Hobart Education News
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 Medical Center EMS Training Institute graduates it's Inaugural Paramedic Class
HOBART | The gathering in the auditorium at St Mary Medical Center was filled with students, their families, instructors, area department pers…
EMT Students at Hobart High School succeed
HOBART | EMT students from Hobart High School and Porter County Vocational spent their weekend taking the EMT Practical Skill test.
Munster High School Student Receives $20,000 College Award
INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar presented Munster High School student Emily Milojkovitch with a four-year $20,000 college scholarship on S…
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…
HHS JROTC partners with FEMA and Homeland Security to train and certify cadets
HOBART | For most of the second semester, Hobart High School JROTC has partnered with the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA and the Hobart…
American Heart Association Teaching Gardens sprout in NWI this spring
HOBART | Five elementary schools in the Northwest Indiana region will plant and cultivate American Heart Association Teaching Gardens this spr…
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…
American Heart Association Teaching Gardens sprout in Northwest Indiana this spring
VALPARAISO/HOBART | Five elementary schools in the Northwest Indiana region will plant and cultivate American Heart Association Teaching Garde…
Hobart Grad Provides Message in a Bottle to HMS Students
HOBART | How is this going to help me in real life?
Hobart High School goes to prom
HOBART | Hobart High School could have been host to the Academy Awards on Saturday, but instead it was the prom. Couples paraded their beautif…
Hobart Springfest a huge success
HOBART | The School City of Hobart's first annual Springfest celebrated family, education and community as children and their parents played g…
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.
Hobart chamber announces 2012 outstanding educators
HOBART | The Hobart Chamber of Commerce has named outstanding educators of 2012.
St. Bridget and St. Edward schools to close
HOBART | Two local Catholic schools — St. Bridget Catholic School in Hobart and St. Edward School in Lowell — will close at the end of the sch…
Hobart Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Educators announced
HOBART | The School City of Hobart is proud to recognize the Hobart Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Educators for 2012.
Purdue Calumet students claim two first place awards in IS competition
HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet students from the School of Management earned an Overall Champion Award and a Best Case Solution Award in …
Ridge View students treated to limo ride
HOBART | Ridge View Elementary students who sold the most Major Saver cards, fundraiser for the Hobart Education Foundation were treated to a …
Liberty makes Critters from recycled goods
HOBART | Liberty Elementary second graders are learning how to reduce, reuse, and recycle for Earth Day. They are doing this because of Earth …
Mayor Snedecor visits Joan Martin with staff
HOBART | On Monday May 7, the second graders in Joan Martin Elementary got a visit from Mayor Brian Snedecor, Hobart Fire Chief Brian Taylor a…
HHS Biomedical Science students job shadow
HOBART | Hobart Biomedical Science students embark on a new job shadow program with St. Mary's Medical Center. As part of their senior capston…
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…
Joan Martin Elementary 5th graders graduate from DARE Program
HOBART | Hobart-On April 18, 292 5th grade students graduated D.A.R.E. at Hobart High School. D.A.R.E. is a Drug Abuse Resistance Education pr…
German Exchange Students journey to Joan Martin Elementary
HOBART | Hobart-German exchange students from Christian Ernst Gymnasium came to America along with their teachers, Mr. Volker Zwak and Mrs. Ka…
Ridge View Rocks!
HOBART | Ridge View Elementary fourth and fifth graders rocked the Hobart High School Theatre for adoring fans, AKA family and friends Thursda…
April 30, 2012 7:35 pm PhotosPhotos
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…
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…
Busy April 25 scheduled for Week of the Young Child
HOBART | Week of the Young Child is in full swing in the School City of Hobart.
Porter County Career and Technical students to be honored May 10
VALPARAISO | Area high school students will be honored May 8 for their excellent work in career and technical classes.
Adopt a Pilot Program comes to Joan Martin
HOBART | Adopt a Pilot is a program provided by Southwest Airlines. Mrs. Heather Steege's fifth grade class were very lucky to be selected to …
HHS Academic Superbowl Social Studies Team qualifies for state
HOBART | Congratulations to the Academic Superbowl Social Studies team that qualified for state at last night's area competition. This is the …
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,…
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.
Dr. Peggy Buffington and David Spitzer to keynote HHS Alumni Association dinner April 27
HOBART | The Hobart High School Alumni Association will host its first Annual Meeting and dinner, which will be held on Friday, April 27 in th…
Visclosky Visits Local Head Start Class
HOBART | On Tuesday, April 10, Congressman Pete Visclosky visited the Geminus Head Start classroom in Henry S. Evans Elementary. Head Start pr…
Hammond's Rollin' Hoosiers inspire East Chicago students while defeating varsity athletes
EAST CHICAGO | Inspiration came from non-traditional wheel-chair bound athletes last week, when they took on the varsity basketball team at Ea…
April 11, 2012 4:10 pm PhotosPhotos
Second grade chicks hatched at Ridge View
HOBART | Ridge View Elementary econd graders had baby chicks in their classrooms. Each classrooms had 12 of them because it is one of their st…
Hobart High's ROTC cadets training as first responders
HOBART | The Hobart High School Army JROTC is training 100 cadets to become community first responders, Lt. Col. Scott Buhmann said.
Liberty Elementary School recycles
HOBART | Liberty Elementary is getting crazy about recycling!!! Liberty just got visited by the Green Team (as we call them) from the Hobart R…
State demands repayment of money missing from Meister Elementary
INDIANAPOLIS | The state's auditing agency has demanded the former extra-curricular treasurer at Meister Elementary School repay $6,929 in sch…
Challenger Learning Center offers summer space adventure camps
HAMMOND | The Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana will be conducting summer camp sessions for children in grades pre-K and 1st- 8t…
School City of Hobart slates kindergarten kick-off April 24
HOBART | The Early Learning Center at George Earle Elementary School has scheduled a kindergarten kick-off from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 24.
The Benefit Bank offers self-service help in applying for government benefits
CROWN POINT | The Benefit Bank is an online self-service program that helps moderate to lower income families in securing benefits in Indiana.…
Kindergarten Kick-Off at the Early Learning Center
HOBART | Incoming kindergarten students and their parents are encouraged to attend the Kindergarten Kick-Off to meet the Early Learning Center…
Former NASA's Michelle Ham inspires students
HOBART | In March, Michelle Ham, former N.A.S.A worker came to Joan Martin Elementary to talk about her life when she was growing up and about…
March 20, 2012 2:54 pm PhotosPhotos
Last chance to see HHS's Spring Musical Back to the 80's March 17
HOBART | 'Back to the 80's' tells the story of a senior class that graduated in the 1980's as remembered through the eyes of a member of that …
March 16, 2012 11:00 pm PhotosPhotos
Girls on the Run
HOBART | Miss Mysliwy and Mrs. Cruz are starting their fourth year of girls on the run. Mrs. Mancilla and Mrs. MacRoberts are also helping in …
March 15, 2012 4:23 pm PhotosPhotos
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