Mount Mercy and Iowa mock trial teams head to nationals
Mount Mercy College and University of Iowa mock trial teams prepare for the national championship in Des Moines, April 4 to 6. Mount Mercy competes in its first national tournament alongside defending champions UI, with juniors and coaches highlighting the growing program and the chance to face elite schools such as Harvard and Yale.
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Fifth grade winners named in Cedar Rapids writing contest
Bowman Woods Elementary fifth grader Stephen Gilliland won the Cedar Rapids Barnes & Noble Booksellers Fourth and Fifth Grade Writing Contest with Mebo at the Grocery Store. Over 290 entries competed as Nicholas Fitzgerald and Bruce Shutte took second and third.
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Ryan Dahm
Viola Gurrison
Tanner Jewett
Prairie Heighns
Lars Lee
Rally in Des Moines to Back Rural Iowa Schools
Rural advocates plan a Des Moines rally on Tuesday at the State Capitol to press for rural education in Iowa. Organizers invite SUTYT and communities to join, present a Small School Education Platform to Gov Vilseck and lawmakers, and discuss proposed House and Senate education legislation. The event runs 11:00 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. on the west side.
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Guttenberg school board proposes small tax cut
The Guttenberg school board considers a tax rate cut to 15 per 1000 of assessed value, down from 16.5, aiming to reduce homeowner taxes by about 1.3 percent after a state rollback. A public hearing is set for May 19 to discuss the budget. Board members also accepted resignations including special education teacher Terry Green and high school athletic director Vie Vie Fian, and approved Thor Rasteiter as head football coach.
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Quaker Foods Scholarships Boost Cedar Rapids Students
Dozens of Kirkwood Community College students in Cedar Rapids benefit from Quaker Foods and Beverages and PepsiCo Foundation scholarships. The program funds 10,009 dollars for minority students at the Kirkwood Resource Center and 20,000 dollars at Coe College to recruit, retain, and intern minority students.
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College Students and Alumni Attend Regional Arts and Education Events
Cedar Rapids performers Ilo Letitia Ceynar and Rebecca Hanson joined the Augustana Symphonic Band for a England tour from February 28 to March 9. Cedar Rapids residents Mann Mark Meyer and Aaron Dean joined theatre and choral groups in university productions and professional conferences in January. University of Northern Iowa students traveled to Las Vegas for the American Humanics Management Institute conference featuring many named participants from Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns.
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