WANE 15 reported that Indian Village Elementary School was placed on lockout after an angry individual was reported on campus. A lockout restricts access to the building from the outside while normal activities continue inside. The situation was resolved without incident.
Originally published February 3, 2025 by WANE 15.
WANE 15 reported on the demolition of the tipi structures in the Indian Village neighborhood and the differing opinions among residents about the future of the site. The structures had been deemed unsafe, prompting their removal, but neighbors were divided on what should replace them.
Originally published June 19, 2023 by WANE 15.
The students at Indian Village Elementary School showed their appreciation for the Fort Wayne community by giving back to other local children on Tuesday.
The students, according to school officials, collected donations throughout the community and put together care packages for other kids that may be in need.
The Fort Wayne Police Department posted to their Facebook page said they will give out these packages whenever they find a child in need. They also say they are very appreciative of the students making and giving these packages for them to give out, and say their kindness is a great example of how Fort Wayne can build a better community.
Burlington Stores in partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org is donating $5,000 towards school supplies to Fort Wayne Community Schools’ Indian Village Elementary School in celebration of its new store now open in Fort Wayne at Jefferson Pointe Mall.
A representative from AdoptAClassroom.org contacted school administrators and helped to secure the donation for Indian Village, which will provide $1,000 each in new supplies for five teachers’ classrooms.
“On behalf of Indian Village, I welcome our new local Burlington store and thank them and AdoptAClassroom.org for their generous donation to our school,” Indian Village Principal Kara Miller said. “Our teachers are so excited to purchase new tools for their classrooms. We are thankful for the support we received from Burlington and AdoptAClassroom.org.”
Debra Honn, third-grade teacher at Indian Village Elementary School, and Lisa Clegg, English Language Learners teacher at Northrop High School, have been named the 2020 Fort Wayne Community Schools Teachers of the Year.
Honn, the FWCS Elementary Teacher of the Year, has taught for 25 years, the past five at Indian Village. There, she revived the school’s annual science fair and started a robotics club.
“I am impressed each time I visit her classroom,” Indian Village Principal Kara Miller said. “The passion and energy she exudes to help her students learn and grow is contagious. Mrs. Honn tailors her classroom so that it is an engaging learning environment for each and every student.”
To our Indian Village Neighborhood and Friends,
During dismissal time at Indian Village, we are experiencing an increase in the number of cars that are coming by the school right at our dismissal time at the end of our school day. We are asking our patrons and neighborhood friends to avoid the intersection of Wenonah Lane and Ojibway Trail in front of the school between the hours of 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. each day that school is in session. While this may be a small inconvenience to your route in the afternoon, it will allow us to safely funnel our school traffic into the parking lot for pick-up and not hold up our neighborhood traffic from getting into our car rider line. Your help and support would greatly be appreciated as we try to provide the safety that is needed for our students and parents during this busy time of the day.
A giant red oak was cut down ten years ago on the northwest corner of Bluffton and Engle Roads. The tree was approximately 10 feet in diameter and 31 feet in circumference. That tree, a Fort Wayne landmark, had fallen prey to the ravages of insects, lightning strikes and father time.
It was a seedling when Indian Village was a real Indian village. It had watched the St. Mary’s River bring white settlers into the area. It existed before the canals, the railways, the interurban and the present day roads.
Recently elected officers of the Indian Village Community Association are Brent Davis, president; Loretta Watkins, vice president; Sarah Didier, secretary/treasurer; Chuck Chapman and Stan Robinson, board members. Indian Village is on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Originally published January 17, 2014 by The Waynedale News.
ARCH announces the first of the 2011 Fun and Free Lectures: “Indian Village and the 20th Century Neighborhood” on Tuesday, January 25th, 7pm, at the Waynedale Branch, Allen County Public Library, 2200 Lower Huntington Road. Focusing on the recent listing of Indian Village on the National Register, the talk describes the wonderful blending of 20th century styles in a neighborhood that had several developers and eras, and what Indian Village represents in terms of the national trends of suburbanization in the 20th century. Presented by Angie Quinn, Executive Director of ARCH.
Indian Village Community Association is in the process of applying for a National Historic Register designation. In conjunction with the City of Fort Wayne, a consultant from Indianapolis is compiling documentation on the development of the neighborhood since its conception in the 1920s.
Mr. Warner is hoping to find more information on the building phase of Indian Village. Specific questions include: How did you learn about the Village? Who was your builder and did you meet with him during the building process? Did you know or meet John R. Worthman, the developer of the village after WW II? Were you part of the sorority that dedicated the Psi Ote Park land or remember the opening of the elementary school?