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  • Vote for Casey-Westfield Junior High in grant contest


    Teachers and parents give students the building blocks they need to learn and grow, but sometimes they can use a little outside help. The Clorox Co.’s Power A Bright Future grant program steps in to help fund new or ongoing programs that allow children to play, create and explore.

    November 23, 2012

  • Riverton Parke Chorus participates in festival

    The Riverton Parke High School chorus, under the direction of Mike Hardesty, participated in the 53rd annual Wabash River Conference Choral Festival on Nov. 1 at Turkey Run High School.

    November 23, 2012

  • Current version of GED test to expire

    The Regional Office of Education No. 12 of the state of Illinois announced the current version of the GED test will expire at the end of 2013. The current version, known as the 2002 Series GED test, will be replaced with the new 2014 GED test on Jan. 2, 2014.

    November 23, 2012

  • Riverton Parke students win at gourd festival


    The Indiana Gourd Society staged its 2012 Fall Festival at the Parke County Fairgrounds on Nov. 3, and art students from Riverton Parke High School entered decorated gourds in the student art competition, taking home many of the program’s top awards.

    November 23, 2012

  • MET 112012 CBSED LINNABARY.jpg South Vigo students interning at hospital

    Ashley Linnabary, a Terre Haute South Vigo High School senior and aspiring nurse, is already preparing for her future vocation through an unpaid internship at Terre Haute Regional Hospital.

    November 21, 2012 3 Photos

  • BRUCE'S HISTORY LESSONS: America dismayed by the ‘dueling decrees’

    It’s an overused metaphor bordering on cliché, but in 1806 the fledgling United States found itself between the proverbial “rock” — the island home of Great Britain — and “a hard place” — the expansionist empire of France under Emperor Napoleon.

    November 15, 2012

  • Searching for oil

    On Tippecanoe Street, an unusual truck crept east. Every 55 feet, it stopped near a small numbered pink flag, lowered a disc to the ground and made the earth shake.

    November 15, 2012

  • Newsmaker: Nov. 15, 2012

    Ivy Tech Foundation recognized its Benefactors of the Year at the Ivy Tech Foundation board of directors annual meeting in French Lick.

    November 15, 2012

  • Reunion: Nov. 15, 2012

    The Terre Haute North Class of 1973 is looking for classmates for its upcoming 40th reunion on June 22 in Terre Haute.

    November 15, 2012

  • Riverton class visits Wolfe studio, Swope

    The Riverton Parke senior honors humanities class spent Nov. 2 visiting the art studio of sculptor/painter Bill Wolfe and the Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute.

    November 15, 2012

  • Scottish Romanticism topic for ISU lecture series Nov. 15

    As part of the Joseph S. Schick Lecture Series, Sharon-Ruth Alker and Holly Faith Nelson will speak about “The Edge of Scottish Romanticism: James Hogg, ‘King o’ the Mountain and Fairy School.’”

    November 14, 2012

  • VCSC excludes students not immunized for chickenpox

    The Vigo County School Corp. reported today that about 220 students had to be excluded because they are not fully immunized against chickenpox, said Ray Azar, director of student services.

    November 13, 2012

  • ISU Foundation names Phil Ness associate VP for athletics development

    College basketball coaching and athletics fundraising veteran Phil Ness is headed to Indiana State University to fill a key role in athletics development for the Sycamores.

    November 13, 2012

  • Chickenpox outbreak declared in Parke County school

    Montezuma Elementary in Parke County has had eight confirmed cases of chickenpox, considered an outbreak, according to Leonard Orr, superintendent of Southwest Parke Community Schools.

    November 13, 2012

  • Indiana State to host international item silent auction

    Indiana State University will host a silent auction Nov. 14 featuring a variety of items from around the world.

    November 9, 2012

  • Riverton Parke, Turkey Run schools to honor veterans

    Riverton Parke Jr.-Sr. High School will honor its community's veterans with its annual Veterans Day Program at the school on Friday, Nov. 9, at 9 a.m.

    Turkey Run Schools will present a Veterans Day programs on Monday. The high school program will begin at 11 a.m. in the high school gym.

    November 8, 2012

  • Veterans appreciation luncheon on Sunday in Brazil

    Northview High School/Cumberland Academy’s JAG program is hosting their second annual free Veterans’ Appreciation Luncheon for any and all veterans in the Brazil area.

    November 8, 2012

  • Preview campus life at a PreVU visitation day

    Finding the right college is just as important as finding the best college. And the most effective way to find out if a college is the right fit is to visit the campus, ask questions, and gather as much information as possible.

    November 8, 2012

  • SMWC honors the fallen

    For a second year, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) has joined the National Roll Call project to honor American service men and women by hosting simultaneous ceremonies across the nation.

    November 8, 2012

  • Youth Worker Café set for Nov. 12 at Indiana State

    Indiana State University’s Nonprofit Leadership Alliance and the Children’s Bureau will co-sponsor a “Youth Worker Café” from noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 12  at the Tirey Hall Ballroom on the Indiana State campus.

    November 7, 2012

  • Chickenpox outbreak reaches countywide level

    Today, Health Commissioner, Enrico I. Garcia MD declared a chickenpox outbreak in Vigo County.

    November 2, 2012

  • Many Vigo schools make good marks in new grading model

    Eighteen Vigo County schools received As and Bs, five received Cs, two scored Ds and two (including one now closed) got an F under the state’s A-F school category placement.

    October 31, 2012

  • State releases new grading system for schools

    The state Department of Education released its controversial A through F letter grades today for more than 2,000 Indiana schools.

    October 31, 2012

  • Preview campus life at PreVU visitation days Oct. 19, 20

    High school students and their parents can preview college life at Vincennes University by attending a PreVU visitation day on Oct.19 and 20.

    October 12, 2012

  • The Woods launches $11M campaign to fund sports/rec center

    Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College embarks on an $11 million fundraising campaign to build a sports and recreation center, according to President Dottie L. King.

    October 12, 2012

  • Terre Haute Children's Museum logo Children’s Museum offers Fall Break activities

    The Terre Haute Children’s Museum has some special activities planned to help keep your kids entertained during the Vigo County School Corp. Fall Break Oct. 12-15.

    October 11, 2012 1 Photo

  • Bayh College of Education selected for regional partnership

    Indiana’s Commission for Higher Education and Department of Education today announced Indiana State University’s Bayh College of Education is one three regional partnerships between area colleges and school districts in an effort to ensure Hoosier high school graduates are prepared to succeed in college.

    October 10, 2012

  • BRUCE’S HISTORY LESSONS: Thurgood Marshall: A Life in the Law

    Thurgood Marshall was officially sworn in as America’s first black Supreme Court justice this week (Oct. 2) in 1967.

    October 4, 2012

  • Child center offers free, reduced-price meal program

    The Union Hospital Child Develpment Center announced sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its policy for free and reduced-price meals for enrolled children meeting the approved eligibility criteria.

    October 4, 2012

  • Across the Wabash Valley: Oct. 4, 2012

    EDITOR’S NOTE: The Tribune-Star would like to clarify its policy for “Across the Wabash Valley” submissions.

    October 4, 2012

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