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Highland bond vote holds

WASHINGTON The contest court held to determine if the vote on Highland’s bond measure this past November passed muster reached a decision Monday: yes, the bond vote passed with the 60% majority … more

Highland Schools’ superintendent search produces candidate pool of 10

RIVERSIDE A search for a new superintendent for Highland Community Schools has produced a candidate pool of 10. Shannon Bisgard, a consultant with Grundmeyer Leadership Services, discussed … more

Highland bond election trial date set for January 15

WASHINGTON The Highland school district worked hard to secure the votes needed to pass a bond referendum in November 2024, and it appeared they had succeeded, with 61% of the 2,281 votes cast … more

Highland-WACO toy drive gives players, communities, a chance to give back

RIVERSIDE Highland’s boys and girls may have lost their basketball games to WACO Thursday night, but victories aren’t always captured by points on the scoreboard. Both teams and their fans … more

Highland Schools quickly begins search for new superintendent

RIVERSIDE Wanted: Superintendent of Schools. Where: Two school districts in southeastern Iowa. Pay: $150,000 plus. And just like that, the superintendent search for Highland … more

Highland Schools Superintendent Ken Crawford opts for early retirement

RIVERSIDE Ken Crawford, Superintendent of Highland Community Schools and WACO Schools, announced Monday he will retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year. Crawford announced his … more

Board OKs FY25 pay for ambulance personnel; acknowledges challenge to Highland bond vote

WASHINGTON In a 17-minute meeting Tuesday, Washington County Supervisors approved two personnel matters, agreed to naming a Riverside creek and deducted $3,763 from the Orchard Hill remodeling … more

Ballot problem leaves Highland bond issue ‘up in the air’

RIVERSIDE One week after an election apparently provided the number of votes needed for passage of a $15 million bond referendum, Highland’s school district was still waiting for a thumbs … more

Robinson, Ruth named President and Vice President of Highland School Board

RIVERSIDE Nate Robinson was re-elected as president of the Highland School Board at its annual organizational meeting Monday night. He represents District 5 and is one of seven members on … more

Riverside City Council rejects re-negotiation of Cherry Lane property

RIVERSIDE When work begins on the Cherry Lane extension next summer, it is not expected to include a conventional four-way intersection with Kloepfer Avenue, near Highland Elementary School. … more

Highland School Board approves 2023-24 certified annual report

RIVERSIDE The Highland School Board approved a number of annual financial reports at its regularly scheduled meeting Monday. Among them was the certified annual report for the 2023-24 … more

Highland Huskies Homecoming 2024

Highland Schools consider naming and memorial policies

RIVERSIDE The Highland Community Schools district is finalizing policies that would establish regulations for the naming of district facilities, memorials and even school events or activities. … more

Highland Schools seek WCRF grant for new lights at softball field

RIVERSIDE When Highland High School’s softball team takes to the field next May, the Huskies may be playing under new lights. A lighting project, which would include LED lights on … more

Hall of Fame in planning for Highland Schools

RIVERSIDE A Hall of Fame may emerge at Highland High School in 2025. Jody Fink, athletics and activity director at Highland Schools, presented a plan to the School Board on Monday that … more

Gordon Dyer recognized with Highland Spirit of Education award

RIVERSIDE When a beloved retired educator returns to the school where they spent decades of their career, they tend to be mobbed by faculty members and former students. For Gordon Dyer, things … more

No school Friday: Highland’s 4-day format began this past week

RIVERSIDE The hallways at Highland’s High School/Junior High School and Highland Elementary will be strangely quiet Friday. There’ll be no school buses pulling into the parking … more

School Opener ’24: New teachers join the classrooms at Highland

RIVERSIDE Emma Christensen grew up in North Liberty, attending schools in an Iowa City School District that has more than 14,000 students. Mackenzie Streveler grew up just north of Detroit, … more

Highland Schools property tax rate drops to under $13

RIVERSIDE The Highland School Board approved a tax-rate certification for 2024-25 that is under $13 per $1,000 of assessed property. The approval came during the Board’s regularly … more

Educating the educators: AI in classrooms

IOWA CITY In a world full of misinformation, it can be difficult to tell what is real, and what is fake. As artificial intelligence (AI) has made its debut into everyday life, it has brought fake … more
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