LARWILL — The Whitko School Board discussed the hiring and interviewing processes for each school’s vacant job positions during its meeting on Monday, June 17. Whitko Jr./Sr. High School Principal John Snyder said the school is currently in the process of hiring teachers. In total, WJSH had 11 teacher openings at the end of the …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Whitko School Board recognized the corporation’s transportation department and discussed student projects during its meeting Monday, April 15. Jim Bumbaugh, a bus driver for Whitko School Corporation, attended the meeting with approximately 12 bus drivers and discussed recent changes the transportation department has made with bus routes. Bumbaugh told the board that …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — For nearly 15 years, a program called Peace Keepers has been providing support to students through the group mostly likely to relate — fellow students. Students at Whitko Jr.-Sr. High School in grades seven through 12 provide a positive force inside the walls of the school. Peace Keepers are first responders to …read more.

LARWILL — Contentious issues in the southwestern Whitley County/southeastern Kosciusko County school corporation of Whitko Community Schools has fostered a larger than usual number of candidates for that school district’s school board. The field of six candidates, which includes one incumbent, are vying for two slots on a board, which has been challenged in recent …read more.

LARWILL — Whitko Superintendent Steve Clason announced his retirement at the monthly meeting of the Whitko School Corporation Board of Trustees Monday night, March 19. The retirement is effective June 30. “It has been an amazing time for me to be graced to serve Whitko as superintendent,” he told the board. “For those that don’t …read more.

LARWILL — The Whitko School Board has made the decision to consolidate grades 7-12 to the South Whitley campus, the location of Whitko High School, starting in the 2018-19 school year. The 3-2 decision was made due to financial and enrollment issues. Both high school and middle school campuses will be used in after school …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — The Whitko Community Schools School Board held the first of four informational meetings Monday, Jan. 30, at Whitko High School. The meetings come after much talk in the Whitko community regarding possible school closures to solve financial needs. The rumors have instigated many to speak out in social media groups expressing their …read more.

PIERCETON — Whitko Schools announced the following information pertaining to the 2016-17 school year. The Whitko High School guidance counselors will be available 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, through Friday, Aug. 5, to make class schedule changes. New students can call (260) 723-5146 for an appointment. Students with last names beginning with A-M …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — In 2009, local community leaders and educators began a discussion about what could be done in the school corporations serving Kosciusko County to reduce the number of high school dropouts. At the time, the collective graduation rate between the schools was about 75 percent. Gradway, then called Kosciusko County Educational Development, was born. The program …read more.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Students in grades four through 12 who live in northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio were invited to participate in the 2016 Fort Wayne Newspapers Design an Ad Contest. Design an Ad links Fort Wayne-area students with the business world. Three hand-drawn student ads are chosen from each participating business. From those ads, winners …read more.

WARSAW — Following months of controversy, the Indiana Department of Education has released school accountability grades for the 2014-2015 school year. Recently, the Indiana House of Representatives and Indiana Senate passed final versions of SB 200 and HB 1003, which will hold schools, teachers and communities “harmless” for an expected drop in ISTEP+ scores following the …read more.

“I came away with a renewed energy and feeling of hope,” commented one teacher. “I often feel impotent these days and like it is impossible to fight against so many obstacles in making a difference. I am driven to find more I can do to level the playing field of my students.”

The Indiana Department of Education released statewide and local 2014 ISTEP+ scores today. The test is distributed to students in third to eighth grade. Statewide, 80.7 percent of Indiana students passed the English and language arts portion of the test, an increase from the 79.5 percent of students who passed in 2013. A total of …read more.