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Introducing The Hawk Eye s Citizen Scholar Class of 2021
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Each year, The Hawk Eye asks schools in southeast Iowa and west central Illinois to nominate three students for the Bill Mertens Citizen Scholar Award.
While eachnominee is worthy of the Citizen Scholar title, only one from each school can be selected for a chance at a $1,000 scholarship, named for The Hawk Eye s late publisher who established it in 2001, the third year of the Citizen Scholars program.
The winner will be announced May 30.
The minimum requirement for consideration was a 3.5 grade-point average. Nominees also were expected to demonstrate a four-year career of active engagement in the life of their school and community through participation and leadership in extra-curricular activities, as well as participation in events and organizations beyond their classroom walls in the places where they live.
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A year after COVID-19 forced high schools and colleges to delay or alter their graduation ceremonies, the rites of passage are returning to a more traditional look this spring.
Over the next several weeks, friends and families of this year s graduating seniors will gather at various venues to watch as their loved ones receive their diplomas.
Some ceremonies will look much like they did in years past. Others will be similar to the graduations of 2020, when many were moved outside, delayed by months and seating was limited to allow for social distancing.
For example, Burlington Notre Dame Catholic High School pushed back its graduation ceremony to mid-July and moved it from its usual location in the gymnasium to the football field. Attendance was limited to parents and grandparents.
April 29, 2021
Fort Madison, Ia- A Fort Madison High School student was arrested on Wednesday morning after it was discovered they had brought a loaded handgun to school.
According to a release on the school’s website, upon learning of the situation, school administrators contacted the police, located the student, and confiscated the weapon.
Due to the fact that it was already an early dismissal day, the decision was made to dismiss students early at 12:45 pm.
There was no indication any shots were fired, and no injuries were reported.
Fort Madison Police Chief Mark Rohloff told the Pen City Current that the 15-year-old male student is in custody at the Southeast Iowa Juvenile Detention Center.
Fort Madison High School student charged after bringing loaded handgun to school
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FORT MADISON A Fort Madison High School student was taken into custody Wednesday for allegedly bringing a loaded handgun to school. (The student) was taken into custody and transferred to the juvenile detention facility here in Lee County, said Fort Madison Police Chief Mark Rolhoff.
Upon learning about the gun, school administrators followed the district’s safety plan and police were called immediately. The district was able to quickly locate the student, confiscate the weapon and remove the student from the building.
The student, a fifteen-year-old boy, had a loaded handgun on his person. Rohloff said the student did not make any direct threats to staff or students.