Category Education

Achievements, Community, Education

2016 Logansport High School Senior Awards

Logansport High School honored graduating seniors during the Senior Awards Program in McHale Performing Arts Center on Monday, May 9, 2016. Sixty-one students participated in the program and local scholarships awarded totaled approximately $170,000. Those receiving awards and honors included…

May 10, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech’s Kokomo Region celebrates 2016 commencement

If you’re a 2016 graduate, share a photo on our Facebook page and we’ll add it to this story! KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region – which includes campuses and instructional sites in Kokomo, Logansport, Peru, Wabash,…

May 8, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education, Events

2016 Graduations & Commencements

Cass County Communication Network congratulates the Class of 2016! Share a photo on our Facebook page and we’ll create an album of Cass County’s 2016 graduates! Here’s information on commencement ceremonies for some Indiana colleges and universities. Indiana University Bloomington…

May 7, 2016

Community, Education, Nonprofits

New Deadline for 2017 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars

The Cass County Community Foundation has received confirmation of changes to the Cass County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. The 2017 scholarship recipient will now be named late in 2016. Previous scholarship recipients were identified in March of the year…

May 6, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo recognizes student achievement

KOKOMO, Ind. — Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo Region will recognize students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and leadership during its commencement ceremony May 7. Jacob Ramsey of Kokomo, who graduated with an Associated of Applied Science degree in…

May 4, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

More than 600 degrees to be awarded at Indiana University Kokomo’s Commencement

KOKOMO, Ind. — Six hundred seven graduates will be celebrated at Indiana University Kokomo’s commencement, as IU President Michael A. McRobbie will confer 612 degrees. The ceremony is at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at the Kokomo Event and Conference…

May 4, 2016

Achievements, Education

Trine University honors 2016 Logansport campus graduates

Recently, Trine University honored the 2016 graduating class from the Logansport campus with a dinner at the McHale Complex, at Riverside Park. Mayor Kitchell was there to address the graduates as well as Mersiha Alic, Dean of Trine University’s School…

April 28, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech Logansport Campus students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa

Thirty-five students at Ivy Tech Community College’s Logansport Campus were recently honored for their academic achievement with induction into the Beta Gamma Zeta (BGZ) Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international academic honor society. New members inducted during the April 19…

April 21, 2016

Community, Education, Events

Community invited to Main Building open house

Chancellor Susan Sciame-Giesecke invites alumni and friends of Indiana University Kokomo to an open house, celebrating $14 million in renovations to the Main Building. “The Main Building has been transformed into a 21st Century learning environment,” she said. “We encourage…

April 14, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Ivy Tech Kokomo Region students, faculty honored at annual convention of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

A group of Ivy Tech Community College students and faculty members from the Kokomo Region are back after a very successful trip to NerdNation 2016, the annual convention of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society in National Harbor, Md. Ivy Tech…

April 13, 2016

Community, Education

Small communities welcome medical students

A partnership between the IU School of Medicine, the North Central Indiana Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and Pulaski Memorial Hospital is bringing third year medical students to Winamac for family practice rotations. The four week clinical rotations are supervised…

April 11, 2016

Community, Education

Civic Players of Logansport Announces Scholarship

Civic Players of Logansport will award a scholarship of up to $300 to a high school student graduating from Caston, Lewis Cass, Logansport, or Pioneer High School this spring. Applicant must have participated in theater with Civic Players and/or school…

April 11, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Fourteen Ivy Tech Kokomo Campus students inducted into Phi Theta Kappa

KOKOMO, Ind. — Students at Ivy Tech Community College’s Kokomo Campus were recently honored for their academic achievement with induction into the Alpha Phi Pi (APP) Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa international academic honor society. New members inducted during the…

April 7, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Columbia Elementary 2015-2016 3rd Quarter Honor Roll

Congratulations to the following Columbia Elementary students who made the honor roll for the 3rd quarter of the 2015-2016 school year! Kindergarten All Stars Miguel Baltazar-Juan, Aylin Contreras, Moses Davila, Gaspar De Gaspar Felipe, Fabiana Lopez Nicolas, Axel Loran, Riley…

April 6, 2016

Community, Education, Government

Student leaders participate in 58th annual Good Government Day

Logansport High School’s Key Club hosted the 58th annual Good Government Day today, with a slate of students elected by their peers sworn in to serve as elected and appointed city officials for the day. Mayor Dave Kitchell introduced the…

April 4, 2016

Community, Education, Events

Job fairs scheduled April 7 in Kokomo & April 12 in Logansport

More than 100 north central Indiana employers are planning to participate in the spring Kokomo Area Job Fair set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, April 7, at the Kokomo Event & Conference Center. Indiana University Kokomo and Ivy…

April 3, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Caston Elementary students raise $7,922

Caston Elementary recently participated in the American Heart Association’s ‘Jump Rope For Heart’ and raised $7,922! The top jumpers, from left to right, were Carington Calisto ($251), Cain Schanlaub ($1001) and Max Sommers ($327).

April 2, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Galveston Elementary School Honor Roll – 3rd Quarter 2015-2016

Congratulations to the following Galveston Elementary School students who made the Honor Roll for the 3rd quarter of the 2015-2016 school year! “A” Honor Roll 4th Grade Faith Abbott, Maria Browning, Maci Garland, Skylar Hall, Jordin Hankee, Kerri Hendrixson, Abigail…

April 1, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

Sofronici named Cass County’s 2016 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar

A dream has come true for one Cass County student who will receive a full, four-year scholarship as the Cass County Community Foundation 2016 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. Sydney H. Sofronici will receive not only full tuition to the Indiana…

March 28, 2016

Achievements, Community, Education

21 students to compete in North Central Indiana Regional Spelling Bee

KOKOMO, Ind. – The public is invited to the Kokomo Event & Conference Center Tuesday, March 22, as 21 elementary and middle school students compete at the North Central Indiana Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by Ivy Tech Community College Kokomo…

March 20, 2016