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State Speech cancelled due to coronavirus concerns

Concerns regarding COVID-I9 are now hitting the South Tama County community as well as across the state. Individual Speech State set to take place on Saturday, March 14 has been cancelled. The STC speech team was scheduled to compete at Grinnell High School.A memo from the Iowa High School ...

South Tama Supt. Smith update on school – Coronavirus

Greetings STC Parents, Staff, and Community Members,Here at South Tama County the health, safety, and general well-being of our students and staff is our number one priority. With the ongoing situation related to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), I want to take a moment to bring you up to ...

Personnel matters before South Tama School Board

On the eve of the $20.8 million and related issues vote Monday night, March 2, the South Tama School Board members met with a light agenda before them.Approved was 1st reading of board policy changing starting time for regular meetings on the 3rd Monday of each month from 5:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. ...

South Tama bond, levy votes rejected

While in the majority, the vote for a $20.8 million bond issue to pay for a middle school addition to the South Tama High School in Tama was short of the required 60 percent approval. In unofficial results the vote was Yes- 844 No- 722 or 53.9% approval.If approved, the addition would have ...

South Tama High speech students place at WaMaC

South Tama High School speech students placed in many categories at the WaMaC West individual speech competition.The speech contestants and their placement included:Julie Matta-1st Acting & OratoryLuis Avalos-1st Musical Theatre & 3rd ProseSydney Parizek-1st Prose & 2nd ...

South Tama $20.8 million bond issue falls short

South Tama voting fell short of the required 60 percent to gain approval of a $20.8 million bond issue to build a middle school addition on the high school in Tama to replace the middle school in Toledo.Unofficial returns:Yes- 844 No- 722 - 53.9% - 60% approval requiredLevy- to allow $2.70 per ...

Polls open Tuesday for $20.8 million South Tama bonds decision

South Tama School District patrons will go to the polls next Tuesday, March 3, to cast ballots to decide if a new middle school addition will be built to the high school in Tama.Approval is sought for issuance of $20.8 million in general obligation bonds to pay for the construction.The addition ...

South Tama Supt. Smith’s contract renewed for additional two years

The contract of South Tama Schools Superintendent Jared Smith was renewed through the 2022-23 school year on a 4-0 vote of the school board Monday night, Feb. 17. The action came following a closed session as allowed by Iowa law.Voting for the extension were board members Mandy Lekin, Ron ...

Bond vote, more on Tuesday, March 3

South Tama voters will decide next Tuesday, March 3, on a trio of issues including a $20.8 million bond issue to pay for an addition to the high school in Tama to replace the middle school in Toledo. The bond question includes use of the bond proceeds to include related remodeling and site ...