Congratulations to

Co-Valedictorians
Jacob Applegarth and Nathan Gerick

and

Salutatorian
Kurt Urbanski

 

The Four Star School recognition is a non-monetary award given annually by the state. To earn the distinction, a school must be fully accredited by the Indiana State Board of Education, meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), and perform in the top 25 percent of all schools in the state in each of the following areas:

•Combined Passing Percentage (English/Language Arts and Math)

•Percentage Passing Both English/Language Arts and Math

•Percentage of Students Tested

Congratulations to our Crichfield students, staff,
and parents on this outstanding recognition!

La Porte Community School Corporation honored the following retirees and honorees on May 16, 2013 at a Star-Studded Evening recognition dinner.

2012 - 2013 Retirees
Rande Thorpe – 5 years Chief Financial Officer
Karen Huskey – 11.25 years Itinerant Elementary Nurse
Diane Avila – 15 years Hailmann School Custodian
Judy Elkins – 16.5 years Handley School Computer Lab Assistant
William Unger – 16.5 years La Porte High School Custodian
Kathleen Leliter – 18 years Crichfield School Teacher
Ann Werner – 19 years La Porte High School Teacher
Jackie Carpenter – 20 years Indian Trail School Secretary
Walter Reeves – 21. 5 years Special Education Psychologist
Robert Dudiak – 23 years Crichfield School Custodian
Greg Handel – 24 years La Porte High School Principal
Connie Wollert – 24 years La Porte High School Attendance Office
Karen Cooper – 25 years Special Education Teacher
Mary Gust – 25 years Crichfield School Teacher
Darlene Mannix – 25 years Indian Trail School Teacher
Janice Knoll – 25.5 years Crichfield School Food Service
Larry Crail – 26 years Technology Department Computer Technician
Tonya Pennington – 26 years Lincoln School Food Service
Lynne Wahlstrom – 26 years Crichfield School Teacher
George Varga – 26.5 years La Porte High School Teacher
Gwen Baxmeyer – 28 years Handley School Teacher
Linda Nulf – 28.5 years La Porte High School Bookstore
Sue McDonald – 34 years La Porte High School Teacher
Carol Schultz – 34 years La Porte High School Teacher
Carol Koenemann – 39 years Handley School Assistant
Pam Steck – 40 years Riley School Teacher
Joyce Koselke – 43 years La Porte High School Teacher
Jim Lampl – 44 years La Porte High School Teacher

Total Years of Service/All Retirees Combined 709.25

15 Years of Service
Diane Avila – Hailmann Elementary School Custodian
Debra Bailey – La Porte High School Teacher
Debra Bell – Kingsbury Elementary School Food Service
Cathi Church – Boston Middle School Teacher
Bonnie DeWolf – Boson Middle School Teacher
Kristen Doty – Riley Elementary School Teacher
Susan Getz – Kesling Middle School Assistant
Jayne Grillo – Educational Services Center Deputy Treasurer
Kathleen Haferkamp – Hailmann Elementary School Teacher
Karen Kabacinski – Itinerant Elementary School Nurse
Kory Lyles – Technology Computer Technician
Leslie Mitchell – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Darlene Ohime – La Porte High School Custodian
Debbie Patterson – Transportation Department Office Personnel
Catherine Pearce – Riley Elementary School Assistant
Lynette Phillips – Lincoln Elementary School Teacher
Carolyn Redlarczyk – Kesling Middle School Counselor
Susan Schwerd – Wanatah School Teacher
Ryan Snyder – Boston Middle School Custodian
Charles Stephens – La Porte High School Teacher
Jerry Trujillo – La Porte High School Custodian
Sarah Worthington – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Jodi Zygmuntowski – Kingsford Heights Elementary School Teacher

20 Years of Service
Lorna Bassett – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Claudine Beaty – Transportation Department Bus Driver
Mary Bencie – Nurse Coordinator
Ken Buckmaster – Handley Elementary School Custodian
Jackie Carpenter – Indian Trail School Secretary
Jeanne Christner – La Porte High School Counselor’s Office
Debra Coddington – Crichfield Elementary School Custodian
Joan Ewing – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Tina Friedrich – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Vicki Hannon – Westville School Teacher
Krista Hay – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Sherry Jagger – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Linda Kendall – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Louis Kuzdas – La Porte High School Teacher
Scott Myers – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Debra Ohime – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Pam Pierzakowski – Kesling Middle School Food Service
Roberta Rice – La Porte High School Receptionist
Greg Samuelson – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Pam Upp – Handley Elementary School Principal
Scott Upp – La Porte High School Associate Principal
Mary Wade – La Porte High School Office Personnel
Bill Wilmsen – Kesling Middle School Principal
Mark Wilson – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Zeda Wisniewski – New Prairie School Teacher

