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22 students will showcase civics smarts

Hagerstown, Northeastern and Richmond school districts will be represented in a local civics bee that yielded last year’s state champion. For the second consecutive year, Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce is organizing the local competition for the National Civics Bee. It will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, April 25, at Indiana University East’s […]

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Hagerstown, New Castle percussion compete at state

Hagerstown Indoor Percussion Ensemble placed 15th in state competition on Saturday, March 29, after qualifying during March 22 prelims in Brownsburg. It’s the first time Hagerstown competed at Indiana Percussion Association’s state contest in the Concert A level since 2018. State finals took place at Indiana State University’s Hulman Center in Terre Haute. HIPE’s show […]

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Hagerstown schools change snow day schedule

Nettle Creek School Corp. approved its 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school calendars with one change. At their March 12 meeting, board members heard a recommendation to implement live online learning days if needed for bad weather to avoid adding days to the end of the school year. Superintendent Emily Schaeffer noted that in the past, Nettle […]

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Schools partner on employer engagement

Facing upcoming challenges in securing workplace opportunities for high school students, Wayne County’s six school leaders have collaborated on a plan that could become a state model, officials say. At its March 19 meeting, Northeastern was the county’s first school board to support Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce hiring a director of employer engagement. […]

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Preschool, kindergarten registration begins

It’s not quite time to go shopping for crayons and scissors, but registration for the upcoming school year has begun for preschool and kindergarten students. Before school dismisses for summer, it helps educators to know how many preschoolers and kindergartners are planning to attend in the fall as they determine how many classrooms, instructors and […]

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Hagerstown swimmers close out record-breaking season

The Hagerstown girls junior high Tiger Shark swim team closed out their season on Monday, March 10, after establishing three new school records. The 200 freestyle relay team of Cora Schmitz, Bella Tinkle, Maycee Favorite and Camile Jones established a new school record with a time of 2:05.48, eclipsing the old record of 2:05.90 established […]

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Seniors select their teachers to honor

Three high-achieving seniors from several high schools have, in turn, honored teachers, coaches or organization advisers who have influenced them.  The 40th annual Indiana Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition program recognizes students and teachers for excellence, integrity and commitment.  Centerville, Lincoln and Hagerstown participate in I-STAR, as well as Tri, Connersville, Union County, Franklin County and Rushville.  […]

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Bulldogs win battle of heavyweights

Boys basketball teams played in the Hagerstown 2A sectional March 4-8, 2025, with the Centerville Bulldogs winning their first sectional title since 2011. Below is combined coverage of games covered by WWN throughout. Big 3rd quarter lifts Knights past the Tigers In the first half of the opening-round game of the Hagerstown sectional played on […]