West High and City High Robotics Team Reaches Quarterfinals
The West High and City High Schools robotics team, part of US FIRST, advanced to quarterfinals at the Midwestern Regional at Northwestern University. The 13 member team competed with 53 Midwest teams and earned the Delphi Driving Tomorrow's Technology award for a student designed variable speed device. They will send five students to the national competition at Reliant Park in Houston in mid-April, supported by Rockwell Collins and other sponsors.
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Regina High Quiz Bowl Teams Take Top Two Spots
Regina High sent two teams to the University of Iowa Academic Quiz Bowl on March 29. Team blue finished second overall with members Michael Rossmann Steve McGrath and David Laren. team gold included Alex Hopson Toby Bishop Kent and Josh Howe. McGrath placed sixth Laren 13th and Rossmann 16th in 100 participants. Twenty one Iowa schools competed. City High Alumni Night visits Opstad Auditorium for The Pirates of Penzance rehearsal at 7 p.m. Refreshments and drama-department donations requested.
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Local student makes Mercersburg honor roll
Andrew Charles Gray of Iowa City has been named to the honor roll at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. Gray, a 12th grader, earned honors with a grade point average between 80 and 89. The listing reflects the school’s academic achievement criteria.
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Parnell student earns Beloit College Dean's List honor
Hannah R. Halder of Parnell, a Beloit College freshman, was named to the fall 2002 dean's list for achieving at least a 3.4 GPA. Beloit College, a 1175 student liberal arts college, is located 90 miles northwest of Chicago.
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North Liberty student named to Augustana Dean's List
Emily R. Yanecek, a sophomore business administration marketing major at Augustana College Rock Island, is named to the Dean's List for the 2002-2003 winter term. The list includes 756 students with a 3.5+ GPA. Yanecek is daughter of David and Janice Yanecek of North Liberty.
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Expansion magazine honors I C schools
The Iowa City Community School District earned Expansion magazine's Gold Medal Award in December 2002, marking a top 17 percent national ranking. Superintendent Lane Plugge credited the district, faculty, staff, students, parents, and the community for the honor, which follows previous recognitions in 2000 and 2001.
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Ms Wheelchair Iowa pageant aims for advocacy crown
In Iowa City the Ms Wheelchair Iowa pageant showcases wheelchair bound contestants aged 21 to 60 vying for a crown and gifts while promoting advocacy for people with disabilities. The event starts at noon Saturday at the Eagle's Lodge with a luncheon and a free will donation.
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Iowa Talks Live at the Java House April schedule
WSUI plans April episodes of Iowa Talks Live from the Java House featuring topics on severe weather songwriting Islam in America and hospice care Host Ben Kieffer guides live music and talk with guests including Tom Jessen Sam Knutson Katherine Musilek Ben Schmidt Becca Sutlive Reza Aslan Mervat Youssef Bahri Karacay Ginger Nowak Anna Bradshaw Cheryl Wahl and The Stones in the Field The program is free and streams at wsui uiowa edu If pre empted by war coverage updates will announce new air times
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