By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor It’s always nice to get two for one, and this weekend, North Scott High School is presenting quite a deal. The school’s drama department is offering its … [Read more...]
Children’s Theater takes NS stage: Student-directed plays feature adolescent themes in this weekend’s production
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Telling their stories: NS junior focuses on the Holocaust for History Day projects
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By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor Unknowingly, a young Jewish girl brought the realities of the Holocaust to the world’s attention, as her private journal became a best-selling book after her … [Read more...]
March 26 school board recap: early childhood program could come to an end
March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Jeff Montgomery NSP Staff Writer Time could be running out for the North Scott School District’s popular program for 2- and 3-year-olds. Superintendent Jeff Schwiebert put forth a plan … [Read more...]
Schroeder’s status still up in the air
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By Jeff Montgomery NSP Staff Writer Monday’s board meeting came and went with no mention of North Scott girls’ varsity basketball coach Larry Schroeder. Schroeder’s future as head … [Read more...]
North Scott teacher injured in single-vehicle accident on I-80
March 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Jeff Montgomery NSP Staff Writer Efforts by the Iowa State Patrol to stop a fleeing motorist nearly ended in tragedy when a vehicle left the roadway on Interstate 80 near the intersection … [Read more...]
Upper Iowa opens QC campus: ribbon cutting set for March 22 in Bettendorf
March 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor “Knowledge is power, and at Upper Iowa University, the power is always on.” So says a promotional brochure from the educational institution, and it’s … [Read more...]
‘Pompadours & Poodle Skirts’: pictures from Junior High play rehearsal
March 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
North Scott Junior High students, whose parents weren't born until the 1960s and '70s, are embracing the 1950s in their production of "Pompadours & Poodle Skirts." The musical will take the … [Read more...]
Walcott woman named president of Scott Community College
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dr. Teresa Paper has been named the new president for Scott Community College (SCC). She was introduced to the media and public March 13 by Eastern Iowa Community College's (EICC) chancellor Dr. Don … [Read more...]
Battle of the books: students square off in literary battle (full PHOTO GALLERY)
March 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Reading 21 chapter books in a single year is an accomplishment worth celebrating all on its own. But studying those books well enough to answer questions about specific characters, quotes and action … [Read more...]
NS speech team sets record: ‘Speechies’ earn All-State honors for five entries
March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor North Scott High School’s speech team — 52 members strong — has set a new school record for the number of events qualifying for All-State … [Read more...]
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