A construction delay prompted officials at 21st Century Charter School to call a last-minute audible, telling parents their children should start school Tuesday at their old building at 556 Washington St. Officials now say the new $6.5 million two-story building at 724 Washington St. should be ready to open on Sept. 9. That school will serve […]
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A construction delay prompted officials at 21st Century Charter School to call a last-minute audible, telling parents their children should start school Tuesday at their old building at 556 Washington St. Officials now say the new $6. 5 million two-story building at 724 Washington St. should be ready to open on Sept. A construction delay […]
Students at the 21st Century Charter School and Gary Middle College begin the school year Tuesday, a little later than their peers but they’ll return to a freshly built $6.5 million 50,000-square-foot building. It will serve middle and high school students during the day and adults in the evening. The new school sits at 8th Avenue […]
The first time Manuel Finch got into serious trouble he spent two nights in jail after two of his friends broke into a house in Gary, and he followed them inside. Finch, 24, was about 18 then. He said he was really just along for the ride. “It was four of us,” Finch said. “It […]
A high school senior is getting his high school diploma nearly a month after getting a college degree. Vincent Pena, 18, will be receiving his high school diploma from 21st Century Charter School in Gary, Indiana. Last month he walked across the stage and received an associate degree from Ivy Tech. He is not the […]
When it comes to preparing for tomorrow’s opportunities, students of all ages are finding college a necessity. More and more, Indiana residents are turning to Ivy Tech for affordable access to post secondary education – whether they are heading toward a four-year degree or looking to gain a distinct advantage in today’s competitive job market. […]
Once 21st Century Charter School officials received word in January that Ball State University had renewed its charter, they began finalizing plans to build a new middle and high school. With bonding secured for the $6.5 million building, the school is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony at noon Wednesday at the downtown school site, 724 Washington […]
GARY POST-TRIBUNE: Student earns dual degrees, a first for both charter school, his family
May 10, 2013
High school senior Vincent Pena will receive a college degree nearly a month before he picks up his diploma from 21st Century Charter High School. Pena didn’t set out to be trend setter, but he’s proud it worked out that way. Pena will become the first member of his family to earn a college degree Saturday […]
NWI TIMES: Rookie team wins robotics award
Mar 28, 2013
The G. I. Frost Bots of 21st Century Charter School received the Rookie Inspiration Award earlier this month at the FIRST Robotics Boilermaker Regional at Purdue University in West Lafayette. Competing with 40 other teams from as far away as Hawaii and Puerto Rico, the assigned task of all robots in the competition was to […]
Back in 1992, I helped lead the California Prop 174 battle for school vouchers. We got whooped pretty good in that effort. One of the key lessons I learned was the need for voucher supporters to be patient and vigilant in their efforts to create access to more choices in education. The opposition has all […]