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Des Moines Public Schools hits record enrollment in AP courses
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Public Schools is celebrating a record number of its students taking college-level Advanced Placement classes this year. DMPS announced the numbers Tuesday, stating that 3,993 of the district’s students were enrolled in AP courses as of October 1st. That’s an all-time high for DMPS. The district also pointed to […]
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Playoff Football Comes to the Tri-State on Friday Night, Oct. 30
DUBUQUE, Iowa — Oct. 26, 2026 — The high school football postseason reaches full swing on Friday night, Oct. 30, 2026, with area teams still alive in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois all on the schedule. In Iowa, the round of 16 is set. Class 4A Western Dubuque, which...
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Area High School Students Earn All-State Music Recognition
Several area high school students received recognition from the Iowa High School Music Association as All-State Musicians. The 80th annual festival will be h eld on November 20th and 21st at Iowa State University in Ames. District Auditions for the 276-piece All-State Band, 220-piece All-State Orchestra, and 601-member All-State Chorus were held Saturday, October 24, at LeMars, Hampton, Independence, Atlantic, Indianola, and Iowa City. Approximately 17% of the students who audition are selected for membership in the All-State ensembles.
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You Don’t Have to Handle it Alone
College is often portrayed as a time filled with new experiences, friendships and opportunities, but behind the busy schedules and full classrooms, many college students are also dealing with stress, anxiety, loneliness and other mental health challenges. Keeping up with classes, balancing work and extracurricular activities, maintaining relationships and thinking...
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Van Meter looking to continue postseason run against Centerville
(Van Meter) -- Van Meter football began what it hopes will be another deep postseason run dominantly. Now, one of Class 2A's most proficient quarterbacks is the next obstacle in its way. The KMAland A/1A/2A No. 1 and IHSAA State 2A No. 3 Bulldogs rolled to a 49-7 win over...
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Five Panther Dancers Qualify For Iowa HS State Competition In December
The Panorama Dance Team recently competed at Pella Jefferson Intermediate School for the Iowa State Dance/Drill Team Association Solo Qualifying Competition on Friday, as five soloists punched their tickets to state in December. The Panthers took seven individuals to the annual competition including Berkley Schwartz, Ava Thorn, Maci Bauer, Cali...
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Mid-Prairie’s Pete Cavanagh Recognized with IHSADA District Honor
For years, he was a social studies teacher and a successful football coach; now, Mid-Prairie Activities Director Pete Cavanagh can call himself the Iowa High School Athletic Director Association’s Southeast District High School Activities Director of the Year. Cavanagh began his AD tenure after stepping away from being the...
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KMAland A/1A/2A Football (10/23): 10 area teams move to round two
(KMAland) -- It was a successful opening round of the Iowa high school football playoffs for several KMAland small-class 11-player teams Friday night, with Shenandoah, Clarinda, Riverside, Treynor, Underwood and St. Albert among those advancing. Riverside's Mason Houser delivered one of the night's top individual performances, rushing for 251 yards...
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Prep Cross Country: Southeast Iowa Super Conference Shows Out at State Qualifying Meets
Prep Cross Country- Classes 1A and 2A held their state qualifying meets Thursday evening and the Southeast Iowa Super Conference (SEISC) dominated the pathways, resulting in three teams and 10 local runners punching their ticket to the state meet held in Fort Dodge. Class 1A: Van Buren County. Van Buren...