As the North Scott School District works to update its strategic plan, superintendent Joe Stutting says he is looking for feedback from families. more

The Scott County, Iowa, Democratic Party is excited to announce the availability of the Kirschbaum-Fitzsimmons Scott County Democrats Scholarship. This scholarship honors the lives of two of the county’s best known and best loved elected officials. more

While the North Scott Childcare Program has started to turn a corner, it’s not fully out of the woods yet. more

Two Iowa lawmakers have urged the Iowa Board of Regents to deny the University of Iowa’s request to form a new school that would include programs in African American studies, gender, sexuality and women’s studies, Native American and Indigenous studies and more. more

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra is pleased to announce that Nicolas Propes, North Scott Junior High band director, has been named the inaugural Quad City Symphony Orchestra (QCSO) Music Teacher Award winner for the 2024-2025 school year. Nicolas was nominated by fellow music educator at NSJH, Ashley Knobloch. Propes will be recognized at QCSO events throughout the season and will receive two Masterworks Season Subscriptions as a thank you for his dedication to music education in the Quad Cities. more

North Scott school resource officer Garrett Jahns and Music Boosters Carrie LaPlante and Beth Ann Anderson were honored with Lancer Pride Awards. more

As the North Scott School District prepares to wrap up a series of Vision 2025 projects, it is also looking ahead to new facilities improvements. more

Google hosted four Online Safety Roadshow assemblies throughout Eastern Iowa communities to help students learn how to stay smart and safe online. Sixth through eighth grade students at North Scott Jr. High, Central DeWitt Middle School and Clinton Middle School participated in assemblies throughout the week. more

The North Scott School Board will hold a virtual town hall at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The meeting will be streamed from the Administration Building on the district’s YouTube channel. Chat will be enabled, and questions and comments will be taken from citizens. more

Leadership of the North Scott School Board is unchanged after the board’s annual organizational meeting. more

Lancer Productions’ mainstage performance of “Radium Girls” was just one of many highlights from the Iowa Thespian Festival, held Nov. 15-16 at the University of Northern Iowa. more

Success begets success, and the North Scott High School Music Department had another successful year at All-State Auditions. Fourteen students were chosen for the choir and two for the band. more

Larry Schroeder, who lives on West Valley Drive in Eldridge, shared concerns about the district’s request to rezone two parcels of land directly across the street from Ed White from R-1 Single Family Residential and R-2 Two-Family Residential to R-3 Multiple Family Residential with a Planned Residential Overlay. more

Drake University will offer two new financial aid options for certain students, with the hopes of expanding educational opportunities for those seeking associate or bachelor’s degrees. more

Consistency and collaboration are the keys to North Scott’s behavior reporting. more

The North Scott School District has received the Mental Health Matters Award, which will be presented Nov. 1 at the Bethany for Children and Families Community Celebration. The recognition comes as a result of ongoing efforts to advocate for mental health services for students. more

Prior to the regular meeting, North Scott School Board members held a facilities work session with representatives of contracting companies working of the district’s major projects, including Bruce Builders. The session was scheduled in response to calls for greater transparency from board members at the Oct. 14 meeting. At that meeting, the board learned electrical components that were supposed to have been installed in the welding/metals building in advance of its scheduled August opening had yet to arrive. more

North Scott High School is looking to improve ways teachers can assist students in need of academic intervention. more

High school principal Andrew Lehn and junior high principal Chad Jones gave a presentation on the District’s Career and Academic Planning (DCAP) and Individual Career Development Plans (ICAP) programs at the North Scott School Board’s Oct. 14 meeting. more

Following Luther College President Jenifer Ward’s announcement of her plans to retire at the conclusion of the current academic year, the Decorah private college has named its provost as president-elect. more