Yearly Archives: 2016

Local students’ fire prevention posters receive statewide recognition

Local students’ fire prevention posters receive statewide recognition
The Iowa Firefighters Association honored two Lynnville-Sully students, Carter Brand and Adrianna Smith, at an awards ceremony and luncheon on Saturday, Apr. 9, at the West Union Fire Station. The two students’ fire prevention posters were winners of the statewide fire prevention poster program. This year’s theme was “Hear the beep where you sleep.” Brand, the...
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Education Foundation hosts first Gym Jam with Mom

Education Foundation hosts first Gym Jam with Mom
Laser tag, glow-in-the-dark bowling, disco chairs, and more were all part of the laser lovin’ frenzy for 60 area boys in grades K-3 who enjoyed a night out with their moms and grandmas at the first Gym Jam mother-son event hosted by the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation on Saturday, Apr. 2. “For our first mother-son event,...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 4/7/16

The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 4/7/16
I’m baaaaaack! Back to a time where the nights are long, but the years are short. These are the days of… Forgetting everything. Where the biggest lie I tell myself is, “I don’t need to write that down; I’ll remember it.” Where one minute you’re holding a newborn, and the next minute you’re moving them into college. Charlie...
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L-S Music, Band, Speech, & Drama New Orleans Trip

Following months of fundraising and planning, 30 L-S drama, music, band, and speech students along with eight chaperones headed to New Orleans for spring break, Mar. 22-26. The motorcoach arrived in Sully at 2 p.m. on Mar. 22, and students were loaded and hit the road for the 17-hour bus ride. The following is a...
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Van Zante family European trip to remember

Van Zante family European trip to remember
Editor’s Note: This is the final of a two-part series about the European vacation Jason and Michelle Van Zante and their two children took in the midst of the Brussels terror attacks. After a year of planning and preparation, Jason and Michelle Van Zante and their two teenage children, Tyler and Megan, embarked on an 11-day...
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Life-changing experience at Ed Thomas Legacy Leadership Academy

Life-changing experience at Ed Thomas Legacy Leadership Academy
“Do What’s Right.” Three simple words were always a guiding force behind Ed Thomas, a revered coach, teacher, and role model who lived his life true to the values he taught. Thomas, Aplington-Parkersburg’s iconic head football coach for over 30 years, was tragically killed in 2009. Since then, his wife and two sons established the...
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Young super spellers

Young super spellers
Eight young L-S super spellers were put to the test Friday, Apr. 1, in a first- through fourth-grade spelling bee. Participants were chosen based on the results of previously held classroom spelling bees – the top student from each  classroom represented their grade in front of proud family and classmates. [caption id="attachment_619326" align="alignleft" width="300"] Read more