Rising sixth graders in the Grand Island Public School district are getting the chance to start their school year a little early through the districts’ “Jumpstart6” program.

Caitlin Houdek, an arts/drama/music teacher at Walnut Middle School in Grand Island has been awarded a classroom grant by the Association of American Educators Foundation. The grant funds will be ...

The gymnasium of Walnut Middle School welcomed all 770-plus students for an in-school rock and roll show as part of the “Funding the Future” Financial Literacy Tour.