GREEN MOUNTAIN — Mike Bowers isn’t the type of person to seek out attention or recognition, but GMG Elementary Principal Stacey Busch had to give him a shoutout for a few of his recent contributions to the district that has educated his kids. Bowers, who runs 3rd Generation Upholstery in ...
GARWIN — As the son of MD Construction owner Matt DeSchamp, Matthew DeSchamp Jr. has grown up knowing the importance of the trades and having a chance to learn some of the skills associated with them. Recently, the GMG senior, who is dual-enrolled at Marshalltown Community College, was ...
GARWIN – The GMG Community School District was the only local district to receive a perfect rating in an academic category in the Iowa Department of Education (DOE) Iowa School Performance Profiles, released Oct. 26. Using a scale of 1 to 100, GMG earned a 100 in making students ready for ...
It's starting to look a lot like the Holiday Season here at GR! We kicked off the holiday season with our Giving Tree at the Miracle on Main Soup Supper where we received donations of hats, mittens, boots, and other outdoor clothing items. Thanks to those who contributed, students at GR will ...
REINBECK – Barely one month following the 2023 city/school election, the Gladbrook-Reinbeck school board has a new vacancy to fill. During the election on Nov. 7, the G-R district had four at-large openings on the school board. Three candidates filed nomination papers for the seats including ...
The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District will be hosting a series of town halls to update the public on the current state of the district’s aging facilities and infrastructure. Town halls are set for Dec. 11 in Reinbeck at 5:30 p.m. at the secondary building; Dec. 14 and Dec. 20 in ...
On November 20, Gladbrook-Reinbeck FFA hosted their annual New Member Jacket Ceremony. At this ceremony, they were able to hand out personalized, official jackets to 16 of the new members in person (with 17 overall). They now have complete Official Dress, and will be able to look the part at ...
FAYETTE – Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce Caden Kickbush of Reinbeck graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems this past July. Founded in 1857, Upper Iowa University is a private, nonprofit university providing undergraduate and graduate degree programs ...
REINBECK — Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School is excited to announce its participation in the second year of the FIRST LEGO League Explore program, an initiative aimed at fostering an early interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Principal Shaun Lehmann's ...
CLIVE – Six teams of Iowa youth won scholarships while participating in the Senior Division of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) Youth Swine Judging Contest. The event, which invites students from across the state, took place at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines the week of ...