The Purdue University North Central Alpha Mu Pi Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society will host a discussion of the E. L. James novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey," on Thursday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Library-Student-Faculty...
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Women in Engineering Invites High School Seniors to Campus
Registration is open for a free, one-day program Oct. 15 for high school seniors interested in engineering at Purdue University. "Seniors Exploring Engineering at Purdue" is sponsored by the Women in Engineering Program. Seniors, their parents and...
Learning at La Porte Community Schools Continues
On Thursday, August 23, 2012, Hailmann Elementary School was without power for nearly 6 hours. What happens when the power goes out? Learning continues to take place! Where was the Superintendent? He was at the school talking with and reading to the...
South Central Junior-Senior High School to Build Greenhouse
South Central Junior-Senior High School is proud to announce that we have been selected to receive a $25,000 grant for our Agricultural-Collaboration-Education (ACE) program through America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto...
PNC Hosts Sept. 17 Constitution Day Activities
Purdue University North Central will observe Constitution Day on Monday, Sept. 17 with activities offered on campus. The events are free and open to the public. The day's schedule is: Noon to 1 p.m. - PNC Library-Student-Faculty Building, Room 144 -...
La Lumiere School Welcomes Students and New Faculty Members to Campus
The student body returned to campus to start the new school year on Sunday, August 12. Enrollment for the 2012-13 school year is a robust 206 students. Registration day is always a day of excitement as the students return from summer holiday to share...
New Administrative Team at MCHS Announced
The Michigan City Area Schools Board of Trustees approved three administrative appointments for Michigan City High School at a special meeting on Monday, August 20th. Kevin Goralczyk will serve as the new Associate Principal for MCHS. Goralczyk has...
Michigan City Rally Creates Buzz for School Year
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...
Summer Leadership Camp for Youth
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 Rises to 56th in Shanghai World University Rankings
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...