Additional safety concerns led the North Scott School Board to table accepting a low bid for a fence around the Alan Shepard Elementary playground on Monday.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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9/24/24
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The Iowa 80 Truckstop welcomed Iowa Hawkeye basketball players Josh Dix (#4), Owen Freeman (#32), and Brock Harding (#2) to Walcott Elementary School through the Swarm Partnership on Friday, Sept. 20.
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9/24/24
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Central College in Pella has received a more than $9 million donation from the Geisler-Penquite Foundation, the largest single gift in the college’s history.
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Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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9/24/24
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Three North Scott students are among 15 named to a new State Science and Technology Fair student advisory board, to help shape future events.
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9/18/24
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Each of Iowa’s public universities saw increased enrollment this fall, according to numbers released Thursday offering a snapshot of incoming classes.
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Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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9/18/24
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A busy summer paid dividends for North Scott’s FFA chapter.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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9/17/24
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While there was plenty of attention focused on Lancer Stadium Friday, an equally important event took place a few yards to the east.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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9/17/24
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Nothing is a foregone conclusion, a lesson officials with the North Scott School District remembered all too well over the last few weeks.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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9/17/24
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Homecoming has arrived in Lancer Land and North Scott is looking to “Box the Bobcats” of Western Dubuque.
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9/17/24
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Ed White Elementary School was briefly evacuated Tuesday morning. A 911 call was placed at approximately 9:15 a.m. because of a smell in the building. Emergency responders located the cause, a malfunctioning ballast in a light fixture in the fifth-grade hallway. The ballast was replaced, and students and staff were allowed to return to the building at approximately 9:30 a.m.
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9/17/24
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Eldridge police on Thursday determined a threatening social media post reported Wednesday regarding North Scott schools was reposted or shared from a social media threat sent in Missouri and elsewhere.
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9/12/24
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The North Scott School District is proceeding with plans for an eight-foot-high fence around the playground at Alan Shepard Elementary following a confrontation between staff and a neighbor on Aug. 28.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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9/10/24
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State inspections underway Tuesday morning will determine if the new Lancer Stadium will debut Friday.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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9/10/24
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Iowa Democratic lawmakers released a report Thursday showing there has been a reduction of more than 400 staff at Iowa’s Area Education Agencies for this school year in the wake of a new law making changes to the system of agencies.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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9/4/24
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Higher education institutions involved in a collaboration crossing state lines are working to boost research and training in advanced manufacturing, utilizing the manufacturing hub of the Quad-Cities and support from the communities there.
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Brooklyn Draisey, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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8/28/24
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A new school year means new faces, and at North Scott High School this year, students can expect to see another new staff member patrolling the halls.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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8/27/24
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The Iowa Department of Education has received $276,000 in federal funding to further its and partner organizations’ efforts to help more students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.
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8/21/24
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Members of the Rotary Club of North Scott gathered at the Quad Cities International Airport on Aug. 14 to welcome Sofia Munoz, who will be a foreign exchange student at North Scott High School this year as part of Rotary Youth Exchange.
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8/21/24
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As North Scott students head back to class this Friday, some high school students will help chart a new course for the school’s foreign languages department.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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8/20/24
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All elementary school students and families are invited to unpack backpacks, 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22, and junior and high school families may attend open houses the day before school begins.
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8/14/24
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