West Central

West Central community mourns loss of student in early morning fire

At approximately 2:20 a.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 21, the Medaryville Fire Department was toned out to a structure fire at the residence of 201 S. Jefferson St., Medaryville. As emergency crews arrived on scene, they were notified that a juvenile was still inside the residence. As emergency crews did...

West Central music room project starting to wrap

The work on the high school band and choir room improvement project is starting to finish up, according to West Central Superintendent Dr. Cathy Rowe at a regular school board meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2. Rowe said that the work is on schedule, with an anticipated finish date of mid to late...

West Central approves agreement with Boys and Girls Club

A memorandum of understanding agreement between the West Central School Corporation and the Boys and Girls Club of St. Joseph County was approved during a regular meeting on Thursday, Oct. 5. Representatives advised that the Boys and Girls Club of St. Joseph County is currently in 29 different...

The West Central FCCLA presented information concerning their trip to the FCCLA National Convention in Denver, Colorado. Pictured from left to right are Chelsea Schultz, Skye Witham and Kayla Schlatter.

West Central School Corporation receives school safety grant

The West Central School Corporation recently received notification that they were awarded a $32,000 school safety grant from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. The money will help the corporation continue to work towards making school a safer place. Superintendent Dr. Cathy Rowe said...

The old district office in Francesville.

West Central approves marketing consultation, old district office sale

Looking ahead into a new school year, the West Central school board was busy Thursday night, going through a first reading of revised school board policies, passing a marketing consultation agreement and approving the sale of their old district office in downtown Francesville. The board first...

West Central discusses bid for old district office

The West Central school board had a conversation about a submitted bid for the district old office located in downtown Francesville during a regular board meeting on July 6. After receiving a $35,000 bid on the property, the school board had agreed that they would like to make a counter offer of...

West Central celebrated commencement on Sunday, May 28.

Celebrating success

Caps off to the West Central graduating class of 2023!

Valedictorian Audrey Kroft and Salutatorian Avery Fritz

West Central High School announces top graduates

West Central High School has announced the top graduating seniors from the class of 2022-23. Audrey Kroft has earned the distinction of being named class valedictorian. While attending West Central, she has been Student Council President and National Honor Society President and has served on the...

The 2023 Midwest Conference champion West Central Lady Trojans softball team.

West Central reigns as MCW champions

For the third season in a row, the Midwest Conference championship came down to the final game of the softball season between the North Newton Lady Spartans and the West Central Lady Trojans. Like the two previous seasons, both teams entered with a perfect league record for the winner take all...

West Central football standout Buzz Beiswanger and Trojan football head coach Marc Hall will take the field Friday, July 14, at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis as representatives for the North in the 2023 Murat Shrine North/South All-Star Football Classic.

Beiswanger and Hall elevated to All-Star status

When the North All-Stars take the football field Friday, July 14, at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis for the Murat Shrine North/South All-Star Football Classic, there will be two Pulaski County representatives from Region IV. The region encompasses 31 area schools, and what makes being...