Mashed potatoes and pizza are popular foods on their own. But a group of students in Jan Garland’s fourth-grade class at Walcott Elementary School took a chance and combined the two, winning a statewide agriculture contest in the process. more

200 South, North Scott’s premier jazz choir, earned a Division I rating and a near-perfect score at the State Jazz Choir Festival, held Feb. 5 at North Scott. more

On Thursday, Feb. 29, members of the cast and crew of Lancer Productions' upcoming "Beauty and the Beast" gathered to help unload costumes, props and set pieces that were purchased from a school in Florida. more

Changes are coming for North Scott's childcare program, director Theresa Tobin told the school board Monday. more

Longtime North Scott High School principal Shane Knoche has been hired as the new shared superintendent for the Calamus-Wheatland and Bennett school districts. more

The Calamus-Wheatland Community School District and Bennett Community School District School Boards have named Shane Knoche as the districts’ next shared superintendent. more

As the North Scott speech team’s season hits the midway point, it has already received a number of special recognitions at large group events. more

A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion event will be held 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29, in the North Scott High School Library. more

An informational forum on Gov. Reynolds' proposed changes to Area Education Agencies will be held at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the DeWitt Community Library, 917 Fifth Ave. Panelists will include Mississippi Bend AEA Chief Administrator John Speer, Mississippi Bend AEA Director of Education Services Shane Williams, AEA Director of Special Education Kim Hofmann, and area superintendents. more

Career Development Events gives FFA students a chance to get involved with something they’re interested in and they can build a career out of it. These competitions are super beneficial for new members to get engaged, see what their interests might be, and give them that agriculture exposure. It’s an amazing career exploration experience. more

If you could go back to your High School FFA days, what advice would you give yourself? more

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds welcomes North Scott students to her office, along with Reps. Luanna Stoltenberg and Norlin Mommsen, Scott County supervisor John Maxwell, county planning and zoning board member Joan Maxwell and superintendent Joe Stutting. more

North Scott FFA is open to students from other districts. I was one of those many students along with my friends Molly and Hailey. Hailey and I both come from a different district that didn’t offer FFA, but it was something we were very interested in more

In the final day before the first legislative deadline, House lawmakers passed a school funding proposal for the upcoming school year — as well as a measure to increase teacher salaries. more

North Scott FFA leader and ag instructor Jacob Hunter leads the first students into the district's Regional Innovation Center under construction on Eldridge's South First Street. more

This Sunday will be North Scott Junior High’s turn to bring a children’s classic to the stage, as students present the annual musical, “A Year With Frog and Toad.” more

A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion event will be held from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29, in the North Scott High School Library. more

Two North Scott High School choir members, Anna Sophia Council and Grace Gephart, were chosen for the Midwest American Choral Directors Honor Choir, held this past weekend in Omaha. more

Education advocates this week urged Iowa lawmakers to set the funding rate for public schools quickly to help school districts budget for the upcoming school year amid other potential education funding changes. more

North Scott School District’s $5.5 million expansion of Shepard Elementary will bring more staff to a school with room to welcome additional Eldridge and Long Grove students. more