North Webster Legion Announces Essay Winners
Members of North Webster American Legion Post 253 presented essay awards and cash prizes to fifth grade students during the Veterans Day Program at North Webster Elementary School on Monday, Nov. 12....
View ArticleWawasee School Board Striving For Excellence
Wawasee School Board officers for 2013 are, from left, Rebecca Linnemeier, president; Rob Fisher, secretary; and Mike Wilson, vice president. (Photo by Tim Ashley) At North Webster Elementary School...
View ArticleThird-Graders Heading To Shrine Circus
Warsaw Community School System and Wawasee Community School Corporation third grade classes will be visiting the Shrine Circus, in Fort Wayne on Friday. According to Warsaw Transportation Department’s...
View ArticleNW Celebrates Grandparents Week
North Webster Elementary School is celebrating Grandparents Week all this week, April 15-19. Grandparents are invited to have lunch at school with their grandchildren and to shop the “two-for-the-price...
View ArticleNorth Webster Addresses Security Concern
School security has been a hot topic all across America for decades, but discussions ramped up after Dec. 14, 2012, when a gunman killed 26 people – 20 elementary students and six adults – at the Sandy...
View ArticleWawasee Schools Provide Free Summer Lunch
The Wawasee Community School Corporation is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children (age 18 and under) without charge and are the same for all children...
View ArticleSisters Raise Funds For Tornado Victims
(Photo provided) Abi Smith, third grade, and Ali Smith, kindergarten, raised $771 at North Webster Elementary School just before school was out to help aid American Red Cross efforts in the disaster...
View ArticleYoung Artists Share Their Fall Works
Click to view slideshow. North Webster Elementary School third-graders were recently given an assignment to put their best ideas of what Fall means to them on paper. The above creations were shared...
View ArticleNorth Webster Students Help Haiti
(From left) Jada Carter and Kennedy White prepared a list of items that could be used with Bill Fausey, who is on a mission trip there.(Photo provided) Two students in Charlotte Jessie’s fourth-grade...
View ArticleNWE Hosts Kindergarten Round-Up
North Webster Elementary School is conducting a census to obtain the names of students who will be attending kindergarten in school year 2014-2015. To be eligible for admission to the kindergarten...
View ArticleNorth Webster Elementary Awards
Fourteen students at North Webster Elementary School were recognized with Presidential Physical Fitness Achievement awards for performing well during various physical fitness challenges.In the front...
View ArticleWGC Fall Session Registrations
SYRACUSE – Fall tumbling sessions for the Wawasee Gymnastics Club have been announced, which begin Sept. 15 and end Oct. 13, with the exception of the pre-K class, which ends Oct. 21. Registration...
View ArticleTop Public School Official Visits North Webster
Glenda Ritz, left, state superintendent of public instruction for Indiana, visited briefly with fifth-grade teacher Mitch Willaman in a hallway during her visit to North Webster Elementary School...
View ArticleILMS Holds Art Competition
Diana Castell and Heather Harwood at North Webster Elementary school with contest winner Kiah Farrington, 4th Grade, and Principal Mrs. Woodard. (Photo provided) Diana Castell and Heather Harwood at...
View ArticleNorth Webster Set For PTO Walk A Thon
Ready for the North Webster Elementary School Walk A Thon are, from the left, Trinity Roberson, fourth grade, teacher Charlotte Jessie; Xavier Washington, fourth grade, teacher Gabe Fitzsimmons;...
View ArticleNorth Webster Elementary Students Learn Fire Safety
Second-graders in Dianna Allen’s class at North Webster Elementary School listen to North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Fire Chief Jeremy Likens explain the ins and outs of the department’s rescue truck...
View ArticleWawasee Participating In Summer Food Service Program
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corp. will participate in the summer food service program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Free meals will be made available to all children 18 years of age...
View ArticleNorth Webster Elementary PTO Hosts Family Fun Night
NORTH WEBSTER — It’s become a yearly tradition for the staff and students and families of North Webster Elementary to celebrate the end of the school year at Paige’s Crossing Fun Center. The PTO hosts...
View ArticleStudents Bug Out At WACF Second Annual Bug Fest
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation helped to get students engaged in taking care of the world they live in with the second annual Bug Fest. Fourth-graders from North Webster, Syracuse...
View ArticleNorth Webster Elementary PTO Walk-A-Thon Oct. 7
By KASSY KLINEFELTER North Webster Elementary PTO Treasurer NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Elementary School will be having it’s fifth annual Parent Teacher Organization Walk-A-thon Friday, Oct. 7. All...
View ArticleWawasee Schools Kindergarten Roundup
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation’s kindergarten roundup is Thursday, March 23. They are ready to welcome the class of 2030. If you are the parent of a child who will be 5 on or before...
View ArticleHickerson, Kratzsch Run Away With TOC Titles [VIDEO]
NORTH WEBSTER – It wasn’t close for a pair of champions. Both Tommy Hickerson and Megan Kratzsch ran away with the titles at the Tournament of Champions, earning a big payday in the form of college...
