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

1st Place: Hannah Best
2nd Place: Lucas Schafer
3rd Place: Felix Popovich

Hannah 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! 

The Indiana Association of School Principals annually celebrates exceptional academic achievement through its Rising Stars of Indiana program, which recognizes the highest-achieving junior students statewide. 

South Central Jr.-Sr. High School is proud to congratulate juniors Nathan Morris, Cash Newland, Chloe Shively, and Madison Scarborough on earning this prestigious distinction. Their selection reflects their strong academic success, leadership, and commitment to excellence.

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.

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

Homecoming Week 2025 will take place from September 29th through October 5th. See the attached flyer for spirit days. Please note that all dress-up days must still adhere to the school dress code and be appropriate. Each spirit day will lead up to Friday night's football game against North Miami at 6:30pm, with the homecoming court being announced, along with the king and queen being crowned. The homecoming bonfire will take place on Thursday, October 2nd, at the Mill Pond Park starting at 7:30pm. The homecoming dance will take place on Saturday, October 4th, from 7:00pm-10:00pm.

Go Satellites!

Are you or someone you know looking to replace a bed? Now is the time. South Central Jr.-Sr. High School will be hosting the 7th annual one-day mattress fundraiser on Sunday, October 5th from 11:00am-5:00pm in the student activity center.

There will be 30+ beds on display to try. The brand-name mattresses are made to order, have full factory warranties, are available in all sizes, and are priced below retail. In addition to beds, there will also be luxury pillows, premium sheets, bed frames, mattress protectors, and even adjustable power bases. Delivery is available. Every purchase benefits the South Central Jr.-Sr. High School students!

Picture day for the Jr.-Sr. High School will be on August 19, 2025. Order before picture day to receive free shipping to the school. 

Orders can be placed online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/0132KHB.

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.