The John Glenn School Board members took action this week to approve maintenance measures to the varsity and auxiliary gymnasiums at the John Glenn High School.
Continue readingThe John Glenn High School marching band will perform Saturday, November 6 in the 48th ISSMA State Finals for High School Marching Bands at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Continue readingJohn Glenn School Superintendent Christopher Winchell updated the school board on various ongoing projects throughout the school corporation during Tuesday’s school board meeting.
Continue readingThe completion of work on the John Glenn High School gym floor is behind schedule, but all of the material has arrived on campus.
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John Glenn High School will be using virtual learning until Christmas break. Superintendent Christopher Winchell says the high school will be going virtual from November 30 to December 18. He cites COVID numbers, hospital capacity, and the recommendations of the St. Joseph County Health Department.
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A senior at John Glenn High School is the winner of the 2020 Congressional Art Competition for Indiana’s 2nd District for the 2nd year in a row.
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The John Glenn High School Commencement program is set for Saturday, June 13 at 1 p.m.
Continue readingThe John Glenn School Board held a public bid opening on Tuesday afternoon for paving projects at the school corporation.
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The Indiana Department of Education named Four Star Schools on Friday for the 2017-2018 school year.
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The John Glenn High School Spanish students will be going to Costa Rica during this year’s Spring Break, as approved by the John Glenn School Board Tuesday night.
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A public hearing will be held during the John Glenn School Board’s next meeting in order to hear comments on the proposed contract for the new superintendent.
Eight John Glenn High School seniors will be graduating early.
John Glenn High School Principal William Morton presented several donations for approval by the John Glenn School Board last week that will go toward the Falloween Fest event. The total approved last week is nearly $4,900.
The John Glenn school community is mourning the death of 17-year-old student Zac Mago, known for his athletic skills on the high school basketball court.
The John Glenn School Board will meet tonight.
The school board members are expected to approve the staff for the first summer school session and textbook adoption will be considered for the Family and Consumer Science, Business and Agriculture classes.
The John Glenn School Board members were reminded that the teacher of the year winner and the school year’s retirees will be honored on May 16 at 3:30 p.m.
10Four John Glenn High School juniors will be graduating on June 4.
The John Glenn School Board recognized Christiana Smith, De’Jay Pompey, Makenzie Fockler, and Leslie Munoz for their efforts in gathering enough credits early to bypass their senior year of high school.
Autumn is officially upon us and that means that it is once again time for the Falloween Fest at John Glenn High School in Walkerton. This annual festival kicks off today and runs all weekend. The festival features a variety food and crafts vendors as well as fun activities for the whole family.
The Skerbeck Carnival starts up at 4 p.m. and will stay open until 11 p.m. The craft vendors fair in the auxiliary gymnasium will run from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. The grand parade, sponsored by Walkerton Chamber of Commerce, commences at 5:30 p.m. and will traverse the streets of Walkerton and end at the fairgrounds on Georgia Street. Continue reading
Two recent high-school graduates are each heading off to college with 5,000 dollars thanks to a scholarship opportunity provided by the South Bend Cubs. The local recipients of the scholarship are Mattie Reese, a softball player from John Glenn High School and Andrew Samuelson, a baseball player from LaPorte High School.
The Walkerton community was saddened to learn of the passing of John Glenn High School Band Director Daniel Fortlander. An outpouring of emotional support from former and current students in addition to area band directors blanketed social media with story offerings, fun moments and fond memories of time spent with the popular band teacher.
He passed away on Saturday, June 10 after a sudden illness.
Mr. Fortlander had been with the John Glenn High School as band director for 32 years. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in 1978 from Ball State University.
