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No phones, no exceptions: Des Moines school first with outright ban
DES MOINES, Iowa — The words are heavy. “It’s just been really hard. It’s hard for the kids…” The language belies the setting. “Just over time we’ve seen our students just disconnecting more and more…” What’s going on over at Bergman Academy? “It’s a withdrawal of anything that you are used to using — there’s […]
Predicting the champions for Iowa high school baseball state tournament 2024
Fire up the grills and take the tarps off the fields. It's time for the Iowa high school state baseball tournament. Johnston, Western Dubuque, Beckman Catholic and Remsen St. Mary's took home the hardware last year. Johnston and Remsen St. Mary's are back in the state tournament field this year. ...
Iowa high school state softball tournament: Predicting the champions in each class
It's put up or shut up time, folks. The state softball tournament will be held July 22-26 in Fort Dodge, where five champions will be crowned. Ankeny Centennial (5A), Winterset (4A), Williamsburg (3A), Regina Catholic (2A) and North Linn (1A) walked away with titles last year. In our predictions, we...
On Leadership: DMACC president, Iowa Hall of Famer Robert J. Denson on Transformational Leadership
This is part of an ongoing series on Transformational Leadership. When Robert J. Denson marked his 20th anniversary as president of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in December of 2023, he was quoted as saying: “I’m as excited and energized to be in this role today as I was my first day on the job.”
Local Iowa high school baseball postseason highlights and scores (7-17-24)
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Attached are the highlights and scores from our local Iowa high school baseball postseason games from July 17th, 2024: Bishop Heelan 8, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 7 (8 innings) Dallas Center-Grimes 6, Sioux City East 0 Waukee 1, Sioux City North 0
New Mental Health Service for DMPS, Iowa Students Announced
About DMPS Schools News & Information Departments Academics School Board. Edmunds Elementary School was the launch site for a new mental health initiative to provide students in Des Moines and across Iowa greater access to quality care. Dr. Travis Gayles, chief health officer of Hazel Health, was joined by Katie...
2024 IGCA High School Softball Academic All-State Teams
The Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association has released their Academic All-State Teams from the 2023-24 softball season. Our local softball teams are listed below. For the full list, click here. ACGC. Emerson Van Meter. Atlantic. Avery Nicholas. Claire Pellett. Riley Wood Atlantic. Bedford. Breanna Simmons. Bridgett Murphy. CAM. Emma Follmann.
Cross country team gives East High ELL students community
DES MOINES, Iowa — There are a lot of challenges English language learners (ELL) face in school besides the language barrier. Making friends and developing self-confidence can be difficult. For some students -- participating in sports is helping them overcome those hurdles. December Sweet and December Snow are two...
Renaud leads Blue Demons in loss to Eagles
Urbandale – Three days after winning their first postseason game since 2021, the Blue Demons matched up with Pella Christian. The two teams played on Des Moines Christians’ field with the Lions having the best record in District 11. Albia was kept off the scoreboard against the Eagles, held to five hits in a 6-0 loss.
Trever Baumler pitches shutout to send Dowling Catholic to state baseball tournament
The Dowling Catholic baseball team sat at 12-14 on June 22, seemingly miles behind the powers of Ankeny Centennial and Johnston in the CIML. "We were just struggling to play clean baseball," Dowling coach Mark Roering said. "We kind of had to change our identity from thinking we're going to go out and get eight, nine or 10 hits a game and we had to start playing a little bit more small ball." ...
Cedar Falls baseball coach Brett Williams previews 4A Substate Championship vs. Johnston
The Cedar Falls high school baseball team is just one game away from the State Tournament, but a formidable opponent awaits in two-time defending state champion Johnston in a Class 4A Substate Championship game tonight. Cedar Falls enters tonight’s game 23-13 this season, while Johnston is 32-5. The Tigers...
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