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A look at one-room schools in Dallas County's Sugar Grove Township
In 1850, when the state used precincts rather than townships, the boundary lines for Sugar Grove Township were unsettled; it was divided into Buena Vista and Des Moines Precincts. The first time the township with the name “Sugar Grove Township” was organized was in September 1851, when it was included in Beaver Township. The boundary lines changed many times until 1870 when it was settled in its present form.
Teacher-to-be Molly Moorhead lands Nu Alpha Gamma grant
The Nu Alpha Gamma Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International recently awarded a $600 grant-in-aid to Molly Moorhead of Perry, a 2022 graduate of Perry High School and now a senior at the University of Northern Iowa, with a major in English and minor in creative writing. The annual Nu...
Timberline Teacher Named Iowa P.E. Teacher of the Year
“I’m truly honored and excited to receive this award. It means a lot to be recognized for something I’m so passionate about,” Christensen says. Since 1982, the P.E. Teacher of the Year awards have honored educators for the “contributions that have been made to their profession and the Iowans they teach,” according to the SHAPE website. Christensen is only the second Waukee CSD employee to win the award.
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