elkhart community schools Archives

Middle grades means independence, responsibility for students

Laurenne Hamlin worries about how her daughter will adjust to fifth grade at Concord Intermediate School. It’s what parents do. But as a school counselor at CIS, Laurenne helps students […]

Students who love to read at Ox Bow Elementary get a visit from the Book Bus as part of the Reading Champions program.

Love to read: Reading Champions inspire teachers and classrooms

Here’s something you need to read about kids in this community who love to read. The quality of readers in the youngest generation around these parts is very strong. And […]

Homework Help a ‘grassroots movement to help kids’

Helping younger students and making a better community. Importantly, teenagers are leading the way. National Honor Students from area schools provide Homework Help at Elkhart Public Library locations. And whatever […]

1969 homecoming put focus on Elkhart’s simmering race issues

The homecoming queen didn’t receive her honors, and the football crowd was subdued. Racial tensions were at a boiling point in 1969 Elkhart.

Help us get the complete story of Elkhart’s high schools

We’re feeling nostalgic with the comeback of Elkhart High School this fall. We want to shore up our collection of school yearbooks and create a digital collection to better preserve these pieces of local history.