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NEWS
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.
NORTHWEST INDIANA
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.
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GARY MAN EARNS EXECUTIVE POST AT HARVARD
John Fitzgerald Gates said growing up in Gary, with a strong sense of community and stronger family ties, shaped him for where he is now.
In July, Gates was appointed associate dean of Harvard College for administration and finance at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
Gates' title carries many jobs. He is the chief administrative officer in the college's undergraduate division and he manages a $90 million budget with 237 employees. The departments under that budget includes human resources, information technology, communication operations and strategic planning.
Benedict H. Gross, dean of Harvard College and a Leverett professor of mathematics, said: “It is our extraordinary good fortune to have someone as talented and accomplished as John join the college staff. With his broad background in higher education, including working with minority students, international programs, student services and academic planning, he will help us manage our administrative functions.”
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TEACHING JOB A GOOD FIT FOR EVACUEE
A slight smile appears on James Beard's face when students in his high school calculus class give a correct answer.
“Do you see that?” Beard asks as he reviews the math formula that explains why falling objects of different sizes hit the ground at the same time.
The convincing “yes,” from his 14 students produces another smile, but it fades quickly.
Beard, 47, is at ease at his alma mater, West Side High School, where he started teaching just weeks after escaping the flood waters of Hurricane Katrina.
“I never thought I'd be teaching here,” said the Gary native who was trapped in the attic of his New Orleans home for two days after Katrina hit.
When he arrived in Gary, he just wanted to sit on his mother's couch and collect thoughts.
“I never imagined the hurricane would do that much damage,” Beard said.
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