LARWILL — The Whitko School Corporation School Board met briefly Friday, April 20, with the purpose of beginning its search for a new superintendent to replace Steve Clason, who is retiring effective June 30. The board, convening in a room at Whitko Middle School, decided to begin looking for a candidate to fill the role …read more.

LARWILL — Friday and Saturday, March 23-24, marks the annual Whitko Archery Invitational. Whitko Middle School will play host to 400 students representing 27 different schools with teams traveling from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Ohio. For a bit of perspective, the Michigan State tournament, just two weeks ago, had 25 teams participating, making Whitko’s event …read more.

LARWILL — Officials with the Whitko Community School Corporation as well as local law enforcement responded to a possible threat Wednesday morning, Feb. 28 and investigated what turned out to be a hoax, maintaining that being proactive trumps responding to a real threat after the fact. “This morning our principal received a rumor about a …read more.

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.

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.

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.

By NATHAN HAYWOOD Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Whitko Community Schools  INDIANAPOLIS — Perseverance and discipline merit their own rewards and, for Austin Bernicky and Jordyn Leininger, the rewards at the Indiana State Fair have been abundant. On Aug. 7, Bernicky, a ninth-grader at Whitko High School, won the grand champion market lamb, which means he …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER — The KC Recycling Depot donated a recycled plastic bench to the North Webster Community Center. North Webster Community Center has partnered with the Depot for over 10 years, hosting E-Day for Wawasee and Whitko sixth graders. Sitting on the bench are Board President, Dennis Wagoner and Director of Operations, Erin Smith.

By AMY CHRiSTOFFEL Administrative & Marketing Coordinator, Whitko Community School Corporation KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Whitko Community School Corporation has named the students of the month of May. Lindsay Moseley is the Student of the month at Whitko High School. Moseley is truly the embodiment of what Whitko High School is all about. She is a …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER  — Sixth graders from Whitko Middle School and Wawasee Middle School celebrated Earth Day Wednesday,  April 20, at the North Webster Community Center. The students rotated through eight sessions of environmental topics.  E- Day is organized by the KC Recycling Depot.

WHITLEY COUNTY — The following Whitko students have been announced as students of the month: Anna Ousley – Whitko High School Anna Ousley was nominated as the student of the month for her important role as a peer helper in the functional skills classroom. She models respect and patience with her classmates and presents herself with …read more.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Though official reports from police stated Crosson is an assistant soccer coach at Whitko Middle School, according to Steve Clayson, Superintendent of Whitko School Corporation, though Crosson did assist the coach, he did so on his own volition. Crosson was not employed directly by the school, but was instead a member of the …read more.

Students in Andrew Layman’s sixth grade social studies classes at Whitko Middle School got the chance to Skype with Whitko High School junior, Hannah Bredikhn, who is currently an exchange student living in Denmark. As a culminating event of the sixth grades studies of Europe, Skype sessions were arranged between the students and Bredikhn. Skyping …read more.

By KELLY GOODE Whitko Middle School On Wednesday, Jan. 21, Whitko Middle School held a R.O.A.R. Reward celebration after school for students as part of our Positive Behavior Intervention and Support program. Students who demonstrated Respect, being On Task, Advocacy, and Responsibility during the first semester of this school year were eligible to attend. The …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY – The Whitko wrestling club is seeking wrestlers for its successful program. The club will hold practices every Tuesday and Thursday in the Whitko Middle School wrestling room, running from 6-7:30 p.m. The Whitko wrestling club is open to both boys and girls from pre-school to fifth grade. There is no charge to …read more.

At last night’s Pierceton Town Council meeting a public hearing was held for two ordinances that will raise sewer and water rates. According to Pierceton Clerk/Treasurer Janet Castle, there were no comments from the public regarding ordinances 2014-11-1 and 2014-11-2. Castled reports that the new ordinances will raise the minimum monthly bill for water, sewer …read more.

On Wednesday, June 4, Whitko Middle School held a school-wide convocation to celebrate students as part of the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support program. Whitko staff wrote 12,000 Paw Prints this school year recognizing students for demonstrating respect, being on task, advocacy and responsibility. Paw Prints are collected throughout the entire school year and live …read more.

PLYMOUTH – The girls meets at the North East Lakes Middle School Conference Track and Field Championships were dominated by two local schools on Saturday morning. The Rock Pile at Plymouth High School proved to be anything but rocky for the Wawasee and Edgewood girls track teams. Edgewood slipped by Wawasee by a score of …read more.

PLYMOUTH- Track and field superiority was up for grabs at Plymouth High School on Saturday as the Rock Pile played host to the 2014 North East Lakes Middle School Conference Championships. The boys meets were exciting and exhilarating for four local schools, Edgewood, Lakeview, Wawasee and Whitko. A scrappy Wawasee team played an underdog role …read more.

Christian singer and songwriter Michael Wayne Smith will perform at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at Whitko Middle School. A free will offering will be taken and people are asked to bring canned food items for Victory Rock Food Pantry in Warsaw. The school is located at 710 N. SR 5, Larwill. For more information …read more.

  On Jan. 16, Whitko Middle School students were recognized for their positive behavior as part of the PBIS program and 154 students were eligible to attend a movie night and enjoy free popcorn and prizes. Big winners for the evening were Allison Mosher who won a remote control helicopter, and Kaitlin Frank who won …read more.