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March 31, 2013
Career Center Students Excel, Central Students Send Warm Wishes to Soldiers

February 28, 2013
Central Junior's Vision is Big Winner at Scholastic Art Show, Meet Elkhart's Newest School Board Member, Elkhart Choirs Spazz Out

January 25, 2013
Central Students Experience Medieval England, Memorial Choirs Hit the Right Note

December 20, 2012
Memorial High School Student to March in Rose Bowl Parade, Riverview Elementary School on a Mission, Elkhart Produces Two Academic All Stars, Central Artist Creates Balloon Sculpture

November 28, 2012
Elkhart Sending Two Robotics Teams to State Tourney; Elkhart Boys Add Swagger to Their Step; Pierre Moran Artists Add Color to Skate Park; Elkhart Students Get Kick Out of New Program

October 30, 2012
Elkhart Students Cross the Line to Fight Bullying; Election Adds Excitement to Government Classes; Memorial Senior is Semi-Finalist in Prestigious Science Competition

September 21, 2012
Project SEED Grows Budding Scientists; 2012 Season Brings Changes to Elkhart's Marching Bands

August 24, 2012
Awards Piling Up for Aspiring Scientist; Elkhart's Lilly Fellows Travel Europe, Ride the Rails at Home; Central Students Sing Way Across Europe; Food Service Staff Cooking Up New Menus

June 29, 2012
Central Grad Talks His Way to Second Place in Nation, Student Entrepreneurs Open For Business; Memorial Teacher Receives Prestigious Fellowship

May 29, 2012
Eastwood Students Eat Up New Career Options; Preschoolers, Teens Make Music Together; Bristol Stars in Own Version of "Cupcake Wars;" Osolo, Daly Pen Pals Meet; Pierre Moran Students Pitch In

April 30, 2012
Cleveland Garden Taking Root; LIFE Gets a Facelift; ECS Music Students Perform in New York City; Girls on the Run in Bristol; Elkhart Grad Pens Children's Book

March 23, 2012
Monger Growing Bookworms; Riverview Play Popular With ECS Students; Pinewood Econ Students Give Money Away; Bullies Beware: ECS has New Online Reporting System; High School Robotics Students Geared Toward the Future

February 3, 2012
Eastwood Students Welcome Super Bowl Fans to Indiana; Bristol Students Cooking Up a Sweet Deal for Charity; Beck, Daly Begin Preschool Clubs; Lessons Learned at School Save a Life; Memorial Senior a Study in Perseverance; Olympian Makes Waves at Central Pool

January 4, 2012
Woodland Students Receive Christmas Giftl; Central Entrepreneur Brings Business Academy to Elkhart; Cosmetology Students "Do" it Up Big for Holidays; Central Students Use Technology to Expand Students' Horizons; PEP Students Reach for the Stars

November 29, 2011
Career Center Student Patents Success; Elkhart Teacher Speaks at National Conference; Eastwood Students Connect with New York Firefighters; Elkhart Students Learn Lessons About the Giving Tree; Elkhart Science Education Gets a Helping Hand

October 21, 2011
Central Students Make Connections; Career Center Students Headed to National Championship; Elkhart Sixth Graders Visit College Campus

September 20, 2011
Earning a Master's Degree Can Be an Adventure; We Are Elkhart!; "American Idol" has Nothing on Cleveland; Bristol Student Receives Presidential Advice

August 19, 2011
For the Love of Kids; Pinewood Students Get Creative Using Right Side of Brain; Elkhart Students Obtain Summer Advantage

May 25, 2011
Eastwood Students Celebrate Arbor Day with Elkhart Mayor; Bristol Students Give Back to the Community; Creative Students Put the Elk and Art in Elkhart; Monger Students Stocking Home Libraries

April 25, 2011
Central Senior Wants All Girls to Feel Like a GEM; Central Students Create Art from Science; Elkhart's Tonda Hines is YWCA Woman of the Year; ECS Japanese Students Send Aid, Good Wishes to Tsunmai Victims; WVPE Completes Record-Breaking Membership Drive

