Gary Community School Corporation

Gary Community School Corporation to Host Annual Family and Community Engagement Summit

Gary Community School Corporation to Host Annual Family and Community Engagement Summit Attention parents and guardians, you're invited to the 2015 Annual Family and Community Engagement Summit on Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 8:30am - 1:30pm at Gary - West Side High School. The Office of Innovation and Improvements Federal Grants and...

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McCullough Butterflies Heads to New York, Wins Another $35,000

McCullough Butterflies Heads to New York, Wins Another $35,000 Frankie Woods McCullough Academy for Girls is heading to New York and will be featured on CNN and The Morning Show. McCullough will talk about the progress they’re making in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest. Teacher Kim Stivers, along with...

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Making Learning Relevant and Fun Escobedo Wins Armstrong Award

Making Learning Relevant and Fun Escobedo Wins Armstrong Award Antonia Escobedo, a kindergarten teacher at Frankie Woods McCullough Academy for Girls, has received the Armstrong Teacher Educator Award. The Armstrong Program recognizes highly qualified teachers as “the best educators in Indiana.” Escobedo...

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Wirt-Emerson Orchestra Competes at ISSMA, Brings Home Gold

Wirt-Emerson Orchestra Competes at ISSMA, Brings Home Gold Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High Ability Academy returned from the Indiana State School Music Association competition with 21 gold and 16 silver medals. Dr. Cheryl L. Pruitt, Superintendent of Gary Community Schools, said Wirt-Emerson...

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Gary Mayor and Superintendent of Gary Schools Discuss Education Reform with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

Gary Mayor and Superintendent of Gary Schools Discuss Education Reform with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Recently, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson and Gary Schools Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Pruitt joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, other mayors and school superintendents in Washington, DC, to discuss partnership opportunities between cities and...

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