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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
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Grant Wood AEA employees show off new projects
CEDAR RAPIDS — Matthew Mena-Landry had one of almost one of every kind of device that supports reading ebooks on his table in the main hall Tuesday at the Grant Wood Area Education Agency in Cedar Rapids . Mena-Landry, a technology … Continue reading
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Class sizes key in College Community bond vote for new elementary school
CEDAR RAPIDS — With less than a week left until the April 3, 2012, $15 million bond election, College Community School District residents are making up their minds on whether or not the district should build a new elementary school. A handful … Continue reading
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Kennedy High School honored for commitment to free speech
CEDAR RAPIDS — Last year, the Kennedy High School newspaper, the Torch published an article about hallucinogenic drugs. The story was popular among students, but some teachers let the Torch staff know they didn’t care for the article, according to junior Darcey Altschwager, … Continue reading
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North Liberty parents and students form “walking school bus”
NORTH LIBERTY — Johnson County is trying to get more kids and parents to burn calories instead of gasoline on their daily commute to school. The county’s Obesity Task Force is piloting a program at Garner Elementary School in North Liberty … Continue reading
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Cedar Rapids will consider USDA beef alternatives
CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s too early to tell whether Cedar Rapids schools will use alternatives offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to its current beef selection. The new offerings will not include a type of ground meat known as “lean, … Continue reading
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College Community narrows superintendent field to two Iowans
CEDAR RAPIDS — College Community is looking at two Iowa superintendents to potentially take the top leadership position at the school district. The school board selected Greg DuFoe and John Speer, both currently superintendents at central Iowa school districts, as finalists … Continue reading
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Kennedy students take their city of the future to the White House
CEDAR RAPIDS — When three Harding Middle School students won the Iowa Future Cities competition last January, they were expecting the accompanying scholarship and chance to compete inthe national competition as prizes. They weren’t expecting to share a White House stage … Continue reading
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Ninth grader becomes a compost evangelist for school
CEDAR RAPIDS — New trash cans popped up in the cafeteria at Prairie Point Middle School and Ninth Grade Academy earlier this month. The garbage bins have signs on them instructing students to deposit their leftover food, but to throw … Continue reading
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Glass: Cedar Rapids professional development a model for state
CEDAR RAPIDS — After spending the morning observing teacher professional development at Nixon Elementary School in Hiawatha, Department of Education Director Jason Glass liked what he saw. “What’s going on at Nixon is exactly what we wanted to see,” he said. Glass … Continue reading
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Department of Education reviews No Child Left Behind waiver with area schools
CEDAR RAPIDS — The goal of the No Child Left Behind Act passed by Congress in 2001 was for all American students to be profficient in math and language arts by the 2014 school year. That is not going to happen. … Continue reading
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Linn-Mar students organize alternate school dance
MARION — Some Linn-Mar High School students upset with policies at their school’s dances have decided to start their own. Junior Kyle Jordan, 17, and some of his friends have organized an alternative to the school’s annual Women Pay All … Continue reading
College Community sets April date for $15 million new school bond
CEDAR RAPIDS — Voters in the College Community School District will decide on whether to build a new elementary school on April 3, 2012. That’s the date the school board has set for an election to pass a $15 million … Continue reading
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Parents to recommend new school for Prairie
A community advisory group will present its recommendation for College Community School District to build a new elementary school during a special board meeting Monday, Jan. 30, 2011. The group, made up of parents from around the district, will present a … Continue reading
The making of a snow day
CEDAR RAPIDS — School superintendents don’t get much sleep the morning of a major snowstorm. The leaders of the metro school districts start their day at 4 a.m. if there’s inbound nasty weather. They spend the morning on the phone with … Continue reading
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Exercising the brain: Prairie teachers test physical activity’s influence on student learning
CEDAR RAPIDS — Teaching a room of 12-year-olds right after lunch is a daunting task. After 10 years of teaching, Prairie Creek Intermediate School literacy teacher Raney Kinsey-Thomas knows how difficult it is to reach her students during the post-lunch … Continue reading