The entire Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation staff was recently recognized and honored for the district having the high graduation rate in Kosciusko County for two consecutive years.

The graduation rate for the 2015-2016 school year was 95.3 percent, which was slightly higher than the 92.3 percent graduation rate for the 2014-2015 school year. The graduation rate for the 2013-2014 school year was 79.7 percent.

“It takes everybody doing their best to make sure students graduate,” said Superintendent Brett Boggs.

Every staff member throughout the corporation received a long-sleeve green and gold shirt along with a PayDay candy bar. Each school in the district had its own celebration to recognize its staff.

“We’re right there at the top and you guys should be proud of that,” Boggs said at one of the celebrations.

Staff members were also recognized for the 2015-2016 school accountability grades recently released by the Indiana Department of Education. The overall corporation letter grade for 2016 was a B.

TVMS saw its individual school accountability grade rise from a D in 2015 to a C in 2016. TVHS saw its letter grade rise from a C in 2015 to a B in 2016.