Education

After losing its director to a position with the World Bank in Sri Lanka this summer, the Indiana University Northwest School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) has announced that Patrick Bankston, Ph.D., who is dean of the College of Health...

It's that time of year again! The Eighth Annual Chancellor's Scholarship Dinner will be held at Avalon Manor, 3550 East U.S. Highway 30 in Merrillville, on October 1, 2009. The dinner will recognize the eight winners of the 2009 Chancellor's...

Purdue University North Central Office of Continuing Education is offering a three-day non-credit introductory class on "Ghosts and Ghost Tracking." "Ghosts and Ghost Tracking" will be taught by a local ghost tracker at PNC - Porter County at 600...

Indiana University Northwest Professor of Sociology Charles Gallmeier, Ph.D., has been selected as the inaugural Hass Birky Lecturer for this October’s Associate Faculty and Lecturers’ Conference sponsored by IU’s Faculty Colloquium on...

Purdue University North Central Office of Continuing Education is offering a five-class non-credit workshop on grant writing. "Grant Writing" will meet at the PNC Westville campus on Wednesdays, Oct. 7 to Nov. 4 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Registration is...

This past week has been spirit week at the school where I am student teaching. I decided to be a good student teacher and show my full support for the school. Monday was sunglasses day, Tuesday was Sunday best, Wednesday was pajama day, today hat...

Written by Jane Scupham, principal If you get the chance, say hello to our newest staff members: Mrs. Karen Behrend and Mrs. Alene Sullivan! Mrs. Behrend is teaching Algebra to all our eighth grade students. She received her undergraduate degree from...

Written by Jane Scupham, Principal Last Friday was a very special day. Not only did we celebrate our first Family Friday of the year, but a special visitor came to the building. Detective Tom Horn of the Valparaiso Police Department came to visit his...

Purdue University North Central Office of Continuing Education will offer a non-credit, level 2 course in conversational Italian. "More Italian" will meet at the Westville campus on Thursdays, Oct. 1 to Nov. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. The course fee is...

After 23 years of teaching half-day kindergarten at Saint Paul Catholic School, Jan McCorkle said "I love seeing the growth my children make in 9 months and the twinkle in their eyes when they finally get something!"  The class has been busy...