Parent/Teacher conferences will be held for the Oskaloosa Community School District on March 7th and 8th. The dates and times for conferences are scheduled as follows: March 7th: 1:00 – 8:00 Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, and High School Note to middle school parents: Conferences will be held in classrooms from 1:00 – 4:00 and in […]
The Oskaloosa Area Chamber & Development Group is happy to announce that scholarships will again be available through its Chamber Scholars program, now in its 16th year. High school seniors living in Mahaska County and attending any high school are eligible to apply. Pick up an application from your school counselor, from the Oskaloosa Area […]
College and Career Readiness Programming Fuels Economic Growth in Iowa CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (February 16, 2013) — William Penn University is partnering with the Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) to bring comprehensive college and career readiness programming and resources to students and parents in communities across Iowa, and to support initiatives around the state that […]
William Penn University digital communication students received first and second place awards for “Best Online Video” in the multimedia category at the Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) conference held in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, February 7. Two videos were submitted to the student media contest in the category for “Best Online Video” and received […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Earning their place as National Merit Scholar finalists are seniors Adam Hammes and Natalie Whitis. The two are among eight thousand students to reach this point from approximately sixteen thousand semi-finalists from around the nation. The search for finalists started out with nearly thirty thousand students attempting to make it to the […]
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today they are inviting graduating seniors to apply to be a delegate to the 2013 National Youth Science Camp (NYSC). Two seniors from across the state will receive a full scholarship to exchange ideas with scientists and other professionals from the academic […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – William Penn University will welcome Thomas L. Hill, Vice President for Student Affairs at Iowa State University and Olympic Bronze medal winner, as the guest speaker for the Dean’s Convocation on Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Convocation is held at the beginning of each semester to welcome and encourage students. Hill has been […]
Oskaloosa, Iowa – The Dorian Festival is an annual event that takes place at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Select choir students from the Midwest, and various other states farther away, participate in this event. It is the largest festival choir in the United States with over 1400 singers in the choir. Students who are […]
Charity will be a guest speaker in Ms. Cyndy Gray’s Physical Education classes on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Norwalk Middle School P.E. teacher receives state’s top teaching honor Charity Campbell, a physical education teacher known for her leadership, high expectations and can-do spirit, is the 2012 Iowa Teacher of the Year, Gov. Terry Branstad announced at […]
New Sharon, Iowa – North Mahaska Elementary will host a Scholastic Book Fair the week of December 10th through the 17th at the elementary school cafeteria. Funds raised will help fund grant requests through the North Mahaska Education Foundation. The Book Fair will be held during the following times: • Monday, December 10 o 7:45 […]
