Shortage of bus drivers may be on horizon for Indiana schools

ST. JOHN | Indiana school districts may soon face a shortage of bus drivers because of new licensing rules, the Lake Central School Board learned at Monday’s meeting.

Lake Central kindergarten info meeting set for Wednesday

ST. JOHN | Parents of incoming kindergarten students in the Lake Central School Corp. are invited to attend a pre-enrollment information meeting Wednesday night.

Lake Central plans kindergarten enrollment days

ST. JOHN | Kindergarten enrollment for the 2013-14 school year will be held at all six Lake Central School Corp. elementary schools from 9 to 11 a.m. and noon to 2 p.m. March 13 and 14. To be eligible for kindergarten this fall, a child must be 5 on or before Aug. 1 and legally reside withi…

Pay hike for 10 Lake Central administrators narrowly passes

ST. JOHN | Pay raises and stipends for a handful of Lake Central School Corp. administrators narrowly passed Tuesday at the board of school trustees’ meeting.

St. John refines school resource officer accord

ST. JOHN | The Town Council is tweaking a draft of a cooperative agreement that will create the student resource officer position at Lake Central High School for the 2013-2014 school year.

Lake Central school trustees table talk of mascot changes

ST. JOHN | Any action regarding a change of the Lake Central High School mascot has been tabled by the School Board.

Lake Central High mascot change discussion creates furor

ST. JOHN | What began as a discussion about unifying the mascot for all Lake Central School Corp. schools has erupted into an online petition drive against the move that has collected more than 1,200 signatures.

Lake Central School Board elects 2013 leadership

ST. JOHN | The three newly elected members of the Lake Central School Board were sworn in Monday by Judge Thomas Stefaniak.

Dyer agrees to kick in funding for Lake Central High School resource officer

DYER | The town has formally agreed to co-fund a school resource officer position at Lake Central High School.

Dyer is land of friendliness, festivals, fun

Where can you find a friendly small town complete with festivals, fun and on the move? Dyer.

Lake Central High reveals new block class schedule for 2013-14

ST. JOHN | Starting with the 2013-2014 school year, Lake Central High School students will follow a new modified version of the block-8 class schedule originally introduced in 1998.

Lake Central Education Foundation awards grants

ST. JOHN | School funding doesn’t cover innovative classroom projects that teachers create to make learning fun and relevant for students.

Lake Central staffers' insurance costs going up

ST. JOHN | Insurance benefits for Lake Central School Corp. employees will change on Jan. 1, and out-of-pocket costs will increase.

Malchow, Basco, DeVries elected to LC School Board

Dyer resident Janice M. Malchow will join Don Basco, of Dyer, and John DeVries, of St. John, on the Lake Central School Board in January.

St. John council gives Lake Central break

ST. JOHN | The Town Council narrowly approved a 50 percent reduction in the building permit fees that Lake Central School Corp. will pay for Lake Central High School’s $102 million construction project.

Five vie for Lake Central School Board

ST. JOHN | Three incumbents and two challengers vying for the three at-large seats on the Lake Central School Corp. board said they see state funding, declining enrollment, the new A-F school grading system for school districts and new technology as key issues.

Lake Central enrollment drop more than expected

ST. JOHN | Lake Central public schools are experiencing more of a decline in enrollment than anticipated, the School Board heard at a recent meeting.

Lake Central OKs one-year pact for teachers

ST. JOHN | Lake Central School Corp. teachers have a new one-year contract.

Five students arrested after brawl in Lake Central High School cafeteria

ST. JOHN | A brawl in the Lake Central High School cafeteria on Monday ended with the arrest of five male students on charges of misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct, according to St. John Police Chief Fred Frego.

Parents challenge Lake Central School Board, administration at meeting

ST. JOHN | More than 100 parents attended Tuesday’s Lake Central School Board meeting, demanding board members answer concerns and take action to reduce the number of students in some elementary classes.