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Education

G-R’s Shelby Janssen leads ‘Country School Day’

DYSART – The Dysart Historical Society’s annual Country School Day was held on Tuesday, July 23, and was another great success with the theme ‘An 1890”s Country School Day.’ Eleven girls and boys spent the day in an 1890s country school environment in the Historical Society’s ...

GMG iJAG specialist Brittany Raymond honored by national affiliate

GARWIN – GMG’s Brittany Raymond was recently recognized as an ‘Outstanding Specialist of the Year’ by Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) at the organization’s annual National Training Seminar held last month in Las Vegas, Nev. Raymond, who works as Green Mountain-Garwin CSD’s ...

‘It’s go time’

GLADBROOK – After successfully passing a resolution this past June to use approximately $8.9 million in sales tax bonds (SAVE) and cash-on-hand to fund much needed infrastructure updates and additions at the elementary school, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District is ready to ...

GMG bond referendum informational meetings set for July 30, Aug. 8 in Garwin

GARWIN – The Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District will host two community informational meetings as part of a possible November 2024 school bond referendum. The first meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 30, at the GMG Secondary building in the upper gym in Garwin, while ...

GMG inches closer to bond referendum commitment

GREEN MOUNTAIN – The GMG school board took one more baby step forward in the process required to put a bond referendum on the ballot this November to replace the district’s nearly century-old secondary building in Garwin. The bulk of the board’s regular meeting this past Monday evening ...

GMG alum Abe Dieleman profiled by Iowa Cattlemen Magazine

Sun Courier note: This article was first published in the July issue of the Iowa Cattlemen Magazine. It is being republished here with permission from the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Abe Dieleman has joined the Iowa Cattlemen's Association (ICA) as the legislative ...

Gladbrook-Reinbeck CSD announces 2024-25 registration

REINBECK – Barely a month into summer vacation it’s already that time again – time to start thinking about heading back to the classroom for the 2024-25 school year. Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School parents will receive ‘mail-in’ registration information for the upcoming school ...

Ainsley Slade named to Upper Iowa’s Spring 2024 Dean’s List

FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce the Dean's List for the Spring 2024 semester. To be honored, the undergraduate must have earned a minimum 3.50 GPA and be enrolled as a full-time student. Among those named to the Dean's List was Ainsley Slade, a Biology major from Reinbeck.