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The Northwest Indiana Times, and the Post Tribune are the top newspapers for info about the Gary School System.

If you are not receiving a paper, I would recommend one of these two. The number for the PT is (800) 876-8974, and the number for the NWIT is (800) 589-3331.

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The Times’ challenge is to serve such a diverse and balkanized community. It does so by producing nine daily geographically zoned editions, providing both a regional news report and the depth and flavor of a hometown newspaper.

DEMAND SPURS CHARTER SCHOOL TO ADD CAMPUS IN WEST GARY

Parent demand and long waiting lists for Gary-area charter schools have prompted Lighthouse Academies to seek a second campus on the city's west side.

Across Lake County, the waiting list has grown to 650 students seeking spaces in the public charter schools.

The West Gary Lighthouse Charter School would cater to Gary and Hammond families, if approved to open in fall 2006.

In August, Lighthouse opened its first regional site in Gary.

Originally designed for 260 students, it has enrolled 380, confirmed its sponsor, Ball State University.

Now, it has a waiting list surpassing 200, according to Lighthouse Academies Vice President Mark Colliton.

“There's been an incredible demand from parents in Gary. Families here are in such desperate need for high-quality options,” Colliton said.

   

JROTC PROGRAM GIVES STUDENTS TOOLS TO SUCCEED

“No child left behind” is an academic motto borrowed from the military's “no soldier left behind.”

Now, the Gary JROTC Department plans to defend its military slogan by leading cadets to academic success.

And there's a new commander in the ranks who says he's committed to making sure JROTC participants succeed.

In order to achieve his goal, changes had to be made.

Military cadet command policies indicate that active duty personnel cannot hold the position of director of army instructions. But active duty Col. Richard Ligon was granted a waiver.

The Gary native is the first black colonel and brigade commander in the Indiana Army National Guard.

With 33 years of military experience, Ligon climbed through the ranks from an enlisted private to a non-commissioned first sergeant.

   


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