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Perry High School’s Dan Marburger to Posthumously Receive Iowa Character Award Tomorrow
The longtime principal of Perry High School is being recognized posthumously for his commitment to the local community. The 2024 Iowa Character Awards is honoring Dan Marburger for his dedication to the Perry community. According to a press release, 12 Iowa individuals are apart of the ceremony as the awards observe people for their exceptional character. Marburger passed away following the January 4th shooting at Perry High School, where he became the principal in 1997.
Introducing New Guthrie Center Elementary Principal Tandem Eischeid
Guthrie Center Elementary will have a new face on their administrative team for the upcoming school year. Principal Tandem Eischeid replaces the building’s long-time principal Denise Flanery who retired last year, and is in his first position outside of a classroom. He says that he’s spent 16 years in education, with his main role being a classroom teacher, but that he’s also had some experience working on a building leadership team.
All Eyes on Bluejays for Football Opener
The start of the Perry football season is just 4 weeks away. The Bluejays will play one of the first games in the entire state as they open on Thursday, August 29th. Perry travels to Des Moines Hoover to play at MediaCom Stadium to begin the year. All eyes will be on this game as it will be the only high school game that night in the state. Practice will begin on August 12 for the Bluejays as they prepare for the 2024 year. Perry will be breaking in a first year Head Coach, Josh Vannornam. The Bluejays are coming off a 2-7 campaign. All football season long you can tune into Today’s News and Yesterday’s Music 94.3, 99.7, and AM 1310 KDLS for the coverage.
Perry Principal Dan Marburger named Iowa Hero for Iowa-Nebraska Heroes Game
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Perry Principal Dan Marburger was named this year’s Iowa Hero for the Iowa-Nebraska Heroes Game. Typically, over the next few months fans would nominate their own local hero, but Pioneer and the University of Iowa have already selected Dan Marburger as the 2024 Iowa Hero for his selfless actions to save […]
PHS basketball court renamed for Dan Marburger
The artwork for the Dan Marburger Court at Perry High School has been revealed as the community continues to honor the longtime principal who was killed in January at the school. The renaming of the facility as the Dan Marburger Court was approved by the Perry Community School District Board...
Perry High School classes of 1973, 1974 hold joint reunion
The Perry High School Class of 1973 and the Perry High School Class of 1974 joined forces for a joint class reunion last weekend. Graduates gathered Friday, July 19 at the downtown Perry block party and met again Saturday night at the Perry Golf and Country Club. “The reason we...
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