YOUNG VOICES: Calumet New Tech's The Collage is amazing club

The Collage is Calumet New Tech High School’s poetry club and literary magazine. Charmaine Wierzbicki is the sponsor, I’m the senior editor, and Tania Flores is the junior editor. Joining this club was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

A Day in the life of a Calumet band member

GARY | After loading up the truck and buses, the marching band left at 12:10 p.m. on a recent Saturday from Calumet New Tech High School, heading to the Sears store in Valparaiso. Accompanying the band were members of Calumet’s color guard (dance team).

Youth transcends extreme challenges

CALUMET TWP. | Articulate, intelligent and brimming with charm, Calumet New Tech High School senior Robert Brown appears to have a bright future in music, business or politics -- he excels in all those subjects.

Showing off their musical talents

Three Northwest Indiana high school bands will toot their own horns, trombones and other brass instruments when the 79th Chicago Thanksgiving Day Parade steps this morning down State Street.

YOUNG VOICES: Proud to be a part of Calumet New Tech

As most of you reading this know Calumet High School is a New Tech school. My school's partnership with the New Tech Network in 2010 was a huge change.

Calumet New Tech students learn about war in Uganda

CALUMET TOWNSHIP | The students at Calumet New Tech High School became part of a national movement Wednesday when they heard representatives of San Diego-based Invisible Children Inc. talk about the atrocities in northern Uganda.

Eclectic works star in Gary International Black Film Festival

Compelling topics and interesting talents will take the spotlight during a monumental arts event in Gary this weekend.

GUEST COMMENTARY: NWI graduates ready for college, career

College and career readiness are goals for every student, and Northwest Indiana public schools are doing incredible work preparing today’s graduates for their future.