Lake Central School Corporation Completes First Walking for Wellness Challenge

ST. JOHN | Lake Central School Corporation conducted a “Walking for Wellness” challenge to employees during the month of April. District wide, 333 employees recorded the number of steps they took daily in an effort to help their school complete the highest average per participant. Schools al…

Two Lake Central schools teachers honored as tops for 2013

ST. JOHN |The Lake Central School Corp. board and administration recently saluted two teachers who were nominated and chosen by their peers as Teacher of the Year for 2013.

Working today on tomorrow's cancer, diabetes cures

Lake Central High School junior Sam Kowalski recently participated in a program where she was able to do pediatric cancer research in Indianapolis.

Lake Central warns parents to enroll kindergarteners on time

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.

Lake Central teachers lash out over raises for administrators

ST. JOHN | More than 120 teachers brought their classwork and their ire to Monday’s Lake Central School Corp. board meeting.

Zoeller touts local cooperation for student resource officer

ST. JOHN | Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller congratulated officials from the Tri-Town communities and Lake Central School Corp. Thursday for cooperating to assign a police officer as student resource officer at Lake Central High School next school year.

EDITORIAL: Let multiple mascots spice up school life

Some school districts in Northwest Indiana, including Lake Central, are talking of having a single unifying mascot for all their schools' teams. They're succeeding in drawing reactions.

EDITORIAL: Restore money cut from Indiana schools

Policy decisions made, even with the best of intentions, should be scrapped when it becomes clear they aren't achieving -- and are possibly worsening -- the very thing they set out to fix.

Peifer Elementary battles lice infestation

SCHERERVILLE | The Lake Central School Corp. is fighting a lice infestation at Peifer Elementary School in Schererville.

Election board raps school referendum critics

CROWN POINT | Election officials have dismissed more complaints against a political action committee that won last year's Lake Central School Corp. referendum.

Correction

PRINCIPAL MISIDENTIFIED: A story in some Wednesday editions about the new principal of Lake Central High School misidentified the new principal of the Freshman Center.

Dyer council OKs exception for new Protsman Elementary

DYER | The Town Council has approved a special exception that will get construction of the new Protsman Elementary School moving forward.

Dyer gets first look at new Protsman school design

DYER | The Town Council received its first look at plans for a new Protsman Elementary School.

Lake Central challenges high ability students

ST. JOHN | High ability students will be challenged with more rigorous curriculum in the Lake Central middle and elementary schools during the 2012-13 academic year.

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

Lake Cenrtral faces $3.5 million in budget cuts

ST. JOHN | The Lake Central School Corp. likely will have to cut $3.5 million from its general fund for the 2012-13 school year, resulting in the elimination of teaching and staff positions.

Case delayed against Lake Central student charged in beating

CROWN POINT | A judge on Thursday delayed the case against a Lake Central High School student in an alleged beating that sparked a bullying lawsuit against the school corporation.

Lake Central school referendum passes

ST. JOHN | Lake Central School Corp. breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday as St. John Township residents passed a referendum calling for the rebuilding of Lake Central High and Protsman Elementary schools.

EDITORIAL: A recap of this fall's endorsements

For your convenience in executing your right to vote, we offer a brief synopsis of our recommendations in the seven mayoral races in Lake and Porter counties and in the Lake Central referendum.