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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
Category Archives: Linn-Mar
Linn-Mar school district to honor retirees on May 16
MARION – The Linn-Mar Community School District will host an open house reception for district retirees on Wednesday, May 16 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Learning Resource Center, 2999 North Tenth Street, Marion. The public is welcome to attend. The … Continue reading
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Xavier High School Presents “Taming of the Shrew”
The “Taming of the Shrew” will be presented in the Regis – LaSalle Theatre at 7:00 p.m. on April 12th, 13th & 14th. Tickets are on sale now in the Xavier High School Activities Office. Adult tickets are $6 and Student … Continue reading
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Xavier wins State Championship in Iowa Economics Challenge
Congratulation to the 2012 Iowa Champions of the National Economics Challenge (non-A.P. division)! Teams competed in the first round online testing, with Xavier qualifying 3 of the Final Four teams. UNI and the Iowa Center for Economic Education hosted the … Continue reading
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State high school graduation rates down, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City up
DES MOINES — More than one of every 10 students in the high school freshman class of 2007 didn’t make it to graduation in 2011, according to a report released Thursday by officials at the Iowa Department of Education. Overall, … Continue reading
Posted in Cedar Rapids, Clear Creek-Amana, Iowa City, Linn-Mar
Tagged Denise Schares, dropouts, graduation rates, Jason Glass, Jerry Arganbright
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Iowa’s First Lady Awards Scholarship to Cedar Rapids Senior
On Saturday, February 11, three high school seniors competed for $5,500 in scholarships at the 2012 Terrace Hill Endowment for the Musical Arts (THEMA) Piano Competition. Ashley Fruhling of Cedar Rapids was the 2012 THEMA winner and was awarded the … Continue reading
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Students Learn About Life After Graduation
Cedar Rapids and Marion high school students have been busy this year learning about how to be successful in school and beyond. They’ve had a resource available to them through their high schools to provide additional insight on life after … Continue reading
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Xavier Hosts Mini-Dance Marathon
More than 100 Xavier High School students will dance the night away during the Mini Dance Marathon on Saturday to raise funds for the official University of Iowa Dance Marathon. Xavier students must raise a minimum of $30 to participate. … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic schools, Cedar Rapids, College Community, Community, Iowa City, Linn-Mar
Tagged Fundraising, Mini Dance Marathon, University of Iowa, Xavier
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Three Alumni Inducted into LaSalle – Regis – Xavier Hall of Fame
The LaSalle – Regis – Xavier Alumni Association will honor Sean Greenwalt (L90), Carol Ann Riha (L75), and Adam Spanich (R95) with induction into the LaSalle – Regis – Xavier Alumni Hall of Fame on Friday, February 3, 2012. The induction will take … Continue reading
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Tagged Alumni, Hall of Fame, LaSalle, Regis, Xavier High School
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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
Shoe Drive! Xavier High School Teams Up with Soles4Souls
Fact: More than 300 million children around the world are without shoes. This year, Xavier High School is teaming up with Soles4Souls in an effort to make that number a little smaller. Soles4Souls is a charity that collects shoes from … Continue reading
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Tagged Cedar Rapids, Shoe drive, Soles4Souls, Xavier High School
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Kennedy Senior Wins Corridor Jazz Art Contest
Whitney Jungjohann, a senior at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids, has been chosen as the winner of the Corridor Jazz Project CD Cover design. Jungjohann will receive a $100 cash prize from KCCK-FM and her design will adorn … Continue reading
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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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Linn-Mar announces registration, orientation dates
Parents with a child entering Linn-Mar schools as kindergartener, preschooler or ninth grader in the fall of 2012 are encouraged to mark these very important dates on their calendars Kindergarten Orientation Orientation for Linn‐Mar parents/guardians of 2012‐13 kindergartners and parents … Continue reading
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Parents, students, graduates alike geek out over robots
MARION – More than 150 tech-savvy high schoolers, robot fanatics and their parents, as well as local engineers and other community members, gathered Saturday to geek out over robots. Saturday kicked off the first of a string high school robotics … Continue reading
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Tagged bowled over!, first, FIRST Tech Challenge, FTC, Linn-Mar High School
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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