By: Alayna Wilkening, Caitlin Dziewicki, Ireland Hanna, Jennifer Arzola, Kaitlyn Moore, Katie Chas, Maggie Evans, Peyton Mahlmann, Rachel Calderone, Sylvia Rotole
Last Updated: December 23, 2022
It’s not everyday that you get to sit down with a cancer survivor, a military veteran, a change-maker in the community, or a thriving high school student and get a look into what it’s like to live in their shoes. By sitting down with the members...
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Porter County Career and Technical Education hosted its first ever Nontraditional Employment Workshop (N.E.W.) at Valparaiso University on October 18, 2022. Local professional women from a variety of businesses came together to educate middle...
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In 2001, Chad Franks started his career in education and in 2008 received certification to be a licensed school administrator. Since Franks was able to walk and talk, he knew deep down he wanted to be an educator so he could help individuals reach...
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What’s happened: In the past month, the Porter County Career and Technical Center (PCCTC) has been teeming with productivity. One of these busy classes is the construction class. In the construction class, students learn both basic...
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What's happened This month, a handful of students were inducted into the Porter County Career Center Technical Honor Society. These students included Nick Bobinski, Sydney Good, Alexander Gring, Ethan Lesko, Sidney Moore, Lanie Ruf, Maya Vickrey,...
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The Porter County Career and Technical Center (PCCTC) celebrated Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month by having spirit week during the week of February 22 where the students had a...
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2020 was the year of the unexpected, the unknown, and the unexplainable. However, at GreatNews.Life, 2020 was the year of videos. We shared hundreds of videos this year, including interviews with local, county, and state leaders; live streams of...
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High school students are special. The students in this year's #1StudentNWI program are inspiring. They are so excited to work. They are thrilled about the opportunity. They are thinking about college. About their future. The best part is they're good...
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Here at GreatNews.Life, we are lucky to have the honor of highlighting the incredible individuals who make Valparaiso and Porter County a great place to be, even during 2020. Whether it was young journalists writing about their school as a...
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Starting with Boy Scouts of America, Valparaiso resident Logan Ozdyck started serving his community at a young age. Ozdyck stuck with Boy Scouts and worked to become an esteemed Eagle Scout. Being an Eagle Scout provided him even more opportunities...
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