ted Wiese, a motivational speaker who specializes in teaching leadership to youth, led them through his conference “Challenge Leadership Training with Ted.” Wiese is the entrepreneurial lead of …read more.

Just before 1 p.m. in the afternoon on Monday, Aug. 21, the moon began to slowly cover the sun. Inside the schools, the anticipation was building, as students eagerly awaited the chance to witness the spectacle known as a solar eclipse. At the elementary schools in Pierceton and South Whitley, students were guided through the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – The IHSAA announced new sectional alignments for the next two years for baseball and softball.

SOUTH WHITLEY – LCA stunned Whitko 3-0 Tuesday in volleyball action.

SYRACUSE – Braedyn O’Dell won medalist honors and Northridge won the team title at Saturday’s Wawasee Girls Golf Invite.

PIERCETON — He keeps his newly built shed warm, he says, because it helps keep the honey flowing. Travis Trump is a father, a husband, a land owner, an employee, a college graduate who has obtained his master’s degree and today he reflects upon his memories as a Whitko High School graduate from the class …read more.

AKRON – Tippecanoe Valley soccer will add Lafayette Central Catholic as its scrimmage partner for Aug. 12.

SYRACUSE – The Wawasee girls golf trio with Concord and Whitko was washed out Thursday afternoon.

WHITKO — The following is back to school registration information for schools within the Whitko Community School district. Pierceton Elementary School: Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Aug. 2 from 1 -7 p.m. South Whitley Elementary: Aug. 1 from noon – 6 p.m. Aug. 2 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Whitko Middle School: …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko High School’s football team will use helmets that are equipped with new technology that will hopefully help limit head injuries.

LARWILL —  This week 64 elementary students from Pierceton and South Whitley joined together to attend Camp Invention. Students have been building and creating using recyclable materials. This is known as “Upcycling” at Camp Invention. Wednesday morning, one group of boys even constructed an entire hockey game using some of their upcycling materials. “Our enrollment increased this year by …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS – Whitko’s Drew Bradford was named First Team All-State and a pair of locals were tabbed Honorable Mention in the IHSBCA’s All-State lists.

INDIANAPOLIS – Whitko’s Drew Bradford and NorthWood’s Vincent Herschberger were chosen as IHSBCA Indiana All-Stars.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko senior Drew Bradford made it official this week, signing to continue his baseball career with Indiana Wesleyan University.

LARWILL — Common Sense, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of digital media and technology, has recognized Whitko Community Schools as a Common Sense Certified School: Digital Citizenship. Whitko’s Pierceton Elementary and South Whitley Elementary Schools have demonstrated their commitment to taking a whole-community approach to preparing their students …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Erik Hisner is stepping down from the Whitko baseball head coaching position after 11 years on the bench.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko baseball held its awards night on Tuesday to celebrate its historical season.

WARSAW – Our selections for the 2016-17 All-Ink Free News Top 10 teams, spots 6-10

WARSAW – Our selections for the 2016-17 All-Ink Free News Top 10 individuals, spots 6-10

SOUTH WHITLEY – Whitko ace pitcher Drew Bradford will play for the Indiana Wesleyan University baseball program next season.

INDIANAPOLIS – A host of local talent were honored by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association in its 2017 Softball All-State Teams.

WABASH – Whitko had five make the All-Three Rivers Conference baseball honors, along with a duo from Valley.

MANCHESTER – Whitko and Tippecanoe Valley had plenty of names on the 2017 All-TRC softball list.

SOUTH WHITLEY – Senior Drew Bradford and coach Erik Hisner of the Whitko baseball program have been honored by the IHSBCA.

WABASH — Wapahani put Whitko behind the eight ball early on the way to a 6-0 loss by the Wildcats at the Wabash Regional semifinals Saturday afternoon.