It was synch or swim week at Union Middle School (UMS) on Monday morning as the final teams – The Goated Grotes, The Orangutans, Gangsta Girls, The Spore Bros, Kourni, Don’t Stop Believing Jimmy, Sisters from Different Misters, and Gettin’ Lippy With It – took to the auditorium stage as ...
1. Facility plan update As part of the regular meeting of the North Tama Board of Education on Monday, February 12, three members of the board including Haley Blaine, David Calderwood, and Doug Dvorak shared details following a facility study Zoom meeting they had the week prior between ...
Some of North Tama Elementary School’s youngest learners received a very special delivery this past week – a more nurturing learning environment. As part of a $25,000 STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) grant award the elementary school received in June of last year from ...
The honor roll is based on the 4-point system. A 3.667 GPA is required for the ‘A’ Honor Roll, and a 3.000 GPA is required for the ‘B’ Honor Roll. Junior High Quarter 2 A Honor Roll Isabella Allen Brooke Bradley Brayton Cibula Jordan Dostal Paul Dvorak Kahlia Even Kruiz ...
Former Union Community School District teacher and athletic coach Mark Hookham, 51, of Dysart accepted a suspension of his teaching license for a minimum of five years as part of a settlement with the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners (BOEE) filed on Feb. 18. The settlement stems from a ...
The Union Community School District will soon begin a search for its next superintendent. On Feb. 16 the Aplington-Parkersburg Community School District announced they have reached an agreement to hire current Union Superintendent Travis Fleshner to fill their superintendent ...
The North Tama Academic Decathalon team competed in the Northeast Iowa Regional Academic Decathalon competition in Grundy Center on Jan. 26 and came away with a 2022 Iowa Academic Decathalon State Qualifying Team title. Those competing as part of the team include (from left to right) Izzy ...
The book fair will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. We will have a wide variety of books for students PK through 8th grade. There will also be fun toys and posters sold at the fair. Parents and students may want to donate a book or two to their child's classroom teacher or ...
It is that time of year again…the time when the Union Speech Team prepares for both Large Group and Individual contests. The District Large Group Contest took place Saturday, Jan. 22, at West High School in Waterloo. The Union Speech Team ended up taking four groups to contest, with two of ...
1. Representatives from the nonprofit organization iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates) gave a presentation to the North Tama School Board as part of their rescheduled regular January meeting on Monday, Jan. 24 in the North Tama Jr. High Commons. Due to scheduling conflicts and lack of ...