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Category Archives: Schools
Jan
10
HMS will close Hartley Elementary
After three bond referendums failed — two making a majority but missing a supermajority by a handful of votes — the HMS school district intends to close the district’s oldest building in 2019, KIWA Radio reports. That would be Hartley … Continue reading
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Jan
04
Original Riverside (Oakland) school complex sold
After a delayed opening of an all-new Riverside school complex on the outskirts of Oakland (the south US 6/59 junction), the property in the city was left empty. At the end of December, the Council Bluffs Nonpareil reported that the school … Continue reading
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Jan
02
Waterville Elementary to be closed
The Allamakee district voted unanimously to close Waterville Elementary at its board meeting in December, reports the Waukon Standard. A crowd at the meeting hoping to save the school left in sadness. As soon as the notice of “consideration” was … Continue reading
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Dec
14
Mushrooms will grow in Hamburg school, but intentionally
October 2, 2015: The original Hamburg High School. Two weeks ago, the Hamburg School District sold their original school building for $25,000, the Valley News of Shenandoah reports. (Second story: KMA.) There was a higher bid but it would have … Continue reading
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Dec
12
Waterville school at risk of closing
April 17, 2015: Waterville Elementary, on X32 in Allamakee County, has an old-school gym (pun mostly intended) to go with its 1922 building. Trophies inside recall the days when this was a high school. We had made it nearly half … Continue reading
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Dec
06
School timeline gets some tweaks
I finally made good on the first part of a personal New Year’s resolution: I went through my entire timeline of school district and building changes and made year notations on a list of Iowa towns for closed buildings. (The … Continue reading
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Nov
06
Northeast Hamilton one step closer to elimination
Late last month, the Webster City and Northeast Hamilton school districts approved reorganization petitions for a vote in April. The story from the Webster City Freeman-Journal mentions “two possible district maps” and I admit I don’t know what this means … Continue reading
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Oct
31
North Tama volleyball one step from state
In the span of three school years — fall 2010 to spring 2013 — North Tama sports had their best overall period in school history. Those three years included appearances in the state tournament in four different sports: football (state … Continue reading
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Oct
24
Decorah-North Winn consolidation vote set
July 25, 2016: North Winneshiek school, east-southeast of Burr Oak on County Road W34. Open in new tab to see larger version. We knew this was going to happen. A year and a half after the North Winneshiek school district … Continue reading
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Oct
20
Roland-Story needs an outlet
Next year, the Roland-Story school district will mark 50 years since consolidation. The district wants to build new athletic facilities, reports the Ames Tribune, but — in a sign of how old things are — the school is “landlocked” and … Continue reading
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