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LONE TREE
Nothing is set in stone, but the Lone Tree school district has a good jump on their summer projects list.
Superintendent Tyler Hotz introduced a refined summer project list at the …
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By TJ Rhodes |
3/15/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
The verdict is in: Lone Tree will not adapt a four-day school calendar.
Instead, at their regular meeting Feb. 21, the school board approved an alternate five-day calendar that …
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By TJ Rhodes |
2/28/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree FFA Chapter, under the direction of their new Advisor and Agriculture Education teacher, Mr. Payton Lorack, is off to a busy start. The 23/24 Chapter has 49 active …
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2/14/24 02:15 PM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree school board held a workshop meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 7. This meeting followed the final two public forums about a four-day schedule and is the final discussion on the …
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By TJ Rhodes |
2/14/24 12:00 PM
WASHINGTON
It’s hard to know if Gov. Kim Reynolds knew she was igniting a firestorm when she proposed overhauling Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEA) in her Condition of the State address a …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/14/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
On Monday, Feb. 5, Lone Tree families gathered in the school cafeteria to discuss converting to a four-day school week. This was the third and final public forum on the topic.
The …
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By TJ Rhodes |
2/7/24 12:00 PM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree Community School District hosted their second public forum discussing the four-day school week at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27. The two-hour long forum was more productive …
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By TJ Rhodes |
1/31/24 12:00 PM
Kirkwood Washington County Regional Center is excited to announce an upcoming event aimed at providing valuable information to current 8th – 11th grade high school students and their parents about …
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1/31/24 08:00 AM
Lone Tree
In a December district update video, Lone Tree Superintendent Tyler Hotz announced that just under two-thirds of parents support a change to a 4-day school week, with “somewhat” and …
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By TJ Rhodes |
1/24/24 08:00 AM
IOWA CITY
Without a close role model to recommend it, military service may not be considered by high schoolers as an option these days. That’s a missed opportunity that some may have found …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/17/24 08:00 AM
Lone Tree
At the first Lone Tree school board meeting of 2024, the board met with the Esports team alongside parents for a boisterous public comment which lasted longer than the allotted 30 …
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By TJ Rhodes |
1/10/24 12:44 PM
KALONA We may live in small towns where the pace of life is more relaxed, but that doesn’t mean that nothing happens. We are always in motion, tearing down the old, building the new, and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/3/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
In a night where the Lone Tree School Board moved through a lot, they were first greeted by the Tiny Techies, a group of second graders from Brittney Dvorsky’s class. The three …
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By TJ Rhodes |
12/27/23 12:00 PM
LONE TREE
Dropping Mondays or Fridays from the school week in the next academic year is a proposal under consideration at Lone Tree.
The Lone Tree school board met on Wednesday, Dec. …
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By TJ Rhodes |
12/13/23 01:58 PM
This fall, Hills Bank donated $6,986.71 to Highland Community School District, Mid-Prairie Community School District, Lone Tree Community School District, and Hillcrest Academy as part of the …
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12/6/23 08:00 AM
The November elections have concluded and the two seats on the Lone Tree school board have been filled. Alex Ogren won back his seat with ease.
Jennifer Eden was welcomed aboard as the new board …
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By TJ Rhodes |
11/15/23 12:00 PM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree school board met on Wednesday, Nov. 1 for a scheduled work session. Here, they discussed a few different things that should reach future board meetings as topics subject …
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By TJ Rhodes |
11/8/23 12:00 PM
KALONA
Final results are in from Nov. 7’s school board and city council elections, although all results are unofficial until canvass. Locally, all but one incumbent kept their seats, and all …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/8/23 11:07 AM
The Lone Tree school board has two seats available for election. The first seat available has been held by Joel Yedlik, who will be retiring from the board after 18 years. The second seat has been …
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10/25/23 09:00 AM
The Lone Tree School Board met on Wednesday, Oct. 18, for a regularly scheduled meeting.
The board met with Amy Shalla, both Lone Tree and Mid-Prairie’s Special Education Director. At …
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By TJ Rhodes |
10/25/23 09:00 AM