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Graettinger–Terril Community School District
Graettinger–Terril Community School District (G-T) is a rural state school, public school district in Iowa, with campuses in Graettinger, Iowa, Graettinger and Terril, Iowa, Terril. The district lies within four counties: Clay County, Iowa, Clay, Dickinson County, Iowa, Dickinson, Emmet County, Iowa, Emmet, and Palo Alto County, Iowa, Palo Alto. In 2013, the district had 329 students. History It was established on July 1, 2010, as a consolidation of the Graettinger Community School District and the Terril Community School District. In 2011, the district and the Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District agreed to do athletic team sharing. In 2013 the district and the Ruthven-Ayrshire agreed to a partial-day sharing arrangement in that high school students may spend portions of their school days at each campus for certain courses. They began discussing the idea in October 2012. They had discussed the possibility of whole grade-sharing, but Ruthven-Ayrshire canceled those tal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graettinger, Iowa
Graettinger is a city in Palo Alto County, Iowa, United States. The population was 832 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Graettinger got its start in the 1880s, following construction of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway through that territory. The land was originally owned by Dr. Alois Graettinger, a German physician who had immigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He gave the land to the railway under the condition that the town were to be named after him. Members of the Graettinger family still live in the town. They are descendants of Dr. Graettinger's brother, Blasius, who was a stone cutter by trade but moved to Iowa to farm. Graettinger is the location of the oldest Labor Day celebration in the state of Iowa. Each year, the town celebrates with a parade, carnival, street dance, variety show, queen coronation, raffle drawing and various other events. About Dr. Alois Graettinger Dr. Alois Graettinger was a German-American physicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