March 25, 2011
Science 2 Go Bus is On the Move!, Hawthorne Teachers are Cooking Up Interesting Lessons, Beck Students Pack a Bus, These Central Students Have Something to Talk About

February 7, 2011
Osolo Students Take a Close Look at Nanotechnology, Check Out This School Librarian, Poet/Musician Brings Renaissance to Central, Library of Congress Rolls into Elkhart

Dec. 15, 2010
Elkhart Musicians Play from the Heart, Elkhart Robotics Teams Fare Well at Qualifying Tournament, West Side Student has the Write Stuff, Elkhart Students Looking Up

November 3, 2010
Premier Arts Introduces Elkhart Students to Musical Theater, Memorial Administrators Serve It Up During National School Lunch Week, TCU Awards Innovative Teacher Grants, Being Important is Nice, But Being Nice is More Important, ECS' Energy Savings Continue to Add Up

October 1, 2010
ECS Hosting Boys & Girls Club of Elkhart, 21st Century Scholars Receive Free Tuition, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program Growing

August 30, 2010
More Robots Coming to Elkhart, Students Prepared for Back-2-School, Beardsley Students Get Inspired at Science Camp, ECS Musicians Get Summer Tune Up

June 29, 2010
Monger Kids Write, Not Fight, For World Peace, These Siblings Know How to Speak Their Mind, United Way/CARES Reading Camps Continue to Produce Results, ECS Energy Savings Better Than Expected, ISTEP+ Scores Continue to Climb

May 26, 2010
Mock Crash has Real Impact, Elkhart Students Put Their Minds in Motion, Central Grad Illustrates Success, Students, Staff Pay It Forward, Central Student's Art Hanging in Nation's Capital, YWCA Salutes Five ECS Seniors

April 28, 2010
Reading No Challenge for Eastwood Student, West Sider is a Finalist in National Essay Contest, Memorial Grad Focused on Worldwide Health, Huskies Help One of Their Own

March 29, 2010
ECS Cafeterias Serve Up Surprises, Students Fundraise for Haiti Earthquake Victims; Woodland has a Special Connection, Central Grad Nominated for All-USA College Academic Team

February 25, 2010
Central Students Glowing over Science Labs, Elkhart Students Keyed Up about Scholastic Art Show, Elkhart's Youngest Grad had Distinguished Military Career, Central Students Pledge No Name Calling

January 28, 2010
Memorial Senior's Composition Performed at State Music Conference, ECS Library Supervisor goes Above and Beyond; Memorial Staff Steps Up for Family in Need, Elkhart Teacher/Author Shares his Books for Struggling Readers

December 31, 2009
Area Woman Thankful for Skills of EACC Health Occupation Student, ECS Focused on Energy Conservation, Elkhart Grad Got Best Education While Teaching

November 30, 2009
CARES Receives Prestigious State Award, ECS Students Put the "Giving" in Thanksgiving, Hard Work, Vision Benefit Elkhart Graduate, Bethel Students Learn as they Teach at Hawthorne

October 30, 2009
Monger Fifth Grader Wants to Supply Afghan Students with Needed Supplies, Trio of Central Juniors Excited about New School Experiences, 21st Century Provides Students with Expanded Opportunities, Future is Colorful for EACC Cosmetology Students

September 29, 2009
Feed the Children Partners with ECS and ETHOS, Three Elkhart Schools Receive Campus Facelifts, Marching Bands Make Their Moves, ECS Students Promote Whirled Peace, Elkhart Students Receive Letter from President Obama

August 26, 2009
Lilly Endowment Opens Doors to Adventure, Renewal, Beck Teachers Learn the Ropes, Hispanic Students Take Steps Toward Future, ECS Science Teacher Swims with the (Whale) Sharks!, ECS Trio Attends Conference at Holocaust Museum

