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Meet Jenna Buhr, Remote First Grade Teacher

“Some kids have an innate love of learning and enjoy coming to school,” says Jenna Buhr, a first grade teacher at Cedar River Academy at Taylor Elementary. “My passion for teaching stems from knowing there are other students who need a nurturing adult to help them discover their strengths and curiosities.”

Graphic image of Martin Luther King Jr. and quote, Intelligence plus character that is the goal of true education.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Cedar Rapids Community School District joins the nation in marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day. What advice and words of wisdom would Dr. King give us in these times? What would he inspire us to do today and every day?

Meet Paula Pino

A Metro graduate herself, she first spent 13 years working as an associate at the school. She then took a break and left the school to do nonprofit and missionary work. Now back at Metro, she is living her passion as a behavior tech.

Principal Jason Kline looks at the new JFK gym.

Return to Kennedy Marks Final School to Reopen From Derecho Damage

The day has been a long time coming for Kennedy High School, which sustained the most severe damage of Cedar Rapids Community School District’s 31 school buildings during the August 10, 2020, derecho storm.

Spectator Guidelines

Jan 08, 2021 12:45 PM

Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation on Thursday, January 7, 2021, stating the lifted restrictions on sports and other recreational gatherings. According to the statement, the proclamation requires the continued use of masks at indoor public spaces when people are unable to social distance for 15 minutes or longer, while spectator limits for sporting and recreational gatherings, including high school events, will be lifted beginning today.