Michigan City Area Schools

Michigan City Area Schools is seeking nominations for the 2018 Michigan City Area Schools Wall of Fame. This annual award, first presented in 1976, honors school employees who have made outstanding contributions to the children of the Michigan City...

Vocalists from Michigan City High School, Barker Middle School, Krueger Middle School, and Pine Elementary School took part in the Indiana State School Music Association’s District Solo and Ensemble contest on February 4 at Kankakee Valley Middle...

Michigan City Area Schools art teachers will have an opening reception for their exhibit at the Lubeznik Center on February 3rd from 5-8pm, as part of "First Friday". Just wanted to give you some background on this, in case you'd like to stop by...

Steve Kring, Horizon Bank LaPorte County Market President, stopped by Michigan City High School on Wednesday, February 1, to present a check from Horizon to Michigan City Area Schools. Most of the funds ($4,500) will be used to purchase Chromebooks...

Lake Hills Elementary School principal Connie Bachmann received a "too good to be true" email just a few days before Christmas: Notification from an Indianapolis-based company called 1stmakerspace that Lake Hills had been named a "STEM Star" and...

Barker National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) celebrated the holiday season by making handcrafted blankets for patrons of the LaPorte County "Meals on Wheels" program. Barker's NJHS also held a dance to raise funds for families in need. The NJHS at...

Junior Achievement representatives stopped by Coolspring Elementary School on December 20 to collect a big check from students. The $680.59 check represented proceeds from a districtwide "Jeans for JA" day held in November, when students and staff at...

Barker held the annual school-wide National Geography Bee in December. All students participated in the multiple choice first round test. The top 50 students advanced and competed in the short answer Round 2. The top 10 finalists competed in an oral...

Michigan City Area Schools is pleased to offer a new way for staff, parents, and community members to learn about school delays, cancellations, and other important announcements: Text Alerts through Blackboard Connect. To sign up for text messages,...

Barker Middle School has been recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a school of Promising Practice in the area of STEM Community Challenges. Barker Middle School’s Promising Practice is one of 200 education or wrap-around service...