Hayes Leonard Elementary School

Golden Years… the time of life after retirement. Those in the work force plan, save, strategize, and envision life in the Golden Years - dreaming about the freedom of spending time without the burden of a work schedule. Pam Draschil’s retirement...

Valparaiso High School Principal Dr. Reid Amones, and Hayes Leonard Elementary School Principal Dr. Bonnie Stephens graduated from the Indiana Principal Leadership Institute (IPLI) at a ceremony on April 20. Housed at Indiana State University’s...

At Hayes Leonard Elementary, our mission is to maximize the potential of individuals to become self-motivated learners through meaningful experiences that challenge and inspire our students. Most schools have a mission statement that sounds very...

The Hayes Leonard Elementary School PTO will be hosting its Raising the Stakes Auction and Casino Night on Saturday, May 2nd at 6pm at Old Town Banquet Center. Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase devices to increase the current...

Valparaiso loves its schools. Our community is solution-oriented. United Way of Porter County has the resources to make things happen. When those three factors come together, students in Valparaiso Community Schools reap the benefits. AmeriCorps was...

If you walk through the hallways of Hayes Leonard Elementary School during the last half hour of each day, you will feel the buzz of excitement among students and teachers in grades 3 through 5. Small groups of 10 to 12 students fill every available...

On Friday, May 2, 2014, Hayes Leonard Elementary School PTO will be hosting Casino Night at Old Town Banquet Center. All proceeds will go toward the purchase of new furniture for the school. It is old news that Valparaiso Community Schools is...

Written by Dr. Bonnie Stephens, Principal Hoosiers can peruse the newspaper on any given day and find articles about changes or proposed changes that will affect public education. Over the last few years, there has been Common Core, Full Day...

Hayes Leonard PTO is looking for sponsors, advertisers and auction items for its Annual Bistro Mama Mia Style Dinner and Silent Auction at the Valparaiso High School on Friday, May 10, 2013 from 6pm-9pm. This will be a fun evening for families as...

Written by Bill Eichelberg, Principal Hayes Leonard Elementary has implemented a bystander leadership program called Team LEAD. Traci Coil, a second-grade teacher, coordinates this program and provides all the training for the fourth- and fifth-grade...