Metropolitan Catholic School Enrollment Up
Metropolitan Catholic system reports 3 857 students across 10 schools up 36 from last year. Enrollment growth centers on Regis High School with 700 students and La Salle 460, while elementary total reaches 2 696.
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Daniel Keppler
Father Keppler
Regis High School
la Salle
Regis
St. Joseph's
Marion
St. Patrick's
St. Jude’s
St. Pius X
Cedar Rapids
All Saints
Annette Fiala
Kathy Reyner
Jean Seehusen
Diane Wright
John Hansen
Jan Hannan
Dennis Gondek
Margaret Weigel
Paula Fisher
Paul Rivers
Immaculate Conception
Elizabeth Derga
Carolyn Peterson
M. Geraldine Pavek
James McArthur
M. Lenore Gardner
Evelyn DeLaney
Margaret Hanlon
St. Jude's
Trinity Lutheran School Prepares for 200 Students
Principal William Dieckhoff announces about 200 students from kindergarten to ninth grade will return to classes at 1361 Seventh Avenue SW on Monday. Enrollment matches last year with new staff Wayne Going and teachers Richard Mehl Clarence Koch and Christine Pfeiffer.
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Trinity Lutheran School
Seventh Avenue SW
William Dieckhoff
Dieckhoff
Wayne Going
Richard Mehl
Clarence Koch
Christine Pfeiffer
Lunch Serving Starts Monday at Cedar Rapids Schools
The Cedar Rapids Community schools will begin lunch service Monday under food service director Gladys Wathan. Lunch prices are 40 cents for elementary and 45 cents for junior and senior high students. Free and reduced meals continue for those eligible last year while new applications are processed. Breakfast starts Monday at Hayes and Tyler, with Wilson through Van Buren to begin September 4 at 15 cents.
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Cedar Rapids
Gladys Wathan
Food Service
Hayes
Tyler
Miss Wathan
Wilson
Fillmore
Harrison
Jackson, Polk
Taylor and van Buren
Christian School To Operate Six Grades This Fall
Cedar Rapids Christian school at E avenue and Edge wood road NW will open Monday with six grades pre school through sixth instead of nine. Junior high students will attend Cone Christian high school near Walker. Enrollment near 80 children, similar to last year, with three grades dropped. Four teachers serve students of all denominations. New teacher Mary Beth Addink joins grades three and four. Tuition remains 40 dollars monthly for one child, 20 dollars for the second, and 5 dollars for the third or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Dassen Island Penguins Erode Rocks Through Decades of Paths
Jackass penguins have nested on Dassen Island at South Africa's tip for centuries, wearing away rocks with millions of their feet. They follow nearly straight paths from nesting grounds to the sea.
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Dassen Island
South Africa
Cedar Rapids adds 115 new teachers to staff roster
Cedar Rapids public schools announce a total of 115 new teachers for the upcoming term. The list includes staff across multiple buildings such as Adams, Cleveland, Coolidge, Eisenhower, Erskine, Fillmore, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Grant Wood, Harrison, Hayes, Hoover, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Kennedy, Kenwood, Lincoln, McKinley, Monroe, Nixon, Pierce, Polk, and pupil personnel Pamela.
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Adams
William Castleman
Cleveland
Joyce Johnston
Coolidge
Kathleen Namara
Suzanne Weekly
Eisenhower
Diane Seaman
Erskine
Cary Christensen
Fillmore
Kathy Bradley
Margaret Riddle
Maxine Smith
Franklin
Darwin Benson
Michael Driscoll
Kathryn Duermyer
Garfield
Anne Gleast
Linda Paul
Grant
Jane Geary
Kar Westermark
Grant Wood
Willard Moses
Truman Informal School Expands Parent Involvement
The Truman Informal school started last year under Parents for In formal Education PIE with a parent advisory committee to shape the program. Officials say evaluation will mix standard tests with classroom observations and child happiness and work. Schulz notes possible future optional programs in city quadrants and stresses reducing minority isolation through voluntary attendance.
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Tyler
Rich
Schulz
Squaw Creek
Free Lunch Guidelines Adopted by Cedar Rapids Catholic Schools
Trinity Lutheran and all Cedar Rapids and Marion Catholic schools implement a free and reduced price meal policy. Eligible families meet income guidelines or have large medical expenses. Applications were sent to parents and reviewed by principals with a hearing option to Trinity Lutheran’s James Thomas or the Metropolitan Office of Catholic Education for unsatisfied parents. Family size guidelines range from 1 to 12 members, with escalating income thresholds.
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Trinity Lutheran School
Cedar Rapids
Marion
James Thomas
Board of Education
Metropolitan Office of Catholic Education
Fifth Street SE
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Taylor
Becker
Richard Mendoza
Paul D. Knapp
Fifth Avenue
New Taylor School
Richard Jackson
B Avenue NE
Sixth Street
Old Taylor
John Mclivor
Old Taylor School
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Metropolitan Catholic School
Rosemary ‘Trypkosh
Joyce Nelson
Linda Wheeler
St. Ludmila’s
Alma Janousek
Francis McMann
St. Matthew's
Jean Thuerauf
M. Andrew Ryan
M. Patrice Brady
M. Grace Metz
Ronald Kotaska
Mary Charlene Chase
Allan Schons
M. Lou Rodzimeck
M. Clementine Cashman
St. Patrick’s
Patricia Martin
Osmunda Griffin
Sharon Gibbs
Angie O'Donnell
Marcia Lofdahl
Catherine Hejda
Karen Leuck
Linda Nassif
Roger Osborne
James Sperano
Carolyn Hinz
la Salle High School
Joseph Goran
Marilyn Goran
Susan Otting
Carol Cook
Gloria Campbell
Mary Jane Walker
Jane Gilmor
Wayne Silka
Ann Bartosh
David Remy
Thomas Kisting
James Blocklinger
Auxiliary Services
Camp Lo- Dis-E-Ca
Christian School
First Avenue
C.R
Donna Damian
Carolyn Onstot
Kris Stanley
Carol Wild
Patricia Spencer
Monroe
Linda Cavanaugh
Nixon
Lynette Nebergall
Elaine Sponberg
Linda Wester‘camp
Pierce
Robert Ballantyne
Barbara Rice
Leland Wise
Polk
Delmar Coburn
Noriam Daum
Jeanne Forster
Pamela
School Alternatives
Guitar
Teel Chest
Gerrard
Merce
Kodak
AMSPM
ACD Radio
Underwood
Sony
Third Ave
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