Greetings from the Union Community School District. I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the holiday season. Please find below the stakeholder communication for December 2024. Congratulations Congratulations to L. Parson for winning the 100 yd breaststroke at the IGHSAU state swimming ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Amy Bunz of Dysart and Lori Hug of La Porte City both recently graduated. Bunz graduated with a Master of Science in Counseling (MSC) degree with a Clinical Mental Health Counseling emphasis this past August, while Hug graduated Magna ...
AMES – Mid-Iowa Youth Beef Team (MIYBT) alumni including (from left) Adelyn Sienknecht (North Tama High School Class of 2024), Olivia Hanson (Union High School Class of 2024), Kaylynn Murty (South Tama High School Class of 2024), William Kroneman (Benton Community High School Class of 2024), ...
WAVERLY – Karsyn Miller has been accepted into the Wartburg College Teacher Education Program. Miller, of La Porte City, had to demonstrate effective reflective components in teaching and complete several other requirements to be considered for the program. Admission to the Teacher ...
TRAER – The North Tama Jr. High/High School honor roll is based on the 4-point system. A 3.667 GPA is required for the ‘A’ Honor Roll, while a 3.000 GPA is required for the ‘B’ Honor Roll. High School Q1 A Honor Roll Isabella Allen Isla Breakenridge Ava Breakenridge Kylie ...
Editor's note: Due to an issue with our WordPress software, the formatting of this story is not up to our standards and we apologize. For a version of the story without said formatting issues, please pick up a print copy of this week's newspaper. DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education ...
LA PORTE CITY – Students in the Union Community School District have achieved their highest overall scores on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) since testing began in 2019. The district’s performance was exceptional, with all but one grade level surpassing the ...
TRAER – Members of the North Tama Class of 1984 celebrated their 40th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival held in early August. Those pictured include, first row (l-r): John Velky, Teresa (Vest) Frances, Todd Howard, Jeff Dostal, Brian Sienknecht, Kevin Yung, Jeff Hoeg, and ...
TRAER – Members of the North Tama Class of 1999 celebrated their 25th reunion at this year’s Winding Stairs Festival held in early August. Those pictured include, first row (l-r): Jennifer (Himschoot) Dvorak, Leigh (Staker) Sell, Janel (Ruzicka) Dvorak, Alicia Jacobs, and Amy Nachazel; ...
LA PORTE CITY – Last weekend there was an abundance of peculiar clinking, scraping, and tapping sounds taking place on Union High School’s Matt Auditorium stage as members of the school’s theater department skillfully performed the comedy mystery “Things That Go Bump in the Night” ...