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CHS students visit Germany
Students from Columbia High School recently returned from a roughly two-week trip to Germany. The student exchange is an annual event that takes place between Columbia and its German sister…
Read MoreCMS roof surfacing approved
A $1.2 million roof surfacing for Columbia Middle School was approved during the Columbia School Board meeting Thursday night. The proposition was the result of several years of negotiation and…
Read MoreBode adds to Waterloo FFA legacy
For someone who was unsure if she wanted to take agriculture classes in high school, Haley Bode has come a long way. Bode, a recent Waterloo High School graduate, was…
Read MoreColumbia teaching couple retires
Columbia couple Becky and Dave Touchette are retiring after 34 years and 32 years in the Columbia school district, respectively. Becky is originally from Missouri but moved to Columbia and…
Read MoreValmeyer school tax issue on ballot
Valmeyer voters in the June 28 election will decide whether or not to increase the property tax limiting rate for its school district. The proposition says the limiting rate under…
Read MoreTexas shooting prompts school safety discussion
Local school and law enforcement officials have raised safety concerns following a mass shooting on May 24 that resulted in 19 young students and two teachers killed and 17 others…
Read MoreLongtime Waterloo teacher retires
By ISABELLA SIMMONDS For the Republic-Times Kathy Reifschneider was fortunate enough to spend all her 35 years as an educator in the Waterloo school district – a place where she…
Read More‘Rift’ a topic for Columbia School Board
With recent controversy surrounding the employment of a district administrator still on the minds of many teachers and staff, one Columbia Middle School teacher approached the school board Thursday night…
Read MoreFocus on fall for Waterloo schools
As students prepared to close out the school year, the Waterloo School Board looked to the future during its May meeting. Much of the conversations last Monday regarded the next…
Read MoreWHS alumna explores uncharted research
Chemistry started as Samantha Kruse’s favorite subject at Waterloo High School and has since evolved into the field in which she is pioneering research. Kruse, a second year graduate student…
Read MoreSchool ordinance violations examined
When his son, a student at Waterloo High School, received a citation and related fine for possessing an e-cigarette as a minor at school, Brad Cook found the practice problematic. …
Read MorePollinator garden created for cancer warrior
A tribulation that struck three Waterloo Junior High School families has led to a special garden at the school in honor of sixth grade cancer warrior Elsa Wiemerslage. The unique…
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