Huntington County Community School Corporation

After 26 years in education and the last 25 years at HCCSC serving various roles, Superintendent Chad Daugherty will resign to accept a position serving as the Deputy Superintendent of Dorchester 2 School District in Summersville, South Carolina.

The International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE), whose mission is to celebrate, inspire and support today’s educators, has named Huntington North High School a 2022 Model School for their focus on relationships and rigorous and relevant academics to impact student growth. The educators at Huntington North High School recognized opportunities for collaboration, have a strong culture and hold high expectations for all students.

On June 1, 2019, a relatively unknown freshman from Huntington North High School seemingly shocked the state, upsetting Abigail Lynch of Brownsburg to win the 1600 meter run state championship with a time of 4:46.93, an incredible improvement over the 5:20.35 she posted at the sectional meet two weeks prior and 4:55.19 posted at the regional meet one week prior. Fast forward three years to Friday night in Bloomington, and Huntington North senior Addy Wiley was anything but an unknown this time around. Featured on the cover of the official meet program and other promotional materials for the meet, Wiley put a resounding exclamation point on her historic high school career to cement herself as one of the greatest runners in Indiana high school history.

HCCSC and Huntington North High School cut the ribbon on Huntington North’s new multi-purpose outdoor facility during a ceremony on Thursday. The facility will host the Vikings’ football, boys and girls soccer and boys and girls track and field teams and will also be used by Huntington North’s band, JROTC and physical education classes.

HCCSC announced its annual Primary and Secondary Teachers of the Year during the district's year-end breakfast and awards ceremony Monday morning. Flint Springs Elementary School Fourth Grade Teacher Lauren Davis was named as the Primary Teacher of the Year, while Crestview Middle School Sixth Grade Teacher Nichole Gilg earned the Secondary Teacher of the Year designation.

Huntington North senior Will Hotchkiss put pen to paper on Tuesday afternoon, making his college decision official by signing with Huntington University to continue his academic and basketball careers with the Foresters.

Huntington North High School senior Harrison Niswander made his college commitment official on Monday afternoon, signing with Purdue Fort Wayne to continue his academic and cross country and track careers with the Mastodons.

Huntington North High School senior Gavin Babb put pen to paper during a signing ceremony on Thursday afternoon, making official his commitment to Trine University to continue his academic, football and wrestling careers with the Thunder.

Huntington North High School senior Dane Blackburn made his college choice official on Friday afternoon, committing to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in a signing ceremony to continue his academic and cross country and track careers.

Huntington North High School senior Gavin Byerly made his college choice official with a signing ceremony on Thursday afternoon, committing to Manchester University to continue his academic and track and cross country careers with the Spartans.

Huntington North High School senior Kolton Foster put pen to paper on Wednesday afternoon, making his decision to cross town official to attend Huntington University next school year to continue his academic and soccer careers as a Forester.

Huntington North High School senior Zach Hubartt make his college choice official on Monday afternoon, signing with the University of Saint Francis in Ft. Wayne to continue his academic and basketball careers with the Cougars.

Huntington North High School (HNHS) and the Huntington County Community School Corporation (HCCSC) have amended the guidelines for HNHS senior parking spots, effective for the 2022-23 school year.

Huntington North High School senior Olivia Hartup made her college choice official during her signing ceremony on Monday afternoon, signing with Trine University to continue her academic and athletic careers with the Thunder acro and tumbling squad.

J. Ryan Wall, school board member for the Huntington County Community School Corporation, has received the Commendable Governance Award from the Indiana School Boards Association (ISBA).

Huntington North High School senior Gabe Castillo put pen to paper on Wednesday, making his college choice official to continue his academic and soccer careers at the University of Saint Francis in Ft. Wayne.

Huntington North High School senior Braden Estep made his college choice official on Thursday afternoon, putting pen to paper to sign with Trine University to continue his academic and soccer careers.

Huntington North High School senior Cam McCarver put pen to paper on Wednesday afternoon, officially signing with Trine University to continue his academic and football careers.

Two more donations to Huntington North High School’s ongoing athletic complex construction and renovations were approved by the Board of School Trustees during Monday night’s board meeting.

Huntington North High School junior Blaine Brown placed third in the Show Open category at the 2022 Indiana Association of School Broadcasters (IASB) contest held Monday at campus of the University of Indianapolis.

Huntington North High School senior Carson Kitchen made his college choice official on Wednesday afternoon, signing with Huntington University to continue his academic and tennis careers as a Forester.

The Board of School Trustees formally approved John Trout as HCCSC’s new Assistant Superintendent for Business & Classified Staff during Monday night’s board meeting.

Huntington North High School senior Maisy Robrock made her college commitment official on Wednesday afternoon, putting pen to paper to sign with Huntington University to continue her academic and volleyball careers.

Four members of the Huntington North High School girls swimming team represented the school on Friday night at the IHSAA Girls Swimming State Finals at the IU Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Huntington North High School senior Ashton Hosler made his college commitment official on Tuesday, signing with the University of Saint Francis to continue his academic and soccer careers as a Cougar.

Huntington North High School recognized former Lady Viking basketball player Abbi (Wilson) Rosen during halftime of the Lady Vikes’ game on Wednesday against Wayne, as Rosen was recently named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2022 Women’s Silver Anniversary Team.

Huntington North High School's own Nick Altman has been selected as one of 18 Teachers of the Year in Indiana to be recognized during the College Football Playoffs National Championship Weekend this coming weekend in Indianapolis! Among the activities Altman will participate in are a day-long professional development summit, on-field recognition at the College Football Playoffs National Championship and being one of the teachers who will hold the American flag during the national anthem prior to the start of the College Football Playoffs National Championship.

A total of 19 HCCSC employees across eight schools within the district have been awarded grants by the Huntington County Community Foundation’s 2021 Cycle II Grant Program and Classroom Education Grant Program.