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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 …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/30/24 08:00 AM
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 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/29/24 05:47 PM
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, …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/23/24 05:18 PM
RIVERSIDE
Students in the Highland Community Schools district will move into a four-day school week, beginning next August.
The School Board approved the change at its regularly scheduled …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/16/24 06:29 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
RIVERSIDE
Highland Community Schools are rolling toward a decision on adopting a four-day school week for the 2024-25 school year.
After delivering a presentation that lasted nearly two …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/27/24 11:59 PM
RIVERSIDE
The idea of a four-day school week isn’t new, but the districts that have adopted such have been in a clear minority. However, with post-COVID changes in the workforce, in addition to …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/10/24 08:00 AM
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
The Washington County Riverboat Foundation announced fall grant recipients Wednesday night at the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort. Over $2,000,000 in grants were distributed, with the second highest …
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By Cheryl Allen |
11/29/23 10:19 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
As part of their homecoming festivities Highland held "Boom Night" at Riverside on Sept. 20.
The event began with a parade that ended at Hall Park where the rest of the planned activites …
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By Giovanni Coronel |
9/21/23 12:29 PM
Denise Roth |
5/24/23 10:10 AM
By Denise Roth |
5/4/23 04:45 PM
The Highland Huskies celebrated Homecoming Boom Night on Sept. 21 at the Ainsworth Ball Field. The parade started in downtown Ainsworth, followed by announcement of the King and Queen, Ethan …
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By Emily Marner and Cheryl Allen |
9/26/22 12:55 PM
Highland showed its school pride on Boom Night on Wednesday, Sept. 29.
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Photos by Molly Roberts |
10/5/21 01:47 PM
Highland Prom 2021 was on Saturday, April 17.
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4/22/21 01:26 PM
The Highland varsity football team defeated North Cedar, 55-14, in its Homecoming game on Sept. 25.
The Huskies took advantage of errors in North Cedar’s passing offense, grabbing three …
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By Molly Roberts |
9/30/20 03:45 PM
The craziness spilled over when Jenna Sands of Highland slammed her second hit of the game toward the Hillcrest Academy outfield.
Two teammates sprinted home with the Huskies’ ninth and …
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By Paul Bowker |
7/15/20 04:41 PM
For months, there were doubts that they would get a traditional graduation ceremony, but Saturday, 49 Highland High School seniors gathered on the football field to get their diplomas from school …
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The Highland school district celebrated World Autism Day on April 2 with a window-decorating contest. Windows throughout Riverside and Ainsworth were decorated with symbols of support for autism …
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4/16/20 12:59 PM
