West Branch Middle School educator wins 2004 Disney Hand Teacher Award
Hector Ibarra, a sixth and seventh grade science teacher at West Branch Middle School, earns the Disney Hand Teacher Award after 28 years in education. He emphasizes inquiry, hands on learning, and outside projects like science quiz bowls and the state solar car competition. He receives a 5000 dollar prize for classroom computers and will attend professional development events in California including Disneyland. The award honors his motivating approach and belief that listening to students boosts their engagement.
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Gazette West Branch
Hector Ibarra
West Branch Middle School
Ibarra
Disney
Iwac
California
Disneyland
North Liberty librarians aim to break 74 hour reading record
A team of five librarians from North Liberty Community Library starts reading at 9 a.m. Monday to surpass Guinness World Record 74 hours 49 minutes for nonstop aloud reading. Up to six readers may take turns with five minute hourly breaks while remaining on site.
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North Liberty
North Liberty Community Library
Melanie Stewart
Guinness
San Jose
Calif
National Honor Society Inductions Across Iowa City Cedar Rapids and Mount Vernon
NHS chapters at Regina Iowa City Prairie Cedar Rapids Mount Vernon announce the induction of 19 32 28 new members across ceremonies from May 13 to April 14. Named inductees include juniors seniors sophomores across multiple lists of students with diverse surnames and given names.
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Iowa City
Regina High School
National Honor Society
St. Wenceslaus Church
John Dwyer
Jeanna Frantz
Adam Gartner
Richard Gilbaugh
Alex Hopson
Sunmin Lee
Christopher Schulte
Megan Streb
Michael Henderson
Josh Howe
Margaret Lyon
Patrick McCue
Caitlin Miller
Nicole Reisen
Kayla Scherrer
Philip Shiu
Mariel Synan
Jessica Tanner
Emily Temple
Cedar Rapids
Prairie High School
Ben Goodwin
Joslin Hanna
Jacob Hanken
BJ Melsha
Katie Vodraska
Ryan Zenisek
Melea Andrys
Lacey Jo Benter
David Benish
Jason Blaha
Laura Carver
Nathan Cooper
Sam Galloway
Kiley Hunt
Leslie Hyland
Christina Jordan
Stephanie Klein
Katie Lee
Carly
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon High School Honor Society
Greater Iowa City Parade of Homes line up 2004
The Greater Iowa City Area Home Builders Association lists 45 parade homes across Coralville Iowa City Riverside Kalona and Cosgrove with entries from Custom Crafted Homes Regency Homes H & H Home Builders Frantz Construction McCreedy Taylor Arlington Development Saylor Construction Regal Construction Mellinger & Sons Brian Roller and Billups Construction among others. The guidebook and magazine will be delivered to homes and local racks on June 2 2004 with some parcels 9 30 and 32 closed by buyer request.
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Greater
Iowa City
Harvest Circle
Coralville
Regency Homes
Glen Oaks Ridge
H & H Home Builders, Inc
Oakdale Ridge
Frantz Construction Co., Inc
Oakdale Court
Prime Ventures
Biltmore Lane
Klosterman Construction Co
Forest Edge Drive
James Kempf
Prestigious Homes
Forest Edge Circle
McCreedy-Taylor Inc
Wickham Circle
Highland Park Avenue
Brown Deer Road
Saylor Construction LLC
B & H Builders
Walker Way
Auburn East Lane
Peninsula Quality Builders
Foster Road
Glenn Weimer Construction Inc
Tamarack Trail
Hoogerwerf
Green Mountain Drive
Gary Frakes Construction, Inc
South First Avenue
Arlington Development, Inc
Notting Hill Lane
Ashford Place
Dryden Court
Kalona
Todd Hahn
Crestview Circle
County
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Diane Heldt
Tiane
Iowa
Lois Hatch
Nate Perry
Aahetd
Dubuque
1.C. Regina
C.R. Prairie
Cathy George
Kadera Havill
Lena Johansson-Loder
Steven Kreinbrink
Paul Linke
Jason Mick
Cornelia Vinzens
Reuben Zacharakis-Jutz
Curt Bjork
Taylor Clouse
Tonya Darrow
Elizabeth Klaus
Carci Merrill
Sarah Skotowski
Jered Wislsel
Rachel Cardon
Benjamin Crowe
Whitney Dotson
Nicole Gnatek
Elijah Greenstein
Joshua Henik
Keegan Kuhn
Alycia Larson
Jill Sabin
Hannah Scott
Elizabeth Tepper
Spencer Tripp
Kayla Voss
Rupp
Stoney Pointe Lane
North
Liberty County
Baxter Construction
Broadmoor Drive
Walton Builders
Harvest Street
Sicily Court
Radcliffe Drive
Thompson
River Oaks Drive
Jim Sattler
Willow Lane
Locust Drive
Ostedgaard
Crippen Court
DPO
Willow Court
Solon
Stellar Homes
Anita Circle
Iowa City County
Boyd Crosby Construction Inc
Sue Linda Circle
Moore Construction Co
Killarney Road
Jeff Miller
Crabapple Court
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