25 Years of Service
Karen Cooper – Special Education Autism Consultant
Debbie Crail – Kingsford Heights Elementary School Custodian
Larry Crail – Technology Department Computer Technician
Becky Dunbar – Riley Elementary School Teacher
Mary Gust – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Bill Hart – Kesling Middle School Teacher
James Hartwick – Kingsbury Elementary School Teacher
Marjorie Hawkins – Kesling Middle School Teacher
Connie Kamradt – Transportation Department Bus Driver
Janice Knoll – Crichfield Elementary School Food Service
Nancy Levenhagen – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Darlene Mannix – Indian Trail Elementary School Teacher
Diane Meyer – Hailmann Elementary School Teacher
Donna Nielsen – Transportation Bus Driver
Tonya Pennington – Lincoln Elementary School Food Service
Mary Reimink – La Porte High School Registrar
Sandi Thompson – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Lynne Wahlstrom – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Wendy Walter – South Central School Teacher
Pat Werner – South Central School Teacher

30 Years of Service
Gwen Baxmeyer – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Robert Snyder – Support Services Center Utility Custodian
Mona Tisch – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Kristi Watkins – Itinerant Elementary Music Teacher
Gerry Wiley – La Porte High School Counselor

35 Years of Service
Diane Blakemore – La Porte High School Teacher
Janet Deutscher – Crichfield Elementary School Teacher
Linda Eggleston – Transportation Department Bus Driver
Lana Fenstermaker – Handley Elementary School Teacher
Bill Gangwer – La Porte High School Teacher
Dorcus Greene – Riley Elementary School Teacher
Jan Yandt – Kingsbury Elementary School Teacher

40 Years of Service
Chris Profilovich – Kingsbury Elementary School Teacher
Pam Steck – Riley Elementary School Teacher

The La Porte Community School Corporation Educational Development is proud to announce the following 2013 Teacher Grant Winners:

• Susan Sandberg – Hailmann Elementary School: Hailmann University. $437.00 award
• Barb Hooper – Kesling Middle School: A Right Brain Break in a Left Brain Day. $325.00 award
• Kristen Doty, Dorcus Green, and Kelly Hardwicke – Riley Elementary School: Non-fiction Leveled Readers. $250.00 award
• Dana Sass and Lisa Horner – Lincoln Elementary School: Scholastic Scholars. $144.00 award
• Rita Goers and Jen Cochran – Lincoln Elementary School: Handy, Hands-on Math Enrichment Investigations. $200.00 award
• Erin Parker – La Porte High School: Kindness Campaign, Reading and Writing for a Greater Purpose. $250.00 award
• Sara Atkinson – Crichfield Elementary School: Junior Great Books. $447.00 award
• Sylvia Smith – Boston Middle School: Let's Go Academic Teams! $500.00 award
• Holly Lyles and Liz Kirk – Riley Elementary School: Today’s Readers Make Tomorrow's Leaders. $200.00 award
• Janie Ulmer – La Porte High School: We Built this City…on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. $230.00 award from United Way, presented by Ms. Kris Pate, Executive Director
• Diane Binkley, Karen Waltz, and Sarah Worthington – Indian Trail: Building the Brain. $500.00 award from Aero Metals

The Unity Foundation of La Porte County is proud to announce the winner of their award program for educators in the La Porte Community School Corporation.

• Mrs. Bonnie DeWolf is the recipient of the J. Robert and Marjorie Miller Teacher Advancement Grant award, in the amount of $1,000.
   

Please click on the link below for our 2013 Summer School programs.

2013 Summer School brochure

February 1-28, 2013: Parents must apply for (inside corporation) District Exceptions. Early or late applications will not be accepted. Forms must be physically received at the Educational Services Center, 1921 “A” St., La Porte, no later than 4:00 p.m. on February 28, 2013. It is strongly recommended that the parent hand-deliver the form and keep a date-stamped copy for the parent’s records.

February 1-28, 2013: Employees of La Porte Community School Corporation requesting new District Exceptions or new Open Enrollment placement must submit applications during this time frame.

March 1-April 30, 2013: Parents must apply for (out-of-district) Open Enrollment. Early or late applications will not be accepted. Forms must be physically received at the Educational Services Center, 1921 “A” St., La Porte, no later than 4:00 p.m. on April 30, 2013. It is strongly recommended that the parent hand-deliver the form and keep a date-stamped copy for the parent’s records.

June 3, 2013: Approval or denial notifications will be mailed for resident District Exceptions and non-resident Open Enrollment applications.

June 10, 2013: Parents whose applications were approved for Open Enrollment must notify the school district whether or not the pupil will attend LPCSC for the 2013-14 school year. Failure to make this notification may result in the student’s inability to participate in Open Enrollment.

Parents or guardians of students with special needs are encouraged to contact the district as soon as possible after accepting an offer of enrollment in a nonresident district so that a case conference can be convened.

Click on the Online Forms and Documents link below to access the District Exception Student Transfer Request form and the Employee Student Transfer Request form.

Online Forms and Documents

Open Enrollment Information