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Nutritious, free meals will be available for kids and teenagers in the ISD (and eligible disabled adults) through the district’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), administered by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the United States Department of Agriculture (USGA). Breakfast and lunch will be offered at 12 ISD school sites until […]

Thanks to a collaborative effort between the Independence School District and TMC Lakewood, students with special needs are finding gainful employment. Under the Project Search partnership, six students are selected for a year-long internship and learn about different career fields in the hospital. “It’s tremendous to see the students from their first day until they […]

More than 20 businesses, churches and community organizations were honored during the district’s annual Fan of “Dr. Bob” Appreciation Luncheon June 4. Those recognized exemplify positive character traits daily and assist ISD schools in implementing the district’s character education program. During his opening remarks, ISD Superintendent Dr. Dale Herl thanked “Dr. Bob” participants for their […]

  Truman High School junior Alexis ‘Lexi’ Hart was one of just 20 players named to the 2015 U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team (GYNTT) roster by USA Volleyball. Hart will vie for one of 12 positions on the U.S. National Team participating in this year’s International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Girls’ Youth World Championship […]

Participating in the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC) in Lincoln, Neb., Truman High School’s Karly Kinsey was a national finalist in Prose and finished sixth in the nation. Prose is an interpretation of a short story, part of a novel or other published work and corresponds to usual patterns of speech. Kinsey was […]

Picked from more than 5,500 entrants nationwide, Truman High School Senior John Williams was a winner in the Church Hill Classics Frame My Future Scholarship contest. From those 5,500 entries, Williams was chosen as one of just 24 finalists. Voters from across the country went online to choose the most deserving candidate with the top […]

Procter Elementary School was recognized as a bronze award winner for Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS) implementation. Presented by Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), the school will receive the award during ceremonies at the 10th Annual Missouri SW-PBS Summer Training Institute June 10 at Lake of the Ozarks. “This is very exciting […]

Pioneer Ridge musicians were among ‘the best of the best’ at the Kansas City Metro Middle School Solo and Ensemble Festival, earning 18 ‘I’ ratings- the highest mark given. “Middle school students from across the metro attend,” said Todd Reinhardt, band teacher. “Pioneer Ridge students did a great job and represented the school at a […]

Two ISD students, Truman High School’s Sonny Erstad and Van Horn High School’s Joely King, had their original works selected for performance in The Coterie Theatre’s Young Playwrights’ Festival Sunday, May 17 at 7 p.m. on the Coterie stage inside Crown Center, 2450 Grand Ave. Erstad’s work, Mask of the Needy, and King’s effort, Lady […]

Charlene Burns, Bingham Middle School teacher, is one of just two Missouri winners of the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award by the National History Day organization. She is now eligible for the National Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year Award June 18- an award given to two educators along with a check for […]

More than 100 Truman students representing many ethnicities came to the school’s first-ever Latino Dance, benefiting the school’s English Language Learners (ELL) program. Using the theme Banderas Latinas (Latin Flags) to represent the variety of Latino cultures represented in Truman’s ELL, students danced for more than two hours and sampled foods from Mexican, Central American […]

Runners and walkers alike will be ‘hoofing’ it for a good cause Saturday, June 13 for the 17th annual L.I.N.K. (Linking Independence Neighborhood Kids) 5K Run/Walk beginning at 8 a.m. at Independence Academy, 600 W. Mechanic in Independence. Proceeds support ISD Student Wellness and the ISD Foundation. To register, click here. Registration includes a race-day […]

More than 1,000 ISD freshman took their first steps down the path to their future, visiting leaders from more than 60 area businesses during the district’s first-ever Career Skills Fair at MCC’s Business and Technology Center. The fair was the culmination of the ISD’s year-long Freshman Academy class where students begin to choose what career […]