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Scott Rodesiler leaves Quincy Schools to be near family in Edwardsburg
QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – Long time Quincy Community Schools teacher and basketball coach Scott Rodesiler is leaving the district in order to be closer to members of his family. The Quincy School Board on Monday night formally accepted Rodesiler’s resignation as sixth grade English teacher effective August 9, 2024. He is also giving up his Quincy High School varsity boys basketball coaching position.
Elkhart-area schools helping with tornado recovery effort
ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - The Elkhart community is continuing to recover from a tornado that left behind widespread damage, and some schools in the area are helping with that effort. According to Mayor Rod Roberson, the Red Cross has opened a 24-hour shelter at Concord West Side Elementary that offers...
Elkhart Community Schools hires new staff members to serve student-athletes, coaches
Elkhart Community Schools has hired two new staff members to serve student-athletes and coaches in the corporation. It’s part of the corporation’s collaboration with Beacon Health System to serve the over 600 student-athletes and 150 coaches. Emma Schmidt will join the schools as an athletic trainer who will...
South Bend Empowerment Zone teacher expresses concerns about reunification plans with SBCSC
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - Last night in a 3-to-1 vote, the South Bend Empowerment Zone Board decided to reunite with the South Bend Community School Corporation. While no schools are closing, some have concerns over this change. WNDU 16 News Now met up with a teacher who works at...
State champions fill up South Bend Saint Joseph's 10 best athletes of 21st century list
SOUTH BEND — There is plenty of balance across the board when it comes to state championship success at South Bend Saint Joseph High School. The school has won 12 IHSAA state titles in eight different sports. Of those championships, eight are in the 21st century, making the past 25 years highly successful for the school. ...
South Bend schools wrestles with how to dispose of defunct Marquette, Greene, Eggleston
SOUTH BEND — A new South Bend schools committee tasked with determining what to do with a host of vacant or underused buildings will hold its second meeting this week. Composed of three South Bend Community School Corp. board members — Kate Lee, Leslie Wesley and Stephanie Ball — the building disposition committee,...
SBCSC holding Back to School Bash with free shuttle transportation available
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The South Bend Community School Corporation has announced the 2024 Back to School Bash will take place Saturday, Aug. 10 at the St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds. "We’re pulling out all the stops to make this year’s Back to School Bash unforgettable," school officials said....
Operation Education: School assigns summer assignments to avoid learning loss
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — There are still a few more weeks until the school year begins again. For some students, the long break from learning comes with a price. Educators say they notice some children experience summer learning loss. For many kids, summer break means fun. That includes...
Longtime Penn High School swimming coach leaving for new position
MISHAWAKA — There has been a major shakeup in the South Bend area swimming scene, as Penn High School head coach Jess Preston is moving to Noblesville, just north of Indianapolis. The news was announced early Tuesday morning in a press release from Noblesville High School. Preston will oversee...
John VanDriessche Named Head Swim Coach at Penn High School in Indiana
Long-time Indiana high school swimming coach John VanDriessche has been announced as the next head swimming and diving coach at Penn High School. The move was announced Wednesday by Penn High School Athletic Director Jeff Hart and is pending board approval. VanDriessche comes to Penn after spending the last 26...
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