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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
Category Archives: College Community
Grant Wood AEA VAST Center brings science to life
CEDAR RAPIDS — The sound of a motor whirring is met with excitement in the corner of Kelly Rudd’s classroom. “We got it!” Austin Owen, 10, exclaimed. The assignment was demonstrate the evidence of the flow of electricity. The fourth-graders … Continue reading
Superintendent recommends citizen’s committee for new elementary school
College Community School District is assembling a citizen’s committee to advise the district on a new elementary school it hopes to open in 2014. The committee would help make some of the decisions prior to calling for an election to fund the … Continue reading
About 40 percent of local school bus drivers have at least one traffic ticket
More than 40 percent of school bus drivers in the corridor’s four largest school districts have at least one traffic violation since 2000, according to a Gazette and KCRG-TV9 investigation. A Cedar Rapids school bus driver was charged Sept. 21 … Continue reading
Kiwanis Key Club Formed at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS – Prairie High School is excited to announce the formation of the Prairie High School Key Club. The president of the new club is senior, Amanda Smith. Kathy Waychoff is the school district’s advisor and Dan Breitback of … Continue reading
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College Community enrollment continues to rise
CEDAR RAPIDS — With 120 new students coming into the district this school year, College Community School District is starting to think about building a new elementary school. The school board took no action during its Monday, Oct. 17, 2011, … Continue reading
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Prairie G2 students share two months of work at Exhibition Night
CEDAR RAPIDS — High school student projects typically have a limited audience; usually just the teacher and the student. Prairie High School’s Global Generation program wants to change that. The 100-student school within a school for 10th graders had its … Continue reading
College Community begins 1:1 approval process, says goodbye to Zahradnik
Prairie High School took its first step toward putting computers in the hands of all students. College Community board directors approved a resolution authorizing the preparation of educational and technological specifications for a 1:1 computer program for the district’s high … Continue reading
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Urban Education Network of Iowa expands to include associate members
The Urban Education Network of Iowa has served the state’s largest school districts for more than 25 years. The UEN was formed to represent the unique characteristics of Iowa’s urban school districts. It’s membership of eight districts, including Cedar Rapids, … Continue reading
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Statewide ACT would increase access for Iowa students; Des Moines, Clinton school districts already test all high school juniors
UPDATED at 3:15 p.m. The day ACT released its annual report, Iowa Department of Education Director Jason Glass said Iowa should be among the states that require all high school juniors to take the exam. Citing the percentage of 2011 … Continue reading
Prairie “reluctantly” renews IASB membership
College Community School Board directors renewed their membership in the Iowa Association of School Boards at there Monday, August 15, 2011, meeting after spending the entire summer going back and forth on the matter. Despite the board’s displeasure with the … Continue reading
School board candidate filing ends; Iowa City has 10 names for Sept. 13 election, Cedar Rapids has nine
UPDATED 8-8-2011 There will be some turnover on the Corridor school district school boards after next month’s elections. Several incumbents have opted not to run again, including three in Iowa City. Ten individuals have filed papers for the Iowa City … Continue reading
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Whitehead gives Rotarians briefing on College Community
CEDAR RAPIDS — A lot has changed in the College Community school district since it was created as a central location for rural towns south of Cedar Rapids to send their students to high school in 1954. Even more are … Continue reading
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IASB responds to local board questions and criticisms
The Iowa Association of School Board is trying to stem a tide of dissatisfaction from Eastern Iowa school districts by answering a laundry list of questions from Linn County school board members. The list of 37 questions, submitted to the … Continue reading
College Community Schools District-wide Registration August 1 and 2
From the College Community school district: It’s back to school time! District-wide school registration for Preschool through 12th grade will be held at Prairie High School on Monday, August 1 from 11:00-7:00 pm and Tuesday, August 2 from 3:00 – … Continue reading
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College Community board passes IASB rebuke
CEDAR RAPIDS — Members of the College Community School Board met in June 2010 to discuss how they were unhappy with controversy at the statewide Iowa Association of School Boards. One year later, and the story hasn’t changed much. The board unanimously … Continue reading
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