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Education

Rachel’s Challenge hits home at BGM

February 1, 2012 Education

  • Anti-bullying program shows students, teachers and community members the importance of being kind to others By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com Bullying at BGM Community Schools has taken a backseat, thanks to Rachel’s Challenge, a program taking aim at the issue. BGM hosted Rachel’s Challenge on Wednesday, Jan. 25, and Corky Stuart, a long-time teacher [...]

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Tigers, Bears players on coaches academic all-state football team

February 1, 2012 BGM sports

The Grinnell Tigers and BGM Bears both had players named to the 2011 Iowa Football Coaches’ Association Academic All-State team. Grinnell saw two of its players chosen while BGM had one selected to the prestigious academic squad. Those selected to the team include Class 3A, Grinnell • Matt Stewart, senior, a 6-2, 200-pound guard/defensive lineman. [...]

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Area high school students heading to state speech contest

February 1, 2012 Education

Area schools are sending a number of participants to the state large group speech contest on Feb. 4 in Cedar Rapids. Area participants receiving a division one rating include BGM High School • Short Film – Ashlee Ament, Kaylee Cooper, Alex Kalambaheti, Glenna Lovig, Atticus Steffen, Jawny Thomopson and Nicole Tuttle. • Group Improv – [...]

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Monte School Board hears good reports

February 1, 2012 Education

By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com Reports from Shannon Arment, preschool teacher, and Shannon McNaul, director of the Galaxy After School Program, highlighted the regular meeting of the Montezuma Board of Education held Jan. 18. Arment introduced the GOLD Assessment program, telling the board that she reviews five students each day in nine different areas. The information [...]

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Monte fourth graders focus on bus safety

January 24, 2012 Education

• Teacher, students make bus safety video to be shared with the other elementary students By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com Mrs. Tracy Pope’s fourth grade class at Montezuma Elementary School has taken bus safety to a new level. Working with transportation director Paul Hawkins, the class recently created a video on school bus safety with plans [...]

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BGM welcomes Rachel’s Challenge

January 17, 2012 Education

• Anti-bullying program to challenge students to reach out to others with acts of kindness By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com The consequences of bullying is something that Corky Stuart takes to heart. “I was raised to respect other people,” the long-time BGM teacher said, as he spoke freely on the subject. “I don’t think we are [...]

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BGM board OKs updating cameras on school buses

January 17, 2012 Education

By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Board of Education for the BGM Community School District approved updating the cameras on school buses and agreed to add a third camera at their regular meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 11 at the high school. “Our old ones are outdated,” said Brad Hohensee, superintendent. The third camera will be placed [...]

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Student computers top Grinnell board

January 17, 2012 Education

By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com Could student computers become a reality at Grinnell? Grinnell Superintendent Todd Abrahamson is looking into the possibility, he told the board at its regular meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Abrahamson said plans are underway to send out teams of teachers and school officials in the near future to visit other districts [...]

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Vote no on upcoming school bond proposal

January 17, 2012 Education

Editor: I attended all four of the Facility Planning Meetings. The sandwiches were great, but the focus of all four meetings was the twice defeated various plans for air-conditioning. Design Alliance then plugged in estimates for different systems of AC. Seven million is ridiculous for a school system with a falling long-term enrollment trend (disregard [...]

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Being held back a grade is bad precedent

January 17, 2012 Education

Editor: Regarding Terry Branstad’s stand on ending social promotion for 3rd graders. Governor Bradstad’s new education guideline states: “Students finishing third grade who do not meet basic literacy requirements across a broad set of measures would be retained and provided intensive reading assistance that could include one-on-one or small group reading supports, summer school programs, [...]

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