Prairie Backpack
College Community School District’s “green” approach to distributing information from school sponsored activities and non-profit organizations.
Events
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Job Shadow Opportunities for High School Students
- Audience
- High school students
- Cost
- Free
- RSVP
- Sep 23, 2022
- Contact
- Brittany Slaubaugh
- Phone
- (319) 358-3122
Information
Job shadow opportunities are available for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors through Kirkwood Community College’s Workplace Learning Connection! Both in-person and virtual opportunities are available and participation is free.
Shadows are typically 2-4 hours in length and students get the opportunity to explore a career field and connect classroom learning to real world work. The Fall job shadow application portal will be open Aug. 1, 2022 through Sept. 23, 2022 at 3pm.https://www.kirkwood.edu/workplace-learning-connection/job-shadows/index
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2022-23 Prairie HS Open House and All Activities Kickoff
- Location
- Prairie High School
- Audience
- 9th-12th Students, Families, Community
- Cost
- Free
- Contact
- Rocky Bennett
- rbennett@crprairie.org
- Phone
- (319) 848-5340
Information
This will be the 9th-12th launch event for our multi-year, district-wide initiative to enhance our sports and activities culture. The attendees will learn about the mission and vision of the Positive Coaching Alliance and how it’s character-based curriculum will provide the opportunity to grow the activities environment, K-12. All 9th-12th students, families, activity leaders, and community are invited to attend. This event will correspond with the sophomore and new high school student orientation, feature an opportunity to view fall activity practices, and provide a chance to participate in a tailgate hosted by the Prairie Booster Club.
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Devs Do Good Hackathon
- Location
- The Hotel at Kirkwood Center 7725 Kirkwood Boulevard Southwest Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
- Audience
- High school students interested in STEM
- Cost
- Free
- RSVP
- Jul 13, 2022
- Contact
- Anne Fogarty
- Phone
- (515) 223-5896
Information
Join other students who are passionate about technology for a hackathon. A hackathon is an event where computer programmers of all skills levels and backgrounds work collaboratively on a software project. At the Devs Do Good hackathon you’ll work with a small group of students and a technical mentor on a project for a local non-profit. You’ll get real-world, hands-on technology experience and the non-profit will have new digital capabilities helping them further their mission in our community.
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Free Summer Reading Support at Ely Public Library
- Location
- Ely Public Library
- Cost
- Free
- Contact
- Sarah Sellon
- sarah@elyiowa.org
- Phone
- (319) 848-7616
Information
Free weekly reading support at the Ely Public Library this summer
