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  • Registration Information for Merrillville Schools:
    Obtain the necessary information to register your children in Merrillville Schools. Click here for information on schedules and required residency documents.
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  • Merrillville Schools Summer Feeding Program
    Merrillville Schools will be providing breakfast and lunch throughout our community this summer. 
    Follow this link for information on locations and menus
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  • The Merrillville Educational Advantage:
    View the article below from BusinessReview.com As a result of the support and vision of the School Board and coordinated effort of staff, parents and administration, see
    how MCSC offers our students an educational advantage. 
     
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The Merrillville Community School Corporation is excited and proud to recognize our following schools and staff:

TWO MERRILLVILLE SCHOOLS EARN NATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR ESTABLISHING WINNING FORMULAS TO HELP BOYS AND YOUNG MEN OF COLOR THRIVE IN THE CLASSROOMPirate
As a result of a nationwide screening process, only five schools received special designation from the Coalition of Schools Educating Boys of Color (COSEBOC). Two of those five schools are Merrillville High School (2 minute video) and Salk Elementary School (2 minute video). They both received the COSEBOC School Award for proven success in closing the achievement gap among boys of color.
 
MERRILLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNIZED AS MODEL SCHOOL BY INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION (ICLE)
The International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE), an organization led by nationally recognized speaker and expert in education, Dr. Willard Daggett, has announced that Merrillville High School has been identified as a Model School.
The MHS staff, led by Mrs. Lorri Covaciu, Associate Principal, will present this summer at the National Model Schools Convention.
 
MERRILLVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVES BRONZE RATING AS ONE OF NATION'S BEST HIGH SCHOOLS FROM US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT
Out of the 379 high schools in Indiana, 2 were given a gold, 27 silver, and 73 bronze. Merrillville High School received a bronze. This puts Merrillville High School in the top 27% of high schools in Indiana.
 
Pierce Middle School named a Model Site for Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS). Pierce is the first middle school in Indiana to receive such a designation. 
 
ASP logo Gregg Williams, Director of the Merrillville Community Plantarium, is the 2013 recipient of the Thomas Brennan Award for Secondary Teaching from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP). Here is additional information regarding the Thomas Brennan Award. 
 
 
INDIANA DISTRICT 1 AWARDS
Mr. Mike Krutz named as District 1 Principal of the Year, Ms. Amy Beckham named as District 1 High School Athletic Director of the Year, and Mr. Jeff Fairbairn named as District 1 Middle School Athletic Director of the Year.
 
JONAS E. SALK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS A 2013 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL NOMINEE
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students’ level of academic achievement. The Secretary of Education invites each Chief State School Officer to nominate schools that meet the criterion for either a high performing exemplary school or an improving exemplary school. The US Secretary of Education will announce the 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools in September 2013.

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