Change in next Mason board date

By Danielle Wilson | Wednesday, August 20, 2008, 04:23 PM

Mason City Schools has moved its Tuesday, Aug. 26 regular board of education meeting to Wednesday, Aug. 27.

The meeting will still take place in the Harvard Room at Mason High School, but it will start at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m.

Spokeswoman Tracey Carson said the meeting was changed due to a scheduling conflict.

School started today, August 20, and there is a new arrival/dismissal plan for Mason High School. Click here to find get the plan and a color map of campus from the district’s Web site.

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Kings calls special meeting

By Danielle Wilson | Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 01:21 PM

The Kings Local Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. tonight, August 6, at the district’s new transportation facility at 5620 Columbia Road.

The meeting is expected to include a discussion on energy conservation, utility rates and the district’s building program. A tour of some of the district’s facilities is also planned.

The board may go into executive session to consider administrators’ employment and compensation, but the board does not expect to take any action.

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Color Guard Clinic coming to area

By Danielle Wilson | Thursday, July 31, 2008, 11:59 AM

The Kings High School Color Guard will host its second summer Color Guard Clinics for children from Kindergarten to sixth grade. The clinics will be 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 in the Kings High School gymnasium.

Early registration is still going on. Click here for registration forms and more information or at the Kings Music Association Web site. Organizers say registration is available upon arrival until 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5. Email Valeria McMahan at valeriamcm@gmail.com or call (513) 677-0338.

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Sinclair to offer financial aid workshops

By Danielle Wilson | Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 05:35 PM

Sinclair Community College will offer the second of two financial aid workshops at its Courseview campus in Mason.

The workshop will take place 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, July 23. During the workshop, participants will get information on applying for financial aid, and will learn how to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Attendees need to bring:

• Students’ and parents’ 2007 federal tax return and W2s
• For dependent students: Parent’s social security number, date of birth, marital status and date
• Amounts of additional income received in 2007, including child support, social security and welfare benefits, etc.

In addition to the workshop, information sessions will be held 3:30-6:30 p.m. at the school. Sessions include a tour of the campus and overview of program information. Individual academic advising is available at that time.

School starts Monday, September 8 and on-time registration ends Friday, August 29.

These are the information session dates:

• Monday, July 28 - Operations technology and engineering technology design
• Thursday, July 31 - Business administration
• Tuesday, August 8 - Liberal arts
• Wednesday, August 13 - American Sign Language and interpreting for the deaf/Early childhood education
• Tuesday, August 19 - Communication arts
• Thursday, August 21 - Allied health

For more information or to register, call the Courseview Campus at (513) 339-1212.

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Final board meeting for retiring superintendent

By Danielle Wilson | Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 02:53 PM

After tonight’s Kings Local Schools Board of Education meeting, there will be a reception to celebrate Superintendent Chuck Mason’s retirement.

The reception is slated to begin about 7:15 p.m. at Kings Education Center, 1797 King Ave. So, if you’ve been waiting to wish Chuck Mason a happy retired life, now’s your chance!

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KMA Fund raising Event

By Danielle Wilson | Monday, July 7, 2008, 01:32 PM

T.G.I. Friday’s will give 20 percent of four days’ sales to the Kings Music Association. The fund raiser take place Monday, July 14 through Thursday, July 17. KMA supporters must obtain a fund raiser flyer or coupon card prior to the event date and dine in for lunch or dinner, or take the food to go.

Friday’s will donate 20 percent of sales those days, with the exception of alcohol sales, tax and gratuities to the group.

The fund raiser benefits the Kings High School marching band. The band is preparing for four to six competitions this season, including the grand nationals in Indianapolis. Last year’s Friday’s fund raiser brought in $500 for the group.

Starting this weekend, you can download a fund raiser flyer from www.kingsmusicassociation.org and show it when you pay the bill.

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Mason board meets Thursday

By Danielle Wilson | Wednesday, June 25, 2008, 04:03 PM

No, you haven’t missed anything in Mason schools. The Mason City Schools board of education did not meet Tuesday, June 24. Instead, the district moved the meeting to Thursday, June 26. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at Mason High School, 6100 Mason-Montgomery Road.

On the agenda: Expected board approval of a transfer of about $60,000 from the Ken and Joan Campbell Trust to the newly formed Mason Schools Foundation. The foundation was established last year to provide grant money to the teachers in the district for projects and other activities to promote academic, artistic and athletic excellence in students.

Grant monies will be used for activities that go “above and beyond the scope of the district’s budget and offer unique depth and breadth to our students’ educational experience,” organizers said.

The foundation will also connect alumni and be a place to give back to the district.

I’ll have more on this in Thursday’s Pulse-Journal and on pulsejournal.com.

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