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The USD 415 Hiawatha School District notified parents and patrons of the death of a Special Education teacher at Hiawatha Elementary.
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Hiawatha High School is excitedly anticipating (modified) celebrations of the annual Winter Homecoming.
For the next 15 weeks, Professor Linda Boyd along with seven willing students will meet on Wednesdays from 7-10 p.m. for College English.
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By Marla Taylor
(Editor’s Note: The following article was written and submitted by Madeline Aller, 8-year-old daughter of Stuart and Amanda Aller, as a writing assignment for her American Government class that challenged her to write a Letter to the Editor.)
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The Hiawatha High School Student Council is collecting donations for the Brown County Humane Society at the basketball games on Friday night.
For the second year, Hiawatha Elementary School staff took their artistic talents to the windows of the school building.
The Doniphan West High School fall play production of “How To Host a Murder Mystery (In Fifteen Simple Steps)” finally hit the stage, with two performances on Sunday, Dec. 13.
The Doniphan West High School Scholars Bowl team has started competition, having attended varsity meets at Nemaha Central and Horton.
The Doniphan West High School Scholars Bowl team has started competition, having attended varsity meets at Nemaha Central and Horton. With more practice, they are hoping to improve their 2-9 record as they continue to compete.
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In a world of unknowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each week of completed athletic events is counted as a success — win or lose.
The Doniphan West chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 10 new members in a ceremony during school on Monday, Sept. 28.The new members, all juniors, met the requirements of leadership, service, scholarship, and character, and were invited to join the organization during their sophom…
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(Editor’s Note: This vote was taken last Friday, Sept. 25 and school did resume at HMS and HHS on Wednesday of this week as planned.)
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The Hiawatha School board met in special session Thursday morning via Zoom and are re-evaluating Wednesday’s decision to transition to remote learning at all three school buildings due to active COVID cases and quarantining primarily at the elementary.
Hiawatha USD 415 schools are moving to remote learning on Thursday - and all activities canceled - until Oct. 12.
As Hiawatha schools get back in session, questions have arisen about athletic events and crowds.
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A few local schools have already seen the impact of novel COVID-19 Coronavirus as the 2020-21 school year has just gotten underway for most local schools and some haven’t even started yet.
I would like to remind everyone that with school ready to start, we all need to remember a few basic safety tips to make sure we all get off to a good start.
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Last Monday, the USD 113 School Board overturned the previous week’s vote on “optional masks only” to approve a new mask-wearing policy this week.
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The USD 430 School Board met on Monday evening, and voted to amend and approve a re-opening plan for the upcoming school year.
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Hiawatha students and teachers will be wearing masks when they return to the classroom in September.
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August has hit and while there remains many questions about the upcoming academic year, local residents can rest assured teachers are back in action and making plans along with district administrators.
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As local school districts prepare for a whole new type of school year, a familiar step is right around the corner, as those schools are gearing up for annual enrollment.
The new school year is just around the corner, and the Doniphan West school district will have a trio of new faces joining their teaching staff for the upcoming year.
As the 2020-21 school year is set to begin, USD 430 has announced the new staff members that will be working with students.
Even with questions looming over the status of the upcoming school year, at some point, students will get back to school in some form or another, and USD 415 has a handful of new staff members and teachers waiting to welcome students back to school.
TOPEKA - School meals are available for free or a reduced price for pupils and students.
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The Doniphan West High School seniors of 2020 can officially say, “We are outta here!” After graduation was delayed for two months, the sixteen seniors received their diplomas at a traditional ceremony on Sunday, July 12 in the DWHS gymnasium.
Hiawatha juniors and seniors finally were able to celebrate an event that was scheduled in April.
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Sunday was a milestone for Hiawatha High School seniors — one that came about a month late.
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This weekend will finally bring about some “rites of passage” events for Hiawatha High School seniors.
Highland Community College has announced the President’s and Dean’s lists for its 2020 graduates.
The Horton High School announced fourth quarter Honor Rolls.
The prestigious P.E.O. STAR Scholarship, for the 2020-2021 academic year, was presented in May 2020 to Madison Gilbert, an upcoming graduate of Hiawatha High School.
By Josephine May
Photo courtesy of USD 415
The Hiawatha High School Class of 1984 Scholarship Fund awarded a total of $8,000 in nonrenewable $1,000 scholarships to eight graduates of the HHS Class of 2020. Scholarship recipients were announced in May during the virtual Senior Awards Night. Due to the quality of the applications, the …
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Though hopes for a memorable graduation will hang in the air until later in June, the school year, and with it, the high school careers of Hiawatha’s Class of 2020, drew to a close last week. With the passing of graduation’s originally-scheduled date, HHS released the names of its senior honorees.
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Michael Abeita of Hiawatha High School was recently recognized by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly as a 2020 Kansas Governor’s Scholar. Typically, students receiving this recognition are invited to an awards program held in Topeka at the invitation of the governor. Unfortunately, this year’s prog…
Stetson Montana Diveley of Doniphan West High School at Highland was recently recognized by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly as a 2020 Kansas Governor’s Scholar. Typically, students receiving this recognition are invited to an awards program held in Topeka at the invitation of the governor. Unfor…
The USD 430 School Board met on Monday evening, and Superintendent Jason Cline provided updates on how the district continues to respond to the Coronavirus closures.
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Uncharted territory is a good way to explain what the Class of 2020 has experienced over the last 10 weeks, as a group of young men and women on the verge of adulthood have asked to adapt to an entirely new set of circumstances during this difficult time.
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If the Coronavirus made schooling difficult for the past two months, it has been doubly confounding for local school districts as they try to navigate wrapping up the year, most notably with planning graduations.
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The Hiawatha School Board voted Monday night to set high school graduation for June 28.
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The Hiawatha USD 415 School Board officially accepted the resignation of board member Dr. Pete Rosa’ at it’s regular board meeting Monday night and made the official moves toward filling his position for the remainder of the year.
The Hiawatha School Board met Monday night via Zoom conference and among action items voted to move forward on allowing a group of school alumni to replace the state championship signs that are located around Red Hawk Drive.
2020 Seniors: Nathan Stroud, Cass Kreie
HHS FBLA
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Baccalaureate services and graduation plans are in the works for Hiawatha seniors, but could have a different look.
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Stetson Diveley wasn’t known for being an exceptional student going into high school.
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