TAMA — Everyone who gets involved in individual speech at the high school level takes their own journey, but only a select few end theirs at the All-State Festival on the UNI campus in Cedar Falls. It’s especially rare for a relatively small school district to send three performers to ...
The Midwest Children's Choir Festival will be held on Friday, March 31, 2023, in Stephens Auditorium in Ames at 7 p.m. The South Tama Middle School vocal department under the direction of Christine McFate will participate in the Midwest Children’s Choir Festival. Students participating in the ...
During Monday night’s meeting, the South Tama County Board of Education discussed hiring a full-time School Resource Officer, with Superintendent John Cain and Toledo Chief of Police Dan Quigley presenting a rough draft of policies pertaining to a possible SRO at the schools. School ...
The Board approved hiring Craig Harrison for the 7th Grade Boys Track Team, replacing Matt Beatty, Maria Aguilera for Preschool Special Education Paraeducator to replace Denise Crawford, and Britt Michell for High School English to replace Andrea Rutledge. The Board approved the resignation ...
Congratulations to the Middle School Students of the Month for February. These kids have shown excellent examples of respect, responsibility, and relationships. Thank you for following #thetrojanway!
Bus safety in Tama County has become an issue for schools, students, community members, and law enforcement, especially this year. “Since Jan. 2, our office, as of today [Feb. 13], has issued eight citations for bus violations just for Tama County jurisdiction. That doesn’t include the ...
Students at South Tama high school have been itching to debate and have finally formed a new after-school debate club this month. "I'm excited we finally have a debate club. This just popped up out of nowhere. I've heard about debate clubs all my life. My dad, mother, and older brother were ...
Need an out-of-the-box STEM activity for your high schoolers that’s also a tool for resumé building and for career and college preparation? An activity that looks great on scholarship and job applications? Envirothon is a team competition for high school students-- a problem-solving, ...
Will the 2024 Iowa Teacher of the Year hail from your school district? One thing is sure: She or he won’t if you don’t nominate a teacher for the honor. And that’s the beauty – anyone can nominate a teacher: administrators, colleagues, students, parents, college faculty, and ...
While the old Iowa Girls Juvenile Home is still under demolition by the city of Toledo. The South Tama School District, alongside ISG Architecture Firm, has been working hard to prepare for the new middle school. “As an administrator, it's kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This ...