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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
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Kids on Course’s Family Club Helps Families in Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids Area Babies Get New Books
Thousands of new babies and their families have received books at Cedar Rapids hospitals for more than five years. The program is a partnership between United Way Young Leaders, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, Friends of the Library and Childcare … Continue reading
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United Way Helps Children Become Ready for Kindergarten
Beginning at birth, United Way funds classes, activities and literature to help parents gain confidence and skills that nurture relationships and build developmentally appropriate skills for their children. Read more here.
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Learn about being a volunteer mentor
Have you considered being a mentor? Adult mentors are positive role models that can provide emotional support and guidance that enhances a child’s self esteem. This improves positive outcomes for our youth. United Way is partnering with Big Brothers, Big … Continue reading
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United Way: Improve education by volunteering
People filled 16 tables this morning at a United Way breakfast in southeast Cedar Rapids to learn about how volunteering can improve education. According to United Way, every year nearly 1 million U.S. students fail to graduate from high school. … Continue reading
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To The Point: Jason Glass, director of the Iowa Department of Education, talks with KCRG-TV9′s Beth Malicki
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Des Moines Register: School safety tough to guarantee
The Register filed a report on this today. Click here to read it. Posted from WordPress for Android
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Look at those backpacks
I was stopped at the stoplight near Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School (Wenig and 42nd Street) and couldn’t help but notice the size of backpacks students were lugging to school. They looked heavy to me … I’m basing that on … Continue reading
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“How do we tap into the resources and create all kinds of options for innovation and creativity for our kids”
Trace Pickering, with the Grant Wood Area Education Agency, briefly talks about the idea of regional innovation centers for school-aged children. Click below to listen to the audio. [audio:http://easterniowaschools.com/files/2010/11/TracePickeringatInnovationWorkshop.mp3|titles=TracePickeringatInnovationWorkshop]
McKinley Middle School Students Reuse Grocery Bags As Blankets
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College Community Schools will be dismissing students early today
From the school district: College Community Schools will be dismissing students early today due to a water main break on 76th Avenue. Students at Point and Creek will dismiss at 11:00 am and students at the ECC, Prairie High School … Continue reading
Interrupted by the bell
(Not a recording of the City High bell. I found this in my library of sound effects.) [audio:http://easterniowaschools.com/files/2010/09/schoolbellshort.mp3|titles=schoolbellshort] I visited Jonathan Rogers’ journalism classes at Iowa City High School today. We talked about the news media, how journalists go about … Continue reading
Spirit week at Iowa City High
Journalism teacher Jonathan Rogers is dressed for ‘dress like an animal” day. Posted from WordPress for Android
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Art Strings Event to Benefit School Foundation
From the Cedar Rapids Community School District Art Strings, an art showcase and auction to benefit art programs of the Cedar Rapids Community School District and the educational programs of Orchestra Iowa, will be held Friday, September 24, from 6-9 … Continue reading
Jefferson High School Student Dances at Cedar Rapids Farmers Market
I filed the video of Jake Marzen over on Eastern Iowa Life. Click here to watch it.
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