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20-05-2025
- General
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Celebrate Johnson County's top students in the Press-Citizen's Student of the Year polls
To mark the end of the academic year, the Iowa City Press-Citizen is celebrating students by publishing several student of the year polls. Throughout the school year, Johnson County high school principals and faculty are asked to nominate students who excel in and out of the classroom as the Press-Citizen's Student of the Week. Now, the Press-Citizen is highlighting the previous nominees and their academic achievements by giving them a chance to be named Student of the Year. Each nominee from the various Johnson County high schools during the 2024-2025 academic year is eligible to win. More: Iowa City High senior Kate Bird is the Press-Citizen's Student of the Week The seven Student of the Year polls will open on Tuesday, May 21 and will close at noon on Thursday, May 29. Participating high schools include Clear Creek Amana High School, Iowa City High School, Iowa City Liberty High School, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City Regina Catholic High School, and Solon High School. The nominees can be found at Here are the direct links to each school's poll: The Press-Citizen's Student of the Week is a weekly contest throughout the academic year. Polls open on Mondays and close on Thursdays. Students from public and private high schools in the Iowa City area are eligible to participate. This article originally appeared on Iowa City Press-Citizen: Vote for the Press-Citizen's students of the year
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Sport
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A winner has been chosen: Cory Bobo is The Oklahoman's Student of the Week
The last winner of the 2024-2025 school year has been chosen! Cory Bobo, of John Marshall Enterprise High School, is The Oklahoman's Student of the Week. Bobo, a junior, is a dedicated student who strives for greatness both in and out of classroom. He shows an impressive commitment to his academics as well as being an integral member of the baseball and esports teams. When he's not investing his time into school activities, he stays busy with work. Mastering the art of time management he balances his commitments with impressive maturity demonstrating just how versatile and hardworking he is. He credits his mom as his biggest motivation, inspiring him to stay focused and strive for success. The Oklahoman will continue our initiative to highlight the great achievements of our Oklahoma students starting again in the 2025-2026 school year. Each school will be allowed to nominate one high school student to be honored every week as part of this program. This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Cory Bobo is The Oklahoman's Student of the Week for May 5
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Politics
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Iowa City Regina Catholic's Ella Keune is the Press-Citizen's Student of the Week
Iowa City Regina Catholic High School junior Ella Keune is the Press-Citizen's newest Student of the Week. Keune is a dedicated student and has maintained a 4.0+ GPA while taking seven AP courses and three honors courses. Keune is a member of Regina's state-qualifying volleyball, basketball, and track and field teams. Keune is dedicated to philanthropy and has volunteered for over 300 hours at the University of Iowa's Raptor Project, St. Andrews Free Lunch, and St. Vincent's Mission. Additionally, she is involved in service-based and leadership activities at Regina, including the Tanzania Book Drive project, Interact, Student Council, and Student Ambassadors. "(Keune) is willing to vocalize her thoughts and opinions in an effective and meaningful way that helps administrators, teachers, and her peers," said Regina's principal, Glenn Plummer. This week's Student of the Week poll closed Thursday, April 3. A new Student of the Week poll will go live on Monday, April 7. Here are the nominees from this week: More: Mission Creek 2025 is more than music. Check out these must-see literary events in Iowa City Olivia Bowers, a junior at Iowa City High School, is a dedicated student and passionate environmental advocate. Bowers is a leader at City High's environmental club and most recently played a key role in designing and leading a special field trip for elementary school students focused on environmental issues. 'Bowers is a strong student (and) her commitment to environmental causes is admirable,' Principal John Bacon said. More: COVID-19 arrived 5 years ago. Here's how these Iowa City businesses survived the lockdown Iowa City Liberty High School senior Noel Titus is a strong student with a 4.3+ cumulative GPA while taking a full load of AP and college-level coursework. Titus has competed on the varsity tennis team and is the vice president of Liberty's National Honor Society chapter. Titus also has volunteered at the North Liberty Community Food Pantry for more than 100 hours. Titus plans to attend college and pursue medical school after completing his undergraduate degree. More: Council defers Governor St. rezoning in response to residential protest of new apartments The Press-Citizen's Student of the Week is a weekly contest throughout the academic year. Polls will open on Mondays and close on Thursdays. Students from public and private high schools in the Iowa City area are eligible to participate. This article originally appeared on Iowa City Press-Citizen: Find out who is the Press-Citizen's Student of the Week
