Michigan City Area Schools

Krueger Middle School Launches Cafeteria Composting, Recycling Program

Krueger Middle School Launches Cafeteria Composting, Recycling Program Krueger Middle School recently implemented a compost and recycling program in the school cafeteria that is significantly reducing the amount of waste headed to landfills. The program, spearheaded by Environmental Science teacher Daisy Lee, began on...

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Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Career Center’s Modernized Manufacturing Lab

Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Career Center’s Modernized Manufacturing Lab The La Porte County Career and Technical Education program held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 22, to celebrate a renovated Manufacturing Lab at the A. K. Smith Career Center in Michigan City. The event marked the installation of two...

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Coolspring Elementary Holds 80th Anniversary Celebration

Coolspring Elementary Holds 80th Anniversary Celebration Coolspring alumni, former teachers, current students and staff, and parents all came out to enjoy and reminisce. Activities included rock painting (rocks will be added to the school courtyard garden), face painting, a bounce house (always popular), a...

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La Porte County Career and Technical Education Students Honored

La Porte County Career and Technical Education Students Honored The LaPorte County Career and Technical Education (CTE) program at the A.K. Smith Career Center in Michigan City held its 2018 Awards Program on Thursday, May 3 at the Holdcraft Performing Arts Center in Michigan City. During the program, returning...

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Barker Middle School Having a Blast for a Good Cause

Barker Middle School Having a Blast for a Good Cause Students at Barker Middle School in Michigan City have done it again: This year, they raised $1,344 to support the American Heart Association through a "Hoops for Heart" fundraiser. Barker's twist on "Hoops for Heart" (which in other schools is often...

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Barker Student Earns Award at Hoosier State Science & Engineering Fair

Barker Student Earns Award at Hoosier State Science & Engineering Fair Barker Middle School seventh grade student Eric Wroblewski competed in the Hoosier State Science and Engineering Fair in Indianapolis on Saturday, March 24. He earned the "Pete Kissinger Entrepreneurial Spirit Award" in the Junior Division for his...

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Solar to Provide Clean, Cost Effective Energy at Michigan City Area Schools

Solar to Provide Clean, Cost Effective Energy at Michigan City Area Schools Michigan City Area Schools will host a dedication ceremony on March 28th to celebrate the completion of a renewable energy project across the District. The project is distinguished as the largest for an Indiana school district and consists of...

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A. K. Smith Welding, Construction Students Advance to State in 2018

A. K. Smith Welding, Construction Students Advance to State in 2018 La Porte County Career and Technical Education Students from the A. K. Smith Career Center in Michigan City took part in the SkillsUSA Indiana Region 1 competition on Saturday, February 24. Several of these students placed among the top finishers and...

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