Merrillville Community Schools

Elementary school helps organization make a difference

Elementary school helps organization make a difference  Students and staff at Salk Elementary School showed their support for Chasing Dreams by presenting a check for nearly $400 to organization CEO Denise Babjak. Salk students helped to raise the money by donating 75 cents on dress-up spirit days...

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Free immunizations for children available May 11

Free immunizations for children available May 11 The Indiana Immunization Coalition will be at three Merrillville schools May 11 to provide free immunizations for children. Children do not have to be students at these schools to receive immunizations at these clinics: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Merrillville...

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Merrillville schools schedule enrollment event for Head Start Preschool

Merrillville schools schedule enrollment event for Head Start Preschool Families living in Ross Township are invited to attend open enrollment for the Merrillville Community School Corporation’s Head Start Preschool for the 2021-22 school year. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 21, at the...

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Merrillville kindergarten preregistration begins April 5

Merrillville kindergarten preregistration begins April 5 Merrillville Community School Corporation will hold kindergarten preregistration online beginning April 5.  Parents with children age 5 either on or before Aug. 1, can preregister by visiting the corporation website www.mvsc.k12.in.us and entering...

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Miller School celebrates Read Across America and beyond

Miller School celebrates Read Across America and beyond Jennifer Griffin, principal of Miller Elementary School in Merrillville, shows fourth grader Nathan Johnson how to access stories on the bulletin board that was created to mark Read Across America Day, March 2. The map on the bulletin board contains...

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Merrillville theatre students recognized at multi-state event

Merrillville theatre students recognized at multi-state event  Members of the Merrillville High School Thespian Troupe #1692 earned accolades at the recent Thespian Nation Live conference, a virtual multi-state event. In individual event competitions, freshman Ember Wolstenholme ranked superior in scenic...

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Science class earns ‘visit’ from special guest

Science class earns ‘visit’ from special guest A class of Pierce Middle School seventh grade science students were rewarded with an appearance by a special guest Friday for all of their hard work during the first weeks of in-person learning. According to their teacher Joseph Traina, "I can...

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Merrillville schools schedule enrollment event for Head Start preschool

Merrillville schools schedule enrollment event for Head Start preschool  Families living in Ross Township are invited to attend open enrollment for the Merrillville Community School Corporation’s Head Start Preschool for the 2021-22 school year. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, March 5, at the...

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Foundation awards relief grant to Thespian Troupe #1692

Foundation awards relief grant to Thespian Troupe #1692 The Educational Theatre Foundation’s (ETF) new Thespian Relief Fund has awarded Merrillville High School Thespian Troupe #1692 a grant of $1,500 to support theatre education and production during the 2020-21 academic year.  Merrillville High...

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