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Kaylee Shepherd Knows The Value Of Hard Work

By: Joe Shouse, Sportswriter HAVILAND – The Wayne Trace Lady Raiders have completed half their regular season and stand at 11-1, riding a 10 game winning streak. The team is having success because they play as a “team”. It’s not about any one player but a group of young ladies working together to continue the…

Purdue Varsity Glee Club In Concert

Returning to the Fort Wayne area for the second time this year is the heralded Purdue Varsity Glee Club. The 65-member male chorus will present their entertaining brand of music and showmanship in concert at the John & Ruth Rhinehart Music Center on the Purdue Fort Wayne campus Friday, October 26. They’ll be joined by…

Purdue University Program Gives Woodlan Student A Taste Of College

Karen Plaut, Purdue’s Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture challenged a dozen Indiana high school students to “find their passion and pursue it.” Plaut officially welcomed only 20 students from around the State to participate into the field of research during a week at Purdue University as participants in the Pre-College Molecular Agriculture Summer Institute…

Heritage FFA Members Place In State Horticultural Contest

On September 10th, students from Heritage competed in the Indiana State Horticultural Contest held at Purdue University. The students identified plants, placed judging classes and completed a written examination. In the junior division the team of Myra Berning, Owen Van Horn and Nick Shirey placed 5th. Individual placings are Nick Shirey placed 10th, Myra Berning…

Woodlan FFA Help Package Meals

The Woodlan FFA Chapter helped package 43,848 meals in the Armory at Purdue University during the 87th Indiana State FFA Convention. The packaged food will now be distributed to local Indiana food banks to help feed the less fortunate.  Nine Woodlan FFA members were part of the 160 Indiana FFA members who spent their afternoon…