Wilbur Wright volleyball team undefeated for second-straight year

MUNSTER | Wilbur Wright's eighth-grade volleyball team almost went undefeated this season.

Wiz kids at Wilbur Wright

Wilbur Wright students in the production of "The Wizard of Oz" are pictured, from left to right, Casey Perz, Drew Adams, Lucas Newell, Jolie Goldberg, Rohan Chatterjee and Stephanie Bulow.

Wiz kids at Wilbur Wright

MUNSTER | Wilbur Wright Theatre Company presents its annual Evening of Theatre at 7 p.m. Feb. 24, 25 and 26 at Munster High School auditorium, 8808 Columbia Ave.

Local spellers vie for national stage

UNION TOWNSHIP | Standing beneath the bright lights of Wheeler High School's auditorium Saturday morning, some of the region's brightest young minds stepped up to the microphone and spelled complex words with perfect elocution, e-l-o-c-u-t-i-o-n.

Area schools shine in dance competition

MUNSTER | About 30 dance teams from schools in Northern Indiana participated in the 13th Annual Munster Dance Invitational at Munster High on Saturday.

Panthers, 'Stangs LMSAC champs

SCHERERVILLE | In the wake of his team's come-from-behind victory in the seventh-grade championship game of the Lake Middle School Athletic Conference Boys Basketball Tournament, Griffith head coach Nick Doell could have singled out Tony Murphy, who led the Panthers with 13 points and whose …

Autism awareness part of Toy Roundup this year

Wilbur Wright Middle School students in the West Lake Structured Learning program are teaming up with football coach Leroy Marsh for the annual Mustang Toy Roundup. Pictured from left, standing, are teacher Lindsay Evans; Jacob Dragicevich, Robbie Dixon, Caleb Valent, speech pathologist Jenn…

Autism awareness part of Toy Roundup this year

MUNSTER | This holiday season at Wilbur Wright Middle School, the Structured Learning class has teamed up with the Munster High School football program to support autism awareness and raise money for the Mustang Toy Roundup, Principal David Knish said.

Munster teams succeed at Constitution competition

These Wilbur Wright Middle School students from Munster, called Team Madison, placed fifth at the state We the People competition held last week in Indianapolis. Their teacher Jim Colias is on the far right.

Munster teams succeed at Constitution competition

This group of students from Wilbur Wright Middle School in Munster, Team Washington, placed second at the state We the People competition last week in Indianapolis. Their teacher, Jim Colias, is on the far right.

Munster teams succeed at Constitution competition

MUNSTER | The Munster High School We The People team placed first at the state competition in Indianapolis recently while two teams from Wilbur Wright Middle School placed in the top five.

Gettin' a 'Lego' up on the competition

MUNSTER | First Lego League teams advance to state competition.

Gettin' a 'Lego' up on the competition

Pictured are the state qualifying Munster First Lego League robotics teams with their coaches at Wilbur Wright Middle School, where they practice. Teams Somatix and SkeleKids will compete Dec. 11 at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne in the state finals.