Prairie Education Roundup Highlights GPA Scholars Dinner
More than 100 Prairie High School students with at least a 3.5 GPAFirst semesterwill be honored at a 6 p.m. potluck in the high school cafeteria Speaker Carolyn Voss a Prairie graduate The breakfast at McKinley Junior High Friday 7 30 to 8 20 a m Teacher Appreciation includes pancakes and sausages Inservice day for teachers and vacation for junior high students Jeff carnival Jefferson Band Carnival and Chili Supper runs 5 to 9 30 p m January 31 at the high school Roosevelt Taft and Wilson junior high bands perform 6 7 and 8 p m Jefferson musicians at 9 p m Admission free chili supper $1 50.
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Prairie High School
Prairie
Carolyn Voss
McKinley Junior High School
Jeff
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
Jefferson
Prairie View students win Read-A-Thon trophy
Prairie View Elementary students received a traveling trophy from the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Eastern Iowa after raising 1050.95 dollars in a Read-A-Thon within a 46 county region. Sixth grade Janelle Rohlena read 304 books earning a bonus Adventureland pass. Brian Stark led Prairie View fund-raising with 112 dollars at the fall campaign.
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Prairie View
Multiple Sclerosis Society of
Eastern Iowa
Multiple Sclerosis Society
College
Prairie Intermediate
Janelle Rohlena
Route 2
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Brian Stark
Cedar Circle SW
Rohlena
College Community School Board
Stark
Prairie View Elementary
Madison Music Learning Center boosts student musical skills
Madison Elementary opens a new Music Learning Center developed by Betty Debban of Grant Wood Area Education Agency. The Cedar Rapids program engages fourth to sixth graders in monthly Thursday sessions with parent volunteers, offering activities like Piano You Can Start, Strum the Autoharp, Chord the Ukulele, Meet a Fantastic Composer, and What Do You Hear? The center emphasizes self paced exploration across varied music areas.
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Madison Elementary School
Betty Debban
Grant Wood
Education page invites Cedar Rapids educators news
Cedar Rapids educators may submit news of awards and activities for the education page. Typed releases must arrive by Wednesday noon to Christie Wallace at the Cedar Rapids Gazette, 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids 52401. Include student addresses and sender name with daytime phone number.
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Cedar Rapids
Christie Wallace
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Third Ave. SE
Lunch price hikes approved by College Community board
The board voted to raise school lunch prices by 5 cents for students and 10 cents for adults, with milk up 2 cents for students to 8 cents per carton. Reimbursements were cut by 4.5 cents, prompting the increases to offset funding gaps.
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The
College Community School District Board of Education
Glenn Selzer
College Community Board
Selzer
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Lindale Mall Hosts Junior Achievement Trade Fair Event
Lindale Mall welcomes 35 student run businesses this weekend as part of the 16th annual Junior Achievement Trade Fair. Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt Pleasant Dubuque and Waterloo high school students display and sell handmade products including Poppin Times decorated popcorn and Per-Suedes leather plant hangers.
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Lindale Mall
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Mt Pleasant
Dubuque
Waterloo
International Pastries offers a sweet bakery journey
Located across from Endicott Shoes International Pastries specializes in bagels brioche croissants and a large variety of sweet treats baked daily The staff can assist with special dessert bread cookie and cake orders Open hours are 7 am to 9 pm Monday through Friday 7 am to 5 30 pm Saturday and noon to 5 pm Sunday
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International Pastries
Endicott Shoes
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Smulekoffs
Smuleoff’s
Vanessa Shelton
Gazette
William Bach
College Community
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Harger
Robert Ray
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Smulekoff's
RCA
Smulekoff
Anne D’deen
Sindale Mall
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