The building additions to Knox Elementary and High schools continue to take shape. Crews were busy working on the elementary school’s new third and fourth grade wing, as School Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart gave a tour last week. “This is really far along,” he noted. “We’ve got drywall on. We’re painting.”
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High school seniors planning to go to college next year can get some help filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Knox High School is hosting a virtual FAFSA help session for students and parents tomorrow night at 6:00.
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Work continues on the Knox Community School Corporation’s $20 million building project. Construction manager Larson-Danielson recently gave an update to school officials, according to Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart.
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Less than two weeks into the school year, the Knox Community School Corporation has reported its first case of COVID-19. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart says one staff member at the high school is home recovering after testing positive, while two other staff members and seven students who may have been exposed were sent home Monday to quarantine.
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Knox High School’s football field will soon be getting a video scoreboard. The school board Tuesday approved the purchase of the scoreboard from Daktronics for just under $150,000.
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The Knox School Board Tuesday accepted what Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart called “a once-in-a-lifetime gift.” An anonymous donor has given the school corporation $300,000 to rebuild the high school track. “This donor had heard that we were going to redo the track,” Reichhart explained, “and the donor had run track for Knox and wanted to do something to give back to Knox and to the Redskin community.”
Continue readingKnox High School’s graduation plans have changed yet again. In a Facebook post Friday, the school announced that it’s gotten approval to hold a single ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Saturday at Community Field. It had previously planned to split graduation into three groups. Additionally, each graduate may now bring six guests, instead of four.
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The COVID-19 testing site at Knox High School has shortened tomorrow’s hours, due to the school’s graduation ceremonies. Saturday testing will now take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CDT, according to Starke County Health Nurse Frank Lynch.
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Another Starke County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19. The Starke County Health Department says the man, who was over the age of 60, died at LaPorte Hospital on Wednesday. No additional information about him will be released due to privacy laws.
Continue readingFree COVID-19 testing is taking place in Knox. The Indiana State Department of Health is testing residents at Knox High School between now and Saturday, July 18 and again next week from Tuesday, July 21 through Saturday, July 25, according to the Starke County Health Department.
Continue readingKnox High School will be honoring its seniors with a graduation parade tomorrow. Graduates will set off from Wythogan Park at 1:00 p.m. and head down Main Street to Knox High School.
Continue readingKnox High School students’ grade point averages will look a little different starting this fall. The school is switching from a six-point scale to the more typical four-point scale, according to Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart.
Continue readingKnox High School has a new assistant principal. R. Scott Frye was appointed to the position by the Knox School Board Tuesday, according to Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart.
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Winamac High School has a new principal, along with a new dean of students and football coach. Cody Hook was appointed high school principal during a special Eastern Pulaski School Board meeting Tuesday. He was previously a teacher at Winamac Middle School.
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Code enforcement efforts at a couple of buildings will be discussed during this morning’s Knox Board of Works meeting. Board members will get updates on 6 North Pearl Street and 1 & 3 North Main Street.
Continue readingGlenn Barnes has officially been named the next principal of Knox High School. The school board voted Tuesday to transfer him from the assistant principal position, effective July 1. He’ll replace Dr. Elizabeth Ratliff, who is resigning from her administrative duties.
Continue readingA recommendation has been made for the Knox High School principal position. Assistant Principal Glenn Barnes has been selected for the job, according to School Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart. The transfer will be up for the school board’s approval 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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The search for a new Knox High School principal has begun. Superintendent Dr. William Reichhart told the school board Tuesday that the job opening has been posted.
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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