Schererville Education News
Watson Elementary Kim Yelich nominated by IDOE for Excellence in classroom
SCHERERVILLE | Watson Elementary School kindergarten teacher Kim Yelich has been nominated for the May Indiana Department of Education Communi…
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…
Mother: 10-year-old daughter fled undetected from S'ville school because of bullies
SCHERERVILLE | Lake Central School Corp. officials said Monday they will investigate how and why a 10-year-old student walked away from Grimme…
Recess at center of Lake Central debate
ST. JOHN | School districts face increasingly stringent mandates from the Indiana Department of Education about how much uninterrupted instruc…
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…
St. John and St. Michael showcase musical talent
ST. JOHN | St. John the Evangelist and St. Michael Schools Junior and Senior Bands joined forces in a performance that included selections fro…
IREAD tests students' skills
Most Northwest Indiana third-graders who took the state's mandatory IRead test performed well and will move on to fourth grade.
May 15, 2012 6:30 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.
What's next at Lake Central High?
ST. JOHN | Construction of the new Lake Central High School could begin later this summer, but there are still a number of questions to be ans…
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…
Dozens oppose Lake Central plans at plan commission meeting
ST. JOHN | Dozens of residents from two subdivisions adjacent to Lake Central High School filled chairs at Wednesday's St. John Plan Commissio…
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…
LCMGA Graduates Volunteer
CROWN POINT | After 14 three-hour educational sessions from January through April, forty-two new Master Gardener interns graduated recently af…
Lake Central summer school classes limited
ST. JOHN | Changes in state funding and requirements are drastically cutting summer school offerings for elementary students in the Lake Centr…
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.
Glenn Robinson supports Peifer Reading Olympics
SCHERERVILLE | Peifer Elementary School held a Peifer Reading Olympics on April 17 with a pizza party, raffle and awards ceremony. The event e…
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,…
Parents, students speak out against Lake Central layoffs
ST. JOHN | At least 200 parents and students from Clark Middle School filled the Lake Central School Board meeting Monday to support a band di…
Business leader calls on schools to prep kids for college, careers
SCHERERVILLE | The president of a local business organization on Friday challenged community members to talk to their local school boards abou…
April 13, 2012 8:15 pm PhotosPhotos
Tri-Town Safety Village Win Top Operations Lifesaver Honor
SCHERERVILLE | For the third year in a row, CN Railroad Special Agent Eric T. Graf and the Tri-Town Safety Village were honored by the Indiana…
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
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…
Safety Village Gardening
SCHERERVILLE | When the Lake County Master Gardeners held the board of directors meeting at the Tri Town Safety Village on July 15, 2011, the …
April 04, 2012 3:08 pm PhotosPhotos
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…
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.…
Swim classes forming soon at Patti's All-American
DYER | Swim classes will be forming soon. Patti's All-American will start accepting ONLINE registrations on Monday, April 2nd at 9 a.m. at www…
Lake Central School Corp. to lay off 40 teachers to balance budget
ST. JOHN | Some 40 teachers will lose their jobs with the Lake Central School Corp. next school year because of a $3.5 million shortfall in st…
Trine University Honors Graduates
SCHERERVILLE | The Trine University School of Professional Studies at the Schererville Education Center hosted a senior salute Feb. 29, honori…
2nd Annual Nautical Fundraiser Benefits Youth
SCHERERVILLE | Tickets are now available for the annual Campagna Cruise for Charity fundraiser benefiting the youth of Campagna Academy in Sch…
Trine University: Invitation from the Assistant Vice President
SCHERERVILLE | I would like to invite you to visit Trine University's School of Professional Studies Schererville Education Center, located in…
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…
Local superintendents coach others on how to hold a successful referendum
A Plainfield-based nonprofit held a meeting Thursday featuring two local school superintendents coaching others on how to hold successful referenda.
Bright Media talks business with Times Editor Matt Saltanovitz
MUNSTER | When Times Media Co.'s Matt Saltanovitz talks, he means business.
Advanced boiling water canning classes offered by Purdue Cooperative Extension
CROWN POINT | An advanced boiling water canning class was recently held at the Lake County Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in Crown Point…
January 31, 2012 3:14 pm PhotosPhotos
C.P. Community Foundation accepting applications for CARSTAR scholarships
CROWN POINT | The Crown Point Community Foundation, Inc. announces that applications are now being accepted for the Liss CARSTAR Scholarship.
1,199 students recognized for 2011 fall semester Dean’s List
HAMMOND |Purdue University Calumet's fall semester Dean's List recognized 1,199 undergraduate students for their academic achievement.
St. Michael School participates in Knowledge Master Open
SCHERERVILLE | In December, a group of students from Saint Michael School, Schererville, participated in the Knowledge Master Open.
St. Michael Students learn about putting others first
SCHERERVILLE | Students at Saint Michael School learned about putting others' needs first as they fulfilled many wishes this Christmas season.
January 12, 2012 2:22 pm PhotosPhotos
Lucille Smith Memorial Scholarship Available for Lake County residents
CROWN POINT | The Lake County Extension Homemakers Association is accepting applications for the Lucile Smith Memorial Scholarship that is off…
New workshops offer unique way for area students to act out
MUNSTER | Theatre at the Center, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana, Northwest Indiana's only professional performing arts theatre, will host e…
Hammond schools join many in NWI to offer Mandarin Chinese
In line with the state's development of a relationship with China, the School City of Hammond is the latest school district in Northwest India…
December 29, 2011 12:00 am PhotosPhotos
Purdue Calumet 2011: A Year in Review
HAMMOND | A change of leadership, the opening of two cutting edge academic and outreach facilities on campus, and expansion of its dual credit…
December 21, 2011 9:38 am PhotosPhotos
Schererville girl wins national pageant title
SCHERERVILLE | Miss Bailey Perez, age 14, daughter of Mr. David Adams and Mrs. Maria Adams of Schererville, Indiana, won the 2012 Miss America…
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