After conducting phone surveys across the district to decide how to honor graduating seniors, the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. plans to host traditional commencement celebrations this summer.
Out of the 899 senior families that responded to the survey, 80% favored in-person celebrations to take place in July.
Read MoreThere were warm smiles, "air hugs" and streams of tears Thursday, as teachers and staff said their good byes to students during item exchanges at each Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. building.
Read MoreWhile the state of many area high school graduations was still being determined, Ivy Tech Community College Evansville held a virtual ceremony to honor 18 students graduating the Early College High School program.
The students joined Chancellor Daniela Vidal and other Ivy Tech administrators Thursday afternoon during the celebratory event that highlighted their accomplishments throughout their four years in the dual-program.
Read MoreAs she earns prestigious recognition for her accomplishments as a medical student at Vanderbilt University, Signature School graduate Kianna Jackson is proving her hometown supporters right.
The first person in her extended family to become a doctor, the Evansville native has distinguished herself as a leader, mentor and student.
Read MoreFollowing a turbulent distribution of meal kits Wednesday, which left tens of area families without food boxes, parents voiced frustrations about the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.'s latest initiative.
Despite the EVSC's partnership with AmeriQual Group, who jointly produced and distributed 8,000 meal kits Wednesday afternoon, many families waited up to an hour in line and received no food.
Read MoreNearly an hour before volunteers began loading up milk creates and handing out boxes of food, cars filled Central High School's parking lot waiting for the district's second meal kit pickup to start.
And they didn't leave empty handed.
Read MoreThough most of Thursday's virtual meeting took place in executive session, Henderson County Schools officials signaled the district's continued search for a new superintendent.
With current Superintendent Marganna Stanley stepping down June 30 after six years, the HCS Board of Education members and screening committee are narrowing their list of potential candidates.
Read MoreIndiana colleges and universities are set to receive roughly $200 million from the federal government’s coronavirus relief package – a welcome boost as higher education institutions and their students face unprecedented challenges, both academic and financial.
The only problem: Most schools say they’re not sure yet how to spend it.
Read MoreIn an effort to provide more students with safe, secure meals, the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. has partnered with AmeriQual Group to distribute free meal kits to local children.
Along with helping minimize the stress of food service workers and volunteers, the partnership will also reach more students throughout the district. Both the EVSC and the food service company will assist with the production, packaging and administering of meal kits for children 18 and under throughout the community.
Read MoreTo keep students' focus while working virtually — which has placed unprecedented strain on educators worldwide — local teachers have aimed to produce more engaging daily instruction.
Between recording lessons to be aired on WNIN, Kerry Sensenbrenner is focused on keeping her sixth grade students interacting with one another and minimizing feelings of isolation.
Sensenbrenner, a Thompkins Middle School science teacher, pushes her students to complete "jigsaw" and collaborative assignments with their classmates.
Read MoreWith his family members in need of food, Andre Glein, 15, rode his full-size tricycle from his home to Glenwood Leadership Academy Wednesday afternoon.
He leaned in his seat, waiting patiently between a line of vehicles that stretched blocks away from the school's back entrance. Even after the school ran out of the 336 meal kits prepared for local families, he continued to wait until more food arrived and he was handed the three meal kits needed to split between his family members.
Read MoreThe sudden shift to online learning amid the coronavirus pandemic has posed sizable challenges for students, many accustomed to learning in traditional classrooms.
Some students and teachers have had glaring issues adjusting to the "new normal," including those in special education. The need for diverse and interactive instruction from teachers and therapists has made the initial transition to virtual learning a difficult.
Read MoreAiming to educate students with limited access to virtual instruction, the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. is preparing to make its local TV debut.
Beginning April 13, local station WNIN will air programs on Channel 9 recorded and produced by EVSC teachers and staff to provide at-home learning for Tri-State families, many without Internet or WiFi.
Read MorePure torture, that's how preschool teacher Stephanie Chase described knowing she wouldn't be able to see her students in person for the remainder of the school year.
Following Governor Eric Holcomb's decision to close all K-12 school buildings across the state Thursday, Chase, a special needs teacher at Culver Family Learning Center, was nearly fighting back tears reflecting on the school year's final moments.
Read MoreAfter weeks of uncertainty, more than 1 million of Indiana's K-12 students will finish the remaining school year online.
Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick directed all schools to remain closed through the academic year Thursday due to the continued spread of COVID-19.
Read MoreEnergetically blaring their car horns and waving while driving through the residential streets of Warrick and Vanderburgh County, area teachers and staff came together to visit their students after being away from them for more than a week.
Looking to interact with students outside their computer screens, Warrick County and Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. staff organized "wave parades."
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