Lowering the curtain with one-acts

ST. JOHN | Enjoy a night of entertainment at Lake Central High School as the Advanced Theater class ends the school year with a special public performance of two, one-act plays.

Lake Central flash mob stuns diners in Dyer

Students from Lake Central High School participate in a flash mob Friday for a class project at the Dairy Queen in Dyer.

Flash mob hits restaurant

Lake Central High students performed a flash mob at a restaurant for class project.

Munster, Lake Central high schools ranked top Indiana schools in U.S. News report

Ten Northwest Indiana public high schools received top ratings in the U.S. News and World Report 2013 Best High School rankings released this week.

Three local projects earn attention from engineering magazine

Crews work on the new academic wing at Lake Central High School in St. John. Three local projects, including the Lake Central one, are among the Midwest Top Project Starts of 2012 named in the April issue of Engineering News-Record Midwest magazine.

Three local projects earn attention from engineering magazine

Three local projects are among the Midwest Top Project Starts of 2012 named in the April issue of Engineering News-Record Midwest magazine.

Three area high schools join AP prep program

Three area high schools joined Indiana's Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program, created to increase college- and career-readiness, administered by the University of Notre Dame.

Schererville native tells how she made online dating sites work for her

A Northwest Indiana native has garnered national attention for a book she wrote about love and how she found it.

Tri Kappa hosts Annual 5K Run/Walk

ST. JOHN | Tri Kappa’s Zeta Psi Chapter will host its second annual Tri Kappa Dash 5K Run/Walk through Ventura Estates and Heron Lake subdivisions Saturday April 27.

OFFBEAT: Lake Central grad brings dinner murder show to Teibel's

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Entrepreneurial Dyer teen has a popular Blackhawks Facebook page

DYER | The local teenager who single-handedly maintains a Blackhawks fan page with more subscribers than most printed newspapers has been to exactly one of his favorite team’s games.

Best Buddies leads Lake Central graduate into public service

Schererville native Jessica A. DeMory is an administrative intern for the Village of Schaumburg, Ill., and was recently profiled on the International City/County Management Association website. She interns in three major departments: Programs and Services, Financial Management, and Human Res…

Young chemistry teacher selected for mentoring program

Griffith resident Katelin Muesing is looking forward to enhancing her knowledge and confidence in the classroom with her recent selection as an Astellas-NSTA Fellow in the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy.

Lake Central teachers lash out over raises for administrators

Lake Central Teachers Association President Bob Gustas makes a public comment Monday during the School Board meeting at Lake Central High.

Lake Central teachers lash out over raises for administrators

Lake Central School Corp. Board President George Baranowski, left, and Superintendent Lawrence Veracco listen to comments Monday during a School Board meeting at Lake Central High.

Lake Central teachers lash out over raises for administrators

Lake Central School Corp. teachers brought homework to grade at the start of Monday's School Board meeting to demonstrate the work they do outside the classroom.

Lake Central teachers lash out over raises for administrators

Teachers in the Lake Central School Corp. stand and applaud fellow teachers' comments Monday during the School Board meeting at Lake Central High.

Lake Central teachers lash out over raises for administrators

Lake Central School Corp. board member Janice Malchow listens to comments during a School Board meeting Monday.

Mardi Gras success benefits Schererville PTOs

Cindy Jansky, of Caliber Funding, and Pam Bilyak, of Tupperware, would like to thank everyone who helped, attended and donated to the Schererville Chamber of Commerce’s 21st Mardi Gras Fashion Show this month. It was a great success and proceeds will be presented to the PTOs of Grimmer Middl…