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Education

STC board receives new information on MS project

On April 19, the South Tama School Board met to discuss the upcoming middle school to be built, wage increases for staff as well as the 2020-2021 financial audit. There will be package increases for all support staff. The board determined that Mercer Trust is not financially beneficial to the ...

South Tama Middle School Students of the Month – February

A group of eight South Tama Middle School students were honored recently as being the Students of the Month for the month of February. These students were nominated by middle school staff for their excellent examples of respect, responsibility, and showing positive relationships.

South Tama names next superintendent

The South Tama County Board of Education has named Bettendorf elementary principal John Cain the next superintendent at South Tama County Community School District. Cain was chosen out of a field of three finalists that also included Prairie Lakes AEA Director Lisa Hartman and Marshalltown ...

Finalists announced for South Tama superintendent job

The South Tama County Board of Education today announced three candidates that are the finalists to be the next superintendent of South Tama schools. The finalists are Lisa Hartman, Jacqueline Wyant and John Cain. The search began in early February following the news that current ...

Warriors compete in speech season

Students from the Meskwaki Settlement School have been active competing in the high school individual and state speech competitions this winter. The Warriors were represented at the State Large Group Contest on Feb. 5 at Cedar Rapids Kennedy High School by a group performing in the TV News ...

Trojans sending five to All-State Speech

South Tama’s Individual Speech team will be well represented at the upcoming Iowa High School All-State Individual Speech Festival. Five STC students earned all-state qualifications following the state contest performances on March 12. All five will also have the honor of performing their ...

STC Dance Team performs first showcase

On March 1, 2022 the South Tama Dance Team turned the roundhouse into their stage by hosting an STC Dance Showcase. At the Showcase, audience members were treated to a combination of new routines including solos, duets and trios from various members, as well as previously performed group ...

Fletcher reaches golden coaching milestone

It would be difficult to find anyone in the Tama-Toledo community that has more passion and dedication to the game of basketball than retired South Tama County teacher and coach Larry Fletcher. Fletcher recently celebrated 50 years coaching both as a head coach and as a volunteer assistant in ...

Backen qualifies for All-Iowa Academic Team

Makayla Backen and Annalissa Haubrich, students at Marshalltown Community College, were honored as members of the 2022 All-Iowa Academic Team at a banquet held recently in Des Moines. The Iowa Association of Community College Trustees (IACCT) sponsored the banquet. The All-USA Community ...