Safety first on the farm. That’s the lesson North Scott FFA students preached last week to dozens of classmates who have zero farm exposure. more

The Iowa High School Music Association’s Large Group Contest was held locally at Bettendorf High School on May 16. Three ensembles, comprised of 107 North Scott students, competed, with North Scott Singers, the Treble Clef Chorus, and Bass Clef Chorus all receiving Division I ratings. North Scott Singers received a perfect score from all three judges for the first time in program history. Adjudicators were from across the state. more

The Phyllis Heuer chapter of National Honor Society at North Scott High School held its spring induction ceremony on Monday, May 8, welcoming 27 rising seniors and juniors into the organization. more

For the second time in the last three years, Lancer Productions has earned the highest honor given by the Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards. more

A $19,500 poverty workshop will train more than 100 North Scott staff and board members about educational and cultural impacts most have not personally experienced. more

Iowa’s area education agencies are indispensable to North Scott and all Iowa public school districts, board members and superintendent Joe Stutting said Monday. more

The American Legion Auxiliary sends girls that have completed their junior year in high school every year to Girls State. more

Walcott is sending Zane Augustine to 2023 Hawkeye Boys State June 11-16. more

North Scott musicians were in fine form at the state Solo and Ensemble festival, held in April at Davenport West High School. more

North Scott’s next curriculum director is Nicole Litterer, a Pleasant Valley class of 1988 graduate eager to return to Scott County from Manchester, where she has served as curriculum director of Anamosa Community schools since October 2021. more

Twin passions for the environment and history propelled North Scott freshman Mallory Deutmeyer to the highest level of History Day competition. more

Even the best-built new homes do not sell themselves. more

North Scott schools is considering starting teachers’ workday 15 minutes earlier to replace some of the prep time lost to more student and staff collaborative work. more

North Scott FFA students participated in three science fairs this year, with 10 students advancing to national FFA Agriscience Fair, and freshmen Jordan Jones and Kaitlyn Knepper becoming North Scott’s first international qualifiers. more

After 10 years of guiding North Scott High School’s student-built home program, James Simmons said he learned an important lesson. more

A player named team MVP in three sports, an athlete who excelled on the gridiron but made a name for himself on the state’s grandest wrestling stage, and one of the most decorated softball players in Lancer history are the latest inductees into the North Scott Athletic Hall of Fame. more

The Auxiliary Unit of the Larry M. Gronewold American Legion 532 in Donahue has chosen Lizzie Samara to participate in this year’s Girls State session. Lizzie will join girls from all over the state in meetings held in June at Drake University in Des Moines for a learning experience covering government from local to state levels. more

Pay and benefit package increases meet or exceed 3.5 percent for four North Scott school employee groups. more

The Iowa Board of Regents has settled 2023-25 contract negotiations with the state’s public university unions, ending with a 3 percent base wage increase with United Faculty, SEIU, and the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students. more

When the curtain comes down for the final time on Lancer Productions’ “Anything Goes” this Sunday, the cast and crew won’t be the only ones taking one last bow. more