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O-A/BC-IG dance night coming March 16

The O-A/BC-IG Dance Team will hold its annual clinic and dance night on Saturday, March 16 at the high school.

The clinic for students will begin from 9-11 a. m., where they will learn a short dance routine. The clinic is open to students in preschool through eighth grade. The dance clinic will begin at 4:30 p. m. with a dinner and chance booth.

Cost is $5 for a tavern or hot dog, chips, bar and drink. Doors to the gym open at 6 p. m., and performances begin at 7 p. m.


Horn Public Health promotes new vaccination requirement

The Iowa Department of Public Health has made changes to the Iowa Administrative Code which will require a dose of Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Pertussis) vaccine for all adolescents entering the seventh grade, effective at the beginning of the 2013-14 school year.

The new requirement is in response to the large increase in cases of pertussis (whooping cough) in the U. S. and in Iowa in the past few years. Studies indicate that protection from pertussis received from vaccinations given before the child’s entry into school wanes after ive to 10 years, which puts students in middle and high school at a higher risk for pertussis.

In order to protect more students and to make it easier to meet the new vaccine requirement, this year only, the Iowa Department of Public Health will purchase Tdap vaccine for adolescents in grades six-12. The Tdap will be administered by Ida and Sac County Public Health Departments at school-based clinics during the current school year.

All students in grades six through 12 will be eligible to receive one dose of Tdap at their school site, regardless of health insurance coverage. This is a cost-saving service for the parents of the adolescents and will be a one-time-only offer. A schedule of clinic dates for each school site will be announced once there is an accurate count of the number of students that will be participating. The current plan is to conduct the clinics in mid-April.

If your child has already received one dose of Tdap at age 10 or older, they do not need another booster. Please provide the date of that Tdap vaccination to the school nurse at the school site your child attends. You may need to contact your healthcar provider to verify that information.

If you have questions regarding to the consent or about the Tdap vaccine itself, please contact your school nurse or Horn Public Health at 712-364-7311.


Local grapplers place at state wrestling meet

O-A/BC-IG Sophomore Cash Wilcke placed fourth at 170 in 2A for the second consecutive year.  Wilcke, who wrestled most of the season at 182, was ranked fifth in the state in 2A at 182. At the state meet he had a 3-2 record overall including a 2-2 mark against ranked wrestlers. Wilcke’s overall record this season was 41-6.

Jake Wulf (wrestling at 106) finished his freshman season with a sixth place showing at the state meet. He was 2-3 at the state meet overall and 1-3 against ranked opponents. Wulf went into the tournament unranked. Wulf finished the season with a 36-16 record.