Three hundred young men are still reeling from Dream Now: The Transformation. Hosted by the Gary Community School Corporation in collaboration with Ivy Tech Community College (Gary), Purdue University Calumet (PUC) and the Institute for Leadership and …
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Students attending Dr. Bernard C. Watson Academy for Boys will receive new winter coats. The donation is a result of a partnership between the Institute for Leadership and Performance Improvement, Ivy Tech Community College (Gary), the Gary Community School …
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WIRT-EMERSON DANCE DEPARTMENT The Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High Ability Academy’s Dance Department presents “Transitions In Time and Space” 7 p.m. Friday, May 1st and Saturday, May 2nd in the school’s auditorium. Wirt-Emerson is located …
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Nearly three times as many parents, educators and community members will attend this yearʼs Family And Community Engagement (FACE) Summit as last year, a sign the Gary Community School Corp.ʼs outreach efforts are paying off, officials said Thursday. The …
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Attention parents and guardians, you’re invited to the 2015 Annual Family and Community Engagement Summit on Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 8:30am – 1:30pm at Gary – West Side High School. The Office of Innovation and Improvements Federal …
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The Gary Community School Corporation is looking for talented community members to offer evening classes this spring and summer in a variety of human interest areas, such as: Painting Computer 101 (Internet – Email – Web) Knitting – Crochet …
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Frankie Woods McCullough Academy for Girls is heading to New York and will be featured on CNN and The Morning Show. McCullough will talk about the progress they’re making in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest. Teacher Kim Stivers, along with …
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Antonia Escobedo, a kindergarten teacher at Frankie Woods McCullough Academy for Girls, has received the Armstrong Teacher Educator Award. The Armstrong Program recognizes highly qualified teachers as “the best educators in Indiana.” Escobedo will receive …
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Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High Ability Academy returned from the Indiana State School Music Association competition with 21 gold and 16 silver medals. Dr. Cheryl L. Pruitt, Superintendent of Gary Community Schools, said Wirt-Emerson musicians …
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Recently, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson and Gary Schools Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Pruitt joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, other mayors and school superintendents in Washington, DC, to discuss partnership opportunities between cities and the U.S …
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