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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
RIVERSIDE
Emma Christensen grew up in North Liberty, attending schools in an Iowa City School District that has more than 14,000 students.
Mackenzie Streveler grew up just north of Detroit, …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/23/24 05:18 PM
RIVERSIDE
The Highland School Board approved a tax-rate certification for 2024-25 that is under $13 per $1,000 of assessed property.
The approval came during the Board’s regularly …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
8/17/24 10:30 PM
IOWA CITY
In a world full of misinformation, it can be difficult to tell what is real, and what is fake. As artificial intelligence (AI) has made its debut into everyday life, it has brought fake …
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By Madelyn Johnson |
8/16/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Pay for substitute teachers in Highland Community Schools will be going up $5 a day in the 2024-25 school year.
The Highland School Board approved an increase in daily rates for …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
7/15/24 12:24 AM
RIVERSIDE
Locker-room improvements and a new multi-purpose center at Highland High School, along with additional classrooms at Highland Elementary, will be in the hands of voters in November.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
5/25/24 08:52 PM
RIVERSIDE
Highland celebrated the class of 2024 with a graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 19.
After the graduates took their seat, different ones were honored due to different levels …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/24/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Highland hosted their prom on Saturday, April 20. Students lined the halls for a professional photo shoot before walking the stage for the Grand March beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Some …
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4/26/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
The first day of school in Highland’s new four-day week will be August 23 for the 2024-25 school year.
The school year will end May 28, two days after Memorial Day.
The …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
4/13/24 01:01 AM
RIVERSIDE
Autumn Moyer, who has worked in human resources at several Eastern Iowa school districts, has been appointed as the new Secretary and Business Manager for the Highland School Board.
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/30/24 12:42 AM
RIVERSIDE
A public hearing for the Highland Community Schools property tax levy covering Fiscal Year 2025 will be held March 25.
The proposed tax rate is $13 per $1,000 of property, which …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/16/24 09:49 PM
RIVERSIDE
The Highland School Board is on the lookout for 100 signatures.
A petition, with those signatures, is the first step toward getting a bond referendum on the November 2024 ballot …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
3/1/24 07:07 PM
MOUNT VERNON
The Highland Huskie individual speech team competed on Saturday, Feb. 24 at Mount Vernon High School for the district individual speech contest. The day was long but fruitful for …
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By Brendan Schnoebelen |
2/28/24 08:00 AM
RIVERSIDE
Students in the Highland Community Schools district will move into a four-day school week, beginning next August.
The School Board approved the change at its regularly scheduled …
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By Paul D. Bowker |
2/16/24 06:29 PM
RIVERSIDE
The Highland FFA Chapter has been established for over seven years now with close to 40 members. The chapter has gained great knowledge over the years and as well gained a new advisor …
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By Emma Cole |
2/14/24 02:28 PM
WASHINGTON
It’s hard to know if Gov. Kim Reynolds knew she was igniting a firestorm when she proposed overhauling Iowa’s Area Education Agencies (AEA) in her Condition of the State address a …
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By Cheryl Allen |
2/14/24 08:00 AM
