Browse past news stories for Peru High School in Peru, IN.

• Peru board considering junior high remodeling (Kokomo Tribune)
  posted on November 27, 2009 at 04:54:53 am
  If approved, construction would get under way in 2011. PERU – Peru Community Schools Superintendent Andrew Melin hopes plans for renovations or replacement of Peru Junior High School goes to a referendum, in which taxpayers approve or disapprove of the project.
• JAG CLASS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR FUTURE JOBS (The Peru Tribune)
  posted on November 23, 2009 at 04:09:32 am
  A new class is helping prepare students for graduation and beyond at Peru High School. The Jobs for America’s Graduates or JAG class is taught by first-year teacher Deric Fuller.
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR NOVEMBER 13, 2009 (The Peru Tribune)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 01:32:31 pm
  The Community Calendar will be published in the Peru Tribune each Friday. If you have an event you would like published, please bring or send it to Peru Tribune, Community Calendar, P.O. Box 87, Peru, IN 46970, or e-mail it to newsclerk@perutribune.com .
• Downtown Open House still slated for tonight (The Peru Tribune)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 01:32:11 pm
  The 13th Annual Downtown Christmas Open House is still happening tonight, Wednesday, Nov. 18, starting at 6 p.m. Santa's Parade begins at 6 p.m., with numerous parade entries starting at the Peru Depot and traveling north on Broadway to the AmericanTrust Circus City Center.
• New tech model combines technology with education (Kokomo Tribune)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 04:40:09 am
  ROCHESTER — Rochester High School seems like an ordinary high school as you walk down its halls. Students crowd past each other between classes, arms loaded with books, and the crashes of lockers slamming shut echo through the halls.
• Former Chairman Hallett remembered as 'man of integrity' (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 05:49:38 pm
  Richard Hallett of Utica, whose public service career in La Salle County abruptly ended 21 years ago after a stroke, died Monday morning at the La Salle Healthcare Center in La Salle. A longtime County Board member whose colleagues
• VOICES SOUGHT FOR COMMUNITYCHORUS (The Peru Tribune)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 01:38:15 pm
  The Peru High School Music Department is currently seeking vocalists for this year’s community chorus. Dr. Jason Gornto, PHS vocal music instructor, said all voice parts are needed for the chorus. No audition is required to participate, said Gornto.
• SIX ROUNDED UP IN DRUG BUST (The Peru Tribune)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 01:37:05 pm
  A two-week investigation by the Peru Police Department resulted Wednesday in the arrest of six Miami County residents on various drug-related charges.
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR NOVEMBER 6, 2009 (The Peru Tribune)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 01:18:06 pm
  The Community Calendar will be published in the Peru Tribune each Friday. If you have an event you would like published, please bring or send it to Peru Tribune, Community Calendar, P.O. Box 87, Peru, IN 46970, or e-mail it to newsclerk@perutribune.com .
• 'Getting bigger every year' (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on November 9, 2009 at 06:19:55 am
  Utica has proven for a third time that everyone loves a parade, especially if it's one honoring our
• Pattelli retires from IDOT after 33 years (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on November 5, 2009 at 11:48:17 pm
  Robert Pattelli recently retired from the Illinois Department of Transportation after 33 years of service. Pattelli began his employment with IDOT in 1976 in the Bureau of Materials as an engineering technician. In June 1979, he transferred to the
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR n OCTOBER 2, 2009 (The Peru Tribune)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 01:25:44 pm
  The Community Calendar will be published in the Peru Tribune each Friday. If you have an event you would like published, please bring or send it to Peru Tribune, Community Calendar, P.O. Box 87, Peru, IN 46970, or e-mail it to newsclerk@perutribune.com .
• Spotlight on You: Mark Piecha (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:33:17 am
  Spend some time with people and you will find they are fascinating, witty, funny, intriguing, mysterious and much more. This feature puts Streator people in that spotlight for a few moments each week as we ask them to have a
• Teaching through the flu (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 08:53:45 am
  PLATTSBURGH — The key is to teach without getting too far ahead. Slow lessons down, add details to stories and do busy work, says Rochelle Kraynak, a Social Studies teacher at Peru High School.
