The past few weeks have been filled with terrific school pride events that often don’t get talked about in the media so I thought I would share these five pictures with you directly. In Baton Rouge, our January board meeting featured performances from our cheerleaders and dance team. Our Baton Rouge school serves grades K-4 […]
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Our nations capital is full of countless tales of humble servants who began their terms on an improbable journey to impactful American leadership. The confirmation hearings of Betsy DeVos for U.S. education secretary and the emotional responses of participants and observers demonstrate that education is a cornerstone issue of American leadership. The constant mention of […]
Gary Middle College provides a chance at redemption David K. Jones GEO Foundation Andrea Solis needed to pass her End-of-Course Assessment (formerly ISTEP test) to graduate with her high school diploma in 2007. She had earned all of her required credits, kept a good attitude towards completing homework, but the ECA was one hill she […]
Gary Middle College Adds a New Look to Downtown Gary Middle College is helping to lift the face of downtown Gary. At Thursdays ribbon cutting, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson said, The city is so pleased to have the schools expansion right here in the downtown community. It shows the future is happening right here, in the […]
GARY One by one, the 25 graduates of Gary Middle College walked to their seats, blushing with eachshout of joy coming from proud family and friends during Thursdays commencement. Gary Middle College graduates earned their high school diploma and also earned 35 college creditsthrough the schools partnership with Ivy Tech Community College. Its adult education […]
The Indiana Bicentennial Commission met on February 19th and endorsed the proposal submitted by Gary Middle College teacher Nora Glenn, titled, “Lifting Up Literacy at Gary Middle College,” as a Bicentennial Legacy Project. The proposal was approved by the standards set by the Commission for accessibility to the public and achievability. “Lifting Up Literacy at […]
Raven Osborne and Awanii Nicholson have never met and likely never will. Their paths almost crossed earlier this week when I met with them just minutes apart for two separate columns. But after hearing their stories I realized the two women’s lives are somehow intertwined, like a classroom and a lesson plan. Nicholson, 38, has […]
Lift Up Literacy at GMC Gary Middle College | 520 Washington St. | Gary, IN 46402Monday, January 25th, 20168:30 AM — 11:30 AM Refreshments will be served. Ms. Nora Glenn and Ms. Adrienne Williams are hosting an Open House event called “Lift Up Literacy at GMC” to showcase the new Gary Middle College classroom library. […]
Lisa Guy is a hard worker, and one of few students who regularly attended her English ECA remediation class. Lisa has a son who just turned one year old, and he is her world. She wants to be successful, so she can pass that success along to her son. She is a devoted mama. When […]
Julio Santiago Julio moved from Florida to the Chicago area, finally settling in Hobart, IN and worked as a carpet installer for a year and half. He hadnt quite finished high school when he left Florida, and after working for some time, decided that he wanted to complete high school to attain a better future […]