Category Archives: Schools

Apr 19

Geneva gym vandalized

Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Two weeks after WHO-TV had a story about a group hoping to rescue the gymnasium in Geneva before it was too far gone, the building was vandalized. What a sad turn of events.

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Apr 18

P is for Pilot Mound

Posted on Monday, April 18, 2016, at 10:15 AM by Jeff

June 4, 2014: The Pilot Mound school was built in 1920. The middle window says “Garage Sale May 31, 8:00-?”. A reorganization vote between the Grand (Boxholm/Pilot Mound) and Ogden school districts failed in November 1984. Had the vote succeeded, Grand … Continue reading →

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Apr 08

High voltage

Posted on Friday, April 8, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

It’s not quite my suggestion of Adair-Guthrie, but it’s the logical name nonetheless: The combined Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center district will be named AC/GC — styled exactly like that, according to the short article from Raccoon Valley Radio. The sports teams, named … Continue reading →

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Apr 01

Gladbrook-Reinbeck dissolution committee meets

Posted on Friday, April 1, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Reinbeck, Iowa, March 28 — The most recent meeting of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck dissolution committee was full of people who would rather not be there. Although there were more than two dozen speakers during the comment period, nearly all were opposed … Continue reading →

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Mar 31

Ocheyedan school to be demolished by summer

Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

KIWA Radio reports the Sibley-Ocheyedan school district intends to have the Ocheyedan school demolished before Ocheyedan has its quasquicentennial (125th) celebration in August. The building has had a cloudy future for a while. In contrast to other recent demolitions around … Continue reading →

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Mar 29

R is for Rake

Posted on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 29, 2015: The large white doorway was the connector to the original Rake school building. The gymnasium is all that remains of the former Rake school district. It merged with Buffalo Center in 1978 and the school was closed … Continue reading →

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Mar 23

Doug Gee to be Clear Lake’s superintendent

Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at 3:00 PM by Jeff

Earlier this month, I wrote a post about former North Tama teacher/coach Doug Gee serving as superintendent for two districts in far western Iowa. Now, Gee is going to Clear Lake for the same position because that district will no … Continue reading →

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Mar 23

Open enrollment will deal big hit to MMCRU

Posted on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

When Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn and Remsen-Union go into whole-grade sharing next year, the combined districts will lose $450,000 in state funding because dozens of students are open-enrolling out, reports the Sioux City Journal. Distance could be a factor in the exodus, because … Continue reading →

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Mar 22

Iowa Falls drops an ultimatum on Alden

Posted on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

The whole-grade sharing agreement between the Alden and much-larger Iowa Falls school districts is currently the oldest two-way deal in the state (2004). Any arrangement that’s older has either fallen by the wayside through consolidation/dissolution or only sends students to … Continue reading →

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Mar 09

S is for Swan

Posted on Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 30, 2014 The tiny village of Swan (2010 pop. 72) built a school in 1928. Swan is two miles into Marion County off IA 316.

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