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College Community News- Prairie Fest Raises $50,000 May 16, 2012The Prairie School Foundation would like to extend our thanks to everyone that attended and contributed to Prairie Fest 2012. […]
- Million T-Shirt March May 15, 2012The Million T-Shirt March Against Bullying is designed to raise awareness about our schools’ bullying prevention efforts and also take part in the nation’s largest and most ambitious anti-bullying rally ever. […]
- Café la Prairie May 15, 2012The Prairie Point student-run restaurant Café la Prairie is open May 23-24th. This café is organized and run by Prairie Point 9th grade Business and Family and Consumer Science students. […]
- Attention Prairie Athletes May 10, 2012Prairie athletics and the Prairie Booster Club are proud to, once again, offer elite training opportunities for our 7th-12th grade athletes. […]
- Point Students Reach Out May 3, 2012Students celebrated volunteerism by using their time and talents in the communities of Cedar Rapids, Ely, and Walford. […]
- New Dietary Guidelines May 3, 2012New USDA Dietary Guidelines requiring schools nationwide to adjust the way they run their Nutrition Programs. College Community Schools Nutrition Program will begin requiring students to take a serving of fruit or a serving of vegetables at lunch beginning in the month of May 2012. […]
- Digital Literacy Q & A III May 3, 2012Laptop s for Students in Grades 9-12 Next Fall […]
- Prairie Fest Raises $50,000 May 16, 2012
- Your Voice
- Young and ResponsibleXavier sophomore Ben Valentine has started a “Young and Responsible” initiative at Xavier High School where he promotes responsible decisions with custom designed wristbands. Today, Ben talked about the initiative with the students at Regis Middle School and he will … Continue reading → […]Jessica Schneider / Xavier High School
- 4th Avenue Jazz Company ResultsResults from the 4th Avenue Jazz Company try-outs were posted today in the main foyer. Some students rejoiced upon reading the results, while others turned away sobbing. The list is as follows: Girls: Liliana Coelho Kellee Darner Taylor Dengler Taylor … Continue reading → […]TheLittleHawk.com
- Young and Responsible
- Latest headlines from Iowa Higher Education
- Iowa City man sues UI, regents over mold in rental house May 16, 2012
- Coe College students quiz Culver on leadership May 14, 2012
- Djalali to start as UI liberal arts dean in August May 14, 2012
- Karl Rove, Dee Dee Myers to speak at Cornell May 11, 2012
- Kirkwood board approves 3.9 percent tuition increase May 11, 2012
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Solon school dismisses early due to power outage
According to a message sent on the the district’s official Twitter account, Lakeview Elementary School in Solon will dismiss at 10:30 a.m. today due to a power outage. The middle and high school will still dismiss at their regular times.
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New national dropout report praises Iowa, but data dated
A new study reports that the state’s number of dropouts has decreased from 2002 to 2008. Iowa’s number of high schools with low graduation rates decreased by half, from four to two, during that time period, according to a report … Continue reading
Cedar Rapids, Nodaway Valley school boards recognized for commitment to arts education
News release from the Iowa Asscoaition of School Boards: Exceptional support of the arts by two Iowa school boards has won them the 2010-11 Arts Education Award from the Iowa Association of School Boards and the Iowa Alliance for Arts … Continue reading
Got Internet Reputation? Dr. Patchin speaks to freshmen about cyberbullying
What is your internet reputation? According to Dr. Patchin, an internet reputation is basically what appears when you type your name into Google. 350 students gathered in the Opstad Auditorium during seventh period, to hear Dr. Justin W. Patchin speak. … Continue reading
Prairie High students make regional honor band
Ten members of the Prairie High School Band program have been selected for the Northeast Iowa Bandmasters Association “Honor Band” to be held at Oelwein High School on Saturday, December 4, 2010. They will perform in one of two 125-piece … Continue reading
Eastern Iowa schools educate, inspire with school slogans
Northwest Junior High School in Coralville lost a third of its students in 2006, but it gained a new slogan. “Losing 350 students (to North Central Junior High in North Liberty) meant that we had the opportunity to reconfigure the … Continue reading
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Four Oaks Achievement Academy Receives Grant
Four Oaks has been notified that it is the recipient of a $100,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation’s State Giving Program. The grant proceeds will be used for the agency’s Achievement Academy. The Achievement Academy is a newly merged after-school/out-of-school … Continue reading
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Four Oaks gets grant from Wal-Mart
An Iowa afterschool activity group has received a $100,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation, according to a press release. Four Oaks, which serves more than 200 elementary school children in the Cedar Rapids area, will use the funds on its … Continue reading
Waukon Saves Popular School Program
A budget crunch in the Waukon School District almost forced administrators to drop one a popular program. Last school year, Waukon High School students built a home from start to finish. Industrial Technology students are now building a second home … Continue reading
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Hockey reading program a slapshot success for second graders
Updated at 4 p.m. with video clip CEDAR RAPIDS — When hockey players Tommy Fallen and Stu Wilson read a list of ten reasons Prairie Heights Elementary second graders should read, there was one that had all the children laughing. … Continue reading
The year of science
With American Children Lagging Badly in Math & Science, Nation’s Top Afterschool & Summer Learning Leaders Pledge to Make 2011 ‘The Year of Science’ Afterschool Alliance, National AfterSchool Association, National Summer Learning Association Join Forces to Promote STEM Washington, DC … Continue reading
Updated: All-clear at Starmont schools
Updated at 1:25 p.m. with the all-clear The sheriff’s department has finished searching the school and students are now being allowed back in the buildings. The school day will continue as normal. Original post Officials with the Starmont school district … Continue reading
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As you probably already know we allow the community to submit news, input, etc. via SourceMedia Group’s topical websites (Click here for a list of sites). Currently, we have 487 registered community members. To celebrate these numbers, we are giving … Continue reading
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