Michigan City Area Schools

The Michigan City Chamber of Commerce honored five outstanding educators and two innovative programs during its Educators of the Year Awards dinner at Blue Chip’s Stardust Event Center on Tuesday, November 7. All of the awardees were from Michigan...

Barker Middle School hosted the 2nd quarter "Parent Invite to Lunch" to celebrate "Parent Day" for American Education Week, November 13-17, 2017. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, or any adult advocate is invited to have lunch in the gym with...

Barker Middle School 7th and 8th grade students celebrated Veteran's Day with many school-wide activities. Mrs. Parson's, Reading classes, and Ms. Pol's Social Studies classes entered the VFW Ladies Auxiliary "Patriot's Pen" Essay Contest. This...

Michigan City Area Schools will be running a free shuttle bus to transport fans to and from the sectional final football game at Ames Field on Friday, November 3. The bus will depart from the entrance of the former JC Penney at Marquette Mall every...

Women in Leadership of LaPorte County recently presented a check for $500 to the LaPorte County Career and Technical Education program, in support of the "N.E.W. (Non-traditional Employment for Women) Conference." The annual conference, which...

As a high school student, Dr. Sue Ellspermann loved math and drawing. After taking a mechanical drawing class, she knew she’d found her calling: engineering. But her school counselors only encouraged girls to pursue fields like teaching, nursing,...

Lilly Endowment Grant Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants to 52 Indiana public school corporations and five Indiana charter schools to help them implement promising strategies to strengthen school counseling programs for their students. The...

Michigan-city based artist Kenny Smith recently visited fifth and sixth grade students at Coolspring Elementary School. Smith, a Michigan City High School graduate and alum of Coolspring, spoke about his school experiences, which included serving as...

Lilly Endowment Inc. has approved grants to 52 Indiana public school corporations and five Indiana charter schools to help them implement promising strategies to strengthen school counseling programs for their students. The grants – ranging from...

Five Michigan City Area Schools instrumental music students will take part in Indiana Bandmasters Association Honors Bands next month. All five were selected for the bands from among hundreds of applicants. Four students will perform with the 37th...