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Region middle schools score top state academic honors
INDIANAPOLIS | Students at Valparaiso's Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Washington Township Middle School took top honors in the state in t…
St. Mary Junior Academic Team places first in Knowledge Master Open
CROWN POINT | The St. Mary Catholic Community School Junior Academic team recently placed first in the Diocese of Gary in the Knowledge Master…
Rusty promotes Lake county 4-H Night
GARY | Rusty the RailCat, mascot of the Gary SouthShore RailCats baseball team, visited the Thea Bowman Leadership Academy to promote Lake Cou…
Sarah Salas Wins Best of Show in Art Exhibition
CROWN POINT | CPHS Art students received awards for participating in the 38th Annual Tri-County Junior/Senior High School Art Exhibition at th…
'Kindy 500' comes to Winfield Elementary School
CRONW POINT | Every year Winfield Elementary School Kindergarten classes have their own version of the Indianapolis 500 called the “Kindy 500.”
USF Crown Point presenting “The Future of Nursing”
CROWN POINT | The University of Saint Francis Crown Point will present a free educational lecture, “The Future of Nursing,” on June 12 from 3-…
Crown Point district allows teacher to resign
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Community School Corp. Board of Trustees allowed a shop teacher who was being investigated by police in connecti…
Workshops build on QuickBooks skills
CROWN POINT | The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is offering QuickBooks Essentials Part II from 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays …
Teacher and Employee of the Year Winners and Finalists
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees proudly announced the 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year and Em…
May 22, 2012 1:27 pm PhotosPhotos
Spirit of Optimism Program Recognizes Outstanding Seniors
CROWN POINT | The Optimist Club of Crown Point introduced the “Spirit of Optimism” program in 2003 to recognize 10 outstanding Crown Point Hig…
Trine University Graduate Programs Open House
SCHERERVILLE | The Trine University Schererville Education Center is hosting a Graduate Program Informational Open House on June 14, 2012. Thi…
Crown Point Community Library Launches Summer Reading Program
CROWN POINT | Readers of all ages will explore the night this summer as the Crown Point Community Public Library presents “Dream Big—READ!” du…
Crown Point Library offers Adult Summer Reading Program
CROWN POINT | “Between the Covers” is the theme for the adult summer reading program at the Crown Point Community Library. Create paper crafts…
New Principal (for the day) at Eisenhower Elementary
CROWN POINT | Dr. Teresa A. Eineman, Superintendent of Schools, and Mrs. Mary Ann Chapko, Eisenhower principal, welcome a new principal to Eis…
May 21, 2012 1:18 pm PhotosPhotos
Crown Point police investigate 2nd high school teacher
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Police Department confirmed an investigation is under way involving a second Crown Point teacher and a high scho…
CPHS ProStart Culinary Team Competes in Chicago
CROWN POINT | Crown Point High School ProStart students demonstrated their three course competition meal at the National Restaurant Associatio…
Solon Robinson Elementary honors two of its stars
CROWN POINT | During a school assembly on Wednesday, May 16, Crown Point Community School Corporation Superintendent Dr. Teresa A. Eineman, a…
Crown Point Music Programs Rock
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point High School band students qualified for the ISSMA “All-Music” Award. To achieve this, they had to get a gold rat…
May 17, 2012 5:08 pm PhotosPhotos
Indiana Association of School Business honors Diane Sprehe
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees presented a Commendation Award to Mrs. Diane Sprehe at the…
Nancy Smith receives Lucile Smith Scholarship
CROWN POINT | Nancy Smith, Crown Point, was recently named the 2012 Lucile Smith Scholarship winner by the Lake County Extension Homemakers.
