For the third year in a row, Chesterton High School and the CHS Student Council has a homecoming week focused on raising funds for charities. This year, the CHS homecoming playhouses are truly focused on the Duneland community. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, all five playhouses will be auctioned off to benefit local charities in support of the Duneland Community and Northwest Indiana.
The CHS Student Council is again forgoing the traditional homecoming float for Homecoming Playhouses. Each of the five playhouses have been constructed by the CHS Building Trades Program. Funding for each building has come from sponsorship by Duneland Exchange Club, Chesterton–Porter Rotary Club, Construction Advancement Foundation, Dr. Brian McGue D.D.S., and Michigan City Auto Mall. Other sponsors are Hopkins Ace Hardware, Val’s Pizza and Grinders and Catylist Pro DJs.
Students and staff will provide the decorative design for each house based on a selected charity. Houses will then be showcased to the community during the Homecoming Parade and before the Homecoming football game on Sept. 26. Houses will be placed up for auction on eBay with 100% of the proceeds of the auction going for the corresponding charity.
The senior Class of 2015 is for the Northwest Indiana Literacy Coalition; Class of 2016 is Rusty’s Hope; Class of 2017 is Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids Foundation; Class of 2018 is Hannah’s Hope and Liberty Intermediate School is Neighborlink.