By JOSEPH DITS Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND — The Crossing alternative school has won federal funding to help up to 50 high school dropouts from St. Joseph County — ages 17 to 21 — to finish their degree and get training in a new career. Dexter Harper and Amanda Heritz hope to be among [...]
February 23, 2010 – 4:41 pm
School is educational alternative for EACS students By Ashley Smith of The News-Sentinel Posted on Tue. Feb. 23, 2010 – 10:10 am EDT Alisa Shepard just wasn’t cutting it in school. She had fallen behind, and admits she was more interested in socializing than homework. Soon that falling behind became never catching up, and last [...]
January 5, 2010 – 7:28 am
Troubled East Allen students have 2 options for finishing high school Kelly Soderlund Posted: December 13, 2009 by The Journal Gazette Jacob Grogg had a problem with authority. The 18-year-old thought he was smarter than everybody, and anytime he was questioned by a teacher at Heritage Junior-Senior High School, Grogg would argue with the teacher. [...]
August 11, 2009 – 10:29 am
School will provide middle school alternative By SUE LOWE Tribune Staff Writer MISHAWAKA — As many as 12 Penn-Harris-Madison middle school students will be able to go to The Crossing alternative school in Elkhart this year. Members of the P-H-M board approved the contract Monday night. Under the contract, the 12 students can attend the [...]
Students of The Crossing, an alternative high school, are now being bused from South Bend to Elkhart after the South Bend location was forced to close. By Dustin Grove (grove@wsbt.com) Story Created: Jul 27, 2009 at 5:41 PM EDT Story Updated: Jul 27, 2009 at 5:46 PM EDT SOUTH BEND — It’s back to class [...]
By JOSEPH DITS Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND — The suicide note that Andrea Gyokeres wrote came after a good sixth grade, then progressively worse pressure from bullies in the seventh and eighth grade. A’s and B’s plummeted to F’s. Bruises. Missed classes. She turned to black hair and clothing, going Goth. “I just wanted [...]
South Bend races to fill gap left by two alternative schools. By JOSEPH DITS Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND — Two alternative schools welcomed them and, in many cases, re-ignited their interest in learning. Expelled students. Dropouts. Kids who ran away from home or somehow got into trouble. But, for the next year, both The [...]
The director of The Crossing says next year he will be forced to use private donations to bus his South Bend students to the program’s school in Elkhart. Story Created: Jul 14, 2009 at 7:17 PM EDT Story Updated: Jul 14, 2009 at 9:23 PM EDT SOUTH BEND — For years, they’ve helped students get [...]
Posted: 6:22 PM Jul 14, 2009 Last Updated: 7:02 PM Jul 14, 2009 Reporter: Erin Logan Email Address: erin.logan@wndu.com Their mission is to save all students from failure, but there are different ideas on how to achieve that goal. The South Bend School Board met Monday night and decided the fate for a local alternative [...]
South Bend school board decides against partnership. By JOSEPH DITS Tribune Staff Writer SOUTH BEND — After a long and emotional meeting Monday, two alternative schools walked away from the South Bend Community School Corp. board without the partnerships they each needed to stay open past this summer. The two separate schools, each facing financial [...]
Published : Tuesday, 23 Jun 2009, 4:09 PM EDT WANE New alternative school coming to EACS Chris Hopper NEW HAVEN, Ind. (WANE) – The Crossing Educational Center helps troubled students get another chance at life. Students who have been expelled or dropped out, even ones who spent time in jail. In April the opportunity to [...]
The Crossing leader hopes partnership plan will be agreed to soon. By ERIN BLASKO Tribune Staff Writer Article Posted: June 23, 2009 SOUTH BEND — Rob Staley, executive director of The Crossing, urged South Bend school board members on Monday to act quickly on a proposal to partner with the alternative school, preferably as soon [...]
Alternative school hopes to share state tuition money with district. By JOSEPH DITS Tribune Staff Writer Story Posted: June 23, 2009 SOUTH BEND — The Crossing alternative school only takes dropouts and kids who were kicked out of high school. One of them, Erik Bowman, says The Crossing saved his life. “I was getting into [...]
Posted: 6:49 PM Jun 22, 2009 Reporter: Ryan Famuliner A South Bend alternative school may close its doors if it doesn’t get help from the South Bend Community School Corporation. “The Crossing” presented its plea to the school board Monday night. The organization is seeking a partnership with the school corporation that would bring in [...]
by Kelli Cheatham, WSBT Story Posted: Jun 18, 2009 at 5:30 PM EDT on WSBT 22 SOUTH BEND — Erik Bowman, 18, says The Crossing alternative school saved his life. “I was getting into a lot of trouble, skipping school a lot, wrapped up in a lot of the wrong things,” he explained. Now, the [...]
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