Coaching

Fourteen and on the job: Le Mars schools implement career planning at eighth grade level (02/10/10)
I have a plan, a career plan. That's the goal for each eighth grader in Le Mars due to the State of Iowa mandate that all schools must have a career plan in place. To fulfill this mandate, the state requires Le Mars Community Middle School (LCMS) to implement a web-based program called IHaveaPlanIowa.gov to aid eighth grade students in their career planning for high school and beyond...

Spring construction set for Gehlen Wellness Center (01/12/10)
What started as a free-standing structure to house a wellness center at Gehlen Catholic Schools will now be an addition to the school's back gym. Construction on the addition is expected to start in the spring, according to Tony Gunter, the school's high school athletic director, teacher and coach...

Westmar College alums of '60s ready to rock 'n roll (07/02/09)
Westmar College alumni will gather for The Great 60s Decade and All-Decades Football Reunion July 10 and 11 in Le Mars. The Friday and Saturday reunion includes planned events and free time for alumni and friends to gather. "Were you an athlete for Westmar?" reunion committee member Glenn Jagodzinske wrote in a letter to alumni. "For many of us, the opportunity to play sports drew us to Westmar initially."...

Seven LCS seniors recognized at Foundation Honors Banquet (04/22/09)
Seven Le Mars Community High School seniors, the top 5 percent of the graduating class of 2009, were recognized for academic excellence at the 14th Annual Foundation Honors Banquet April 17. Superintendent Dr. Todd Wendt made the presentation of the students, who he said are not only outstanding students, but also involved in so many activities that make Le Mars Community, in his opinion, one of the the top high schools in the area...

LCS, Gehlen students ready for All-State Speech Festival (03/27/09)
Five Le Mars Community High School students and one from Gehlen Catholic High School will take part on the Iowa High School Speech Association's All-State Individual Speech Festival Monday, March 30. The Festival opens at 8:30 a.m. in the McLeod Center next to the UNI Dome at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls...

LCS board cuts $208,500, approves Cash Reserve Levy (03/10/09)
Decisions impacting students and district taxpayers were approved by the Le Mars Community School District Board of Education Monday night. The board approved a total of $208,500 in budget cuts and made the decision to implement the Cash Reserve Levy (CRL) to bring in $500,000 for the fiscal year 2010 budget...

Potential cuts at LCS include teachers, coaches and services (02/24/09)
Potential budget reductions totaling $268,000 for Le Mars Community Schools 2009-10 school year were presented to the board of education Monday night by Superintendent Dr. Todd Wendt. The potential cuts and savings are: "In our estimation, there's not anywhere to cut to generate the type of money you talked about a year ago," Wendt told the board. The reductions come from consulting with building administrators and suggestions received from board members...

Coaches earn recognition for 'Coaching Boys into Men' (02/23/09)
During last year's football and cross country season male athletes learned not only how to throw a ball or run a mile but how to respect girls. Le Mars Community Schools' Jim Boyd, head football coach and counselor, and Al Engebretson, head cross country middle and high school coach and a math teacher at LCMS, participated in a nationwide program "Coaching Boys into Men."...

Long-time coach back at the court after 60 years (02/06/09)
It's been more than seven decades since Keith Kendall ran the court for Le Mars Community High School, and more than six since he coached at St. Joseph's School, but one thing remains the same. "I just love the game," Kendall said. The former St. Joseph's (now Gehlen) Catholic basketball coach got to take in plenty of the game he loves last week as he visited Le Mars with his son-in-law, Mark Pehrson...

LCS students gear up for large group speech contest (01/23/09)
Le Mars Community High School is one of 16 schools across Iowa serving as a district site for the Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group Speech Tournament Saturday, Jan. 24. Le Mars Community High School students have been preparing for this tournament since mid-November, according to coach Erin Ohrlund...

Sheldon says goodbye to Lakes Conference (01/15/09)
The closest lake to Sheldon is about a 50 mile jog across Highway 18 and up Highway 71. So perhaps it's not surprising that Sheldon will be leaving the Lakes Conference at the end of the current school year and joining the Siouxland Conference beginning next fall...

Gehlen Dance Team earns 'I' rating at state competition (12/11/08)
Members of the Gehlen Catholic Dance Team didn't let last Saturday's cold weather slow them down as they performed their way to a "I" rating at Iowa State Dance Competition and Distinguished Academic Honors for the eighth year in a row. The competition was held in Des Moines...

Local coaches encourage players to respect women (12/01/08)
Two Le Mars Community Schools Coaches and athletes participated in a research project, "Coaching Boys into Men," a worldwide program intended to teach athletes to respect women. The program was sponsored by both the Family Violence Prevention Fund and the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention, in North Sioux City, S.D...

Local gymnasts vault their way to state (11/25/08)
A group of local gymnasts earned a place among the competition at Iowa's State Gymnastic Meet this December. Eight gymnasts from The Turn Around in Le Mars qualified for the Iowa State Gymnastic Competition in Sioux City Dec. 12-13. The 7- to 15-year-olds compete throughout the year at meets in Iowa and neighboring states to try to earn a state-qualifying score...

LCS board hears about potential cuts (11/25/08)
Possible budget cuts for Le Mars Community schools were on the table Monday at the Board of Education meeting. This comes as the board members continue to gather pieces of the puzzle that will help them in preparing the 2009-10 school year budget. At their Nov. ...

The harvest was plenty, and the workers were too (11/21/08)
Buck Pick was back in the field for harvest. The survivor of a tractor accident a little more than a month ago, Buck (Danny) Pick wasn't in his combine yet, but the 26-year-old rural Merrill man was surrounded by 40 friends, family members and neighbors getting the job done...

Wolf in the window becomes Hinton landmark (08/28/08)
Nick Bogenrief, a glass artist in Hinton, is in the business of making beautiful windows. But it's what is behind the window of a storage shed behind his shop that brings people from all over driving down the alley. Flashing white teeth bared in a scowl, and glassy yellow eyes glare out at passersby...

New teachers prepare for first day at Gehlen Catholic School (08/14/08)
Gehlen Catholic Schools are welcoming three new faces to their faculty for the 200-2009 school year. A new Spanish teacher, a math teacher and an English teacher are preparing their classrooms for students' first day next week. Elizabeth Rogers Elizabeth Rogers of Blair, Neb. will start her teaching career at Gehlen Catholic High School this fall. A recent graduate of Northwestern College in Orange City, Rogers will teach high school Spanish levels 1-4...

LCS middle school principal hired (05/16/08)
The Le Mars Community Schools board of education approved the hiring of a new middle school assistant principal for the 2008-09 school year. Christopher Schmit, a middle school instructor at Waterloo, was recommended from the candidates interviewed for the position. He will replace Amy Johnson, who resigned the position this spring...

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