Education

The football field at Elston Middle School in Michigan City was full of people on Friday. No, there weren't any football players or runners, but there were plenty of students. The 5th Annual Citywide Back-to-School Rally was underway as 1,500...

Leadership La Porte County recently completed its 5th annual Summer Leadership Camp for middle school students. Leadership La Porte County Youth camp was held at Kesling Park and the High Ropes Challenge Course at LaLumiere School. Over 80 students...

Purdue University was ranked 56th in the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanhgai Jiao Tong University. Purdue was 61st last year and 69th in 2010. In specialty rankings, Purdue ranks 10th in...

A plan to align Northwest Indiana high school outcomes with the needs of economic and workforce development has been realized! The Regional Education/Employer Alliance for Development Youth of Northwest Indiana (ReadyNWI) will provide information on...

The Ivy Tech branch in Michigan City is in for some wonderful and positive changes as far as Rick Soria, newly appointed vice chancellor, is concerned. At his formal “meet and greet” at the Blue Chip Casino’s Stardust Event Center, Soria stated...

Purdue University North Central Chancellor Dr. James B. Dworkin was among four local community leaders receiving a NIPSCO Luminary Award. The awards were presented in conjunction with the celebration of NIPSCO's 100th anniversary. The Luminary Awards...

Thanks to Allisa Schnick and the South Central Elementary School for joining as a contributor to LaPorteCountyLife.com! South Central Community School Corporation will be implementing a weekly delayed student start in the 2012-2013 school year. The...

Thirteen local organizations have announced a community-wide school supply drive, which will run July 25 – August 14. Supplies collected during the drive will be distributed to area students who are in need of materials to start the school year....

It was a gorgeous day to be outside on Wednesday July 25, which is why groups of children from different Michigan City Area Schools (MCAS) came out to participate in the Kindergarten Countdown held at Purdue North Central’s Born Learning Trail....

The U.S. Marine Corps has designated Michigan City High School Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) as a Naval Honor School (NHS) for the 2011-12 school year. Only 20 percent of 238 schools nationally earn this award; it is...