Region students win top marks in We the People contest

INDIANAPOLIS | Fifth-grade students from four Northwest Indiana schools earned top ratings in a We the People competition at the Statehouse on Friday by demonstrating their knowledge and understanding of government and the Constitution.

NWI schools earn high marks at Academic Spell Bowl finals

A number of region schools scored highly in the Indiana Academic Spell Bowl state finals Saturday, with two taking top honors.

Kahler Kolts make history while going undefeated

DYER | With a convincing 52-19 victory over traditional rival Grimmer Middle School on Oct. 10, the Kahler Kolts made history by being the school's first football team to finish the season undefeated (8-0).

Learning about the law

Eighth-grade classrooms throughout Lake County hosted volunteer lawyers this spring for presentations on Law Day 2012: No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom.

Cancel classes when school's air conditioner is broken

Can someone tell me why, during the hottest days of this year, when all other school districts were closing schools without air, Lake Central continued with summer school at Kahler Middle School even though the air conditioner is broke? Oh, they did bring in fans and allowed the kids to get …

Indiana State Treasurer Richard Mourdock

Indiana state Treasurer Richard Mourdock is seeking to beat U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar in the primary. He promises to be an "unapologetic conservative."

Kahler students raise more than $1,700 for Riley Hospital for Children

Pie toss for charity

Kahler Middle School raised money for Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis by selling tickets for a chance to throw a pie at a teacher.

Kahler students raise more than $1,700 for Riley Hospital for Children

Kahler Middle School students cheer as they watch teachers get hit with whipped-cream pies Monday during the Pie for Rie fundraiser.

Kahler students raise more than $1,700 for Riley Hospital for Children

Francine Denecke, a fifth-grade teacher at Kahler Middle School, gets a pie thrown at her during the Pie for Rie Dollar Days fundraising event Monday at the Dyer school. Denecke was one of the organizers of the event to raise at least $1,500 for Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis. S…

Kahler students raise more than $1,700 for Riley Hospital for Children

Student Lauren Bulf creams sixth-grade teacher Greg Gier with a whipped-cream pie Monday during a fundraising event at Kahler Middle School.

Kahler students raise more than $1,700 for Riley Hospital for Children

Kahler Middle School teachers await student pie-throwers Monday during the Pie for Rie fundraiser.

Kahler students raise more than $1,700 for Riley Hospital for Children

Kahler Middle School guidance counselor, Erin Spinks, left, and teacher Francine Denecke, center, prepare to get blasted with pie Monday.

Eighth-grade legal eagles win Law Day essay contest

Pictured are winners of the Law Day essay contest. From left are Ben Fryman, Lake County Bar Association Young Lawyers' Section chairman; Haniah Davis, of Our Lady of Grace School, winner of best expression of opinion award; Marco Guerrero, of Our Lady of Grace School, best eighth-grade boys…

Dana Mularski's winning Law Day essay

Dana Mularski

Eighth-grade legal eagles win Law Day essay contest

Dana Mularski, center, of Kahler Middle School, is the eighth-grade girl winner of the annual Law Day essay contest coordinated by the Lake County Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section. With her are, left, Ann Marie Woolwine, Law Day Committee member, and Benjamin Fryman, the Young Lawyers…

Haniah Davis' winning Law Day essay

Haniah Davis

Marco Guerrero's winning Law Day essay

Marco Guerrero May 2, 2011

Eighth-grade legal eagles win Law Day essay contest

An eighth-grade girl from Kahler Middle School in Dyer and two other eighth-graders from Our Lady of Grace School in Highland are winners in the annual Law Day essay contest sponsored by two local law firms.

Kahler Spring Choir concert 'rocks' the school

DYER | The opening scene of the Kahler Middle School Choir's Spring Concert ‘A Youthful Night of Song' was reminiscent of the final scene in ‘Dirty Dancing.' And indicative of their faces, these students had the time of their life.