Lake (Closed) The Course at Aberdeen Bike trails Valparaiso is building a series of bike trails across the city. Currently, (March 2012) most of the identified bike routes are part of the county's system of recommended roads and streets. Biking and hiking Campbell Street Bikeway runs from Rogers-Lakewood Park south to Vale Park Road (CR 400 N). It continues south on the opposite side of Campbell St. base Valparaiso High School, ending south at Ogden Gardens (Harrison Blvd). At Vale Park, it connects to the Vale Park trail to Valparaiso Street . A new bike loop is being built that circles north along Valparaiso Street to Bullseye Lake Rd, east to Cumberland Crossing (not open to the public (2008), south to Vale Park, turning west to on Vale Park to return to the corner of Vale Park and Valparaiso Street. At Glendale, the Campbell Street Bikeway connects to the Glendale cross town bike lane. These travel east on Glendale, ending on North Calumet at the Walgreens corner. Government Valparaiso has an elected mayor, an elected clerk-treasurer, and an elected council. All of these positions are elected for four-year terms in November of the year before a presidential election year and assumes office on January 1. Education Higher education Valparaiso University was founded in 1859, and occupies on the south side of the city near downtown. The university is a cultural center of the city, hosting venues such as the Brauer Museum of Art, with more than 2,700 pieces of 19th- and 20th century American art. Ivy Tech operates one of its 23 regional campuses in the city. From 2006 until 2016, Purdue University North Central had a two-building satellite campus in Valparaiso. Primary and secondary education Public schools Valparaiso Community Schools Valparaiso High School Porter County Career and Technical Center Benjamin Franklin Middle School Thomas Jefferson Middle School Central Elementary Cooks Corner Elementary School Heavilin Elementary Flint Lake Elementary School Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Memorial Elementary Northview Elementary School Parkview Elementary East Porter County Schools Washington Township High School; serves part of the city of Valparaiso Private schools Christ Baptist Christian Academy The Classical Academy Immanuel Lutheran School (K-8) Montessori School of Valparaiso Saint Paul's Catholic School (K-8) Spirit Of God Accelerated Education, South Haven Christian School Victory Christian Academy Media Newspapers Valparaiso is served by two regional newspapers: The Times of Northwest Indiana (or NWI Times), was founded in