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Jenks Invited to Run at National Event

Linn-Mar student Stephanie Jenks, 9th grade, has been invited to the participate in the Adidas Dream Mile in New York City this coming Saturday, May 25th. Only the top 14 milers in the nation are invited to participate in this event. Information about the event can be found at this link: 2013 Adidas Grand Prix Congratulations Stephanie! This is an awesome accomplishment!

Excelsior Student Interviews Linn-Mar's Superintendent

Dr. Katie Mulholland’s Interview By: Ciera Hansen Dr. Katie Mulholland is the Superintendent at Linn-Mar Community Schools. But a lot of kids might not know much about her or what she does for our school district. Like that she's the Principals’ boss! Recently I had the opportunity to find out more about her job here at Linn-Mar. Why did you get your degree in art? Well, when I was a student I was good at it and enjoyed it. I started going to classes in first grade. What was your favorite school/grade level to teach? I liked teaching all ages, but probably 8th grade because they were fresh and fun, but growing up! Did you teach at Linn-Mar before you became a superintendent? No, but I taught at Waterloo before becoming a superintendent. Why did you choose to be a superintendent even tho your degrees are in art? When I was in Waterloo, a Principal put me in charge of some other teachers. And I started moving up in administration from there. Do you miss teaching? Why or why not? Yes, I miss being around the kids on a regular basis. How long have you been a superintendent? This is my 10th year at Linn-Mar! Would you rather be an art teacher or a superintendent? Oh, that’s a good one! Some days I’d like to be an Art Teacher, but now I always say, “... more

Wondrous Raku at Linn Grove

Fun was had by all when the Ceramics Center hosted a "raku" experience for the students at Linn Grove. This awesome project taught them about raku firing in Art as well as touching on a lot of history and science. It was a great cross-curricular project! And the students all got to take home an awesome pot for their memories! To see more photos from Linn Grove's Raku experience, check out our District Facebook page: Raku on Facebook

Our Iron Lions have engineered a great summer camp!

Our robotics summer camps are for students that are thinking about joining robotics, or students interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). The camp is a week long and 4 hours per day. Students will work in a team of 3 and use their creativity to build a robot made from LEGO®TETRIX parts. The teams will compete with other teams in a competition called Jack in the Box. It will be a fun experience for anyone that enjoys building, competition, or STEM, and it prepares students for future STEM endeavors such as Linn-Mar Robotics. Linn-Mar Robotics is made up of high school students and mentors / volunteers, and we build robots to compete in FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) and FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). The robots that are built in this summer camp are similar to robots in FTC. We prepare tomorrow’s STEM leaders! Their are two sessions for the Robotics Summer Camp, June 24-28 or July 22-26. Both sessions run from 8AM-Noon daily. To find out more or to register your 6th-9th grade student, click either link below: Robotics Summer Camp Registration Form Iron Lions Website