YOUNG VOICES: Hiding behind screen won't bring social change

Generation Y. Millenials. iGeneration. Apathetic. All of these terms have been used to describe people my age. We have survived Y2K, observed the changes of our post-9/11 world, used technology in ways that older generations only dreamed of and have achieved the reputation of being political…

Bulldogs Science Olympiad ends season on great note

CROWN POINT | The Robert Taft Science Olympiad team was honored at the CPCSC school board meeting Monday night. The Taft Bulldog Science Olympiad ended their season on a great note.

Thomas Jefferson, Munster win Science Olympiad

BLOOMINGTON | Two region schools are heading to the national Science Olympiad competition following success at Saturday's state tournament at Indiana University in Bloomington.

YOUNG VOICES: Why we still need Black History Month (and more)

It’s that time of year again. Black History Month -- when schools across America adorn their hallways with African-American icons and Civil Rights champions. When classrooms discuss Martin Luther King’s powerful “I Have a Dream” speech and appreciate the courage of Rosa Parks and others.

Local students study abroad through IU program

Dozens of high school students from Northwest Indiana participate in the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign Languages each summer.

Andrean grad launches charitable T-shirt company

SCHERERVILLE | What started as a class project that earned a bad grade has turned into a growing local company with a charitable vein.

Husband, wife, brother complete Ironman challenge

There's a first time for everything.

Lessons learned from youth baseball garners scholarship for Andrean grad

Connor McKernin, 19, counts many benefits to playing youth baseball.

Lessons learned from youth baseball garners scholarship for Andrean grad

Connor McKernin

Nurturing wisdom

Jose Arredondo, vice president of the Hispanic Organization Promoting Excellence, speaks to the audience Thursday at the fourth annual Hispanic Youth Leadership Academy banquet at the Fiesta Palace Banquet Hall in Merrillville. Arredondo welcomed 44 high school seniors who returned home afte…

Nurturing wisdom

Jesse Villalpando, a Lake Superior Court judge, gives the keynote speech Thursday during the fourth annual Hispanic Youth Leadership Academy Banquet in Merrillville.