The sound of crying babies filled the air at Monday’s USD 257 board meeting. They weren’t actual babies, but computerized dolls used in Iola High School’s Family and Consumer Sciences Class to teach high school…

Iola High School celebrated its prom on Saturday. A day filled with rainy weather cleared and the sun came out just in time for the Grand March. A large crowd turned out to see students…

After missing out last year, area students will have a chance to hear from an author and illustrator next week. The Author Visit Program returns Monday and Tuesday, bringing author and illustrator Henry Cole back…

Gaia Figus visited a pumpkin patch in October with some of her friends from the Iola High School volleyball team, including fellow exchange student Veronica Agostini and local junior Jenna Curry. During the trip, she…

This is a two-part series. See more international student profiles in Saturday’s Register. Read about Veronica Agostini here. And find Veronica’s original interview here. Read about Riccardo Barbarossa here. And find Riccardo’s original interview here.…

Out of 99 remote learning students in USD 257, about 27 should be back in school, administrators said Monday. About a third of remote learning students haven’t been performing well, they said. There’s no guarantee…

A long-delayed desire to teach construction students how to build a house got an assist from an unlikely source, the performing arts. Staff at the Bowlus Fine Arts Center offered a win-win suggestion to allow…

It’s 7:57 on a Monday morning, and Brett Willis and his friends are walking up the sidewalk to the high school.  Brett forgot his mask. He throws his water bottle into the courtyard and stomps…

Grace Luther’s love of art started in middle school. “That’s when I noticed myself drawing on any scrap of paper,” she said. She wanted to help other middle school students discover their own passion for…

Rachel Boyd expects her elementary art students will change a lot over the school year, physically, mentally and emotionally. By next spring, their technical skills will have improved. More importantly, they won’t view themselves the…