From the Fairfield Ledger, April 29 -- On a near-perfect day for tennis Saturday, sophomore Sam Stickels played close to perfection and anchored Maharishi School to a first-place finish at his home Pioneer Invitational in Fairfield. Stickels won 53 out of a possible 55 games, including an 11-0 win over crosstown rival Alexander Punj, Fairfield’s star... Read More »
FORT MADISON — Maharishi School girls’ tennis earned a 9-0 sweep against host Holy Trinity on Thursday in Fort Madison. The Pioneers’ Dia Huggins won an 8-2 match at No. 1 singles, and Jacqueline Leete won 8-4 at No. 2. Pioneer No. 3 Alina Knight earned an 8-6 victory, Flower Shreck won 8-2 at No. 4,... Read More »
Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment senior Taj Matumbi received a Student of the Month Award from Beltramea, executive and board member of the Rotary Club of Fairfield.. The Student of the Month Award is granted by the Rotary Club of Fairfield to high school seniors for their achievements in the area of academic performance,... Read More »
From the Fairfield Ledger, April 24 -- Sometimes the bigger they are, the easier they fall. Just ask the Pioneer boys’ tennis team, which hasn’t often had much trouble knocking the much larger schools down a peg or two. On Tuesday, the Pioneers claimed another of their large school victims, and they did it with their... Read More »
Fairfield’s Sustainability Director, Scott Timm, was the guest speaker for Earth Day. Scott began with a discussion of resources and energy consumption in Iowa and in Fairfield. He said that for long-term sustainability the United States needs to change its use of resources and energy infrastructure. Iowa is a small state, but Iowa uses more energy... Read More »
Destination ImagiNation (DI) is the world’s largest creativity and problem-solving competition and inspires participants in its programs to think on their feet, work together and devise original solutions to solve the mind-bending challenges. The students must come up with solutions to the challenges on their own, without adult interference. What Kids Learn Participants gain more than... Read More »
FORT MADISON — Maharishi School fell via tiebreaker Monday to Holy Trinity at Sheaffer Memorial Golf Course in Fort Madison. The two teams tied at 187, but the host Crusaders were granted the win when their fifth-highest individual score came in lower than Maharishi’s. Despite the loss, the Pioneers featured the meet medalist in Mickey DeAngelis,... Read More »
From the Fairfield Ledger, April 22, 2013--PELLA — Wins have been plentiful for the Maharishi School boys’ tennis program this season, and Saturday proved no different as the Pioneers rolled to their first tournament title of the season. Competing at the Pella Invitational, the Pioneer boys finished first among six southeast Iowa schools with a 165-point... Read More »
Maharishi School students are participating in an interactive, trans-national curriculum called Afghanistan — Hearts & Minds Adventures. Developed by Minnesota nonprofit Children’s Culture Connection, sponsorships of the program were awarded to one school in each of the 50 states, recognized for their missions, past work and commitment to globalism. The Maharishi School is representing Iowa and... Read More »
By MICHAEL LEACH, Ledger sports editor | Apr 19, 2013 Rain and cold has yet to thwart the Pioneer boys’ tennis team, which often has found shelter from the weather at its indoor facilities this spring. In fact, the Pioneers have been playing so well lately in the newly named Laurie and Lawrence Eyre Tennis Center,... Read More »