July 10, 2009
Memorial Scholar Gives Up Senior Year to Start College Early, Central Artists Paint Second Mural in Downtown Elkhart, Memorial Grad has the Write Stuff, Central Hosts First Animae Block Party

June 5, 2009
Memorial Students Sew Up the School Year, Elkhart Teachers Become Globetrotters, Memorial Hosts Elkhart's Relay For Life, Pinewood Posts Big Gains in Stock Market Game

May 19, 2009
Paper Clips Teaching Riverview Students About Diversity and Tolerance, Memorial Student, Teacher to Share Art With Elkhart's Sister City, Author Inspires Students With Tales of Growing Up in Elkhart, Roosevelt Teacher Called to Afghanistan, Elkhart Students Become Published Authors

April 17, 2009
Bristol Students Play Game of Life, WVPE Receives National Ranking, Elkhart Grad Jumping for Joy, Memorial Musicians Cruise Through Spring Break, Elkhart High Schools Band Together for Uniform Fundraiser

March 27, 2009
Pierre Moran Students Explore Science, Author Challenges Students to Take Off Bully Hat, Special Dance for Special Students, Elkhart Grad Searching for Cure, State Superintendent Visits Elkhart

February 25, 2009
Elkhart Students Compete in FIRST Robotics Competition, Memorial to Launch Charger Learning Community, Central Grad at Home in National Cathedral, Elkhart Student Wins Top Honor in Scholastic Art Competition, Dental Students Leave Lasting Impression

January 23, 2009
Cleveland Drafts All Pro Dads into Action, Elkhart Students, Teacher Witness History, Elkhart Has its Own Wright Brothers

December 17, 2008
Mentor Logs in More than 2,000 Hours, Elkhart Grad Served in White House, Woodland's Dancers in Step with Hispanic Culture, Memorial Students, Staff Spread Holiday Cheer

November 21
For Walker Clan, Education is All in the Family, White House Chef Shares Receipe for Success, Science Rocks at Eastwood, A Small Taste of WINS

October 23, 2008
Memorial Students Invested in the Economy, Pinewood Students Make a Difference, Elkhart Produces "Maverick" Cellist, Noted Speaker to Present Anti-Bullying Message to Elkhart, Bristol Connection Brings BBC to ECS

September 17, 2008
Pinewood Colleagues Share More Than Teaching Tips, Elkhart Marching Bands on the Move, Elkhart Grad Still Leading the Way, Calling all Former Musicians!

August 27, 2008
Central Teacher Weaves Way through Mexico, Meet Our Newest School Boad Member, ECS Artists Make Benchmarks, Summer Program Starts Beginning Musicians on Right Note

July 16, 2008
Hispanic Student Leaders Step Up, Eastwood "Graduate" is National Leader, Central Grad Researches Interesting Topic, Central Artists Paint Elkhart History, ECS Music Students Perform Way Through Europe

June 1, 2008
Adult Graduate Says Education is the Ticket, New Memorial Grad Defines Perseverance, CARES Volunteer Provides Warmth, Beck Principal Gives to Community, Beardsley Students Build Butterfly Garden, Elkhart Students Join Revolution

May 8, 2008
Elkhart Teacher Pens Second Book Series, Central Art Department Goes Green, CHS Orchestra Takes Bite Out of the Big Apple, Beck Students See History Come Alive

April 14, 2008
Central Artists eXceL!, Bristol Reaches Out to Kindergarten Students, Central Grad Has Keys to Success, EACC Students in a Daze Over Daffodils

March 18, 2008
Bright Smile, Bright Future, ECS Teachers Take the Plunge for Special Olympics, Memorial Grad Patents Success, Community Celebrates Youth Art in Elkhart, Beardsley Math-a-thon Adds Up for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

