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Two ISD Students Recognized During City’s King Celebration

Last updated: January 20, 2016

William Chrisman High School senior Jaleea West won the John Olivarez Scholarship essay contest and Bingham Middle School eighth-grader Grace Bell won the middle school essay contest at the City of Independence Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration January 18.

ISD Introduces Eighth-Grade Girls to Engineering During Special Program

Last updated: January 15, 2016

Nearly 60 ISD eighth-grade girls got a glimpse into their potential future during the district’s annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Night inside Truman High School.

Retired Teachers Bring Holiday Cheer to Fairmount Elementary

Last updated: December 22, 2015

Holiday cheer came in the form of ‘goodie bags’ for staff and students of Fairmount Elementary, courtesy of the Liberty Ladies League.

IA Seniors Make Holiday Ornaments for School, Staff- Quilt for Hope House

Last updated: December 22, 2015

Independence Academy’s senior class heard their teacher Alison Saunders talk about her love of sewing and quilting and decided to use those skills to make the holidays special for the staff, students and one very special organization.

Luff ‘Family’ Makes Difference for Co-Worker’s Family

Last updated: December 21, 2015

This year, Thanksgiving was even more special for Angie Acevedo, nutrition center manager at Luff Elementary School.

Bridger Choir, Band and Orchestra Perform Holiday Concerts

Last updated: December 18, 2015

The Bridger Choir, Band and Orchestra enjoyed sharing the sounds of the season at their Holiday Concerts.

Fairmount Elementary Students Perform “The Nutcracker”

Last updated: December 18, 2015

Fairmount Elementary’s Third Graders did an amazing job performing “The Nutcracker”.

Holiday Meal at Randall Elementary

Last updated: December 18, 2015

Thanks to an amazing staff, wonderful PTA and the generous help of LINC and our partnership with Title I, more than 300 people spent an evening this week at Randall Elementary to celebrate the holiday season.

ISD Buys Former YMCA, Repurposing Building for District Use

Last updated: December 18, 2015

The ISD has purchased the old YMCA building, just off Noland Rd. near Truman High School. The ISD plans to turn the facility into its facilities and nutrition services central warehouse.

Change Challenge Raises Serious ‘Coin’ for Holiday Helpers

Last updated: December 18, 2015

In the true spirit of the season, ISD schools and employees raised nearly $19,000 during the Holiday Helpers Change Challenge.

NWMSU-KC Students Donate Books to Fairmount Elementary

Last updated: December 17, 2015

Students in the Northwest Missouri State University- Kansas City’s newly-created Elementary Education Completion Program brought an early holiday gift to Fairmount Elementary.

Buy Royals poster, help ISD athletics

Last updated: December 11, 2015

Here’s your chance to get a piece of history and help ISD Athletics.

Pioneer Ridge Student Making Holidays Brighter for Others

Last updated: December 9, 2015

Pioneer Ridge Middle School student Levi Bartley has a knack for fixing things, especially bicycles. So Bartley, an eighth-grader, put those skills to work to make the holidays a little brighter for children in need.

Two ISD Schools Named National Schools of Character

Last updated: April 13, 2016

Christian Ott Elementary and William Chrisman High School have been named National Schools of Character.

Chrisman’s Skills USA Helps Independence SPCA

Last updated: December 2, 2015

William Chrisman High School’s SkillsUSA members topped off a successful two week donation drive for the Independence SPCA by working with Westlake Ace Hardware at the Chrisman Plaza location November 21.

$30,000 Grant Helping ISD Project Lead The Way Students

Last updated: January 28, 2016

The ISD is one of seven Kansas City, Mo. area school districts receiving a KC HealthTracks grant to increase the number of low income and minority students entering post-high school health care training programs.

Truman Student Named NAIA Champion of Character

Last updated: November 30, 2015

Truman High School’s Mauricio Martinez was named a Champion of Character award winner by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics.

Procter Principal Demonstrates Her Love for Reading

Last updated: November 30, 2015

For nearly six straight hours, Procter Elementary School Principal Amy Hawley read, and read, and read! She read more than 20 books to her students during the Principal Challenge, part of National Young Readers Week.

Truman’s Hart Finalist for 2015 Gates Award

Last updated: November 30, 2015

Truman High School Senior Lexi Hart was one of four finalists for the 2015 Evelyn Gates Award, given to the top high school volleyball player in the Kansas City area.

ISD Schools Honor, Thank Veterans for Service to Country

Last updated: December 4, 2015

In school cafeterias and gymnasiums throughout the ISD, military veterans were recognized and thanked during a variety of unique and heartfelt Veterans Day programs and assemblies.

Van Horn JROTC Students ‘Soar’ at UCM

Last updated: November 4, 2015

Much like the 2015 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals, the Van Horn JROTC knows how to take advantage of an opportunity! When a last-minute chance to learn from instructors at the University of Central Missouri’s (UCM) Aviation Department presented itself, aviation-interested cadets were ready to spring into action. During their visit to Warrensburg and […]

‘Vision Van’ Set Sights on ISD

Last updated: November 30, 2015

Nearly 200 ISD students now have a much clearer view of the world around them, thanks to LINC, the Local Investment Commission and OneSight providing free eye examinations and free eyeglasses to students in need.

ISD Students, Staff and Community Raise More Than $42,000 For United Way

Last updated: March 15, 2016

Using a variety of fun and creative incentives, $42,500 was raised districtwide during the annual United Way campaign- beating last year’s donation total by more than $6,000!

District Continuing to Enhance STEM Education Through Carnegie Partnership

Last updated: October 30, 2015

With an ever-present eye on the future, the ISD entered a partnership with the Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway to enhance the district’s STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) initiatives. “We already have an excellent STEM program in the ISD,” said Dr. Dale Herl, superintendent, “and the opportunity provided by the Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway partnership […]

Bridger Students Experience Thrill of the Theater, See Highly Acclaimed Coterie Production

Last updated: October 29, 2015

Thanks to a unique grant program and the desire of a Bridger Middle School teacher to give her students a unique out-of-classroom learning experience, every Bridger student saw The Coterie’s highly-acclaimed production ‘The Miracle Worker.’ Wanting her students to see a ‘live’ production and learn proper theater etiquette, Sarah Caughey, reading teacher at Bridger, had […]
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