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Statement Released By Dr. Edington
SYRACUSE — In response to the tragic accident Tuesday, Oct. 30, taking the lives of three elementary-aged children who were about to board a school bus in Fulton County, the following statement was...
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Changes Have Been Made In School Bus Routes
Two middle school students give a robotics demonstration while in the background, from left, are Mary Lou Dixon, Rob Fisher, Joy Goshert and Jim Evans. MILFORD — Since the tragedy Oct. 30 in Fulton...
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Middle School Students Give Presentation To School Board
Reelected Wawasee School Board members were sworn in during the first board meeting of the year Tuesday evening, Jan. 15. Seated is Mary Lou Dixon and standing are Rob Fisher, left, and Rebecca...
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School Board Approves Hiring Of Reutebuch As Football Coach
Jon Reutebuch NORTH WEBSTER — When it came time to make a final decision on who to hire as the next head coach of the varsity football team at Wawasee High School, administrators chose someone already...
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Heart Rate Monitor Demonstration Given To School Board
Tye Bloomfield gives a presentation to the Wawasee School Board. SYRACUSE — After being denied the first time, Mercedes Pratt rewrote a grant request for heart rate monitors and the second try proved...
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Board Hears From Supporters Of Former Basketball Coach
Jennifer Phillips, back left, was approved as the replacement for Dr. Sandra Weaver as the director of special services, who will retire at the end of the school year. Shown are Jennifer and Jeff...
View ArticleRobinson Files Amended Complaint Against Wawasee School Corporation
SOUTH BEND — Counsel for Julie A. Robinson in her lawsuit against the board of school trustees of Wawasee Community School Corporation, filed an amended complaint in U.S. District Court, Northern...
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Agreement Reached For Everingham To Remain As Basketball Coach
Jon Everingham is shown on the sidelines during a Wawasee boys basketball game earlier this year. SYRACUSE — After several meetings, an agreement was reached and Jon Everingham will remain as the boys...
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Report Given On Certified Nursing Assistant Program
Randi Warren, instructor for the certified nursing assistant program, gives a presentation at the Wawasee School Board meeting. SYRACUSE — At the start of the current school year, the certified nursing...
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Class of 2019 Begins Second Half Century
Wawasee’s graduating seniors toss their caps into the air outside the main entrance of the school. SYRACUSE — As is the tradition, graduating Wawasee High School seniors walk down the long hallway from...
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Retiring Staff Members Recognized By School Board
Ed Waltz, left, one of the retiring staff members, shakes hands with Tammy Hutchinson, secretary to the superintendent. In the background is James Flecker, director of personnel and legal services....
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New Staff Members Introduced At Wawasee School Corporation
Shown in the photo are new WCSC staff members. In front, from left, are Jenna Mock, North Webster Elementary kindergarten teacher; Mickayla Kline, North Webster Elementary fourth grade teacher; Amy...
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Former Syracuse Elementary To Be Auctioned
Shown is part of the outside of the former Syracuse Elementary School on Brooklyn Street. It will be auctioned in November. SYRACUSE — A former school building with significant history in Syracuse is...
View ArticleWawasee Sees Another Dip In Enrollment Numbers
SYRACUSE — Friday, Sept. 13, was the cutoff date for public school corporations to report enrollment numbers for the 2019-20 school year to the Indiana Department of Education. Tentative numbers for...
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Enrollment Numbers Dipping For Wawasee School Corporation
SYRACUSE — Although numbers sometimes don’t tell the whole story, when it comes to enrollment numbers for many rural or smaller school corporations, those numbers are not so positive. On more than one...
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Winning Bid For Former Elementary Property Exceeds $100,000
Brian Wuthrich of Hahn Auctioneers was the auctioneer at the site of the former Syracuse Elementary School. The property was auctioned Monday, Nov. 4. SYRACUSE — “When I woke up this morning, I didn’t...
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Wawasee Schools Will Be Open Nov. 19
Derrick Fisher, marine mechanics instructor, talked about the program prior to the school board meeting Tuesday evening. SYRACUSE — Indiana ranks dead last in the United States in teacher salary...
View ArticleWawasee School Corporation Issues Statement Supporting Teachers Ahead Of Rally
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation released the following letter Thursday, Nov. 14, signed by Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent; Rebecca Linnemeier, school board president; and Kim Jones...
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High School Seeking To Increase Students Enrolled In AP Classes
Vince Beasley, center, director of the Pathways Cooperative, gives a presentation about the automotive services program. To the left is Mike Wilson of the Wawasee School Board and to the right is Dr....
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Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee Wraps Up The Year
Pictured are Bob Smith, left, and Executive Director Erlene Yentes of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee. The board heard updates from Smith on the progress of the Conklin Bay project. (Photo by...
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IDOE Releases School Accountability Ratings
SYRACUSE — Indiana Department of Education released the federal 2018-19 school accountability ratings to the public Friday, Jan. 3. More than 56% of high schools and 53% of elementary and middle...
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Wawasee School Board Hears Report About Lilly Grant
Sarah LeCount gives a report to the Wawasee School Board. SYRACUSE — During its first regular meeting of 2020, the Wawasee School Board heard a report Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, from Sarah LeCount,...
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Pathways Cooperative Report Given To Wawasee School Board
Dr. Tom Edington, left, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, received a $7,000 check from Holly Tuttle, representing Women of Today, as a donation to the school corporation to...
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Wawasee Board OK’s Emergency Plan To Support Non-Salaried Workers
James Flecker speaks during Monday’s special emergency school board meeting. SYRACUSE — Wawasee School Board approved Resolution 2020-001 during a special emergency meeting held Monday afternoon, March...
