Students have novel idea

Crown Point Christian School middle school students work on creating novels recently in Denise Detmar's classroom. About 18 of the students embarked on a journey to try to write a novel within the month as part of a national challenge.

Students have novel idea

At the stroke of midnight on Nov. 1, 18 Crown Point Christian School middle school students embarked on a journey to try to write a novel within the month as part of a national challenge. Started more than 10 years ago, more than 250,000 students worldwide will participate in the program tha…

Students have novel idea

Teacher Denise Detmar talks to her novel-writing students as they work on their stories in the hallway Friday at Crown Point Christian School. Middle school students embarked on a journey Nov. 1 to try to write a novel within the month as part of a national challenge. On average, students st…

Students have novel idea

Crown Point Christian School middle school students work on creating novels. Eighteen sixth- through eighth-graders embarked on a journey to try to write a novel within the month as part of a national challenge.

A call to action

Tammy Duckworth, center, talks Wednesday to Heshla Watson, who represents Purdue Calumet's McNair Achievement Program, following Duckworth's keynote speech in Alumni Hall.

A call to action

Tammy Duckworth talks to audience members Wednesday morning following her keynote speech at Purdue Calumet University in Hammond.

A call to action

Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot, was keynote speaker Wednesday morning at Purdue University Calumet's Disability Awareness Month program. Duckworth lost both legs in 2004 when the Black Hawk helicopter …

A call to action

Tammy Duckworth, assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot, speaks Wednesday during Purdue Calumet's Disability Awareness Month program in Hammond.