The Winamac Park Board has gotten its first donation for a proposed shelter near the Town Park’s pickleball courts. Board President Jon Chapman presented a $500 check during Thursday’s meeting.
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Winamac Town Park upgrades continue to move ahead. During Thursday’s park board meeting, Board Secretary Kim Burke said that the new toddler playground equipment has been ordered.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Board accepted a donation last week, but not without concerns that the money could be put to better use. N.J.-S.P. got a $100 anonymous donation to help with negative lunch account balances, but limited that to students getting free and reduced lunch.
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The Oregon-Davis Boys Basketball team is getting a financial boost, in memory of a former teacher. Industrial arts teacher Ron Henigsmith passed away December 31. A $640 anonymous donation is his memory was accepted by the school board last week, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
Continue readingFamilies of Culver Elementary School’s pre-k students are getting some help, thanks to an anonymous donor. The school board Monday accepted a donation of over $500 to cover any unpaid preschool fees from last semester.
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Residents have another chance to weigh in on North Judson-San Pierre’s proposed elementary school renovations tonight.
Continue readingA Knox High School program that pairs special needs students with buddies in the general ed population has gotten a funding boost for one of its activities. The school board Tuesday accepted a $700 Target Field Trip Grant. That will help with the cost of tickets for the Best Buddies program’s upcoming trip to see a live production of The Lion King in South Bend.
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Some Eastern Pulaski students who are behind in their lunch payments will have their debt paid off.
Continue readingThe Knox High School Athletic Department will be able to upgrade its equipment, thanks to a donation from the local community. An anonymous donation of almost $1,600 for the purchase of new dumbbells was accepted by the school board Monday.
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The Knox School Board will appoint a representative to the city’s redevelopment commission tonight.
Continue readingThe Oregon-Davis School Corporation continues to benefit from the community’s generosity. Several donations were accepted by the school board Monday, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
Continue readingThe Eastern Pulaski School Board will hold its first meeting of the year tonight. It will be the board’s first meeting since Dara Chezem officially took over as superintendent on January 1.
Continue readingA student-led effort to make sure classmates have access to toiletries, clothing, and other necessities is off to a good start. Knox Middle School Principal Jake Skelly told the school board Tuesday that the Redskins Closet is going extremely well.
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Culver Elementary School students who’ve fallen behind in their lunch payments are getting some help, thanks to the Starke County Sheriff’s Department. The school board recently accepted a $1,500 donation to help pay off negative lunch balances, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman.
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The Knox Community School Corporation is reporting success with its new security procedures. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart told the school board last week that the principals say the new Raptor system is working well.
Continue readingNorth Judson-San Pierre students struggling to keep up with their lunch payments are getting some help from the local community. The school board Tuesday accepted a total of $1,100 in donations.
Continue readingThe Oregon-Davis School Board accepted more than $2,100 in donations last week. A large chunk of that was for student lunch accounts, including $500 from VFW Post #748, $400 from the Starke County Sheriff’s Department, and $250 from an anonymous donor. The Knox Masonic Lodge donated $665 for the schools’ music department, and Farm Fertilizers provided more than $200 for the Oregon-Davis FFA chapter.
Continue readingAlmost $3,600 in donations was accepted by the Eastern Pulaski School Board this week. Eagles Auxiliary 2580 donated $2,580 for the Helping Hands fund, according to draft minutes from Monday’s board meeting. The fund helps cover overdue lunch fees and other expenses that may be out of a family’s reach.
Continue readingThe Knox School Board accepted almost $8,000 in donations this week. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart says $1,000 of that was from the VFW.
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