YOUNG VOICES: Charter school HAST exceeded expectations

If you've read any of my previous columns, you'll know I'm no friend of public education. I used to have the same attitude toward charter schools.

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Applications being accepted for Hammond science school

HAMMOND | Applications are being accepted for the sixth-grade lottery at the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology for next school year.

Building outlay skews HAST per-student cost

A list of school expenditures of every school in Indiana has prompted a political blogger to post them online and present them as though they are actual and accurate per-student costs for each school. Local principals, superintendents and others said those calculations are misleading because…

Students pose questions to International Space Station astronauts

HAMMOND | As astronauts aboard the International Space Station floated on the screen, an Avicenna Academy seventh-grader was among a small number of students across the country to pose a question up to space.

Students pose questions to International Space Station astronauts

Avicenna Academy seventh-grader Maria Khan waits for the connection with the International Space Station during a video conference Thursday at the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology.

Students pose questions to International Space Station astronauts

Avicenna Academy seventh-grader Maria Khan sits in front of the screen showing International Space Station Commander Sunita Williams and astronaut Kevin Ford as they answer her question during a video conference Thursday at the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology.

Hammond teen campaigned for Obama

HAMMOND | At 15, Attia Gray isn't old enough to vote but she instinctively understood how important the 2012 presidential election was going to be to her future.

Our Kids: Attia Gray, 15, spends summer studying marine life

With all due respect to the actual parameters of the potential assignment, Hammond Academy of Science and Technology sophomore Attia Gray can probably wrap up one of those tried-and-true “What I Did On My Summer Vacation” essays with just one simple word: water.

Chicago museum helps Hammond students fight summer learning loss

HAMMOND | The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry on Friday introduced 15 students at the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology to its Summer Brain Games.

PUC offers academic enrichment program in July

HAMMOND | Purdue University Calumet’s Educational Talent Search program is hosting its annual academic summer enrichment program, “Project Excel,” July 16-20 on campus.

Adventures in Everyday Living, Shorelines Thursday, May 31st

Rave reviews for inaugural Fashion on the Shore event; Opera at the Acorn season opener in Three Oaks this weekend and the excellent students at HAST take over the Towle tomorrow night.---Pat Colander, Associate Publisher and Editor, Shore magazine.

PUC partnerships add dual credit courses in Cedar Lake, Hammond

Purdue University Calumet's dual credit partnership with Northwest Indiana high schools is taking another step forward.

Hammond Civic Center celebrates 75th anniversary

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Hammond Civic Center at 5825 Sohl Ave.

Holiday happenings put Hammond in the spirit

Get your friends, neighbors and relatives out for the Hammond Holiday Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, heading down Indianapolis Boulevard from 175th Street to 169th Street. Participants include local high school bands, South Side baseball mascot Southpaw and, of course, Santa Claus himself.

PUBLISHER'S LETTER

Though reality sometimes seemed hard-edged during 2011, glimpses of the future are undeniably encouraging.

Hammond charter school celebrates new facility

HAMMOND | After spending freshman year in temporary quarters at a former parochial school, Courtney Allison said she's ready to move into the sparkling new educational facility downtown.

Hammond charter school sets ceremony, tours for Aug. 26

HAMMOND | The new Hammond charter school - the Hammond Academy of Science and Technology - will host a ribbon cutting at 3 p.m. Aug. 26 at its new building.