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.

SYRACUSE — A classic C.S. Lewis children’s story, a timeless tale of good versus evil, is coming to the auditorium stage for the Wawasee High School fall play. “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, and Saturday, Nov. 18, and also at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s football field will have a significantly different look by August. During the regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, April 18, in Syracuse, the board approved entering a contract with Cincinnati-based The Motz Group for a new artificial turf field to be installed at the high school this summer.

SYRACUSE — Summer robotics camps will be offered at Wawasee High School.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School’s annual art show is scheduled for 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 20, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21. This year, the show has been moved to the main gym.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School FFA Chapter will have its annual member auction at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, in the WHS lecture room.

SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released high school graduation rates for 2015 publicly.

Wawasee High School held its 47th annual commencement exercises at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 6, in its gymnasium — and for the first time, it was air-conditioned. To a full gym, 213 students heard their names called by Assistant Principal Vince Beasley prior to them crossing the platform to receive their diplomas from Principal Mike …read more.

What if we could provide better resources for families, to help their students through their educations? This was the question posed by math educator Kristi Harris at Thursday night’s LearnZillion workshop, hosted by Wawasee High School from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Students and their parents were invited to attend, and several Wawasee educators also …read more.

On Friday night, students and teachers at Wawasee High School gathered for an evening of fun and purpose as they kicked off the third annual Wawasee PowWow. Filled with games, food, activities and Warrior camaraderie, a portion of the money went to benefit an anonymous WHS student in need. Additionally, several clubs and organizations at …read more.

By LORI ANN TILDEN Administrative Assistant, Warsaw Community Schools The Performing Arts Department of Warsaw Community High School will present their sixth annual Holiday Gala at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, in the WCHS Performing Arts Center. The gala will feature the band, choir, theater, orchestra, and dance programs performing seasonal favorites such as “Little …read more.

The Whitko girl’s basketball team invites you to an afternoon of fun at the first annual Blue and White Madness from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. with the chili cook-off and lunch which will be served until 2:30 p.m. Entry and set up for the …read more.

Wawasee High School Class of 1993 Reunion will be held from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, July 5, at The Eagles in Syracuse. Tickets will be $25 per person in advance and will include dinner, dessert and entertainment. A Paypal account will be created for everyone to buy tickets online. Please “like” Wawasee Class of …read more.

By MIKE DEAK Sports Editor [email protected] Soft spoken, hard-nosed, incredibly intelligent. Those are all statements that can be attributed to Wawasee senior Silas Shear. In the hallways, you could miss him in passing just as easily as anyone else. It’s another story on the baseball diamond, as Shear has emerged as one of the top …read more.