WINSLOW, INDIANA – Winslow Elementary School was awarded one of America’s Healthiest Schools for 2025 on behalf of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation! Winslow has made it a priority to offer healthy, nutritional options with fresh produce for fruits, vegetables, and protein in their student’s diet. Principal Aaron Meyer stated, “The students are more engaged and retain more knowledge when they have nutritional foods in their daily lives. When students retain more of what they learn in the classroom, the literacy and test levels reflect as a positive result.”
Walking through the halls at Winslow Elementary, you can feel they excitement for learning! The Winslow Eskimo’s have so much momentum and have been building their STEM identity for a few years, they are currently in the process of applying to be a Certified STEM Elementary School with the State of Indiana. Winslow Elementary has made several improvements to school from a new STEM lab, robotics team, podcast station, and their notorious special events with their 50’s sock hop, and many other schools pride days.
Principal Meyer has had the privilege to work in multiple school districts in Indiana and out-of-state, he shared that since being a part of the Winslow family, Winslow Elementary School has the best school infrastructure. The teacher/student ratio is 1/15, staff and parent volunteers put so much time and love into decorating and special events to build community pride. Lastly the school is so connected to the community and they are so fortunate to have zero staff turnover since Meyer has been there. The students and faculty love what that do at Winslow Elementary and proud of their purple and yellow pride!
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Winslow Elementary School is grade levels Kindergarten through 5th grade and part of the Pike County School Corporation, located in southwest Indiana.
The Pike County Economic Development Corporation openly and enthusiastically embraces growth in Pike County. By strongly supporting city and county efforts to maintain a community that offers a great place to call home, Pike County, Indiana is especially distinctive in its vision of promoting business growth while keeping small town charm and hospitality in the forefront of community image. Through a complimentary partnership of economic growth, prosperity, quality of place and small-town charm, the PCEDC positions itself to be proponent for progress and an advocate for Pike County’s future. Pike County is located in the heart of the I-69 corridor, with the Southwest Indiana Megasite less than 1/2 mile from the I-69 interchange. www.pikecountygrowth.com
For more information contact Ashley Willis with Pike County Economic Development Corporation at ashley@pikecountygrowth.com.
