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Charity Wiffle Ball Game Benefits Munster High School Best Buddies Club

Sat, 05/30/2026 - 6:51pm by laughingcat

We would like to thank the NWI Sox 10U Team for working with the Munster Police Department and Munster Fire Department to organize a fundraiser to benefit the Munster High School Best Buddies Club that was held Friday, May 15th at Wilbur Wright Middle School. The event was a fun night for everyone involved. 

That evening, the Sox played a wiffle game versus a combined team of police officers and firefighters. In addition to the game, there was also a performance of the National Anthem, a first pitch ceremony, candy sales, other fundraising items, music, and more. 

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Munster Students Win State DARE Poster Contest

Sat, 05/30/2026 - 6:46pm by laughingcat

On May 13th, several Munster students were honored at the Indiana Governor’s Residence for winning prizes in the DARE Indiana.

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Gary Community School Corporation Celebrates National Beable Spring Power Up Success with Two Top Worldwide Student Champions

Fri, 05/29/2026 - 9:38pm by laughingcat

Recently, the Gary Community School Corporation (GCSC) proudly celebrated the outstanding achievements of its elementary scholars who participated in the nationwide Beable Spring Power Up Session, an innovative literacy initiative supported through the district’s School Improvement Grant (SIG).

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LCA and LOK Partner for Safe Home Art Project

Tue, 05/26/2026 - 4:38pm by laughingcat

Lubeznik Center for the Arts and LOK Wishing Tree Foundation Partner with Community for Safe Home Art Project

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BNI's Daisy Gonzalez ’24 Honored with Leadership Award at Middlebury

Sat, 05/23/2026 - 6:10pm by laughingcat

During her time at Bishop Noll Institute, Daisy Gonzalez ’24 made it her mission to build community wherever she went. Now a leader at Middlebury College, Gonzalez was recently recognized for those efforts as the recipient of the prestigious Alexander Twilight 1823 Diversity and Community Leadership Award.

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Registration is Open!

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 5:34pm by laughingcat

DID YOU KNOW? The Auditorium proudly provides its fine arts healing camp, Hearts to Art, free-of-cost to grieving children throughout the Chicagoland area.

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Spring Semester D.A.R.E. Classes Begin

Tue, 02/10/2026 - 8:52pm by laughingcat

Spring semester Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) classes have begun at our Munster public and parochial schools.

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School of American Music Launches "My Name Is," a Community Music Project Helping Students Stand Up, Speak Out and Be Seen

Tue, 02/03/2026 - 4:10pm by laughingcat

School of American Music Launches “My Name Is,” a Powerful Community Music Project Promoting Kindness, Identity, and Belonging

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Hammond Native authors Children's Books

Mon, 04/04/2022 - 4:04pm by laughingcat

Diane Christy Banks, a mother, grandmother, teacher, and retired hospital administrator who grew up in Hammond, graduated from Morton High School, received her MS Ed. from Indiana University and presently lives in Indianapolis with her little chocolate-brown Cockapoo, has published three books about Squirt, a sweet little puppy.  

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