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Lone Tree Community Schools had their first day of school on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024.
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Photos by Giovanni Coronel |
8/30/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
For a small school district like Lone Tree, spending three-quarters of a million dollars on improvements over the summer is kind of a big deal. But the improvements made were needed, and …
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By Cheryl Allen |
8/23/24 08:00 AM
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
LONE TREE
After spending the last few months periodically pondering a change to Lone Tree’s preschool program, the school board finally made a decision during their sole June meeting …
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By TJ Rhodes |
6/14/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree Community School District hosted it's graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 26.
Here, Valedictorian Ethan Bockelman, and X, the student who had the second best …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/31/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree School Board met on Wednesday, May 1, for their regularly scheduled workshop meeting. Here, the board discussed board policy 705.4.R1: Expenditures for a Public Purpose, …
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By TJ Rhodes |
5/10/24 02:47 PM
LONE TREE
Lone Tree’s School Board will meet with the Iowa Association of School Boards – IASB – to receive training and guidance for policies 705.4 and 705.4 R1, …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/26/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree FFA chapter is exploding on the popular social media app TikTok, with over 2 million views and counting, thanks to the Lone Tree FFA Drive Your Tractor to School Day. The …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/12/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
Although contracts have yet to be signed for the 2024-25 school year, Lone Tree teachers should expect raises in the near future, thanks to Iowa legislation that increased teacher …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/12/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
Lone Tree high school English teacher Tanya McCarty hosted an end-of-year speech and drama award show on Saturday, April 6, to award the students who excelled in speech and drama …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/12/24 08:00 AM
HILLS
Joining a new school district remains on the table for Hills after they lost their elementary just a week ago.
State Senator Dawn Driscoll, State Representative Heather Hora and Lone …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/5/24 07:31 PM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree Community School District’s calendar has been finalized, and it attempts to find equal balance between the four and five-day calendar debate.
How does it …
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By TJ Rhodes |
4/5/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
Nothing is set in stone, but the Lone Tree school district has a good jump on their summer projects list.
Superintendent Tyler Hotz introduced a refined summer project list at the …
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By TJ Rhodes |
3/15/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
The verdict is in: Lone Tree will not adapt a four-day school calendar.
Instead, at their regular meeting Feb. 21, the school board approved an alternate five-day calendar that …
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By TJ Rhodes |
2/28/24 08:00 AM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree FFA Chapter, under the direction of their new Advisor and Agriculture Education teacher, Mr. Payton Lorack, is off to a busy start. The 23/24 Chapter has 49 active …
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2/14/24 02:15 PM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree school board held a workshop meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 7. This meeting followed the final two public forums about a four-day schedule and is the final discussion on the …
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By TJ Rhodes |
2/14/24 12:00 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
LONE TREE
On Monday, Feb. 5, Lone Tree families gathered in the school cafeteria to discuss converting to a four-day school week. This was the third and final public forum on the topic.
The …
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By TJ Rhodes |
2/7/24 12:00 PM
LONE TREE
The Lone Tree Community School District hosted their second public forum discussing the four-day school week at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27. The two-hour long forum was more productive …
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By TJ Rhodes |
1/31/24 12:00 PM
Kirkwood Washington County Regional Center is excited to announce an upcoming event aimed at providing valuable information to current 8th – 11th grade high school students and their parents about …
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1/31/24 08:00 AM
