College Bound
EDITORIAL: Find new funding for scholarships
Hammond City Councilman Anthony Higgs is sort of right, but mostly wrong, to try to cut off casino funding for College Bound.
Hammond councilman says College Bound should end at some point
HAMMOND | A Hammond councilman wants the city to focus its gaming revenue on infrastructure work, contending at some point the College Bound scholarship program must come to an end.
DOUG ROSS: A Democrat who sounds almost Republican
It makes sense that Lake County Democratic Party Chairman Thomas McDermott Jr., of all people, would be a strident liberal, eagerly embracing the party line on every issue. After all, Lake County is one of the most heavily Democratic counties in Indiana.
College Bound sees record number of participants in 2012
HAMMOND | A record number of graduating high school students received a College Bound scholarship from the city last year, according to a report released Friday.
College Bound sees record number of participants in 2012
Science professor Alexandre da Silva teaches a class at Calumet College of St. Joseph. The college is one of several Northwest Indiana universities participants in Hammond's College Bound program attend.
College Bound sees record number of participants in 2012
Students work in the library at Purdue University Calumet. Thirty-four percent of College Bound students attend Purdue Calumet.
College Bound sees record number of participants in 2012
Hammond-based Purdue University Calumet has the highest number of students who have received College Bound scholarships from the city.
I'm concerned that my child isn't getting homework
It is December, and my freshman at Morton High School has not had any homework to date.
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.
MARK KIESLING: Thank God, or someone, for school voucher system
Indiana Supreme Court justices will hear arguments this morning on whether the state's school voucher system is the turkey its detractors claim it is.
Hammond announces two promotions
HAMMOND | The city announced two promotions Wednesday, including a new coordinator for its College Bound program.
Hammond increases College Bound scholarship
HAMMOND | The maximum scholarship a student can receive from the College Bound program has been increased to $10,100 per year.
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IUPUI junior Karoline Sarmiento, left, and Valparaiso University sophomore Latanya Tharpe are benefactors of the Hammond College Bound Scholarship Program. Both girls also worked at Hammond City Hall last year as part of their community service obligation for the program.
Hammond working on long-term funding for College Bound
HAMMOND | Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. said city officials are working on a long-term funding source for the College Bound program.
Hammond college to adjust fees for College Bound participants
HAMMOND | A private college in nearby Whiting is offering a new incentive to prospective students, in partnership with Hammond's College Bound program.
Thea Bowman Students are College Bound
GARY | Monday, October 10 was Columbus Day with a day off from school for many students, but that did not matter to 44 seniors and 8 juniors at Thea Bowman Leadership Academy from attending.
EDITORIAL: Quinn threatens Indiana's cash cows
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn ended the suspense Monday and gave his position on expanding gambling in Illinois. That position is not friendly to Northwest Indiana, which hosts casinos that rely heavily on customers from Illinois.
College Bound students aren't required to report their graduation
Whether the College Bound program has benefited Hammond families or helped students earn an education are not disputed. Almost 700 students have earned about 1,500 single-year scholarships since 2006.
College Bound meeting the grade?
HAMMOND | Catarino Salazar and his wife, Irma, always planned on sending their three kids to college. "Things are so much different now," he said. "It's almost like you have to have some kind of education to succeed."
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Patricia Hayes, left, of Hayes Helping Hearts, and her daughter Jacqui Hayes, the compnay's business office manager, talk at their home office in Crown Point. Patricia Hayes opened Hayes Helping Hearts after learning first-hand the problems seniors faced as they lose their independence becau…
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