Scooters were scooting, diving boards were bouncing and balls were flying at VHS for Memorial Elementary's PE Fun Night as part of their TV Turn-Off effort in encouraging kids to get active. Scott Sienkowski, the Memorial Elementary PE teacher put...
Jake Sidwell
Beatles Covers for a Better Cause
County Line Orchard hosted their now-annual “Coming Together” event, in order to support local Porter and Lake county charities. This year, they chose the Hobart YMCA and Valparaiso Housing Opportunities as part of their ongoing support of their...
Putt-Putting into Networking Gold
Golf clubs in hand and business cards at the ready, the Putt-Putt Palooza took place at Avalon Manor, hosted by the Leaders of Northwest Indiana.Executive Director of LNI, Keith Kirkpatrick said, “This is a big networking event for people who are...
Firefighters – Serving and Saving
The Valparaiso Firefighters Local 1124 served their annual pancake breakfast at Applebees, with this being the third year in a row they've hosted.President of the Valpo Firefigthers, David Souders said, "What we do is, throughout the year, we give to...
Rain or Shine, Rebuilding Together Continues Their Work
There's something about the rain this year that continues to speak volumes about the character of our citizens, as Rebuilding Together continued their annual "Work Day" this past weekend to spruce up the community. The weather is yet to be a...
Putt-Putting into Networking Gold
Golf clubs in hand and business cards at the ready, the Putt-Putt Palooza took place at Avalon Manor, hosted by the Leaders of Northwest Indiana.Executive Director of LNI, Keith Kirkpatrick said, “This is a big networking event for people who are...
Beatles Covers for a Better Cause
County Line Orchard hosted their now-annual “Coming Together” event, in order to support local Porter and Lake county charities. This year, they chose the Hobart YMCA and Valparaiso Housing Opportunities as part of their ongoing support of their...
Raw Visual Expression from VHS
Expression, freedom and emotion - the Annual VHS Art Show displayed the artistic vision of their students. With a melting pot of visual communication, such as painting, drawing, photography, graphic design and photoshop mastery, the undeniable...
Great Hoosiers in History
With the likes of James Dean, Michael Jackson, Orville Redenbacher and David Letterman, Cooks Corners Elementary School hosted a "Living History Museum". The students of Jill Stefanski's fourth grade class dressed up as historical Hoosiers they had...
Celebrating Almost a Century of Service
As of April 13th, 2011, the Valparaiso Kiwanis organization officially turned 90, with almost a century of dedicated service to the community of Valpo and especially the youth who will eventually become the future of not only Valpo, but our...