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RIVERSIDE
A planned expansion and improvement project at Highland’s schools is on hold again.
An appeal has been filed with a district court in Washington to challenge a vote in …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/15/25 11:39 PM
RIVERSIDE
Spencer Leuders, intermediate school principal at Central Dewitt, will be the new Superintendent of Schools at Highland Community Schools and WACO Community School District.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/25/25 01:09 AM
RIVERSIDE
Bill Zywiec, Dean of Students at Highland High School and head boys basketball coach, has been named as one of three finalists for the Superintendent of Schools position shared between …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/22/25 02:31 AM
WASHINGTON
The contest court held to determine if the vote on Highland’s bond measure this past November passed muster reached a decision Monday: yes, the bond vote passed with the 60% majority …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/21/25 01:52 PM
RIVERSIDE
A search for a new superintendent for Highland Community Schools has produced a candidate pool of 10.
Shannon Bisgard, a consultant with Grundmeyer Leadership Services, discussed …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
1/18/25 10:28 PM
WASHINGTON
The Highland school district worked hard to secure the votes needed to pass a bond referendum in November 2024, and it appeared they had succeeded, with 61% of the 2,281 votes cast …
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By Cheryl Allen |
1/10/25 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Highland’s boys and girls may have lost their basketball games to WACO Thursday night, but victories aren’t always captured by points on the scoreboard. Both teams and their fans …
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By Giovanni Coronel and Cheryl Allen |
12/27/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Wanted: Superintendent of Schools.
Where: Two school districts in southeastern Iowa.
Pay: $150,000 plus.
And just like that, the superintendent search for Highland …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/20/24 06:19 PM
RIVERSIDE
Ken Crawford, Superintendent of Highland Community Schools and WACO Schools, announced Monday he will retire at the end of the 2024-25 school year.
Crawford announced his …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
12/12/24 12:19 AM
WASHINGTON
In a 17-minute meeting Tuesday, Washington County Supervisors approved two personnel matters, agreed to naming a Riverside creek and deducted $3,763 from the Orchard Hill remodeling …
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By Mary Zielinski |
12/5/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
One week after an election apparently provided the number of votes needed for passage of a $15 million bond referendum, Highland’s school district was still waiting for a thumbs …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/16/24 11:13 PM
RIVERSIDE
Nate Robinson was re-elected as president of the Highland School Board at its annual organizational meeting Monday night.
He represents District 5 and is one of seven members on …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
11/15/24 07:46 PM
RIVERSIDE
When work begins on the Cherry Lane extension next summer, it is not expected to include a conventional four-way intersection with Kloepfer Avenue, near Highland Elementary School.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/25/24 07:19 PM
RIVERSIDE
The Highland School Board approved a number of annual financial reports at its regularly scheduled meeting Monday.
Among them was the certified annual report for the 2023-24 …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
10/18/24 04:47 PM
Photos by Paul D. Bowker |
10/18/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
The Highland Community Schools district is finalizing policies that would establish regulations for the naming of district facilities, memorials and even school events or activities.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/28/24 11:02 PM
RIVERSIDE
When Highland High School’s softball team takes to the field next May, the Huskies may be playing under new lights.
A lighting project, which would include LED lights on …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
9/13/24 05:02 PM
RIVERSIDE
A Hall of Fame may emerge at Highland High School in 2025.
Jody Fink, athletics and activity director at Highland Schools, presented a plan to the School Board on Monday that …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/30/24 06:18 PM
RIVERSIDE
When a beloved retired educator returns to the school where they spent decades of their career, they tend to be mobbed by faculty members and former students. For Gordon Dyer, things …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/30/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
The hallways at Highland’s High School/Junior High School and Highland Elementary will be strangely quiet Friday.
There’ll be no school buses pulling into the parking …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/29/24 05:47 PM
