Schools

By Christina Rice Nodaway-Holt has implemented mixed-age, team time groups for the first time this year. The teams are comprised of fourth, fifth and sixth grade students who meet every morning for 15 minutes. Principal Rita Carroll said she wanted to start the program because she had heard good things about them from area schools

South Nodaway students are working this year to solve a murder mystery in science class. Principles of Biomedical Science teacher Kortni McCreath staged a murder in her classroom the first day of school with her class mannequin, Ana. As students learn components of science, they use their knowledge to cross examine crime scene evidence with

Maryville R-II’s new Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts (PAC) will open with a classical Broadway play November 10-13. Directors Jacqui Conn and Vanessa Parsons chose to open the arts center with a production of “The Music Man” as an honorary tribute to Lee and Nina Schneider. “He was in many ways

Students in Becky Ferris’ North Nodaway fourth grade classroom pose inside their classroom teepee. The students have been learning about Native American tribes including the Pueblo, Creek, Lakota and Iroquois. They studied how the tribes lived, their different types of housing, the types of food they ate, special customs and other parts of their cultures.

Northeast Nodaway fourth grade students in Denise Henggeler’s class created superhero helmets on September 22. The activity was part of a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) lesson. STEM encourages hands-on, collaborative activities, designed to encourage higher-level thinking, while connecting multiple subject areas. STEM activities help students develop investigative, reasoning, teamwork and creative skills. For

By Christina Rice St. Gregory’s has seen a positive impact in the school’s atmosphere since implementing the Falcon Faith Family program, a program designed to build relationships among students in different grades. Administrators and staff wanted to foster healthy student relationships, build community and give students a sense of belonging. Thus began faith families. Each

St. Gregory students in Betsy Nielson’s sixth grade class are studying ancient civilizations and how scientists learn about these civilizations through cave drawings. On September 27 students created their own cave drawings. Later that day, parents came for a presentation and guessed which drawing their child created. Ella Sheil, daughter of Rob and Meghan Sheil,