It has become a tradition for the National Honor Society members to include the residents of Arlington Place in their Prom festivities. On Saturday, April 28, the NHS members and their dates participated in a “Pre-‐Prom Walk-‐Through”.
On April 11, the 8th grade students were fortunate enough to head to Des Moines for a field trip. That morning the students toured the State Historical Museum, and then in the afternoon, they toured the State Capitol. At the State Historical Museum, the students were able to tour many exhibits. A favorite among the [...]
By Bev Dirks Students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades have been going whacky with Boomwhackers in the last few weeks in the music room. Boomwhackers are sound tubes that play a pitch when they strike the floor and are fun to play. [And they are not so loud for the music teacher!!] We have [...]
The school schedule surprised me the most. Getting done with school before lunch was crazy. Their classes are called lessons. Each lesson is an hour. Their schedule consists of Lesson 1, 20 minute break, Lesson 2, 20 minute break, Lesson 3 and Lesson 4. My favorite part was definitely the way people were treated in [...]
By Hailey Wallis It all started back in November when we got a letter asking if we would like to join Battle of the Books. At the first meeting we had to come up with a name. In the end we had decided we would be the Legit Readers and would represent Grundy Center in [...]