Munster Education News
Marian Catholic announces top 10 graduates of 2012
CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Educating students in the Dominican tradition of study, prayer, community and preaching, Sister Judine Hilbing, O.P., presid…
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…
Patti's All-American swim lessons starting soon
DYER | Swim lessons at Patti’s All-American start June 2nd and are available throughout the summer months. Classes are for ages 16 months to 1…
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…
Two region schools in national Science Olympiad
ORLANDO, Fla. | Creativity, determination and expert problem-solving skills helped students from Valparaiso's Thomas Jefferson Middle School a…
May 19, 2012 10:00 pm PhotosPhotos
Munster speech team takes top state honors for lucky 13th time
MUNSTER | Mention team building and championships, and many people think of sports.
Munster names Sopko superintendent
MUNSTER | The School Town of Munster appointed Assistant Superintendent Richard Sopko as the new superintendent effective July 1.
NWI McDonald’s Operators Lend Support to the South Shore Arts Literacy Program
MUNSTER | Northwest Indiana McDonald’s Operators (NIMO) are partnering with South Shore Arts – a regional arts organization serving Northwest …
May 16, 2012 2:47 pm PhotosPhotos
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.
Fall registration begins for K’Ton Ton Preschool
MUNSTER | K’Ton Ton Preschool is accepting fall registration applications for its 3-, 4- and Pre-K classes, as well as its toddler programs …
Theatre at the Center Announces New Education through Theatre Workshops
MUNSTER | Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, Northwest Indiana's only professional performing arts theatre, will host e…
Munster Wind Ensemble headed to state finals
MUNSTER | Munster High School doubled its pride last weekend as one of only four schools statewide to boast two bands in state qualification p…
Munster 'We the People' squad earns honors in national contest
MUNSTER | For the third year in a row, the Munster High School "We the People" team earned a spot in the final round of the 25th nationwide ci…
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…
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…
School Town of Munster superintendent retiring
MUNSTER | School Town of Munster's longtime superintendent is leaving the school system.
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…
Purdue Trustees promote 10 Purdue Calumet faculty
HAMMOND | Ten Purdue University Calumet faculty members have been granted promotion by the Purdue University Board of Trustees.
School Town of Munster sets May 20 International Festival
MUNSTER | The School Town of Munster hosts its first Munster International Festival from noon to 5 p.m. May 20 at the Munster High field house…
Lansing school hosts open house, child ID day
LANSING | St. John's Lutheran School, 18100 Wentworth Ave., hosts an open house and child ID day from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 1, the school princ…
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 …
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.
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
Marian Catholic speech team captures state title
Performing "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" at the Illinois High School Association speech state finals in Springfield garnered yet anothe…
Program gives local teens a look at firefighting
SCHERERVILLE | When the Schererville Fire Department responds to emergencies, members of Fire Explorers Post 1070 are often there to provide a…
Fun with some strings attached
LANSING | The kindergarten students from Coolidge School in Lansing attended the performance titled "North, South, East & Jim West" at the…
March 30, 2012 4:00 pm PhotosPhotos
Home Food Preservation course offered by Purdue Extension Cooperative
CROWN POINT | Class members are preparing jams and jellies through a Home Food Preservation course taught by Corinne Powell, Extension Educato…
March 28, 2012 10:35 am PhotosPhotos
Munster Student Selected for Molecular Medicine Seminar
MUNSTER | One of Indiana's best high school science students lives right in your back yard. Earlier this month, Liana Varjabedian, a Munster H…
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…
Jefferson wins Science Olympiad
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. | It was almost 70 degrees and sunny Saturday in Bloomington, but a select group of middle and high school students was insi…
Heritage Middle School to get new assistant principal
LANSING | A Nathan Hale Elementary School teacher will become assistant principal at Heritage Middle School.
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.…
Munster teen named top student journalist in Indiana
MUNSTER | Beatriz Costa-Lima, a senior at Munster High School, won accolades Wednesday as the state's top student journalist.
Ryan Jongsma named to Calvin College Dean's list
MUNSTER | Northwest Indiana area student Ryan Jongsma has been named to the Calvin College Dean's List for outstanding academic achievement du…
BNI stands in solidarity for St. Baldrick's
HAMMOND | According to St. Baldrick's cancer research, each year 160,000 children are diagnosed with the disease and it remains the leading ca…
March 06, 2012 2:29 pm PhotosPhotos
Licensed practical nurses invited to USF open house
CROWN POINT | Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in northwest Indiana and the Chicagoland area are invited to attend an LPN Open House at the Un…
High schools teams vie in TEAMS engineering competition at PUC March 6
HAMMOND | Fifteen teams of high school students from seven area schools will apply their engineering, mathematics and science knowledge during…
Students begin ISTEP-Plus testing next week
ISTEP-Plus testing begins next week for students in grades three through eight across Indiana. This is the first year third-graders will take …
March 02, 2012 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Munster Junior Historical Society Receives Award
MUNSTER | Becca Krahn, a member of the Munster Junior Historical Society and a fifth grader at Eads Elementary School in Munster, recently acc…
Munster school district responds to state audit showing more spending, less revenue
MUNSTER | The Indiana State Board of Accounts issued an audit report for the School Town of Munster saying spending seems to outpace revenue, …
Department of Education commends area schools on AP exams
Six Northwest Indiana schools were among those recognized by the Indiana Department of Education for high numbers of 2011 graduates passing Ad…
Tiger Cubs invade Times Media Company
MUNSTER | The Tiger Cub Scouts of St. Thomas More Pack 542 Den #4 visited The Times Media Company last Thursday for a tour.
Bright Media talks business with Times Editor Matt Saltanovitz
MUNSTER | When Times Media Co.'s Matt Saltanovitz talks, he means business.
Lake County Master Gardener Winter Social Mixer
CROWN POINT | Over 60 Lake County Master Gardeners (LCMG) attended the recent winter social mixer and master gardener assistant training sessi…
Schools, trades strive to connect students with jobs
PORTAGE | High school guidance counselors from across Northwest Indiana participated in a field trip Wednesday to learn more about the buildin…
February 15, 2012 7:15 pm PhotosPhotos
Free entrepreneurs’ coaching session for aspiring ‘Big Sell’ competitors is Feb. 8
HAMMOND | Aspiring entrepreneurs planning to participate in ‘The Big Sell' Entrepreneurs in Action competition can gain valuable insight at a …
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