The WHS National Honor Society is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive at Wheeler High School. If you are able, please consider donating blood at WHS on Thursday, April 17 from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM. With your donation, you can potentially save up to three lives. To sign up, use the QR code, visit:
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive
and search for "WheelerHS"
or contact: kglavin@union.k12.in.us
Bearcat Baseball takes on Hebron on Wed 4/16 at 4:30 at the Gary Railcat's Stadium. Tickets are $5.00. Get your tickets from the WHS Office or at the door.
It's Kindergarten Round Up Week!
Stop in the JSE office this week from 10am-2pm or Thursday evening from 5:30-6:30pm to complete paperwork.
Call the office at 219-759-2508 or email cminton@union.k12.in.us to set up your child's screening for Friday, April 11 from 10-11am or Friday, April 25 from 1-2pm.
Today we celebrate the incredible student athletes who represent Wheeler with pride, passion, and perseverance—on the field, on the court, and in the classroom.
We are beyond proud of our student-athletes who embody what it means to be a true Bearcat—resilient, hardworking, and full of heart.
Thank you for the way you lead, compete, and inspire.
#BearcatPride #BuildingBearcats
UTSC Athletics first annual community egg hunt! Thank you to our Athletic Department Staff, teams, cheerleaders, and HangBanners Booster Club!
What a wonderful evening showcasing artwork from every student at UCE and JSE! Thank you to our volunteers and to Mr.Dickey for his love of teaching Art and his love for highlighting our kids! He made this possible! #BearcatPride #BearcatNation
Don't forget about the UTSC Elementary Art Show tonight at Wheeler High School Cafeteria from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.! We hope you join us for snacks, crafts, music, and- most of all- wonderful student art from every elementary student at JSE and UCE! Hope to see you there! Enter on the north side of the building.
Get your tickets in the HS office starting today for the Baseball Game at the Steel Yard on April 16th! Show up to support our Varsity Bearcats!
April is Autism Awareness Month and today is World Autism Day.
At JSE we love and support our neurodiverse students. We learn to not only accept, but be aware of their individual needs. It's so great learning from each other! #BearcatPride #youarelovedatJSE
Purchase your pass in advance to hunt for Easter Egg's this Saturday! We will have hundred's of eggs, prizes, and more fun giveaways with a few special guests! 🐰🐻🐣
*We will announce via the Wheeler Athletics FB page on Saturday morning whether this event will be held indoors or outdoors.
Link to Purchase Pass ($5 per egg hunter)
https://public.eventlink.com/tickets?t=119453
STEM Integration Spotlight:Thank you Mr.Kenning and Mr.Miller for bringing two classes together for a great hands-on learning experience measuring sound waves!
A cross-curricular band/physics lesson? It happened this week at Wheeler HS! Students from both classes worked together to understand the properties of sound waves and the science behind how their instruments work.
Skip the cooking, support the Bearcats!
Grab Chick-fil-A Merrillville (2385 Southlake Mall, Merrillville, IN)! on April 9th and support Wheeler Bearcat Athletics! A portion of all proceeds will be donated back to our teams—so you can enjoy a delicious meal AND give back!🐾
Mark your calendars and make it a Bearcat Night Out! #eatmorechikin #BearcatPride
Join us at WHS Cafeteria on Friday, April 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for the UTSC Elementary Art Show! Over 600 pieces of student art will be on display (every elementary student will have art on display). We hope to see you there!
Wheeler High School Athletics & HangBanners are hosting a Community Easter Egg Hunt! 🐰🥚 Hop on over for an egg-citing adventure on Saturday, April 5th with coaches, athletes, Benny the Bearcat, and early Easter fun!
Two hunts: Ages 7 & under and 8+. Just $5 per Egg Hunter! #EggHunt2025 #BearcatPride
Little Bearcat Early Learners at WHS is such a wonderful experience and opportunity in our community for our littlest Bearcats and for our High School students in our Principles of Early Childhood Education course.
Kindergarten Round-Up for JSE and UCE are coming soon! Please see the flyer for details. Contact your school's office with any questions. We look forward to welcoming our newest Bearcats for the 2025-26 school year!
Be sure to join us this Friday at Union Township Middle School! It's going to be the basketball game of the year! $5 for a single ticket and $10 for the whole family!
Please note the time change from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March 19, 2025. The meeting will be held in the Union Township Middle School Commons and will be available via live stream. The packet will be available on Monday, March 17.
Check out information on our upcoming Parent Night!
