Yearly Archives: 2016

L-S teacher named to Every Student Succeeds Act Advisory Committee

L-S teacher named to Every Student Succeeds Act Advisory Committee
Lynnville-Sully’s Jill Philby, Title I Reading teacher, was recently named a member of a new state committee, Every Student Succeeds Act Advisory Committee (ESSA). Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise announced the committee will provide input on the development of Iowa’s plan to meet the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. The Every Student Succeeds Act...
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L-S boosts security for 2016-17 school year

The high school and middle school/elementary entrances of the Lynnville-Sully Community School District have taken on a new look and meaning this summer, and for good reason. Over summer break, new door access controls were installed on eight doors at the elementary/middle school and high school entrances, two of those doors being new altogether, with...
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Ritter returns ready to serve island nation of Vanuatu

Ritter returns ready to serve island nation of Vanuatu
After half a year in the U.S., 2011 Lynnville-Sully alum Lindsey Ritter is back in the mission field. She made a return journey to the island nation of Vanuatu on July 8 following two weeks of rest at the Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Marine Reach base in New Zealand. Ritter makes up one-third of a...
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Mission Discovery: Focus youth serve in Jamaica

By Stefanie Van Wyk Four years ago, the Lynnville Friends Church (LFC) sent a team of youth group students and leaders to Montego Bay, Jamaica, to work at the Jamaica Christian School for the Deaf (JCSD) and Blossom Garden Children’s Home through Mission Discovery. On July 23, another group made a return visit to the school....
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Glow Ball lights up the night

Glow Ball lights up the night
As the sun set on Friday, Aug. 12, the golf action and family activities were just getting underway at Diamond Trail Golf Club for the Lynnville Chamber’s first Glow Ball event. Approximately 80 people attended the event organized as a fundraiser to benefit the Lynnville Ballpark Project. The event was geared towards golfers and families, and...
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Strength and conditioning class paves way for lifetime wellness

Days after Diamond Trail Fitness Center Manager Tashia Ehresman opened enrollment for the Junior High Strength and Conditioning Class, the seasoned trainer found herself with 20 participants ready to improve their overall health and fitness levels. For five weeks this summer, students entering seventh and eighth grade met twice a week at the DTFC for...
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From the Kitchen: Shelly Vos

Sully resident Shelly Vos wears many different hats – wife to Cole, mother to three, front desk office assistant, and just recently, a new consultant for a clothing boutique company. This week’s featured cook is the daughter of Gary and Sandy Nunnikhoven, who live on a farm south of Pella. She is a graduate of Pella...
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