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Tri-Creek School Board OKs student trip to East Coast
LOWELL | A group of Lowell High School students will take a trip next spring break to Boston and New York.
St. Mary Medical Center hosts educational and informative stroke symposium
HOBART | To raise awareness and provide educational information during National Stroke Awareness Month to the public concerning stroke and oth…
Tri-Creek School Board signs on to Green Community concept
LOWELL | The message in the Tri-Creek school system is simple.
Film preview is a blending of cultures
HAMMOND | Having already spread throughout the Mexican community like wildfire, the triumphant film “La Otra Conquista” (“The Other Conquest”)…
“The Other Conquest” travels to the Midwest
HAMMOND | Some stories are not easily told.
The Other Conquest: A Story of Cortés and the Road to Contrition
HAMMOND | The City of Hammond, Towle Theater and, Purdue University Calumet present the film, The Other Conquest (La Otra Conquista), a nine y…
Local McDonald’s Operators and Food Bank of Northwest Indiana Establish HOPE Scholarship for High School Students
MUNSTER | Northwest Indiana McDonald’s Operators (NIMO) and the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana have partnered to establish the HOPE Scholarshi…
Lowell Academic Decathlon team holding fish fry Friday
LOWELL | The Lowell Academic Decathlon team is sponsoring a fish fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday to help raise money for the trip to the nation…
14 Lake County high schools compete in Academic Super Bowl
MERRILLVILLE | Ancient Greece’s culture, history and heritage challenged students from 14 Lake County high schools during Tuesday’s 27th annua…
Tri-Creek School Board given state's 'outstanding' kudos
LOWELL | The Tri-Creek School Board has reached "outstanding" status.
Tri-Creek School Board nixes work session slated Thursday
LOWELL | The Tri-Creek School Board has cancelled its work session scheduled for Thursday.
Tri-Creek Learning Center on track to open in 2014
LOWELL | Architects are still refining the floor plan for the Tri-Creek Learning Center, a a unique partnership with Ivy Tech Community Colleg…
Tri-Creek schools' breakfast, lunch prices to rise 5 cents
LOWELL | The cost for school breakfasts and lunches in Tri-Creek schools will go up by 5 cents next school year.
Scary Movie 'Mama' Lacks Excitement
HIGHLAND | This month a new scary movie was introduced to the theaters. The movie, 'Mama,' was advertised everywhere, especially in commercial…
Funk Volume getting making a name
HIGHLAND | The independent group Funk Volume has been getting praise from the past year. This year a particular person in the group has been n…
Movie Review: 'Warm Bodies' solid entertainment
HIGHLAND | The release of the movie 'Warm Bodies' had a lot of skeptics assuming that the movie was just another fictional piece of mythologic…
Entertainment: Merrillville High School Performing Arts present Cinderella
MERRILLVILLE | Everyone knows the story, but seeing live onstage performed by an amazing cast of characters is a can't miss.
Lowell High students to bust barriers at anti-bullying event
LOWELL | Lowell High School students will mix it up from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.
Spelling bee final is Saturday
The winner of a Saturday spelling bee, sponsored by Kankakee Valley REMC, will walk away with a trip of a lifetime to Washington, D.C., to com…
Area Career Center Students compete in Take Off for SkillsUSA State Competition
HAMMOND | The Area Career Center students will have the chance to challenge their program and practical knowledge and abilities at State Skill…
March 06, 2013 9:13 am PhotosPhotos
National College Funding Services help students pursue education dreams
HAMMOND | Lizette Martinez always dreamed of going to college.
SLYCE Student Dylan Brock discusses leaders of tomorrow
VALPARAISO | Many people across the nation look to the future with uncertainty perhaps trepidation as they concern themselves with issues , wh…
SLYCE student Rachel Hall shares reflections
VALPARAISO | The South Shore Leadership Youth for Community Engagement program has a rule. Once you head home after an inspiring day of listen…
USF Crown Point announces dean’s list and honors list students
CROWN POINT | The University of Saint Francis Crown Point announces the names of students on its dean’s and honor roll lists for fall semester…
Lowell embraces Tri-Creek Learning Center concept
LOWELL | If two recent public input sessions are any indication, Lowell residents are excited about the prospects of the planned Tri-Creek Lea…
Tri-Creek School Board selects new Lowell High School principal
LOWELL | Lori Pavell has been named Lowell High School Principal effective July 1.
Tri-Creek School Board seeks input on proposed learning center
LOWELL | The Tri-Creek School Board will hold a second session at 6:30 tonight to seek input on the planned Tri-Creek Learning Center.
