MIS surpasses goal, collects 2,083 canned goods for donation

LANSING | A total of 2,083 canned good items were collected by Merrillville Intermediate School.

Karen Pence tours MIS

MERILLVILLE | Karen Pence, Indiana Governor Mike Pence’s wife, toured Merrillville Intermediate School Friday. She was touring different schools in Indiana to see the students and programs first hand.

Athletes inspire sixth graders

MERRILLVILLE | Mr. O’Connell, Merrillville High School math teacher and football coach, accompanied present and past Merrillville High School athletes Jacob Raspopovich, Victoria Gaines, Britney Cruse and Dolapo McCarthy to Merrillville Intermediate School.

MIS students create slime

MERRILLVILLE | The fifth grade green team science classes created slime Friday at Merrillville Intermediate School.

MIS celebrates black history

MERRILLVILLE | Students and staff members at Merrillville Intermediate School celebrated black history with an excellent program during school hours on Feb. 20.

MIS learns how to measure using yard stick

MERRILLVILLE | Mr. Demmon’s fifth grade math class at Merrillville Intermediate School worked on measuring correctly with a yard stick.

MIS student receives Congressional Certificate

MERRILLVILLE | Reem Sulieman of the sixth grade purple team and a Merrillville Intermediate student received the Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Peter Visclosky.

Mobile dentist arrives at MIS

MERRILLVILLE | Get your camera out because our pearly whites are showing!

MHS, MIS and Pierce celebrate life and legacy of MLK

MERRILLVILLE | Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Merrillville High School, Merrillville Intermediate School and Pierce Middle School's S.T.A.N.D.'s (Socially Together and Naturally Diverse) hosted an MLK Inspirational Brunch, which featured food, music, skits and…

High school band helps fifth graders make big decision

MERRILLVILLE | The Merrillville High School band students help the fifth graders at Merrillville Intermediate School make a big decision. All MIS fifth graders have to decide before the school year is out if they want to play an instrument in the band. Many high school band students took tim…

MIS collects over $1500 for Toys for Tots

MERRILLVILLE | Merrillville Intermediate School collects $1,513.00 for Toys for Tots. Each homeroom class collected money. Mrs. Herbert’s 5th Grade White Team homeroom won the competition by collecting $132.40. They will receive a pizza party!

MIS collects $1,513.00 for Toys for Tots

MERRILLVILLE | Merrillville Intermediate School collected $1,513 for Toys for Tots. Each homeroom class collected money. Mrs. Herbert’s fifth grade white team homeroom won the competition by collecting $132.40. They will receive a pizza party.

MIS student passes it on

MERRILLVILLE | The Merrillville Radisson Hotel hosted a dinner for the Merrillville and Lake Station Boys and Girls Club last month. Jade Hamilton was one of 12 club members to receive a bike with helmet. Jade donated her bike to Toys for Tots. She wanted some girl who is less fortunate than…

STAND club focuses on empathy, donates gifts

MERRILLVILLE | During Merrillville Intermediate School's STAND meeting we focused on empathy -- being able to put yourself in other peoples shoes. Since it is the Christmas season, students from STAND brought in gifts to donate. All students made cards to go with the gifts.

Valpo University students share teaching methods with MIS

MERRILLVILLE | Valparaiso University Juniors in the teaching program headed to MIS today to help the 5th Grade Blue team students learn Math problem solving skills. There were different aspects on how to solve decimal problems and math equations. Instruments like a small pumpkin seed to larg…

MIS places 15 in state for Spell Bowl

MERRILLVILLE | The Merrillville Intermediate School Spell Bowl Team placed 15 out of 94 Blue Class Schools in the State of Indiana! With 48 out of 56 points scored! They had three Perfect Rounds from Brian Dilosa Jr., Mikayla Lemons, and Kiersten Pena. Three students had Near-Perfect Rounds;…

MIS takes time out for reading

MERRILLVILLE | MIS took time out for reading at 10:00 a.m. on Oct. 5. This was Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition “Put your nose in a good book day”.

Incentives help Merrillville Intermediate School learn

MERRILLVILLE | The 6th Grade Blue Team Math students were starting a chapter on decimals. Miss Hill explained that at the beginning of the week, each student was given their own check registry sheet that they were to carry from room to room each day. Based on behavior, coming to class prepar…