Warsaw Community Schools have determined that Warsaw Community High School will postpone SAT Testing for this Saturday due to the extreme weather conditions. The SAT Testing has been re-scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 8, at the same time at WCHS. 

Warsaw Community Schools will be hosting Academic Recognition on Saturday, Feb. 1, at the Tiger Den, just prior to the girls’ varsity basketball game at Warsaw Community High School. All high-honor roll students from the eight WCS elementary schools, Sacred Heart Elementary School, Warsaw Christian School and both Edgewood and Lakeview Middle Schools will be …read more.

The Madison Elementary Spelling Bee was held on Jan. 10. Hudson Bollinger, from Mr. Lancaster’s 6th grade class, was the winner. Jacob Kissling, from Mrs. Reneker’s 5th grade class, was the runner-up. The winning word was “perceptibly.”

A community luncheon celebration to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center at Grace College. There will be music, food and activities appropriate for all ages. Special programs for elementary age children will be led by Grace College …read more.

Schools throughout Indiana recently received their individual grades on Dec. 20, however corporation-wide grades were not released until today. The grades were made public after this morning’s vote by the Indiana State Board of Education. Corporation grades were determined after individual school grades were determined during December’s meeting of the State Board of Education. “The school …read more.

The Warsaw Community School Board met Thursday for the organizational meeting of the board. During the meeting, members of the school board were able to nominate and vote for the 2014 board president, vice president and secretary. The board unanimously selected Jennifer Tandy, 2013 board president, to continue that role this year. In addition, the …read more.

Article by Ella Knight, On The Edge Student Reporter Edgewood Middle School The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) of Edgewood Middle School recently had the experience of packing meals for the hungry through the Feed My Starving Children organization. Feed My Starving Children makes Manna Meals, which are “packed with love from the volunteers.” Each …read more.

The Warsaw Community Schools are pleased to announce that Indiana Senate Education and Career Development Committee Chair, Dennis Kruse, Hillsdale College history professor, Terrance Moore, Ph.D., and Erin Tuttle, Co-founder for “Hoosiers against the Common Core,” will lead an informational meeting for the public relating to the Common Core Curriculum. The meeting will take place …read more.

Article by Lora Kuhaneck, On The Edge Student Reporter Edgewood Middle School With the ever-growing technology of the modern world, family activities seem few and far-between. But there is a way to enjoy family time (or time with friends) while using a minor degree of technology. Awesome Hobbies located at 322 N. Detroit St. in …read more.

At its regular meeting on Dec. 16, the Warsaw Community School Board of Trustees approved the recommendation by Superintendent Dr. Craig J. Hintz to promote Mr. David Hoffert to assistant superintendent for the school corporation with an effective date of Jan. 1.  The title change restores a position that was eliminated a number of years …read more.

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

The Warsaw Community Schools sixth, seventh, and eighth grade bands will present their Winter Concert at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, in the Lakeview Middle School Auditorium. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.  The concert will feature performances by the sixth grade beginning band comprised of sixth grade students from …read more.

The Performing Arts Department of WCHS will present their fifth annual GALA at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, in the WCHS Performing Arts Center. The GALA will feature performances by the choir, theater, orchestra, and dance classes. The band department will be represented by the jazz band, percussion ensemble, clarinet choir, saxophone ensemble, brass quintet, …read more.

During Monday night’s Warsaw Community Schools board meeting, the school board approved the raising of hourly and salaried wages. According to WCS Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott, the pay raises come after a new master contract for teachers was approved in September. Last night’s approval adjusted salaries and wage rates for all remaining employees in the …read more.

During Monday evening’s Warsaw Community Schools regular board meeting, WCS Chief Academic Officer David Hoffert presented members of the board and the public with a complete listing of proposed courses to be added, deleted and revised during the 2014-2015 school year. According to Hoffert, these changes will occur at the high school and Warsaw Area Career …read more.

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

During last night’s Warsaw Community School Board Work Session, Greg Schroeder, director of building and grounds and indoor air quality coordinator, announced the awarding of a grant from the state of Indiana for a $50,000 matching grant to be utilized for school safety measures. According to Schroeder, all four school districts in the area were …read more.

  Harrison Elementary School is a proud supporter of the Boomerang Backpack Program. Special thanks to all Harrison Students and Parents for their support of the philanthropic programs and for enriching the lives of others through this project.  

Article by Miriam Hagg, On The Edge Student Reporter Edgewood Middle School She jumps gracefully into the pyramid as her friends start the chant. She stands up straight, smiling brightly, her eyes glimmering with the joy that she gets when she cheers. As the crowd goes wild for the amazing field goal that one of …read more.

