Articles Tagged: Mount Vernon Community Schools

Edith Dawson advanced by winning the regional spelling bee after correctly spelling “prehensile.” She’ll compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in June, representing Iowa.

Schools end notifications after Linn and Johnson county public health departments announced an end to COVID-19 contact tracing efforts earlier this month.

Eastern Iowa superintendents consider how much snow is expected, if the wind is causing snow drifts that could make it dangerous to travel, the temperature and wind chill in making their decisions about a snow day

Schools in Davenport surprised parents Monday with an announcement that classes had been canceled because there weren’t enough drivers to run school bus routes.

A shortage of teachers, substitutes, paraeducators and other school staff is forcing educators to come up with creative ways to meet the needs of students and recruit more workers.

Beef, chicken, breakfast pizza and waffles, bread, fruit and vegetables and paper products are just a few items Iowa school districts are struggling to get to provide varied, quality meals to students.

While Eastern Iowa’s two largest school districts — Cedar Rapids and Iowa City — reinstated a mask mandate this week for all students, staff and visitors, other area districts are waiting for a decision from their school board or have decided to forgo a mask mandate for now.

Superintendent Greg Batenhorst wants students to graduate the district with a ‘good heart and an open mind.’

A periodic look at former Gazette-area high school athletes and where they are now: Iowa colleges – Marcus England (Prairie), …

A periodic look at former Gazette-area high school athletes and where they are now: Iowa colleges – Adam McDermott of …

MOUNT VERNON – Ever since Cam Butterbaugh was a kid, he learned from his dad, Jeff, about how to be …

MOUNT VERNON — Prolific Mount Vernon senior quarterback Drew Adams announced Tuesday he has committed to play college football at …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Mount Vernon Coach Vance Light didn’t know he had a 220-pounder until the preseason started. Cody Connolly …

MOUNT VERNON – As Coy Martin was getting huge hits along the sideline, the crowd would erupt. One voice stood …

MOUNT VERNON — Shooting comes, and shooting goes. But, as Center Point-Urbana Coach Philip Klett said, ‘If we play defense …