South Central Elementary School will hold pre-kindergarten and kindergarten roundup for the 2025-2026 school year on Wednesday, March 26th from 9:00am-2:00pm and on Thursday, March 27th from 3:30pm-6:00pm.

Children who turn four by September 1, 2025 are eligible to sign up for pre-kindergarten and children who turn five by September 1, 2025 are eligible for kindergarten. Please bring the child's birth certificate. 

Congratulations to all the participants of the 2025 elementary spelling bee! A big shoutout also goes to our top three finishers:

1st Place: Hannah B.
2nd Place: Lucas S.
3rd Place: Henry M.

Hannah will move on to participate in the regional spelling bee.

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 2025-2026 school year. Your child must be 4 years old by September 1, 2025. 

The cost for half-day Pre-K is $200 per month (for 9 months) along with a one-time $50 enrollment fee. Information regarding the pre-kindergarten round-up will be posted on the school website and Facebook page in March. 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

Continuing the partnership with Skybound Education, South Central is excited to launch an artificial intelligence assistant, rightfully named Comet. This AI assistant, located in the bottom-right corner of the district website, will help provide answers and information based on simple questions. Faculty contact information, lunch pricing/menus, and calendar events are just a few examples of topics that Comet can help with. Feel free to give it a try!

While no AI assistant is perfect, we hope this becomes a valuable tool that is useful for quick answers to topics regarding South Central. If Comet cannot help, we still recommend contacting the school via phone or email and we welcome you to share any feedback by submitting this form. This project was made possible thanks to funding received as recipients of the 2024-2025 Indiana Digital Learning Parent and Family Support Grant.

Enjoy a meal and support the South Central Education Foundation at the same time by eating at Buffalo Wild Wings! From 5:00pm-9:00pm on Wednesday, December 11th, Buffalo Wild Wings in LaPorte will be hosting a give-back night with 10% of all food sales donated back to the South Central Education Foundation. Both dine-in and carryout meals are eligible. Thank you for your support!

Show off your school pride by purchasing a South Central window decal! South Central Elementary School will be selling SC logo window decals for $5.00. Return the order form to the elementary office by Friday, December 13th to secure your order.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

I hope this letter finds you well! It's hard to believe we're already to the end of the 1st grading period. The beginning of the year has flown by! We've had a 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 for teacher professional development days. Those are November 1st and March 5th. 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 fashion" 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 would 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 would 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 20th, February 14th, and May 2nd.

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!

Ben Anderson, Superintendent

Dear Parent/Guardians,

It's hard to believe, but the 2024-2025 school year is right around the corner! Summer FLEW by once again! I hope you were able to relax and recharge with your family. We are gearing up for another fabulous year at SC! We can't wait to see students in just two short weeks.

Our summer has been incredibly busy with our building project/renovations and other projects going on here at the school. We are excited for you to see the progress! Some renovations/updates will be completed before school starts (several restrooms, casework in elementary classrooms, track resurfacing, etc.), while several will be completed within a few weeks of school starting (library/media center, additional restrooms, locker rooms), and some will be later in the school year after Christmas break (elementary classroom addition, high school classroom addition, student activity center). Don't forget that you can track progress with the weekly updates on our website (https://www.scentral.k12.in.us/building-project)!

Our maintenance staff has done a wonderful job this summer, and overall the building looks GREAT!! But you'll have to please excuse the dust in some areas as construction inside the building continues.

I wanted to REMIND you that due to legislative changes from the Indiana General Assembly last year, families will not be charged for textbook rental, Chromebooks, or class fees as you have been in the past. If your child is in band, they'll still need to rent or provide their own instrument. If your child is in welding, they'll still need to have their own personal protective equipment (PPE). Also, please note: students/families will still be responsible to pay for lost or damaged textbooks and Chromebooks.

We do still ask that students bring in their typical supplies (pencils, paper, crayons, folders, etc.). If you need assistance with school supplies, please let us know!

Enjoy these last couple weeks of summer! Please don't hesitate to contact the school with any questions or concerns.

Go Satellites!

Ben Anderson, Superintendent

Athletic passes for the 2024-2025 seasons are now on sale in the high school office during school hours. You can also see Mr. Wilhelm, athletic director, at any home event to purchase a pass. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions.

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Beginning Monday, July 29th at 9:00 am, South Central will open online registration via Harmony Family Access. We would like to remind you to check your demographics, update phone numbers, update emergency contacts and their phone numbers, update your email addresses, and your home/mailing address. There are also some registration forms that will need to be electronically signed. Some forms will need to be signed annually when you register online. The forms are listed in the online registration section in Harmony Family Access. It is important that you update your Family Access account with your most current information for bus routing purposes and so the school can contact you with important updates throughout the school year.

If you have already registered your pre-k and/or kindergarten student, you will not have to come into the school for new student registration BUT you will need to log into your Harmony Family Access account to update demographics and fill out the consent forms. You will receive an email with your student's registration code on Friday, July 26th.

All new students are required by the state to provide proof of residency. Any returning students who have moved to a new address from the one listed in Harmony are also required to provide proof of residency. Your proof of residency should be one of the following documents: Current (within the last 60 days) utility bill, bank statement, or rental/lease agreement. A driver's license and mailed advertisements do NOT meet the residency verification requirements set forth by the Indiana Department of Education.

Beginning Wednesday, July 24th, the junior high and high school will be scheduling appointments for NEW STUDENT registration which is on Tuesday, July 30th (9:00-11:30 and 1:00-2:30), Wednesday, July 31st (1:00-5:30), and Thursday, August 1st (9:00-11:30 and 1:00-2:30). Please call the school to schedule an appointment. New students in the elementary school do NOT need to schedule an appointment time but should come into the elementary office during the registration times listed. On those days, we also welcome families who cannot register from home to come to the school to register students. Please call to schedule an appointment. Also, bring your username and password with you.

If you have forgotten your password to Family Access, you will need to click the "forgot my password" link and Harmony will send an email. We are unable to retrieve usernames and passwords at the school.

We are looking forward to a great school year ahead!

Thank you,

South Central Schools