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Lone Tree School recognized for excellence

Lone Tree Community School is proud to announce that it has been honored with the prestigious Better Together 2030 “Inspire” Award. This award recognizes educational institutions that go above … more

Holiday spirit: Lone Tree forgives school lunch debts

LONE TREE It can be hard to catch up once you’ve fallen behind, and the Lone Tree school district knows this. In an act of holiday spirit, the district is making sure families don’t have to … more

ALL THAT JAZZ

DES MOINES When dancers from Lone Tree and Mid-Prairie high schools arrived in Des Moines on Dec. 4, their hearts raced with excitement and nerves. They had been preparing for this weekend since … more

Lone Tree CSD -- First Day of School

Lone Tree Community Schools had their first day of school on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. more

Summer projects complete, Lone Tree School ready for new year

LONE TREE For a small school district like Lone Tree, spending three-quarters of a million dollars on improvements over the summer is kind of a big deal. But the improvements made were needed, and … 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

Lone Tree preschool program to remain unchanged

LONE TREE  After spending the last few months periodically pondering a change to Lone Tree’s preschool program, the school board finally made a decision during their sole June meeting … more

Photo gallery: Lone Tree graduation 2024

LONE TREE The Lone Tree Community School District hosted it's graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 26.  Here, Valedictorian Ethan Bockelman, and X, the student who had the second best … more

Lone Tree board adds to public purpose policy

LONE TREE The Lone Tree School Board met on Wednesday, May 1, for their regularly scheduled workshop meeting. Here, the board discussed board policy 705.4.R1: Expenditures for a Public Purpose, … more

Lone Tree addresses public purpose policy, approves teacher contracts

LONE TREE Lone Tree’s School Board will meet with the Iowa Association of School Boards – IASB – to receive training and guidance for policies 705.4 and 705.4 R1, … more

Lone Tree FFA discusses ‘unfair’ treatment with board

LONE TREE The Lone Tree FFA chapter is exploding on the popular social media app TikTok, with over 2 million views and counting, thanks to the Lone Tree FFA Drive Your Tractor to School Day. The … more

Lone Tree teachers to see pay raise thanks to state legislation

LONE TREE Although contracts have yet to be signed for the 2024-25 school year, Lone Tree teachers should expect raises in the near future, thanks to Iowa legislation that increased teacher … more

Lone Tree speech, drama students perform for community, take home awards

LONE TREE Lone Tree high school English teacher Tanya McCarty hosted an end-of-year speech and drama award show on Saturday, April 6, to award the students who excelled in speech and drama … more

State legislators introduce idea allowing Hills to join a new school district

HILLS Joining a new school district remains on the table for Hills after they lost their elementary just a week ago. State Senator Dawn Driscoll, State Representative Heather Hora and Lone … more

Lone Tree finalizes school calendar, designates emergency shelter

LONE TREE The Lone Tree Community School District’s calendar has been finalized, and it attempts to find equal balance between the four and five-day calendar debate. How does it … more

Summer projects take center stage for Lone Tree school board

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 … more

Lone Tree School Board votes down four-day school week

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 … more

Lone Tree hosts Homecoming Parade, crowns King and Queen

At the end of their school day on Friday, Sept. 22, Lone Tree held a pep rally, crowning their Homecoming King as Ethan Bockelman and Homecoming Queen as Lila Bell.  Other homecoming court … more

Lone Tree’s Freshest Graduates

Lone Tree preschoolers celebrated graduation on May 24. more

Lone Tree Class of 2023

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