Congratulations to all the participants of the 2023 elementary spelling bee! A big shoutout also goes to our top three finishers:
1st Place: Wyatt B.
2nd Place: Lucas S.
3rd Place: Janessa R.
In preparation for the South Central varsity boys and girls basketball teams playing in the 2023 Porter County Conference tournament, both the elementary and Jr.-Sr. High School will participate in spirit days starting on January 17th. Go Satellites!
Pre-Kindergarten at South Central Elementary School has returned! Registration for 2023 will open on January 9, 2023. Please call the elementary office if you are interested in having your child attend this program. For more information, please see the attached flyer.
Show off your school spirit with some South Central apparel! Online orders will be available until November 13, 2022. All products will be delivered and picked up at the school. Please use the link below to visit the online store.
Dear Parent/Guardian,
As you may know, a new law created in 2021, Indiana House Bill 1093, limits the number of eLearning days a public school can use to three per year. South Central has utilized eLearning days for several years now for teacher professional development days (days scheduled in November and February) and inclement weather days. eLearning days are asynchronous (no live Google Meets) where lessons and assignments are posted by 10:00am and teachers are available to meet, as needed. With this new law, if a school is able to provide 50 percent synchronous (live Google Meets with the teacher) instruction, then the school day will count toward the 180 required days. We will refer to this as "Virtual Learning" instead of eLearning.November 1st is our first and only scheduled Virtual Learning day for the 2022-23 school year. There are NO scheduled eLearning days at this time. We will use November 1st to practice this new model of virtual instruction. We will operate on a 2-hour delay schedule, and the school day will begin virtually at 10:00am. Attached, you will find an informational graphic that helps to better explain these new "Virtual Learning" days. Additional information is also available on our online learning page.
We sincerely appreciate your understanding and assistance with this change. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions!
We understand that these changes are not always ideal, however, given this new Indiana law, we are required to make this change. As stated earlier, we are allowed up to three eLearning days per school year. We will utilize eLearning, when needed and appropriate (i.e. if there is a power outage, we have already utilized multiple Virtual Learning days in a row, other unexpected circumstances). This will be clearly communicated to you in a School Messenger announcement.
We sincerely appreciate your understanding and assistance with this change. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions!
South Central Elementary is having a greeting card fundraiser through Usborne Books & More. Students will be bringing home information about this school-wide fundraiser. The money raised will go towards funding student programs and events at South Central Elementary. If SC Elementary students sell a total of 1,000 boxes, all students will earn an ice cream party!
The following prizes will also be awarded:
- #1 Fundraising Student: $100 Amazon Gift Card
- #2 Fundraising Student: $50 Amazon Gift Card
- #3 Fundraising Student: $25 Amazon Gift Card
- 5 Random Winners: $10 Amazon Gift Card
All order forms and money should be turned back into school no later than Wednesday, September 21st.
Athletic passes for the 2022-2023 seasons are now on sale in the high school office during school hours. You can also see Mr. Haggard, 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.
| Senior Citizen (60+) | $35.00 |
| Adult | $80.00 |
| Student K-4 | $30.00 |
| Student 5-12 | $55.00 |
| Athlete | $20.00 |
| Family Pass (2 adults, 2 students) | $220.00 ($30.00 per additional student) |
Picture day for elementary will be on August 31, 2022. All students will have their picture taken regardless if an order is made or not.
Orders can be placed online at https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/69326D or a paper order form that will be sent home with students.
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Beginning Monday, August 1st at 9:00am, 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 some registration forms that will need to be electronically signed. Some forms will need to be signed annually when you register online (Parent Right to Know; Active Duty; Residency Information; Work Survey; CTE; Transportation Needs). The forms are listed in the online registration section in Harmony Family Access.
If you have already registered your kindergartner, 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 29th.
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, telephone bill, tax return, bank statement, mortgage statement, rental/lease agreement, medical bill, and/or other official information that verifies your address. A driver's license and mailed advertisements do NOT meet the residency verification requirements set forth by the Indiana Department of Education.
Beginning Tuesday, July 26th, the school will be scheduling appointments for NEW STUDENT registration on Tuesday, August 2nd, Wednesday, August 3rd, and Thursday, August 4th. Please call the school to schedule an appointment. On those days, we also welcome families that cannot register from home to come to the school to register students. Please call to schedule an appointment. Also, please bring your username and passwords with you.
If you have forgotten your password, you will need to click the "forgot my password" link and Harmony will send an email to help you. Unfortunately, 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
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has stopped the federal meal waivers that have allowed schools to serve free meals to all students for the past two years. This upcoming school year, South Central will return to traditional edibility requirements for free, reduced, and paid benefit applications. If you do not receive an email notification by July 29th that your student(s) is qualified for free meals because of SNAP or Medicaid, please fill out a new application through Harmony Family Access. Applications will be available once online registration opens on August 2nd. Paper applications are also available in the school offices.
Students who are not approved for free or reduced-priced meal benefits before the start of school will be classified as paid and meal charges will begin the first day of school. Full pay breakfast will be $1.50 and full pay lunch will be $2.60. More detailed information about school meals for this upcoming school year will be coming soon.
Thank you,
Karen Hagenow, Food Service Director