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Baylee Rees, a senior at Davenport
West High School, has been declared a
National Winner in the American Society of
Newspaper Editors/Quill and Scroll 2009
International Writing and Photo Contest.
Her winning entry in the Feature Story category
was titled “Comedy Sportz,” which appeared in
the West High school newspaper, the Beak ‘n’
Eye. She is co-editor-in-chief of the paper.
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The Davenport Community School District
initiated an intermediate cross-country program
in the fall of 2008. We currently have two team;
the Flyers who are comprised of students from
Smart, Williams and Walcott and the Harriers are
comprised of students from Young, Sudlow and
Wood. The inaugural season went well for both
teams. Fifty students competed on the combined
teams and the athletic department anticipates
increased interest in 2009.
These pictures were taken at the Pleasant Valley
Challenge at Crow Creek Park on September 6th,
2008; the team in red is the Davenport Flyers
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Congratulations
to Joel Franken and six Jackson
Elementary art students!
Joel is to be commended for the high quality
of his arts instruction bringing students to
this level of excellence—and for his strong
professional connections and efforts with state
and national arts organizations and initiatives.
We are proud that Joel is a National Board
Certified Art Educator.
Congratulations to six Jackson Elementary
Students for having their art work accepted in
the 2009 Youth Art Month Exhibit to be shown at
the State Historical Building the month of
March. The show has 100 pieces of art work K-12
from over 50 schools in Iowa.
The following students had work selected:
First Grade- Kyle Antle, Tony Kordick and
Dawson Metcalf
Second Grade- Marcell Kirk
Third Grade- Heather Statz and Emily Jones
All six students will be honored with a special
recognition reception at 1:00 PM, February 28th
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At the Rockwell Collins FIRST LEGO League
Regional Qualifying Tournament "Climate
Connections" in Cedar Rapids on Saturday,
December 13, 2008, the Williams Intermediate
School Climate Cavaliers - Team 838 - won
First Place in the Robot Performance category.
Out of 39 teams at one of 6 regional qualifiers
in the state of Iowa, the Climate Cavaliers
earned the top score in the robot game
challenge. The team performed very well in each
of the "Climate Connections" competition
categories. Team members are thrilled to have
won first place for their robot's performance. |
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The Davenport Community School District
was one of six school districts that were
honored by the State Board of Education for
improving gaps in student achievement.
Davenport, Fort Dodge, Keokuk, Marshalltown,
Norwalk and Waterloo community school districts
each received a Breaking Barriers to Learning
and Teaching Award, which was created by the
State Board of Education to recognize successful
efforts to eliminate achievement gaps by
improving instruction, curriculum and programs,
and professional development opportunities for
school staff.
“Reducing the disparity in academic performance
between groups of students is essential here in
Iowa. It is a goal of the State Board of
Education to ensure that all students in the
state are prepared to succeed,” said State Board
of Education President Rosie Hussey. “I am
honored to recognize those districts that are
making substantial strides in doing just that.”
Districts earned the award if they made
significant improvement among any subgroup of
students in at least one grade level and
subject, without allowing any other subgroup of
students to decline significantly.
The Davenport Community Schools is being awarded
for reducing achievement gaps among seventh- and
eighth-grade special education students in math,
and fourth-, fifth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade
special education students in reading. The
district’s work on early identification of
student needs through diagnostic assessments and
appropriate interventions helped with this
achievement. Another factor was the district’s
instructional model that allows students with
behavior disorders to spend the majority of
their day in the general education setting. In
addition, collaborative teaching occurs across
the district with special education teachers and
their general education partner. And these
teachers set high expectations. Staff
development helps support teachers in developing
a belief in setting high expectations for all
students.
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Fillmore student visits KWQC to learn about
weather forecasting and news broadcasting. |
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