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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: Marion
High school sends students forth to volunteer for “One Day in May”
MARION — What if an entire high school took a day off from academics to help out in the local community? That’s what 400 students at Marion High School set out to learn Monday, May 14, 2011, with their second “One … 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
Posted in Cedar Rapids, Community, culture, education, Linn-Mar, Marion
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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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Marion High School Music Department Presents 24th Annual All-American Concert
MARION – Marion High School music students will hold their annual All-American Concert and fundraiser on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Marion High School gymnasium. Admission is free. This event features performances by the Concert Band, Jazz … 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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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
Posted in Catholic schools, Cedar Rapids, College Community, Community, culture, Linn-Mar, Marion
Tagged Alumni, Hall of Fame, LaSalle, Regis, Xavier High School
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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
Posted in Catholic schools, Cedar Rapids, Community, education, lifestyle, Linn-Mar, Marion
Tagged Cedar Rapids, Shoe drive, Soles4Souls, Xavier High School
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Celebrating Catholic Schools Week
The week of January 30, 2012 has been set aside as Catholic Schools Week. This is a national celebration of Catholic Schools and their importance as a part of the mission of the Church. There will be special opportunities throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic schools, Cedar Rapids, Community, education, Marion
Tagged Catholic Schools Week, High School, LaSalle, Regis, St. Joseph, Xavier
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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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School board roundup: Independence, Clear Creek-Amana and Marion
Independence Bond issue Independence voters finally came to a concensus to build a new junior/senior high school for the district by passing a $12.48 million 20-year bond. This was the sixth attempt to build a new high school by the … Continue reading
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New Vernon Middle School building a work in progress
MARION — The old Vernon Middle School building served students for 87 years. The new building has a way to go; it’s on week 3. Students got a chance to show their parents around the new building Wednesday evening during its … Continue reading
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Tagged construction, Marion, Marion Independent School District, new school, Vernon Middle School
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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
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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Local Schoolkids go to College
CEDAR RAPIDS- School may be out for the summer but some kids from around the area are taking summer courses. College for kids is a summer program offering fine arts and academic courses in a college setting. The program is offered … Continue reading
Posted in Cedar Rapids, College Community, Dubuque, Iowa City, Linn-Mar, Marion
Tagged Coe College, Grant Wood AEA
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“Early demolition” ends school year at Vernon Middle School
Students at Vernon Middle School got a head start on their summer vacation Tuesday, May 31, 2011, when the roof of a third story classroom caved in around 1 p.m. Superintendent Sarah Pinion called the collapse an “early demolition” in … Continue reading
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Tagged Marion Independent School District, Vernon Middle School
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