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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
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- 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
Author Archives: Nanci Young/Workplace Learning Connection
CRCSD High School Students Investigate Career In Investigation
Victoria Carson, Cedar Rapids Washington High School and Katherine Brownlow, Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School student, are in hot pursuit of a career that requires an adventurous spirit and a willingness to be a team player. They discovered that a … Continue reading
Taft Middle School Students Looking Into Careers
On September 29, 2010, over 220 Taft 6th graders spent part of their school day learning about a variety of career choices in the Cedar Rapids Metro area. Eight area business people volunteered to speak to the 6th graders about … Continue reading
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Prairie High School STEM Careers
Usually, Prairie High School students spend their time during a science class doing experiments, listening to the teacher, and prepping for tests. For one day, however, Prairie High School science students learned something different. How can they take the knowledge … Continue reading
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McKinley 6th Graders Explore Careers
Nine area career professionals spent part of their day on Sept. 22 speaking with over 150 McKinley Middle School 6th graders about life after high school. Linn County Conservation, Wikiup Hill, Trees Forever, Ar-Jay Center, Wells Fargo, Kirkwood Community College … Continue reading
Kennedy Students Examine a Career as a Doctor
Two Kennedy High School students may be adding a title to their names one day. Doctor. Ian Hazlett and Arjun Venkatesh, along with 18 other students from 9 area high schools, chose to job shadow at the University of Iowa … Continue reading
Cedar Rapids Roosevelt Middle School 6th Graders Explore Careers
Nine local business people spent part of their day speaking with Roosevelt 6th graders about 21st century skills. Coordinated by the Workplace Learning Connection and the staff at Roosevelt MS, these business people made the connection between what the adolescents … Continue reading