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Category Archives: Schools
Apr
20
South Page exploring partial sharing with Bedford
A month ago, the Clarinda school district voted to end a partial-day sharing arrangement with South Page High School that had students from the latter coming to the former in the afternoons. According to the Clarinda Herald-Journal and KMA, increased enrollment … Continue reading
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Mar
16
100th anniversary of Glidden school
June 22, 2013: The very stately Glidden school, now Glidden-Ralston High School. Carroll Times, March 16, 1922: Attend dedication of Glidden school County Superintendent George Galloway and Superintendent of Schools J.N. Cunningham took part in the dedication of Glidden’s new … Continue reading
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Mar
11
School timeline mega-update: Westwood and Van Wert
Here’s a collection of information regarding a present-day district on Iowa’s western border and a town almost at Iowa’s southern border. Thanks for referring to my website, Westwood sixth-graders in 2020-21! Here’s your pingback of sorts! (BTW, if anyone has … Continue reading
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Mar
07
Gladbrook school to be demolished this year
From the Sun-Courier, on last month’s Gladbrook-Reinbeck school board meeting: Bid documents were approved for the demolition of the vacant school building in Gladbrook. The project is currently out for bid through Align Architecture. The project would seek to remove … Continue reading
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Mar
04
East Sac construction, destruction update
The East Sac school district adjusted its building timeline after voting to close the Wall Lake school in February 2020. The old(er) school in Sac City, used as East Sac Middle School, had its closure delayed one year and will … Continue reading
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Feb
09
A ‘demonym’ we all need to know
Clayton County Press-Journal, February 9, 1958: “Strawbareans” is a great word and I am fully in favor of bringing this term for the Clayton County town of Strawberry Point back into common use. (“Denonym” is the name of the word … Continue reading
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Feb
07
Pinning down western Shelby County
When I worked on my school timeline mega-update last year, the online Harlan newspaper archives ended in 1969. That was enough to find out the consolidation of the Harlan Community School District, including many small towns in the western half … Continue reading
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Feb
02
A different kind of drive-thru
The Essex school district wants to buy a bank. KMA reports that Essex and Bank Iowa are discussing a land swap that would put the bank building under the school’s control. Essex wants to develop its culinary arts program, the … Continue reading
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Jan
24
North Tama continues look at infrastructure
Earlier this month, the North Tama school board had another work session to discuss long-term plans for the school complex, reports the North Tama Telegraph. A “hefty packet” of information about construction possibilities and, more importantly, funding options was offered … Continue reading
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Jan
17
South Tama bond issue vote March 1
There will be a vote on a $26.8 million middle school bond referendum in South Tama on March 1, reports the Tama-Toledo News-Chronicle. The proposal the school board decided on was renovations at the Iowa Juvenile Home site. If the … Continue reading
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