Education Roundup Cedar Rapids PTA hosts talk and AFS call
William Jacobson will discuss Being a One Minute Parent at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday in the Cedar Rapids PTA City Council meeting open to all parents. The AFS host family drive seeks Cedar Rapids families for 1984 85. contact Richard Allemany at 365 6244. Franklin Junior High presents a Winter Concert at 7 30 p.m. Thursday with 280 students in multiple ensembles. tickets 1 25 adults 75 cents students. The Focus program airs on channel 10 with winter programs from several elementaries and Franklin. Iowa Wesleyan College opens an open house Thursday at the Sheraton Inn 525 33rd Ave SW from 7 to 9 p.m. Call 1 800 582 2383 for details.
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Jefferson High Thespians Host Friday Talent Show
Jefferson High School Thespians present a talent show in three performances during the 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. chili supper. Acts include vocal solos duets instrumentals comedy and a magic act with voting and cash prizes after the final show.
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Jefferson High School Thespians
Jefferson Seniors Win Wartburg Young Artists Competition
Two Jefferson High School seniors Karla Davis and Kyle Linscheid won the Wartburg Symphony Young Artists contest at Waverly among 18 competitors. Davis will solo on oboe with Wartburg Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra in February. Linscheid, a pianist, will solo with the Waterloo Symphony Orchestra in April after also winning a $200 prize in a separate Waterloo event. Davis is the daughter of Charles and wife, Julia Ann Drive NW residents. Linscheid is the son of Luane Linscheid of Hinkley Ave NW and studies with Bill Medley.
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Kyle Linscheid
Wartburg Symphony
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids seeks nominees for gifted program in secondary schools
The Cedar Rapids Community Schools invite nominations from parents and staff for the Extended Learning Program in Gifted and Talented Education for grades 6 through 11. Counselors collect test scores checklists inventories and staff meetings then a staff recommendation is sent to the District Admissions Committee. If staff withholds recommendation parents may request referral to the committee. Elementary nominees will be sought next fall.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn-Mar Students Post Top Test Scores Across Grades
Linn-Mar Community high school students outperform state and national peers on standardized tests. Ninth through 12th graders rank above the 90th percentile on the Iowa Test of Educational Development, with seniors at the 96th percentile. Younger students in third through eighth grades surpass the basic level on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, averaging above the 3.0 level.
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Linn-Mar Community High School
Iowa
Linn-Mar
Cedar Rapids groups back Adopt an Artist program
Eleven Cedar Rapids businesses and civic groups pledge support for the Adopt an Artist program. Artists from the Iowa Arts Council will visit Cedar Rapids schools for a week during February Fine Arts Month. Twelve of thirteen artists are funded by sponsors with public appearances and workshops planned.
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Iowa Arts Council
Greg Brown
Folksinger
Armstrong’s
Aleane Carter
Carma Lou’s
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