Coe College recently joined forces with Truman Elementary School in Cedar Rapids to take part in a national service-learning initiative called “Communicating Common Ground.” As part of this fall program, 15 Coe students, including Paige Sears of Dysart, worked with fifth grade students in classrooms taught by Angie Litts and Payt Bergert. Sears, a 2011 graduate of Union High School, is the daughter of Scott and Dawn Karr.