The Freedom Writers connect with Central Lyon students
The Freedom Writers were originally a group of students from Woodrow Wilson High School in California. Their teacher was Erin Gruwell, who taught her troubled students to use writing to change themselves and the world around them. She had each of her 150 students write a journal on their troubles of the past, present, and future. Combined, those journals made up the book “The Freedom Writers Diary.”
Her students’ lives of gangs, drugs, and death were comparable to those of Anne Frank and Zlata, as told in “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo.” This inspired Gruwell’s journaling assignment, which taught her students to see the parallels in these books to their own lives.
Sheriff’s dept. to receive ballistic vest for K9 Athos
The Lyon County Sheriff’s Department’s K9, Athos, will be receiving a ballistic vest thanks to a nationwide Groupon campaign.
This is the fourth time that Groupon Grassroots has partnered
Bringing back memories for fans
The Turtles featuring Flo and Eddie will perform “Happy Together” and other fan favorite hits at Grand Falls Casino Resort March 1
There are songs on the radio that
Sneak peek at River Valley Players’ ‘Hello Dolly’ production
RIver Valley Players will be presenting “Hello Dolly!” by special arrangement with Tams-Wittmark Feb. 28 and March 1.
Three performances will be presented at the Central Lyon High School in the Forster Auditorium on the
Central Lyon state speech results
Five varsity and one junior varsity/freshman group participated in the large group state speech competition in Spencer on Saturday, Feb. 8. The groups received I ratings at the district competition in LeMars to advance to the state competition.
New technology brings games to homes
Helps student pursue broadcasting career
Carson Schubert, a Central Lyon junior, is the student behind the voice at sporting events. He can be heard announcing at basketball and
Basketball shot worth more than two points
ometimes in basketball, a player is not defined by their statistics. Ask any basketball coach and most will tell you they have had players who improve more than others, who lead more than others and
U.S. Senate candidate Mark Jacobs visits Rock Rapids
Mark Jacobs threw his hat into the ring less than three months ago with several others vying for the U.S. State Senate seat that will be vacated by the departure of Sen. Harkin. Jacobs was in Rock
I Love to Read month at Central Lyon
February is I Love to Read month at Central Lyon. Every year, students in grades TK-fifth participate in a reading incentive program during the month. This year’s theme is “On the Loose with Dr.
Love is in the air
This Friday will be a Friday like most others. The world will wake up, children will prepare for school, and adults will prepare for work. There is something different about this Friday, though: love will be
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Best of
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New Century Press was the recipient of several Better Newspaper Contest awards announced at the Iowa Newspaper Association’s Awards Banquet during the 2014 INA Convention Feb. 6-7 at the
Spreading the love through random acts of kindness
Spreading the love through
random acts of kindness
The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation has declared Feb.
Central Lyon High School choir to offer singing valentines
Surprise someone special with a song this Valentine’s Day! From now through Feb. 10, the Central Lyon High School choir will be taking orders for singing valentines. Order forms can be found at local businesses in Rock Rapids or at
Ver Steeg sets new mark in conference win
Ver Steeg sets school mark
Sibley-Ocheyedan 12-13-14-23 62
George-Little Rock 21-14-22-19 76
GEORGE—George-Little Rock senior guard Tanner Ver Steeg peppered
Mustangs rolling into tournament play
Mustangs keep winning streak alive into tourney
Boyden-Hull 7-13-8-4 32
George-Little Rock 14-10-15-12 51
GEORGE—The George-Little Rock girls basketball team
McIntire, Van Beek, Fugitt and Vander Streek heading to state wrestling meet
SIBLEY-For a high school wrestler in Iowa, earning a spot on the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s state championship bracket, wrestling in Des Moines and having the first-place
Central Lyon downs West Sioux
Lions pick opening round win
West Sioux 9-11-8-8 36
Central Lyon 11-17-13-15 56
ROCK RAPIDS—Central Lyon kicked off its Class 1A state
Lions pick up pair of nonconference wins
Bench plays well in nonconference win
Hills-Beaver Creek 9-12-11-11 43
Central Lyon 8-13-12-22 55
ROCK RAPIDS—Central Lyon got a big
Opponents shooting lights out over George-Little Rock
Dutch light up board over Mustangs
George-Little Rock 16-14-13-14 57
MOC-Floyd Valley 22-20-24-20 86
GEORGE—MOC-Floyd Valley shot an impressive 61 percent
Central Lyon Lions rising during final stretch
Lions roll in nonconference contest
Hills-Beaver Creek 14-14-15-10 53
Central Lyon 22-12-10-20 64
ROCK RAPIDS—Central Lyon continues to defend
McIntire, Klingenberg and Vander Streek crowned at conference meet
As January comes to an end, the wrestling season heads towards its culmination-the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s State Wrestling Tournament. But before that, grapplers face-off at the conference tournament, which was held Friday at Sioux
George-Little Rock downs Sioux Center
Mustangs second half surge downs Warriors
Sioux Center 7-11-10-19 47
George-Little Rock 6-8-16-24 54
GEORGE—George-Little Rock managed just 14 first-half
George-Little Rock girls win two straight
Late-game situations favor Mustangs
George-Little Rock 11-19-18-12 60
Sheldon 17-19-6-17 59
SHELDON—The shots simply started to fall better for George-Little Rock Tuesday
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