February 20, 2008
Memorial Club Promotes Unity, Elkhart Rotary has Room to CARE, Memorial Grad Composes Success, Feeser Students Master Design Challenge, Daly Dash Promotes Fun Family Exercise, Hawthorne Drummers Teach Teachers

January 25, 2008
ECS Child Care Program Growing, ECS Parents Provide Leadership, Memorial Grad Cries Foul, Students Learn as they Teach Younger Peers

December 7, 2007
Science Bears Fruit at Hawthorne, Eastside Students Deliver, Elkhart Grad Spoke for Change, ECS Students Mix It Up at Lunch, Five Star Shows Students their Destiny, Central's Berheide has Designs on Bowl Games

October 18, 2007
Hawthorne Volunteer has the Right Beat, Memorial Grad Reames is Fit for Success, Positive Behavior Support Gets Positive Results, Riverview Loves its "Grandmas," ECS Students Inspired at HealthWorks!, Instrument Drive is Nov. 10, Orders Due for Central Basketball Tickets

September 12, 2007
CARES Chair a Perfect Fit, Central, Memorial Bands in Step, Robots Invade Memorial High School, Elkhart Grad Won Pulitizer Prize, Confidence Rises as Students Climb

July 31, 2007
CARES Live 2007, Hawthorne Drummers Got the Beat, ECS Grads Double the Success, Summer Food Program in its 20th Year, Roosevelt Reading Loft on the Wild Side

June 15, 2007
Roosevelt Students Participate in Relay for Life, CARES Live 2007, School Leader is One of Our Own, Recent Central Grad to Have Story Published, Veteran Teacher Makes Photography Personal

May 11, 2007
Dust Off Those Band, Orchestra Instruments!, Osolo Pilots Systems of Care, Elkhart Grad Holla's Back to Current Students, EACC Culinary Team is State Champion, Kindergarten Club Readies Students for School

April 15, 2007
Memorial Students Lead the Way, Central Teacher, Student Team Up to Publish Children's Book, Elkhart Grad Plays with Philharmonic, Cleveland Writers in the Hot Seats, Madrigals Tour Elkhart's Sister City, Memorial Band Marches at Disney World

March 15, 2007
Memorial Students Have a Dream, ENL Educators to Walk in New Pair of Shoes, Elkhart Grad Lauds District's Internship Program, Woodland Has More Than 30 Stars

February 15, 2007
Roosevelt Students "Stand Up, Speak Out," Lunchmates Model Healthy Eating Habits, Hallmark Illustrator Got His Art Start at Riverview, Scholastic Arts Winners

January 16, 2007
Riley Inspires...Day and Night, Memorial Set the Stage for Aspiring Actress, School Districts Team Up to Fight Childhood Obesity

December 14, 2006
Cares Volunteer Provides Warmth to Students, "Cozy" North Side Library Attracts Readers, New Organization Puts Families First

November 8, 2006
Students Offer Opinions, Advice on School Operations, Career Center Collides With Future, "Banking at School" Teaches Value of Saving, New Scholarship Honors EACC Graduate

October 6, 2006
Pinwheels Inspire "Whirled Peace," Memorial Volleyball Team Helps Battle Cancer, Science Spooktacular, Central's Learning Community Paddling in the Right Direction, CARES Volunteers Return to Classroom

September 5, 2006
Newton Wins Minority Educator Award, Stemm's School Board Service is Natural Choice, ECS Staff Members Work Toward Cultural Competency, Central, Memorial Bands Begin Marching Season

August 4, 2006
CARES 5th Anniversary Celebration Features Brett Eastburn, School Board's Duncan Has Unique Role, Elkhart Students Heading Back to School, Area Golfers Tee Up for Literacy

June 23, 2006
Rodda Literally Gets Kids Moving, Carter Offers Unique Perspective, North Siders Run the Rails, Central Site Improvements Underway

May 19, 2006

Central Senior is Wells Scholar, West Side Readers on Safari, Memorial's Sol*a Club Looks on the Bright Side, Minichillo Inspired to Serve, Memorial Choir Among Best in State

