Category Archives: Schools

Dec 02

This is where your school district went, continued

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

After a bond issue to build a single-site school for the Highland district failed, continued declining enrollment may force Ainsworth Elementary school to be closed, KCRG reports. Meanwhile, Waukee is planning its NINTH elementary school, which is more than Tama … Continue reading →

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Nov 28

Is OABCIG division a sign of things to come?

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2016, at 10:08 AM by Jeff

The Des Moines Register wrote about the failure of the consolidation vote between Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove. Fear of an eventual closure of the school in Odebolt — the “OA” part would be about a third of the new … Continue reading →

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Nov 18

All-private faceoff for 1A football championship, again

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Class 1A title game is a a rematch from last year, and it’s Iowa City Regina against Western Christian. In six years, only two public schools have played in the 1A final: St. Ansgar, which won in 2011, the … Continue reading →

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Nov 07

Answering the important questions

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

From the top of the FAQ for Iowa City Liberty High School, opening in 2017 (and causing a minor future scheduling headache for the Mississippi Valley Conference): (BTW: “Child Centered: Future Focused”? That motto needs a comma, not a colon, … Continue reading →

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Oct 24

Many forfeits for lack of players this football season

Posted on Monday, October 24, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

There have been enough cases of small high schools forfeiting football games this year due to lack of players after injuries that it’s worth documenting: Danville forfeited at least half its season (five games) Mormon Trail (Garden Grove) forfeited at … Continue reading →

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Oct 19

H is for Hamburg

Posted on Wednesday, October 19, 2016, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

October 2, 2015: Two views of the Hamburg school building. A larger version of the second photo can be seen by opening it in a new tab. The southwesternmost school building in Iowa is also one of the most recent … Continue reading →

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Oct 11

Charter Oak-Ute could lose its high school

Posted on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 31, 2008: The Charter Oak school building opened in the fall of 1916. It became part of the Charter Oak-Ute school district in 1961. Its time as a high school may be done after its 101st class. Iowa’s largest … Continue reading →

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Oct 06

I is for Irwin

Posted on Thursday, October 6, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 22, 2014: The brick Irwin school was built in 1917. Note the stonework. There are only 10 incorporated places in Iowa starting with I, but four county seats among them. Five have a population under 1000. Irwin is one … Continue reading →

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Sep 30

Collins-Maxwell, Colo-NESCO put out feelers on sports sharing

Posted on Friday, September 30, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

After an emotional plea earlier this month from one Collins-Maxwell teacher/coach to continue sharing sports with Baxter if at all possible, last year’s interim C-M superintendent said “it’s not going to happen.” The Tri-County Times reports that C-M has been … Continue reading →

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Sep 29

North Tama making first football trips to Jasper, Polk counties

Posted on Thursday, September 29, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

After North Tama football was demoted to Class A in the early 2000s, the Redhawks bounced around geographically. In many configurations, NT was on the periphery — the northernmost of a southern district, westernmost of an eastern district, southernmost of … Continue reading →

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