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Going into its fourth year, the Durant High School Robotics class first started as an engineering class and has morphed into a robotics and coding class. It is an elective for high school students to take, including two Wilton high school students. Throughout the class, students learn the basics of how to build a robot and move into how to properly code the robot to perform a variety of tasks. Pictured (from left) are some of the students who are enrolled in the robotics class: Allie Poston, Logan Wolf, Drake Roach, Christian Durham and Timothy Junis. Joey Kramer is the class instructor.

Robots invade Durant High School, team makes progress

Robots are taking over at Durant High School. Students not only can take a robotics class, but also can participate in various competitions throughout the school year featuring robots they have … more

Ashley Darnold, AN Reporter | 4/1/20

STEM education produces positive impact

CEDAR FALLS – The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council released the 2018-2019 Iowa STEM Evaluation Report showing continued growth and impact on Iowa’s educators and future workforce. This … more

4/1/20

College News: April 2, 2020

Miller graduates from Upper Iowa University Upper Iowa University announces Sarah Miller, of Durant, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in October 2019. more

4/1/20

Lisa Burmeister's kindergarten room at Wilton Elementary School is shown above during what should have been a normal school day last week. Instead, area schools are shut down for four weeks due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Wilton and Durant schools closed March 16 and will reopen April 13.

COVID-19 shutdown creates whirlwind week for school districts

This week, the Wilton and Durant school districts find themselves in the middle of their scheduled spring breaks. Yet amid the current novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, it marks week two of a … more

Derek Sawvell, AN Editor | 3/25/20

Iowa's Board of Regents declaring state of emergency

Editor’s note: The following was submitted by Iowa Board of Regents President Mike Richards. Recently, the spread of COVID-19 has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Both … more

3/25/20

The regular school board meeting at Wilton was held just four days prior to shutting down the school for four weeks on the recommendation of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds. The main hallway of Wilton High School is shown above on March 16, the first day of the 4-week shutdown.

Bids for new Wilton commons addition come in high

Members of the Wilton school board were notified that bids for the upcoming high school gym commons addition came in over budget. Tim Anderson of Point Builders, the company chosen to serve as … more

Derek Sawvell, AN Editor | 3/18/20

Regent Universities recall faculty, staff and students overseas

With the continued spread of COVID-19, the Board of Regents has directed each of our Regent Universities to recall all faculty, staff and students that are out of the country. The board is giving … more

3/18/20

Area sixth graders recently designed advertising for area businesses as part of Newspaper in Education Week. Each participating business selected its favorite ad, which was then featured in the March 5 edition of the Wilton-Durant Advocate News. Staff members from the newspaper also selected its top three overall ad designs. Two winners from Wilton are shown above (from left) Sami Endris, won for Best Ad Artwork; Hadley Rae, won for Best Creative Message. Royce Richman of Durant also won for Best Ad Layout, yet was unable to be reached prior to school closures due to COVID-19. Each overall winner received a blue ribbon and an Advocate News cup full of goodies.

2020 NIE top designers

3/18/20

2020 Robert D. Blue scholarship application available online

DES MOINES — State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald wants to remind Iowans to apply for the 2020 Robert D. Blue Scholarship at rdblue.org. Graduates of any Iowa high school who plan to attend a college … more

3/18/20

The map above, courtesy of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows states with confirmed coronavirus COVID-19 cases. Iowa had 22 confirmed cases as of March 16. (Note that numbers likely changed after press time.)

Area schools to close four weeks as COVID-19 spreads

As the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic spread last week nationwide, including in Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds held several press conferences, with perhaps the most significant being Sunday, March 15, … more

Derek Sawvell, AN Editor | 3/17/20

More than 350 students from Wilton and Durant high schools were able to meet with representatives from 34 area businesses during the third annual career fair held March 5 at the Wilton Community Center.

Career fair reaches 350-plus Wilton, Durant students

Local high school students had a unique experience March 5, as more than 350 Wilton and Durant high school students were able to meet and interact with 34 businesses and organizations from Wilton, … more

Derek Sawvell, AN Editor | 3/11/20

Durant board approves teen mother's school permit request

Members of the Durant school board have dealt with their fair share of school permit requests in recent years. Typically, in order for students at least 14 1/2 years old with a permit to be granted a … more

Derek Sawvell, AN Editor | 3/11/20

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