Category Achievements

Achievements, Community, Press Release

Cass County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition achieves national coalition credential

Cass County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition achieved the Blue Ribbon Coalition credential from CADCA, the nation’s leading substance use and misuse prevention organization. The Blue Ribbon Coalition credential is part of a program that recognizes high performing coalitions that do…

November 2, 2022

Achievements, Education

Logansport High School Honor Roll for 1st quarter of 2022-2023 school year

Congratulations to the Logansport High School students who made the honor roll for the 1st quarter of the 2022-2023 school year. 9th Grade 4.0 + Kamyah Adams, Grady Alexander, Jordin Cunningham, Blake Elmore, Kaylynn Fillmore, Eric Garcia, Ethan Gellinger, Audrey…

October 28, 2022

Achievements, Education

Landis Elementary Honor Roll for 1st quarter of 2022-2023 school year

Congratulations to the Landis Elementary students who made the honor roll for the 1st quarter of the 2022-2023 school year! 1ST Grade ALL STARS Kamryn Barnes, Iker Chavez, Arely Coss, Alexander Cowley, Leonardo Esparza, Dillyn Foster, Penelope Franco, Gian Franco-Sanchez,…

October 28, 2022

Achievements, Education, Press Release

Logansport High School inducts National Honor Society members for 2022

The newest members of the Logansport High School Baird F. Cox National Honor Society! Front Row L- R Emily Sanchez, Gretchen Prifogle, Thidarath Nomany, Ana Romero, Gracie Henderson, Lydia Goad, Ashley Garcia-Quintero, Yamna Perez Marroquin, Melanie Contreras, Alexia Garcia Perez,…

October 3, 2022

Achievements, Community, Education, Press Release

Ivy Tech Kokomo alumnus putting IT education to work at Guardian Angel Hospice

KOKOMO, Ind. – Before he’d even completed his associate degree at Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo, Antonio Viera had moved into the full-time role of manager of Information Technology at Guardian Angel Hospice. With offices in Kokomo, Lafayette, Logansport and…

August 25, 2022

Achievements, Education, Press Release

Summer 2022 students earn chancellor’s list, dean’s list honors at Indiana University Kokomo

KOKOMO, Ind. — Thirty-four full-time Indiana University Kokomo students earned chancellor’s list or dean’s list honors for the summer 2022 semester. Chancellor’s list students earned a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), while dean’s list students earned a minimum 3.5 GPA…

August 25, 2022

Achievements, Community, Education, Press Release

Ivy Tech’s Mike and Kelly Karickhoff honored as ‘Distinguished Citizens’

KOKOMO, Ind. – Mike and Kelly Karickhoff, longtime leaders in Kokomo and Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo, were honored recently with the Distinguished Citizens Award presented by the Sagamore Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Mike also received the…

August 23, 2022

Achievements, Community, Nonprofits, Press Release

Cass County Community Foundation receives national recognition

Local Organization Accredited with Rigorous Philanthropic Standards SOURCE: News release from Cass County Community Foundation The Cass County Community Foundation recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations® establish legal, ethical,…

August 14, 2022

Achievements, Education

Logansport High School Speech Team announces 2021 State Qualifiers

SOURCE: News release from Logansport High School Speech Team On February 27, the Logansport High School Speech Team competed at the first ever State Qualifying Virtual Meet, where more than 750 competitors represented nearly 80 schools across the state. Coach…

March 6, 2021

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

Achievements, Community

Workman recognized by Forbes as 2020 Top Wealth Advisor in Indiana

Logansport, IN — David Workman of Workman & Associates was recently ranked No. 19th in Indiana in the 2020 Best-In-State Wealth Advisors list published by Forbes. According to Forbes, the annual list spotlights the nation’s top-performing advisors, evaluated based on…

February 15, 2020

Achievements, Education

Franklin Elementary Science Bowl Team finishes 3rd in the state

On January 29, 2020, the Franklin Elementary Science Bowl Team competed in the state Elementary Science Bowl competition hosted by Purdue University and the Indiana Association of School Principals. Schools are divided into divisions based on their enrollment and grade…

February 4, 2020

Achievements, Education, Honor Roll / Dean's List

Ivy Tech Kokomo announces Fall 2019 Dean’s List

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo Service Area has announced the following students have been named to the dean’s list for the Fall 2019 term. To be eligible for the dean’s list, students must have achieved a grade…

January 30, 2020

Achievements, Education, Honor Roll / Dean's List

Lewis Cass Elementary Honor Roll Q2 2019 – 2020

Congratulations to the following Lewis Cass Elementary students who made the Honor Roll for Q2 of the 2019 – 2020 school year: Grade 3 – “A” Honor Roll Abigail Albaugh, Maleigh Deeter, Jacob Dixon, Landon Elliott, Dylan Fettig, Lillian Hintz,…

January 18, 2020

Achievements, Education

Franklin Elementary Honor Roll for 2nd 9 Weeks of 2019-2020 School Year

Congratulations to the following Franklin Elementary Students who made the honor roll for the 2nd 9 Weeks of the 2019-2020 school year: Kindergarten All Stars First Name Last Name Mateo Bartolo-Miguel Charles Brown Jace Coffman Rylea Collins Bentley Cozzello Romello…

January 13, 2020

Group Photo - Damon Montgomery 2020 Cass County Lilly Endowment Community Scholar

Achievements, Community

Cass County Community Foundation names Montgomery as 2020 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Recipient

The Cass County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that Damon A. Montgomery, a senior at Pioneer High School will receive a full tuition, four-year scholarship as the Cass County Community Foundation 2020 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. He will receive…

December 12, 2019

Achievements, Community

Logansport man honored as one of Tyson Foods’ ‘Homegrown Hunger Heroes’

⇑SPRINGDALE, Ark. — In 2015, Tyson Foods pledged $50 million in cash and product donations by 2020 to fight hunger and is proud to announce it has exceeded that goal early by contributing more than $60 million for hunger relief…

December 9, 2019

Achievements, Community

Bean, Ulery, Grisez honored for public safety

Three veteran members of the police and fire departments were recognized for their service to the city Friday night at the fourth annual Light Up Logansport Parade. Lt. Ray Bean, a 30-year member of the Logansport Police Department, was named…

December 1, 2019

Achievements, Community

Golden named Logansport Citizen of the Week

A Logansport High School graduate who is now the senior director of analytics and software delivery for credit scores at FICO is this week’s Logansport Citizen of the Week. Andrea Lombardi Golden, daughter of Gerald and Kathleen Lombardi of Logansport,…

November 20, 2019

Achievements, Education

Future health educators win state conference competition

KOKOMO, Ind. – Educate. Advocate. Empower. As future health educators, Kathryn Bushaw and Kristina MacLain will use what they’ve learned at Indiana University Kokomo to accomplish these goals. They showcased their skills with a first-place finish in the Indiana Society…

November 18, 2019