Recently, several students at Jefferson Elementary School approached their principal, Mr. Robertson, about a dream they had for their school. These students wanted to find a way to serve the school and other students by keeping the playground and school clean and well kept. With the support of the staff at Jefferson, over 30 students …read more.

[weaver_youtube dpiNcIVc1jQ rel=0] During the Warsaw Community School’s October regular board meeting, members of the board were given a presentation by the Warsaw Community High School Junior ROTC program explaining the new program’s growth and future goals. Maj. Fred Josellis and Sgt. Maj. Mark Whitford were in attendance with cadets from the program to display some …read more.

The Leesburg Elementary School fourth graders and the third- and fourth-grade Drama Club will present a Veterans Day Program at 7 p.m. Nov. 7, in the Leesburg Elementary School gymnasium. Leesburg Elementary invites the community and veterans to join in this celebration of the sacrifices many Veterans have made for our country.

After announcing plans to create a “mobile STEM lab” in late August, Warsaw Community Schools Chief Academic Officer David Hoffert announced in Tuesday’s WCS school board work session that the bus could come to fruition as early as May. The lab, which will be funded in part through a donation by OrthoWorx, which committed a …read more.

[weaver_youtube 8Owo6YgSCT8 rel=0] If you can’t go to the jungle, bring the jungle to you. At least that is what students in Nicole Cervone-Gish and Debbie Bulmann’s classes are experiencing. Both teachers, through the help of a Red Apple Grant supplied by the Warsaw Education Foundation last school year, are able to bring a taste of the …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools will hold Parent-Teacher Conferences according to the following schedule: Parents of students in grades k-8 will meet for parent-teacher conferences from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 Parents of students in grades k-12 may attend an all day parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday, Oct. 23. Students will be dismissed. All parents …read more.

Approximately 1,600 high-scoring participants in each year’s National Achievement® Scholarship Program are designated semifinalists. Before being considered for a National Achievement Scholarship, a semifinalist must advance to finalist standing in the competition by meeting high academic standards and other requirements explained in the information provided to each semifinalist. Principal Troy Akers of Warsaw Community High School …read more.

[weaver_youtube -qmSBCGGwuo rel=0] Walmart announced yesterday that the recipient of this year’s Walmart School of the Year is Jefferson Elementary. Students, teachers, administration and Walmart personnel packed into the Jefferson Elementary gym to listen to the names of the 20 teachers who would receive $50 gift cards from the store. These gift cards will be used …read more.

Warsaw Community High School Principal Troy Akers is proud to announce that Christopher Hastings and Zachary Stichter have been named semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship. In early September, about 16,000 students, or approximately one-third of the 50,000 high scorers, are notified that they have qualified as semifinalists for the National Merit Scholarship. To ensure …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final in a 3-part series examining school enrollment numbers and student transfers in Kosciusko County schools.) As the 2013-2014 school year gets underway, schools throughout the county are beginning to approximate student totals. Following the release of Warsaw Community School Corporation’s total student count, an increase in transfer enrollment into …read more.

In a special board meeting last night, Warsaw Community School Corporation’s school board approved the Collective Bargaining Agreement between Warsaw Community Education Association and WCS. The contract, which will be effective from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, and outlines the details of teacher salaries, paid leaves, insurance benefits, grievance procedure and maintenance of …read more.

Members of the Warsaw Police Department D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) division met today to announce the 25th anniversary of teaching students at Warsaw Community Schools. The program, which is offered to students in sixth and eighth grades, has offered students lessons in decision making skill for a healthy life by highly trained officers for …read more.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a 3-part series examining school enrollment numbers and student transfers in Kosciusko County schools.) On Aug. 26, Warsaw Community School Corporation reported a total of 7,282 students currently enrolled within the school corporation – an increase of 166 students from last year’s total. In addition to a rise …read more.

The Indiana CPA Society has named Warsaw Community High School student Sandra Granda as an Indiana Certified Public Accountant Society Scholar. The highly competitive INCPAS Scholars program was designed to promote the CPA profession to minority high school students with high potential and an interest in accounting/business. The goal is for them to become INCPAS …read more.

In last night’s Warsaw Community School Regular Board Meeting, Joella Smith, principal of Edgewood Middle School and summer program coordinator, and Kyle Carter, summer program facilitator, presented data regarding the academic improvement of students enrolled in WCS summer school programs. According to Smith, not only is the program one of the biggest in the state …read more.

