Burlington, IA- The Burlington Community School District will provide free meals to those under the age of 18 on a first come first serve basis via the Summer Food Assistance Program in June and July. According to an online post, the program coincides with the district's summer school programs and is not limited to Burlington students. "If Grandma has little Johnny and little Mary visiting from North Carolina, they can come eat for free," BCSD District Services Director Brian Johnson said. "If you see some place have (the Summer Food Service Program), you can pull in and your kids can eat for free. I wouldn't plan your trip around it. I'm just saying you don't have to be a Burlington resident, you don't have to go to school here." Meals will be provided to all children without charge, and are the same for all. All meals must be eaten on site. West Burlington Elementary School also will be a host site for the program. Meals there will be avai
Burlington Municipal Band will debut Joel Prescott s new music composition, "Phoenix Rising," at its summer series-ending "round robin" concert Sunday.
Following tradition, multiple composers will take up the baton.
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Ron Coberley s selection of music for Sunday s Burlington Municipal Band concert is designed to please any crowd with a wide variety of styles including band classics, rock and roll, marches, and a special tribute to John F. Kennedy.
Coberley, a retired New London High School band director and a r
2020 Year in Review: Schools ride COVID-19 s wave of uncertainty
The Hawk Eye
2020 was the year of uncertainty and resilience for educators, parents and students as schools struggled to balance safety and quality education amid a global pandemic. 2020 was an astonishing challenge, Burlington School District Superintendent Pat Coen said. And it was an astonishing reaction by students, teachers and families.
The year began much like any other for area schools as students returned from winter break to resume their studies, but across the world, a virus was spreading. On Jan. 20, the U.S. saw its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Not long after, on March 8, Iowa reported its first three cases.