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Highmark making shields to help schools reopen safely

With the return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic, Highmark of Fort Wayne, a designer of exhibit systems, has begun to produce safety shields and partitions for students and educators.Made of polycarbonate, the products allow for dry-erase marker use and easy cleanup, the company said in a ...

Allen County school districts receiving state funds for broadband access

The East Allen County Schools, Southwest Allen County Schools and Northwest Allen County Schools districts are receiving roughly $400,000 in state grant money to provide connectivity to students attending school remotely while not having access to broadband internet. The money will aid in the ...

More than 86% of NACS students return in person on first day of school

Social distancing and face coverings were the highlight of Northwest Allen County Schools’ first student day Aug. 12 — the first time student bodies have come together in person since schools closed in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Although students were given the option of remote ...

Carroll grad, professor earn language degrees together

It’s not common for a future scientist to pursue a degree in a foreign language — let alone alongside their professor.That is, however, the case for Katelyn Tepper, a chemistry major at Purdue Fort Wayne who wound up being classmates with her chemistry professor, Steven Stevenson, whom she ...

NACS reopening plan includes remote option, mask requirement

Northwest Allen County Schools’ Board of School Trustees approved its final school reopening plan July 27. The plan includes a remote learning option for students in the upcoming school year, as well as a requirement that students wear masks if they choose to attend school in person.The first ...

New technology a part of COVID-19 bus safety efforts at NACS

As they develop and implement their fall reopening plans, schools are looking into emerging technologies that could help expedite new COVID-19 safety measures.At Northwest Allen County Schools, the district’s transportation staff has already begun using a new piece of equipment to cut down on ...

NACS parents will decide whether to send their children to school this fall

Northwest Allen County Schools’ Board of School Trustees approved a preliminary fall reopening plan July 13 that will give parents the option to send their children to school for in-person instruction, or continue remote learning, through the first semester of the 2020-21 school year.“Even ...

Public schools still developing reentry plans

July 6 marked a reopening for summer activities at schools throughout Allen County — the first time students have stepped foot on many school properties since COVID-19 effectively ended in-person academics in March. However, fall reentry plans are still a moving target.While public school ...

Virtual commencement lauds 2020 graduates

There was no playing of “Pomp and Circumstance” and no handing out of diplomas, but the Indiana Black Expo Fort Wayne Chapter’s virtual graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 27, was heavy on sound advice for graduates, provided by some of Fort Wayne’s most renowned leaders.WANE-TV news ...

Retired teacher reflects on years at Huntertown Elementary School

Malea Kruse has a hard time walking around Huntertown without being recognized. It’s no surprise people remember her, considering the impact she has had on generations of children.Kruse, a former Northwest Allen County Schools elementary school teacher, retired this spring after 44 years of ...