ST. Mary expands with nursery and pre-kindergarten classes
CROWN POINT | St. Mary Catholic Community School will soon begin construction on a new classroom. The school will expand to meet the demand fo…
St. Mary's participates in National Ride Your Bike To School Day
CROWN POINT | St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point participated in National Ride Your Bike to School Day on May 9. Approximately …
May 10, 2012 12:11 pm PhotosPhotos
Crown Point Summer Youth Lacrosse Camps
CROWN POINT | Crown Point Parks & True Lacrosse are hosting week long day camps for kids and teens interested in learning lacrosse. The ca…
Workshop details steps toward business ownership
CROWN POINT | The Northwest Indiana Small Business Development Center is offering its business feasibility workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday …
Mary Ann Chapko receives AdvancED Indiana Excellence in Education Award
CROWN POINT | Superintendent, Dr. Teresa A. Eineman, and students congratulate Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary Principal, Mrs. Mary Ann Chapko…
“The Next Decade” movement toward personalizing programming for students
CROWN POINT | Ensuring that ALL students become lifelong learners through the highest quality educational program, the Crown Point Community S…
CPHS Academic Super Bowl Team in Top 10
CROWN POINT | Congratulations to the Top 10 teams in each enrollment class, based on the cumulative scores of all six rounds at the Area Compe…
Student Councils from CPHS and Kankakee Valley Sponsor Riley’s Dance Marathon
CROWN POINT | Over 130 Crown Point and Kankakee Valley students danced for a cause on Friday, April 27 in the CPHS fieldhouse. It was Crown Po…
Purdue Calumet TRIO event May 17 to assist disadvantaged students
HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet's federally-funded TRIO program is hosting Celebrate TRIO 2012, Thursday, May 17, to generate awareness an…
RSVP deadline for parent technology workshop is today
HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet's Educational Talent Search is sponsoring a technology workshop for parents interested in demystifying cur…
Jerry Ross Elementary April Students of the Month honored for Accountability
CROWN POINT | The Winfield/Jerry Ross Elementary School PTO has announced the Winfield Elementary Students of the Month. Each month, students …
DARE graduates three Eisenhower classes
CROWN POINT | Three classes at the Eisenhower Elementary graduated fromt the DARE Program on April 24. The DARE Program is led by Crown Point …
May 01, 2012 7:58 am PhotosPhotos
St. Mary Students study living things
CROWN POINT | St. Mary Catholic School Students in 1B began the process of studying living things. Armed with hand lenses, students took to th…
Lunch-and-learn event May 2 sponsored by NWI SBDC, Hammond INnovation Center
CROWN POINT | In today's economy, it's thought that loans for your business are hard to get. but if you know what the banks are looking for, y…
4-H Club decorates flower pots
CROWN POINT | Every spring the members of RPFF 4-H Club decorate flower pots and plant flowers in them to give to nursing home residents in th…
LCMGA Graduates Volunteer
CROWN POINT | After 14 three-hour educational sessions from January through April, forty-two new Master Gardener interns graduated recently af…
School Board Member Recognized as one of Northwest Indiana’s Most Outstanding Leaders
CROWN POINT | Crown Point Community Board of School Trustees Vice President, Mrs. Karen Schrum, was recently honored at the first annual Leade…
Students and Teachers Face Off in Olympic Competitions
CROWN POINT | Organized by LEAD Council, the Student Teacher Olympics has been held annually since 2010. The first Olympics raised funds for t…
April 26, 2012 4:09 pm PhotosPhotos
16 Purdue Calumet students to be inducted into engineering technology honor society
HAMMOND | Sixteen Purdue University students will be inducted into Tau Alpha Pi national honor society for engineering technology students.
Purdue Calumet residence hall earns ‘School of the Year’ honor at Indiana conference
HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet earned Indiana Residence Hall Organization (IRHO) School of the Year recognition at the recent 2012 IRHO c…
CPHS and Harvard University Graduate John Fraire Talks with Students
CROWN POINT | Former CPHS and Harvard University graduate John Fraire visited Crown Point High School on April 16. He discussed the Gate Mille…
Stray Dogs Improv Club Sponsors Comedy Night to Benefit Invisible Children Fund
CROWN POINT | The Stray Dogs Improv Club will sponsor their Spring Improv Comedy Night on Friday, May 4 from 7- 9 p.m. in the Crown Point High…
Peyton Manning Comes to Birthday Celebration at Douglas MacArthur Elementary
CROWN POINT | Twin brothers Billy and Lucas Ramsey celebrated their 11th birthday on Friday, April 13 and it was a celebration they will never…
Crown Point High School robotics teams look to win at VEX World Championship
CROWN POINT | A group of high schoolers from Crown Point will pit robots they designed and built against some of the best in the world at a co…
April 19, 2012 6:30 pm PhotosPhotos
Purdue Calumet engineering students 3rd in international NASA ‘Great Moonbuggy Race’
HUNTSVILLE | A team of Purdue University Calumet engineering students placed third-its best finish ever-in the College Division of the recent …
Taft Middle School Relay for Life hosts dance to raise funds
CROWN POINT | Robert Taft Middle School had a dance on Friday, April 13, that was sponsored by CPEA (Crown Point Education Association) the st…
Purdue Master Gardener Help Line Open
CROWN POINT | The Purdue Extension-Lake County Master Gardener Help Line is in operation again for the gardening season, through September 28,…
Bulldogs announce April 2-7 Athletes of the Week
CROWN POINT | Crown Point High School Athletes of the Week - April 2 to April 7.
Crown Point High School Journalists Honored at Statehouse
CROWN POINT | Two Crown Point High School journalism students were honored during the Indiana High School Press Association's First Amendment …
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