Munster Education Foundation

05/28/2026

"Every school has classrooms, but not every school has opportunities behind them."

On this last day of school for the School Town of Munster, we're excited to share this promotional video for the Munster Education Foundation, created by students in Mr. Sera's marketing classes using video cameras and audio equipment funded by an MEF grant. The video production equipment also assisted student entrepreneurs in preparing their pitches for competition — with tremendous success.

Thank you to Munster High School students Beckett Hunt, William Swinson, Nikolas Iatrides, Carter Moore, and Thomas Moore for your outstanding work in telling Munster Education Foundation's story and impact for our community.

Find out more about MEF at munstereducationfoundation.org.

05/13/2026

The Munster High School Choirs presented its world-premiere performance of "Come to Me," commissioned from Dr. Marques L.A. Garrett with the help of a Munster Education Foundation grant, last evening. Dr. Garrett also guest conducted the performance and worked with the students on Monday evening. So proud to support you, Munster High School Choirs!

The two photos from Monday's rehearsal were taken by student photographer Kevin Harretos. Excellent work!

05/13/2026

This original composition by Dr. Marques L.A. Garrett was commissioned with funds from a Munster Education Foundation grant. Munster High School Choirs performed the world premiere of this song last evening, conducted by Dr. Garrett. Gorgeous performance!

05/09/2026

Proud to have played a pivotal role in launching Project Lead the Way in School Town of Munster. Congratulations, Eads Elementary School, Elliott Elementary School and Frank H. Hammond Elementary School!

05/05/2026

Munster Speech & Debate students presented at Purdue University Northwest on the future of artificial intelligence recently—just one example of how they are engaging with real-world ideas beyond the classroom.

This represented more than a competition, says Jordan Mayer, Munster High School speech teacher and director of speech and debate. It reflected a legacy of growth, voice, and opportunity.

"Munster Speech and Debate continues to provide students with meaningful, real-world learning experiences through performance, competition, and community support," Mr. Mayer says.

"Founded in 1965, our no-cut program has grown to as many as 200 students—making it one of the largest and most competitive teams in the nation. Students compete across Chicagoland and Indiana, gaining valuable feedback while building skills in communication, collaboration, and career readiness."

This year, Munster Education Foundation was proud to support the MHS speech and debate team with a $5,000 grant.

Congratulations on another fantastic season!



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05/02/2026

Great commentary from Munster High School business teacher Krissy LaFlech on the real-life lessons students are gaining through a DTF printer funded by a Munster Education Foundation grant:

"Last May, thanks to the Munster Education Foundation, we received a grant for a DTF printer and startup materials," Mrs. LaFlech wrote in a recent post. "That moment kicked off a full year of building, testing, adjusting, and learning in real time.

"Over the course of this year, students have worked to operate a real shirt and spirit shop, learning production, problem-solving, time management, and what it means to be accountable to something bigger than a grade.

"Recently, they produced shirts for Munster Unified Games and created promotional materials for businesses connected to our StartUp Studio.

"Not just projects, real work, with real expectations ... Grateful for the Munster Education Foundation for making this possible and for investing in experiences that students will carry far beyond the classroom."

Proud to see the students use the printer funded by this grant to produce t-shirts for the School Town of Munster Unified Games yesterday! Great work, Students!

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High School

04/29/2026

Don't miss what is sure to be an outstanding performance. Just 48 days until the Munster High School Choirs travel to Ireland! We're proud to support you.

TWO WEEKS FROM TODAY: Join the Munster High School Choral Department on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, in the School Town of Munster Auditorium at 7 p.m. for My Heart Be Brave - A Spring Choral Concert, our final department-wide concert of the school year! The program will feature performances by the Maverick Choir, Beginning Treble Chorus, SING, SONG, Chamber Choir, and Chorale. Hear pieces by Susan LaBarr, Jordan Dollins, Andy Beck, Morten Lauridsen, Stephen Schwartz, and, through the generosity of the Munster Education Foundation, a new work by Dr. Marques L. A. Garrett to celebrate and commemorate the extraordinary occasion of our 2026 Performance Tour of Ireland! All of our concerts are free and open to the public. No tickets are required and all seating is general admission. We can't wait to see you there!

Artwork: Boho Sea Beach (2021) by Cary Tiede

04/18/2026

The WWMS Robotics Club received a $5,985 grant from the Munster Education Foundation for materials to prepare for competition, and the team created this plaque and presented it to MEF this week. We're proud to support you, WWMS Robotics!

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Wilbur Wright Middle School

04/17/2026

Yesterday, Munster Education Foundation was honored to be interviewed by Munster High School marketing classes in preparation for a video the students will make about the foundation. These students used video cameras and audio equipment that were provided through an MEF grant. To date, this equipment has helped student entrepreneurs prepare pitches for competition and is giving marketing students hands-on experience in developing video promotions. Their teacher is Eric Sera.

Thank you for the opportunity! We can't wait to see your work!
School Town of Munster

04/15/2026

Closing in on $100,000 in grants awarded to Munster schools this school year!

The Munster Education Foundation recognized our most recent grant award recipients during the Munster school board meeting on Monday evening. These recipients represented $22,816 in grant awards, for a total of $98,388.17 awarded this school year.

Congratulations to:

- Mrs. Garcia from Elliott Elementary School for a grant in the amount of $1,050 to bring the Scales and Tales Traveling Zoo to Elliott for the kindergartners and structured learning class at Elliott

- Ms. Lusk from Elliott for a grant in the amount of $1,050 for the 1st graders to attend the Moon Base Explorers program at the Challenger Center

- Mr. Gordon from Munster High School for a grant in the amount of $1,200 to provide pocket constitutions to the senior class

- Mr. Sera from MHS for a grant in the amount of $3,000 for production equipment to help his students broadcast quality, professional-like media

- Ms. Sulewski from MHS for a grant in the amount of about $8,900 to purchase new cameras for her photography classes

- Ms. Metzger from Wright Middle School for a grant in the amount of $800 to support the new comfort dog, Sasha, coming to WWMS this spring

- Mr. Michalak from WWMS for a grant in the amount of about $6,000 to get new equipment for the robotics program and expand the program

- Mrs. Irvin from WWMS for a grant in the amount of $740 to purchase math support materials for her 6th and 7th grade classes

Join us in making an impact for schools across Munster. Visit munstereducationfoundation.org/donate

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