LE MARS A Le Mars Community Middle School special education teacher has been honored as the school district's Employee of the Month. The award was presented Jill Rutledge, seventh grade special.
By Beverly Van Buskirk, Lifestyles editor
LE MARS A Le Mars Community Middle School seventh grader has been selected as an alternate to the National History Day competition in June.
Ian DeRuyter advanced as a Junior Alternate in the Junior Historical Paper category for Nationals.
The competition was held virtually this year.
This years theme is Communication in History: The Key to Understanding.
DeRutyer said his topic was on propaganda during World War II. He titled his paper: Nazi Lies and American Truth: The Influence of Propaganda on World War II.
I chose this topic because I saw it on a list of recommended topics and I thought it would be interesting to research, DeRuyter said.