Yearly Archives: 2020

SCS graduates three as Class of 2020

The Class of 2020 was honored with a graduation ceremony celebrating the culmination of their education at Sully Christian School on Friday, May 22. Friday was also the last day of school for all SCS students.

                The 2019-20 school year will certainly go down as a memorable one, particularly for the three boys comprising...

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Farm to Table- May is Beef Month in Iowa By Julie Van Manen

We were blessed with a great spring for planting! For the most part, between planting 2020’s crop and receiving new groups of pigs and calves, on some days life seemed pretty normal. Watching Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ daily updates, planning biweekly trips to the grocery store, spending many hours creating videos for virtual learning experiences, and gathering in...

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Iowa HS baseball, softball allowed to start practice June 1

L-S softball players head to the hill in celebration of their regional title last year that punched them a ticket to the 2019 state tournament. This year, the Hawks are happy they will be able to play at all. Last week, Iowa high school summer sports received the green light from Governor Kim...

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Baarda wins Junior Advanced Race at ERP

                Brooke Baarda was all smiles after her first Junior Advanced Class win of the year at Eddyville Raceway Park over Memorial Day weekend. After numerous rain delays on Saturday, Baarda went five rounds before taking home her first trophy of the 2020 drag racing season. The 16-year-old daughter of Shaun and Kristy Baarda from Sully, defeated...

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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers May 28, 2020

                Brooke Baarda was all smiles after her first Junior Advanced Class win of the year at Eddyville Raceway Park over Memorial Day weekend. After numerous rain delays on Saturday, Baarda went five rounds before taking home her first trophy of the 2020 drag racing season. The 16-year-old daughter of Shaun and Kristy...

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Expansion of reopening businesses in all 99 counties continues in Iowa

                Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds’ latest order released Wednesday, May 13, continued the phased-in approach to reopening Iowa. The order gave hair salons, fitness centers, and more businesses the green light to open on Friday, May 15, if they chose to do so while following restrictions and precautionary measures to keep COVID-19 in check.

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L-S, SCS among Iowa schools to receive CARES Act funds

                The largest emergency relief package ever passed into law in the United States, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, will distribute $64.6 million to Iowa school districts in an effort to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, $30.75 billion of the CARES Act will be designated for educational purposes...

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