Legislative changes are significantly impacting school enrollment, and Western Wayne isn’t exempt, said WWS Superintendent Kelly Plank. She said school choice/transfer tuition has affected enrollment at all types of schools. WWS has 252 students who live in the district but attend other schools; 106 students living in other districts attend WWS schools. Indiana Department of […]
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Western Wayne Schools milestones, 2008-present
This timeline traces some significant events in Western Wayne Schools over the last two decades.
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Between concern and commitment
Susan Moistner has opinions about the leadership at Western Wayne Schools. She even said one recent departure should have happened sooner. But the Cambridge City mother of four Lincoln High School graduates and three current WWS students knows that the challenges facing the school district are bigger than any one employee. Looking back, Moistner cites […]
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Municipalities meet with funding partners
Wayne County municipalities met with state and federal funding agencies April 21 during Wayne County Agency Day at the Wayne County Fairgrounds. During the event sponsored by Forward Wayne County and Wayne County government, representatives from municipalities learned about upcoming grant cycles, low-interest loan programs and technical assistance opportunities, attempting to align local needs, particularly […]
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Cardinals slip past Eagles 3-2
The Seton Catholic baseball team won their third straight game on Wednesday, April 22, with a 3-2 win over potential sectional opponent Lincoln. The game was played on the campus of Earlham College, which will also be the site of the 1A sectional. Taeon Tate smacked a two-RBI double in the bottom of the first […]
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Church sustains $180K in damage
When it rained, it poured for a Wayne County church that’s facing $180,000 of water damage to its sanctuary and historic organ. The damage occurred at Zion’s Lutheran Church in the town known as Pershing and East Germantown. Although the church had insurance, its claim was denied. Lifelong member Donna Wright said the claim was […]
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Tigers defeat Lincoln behind Hall no-hitter
The Lincoln baseball team traveled to Hagerstown on Monday, April 13, for a Tri-Eastern Conference battle of two of the area’s best pitchers: Ben Bates for the Eagles and Kaden Hall for the Tigers. Typically, both are strikeout pitchers, but in this game, both got off to a rocky start. Hall issued a leadoff walk […]
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Knights run-rule Bearcats 10-0
The Northeastern baseball team hosted Muncie Central in a nonconference game on Thursday, April 9. The game was never in doubt. The Knights took a 5-0 lead in the first inning and expanded it to 10-0 before the game was halted after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule. Gavin Johnson and Max McClain […]
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Lincoln drubs Union
The Lincoln baseball team traveled to Modoc on Thursday, April 9, for a nonconference game with the Union Rockets. Eagle head coach Jeff Gwin showed off the depth of his young talent by starting eight freshmen in the game. They combined to collect 16 hits and defeated the Rockets 17-7 in a game halted after […]
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Bestselling author helps LMHS buy books
The credit — not the fault — goes to an Indiana writing star and a principal who tried an unconventional approach to buy books for her students. Hoosier author John Green, perhaps most widely known for his bestselling young adult book “The Fault in Our Stars,” gave $1,000 to Lincoln Middle/High School to purchase books. […]