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Showing of 275 results for Baugo Community Schools.

ID	103980
Title of Article	JIMTOWN’S 2026 COMMENCEMENT
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jimtown High School seniors throw their caps; Baylea Creech, valedictorian for the Jimtown High School senior class, gives her address to the audience, while Jimtown High School Principal Tim Pletcher sits nearby; Members of the Jimtown High School graduating senior class await to sit down; Kalea Sparks (right), salutatorian for the Jimtown High School senior class, makes a hashtag symbol with her fingers during her salutatorian address; Baugo Superintendent Byron Sanders shakes the hand of a graduating senior; Brayden House (top right), Jimtown High School senior class president, leads his fellow graduating class in the turning of the tassels
Date	Jun 20, 2026
Page	A3
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Jimtown High School, Commencements

ID	103954
Title of Article	Kaler earns top INSC honor
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jun 19, 2026
Page	B2
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Baseball

ID	103080
Title of Article	Herrity is named coach at Jimtown
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 11, 2026
Page	B2
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Volleyball

ID	101948
Title of Article	Baugo schools get a facelift
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Baugo Community Schools; Jimtown Junior High School; Construction workers
Date	Jun 12, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Jamestown, IN, Jimtown Elementary School, Jimtown Intermediate School

ID	101849
Title of Article	Education secretary touts student apprenticeship programs
Notes	Katie Jenner, Indiana’s secretary of education visit.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Katie Jenner; Katie Jenner, Maggie Brokema; Katie Jenner Rossle AlAmery, Diego Luna Castillo, Sebastian Amador Chavez and Cyrionna Cullens-Johnson
Date	May 15, 2025
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Concord Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools

ID	101807
Title of Article	Old gymnasium finds new purpose
Notes	29101 C.R. 22; Baugo Community Schools; Elkhart County Community Foundation; R. Yoder Construction
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Byron Sanders; Jimtown Community Center; Jimtown Community Center
Date	May 01, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	JImtown Community Center, Jimtown (see Jamestown, IN), Boys and Girls Club of Elkhart

ID	100212
Title of Article	Baugo board discusses graduation rates and requirements
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jan 15, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Graduation Rates, High School, Curriculum

ID	100162
Title of Article	‘It’s a communitywide issue’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chelsea Sotell, Jennifer Sanchez, Emely Santos do science worksheets; Dan Funston, Larry Huff, Byron Sanders
Date	Jan 03, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools, School Attendance

ID	100144
Title of Article	New life for old Jimtown gymnasium
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	workers install panel in Jimtown Community Center; 1929 Jimtown gymnasium; Jimtown Community Center being renovated; Brick patio
Date	Jan 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Jamestown, IN, Baugo Community Schools, Jimtown Community Center, R. Yoder Construction

ID	98662
Title of Article	School superintendents take questions at breakfast
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Larry Huff, Dan Funston, Byron Sanders
Date	Sep 12, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools

ID	99121
Title of Article	Baugo lawsuit claims school district ignored diabetic student’s bulimia
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 30, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Jimtown Junior High, Baugo Community Schools

ID	92715
Title of Article	Superintendents give education insights
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Byron Sanders, Dan Funston and Mark Mow;
Date	Sep 15, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools, Matterhorn Conference Center

ID	88285
Title of Article	2022 School Corporation Annual Performance Report (APR)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 24, 2023
Page	B8
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Annual Performance Report

ID	85164
Title of Article	Whittaker takes over at Triton
Notes	Triton High School
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Zach Whittaker
Date	Nov 19, 2022
Page	B2
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Elkhart Natives, Football

ID	83914
Title of Article	Brick fundraiser launched to preserve historic Jimtown school building
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of architectural rendering of the renovated exterior of the 1929 gymnasium; Baugo 1929 gymnasium
Date	Sep 30, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Renovation, Fund Raising

ID	81921
Title of Article	Baugo school board looking to fill vacancy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 16, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools

ID	81920
Title of Article	Longtime Baugo teacher gets probation for battery
Notes	Probation; Battery
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Hosinksi
Date	Jul 15, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Abuse

ID	81107
Title of Article	Former Jimtown teacher pleads guilty to battery of student
Notes	Battery
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Hosinski
Date	Jun 10, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Hosinski, Mike

ID	80476
Title of Article	Jimtown on lockdown following threats, discovery of airsoft pistol
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 27, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Threats

ID	79178
Title of Article	Hamstra, Stickel promoted at Baugo Community Schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Scott Hamstra; Clint Stickel
Date	Apr 15, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools

ID	78440
Title of Article	2021 School Corporation Anuual Performance Report (APR)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 18, 2022
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Schools, Baugo Community Schools

ID	78088
Title of Article	Former teacher arrested in connection with slapping
Notes	Battery
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michael Hosinski
Date	Mar 04, 2022
Page	A1
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Jimtown High School, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department

ID	78026
Title of Article	Jimtown teacher fired for allegedly striking student
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Hosinski
Date	Feb 26, 2022
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools

