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Iowa middle school students will perform with Foreigner at Iowa State Fair
JOHNSTON, Iowa — The hallways at Johnston Middle School are mostly empty during summer break until you reach Jorie O'Leary's classroom. She's helping 18 ninth graders get ready for a big show at the Iowa State Fair Grandstand. The guys are getting ready to be on stage with rock...
Ankeny School District considering district-wide cellphone ban
ANKENY, Iowa — The Ankeny Community School District is considering the implementation a district-wide ban on cellphones and other wireless devices. Several metro schools have already implemented similar bans. Hoover High School in Des Moines implemented a policy for this upcoming school year where students have to keep their phones in their bags. Another Des […]
Stewart to play for Centennial coach Hey in IHSBCA All Star Series Aug. 1-3 in Pella
Senior Sean Stewart will get one final chance to play for Ankeny Centennial baseball coach Mark Hey. Stewart has been named to the Large Schools West team that will compete in the 2024 Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All Star Series on Thursday through Saturday at Pella High School, which will host the event for the first time. Hey will serve as the head coach for the Large Schools West.
Supporters of NCSD middle school baseball program share concerns
Jul. 29—Newton Community School District was told last week by a coach and a former school board member that if it truly wants to develop the proposed middle school baseball program, then it is going to need good coaching, a solid structure and the right amount of resources to remain sustainable and fiscally responsible. While they seemed apprehensive based on their comments to the school ...
DMACC nursing students crush national council licensure exams
Ninety-seven percent of students in the DMACC Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Practical Nursing programs have passed their National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for the second quarter of 2024, which is for April, May and June, the college announced this week. Seventy-four of the 76 DMACC ADN students who took...
Iowa schools struggle to fill special education positions
With less than a month until the start of the school year, the Urbandale Community School District is struggling to fill about 30 special education positions. "A shortage of associates is an increasingly widespread challenge throughout the metro and across the state," Urbandale schools spokesperson Dena Claire said. "The shortages we’re seeing this year are comparable to last year."
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