Gary Community School Corporation, in partnership with Greater Together and IN*SOURCE, invites parents, guardians, caregivers, and family members from throughout Gary, Northwest Indiana, and the greater Chicagoland area to participate in the 2026 Indiana Family Engagement Summit: “Real Life, Real Parenting: Partnering for Student Success.”
The Gary Community School Corporation (GCSC) has announced new dates for its 2026–2027 school Open Houses. The original August events were postponed following the severe storm on August 11 and the widespread power outages that affected schools and families throughout the community.
The Indiana Center for the Book at the Indiana State Library has announced the 2026 recipient of the Indiana Early Literacy Firefly Award as “Little Freddie Two Pants,” published by Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
Spring semester Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) classes have begun at our Munster public and parochial schools.
Diane Christy Banks, a mother, grandmother, teacher, and retired hospital administrator who grew up in Hammond, graduated from Morton High School, received her MS Ed. from Indiana University and presently lives in Indianapolis with her little chocolate-brown Cockapoo, has published three books about Squirt, a sweet little puppy.