Tri-Creek expected to name high school principal Thursday
LOWELL | The Tri-Creek School Board is expected to name the next principal of Lowell High School when it meets in special session at 7:30 a.m.…
Tri-Creek, Ivy Tech plan for new learning center
LOWELL | A pleased Tri-Creek School Board and administration has gotten a look at what the Tri-Creek Learning Center design might resemble.
Historic building comes tumbling down in Lowell
LOWELL | The once-stately brick building known locally as the Old Grade School is coming down, closing the final chapter on the storied histor…
February 15, 2013 7:30 pm PhotosPhotos
Lowell Future Farmers group helping fight hunger in region
LOWELL | Lowell Future Farmers of America students have joined forces with the Lake County Farm Bureau to help fight hunger in Lake County.
IU Northwest to host 2013 Science Olympiad Regional Tournament on Feb. 23
GARY | Middle and high school students schools in Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties will demonstrate their science and engineering talents at …
Lowell High's Hall of Fame nominations due by Thursday
LOWELL | Nomination forms must be submitted by Thursday for the second annual Lowell High School Alumni Hall of Fame induction.
Parents as Teachers Griffith site looking for Parent Educator
GRIFFITH | ELPNWI is seeking candidates for Parent Educator to provide Parents as Teachers model services to families with children prenatal t…
Leadership NWI and South Shore Leadership Youth for Community Engagement
EAST CHICAGO | We are excited to present a unique, new and exciting opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to not only receive a $500…
Water's back on at Lake Prairie Elementary
LOWELL | When Lake Prairie Elementary School students return to school Monday, they will find all sinks and drinking fountains back in operati…
Tri-Creek School Board shifts Thursday session to Tuesday
LOWELL | The Tri-Creek School Corp. board has rescheduled its regularly scheduled meeting set for Thursday to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the board room…
169 Hammond College Bound Scholars attend Purdue Calumet
HAMMOND | Some 169 recipients of Hammond College Bound Scholarships are furthering their education at Purdue University Calumet this fall.
State Farm Insurance awards $5,000 to help at-risk students at Purdue Calumet
HAMMOND | State Farm Insurance has made a $5,000 gift to Purdue University Calumet and its Office of Student Success and Transition.
USF Crown Point hosting admission information session
CROWN POINT | The University of Saint Francis Crown Point will host a question-and-answer session on Tuesday, Dec. 11 from 5:30-7 p.m. for tho…
Online master’s degree at Purdue Calumet focuses on leadership in technology industries
HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet is introducing in January an online master’s degree program designed to prepare graduates for positions of…
Scholarship Opportunity available
CROWN POINT | The Lake County Master Gardeners are pleased to announce that they are continuing their scholarship program for the 2013-14 acad…
Lake County 4-H Educators Receive National Recognition
CROWN POINT | Purdue Extension educators Julie Jones and Jennifer Govan are the recipients of the 2012 Excellence in Urban 4-H Programming Awa…
Tri-Creek Education Foundation awards grants to teachers
LOWELL | Tri-Creek School Corp. teachers recently were awarded grants totaling $10,000 to implement the innovative programs they have proposed…
Dumbsky keeps West Creek Twp. seat on Tri-Creek School Board
LOWELL | It appears incumbent Michelle Dumbsky held on Tuesday to retain her West Creek Township seat on the Tri-Creek School Corp. board agai…
Visit and ‘View Purdue Calumet’, Saturday, Nov. 10
HAMMOND | High school students, their parents, prospective transfer students and others who are interested in learning more about obtaining a …
Tri-Creek School Board puts on some weight
LOWELL | The Tri-Creek School Board is bringing back weighted grades in a pilot program for scholarship purposes only.
Six NWI schools advance to Spell Bowl state finals
MERRILLVILLE | Northwest Indiana will be well-represented at the 2012 Indiana Academic Spell Bowl Junior Division State Finals on Nov. 10 at P…
October 24, 2012 8:15 pm PhotosPhotos
Darth Vader joins fans to promote literacy
VALPARAISO | Star Wars characters recently helped Barnes & Noble, 150 Silhavy Road, Suite 120, celebrate Star Wars Reads Day. This initiat…
October 22, 2012 1:13 pm PhotosPhotos
Hammond alumni & friends invited to attend Oct. 30 ‘Meet & Greet’ event
HAMMOND | Graduates and friends of Hammond’s public high schools are invited to attend a Meet & Greet event—Tuesday, Oct. 30—of the recent…
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