ID	77500
Title of Article	Buchanan, Maggart honored by NIC
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jerimiah Maggart; Landon Buchanan
Date	Feb 02, 2022
Page	A9
Subjects	Northern Indiana Conference, Baugo Community Schools

ID	77100
Title of Article	The road to recovery
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nick Carithers; Nick Carithers;
Date	Jan 15, 2022
Page	B1, B3
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ID	76446
Title of Article	Baugo contract bumps pay for teachers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Nov 16, 2021
Page	A7
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Wages

ID	74190
Title of Article	Superintendents: Modern approaches needed for students
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Steve Thalheimer, Byron Sanders and Dan Funston
Date	Sep 10, 2021
Page	A1, A9
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools, Curriculum

ID	74139
Title of Article	2 more schools districts require masks
Notes	2 more school districts require masks
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Students
Date	Sep 09, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Community Schools, Middlebury Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools, Face Masks

ID	74002
Title of Article	Baugo School board votes down mask requirement
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 27, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, School Boards, Face Masks, Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ID	73762
Title of Article	Summary of the Annual Financial Report for Calendar Year 2020
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 12, 2021
Page	B5
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, School Budgets

ID	70841
Title of Article	Baugo schools moving forward with $3M solar project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Baugo Community Schools solar project
Date	Mar 26, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools solar power rendering, Baugo Community Schools, Solar Energy

ID	67775
Title of Article	Former Jimtown students, parents decry coach's resignation
Notes	Joe Linville
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Baugo school board members
Date	Jan 27, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, School Athletics, Track and Field

ID	67568
Title of Article	Jimtown community protests departure of coach
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joe Linville, Bremen coach
Date	January 19, 2021
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Track and Field

ID	69940
Title of Article	Baugo going virtual due to rise in quarantine numbers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Byron Sanders
Date	Nov 06, 2020
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Virtual Education

ID	72240
Title of Article	Hackers target Baugo Community Schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 21, 2020
Page	A8
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Virtual Education, Cybersecurity

ID	67883
Title of Article	Jimmies hook boys basketball head coach
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Matt Stoll
Date	July 8, 2020
Page	A10
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, School Athletics, Basketball

ID	67759
Title of Article	Jimtown names building-level Teacher of the Year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michael Holinski, Joshua Schwartz, Rebecca Courtney and Laura Crocker
Date	May 9, 2020
Page	A2
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools

ID	67761
Title of Article	Focus shifts to football for Stoner
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Cory Stoner
Date	May 9, 2020
Page	B1
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, School Athletics, Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ID	67517
Title of Article	Jimtown plans for 'socially distant' in-person graduation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jimtown High School graduates
Date	May 7, 2020
Page	A2
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Jimtown High School, Baugo Community Schools

ID	67821
Title of Article	Williams named girls basketball coach at Jimtown
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 18, 2020
Page	B1
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, School Athletics, Basketball

ID	67673
Title of Article	New principal tapped at Jimtown High School
Notes	Timothy Pletcher
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Timothy Pletcher
Date	April 15, 2020
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Jimtown High School, Baugo Community Schools

ID	66576
Title of Article	School community vigilant about coping with recent deaths
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 12, 2020
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools, Suicide

ID	66521
Title of Article	Jimtown High School principal steps down
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 1, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Jimtown High School, Baugo Community Schools

ID	66365
Title of Article	High school graduation rates slip
Notes	Goshen Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools, Middlebury Community Schools, Wa-Nee Community Schools, Fairfield Community Schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Memorial graduates
Date	January 6, 2020
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Graduation Rates, Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools

ID	66357
Title of Article	Report: 6 Elkhart schools fall short
Notes	Middlebury Community Schools, Wa-Nee Community Schools, Fairfield Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	January 4, 2020
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, Goshen Community Schools

ID	66341
Title of Article	Community leaders offer New Year's resolutions
Notes	Juvenile Magistrate, Mayors, Elkhart, Mayors, Goshen, Elkhart Environmental Center
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Linda Rogers; Craig Koehler; Jeremy Stutsman; Matt Schuss; Rod Roberson; Deborah Domine; Josh Shattuck; Julie Parke; Tim Neese; Steve Thalheimer; Jamison Czarnecki; Byron Sanders; Julia King; Tom McArthur; Will Coatie
Date	December 31, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Elkhart City Council, Baugo Community Schools, Concord Community Schools

ID	66118
Title of Article	Teachers demand attention
Notes	Red for Ed Action Day; Goshen Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana teachers; Indiana teachers, parents and students
Date	November 20, 2019
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Teachers, Education, Indiana State House, Elkhart Community Schools

ID	66048
Title of Article	Class dismissed for teacher rally
Notes	Indiana State Teachers Association
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana teachers
Date	November 8, 2019
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools, Baugo Community Schools, Indiana State House

ID	66889
Title of Article	Baugo dedicates Hope Hall to future of students
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Randy Lemert, Byron Sanders, and Jim DuBois; Jimtown students
Date	October 30, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Teachers Federal Credit Union, Higher Education

ID	65813
Title of Article	Teacher draws ire of parents, atheist group
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	School bulletin boards
Date	September 17, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Baugo Community Schools, Separation of Church and State