• High schools fall short on state tests (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on October 30, 2009 at 06:21:17 am
  Most local high schools fell short of standardized test scores under the state's interpretation of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation — some fell far short. But with the target climbing each year, school officials say it's harder
• Ask The Times: OTHS administration (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on October 29, 2009 at 03:21:17 am
  Q. Why does Ottawa Township High School have a principal and a superintendent for only one school? How does OTHS justify the cost of both positions? Also, what are the differences in the job duties? A. Schools as large
• STUDENTS ENJOY LESSONS AT HEALTH FAIR (The Peru Tribune)
  posted on October 28, 2009 at 12:41:55 pm
  More than 400 first grade students attended a Health Fair, sponsored by Tri Kappa Sorority (a philanthropic organization) and Miller’s Merry Manor Friday at the Peru High School Tig-Arena.
• Peru's Tig-Arena will host game for 1st time since '90 (The Indianapolis Star)
  posted on October 27, 2009 at 09:10:23 pm
  PERU, Ind. -- Brian Strong's phone has been ringing off the hook. Inquiries flood his e-mail inbox. Seemingly everybody in town wants to know how to get tickets for Peru High School's Dec. 4 boys basketball game against Wabash.
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR NOT PUBLISHED IN THE FRIDAY, SEPT. 11, EDITION OF THE PERU TRIBUNE. (The Peru Tribune)
  posted on October 22, 2009 at 12:40:14 pm
  UTU for Life: The Peru Chapter of UTU for Life will meet Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Siding Restaurant. A breakfast at 9 a.m. will be followed by the business meeting. There will be a guest speaker from the Wabash Hospital Association. All retired railroaders, spouses and widows are welcome to attend.
• A chilly Brrrr â¦Goo but the stew bubbled on (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on October 12, 2009 at 06:26:21 am
  The 40th annual Burgoo festival, sponsored by the La Salle County Historical Society, got a chilling start Sunday while boiling kettles of burgoo stew sent out warming aromas to hungry fairgoers in Utica. This annual street fair has
• Husband, wife duo to kick off Peru Coffeehouse (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 07:50:56 am
  Oct. 16 — Dennis and Julie Frisbee; Nov. 13 — Beartracks (country, bluegrass); Dec. 11 — Too Tall String Band (Celtic, old time, folk); Jan. 8, 2010 — Talent Show Benefit for food shelf; Feb. 12 — Roy Hurd (singer/songwriter); March 12 — Peru High School Jazz Band. Shows are $8 general admission, $5 seniors, $25 family except Beartracks ($10 only).
• Sports shorts: Oct. 8, 2009 (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 07:48:29 am
  Ladieu, Welch toss 300s, Peterson 703 PLATTSBURGH — Robert Ladieu, bowling in the Columbia Classic at North Bowl Lanes, tossed a 300 game on September 30 and finished the evening with a 300-278-232-810 series.
• VIEW VIDEO: Students rally to end strike (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on October 8, 2009 at 04:49:49 am
  Some students admitted that at first it wasn't so bad sleeping in. Others immediately felt the effects
• Sports shorts: Oct. 7, 2009 (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 08:16:20 am
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• OTHS negotiations stall, no meetings set (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on October 7, 2009 at 05:04:39 am
  No meeting between striking Ottawa Township High School teachers and board members took place Tuesday and none is
• 'Where's the board?' Teachers express frustration that no meetings have been set (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on October 6, 2009 at 04:49:29 am
  "Where's the board?" became the rally cry of Ottawa Township High School teachers and community supporters Monday afternoon during a rally at Washington Square, calling for a resolution to the strike that began Wednesday. "We are ready to negotiate,"
• OTHS board, teachers not close! (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on October 3, 2009 at 06:04:59 am
  The strike at Ottawa Township High School appears to be set to continue next week. After six hours of negotiations Thursday night failed to produce an agreement, both the OTHS Education Association and school board walked away discouraged and
• Community Calendar: Oct. 2, 2009 (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 09:28:54 am
  The Press-Republican events calendar appears every Friday. Be sure submissions reach the Press-Republican newsroom at least one week before the calendar in which they need to appear.
• Strike forces OTHS to cancel with L-P; other OTHS sports updates (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on October 2, 2009 at 06:32:19 am
  Due to the OTHS strike, Ottawa's football game with La Salle-Peru High School scheduled for today has been canceled. The OTHS web site posted at 12:10 a.m. that school and all activities for Friday had been canceled.
• Football players hold out hope (The Ottawa Times)
  posted on October 1, 2009 at 05:16:28 am
  It may be a day off school, but forget staying in bed. Varsity football players from Ottawa Township High School gathered Wednesday morning at Lincoln-Douglas Park to have their own practice, something they decided to do when they found