Central Lyon Middle School students received a variety of certificates and recognition during awards day presentations Thursday morning, May 27. Middle school band instructor, Emily Bisbee, presented Dalton Skidmore with the jazz band MVP award and Sarah Warner with concert band MVP honors. Receiving certificates of appreciation were Claire Snyder, drum major, and Shelby Fastert, […]
Central Lyon High School administrators recently released the honor rolls for May Term of the 2009-2010 school year. Students named to the lists include the following. High Honor Roll Freshmen — Kelsey Ackerman, Lexi Ackerman, Dillon Bosler, Heather Busch, Luke DeJong, Brandi Hilbrands, Jocelyn Hommes, Seth Hoogendoorn, Sawyer Hrdlicka, Nathaniel Knoblock, Kayla Metzger, Shayna Popkes, […]
Wartburg award More than 400 first-year students from 10 states have received Regents and Presidential Scholarships ranging from $10,000 to full tuition at Wartburg College, Waverly. Among the recipients is Laura Steven, daughter of Beth and John Steven, Rock Rapids. Typically, Regents and Presidential Scholarship recipients have a minimum grade point average of 3.5, rank […]
MW graduate The annual commencement for the Jackson, Minn., campus of Minnesota West Community and Technical College was Friday, May 7. Dr. Steve Frantz, MNSCU system director for student life/disabilities, provided the keynote address. Among the graduates was Clayton Hoogendoorn of Larchwood. Vet graduate The college of veterinary medicine at Iowa State University graduated 121 […]
Inducted Jody Folkens of Rock Rapids, an RN Upward Mobility student with South Dakota State University college of nursing, was inducted into the Phi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau honor society April 15. Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrated excellence in scholarship, and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements […]
‘Sea’ our good character! Students in transitional kindergarten through second graders who demonstrated good character throughout the school year received a fish sticker, a smiley coin and had their name put up on the Character Counts bulletin board. The theme this year allowed teachers to put a different colored fish on the board each month […]
May 20 — Breakfast-cereal, toast, milk, juice. Lunch-assorted hot pockets, baby carrots with dressing, mandarin oranges, milk. May 21 — Breakfast-breakfast sandwich, yogurt, milk, juice. Lunch-hamburger on a bun, baked beans, peaches, milk. May 23-29 — Band and choir trip to Florida. May 24 — Breakfast-cereal, toast, milk, juice. Lunch-salisbury steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, […]
students RECEIVING scholarships distributed by Central Lyon School Foundation inc. were (front, from left) Houston Perrett, Glascock Scholarship and Foundation Scholarship; Nathan Kracht, Matthew Stewart Memorial Scholarship; Travis Vanden Top, Stewart Family Scholarship; (middle row, right) Brian Friedrichsen, DeBerg Brothers Scholarship; (back row) Jennifer Hofer, Foundation Scholarship; Mary Schleusner, DeBerg Brothers Scholarship, and Jennifer Ladd, […]
SDSU graduates South Dakota State University’s spring commencement was Saturday, May 8, in Brookings, S.D. A total of 1,406 students completed requirements for graduation. Brig. Gen. Mark A. Clark was the guest speaker for the undergraduate ceremony while Carol J. Peterson, provost and vice-president emeritus for Academic Affairs, delivered the afternoon commencement address for graduate […]