The November Reader of the Month is Katie Wells.  Her favorite books are the Wings of Fire Series, Keeper of the Lost Cities Series, Spirit Animals Series and the Divergent Series. Mrs. …

On Monday, Nov. 18, Cherokee Washington High School National Honor Society inducted 18 new members.  NHS is a group of students whose mission is supporting the community and making an …

Students in Mrs. Anderson’s Biology class are performing an organic compound mystery lab as part of their Biomolecules unit. They tested known organic compounds in order to determine the …

Teacher’s Undercover By Andrea Torhus Last week the MMCRU High School teachers had an “Undercover Dress-Up Week.” The teachers planned different dress-up days that …

Iowa Lakes Community College has been awarded a $1,986,637 grant through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Training and Assessment Centers (ITAC) expansion initiative. This funding …

By Mila First, I wold hunt It down. Next, I will wash It. Then, I rip the guts out. Last, I will cook ft 10,000 degrees for ten days.   By Cambria First, I bought my …

The Cherokee FFA presented information on their group activities to the Cherokee School Board in November. FFA officers explained their various programs including Feed the Farmer, where they bagged …

Congratulations to Ava Agnew and Mei Li Forbes on their selection to the NWIBA Honor Band! Both students, clarinet players, auditioned on November 9th at Sioux Center High School. This will be their …

Royal Buddies Halloween Trick-Or-Treating By Haydn Aduddell To celebrate Halloween at MMCRU, the elementary students came up to the high school to participate in Royal Buddies …

Seniors 4.0:   Brookelynn Cudaback, Emma Mentzer, Nora Pickhinke, Lauren Schmitt 3.99-3.5:   Brody Bisenius, Ava Bradley, Kyle Burk, Talise Dahlgren, Xavier De La O, Ethan Dutler, …

Six members of the River Valley FFA joined more than 70,000 FFA members, advisors, and guests from across the country at the 97th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis from October 22nd - …

  Congratulations to Edith Deubner CWHS Rotary Student of the Month for November  --Edith is described by her teachers as a student who is caring, kind, and diligent.  She …

October’s Healthy Hero Award winner is Blake Hill. Blake goes above and beyond in the Physical Education classroom to include other students and make sure everyone is part of the group. He is …

Thanks to a partnership between the Cherokee Community School District (CCSD) and the Cherokee County Conservation Board (CCCB), a day was spent giving students opportunities to experience the …

The October Reader of the Month is Pacey Bruce. Favorites: Legend of Lotus Island, Wings of Fire, Christmas Pig, and City of Dragons. Pacey was nominated by Mrs. Cook who says, “Pacey …

Teacher Spotlight By Patience Nissen-Teepe and Autumn Sanow Mrs. Kelly Peters is one of the high school math teachers at MMCRU High School. Peters was originally from Storm Lake, where she …

By Haydn Aduddell On a daily basis at MMCRU High School, students and staff members are listening to or talking with peers about various kinds of popular music. Many students during the school …

By: Noah Hart and Brody Jackson This week we had the pleasure of interviewing Evan Johnson about his 2009 Impala that he loves. His favorite part about his car is the fact that it goes 0-60 in 3 …

Strong agriculture leaders are critical to the future of the soybean industry, and the American Soybean Association wants to provide a student interested in agriculture with a college scholarship as …

The Iowa Department of Education announced Sept. 23 that Alta-Aurelia Middle School was one of five Iowa schools named as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2024. Schools that have earned recognition …