Croninger Elementary News Today

The Allen County Bicentennial Executive Board originally planned to unveil the design of the new Allen County flag on Flag Day, but Tuesday, it announced that unveiling has been postponed due to the high volume of entries.

With hundreds of options to sift through, the Allen County Bicentennial Executive Board has delayed the unveiling of the county’s first official flag to November.

Once finished creating their instruments, the students proceeded to decorate them before proceeding to the Earth Day Jam where they played their instruments along with the Dumpster Drummers.

The Indiana Department of Education awarded Fort Wayne Community Schools with the Blue Ribbon Schools award Friday for their successful programs at Croninger Elementary.

Brenn Beck made sure he didnt miss a single hand. The Fort Wayne father high-fived members of the Croninger Elementary School choir after its perfor ...

Brenn Beck made sure he didnt miss a single hand.

J.R. Ankenbruck, Lincoln Elementary Principal John R. (J.R.) Ankenbruck joined FWCS in 2003 as a Title I resource teacher at Geyer Middle School after beginning his career in Indianapolis. In 2004, he moved to Kekionga Middle School as a social studies teacher, and in 2006, he served as an administrative intern at Miami Middle School followed by positions as assistant principal at Franke Park Elementary and then Croninger Elementary. He became principal of Washington Elementary in 2010, and in ...