In Monday night’s Warsaw Community School Corporation Regular School Board Meeting, Brad Bishop, executive director of OrthoWorx, announced the donation of funds to expand STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in the region. OrthoWorx, which is partnering with the school on the initiative to further STEM education, has committed $300,000 toward the school corporation’s …read more.

ACT reports that Warsaw Community Schools’ students outscored the state averages in all areas of math, science, English and reading. ACT also reports that on the national level, only 20 percent of students are ready for college-level coursework. At the state level, the number rises to 31 percent and, at the local level, Warsaw Community …read more.

At 3 p.m. today, Riley Children’s Foundation, the fundraising organization supporting Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, granted $5,000 to Boomerang Backpacks at Warsaw Community School Corporation. The program was began by former students Alek Jansen and Connor Singrey for their Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy White Paper Project. The students, who were juniors at …read more.

Warsaw Community School Corporation hosted a Welcome Back to School and Employees of the Year Recognition Program today from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Three staff members were granted awards for their respective fields. The 2013 WCS Support Employee of the Year award was given to Don Ritter of the maintenance department. The Special Services …read more.

In response to recent questions regarding Indiana’s A-F accountability system, some local individuals have begun to question whether the the adjustments made to the grading formula may have affected local school scores. Warsaw Community School Corporation is of particular interest, which received an A grade as a district last year with each subsequent school also …read more.

On Monday, July 29, and Tuesday, July 30, 400 educators from throughout Indiana will meet at Warsaw Community High School to take part in the school’s new conference, the E3 Technology Conference. This summer has proved to be a productive and informational season for Warsaw Community School Corporation educators and staff. In an effort to …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools will accept applications and waive fees for out-of-district students who would like to attend any WCS school. Transfer students are welcome to enroll in any schools from elementary to high school level or the Gateway Educational Center. Warsaw Community Schools offers both full-day and half-day kindergarten options. A non-resident application may be obtained …read more.

Late registration will take place on on the following dates: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 31; 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1; and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. This is a time for parents new to our corporation or families with a kindergarten student to enroll their children. …read more.

During the Warsaw Community School Corporation Regular Board Meeting last night, Amy Sivley, chief accountability officer with the school corporation, presented board members with the concluding data for IREAD-3, a literacy test given to third grade students within the district. The data included students who entered into summer remediation and retesting after not passing the …read more.

Indiana State University’s Bayh College of Education announced that David Hoffert, chief academic officer for Warsaw Community Schools, will serve as one of 11 mentors to the members of the inaugural Indiana Principal Leadership Institute class.  The Indiana Principal Leadership Institute is a 2 year experience designed to address the professional needs of Indiana public …read more.

WCS cordially invites you to attend the Summer Orchestra Concert from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Friday, June 28, in the Edgewood cafeteria/commons. Orchestra students in grades 6-8 will play the music they have learned during the three week summer session. The sixth grade students are brand new beginners, as are about 12 of the …read more.

Online registration for Warsaw Community Schools will close today. This is the official registration opportunity for the fall. If your child is not registered, please register them today. If you have questions about how to register your child through our student information database, PowerSchool, please contact your neighborhood school or the Educational Services Center at …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools Early Entrance to Kindergarten Policy allows for parents with children turning 5 years old between Aug. 1, and Sept. 30, to apply for early entrance into kindergarten. The deadline to apply for early entrance is Friday, June 14. For those interested, please call the office of David Hoffert, chief academic officer, at …read more.

The following Warsaw Community High School students achieved perfect attendance for the 2013-2014 school year. Many students listed have received this achievement multiple times on a consecutive basis. According to the school’s website, students with perfect attendance are eligible for entry in a drawing for a free car at the school assembly Friday, May 24. …read more.

First graders from Warsaw Christian School recently had a field trip at Merry Lea Environmental Center, north of Columbia City. Adrian Bowdler, Parker Spore, Amaya Hoyt, Rafe Hoover are shown with their field guide, Ellie, a Goshen College student, who taught them about different kinds of water bugs and plants.

Warsaw Community Schools is proud of the over 500 volunteers who assist students in a variety of ways to acquire knowledge and pursue their dreams. The hours dedicated by WCS volunteers epitomize the school system’s mission statement and core values. Volunteers give their time and talents to our school system; they believe that all students …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools is requesting parents/guardians to register their students for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year using the new and more convenient WCS online system that is being launched this spring. Parents will be able to register their children when it is convenient for them to do so. The system will be open 24 hours …read more.

Warsaw Community Schools is requesting parents/guardians to register their students for the upcoming 2012-2013 school year using the new and more convenient WCS online system that is being launched this spring. Parents will be able to register their children when it is convenient for them to do so.  The system will be open 24 hours a day and …read more.