WQAD TV-8 meteorologist, James Zahara, visited the kindergarten students art Wilson Elementary Tuesday afternoon (December 17, 2013). Zahara held 100 kindergarten students enthralled as he explained how they could use their own observation skills to help predict the weather. He spoke about various types of weather events he has covered in his career and also gave students tips for staying safe in a storm or flash flood.… Read more

The first annual Children’s Villages Holiday Musical took place at the Putnam Museum on December 12^th.  Preschool students from Buchanan, Hayes, Hoover, and West Children’s Villages had a blast as they ate pizza and cookies, met Santa and other special guests, and ultimately treated the crowd of 1,050 attendees to holiday favorites such as “Jingle Bells” and “I’m a Little Snowman.”… Read more

Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz recently visited West High to discuss the office of Secretary of State with government students. He also spoke about the national “Rock the Vote” program that encourages voter registration and participation by young people. During the visit, students participated in a mock presidential convention and Kyle Verdon and Libby Burken gave Mr. Schultz a tour of the student-run Dutrac Credit Union.… Read more

The Central High School Brass Quintet, led by Alex Wilga, performed a medley of traditional holiday carols Monday, December 16, 2013, at the Achievement Service Center to an appreciative audience. Kicking off with “Deck the Halls”, the group also played a number of holiday favorites including “Hark the Herald Angels Sing,” “The First Noel,” Joy to the World,” “Silent Night,” Good King Wenceslas,” and their finale “We Wish You a … Read more

Approximately 30 students in the Sudlow TIGERS group gathered with their mentors in the school cafeteria on Wednesday, December 11, 2013 to make holiday ornaments. TIGERS, an acronym that stands for Taking Interest Guarantees Everyone Reaches Success, pairs at-risk students in grades 6-8 with mentors who work at Sudlow as teachers, para educators and administrators. The program began during the 2012-2013 school year with approximately 15 “TIGERS” and has grown … Read more

Students from both North and West High’s upper-level Spanish classes recently had the opportunity to visit the Art Institute of Chicago. This field trip was partially made possible by the Davenport School Foundation’s Great Minds Program. Led by expert docents provided by the museum, students were able to view important works of art from famous Hispanic artists like Diego Velazquez, El Greco, and Diego Rivera, while learning about their … Read more

The Davenport Central Blue Illusion Dance Team competed at the Iowa State Dance Team Association (ISDTA) State Competition.  The team did something no other dance team at Central has ever done, brought home 3 Division I ratings and a Distinguished Academic award for a cumulative GPA of 3.5-4.0.  The team earned the highest scores in school history.  The Iowa State competition is the biggest state competition in the Nation with … Read more

It’s been a great year for the West High School Coed Cheerleading Team!  As we mentioned back in mid-November, the team was crowned Grand Champions for the second year in a row at the Spartan Challenge competition in Dubuque, while also winning the stunt competition against every other school in the competition.  Since then, the students have been crowned 2013 Large Co-ed State Champions and 2013 Large Co-ed Regional … Read more

Mrs. Cook’s 2nd grade class at Buchanan Elementary has been working on the writing standards of 2.W.3 and 2.W.5, which involve writing a story that includes a topic sentence, details, and a conclusion. Students went through the revision and writing process by preparing a rough draft, making corrections, and writing a final copy. The writing topic was on a subject near to many of the second grader’s hearts: “How Do … Read more

The North High School Music Department will be holding an Open House Concert on Monday, December 16 at 7pm in the Paul J. Holzworth Performing Arts Center. This concert is free and open to the public.

The event will feature performing ensembles from the band, choir and orchestra, as well as a combined selection that will feature every music student at North HS on stage at the same time. The … Read more

Students in Tara Rommel’s Life Skills class had a visit from a Quad-City Times reporter on Thursday, December 5, 2013 as they worked together to prepare a holiday meal and celebrate their recent Festival of Trees “Best in Show” win for their tree entry “Making Spirits Bright.”

The West High School Life Skills program teaches special education students practical, daily living skills that can include meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, and … Read more