April 16, 2006
Elkhart Literacy Framework, West Side Cheerleaders Win National Title, Carolyn Morris: Committed to Children, New Roosevelt Ahead of Schedule, Central Band Says Aloha
 
March 10, 2006
ECS Students Win Big at Scholastic Art Show, School Board's Nielsen Still an Educator, ECS Event Answers Science Questions, Beck Celebrates Black History, Academy Students Mimic "The Apprentice"

February 9, 2006
Family Reading Night Beary Exciting, Meet The Stahr of Elkhart's School Board, Speakers inspire West Siders, New Web Page Provides Restructuring Information

December 22, 2005
Coat Distribution Makes for Warm Holidays, Students Enjoy Holiday Lessons, Art Teacher Visits Elkhart’s Sister City, Schnuck Leaves Legacy of Literacy

November 30, 2005
Science Teacher Recognized, Students Meet Military Pen Pal, Staying After School a Reward, Not a Punishment, Elkhart Students Just Say No

October 10, 2005

Learning Games, Friends Stick Together

September 14, 2005
Welcoming Gulf Coast Students, Login to Your Library, A Living Legacy, CARES Photo Gallery

August 22, 2005
An Event You Won't Want To Miss, ECS District Magazine, Freshmen Welcome Here, Keeping PACE

July 13, 2005
Summer School Field Experiences, CARES presents Carrie Newcomer in Concert

June 21, 2005
Summer School Enrichment Courses

May 24, 2005
Special Investment, Companies Recognize Local Teachers of the Year, CARES: One Volunteer Helping 30 Students, Think Spring / Think Flowers, CARES & Sweet Summer Reading

April 15, 2005
Staff of the Year Nominees and Winners, Apply for CARES online, Summer School 2005

March 15, 2005
Weather Wonders, Leading the Way, Youth Art Elkhart 2005, Providing for Exceptional Potential

February 15, 2005
A Community in Harmony, National Advisor WINS Respect of Students, Peer Recognition, NEW! District Magazine

January 11, 2005
Sally Walker "Chair-ity" Auction, "Chair-ity" Auction Gallery, Elkhart Science Fair, Weather Delays / Cancellations

December 14, 2004
Not Home for the Holidays, Artistic Achievement, Giving the Gift of Good Health, Meet the Need

November 16, 2004
Building Bridges, Project Peace, All-Staff Recognition, Grades Online

October 27, 2004
Seizing Opportunities, Forging a Dream, Community Recognition

October 4, 2004 - Special Edition
The Art of Encouragement, Beardsley and Beyond, An Olympian Among Us

September 14, 2004
Marching On, Spinning a Winning Web, Yep… We Still Make 'Em Like That

May 10, 2004
Celebrate Elkhart! 2004, Summer Technology Academy, Pinewood Elementary's Evan Bailey

March 4, 2004
Bristol Elementary's Shelby Nickel, Shakespeare at Roosevelt, Readers from the Continents, Cleveland principal Sueann VonGunten Does Whatever It Takes

February 2, 2004
Central High Student to Represent Indiana in Senate, Honoring Dr. King Brings Honors for Seventh Grade Student, Stepping Up to ISTEP+

November 26, 2003
Teamwork Makes the Difference, Pierre Moran's Assistant Principal Honored, Nikki (Hemund) Gratzol

October 31, 2003
After-school Music at Roosevelt Elementary, ECS Teacher LaMonte Heflick Publishes New Adventure Series, ECS Website Highlights Staff Resources, Community Connections

September 23, 2003
ECS announces new logo and website, Volunteers of ECS asked to join CARES, United Way Campaign, Thomas R. Arnold II

August 22, 2003
Receding Hairline WINS Big, World-class Education Discovered in Elkhart, Jack Cittadine

June 3, 2003
Inaugural Issue! What's It All About, Central WINS Big at State Music Competition, Carrie Newcomer.


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