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Wawasee Superintendent Submits Letter To Community
Entrance to the central office of the Wawasee Community School Corporation. SYRACUSE — Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, submitted the following letter to...
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Wawasee Approves Two More Resolutions
Rebecca Linnemeier was the lone school board member present for Tuesday’s meeting. Other board members participated by phone. SYRACUSE — As it did last week, the Wawasee School Board held a special...
View ArticleWawasee Releases Updated School Information
SYRACUSE — Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, released the following information late Tuesday afternoon, April 7: “It is looking and feeling like spring,...
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Wawasee School Corporation Releases List Of Recommendations
Entrance to the central office of the Wawasee Community School Corporation. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Although the Wawasee School Board meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 21,...
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Wawasee Superintendent Says Thank You To Teachers
Press Release SYRACUSE — Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, released the following letter Tuesday, May 5: “To the Wawasee school community: “Imagine that you...
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Wawasee School Board Has Emergency Meeting
Dr. Tom Edington, Wawasee Community School Corporation superintendent, speaks during Tuesday’s board meeting. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Late Tuesday afternoon, May 12, the Wawasee School...
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Wawasee Plans To Reopen Classes Aug. 13; Superintendent Offers Details
Central office of the Wawasee Community School Corporation. News Release SYRACUSE — Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, released the following information...
View ArticleAs Polywood Expands, Community Needs To Address Several Issues
Staff Report SYRACUSE — As Polywood prepares to launch a $12 million expansion that will bring 300 to 400 more jobs to the area, some have asked if the area has enough housing, child care and classroom...
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Wawasee School Board Holds First Regular Meeting In Three Months
Christopher Gerbers, left, is the new principal at Milford School and Drew Graber is the new assistant principal at Wawasee Middle School. Photo by Tim Ashley. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — For...
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Wawasee School Offices To Be Relocated
The building in front will be the new home for the central office of the Wawasee Community School Corporation. The building attached to it in the back will be used for the marine trades program of the...
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Wawasee Grateful To See No School Funding Cuts
Wawasee Community School Corporation central office. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Administrators breathed a collective sigh of relief upon hearing there will be no school funding cuts in the...
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Wawasee Requiring Updated Physicals
Press Release SYRACUSE – The Wawasee athletic department issued a press release Tuesday updating its policy for the 2020-21 athletic school year requiring new physicals. Per the athletic office: “As...
View ArticleWawasee To Apply For Funding For Remote Learning
By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Wawasee Community School Corporation is applying for grant money to be awarded through Gov. Eric Holcomb’s Emergency Education Relief. Holcomb announced Monday,...
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Wawasee School Board Updated On School Opening Preparations
Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent, at the Wawasee School Board meeting. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — With only two days before the start of the 2020-21 school year, much of the shorter than...
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LaunchPad-Initiated Early Learning Programs Open At Wawasee Schools
Wawasee Community Schools received funds from a Desert Grant bestowed by Early Learning Indiana. A “desert” is defined as “a neighborhood, town or part of a city where there is no more than one child...
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Wawasee High School Switches To Virtual Learning Temporarily
News Release SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will only be in the virtual mode for a week due to the impact of COVID-19. This afternoon Thursday, Sept. 3, the Wawasee Community School Corporation...
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Dr. Troyer Gives Wawasee School Board Update On COVID-19 Data
Dr. Stephen Troyer, assistant superintendent, gives his report to the school board. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Before giving his student learning report to the Wawasee School Board during its...
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North Webster Council Approves Budget, Hears Complaint
North Webster Town Inframark Utilities Manager Jayne Alger, left, and North Webster Police Officer Candace Smythe, right, listen to Jay Rigdon lodge a complaint about a two-month delay in brush pickup...
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Voters Will Consider Referendum To Aid Wawasee Schools
Shown is a chart detailing operating funds for Wawasee since 2009. Graphic provided. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — In addition to numerous political candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot, voters...
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Voters Reject Proposed Referendum For Wawasee Schools
By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — A proposed referendum for the Wawasee Community School Corporation that would have given the school corporation more than $3 million but also raised taxes for...
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Wawasee High School Turns To Virtual Learning Through Nov. 13
News Release SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School will have virtual learning only from Nov. 5-13 due to a large number of students either testing positive for COVID-19 or being in close contact with someone...
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Syracuse Redevelopment Commission Discusses New And Current Projects
Shown attending the Syracuse Redevelopment Commission meeting via zoom are,at the top, from left, Jim Layne, redevelopment commission; Lauren Zeugner, The Mail-Journal; and Jim Higgins, London Witte....
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UPDATE: Wawasee Superintendent Will Step Down At End Of The Year
Dr. Tom Edington at a recent school board meeting. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Confirmation has been received Dr. Tom Edington, superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation, will...
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Dr. Troyer Emerges As Leading Candidate For Superintendent
Dr. Steve Troyer has become the leading candidate to fill the role of superintendent of the Wawasee Community School Corporation. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Less than a year after becoming...
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Dr. Edington Remembered Fondly At School Board Meeting
Mike Wilson of the Wawasee School Board. By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — After more than 45 years in public education as a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent, Dr. Tom Edington,...
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Dr. Edington Recognized For State Award During Board Meeting
By Tim Ashley InkFreeNews SYRACUSE — Dr. Tom Edington served 46 years in public education with 25 of those years as a superintendent. He retired as the Wawasee Community School Corporation...
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