View ArticleNorth Webster Elementary Walk-A-Thon Seeks Donors
Participating in a previous North Webster PTO Walk-A-Thon were, from the left, Trinity Roberson, Xavier Washington, Christian Balhetchet and Landon McClintic. NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Elementary...
View ArticleChange of Venue Denied In Clevenger Lawsuit
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — A motion for a change of venue in a lawsuit has been denied. The motion was filed by counsel for Clifford Clevenger, Pierceton, in his suit against North Webster Police Department,...
View ArticleNorth Webster PTO Sponsors Fundraising Walk-A-Thon
Practicing their skills for a previous North Webster Elemtary PTO Walk-A-Thon are, from the left, Bo Click, Donovan Blair, Ana Umanzor, Katie Bottorf, Lilly Wentworth and Payton Martin. The Friday,...
View ArticleSchool And PTO Seek Assistance For North Webster Students
North Webster Elementary School and PTO are collecting funds to assist students during the holiday season. Deadline to donate is Friday, Dec. 7. NORTH WEBSTER — North Webster Elementary School and its...
View ArticleWawasee Hosting Kindergarten Roundup
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation’s Kindergarten Roundup is Thursday, March 21. They are ready to welcome the Class of 2032. If you are the parent of a child who will be 5 on or before...
View ArticleRogers Electro-Matics Adopts Community Schools In 2019
In 2019, the team at Roger’s Electro-Matics decided to split up their giving and local support among multiple local schools. In March, they were able to donate more than $1,400 to North Webster...
View ArticleRE/MAX Lakes And The Mark Skibowski Team Collect 78 Backpacks For North...
Pictured, from left, are Brian Powell, RE/MAX Lakes; Pam Miller, North Webster Elementary fifth grade teacher; Shellie Miller, North Webster Elementary third grade teacher; Lee Snider, North Webster...
View ArticleWawasee Early Learning Center Registration Open
Entrance to the Wawasee Community School Corporation central office. News Release SYRACUSE — Wawasee Early Learning Center is a learning center available to any child, ages 3-5, in the Wawasee...
View ArticleNorth Webster Student And Teachers Trade Drenched Goodbyes
Article and photos by Ray Balogh InkFreeNews NORTH WEBSTER — Dateline: North Webster Elementary School. Three students take aim at their teachers during the Thursday, May 28, year-end goodbye party at...
View ArticleLaunchPad-Initiated Early Learning Programs Open At Wawasee Schools
Wawasee Community Schools received funds from a Desert Grant bestowed by Early Learning Indiana. A “desert” is defined as “a neighborhood, town or part of a city where there is no more than one child...
View ArticleWawasee Early Learning Center Has Openings
News Release SYRACUSE — Wawasee Early Learning Center — Syracuse — is a learning center available to any child, ages 3-5, in the Wawasee Community School Corporation district. Wawasee Early Learning...
View ArticleWawasee Early Learning Taking Registrations
News Release SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community Schools Early Learning Centers are taking registrations for the 2021-22 school year. Please visit the following links for information and to register your...
View ArticleLEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Michael Kinder & Sons, Inc., Construction Manager as Advisor (CMa), for Wawasee Community School Corporation will receive sealed bids until 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the 11th of April,...
View ArticleNWES Music Teacher Hits The Right Notes With Students
Michele Payton is the music teacher at North Webster Elementary School. A Christian, she considers teaching music her “new music ministry.” InkFreeNews photo by Phoebe Muthart. By Phoebe Muthart...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Crouch Visits NWES, Hands Out Reading Awards
Dr. Steve Troyer, left, Wawasee Schools superindendent, and Lt. Gov Suzanne Crouch talk Thursday, May 25, at North Webster Elementary School. Crouch handed out reading awards to the top two students...
View ArticleRead to Grow program exposes children to the joy of reading
Shown are members of Altrusa, who assist Operation Read by labeling, sorting and delivering books to children in its Read to Grow program.The Read to Grow program offers a book a month to children who...
View ArticleWawasee Community School Corporation Welcomes Class Of 2037
News Release SYRACUSE — All three Wawasee elementary schools will welcome the incoming class of 2037 during “Warrior Round Up,” the event commonly known as kindergarten round up, from 3:30-6 p.m....
View ArticleArt In Action: Art On The Road — Inspiring Our Youth
Shown is a compilation of art on display at North Webster Elementary School. Each section of the photo shows the work of a different grade level, and art teacher Kim Gause’s bulletin boards explain...
View ArticleWCSC To Host Town Hall At Milford Elementary Tonight, Oct. 29
News Release MILFORD — Wawasee Community School Corporation is hosting a series of Town Hall Meetings at the area elementary schools. There will be a Town Hall held 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Milford...
View ArticleArea students look forward to 2025
Milford Elementary School first grader Spencer Schmidt happy dances when she recalls seeing a trailer full of her and her mom, Kelsey’s favorite animal, cows, on their road trip to Richmond. Text and...
View ArticleCaptain Cash Says… ‘It’s never too early to save!’
Captain Cash, courtesy of Purdue Extension Educators and North Webster Elementary. Picture by Purdue Extension in Kosciusko County. News Release NORTH WEBSTER — “Captain Cash,” an elementary curriculum...
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