More than 200 girls from middle schools across LaPorte County and from New Buffalo, MI, attended a workshop at the A. K. Smith Career Center in Michigan City on October 18th, aimed at introducing them to "NEW" Opportunities (Nontraditional Employment...
Representatives of Women in Leadership La Porte County stopped by the A. K. Smith Career Center on Wednesday, October 12, to present $500 in support of the Center's "N.E.W" (Nontraditional Employment for Women) Conference. More than 200 middle-school...
National School Bus Safety Week is October 17-21, and Michigan City Area Schools is once again joining school bus industry officials nationwide to highlight the importance of school bus safety. “We’re extremely proud of our drivers, monitors, and...
The Michigan City Area Schools, Michigan City Police Department, and Michigan City Fire Department are grateful to all who volunteered for and donated to the citywide "United Car Wash" for the United Way on Friday, September 30th. Altogether, more...
Michigan City Area Schools will run a free shuttle bus to transport fans to Friday's Homecoming game at Ames Field, as the Wolves take on the LaPorte Slicers. The shuttle bus will depart from the entrance of the former JC Penny at Marquette Mall...
ArcelorMittal has awarded a Community Investment Grant to Michigan City's Safe Harbor afterschool program to help expand local robotics programming. The grant will help Safe Harbor nearly triple the number of robotics teams available to local youth...
MDwise, an Indiana-based nonprofit health management organization, has officially launched its Battle of the Fit program at Joy, Marsh and Springfield Elementary schools. These three schools will be competing for the title of “Fittest School,” as...
A dozen local organizations have announced a community-wide school supply drive, which runs through August 9. Supplies collected during the drive will be distributed to area students who are in need of materials to start the school year. Many area...
Alexander Uryga is Indiana’s 2016 James Madison Fellow. “It is an honor to receive a fellowship that was created for the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, and I am proud to represent Indiana during its bicentennial celebration of becoming...
The Michigan City Area Schools Board of Trustees approved the appointment of two administrators at its regular meeting on June 28. Both are filling vacant positions. Candy Van Buskirk was named Associate Principal of Michigan City High School. Mrs....