Woodlan High School Luke Wells has been named Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 at Woodlan High School. He is a member of the Dungeons and Dragons Club, a National Honor Society member and competed at the QUEST tournament. Wells earned the Rule and Small Town Recognition (college board), AP Scholar with Honor, Rising Star…
At the January 9, 2024, EACS board meeting the following board officers were elected for the 2024- 25 school year. Mr. Tim Hines was again voted as board president; Mr. Ron Turpin will hold the vice president role and Mr. Steve Screeton will be secretary of the Board. Hines has been a board member since…
During the East Allen County Schools Board of School Trustees meeting on Tuesday, November 7th, State Representative Dave Heine and Senator Tyler Johnson surprised and presented the Governor’s Distinguished Hoosier Award to Superintendent Marilyn Hissong. The Distinguished Hoosier has been awarded by Governors for more than fifty (50) years to recognize outstanding Indiana residents. The…
Recently, during the EACS Teach It. Do It. Summer of Learning Conference for K-12 educators, Mrs. Jennifer Sholl, technology coach at EACS won the prestigious Candice Dodson award! Mrs. Sholl has worked for EACS for 21 years. She has been a middle school math and science teacher, a 4th grade teacher, and for the last…
Woodlan will be represented at the Indiana High School Athletic Association state track meet on June 2nd as Sam Handerson moved on for the Warriors. Handerson advanced to the state meet with a third-place finish in the 100-meter dash, finishing with a time of 10.85 seconds. He also placed in the 200-meter dash but just…
WOODLAN HIGH SCHOOL Lucy Gongaware was named Valedictorian (4.34GPA). Her parents are Micki and Jeff Gongaware. She plans to attend Indiana University Fort Wayne pursuing Pre-Dental and Dental Technology. “I chose this field of study because dental has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember.” Her extracurricular activities include: soccer,…
On May 5, 2023, East Allen County Schools administrators visited each building and delivered a token of appreciation to every food service staff member in honor of National School Lunch Hero Day! Superintendent Hissong said, “It was a pleasure to thank our hard-working food service staff for their daily dedication to our students and staff…
On Thursday, March 9, 2023, is the day to enroll Kindergarteners for the 2023-24 school year at East Allen County Schools. Please visit the school website or call the school office for details on how to start the enrollment process or go to Student Services/Kindergarten Early Entrance www.eacs.k12.in.us. • Cedarville Elementary: 260-446-0110 • Heritage Elementary:…
At a recent board meeting, the board of school trustees recognize the custodial teams for their hard work and dedication in maintaining buildings and grounds in a visually attractive manner that characterize the values of East Allen County Schools. The custodial teams pay close attention to details by making the entire campus safe, clean and…
Meet Mrs. Megan Cripe, the new principal of Southwick Elementary School! What made you want to change schools to become principal? What made you want to apply for this position? In my first year as assistant principal at Southwick, I quickly fell in love with the students, staff, and community. The uniquely diverse community provides…
Meet Ms. Patty Meadows the new principal of New Haven High School! Ms. Meadows began her teaching career in Parke County, Indiana and then taught in South Carolina for a total of seven years prior to joining the East Allen County Schools team as the Paul Harding High School Athletic Director in 2002. Over the…
KURT DAGER – LEO ELEMENTARY Grade teaching: 6th Grade Education: Master’s in Elementary Education Years of teaching: 25 Years Favorite teaching memory: I have so many great teaching memories because of all of the students I have been fortunate to have taught. One of my favorite memories is when I went back to the classroom…
Woodlan High School KAYLIN SNYDER was named 2022 Valedictorian of Woodlan High School. Her parents are Aaron and Kelly Snyder. Her GPA is 4.356. After graduation, Kaylin, plans to attend Purdue Fort Wayne to pursue a degree in Elementary Education. “I’ve had the opportunity to intern with many brilliant elementary teachers, including my mom, and…
