Iola Middle School has announced its honor rolls for the second quarter. Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) Eighth grade Kyndal Bartlett, Autumn Carr, Kashyn Curry, Haidyn Desmarteau, Eliana Higginbotham, Piper Jordan, Tayven Kress, Robert McLaughlin,…

Iola middle and high school orchestra students presented their winter concert Wednesday evening at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center. The orchestra is directed by Kaylin Klubek. The high school advanced orchestra, above, played a medley…

Iola Middle and High school band students achieved regional honors.  High school students were selected for the Southeast Kansas Music Educators Association Honor Band Clinic and performance Nov. 20 at Pittsburg State University. Students were…

Tim Blankenship, the 8th grade science teacher at Iola Middle School, went to Wyoming to hunt for fossils in 2003, with minimal success. A couple of weeks later, he returned to his farm in Chetopa,…

Iola’s middle and high school Career and Technical Education programs keep growing, with community-wide efforts to include businesses and organizations. Dana Daugharthy, CTE coordinator for USD 257, gave board members an update on the program…

Iola Middle School has announced its honor rolls for the first quarter. Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) Eighth grade Autumn Carr, Kashyn Curry, Haidyn Desmarteau, Blayke Folk, Kinzley Fountain, Eliana Higginbotham, Jayna Ivy, Piper Jordan,…

Now, they call it a “media center.” It still looks like a library, but the large, open room in a centralized location at Iola Middle School bears little resemblance to the library where students checked…

OSAWATOMIE — Iola Middle School’s eighth-graders capped their 2024 volleyball season by taking third place in the Pioneer League Tournament Saturday. The Mustangs swept Anderson County, 25-16 and 25-16, to open the tournament, before dropping…

Iola Middle School announced academic honors for 2024. American Legion Award: Kevon Loving, Addilyn Wacker KSHSAA Citizenship Award: Reed Clift, Blayke Patterson Principal’s Honor Roll (4.0 GPA) Sixth grade: Corbin Coffield, Cade Curry, Leanna Flory,…

PITTSBURG — A day filled with competition, inclusion and lots of fun greeted members of the Iola Special Olympics and unified sports teams as they took part in the Southeast Kansas Regional Track Meet. Several…