Category Archives: Schools

Aug 07

Walnut school closing regardless of merger vote

Posted on Friday, August 7, 2015, at 10:06 AM by Jeff

The Walnut school district, which is currently sending its higher grades to AHST, will send everyone to Avoca even if a September merger vote fails, according to the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil. Walnut lost a quarter of its enrollment in … Continue reading →

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Aug 05

Highland wants to consolidate building location

Posted on Wednesday, August 5, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Highland school district is proposing to close two elementary buildings that haven’t been around all that long. Highland, a name that falls firmly in the “tells you nothing about its location” category, is Ainsworth and Riverside in Washington County. … Continue reading →

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Aug 02

Mason City Newman. Again.

Posted on Sunday, August 2, 2015, at 12:01 PM by Jeff

The semi-tradition of “the team that beats North Tama, or the team that beats the team that beats North Tama, wins it all” came true again this year in baseball, as Mason City Newman shut out Pleasantville Saturday to win the Class … Continue reading →

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Jul 30

Wilton uniting campuses, will close former high school building

Posted on Thursday, July 30, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

From the Muscatine Journal: Wilton is building an elementary addition onto its junior/senior high school. Completion will be in 2016. The current elementary, which was the town’s only school building decades ago, will be demolished.

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Jul 27

Can we PLEASE do something about Iowa’s postseason trophies?

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

November 19, 2010: What do you want on your tombstone trophy? (Center: Sara Stoakes, one-woman championship.) The state high school softball tournament was last week — AGWSR won its first title in that sport — and the baseball tournament is this … Continue reading →

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Jul 23

Norway takes ownership of baseball diamond

Posted on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at 10:19 AM by Jeff

The baseball diamond in the town of Norway, the former perennial high school power in that sport, will become city property for $1, KCRG reports. Benton Community has not played games for years at the diamond on the south side … Continue reading →

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Jul 21

CAL unable to continue football

Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at 10:08 AM by Jeff

The tiny Coulter-Alexander-Latimer school district, known as CAL, has played its last football game. The numbers were no longer there to support a varsity team, KLMJ Radio reports. (Thanks to Austin Draude for the report.) The district will be sharing … Continue reading →

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Jul 08

The last outs for Northeast Hamilton

Posted on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at 10:21 AM by Jeff

May 28, 2012: Northeast Hamilton completed a major construction project at the beginning of the decade. The final event for Northeast Hamilton High School in Blairsburg will be a baseball game against North Tama tonight. The regular season ends Friday … Continue reading →

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Jul 03

Gladbrook residents submit petition for dissolution of district

Posted on Friday, July 3, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

WAIT WHAT When a town loses its only school, it hurts. It really hurts. The school district has exhausted its options, and the residents must move on with the new reality as best they can. Except, in this month-old article … Continue reading →

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Jun 19

Corwith school building will be demolished

Posted on Friday, June 19, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 6, 2011: Take a bow, the night is over… The dissolution of the Corwith-Wesley school district will be emphasized with the demolition of the school building in Corwith, The Des Moines Register reports. The board voted unanimously to tear it … Continue reading →

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