Wawasee Teacher Earns IU Award
PRESTIGIOUS AWARD WINNER — From left are Dr. Tom Edington, Wawasee Community School Corp. superintendent, Pam Schumm, Wawasee High School teacher and Kristi Harris, WHS teacher. Schumm is holding the...
View ArticleHigh School Biology Students Take Field Trip
Dr. Nate Bosch, far right, director of the Center for Lakes and Streams at Grace College, addresses Wawasee High School honors biology students, from left, Cayden Wegener, Adrienne Gill and Kabrea...
View ArticleSchumm Retires After 41 Years
Pam Schumm was honored by Indiana University in 2012 with the Armstrong Teacher Educator Award. This honor is just one of many she received during her 41 years at Wawasee High School. Presenting the...
View ArticleSyracuse Students Get Buggy with WACF
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation members and volunteers helped make science a lot more fun during a three-day event at the education center on SR 13. Syracuse Elementary School...
View ArticleWACF To Hold First Falltastic Trail Walk
The public is invited to the Levinson-LaBrosse Education Center for the first Falltastic Trail Walk, sponsored by the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation. SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation...
View ArticleLocal Businesses, Individuals Honored At Banquet
Eleven awards were given to local businesses and individuals during the 2016 Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce awards banquet. Pictured are award winners and award sponsors.In front from left are...
View ArticleWACF Hosts Rafting Experience For Freshmen
SYRACUSE — There wasn’t a dry person or student upon the return of the first Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation watershed rafting adventure Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 7. Wednesday was the first of...
View ArticleStudents Bug Out At WACF Second Annual Bug Fest
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation helped to get students engaged in taking care of the world they live in with the second annual Bug Fest. Fourth-graders from North Webster, Syracuse...
View ArticleWetland Adventures Provide Plenty Of Fun
SYRACUSE — Approximately 40 youngsters, accompanied by adults, participated in the first of four Wetland Adventures at the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, SR 13, Syracuse, Thursday morning,...
View ArticleWACF Annual Meeting Provides Updates Of Programs
SYRACUSE — The state of the foundation was presented during the Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Annual Meeting Saturday. During the close to 90-minute meeting guests heard from several board...
View ArticleSchumm Dropping The Mic At Swim State Finals
Syracuse’s Pam Schumm sits with Jim Simons, right, as part of the 2012 IHSAA Girls Swim State Finals officiating table. Schumm, who has served 24 years as the announcer of both the boys and girls state...
View ArticleSecond Anual Snapshot Water Monitoring Day Around The Corner
Pam Schumm, Eleanor Hooker and Diana Castell test the pH of their water samples By EILEEN OAKS Marketing and Outreach Specialist, The Watershed Foundation NORTH WEBSTER — Join The Watershed Foundation...
View ArticleAg Students Get Hands-On Learning In ‘Swamp Stomp’
From left Jenna Weiler, Faith Tipping, Kristy Lin, Mariah Roberts (teacher) and Konner Potts listen to Darci Zolman of the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District talk about wetlands...
View ArticleWACF Hosts Native Plant Sale
SYRACUSE — To advance its mission “to protect, preserve and enhance the Wawasee area watershed now and for future generations,” Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation hosted a Lake Talk & Eats and...
View ArticleWACF And DNR See Large Turnout For Family Fishing Between The Lakes
Matthew Linn, far left, along with Jim Sittler and Aaron Voirol from the DNR, help the kids who came out to fish. They helped to bait hooks, reel fish in and remove fish from hooks. SYRACUSE — For the...
View ArticleKip And Pam Schumm Celebrating Anniversary
Pam and Kip Schumm SYRACUSE – Kip and Pamela (Juday) Schumm, Syracuse, are celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. The couple were married July 28, 1979, at Calvary United Methodist Church,...
View ArticleSchool Board Hears Report About WACF Programs
Pam Schumm, standing, talks to the school board. Seated are Dr. Stephen Troyer and Geoff Walmer. SYRACUSE — More than 1,000 students in the Wawasee Community School Corporation have already been served...
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