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Category Archives: Schools
Apr
23
Latest cancellations ever?
Rock Valley and Boyden-Hull, presumably among others in northwest Iowa, cancelled school last Friday because of snow (and then had prom anyway).
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Apr
09
Wapello wants exclusive deal with Morning Sun
Since 1990, the Morning Sun school district has sent junior high and high school students to three surrounding districts: Mediapolis, Winfield-Mount Union, and Wapello. Now Wapello, at least, is interested in making the relationship exclusive. Wapello’s certified enrollment has fallen … Continue reading
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Apr
07
And half of them are going to Waukee (no, really)
“New information from the Iowa Department of Education predicts a promising enrollment future for the state’s public school districts,” the Cedar Rapids Gazette says in the lead of its article. However, that sentiment only applies to the state’s suburban districts and … Continue reading
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Mar
16
The easternmost school building in Iowa
East Central Middle School in Sabula is going to close. I expected this to happen as a byproduct of the East Central-Preston merger. The article says there must be meetings beforehand, but that’s more or less a formality in this situation. … Continue reading
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Feb
28
Villisca-Corning: Simple name wasn’t even an option?
Back in August 2011, I wrote about the potential of sharing/a merger between the Corning and Villisca school districts. Later that week, Texas A&M announced it was abandoning the Big 12 and my attention went elsewhere. This week, that issue … Continue reading
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Feb
07
Titonka Consolidated… to consolidate
Aerial view of Titonka school from Google Maps. Notice airplane indicator on building roof. The other half of the never-merged WCLT district agreed to give up the ghost Tuesday. Titonka and Algona approved a merger, and the Titonka name will … Continue reading
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Dec
12
Ruthven-Ayrshire, Graettinger-Terril in sharing talks
From the Spencer Daily Reporter. Note that Emmetsburg may also be in the mix. This would be another part in a substantial shift in school arrangements in northwest/north-central Iowa since the beginning of the decade. Semi-related from two months ago: The … Continue reading
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Dec
09
NU High to be torn down
Add this as an imminent entry to my Iowa schools timeline: The Board of Regents approved the demolition of Price Lab School (except the gym, which is less than 20 years old). The UNI website has a history of the … Continue reading
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Oct
05
Class distinction
When the IGHSAU said it was creating five classes and using “5A” as the top designation instead of adding “A” for the smallest, I thought there might be the potential of a school designated A for football but 2A for … Continue reading
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Sep
14
“Easton Valley” school vote passes
June 14, 2011: The cornerstone of the original Preston school building is half-obscured by a 1950 addition. The East Central school district, the easternmost in Iowa, is sharing this year with Northeast of Goose Lake. Many in the district are … Continue reading
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