Inside Lynnville-Sully’s hydroponics lab, little signs of spring are popping out of the soil. Ten students in Brian Lowry’s horticulture class planted several types of leaf lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, green beans, and green peppers last month. Since then, the students have watered, monitored plant health, and watched as the vegetables slowly emerged from the soil...
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L-S Spring Dance Showcase
The Spring Dance Showcase, hosted by the Lynnville-Sully High School dance team, welcomed 34 young children ages three to fifth grade into the gym on Saturday, Mar. 5, for a full day of learning new routines and a whole lot of fun.
Bright and early, the morning dance clinic featured members of the high school dance...
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Wise investment strategies propel L-S team
Lynnville-Sully’s Accounting II students participated in Junior Achievement of Central Iowa’s ninth annual Stock Market Challenge on Tuesday, Mar. 1 in Des Moines. The challenge, presented by John Deere Financial, is a fast-paced competition centered on a software system that simulates a 60-day cycle of the stock market and its function of buying, selling, analysis, and...
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First-place finish for L-S Jazz Ensemble
In the next-to-last jazz competition of the school year, Lynnville-Sully’s Jazz Ensemble put forth one of their finest performances at the Hoover Jazz Festival on Saturday, Mar. 5. The group of 11 musicians under the direction of Ryan McNulty, band director, performed three selections in front of three judges and were rewarded with a first-place...
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Winter sports wrap-up: Boys basketball
Though the Lynnville-Sully boys were denied a trip to the state basketball tournament, they earned just about every other honor they could this year. On top of putting together an impressive 23-2 campaign, the Hawks also boasted the title of SICL Conference Champions as well as Class 1A District 10 Champions.
With the addition of Colfax-Mingo...
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Winter sports wrap-up: Girls basketball
An 18-game win streak, a thrilling post-season run, and a final record of 21-3 all added up to what L-S Coach Jerry Hulsing has called a “great season” for the L-S girls basketball team. Despite coming just one game short of state two years in a row, the Hawks have much to be proud of...
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Winter sports wrap-up: Wrestling
A new coach at the helm of the L-S wrestling team led the Hawks to a 15-8 dual-meet record with improvements seen throughout the season.
The Hawks returned 13 letter-winners this year, including last year’s state qualifier, sophomore Josh Dunsbergen, and four seniors: Jack Hardin, Kyle Kramer, Shannon Dunsbergen, and Cooper Scandridge.
Opening the season at North...
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