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Education

IU Kokomo provides free WiFi access

SOURCE: News release from Indiana University Kokomo KOKOMO, Ind. – Indiana University Kokomo joins IU in providing free, 24-hour, high-speed Wi-Fi access to its students, faculty and staff as well as the general public who may not have internet connectivity due…

March 26, 2020

Education

Forging a new path for Indiana students: Purdue Fast Start offers giant leaps in opportunity, savings

SOURCE: News release from Purdue Extension Every promising Indiana student deserves the opportunity to pursue an affordable, world-class education. With its new Fast Start program, which could easily save Indiana families thousands of dollars, Purdue University has taken yet another…

March 26, 2020

Education

Indiana Department of Education releases further details on additional actions announced to help lessen COVID-19 impact on schools

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Department of Education INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today released further details on additional actions announced by Governor Holcomb to help lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indiana’s schools. “From…

March 19, 2020

Education

Indiana Higher Education Commission provides resources for institutions, students & parents amid COVID-19 closures

SOURCE: News release from Indiana Commission for Higher Education (INDIANAPOLIS) – Following new measures from Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education has…

March 19, 2020

Education

Logansport Schools offer info for parents and families

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Community School Corporation Logansport Community School Corporation has created a central location where our community to go to find all communications sent out in regards to COVID-19. This central hub also has additional information for…

March 18, 2020

Education

LCSC to distribute breakfasts/lunches to students 18 and under on March 17 & March 30, 2020

SOURCE: News release from Logansport Community School Corporation To ensure students continue to receive healthy meals during school closings, Logansport School Corporation will provide breakfast and lunch to students on Tuesday, March 17 and Monday, March 30. The LCSC Food…

March 16, 2020

Education

Helping Children as Community Responds to COVID-19

SOURCE: Commission on Improving the Status of Children in Indiana As school districts around Indiana are closing to protect the public and slow the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, our thoughts turn to the children who rely…

March 13, 2020

Education

2020 IHSAA Boys Basketball State Tournament postponed

SOURCE: News release from IHSAA Due to the number of schools closing after today for an extended period of time, it has become apparent the IHSAA boys basketball tournament series cannot be completed as scheduled.Subsequently, the boys basketball tournament is…

March 13, 2020

Education

COVID-19 UPDATE: K-12 Schools in Cass County will be closed Monday, March 16 – Friday, April 3, 2020

All K-12 school corporations in Cass County (Caston, Lewis Cass, Logansport and Pioneer) will be closed Monday, March 16 – April 3, 2020. Each school is sending information pertinent to their district with students and through their call-out systems. This…

March 13, 2020

Education

COVID-19 Update from Ivy Tech Community College

SOURCE: News release from Ivy Tech Community College Update as of March 19, 2020 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College announced that effective 5:00 p.m. (local time) on Friday, March 20 all of its buildings will be closed until further…

March 12, 2020

Education

IHSAA State Tournaments to continue with limited to no spectators

THIS POST IS OUTDATED. Please see the latest update here. SOURCE: News release from Indiana High School Athletic Association Commissioner Bobby Cox announced today that the remaining games in the IHSAA boys basketball state tournament will continue as scheduled but…

March 12, 2020

Education

Indiana State School Music Association cancels events through April 11, 2020

SOURCE: News release from Indiana State School Music Association The Indiana State School Music Association is scheduled to sponsor student music festivals in the next few weeks with over 35,000 students from over 300 schools participating at more than 30…

March 12, 2020

Achievements, Education

Santamaria earns state CTE excellence award

KOKOMO, Ind. – Going to college may have been somewhere on Fredy Santamaria’s wish list in June of 2015, but it wasn’t anywhere near the top when he and two younger brothers left their home in El Salvador. It was…

March 6, 2020

Education

Recognize a ‘Very Berry Hero’

The Logansport High School Alumni Association is excited to give the community an opportunity to recognize the exceptional employees at Logansport Community School Corporation. By purchasing a Very Berry Hero sign not only are you honoring an LCSC employee, but…

March 1, 2020

Education

Purdue launches Fast Start program for Indiana high school students

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In a move aligned with Purdue University’s land-grant mission, President Mitch Daniels announced Tuesday (Feb. 18) the Purdue Fast Start program, designed to help Indiana high school students earn access to up to a year of…

February 19, 2020

Education

Free financial aid assistance offered February 23, 2020 at IU Kokomo

KOKOMO, Ind. – Access free help filing for financial aid, at College Goal Sunday, set for February 23 at Indiana University Kokomo. The program, from 2 to 4 p.m., is intended to help students and parents fill out the Free Application…

February 19, 2020

Education

Ivy Tech’s Logansport site to host College Goal Sunday on Feb. 23, 2020

LOGANSPORT, Ind. — Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College’s Logansport location and 36 other sites in Indiana to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday. The…

February 19, 2020

Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo earns three state CTE excellence awards

KOKOMO, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo has been honored with three Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (CTE) Awards for Excellence from the Indiana Department of Education. The awards were presented Feb. 18 in a public ceremony at the…

February 19, 2020

Education

IU Kokomo honors December 2019 graduates

KOKOMO, Ind. – Two hundred three Indiana University Kokomo students earned degrees in December 2019. The graduates represent 30 Indiana counties, three states, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria. Graduates are listed by hometown. Those earning degrees include: Al Madinah Al Munawwarahm…

February 16, 2020

Education

Career and Tech Ed students recognized by Indiana legislators

INDIANAPOLIS — In recognition of National Career and Technical Education (CTE) month, held each February, the Indiana FFA Association and other Career and Technical Student Organizations assembled at the Statehouse. While there, they raised awareness about Career and Technical Student Organization’s…

February 13, 2020