Category Archives: Schools

The school district that Iowa girls’ basketball phenom Lynne Lorenzen led to a state six-on-six title in 1987, Ventura, will expire next year. The Garner-Hayfield and Ventura school districts voted overwhelmingly for consolidation after three years of whole-grade sharing. This … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, residents of the Corwith-Wesley school district in northern Iowa will vote on whether it should cease to exist. There’s not much of a choice, really. It’s a merger with Lu Verne in all but name, but it’s a likely … Continue reading →

One of the last school districts in Iowa that includes a township in its name may be the next domino in the continued consolidation trend. Tim Gallagher of the Sioux City Journal reported last week that Remsen-Union and Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn were … Continue reading →

“Did you know that the Sioux County town of Hull, population 2,175, supports three high schools?” asks the Sioux City Journal. No, I did not. That’s probably because Trinity Christian, school number 3, has only had two graduating classes and … Continue reading →

April 15, 2009: When Farragut and Hamburg became Nishnabotna, Iowa lost one of its unique team names, the Admirals and Admiralettes/Adettes. The Farragut girls won the state basketball title in 1971, and Steve Buttry wrote about it in 1996. (Part … Continue reading →

It would cost 10 times as much to refurbish the Independence High School complex than demolish it, the city says, and so it won’t even buy the building and land for $1. The Independence school district opened a new high … Continue reading →

The editor of the Dickinson County News remembers his time at Reynolds Elementary School in Spencer, and when he decided to take a local legend into his own hands. The Spencer school district tore down the building last month.

June 4, 2014: Prairie Valley Elementary School (K-4) is not in Farnhamville itself, but rather at the intersection of P41 and D26, a couple miles southeast of Somers. It is one of only two schools in Iowa I am aware … Continue reading →

Last week, the Iowa City school board determined names for buildings soon to be built, including a high school on the east side of North Liberty. That one will be called Liberty High School. But why not “North Liberty High”? It’s both … Continue reading →