State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jennifer McCormick is acknowledging school officials’ desire for more COVID-19 guidance but says she’s simply following the advice of medical professionals. McCormick addressed the question of whether or not schools should be open, during a virtual media briefing Thursday.
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The North Judson-San Pierre School Corporation will continue to conduct eLearning and provide meals during the Indiana’s stay-at-home order. In a letter Tuesday, Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said she believed that those are essential functions to students and the community.
Continue readingThe Eastern Pulaski School Board is discussing whether homeschool students should be allowed to take part in high school sports and other extracurricular activities through the school corporation.
First graders at West Central Elementary School will no longer receive letter grades on their report cards. Continue reading
Starke County has lost a sports icon. Gene Marks, of North Judson, passed away Monday at the age of 80. Marks was an official of several sports but the one he is most famous for is basketball.
WKVI’s Harold Welter was an admirer of Gene Marks. He was asked yesterday what he remembered most about the famous official.
“Gene Marks was one of the greatest promoters of high school sports, ever,” said Welter. “He loved to work with kids and he loved to support kids. It was just a big part of his life.”
