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The hills of Promwood

Last Saturday, April 22nd, dresses flowed in the cool breeze, and tuxes were donned by the students of South Tama County High School. In front of a large crowd sitting on the gym bleachers, students walked two by two (and sometimes three by three) down a red paper carpet to stand under a ...

STC thespians host new theater camp

On Saturday, April 15, a dozen actors gathered on the stage of the little theater and put on 45 minutes of entertainment, free to the public, as part of a new fundraiser and recruiting initiative by STC’s Thespian Troupe #1038. Campers paid $40 and signed up for a week of theater ...

STC Prom Court Announced

The 2023 STC Prom Royalty was recently announced. Voting for King and Queen takes place between juniors, seniors, and staff during the week. At the Grand March, candidates will be introduced and a king and queen will be crowned. Grand March takes place on Saturday, April 22 at 8 p.m. in the ...

Big man on campus

On the brisk, breezy morning of April 5, Iowa’s senior U.S. Senator, Republican Chuck Grassley of New Hartford, made a stop at South Tama County High School during his annual 99 county tour for a question and answer event with local students. During his 45 minutes of prelect, students were ...

Who can read what?

The first recorded suppression of literature was in China in 213 B.C. It has been a pattern throughout history, and now, over 2,200 years later, it's still happening, even in Iowa. Legislation was proposed this year that would lead to the banning of a laundry list of books in every single ...

STC Music sees success at State solo and ensemble contest

On Saturday March 25, STC Vocal and Instrumental Music students spent the day at Grinnell High School competing in the Iowa High School Music Association State Solo and Ensemble Festival. Performers, sometimes joined with piano accompaniment, began preparing works of music months ago to be ...

The beating art of STC

When you walk down the hallways of the South Tama County High School, what you'll notice before anything else is the art, proudly displayed on a table next to the front office, donning the concrete walls, and even decorating the windows of teachers' classrooms. This is the work of the Art ...

STC Middle School students receive Golden Achievement Awards

The Tama-Toledo Kiwanis Club held their annual Golden Achievement Awards banquet for South Tama County Community School District Middle School students on Tuesday, March 21 at the Tama-Toledo Country Club in Tama. Sixteen students were chosen by the STC Middle School teachers based on a ...

The play must go on

"The play must go on" is a phrase that has been used over and over since the 19th century, but rarely has it been more applicable than this spring here at South Tama County High School. The drama department was originally slated to perform “August: Osage County,” a Pulitzer Prize ...