The South Tama School Board discussed the sale of school property during their regular meeting on Monday night, June 20.Requests have been made concerning the property where the old primary school stood between 8th and 9th street on Harding (U.S. Highway) 63 in Tama. Board members present were ...
Mackenzie McFate, a student at South Tama County High School, Tama, was recognized by Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds for outstanding academic achievement at the Eleventh Annual Governor's Scholar Recognition Ceremony on April 27 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.The statewide program, ...
The South Tama Horticulture class started seeds of a number of lettuce varieties early this spring.The seeds were started in a new hydroponic system that will be used to grow more vegetables for the STC cafeteria in the future.A hydroponic system grows plants using a nutrient solution instead ...
Alexandria, VA ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, has selected Eric Townsley, currently the Principal at South Tama Middle School in Toledo, Stacy Amling, currently the Professor of Spanish and Honors at Des Moines Area Community College; ...
South Tama County Middle School held their annual Academic Awards Thursday, May 21. 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students were honored with academic achievement in their classes, honor roll, and Presidential Award for Academic Excellence.To receive an Academic Award in their classes they had to meet ...
Alison Vavra was the recent recipient of the Tama Class of 1954 scholarship award shown being presented by '54 class member Nellie Morehead. Alison plans to attend Marshalltown Community College, then the University of Iowa for a major as a clinical psychologist. She is the daughter of Jorena ...
South Tama Elementary Principal Jim Bugge said the clock tower on the elementary building in Tama has become "a bird haven" during the school board's Monday night, June 9, meeting.That's soon to change.The Elementary Booster Club is making a donation to purchase a clock for the tower and it ...
State Convention 2014 ReportAs the 86th annual Iowa FFA State Convention went on April 28-29, South Tama FFA members loaded a bus both days to attend the event at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.Meals for the HeartlandThroughout the two day period, over 5,000 Iowa FFA members, including South Tama, ...
On Monday night, June 9, Rick Nicholson with EPM met with the South Tama School Board and presented information on the heating system at the Elementary building in Tama.Nicholson told the board members the elementary school is heated by 67 ground source heat pumps, with a heat pump for about ...
A yearly event for Live Healthy Iowa is Go the Distance Day. On this day, which was May 2 this year, schools were encouraged to have students spend 30 minutes doing some type of physical activity. The STC Elementary students participated in a variety of activities, which included dance, hula ...