Merrillville Community Schools

School board, administrators open new entrance at middle school

School board, administrators open new entrance at middle school Board members and administrators of the Merrillville Community School Corporation held a ribbon-cutting at Clifford Pierce Middle School today to ceremoniously open its newly constructed entrance. The $1.6 million construction project increased the...

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Merrillville schools extend summer meal program for kids

Merrillville schools extend summer meal program for kids Merrillville Community School Corporation will continue its summer food program due to an extended waiver provided by the USDA. Free breakfasts and lunches are available to families with children 18 years of age and younger twice a week until further...

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Merrillville students present ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

Merrillville students present ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Merrillville High School Performing Arts Department will present its 2020 musical: “Little Shop of Horrors,” the deviously delicious Broadway and Hollywood sci-fi smash musical that has devoured the hearts of theatre-goers for more than 30...

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Merrillville Education Foundation funds 10 projects in schools

Merrillville Education Foundation funds 10 projects in schools Ten grants supporting Merrillville Community School Corporation programs that encourage educational innovation, promote excellence and create educational opportunities for students were recently awarded by the Merrillville Education Foundation. The...

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Golf fundraiser supports MHS football program

Golf fundraiser supports MHS football program Merrillville, Ind. – Community members are invited to support the football program at Merrillville High School by participating in the eighth annual Football Golf Outing. The event will take place Sunday, July 26, at Duck Creek Golf Club, 638 N 700...

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Permanent Ink poets attain accolades, closure

Permanent Ink poets attain accolades, closure Members of Merrillville High School’s Permanent Ink Slam Poets’ Club had their in-person competition season cut short amid rising concerns about COVID-19 in mid-March, but recently the group had a chance to shine a few more times in a digital...

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Superintendent appoints new elementary principal

Superintendent appoints new elementary principal Merrillville, Ind. – At last night’s meeting, the Merrillville Community School Corporation Board of Trustees approved Superintendent Nick Brown’s recommendation to appoint a new elementary school principal. Michelle Coughlin, Salk Elementary...

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Student meal distribution increases as shutdown continues

Student meal distribution increases as shutdown continues Merrillville, Ind. -- More Pirate families are taking advantage of the Merrillville schools’ free meals for students, school corporation statistics show. On Monday, Food Service staff distributed a total of 9,216 meals to families who came to pick...

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