South Central Elementary School will hold pre-kindergarten and kindergarten roundup for the 2026-2027 school year on Tuesday, March 24th, from 9:00am-2:00pm, and on Wednesday, March 25th, from 3:30pm-6:00pm.

Children who turn four by September 1, 2026, are eligible to sign up for pre-kindergarten, and children who turn five by September 1, 2026, are eligible for kindergarten. Please bring the child's birth certificate. 

Congratulations to all the participants of the 2026 elementary spelling bee! A big shoutout also goes to our top three finishers:

1st Place: Henry M.
2nd Place: Nora P.
3rd Place: Bobby K.

Henry will move on to participate in the regional spelling bee in March.

In preparation for the South Central varsity boys and girls basketball teams playing in the 2026 Porter County Conference tournament, both the elementary and Jr.-Sr. High School will participate in spirit days starting on January 19th. Go Satellites! 

Please fill out the form linked below if you are interested in your child(ren) attending Little Comets pre-kindergarten at South Central Elementary for the 2026-2027 school year. Your child must be 4 years old by September 1, 2026.

The cost for half-day Pre-K is $220 per month (for 9 months) along with a one-time $50 enrollment fee (prices subject to change). Information regarding the pre-kindergarten round-up will be posted on the school website and Facebook page soon. If you are not able to fill out the form, feel free to call the elementary office at 219-767-2269.

Pre-Kindergarten RSVP Form

South Central is proud to announce the recent designation as an Indiana Purple Star School! The Purple Star School program honors schools that have displayed a significant commitment to service members, veterans, and students and families connected to the nation's military. South Central Elementary and Jr.-Sr. High School were selected by the Indiana Department of Education in collaboration with the Indiana National Guard to receive the three-year designation. In total, 80 individual schools were selected, along with 19 schools that renewed their status. You can read the full press release on the IDOE website.

To learn more about the commitments South Central has made, as well as military resources, visit our Purple Star webpage.

South Central Elementary and the Junior Council will be participating in Red Ribbon Week on October 27th through the 31st! See the attached flyer for the dress-up days during the week. For more information on Red Ribbon Week, visit redribbon.org

Families and community members are welcome to attend our 2025 Veterans Day program on Tuesday, November 11th at 9:30am in the North gym. A light breakfast will be served for veterans at 8:30am. 

Please RSVP by November 4th using the Google Form (https://forms.gle/zqZ3ZXbGCDbJHn3k9) or by calling the elementary office at 219-767-2269.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

I hope this letter finds you well! It's hard to believe we're already at the end of the 1st grading period. The beginning of the year has flown by! We've had another fantastic start to the school year here at SC, and we appreciate your partnership and support.

The purpose of this letter is to provide information on our virtual learning and eLearning days this school year. We have two virtual learning days built into the school calendar again for teacher professional development days. Those are November 3rd and March 4th. On those two days, teachers and students will be on live Google Meets in the AM from 9:00-12:00, while the afternoon will be for teacher meetings and training. The building principals will send out schedules and information very soon, specific to those two days.

For inclement weather, we'll potentially utilize eLearning days, virtual learning days, and snow make-up days. We are only allowed to use up to three (3) eLearning days in a school year, per Indiana Code. eLearning days would be our "old-fashioned" days where lessons are posted on Canvas (grades 5-12) or Google Classroom (grades K-4) by 9:00am, and students can complete their work at any time throughout the day. Assignments are due by 11:59pm, unless otherwise directed by the teacher. For virtual learning, students are required to be on live Google Meets for at least 50% of the school day in order for it to count as a day. So, those days we will use our 2-hour delay schedule like we have in the past, and live Google Meets will begin at 10:00am. The JH / HS will operate on the 2-hour delay bell schedule. The elementary school will provide a live instruction schedule for each grade level that will also begin at 10:00am.

If we happen to use up our 3 eLearning days, we'll then plan to use 3 virtual days with live instruction. While I certainly hope we don't have that many inclement weather days, if we get past those 3 eLearning days AND 3 virtual learning days, we'll utilize the built-in snow make-up days. Snow make-up days are built into our calendar on January 19th, February 13th, and May 1st.

We understand that this is somewhat confusing, which is why I wanted to provide this letter as a reminder and to clarify the differences. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the school office if you have any questions or for further clarification!

Thank you for your continued support!

Dr. Benjamin Anderson, Superintendent

Picture day for elementary will be on August 27, 2025. All students will have their picture taken, regardless of whether an order is made or not. 

Orders can be placed online at https://inter-state.com/flyerentry/0128GW

Athletic passes for the 2025-2026 team seasons are now on sale in the high school office during school hours. Please contact Mr. Wilhelm, athletic director, with any questions.