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WIU – Quad Cities Presents Earth Hour Every Wednesday Night

March 6th, 2024
WIU – Quad Cities Presents Earth Hour Every Wednesday Night

Western Illinois University’s Quad Cities campus will host a series of presentations, films and panels from 5-6 p.m. each Wednesday night during the Spring 2020 semester. This series will focus on informative topics in relation to Earth Day. The public is invited to attend. Here are the upcoming presentations:   February 5 – Climate and Weather – Eric Sorensen, WQAD Meteorologist (RH 111)   February 19 – To Save Nature is to Save Ourselves: Surviving Mass Extinction – Joel Vanderbush, Curator of Conservation & Education, Niabi Zoo.   February 26 – American... Read More

Rock Island High School Young Entrepreneurs Win In Pitch Competition

March 5th, 2024
Rock Island High School Young Entrepreneurs Win In Pitch Competition

Rock Island schools’ INCubadatoredu students have been busy! Last Thursday RIHS team The Swaver was the opening act of Fortress Bank’s 2nd annual Bank Tank Entrepreneur pitch competition. The team represented represented the district very well. Swaver is a product you put in your toilet tank that reduces the amount of water flushed, thereby saving both water and money. They received a $5,000 donation to our Incubatoredu program. Then over the weekend, three teams of Incubatoredu Entrepreneurship students had tables at the Black Expo held at Southpark Mall. They did a great job working... Read More

Davenport Kindergarten Roundup Coming Wednesday, March 6

March 5th, 2024
Davenport Kindergarten Roundup Coming Wednesday, March 6

Kindergarten Round-Up will be held on Wednesday, March 6th at your neighborhood school! Families will learn about the routines of the school and meet key staff members. To find your home school, visit https://tinyurl.com/24-25schoolmap and enter your home address. We can’t wait to welcome our new kindergarteners to the District!  Read More

Bettendorf High School Robotics Teams Win Awards At Iowa State Championship

March 4th, 2024
Bettendorf High School Robotics Teams Win Awards At Iowa State Championship

Bettendorf FTC robotics teams competed in the Iowa State Championship with great success. Team UBett received the 3rd place Control award for excellence in software and robot control, and Team TopBot was the 1st pick for the semi-finalist alliance in the robot game.  Read More

Rock Island High School 2011 State Champions Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

March 4th, 2024
Rock Island High School 2011 State Champions Inducted Into Hall Of Fame

Congratulations to the Rock Island High School IHSA Boys’ Basketball State Champions in Class 3A in 2011 who will be inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at 5:30. The team members and the coaching staff will be recognized at a banquet held on the campus of Illinois State University at CEFCU Arena. There is also a reception for inductees starting at 2:15, and they each received 1 complimentary ticket to the banquet. Players, managers, and coaches from the team should reach out to Coach Thom Sigel by cell,... Read More

Huang Steps Down as Western Illinois University President, Mindrup Named Interim President

March 4th, 2024
Huang Steps Down as Western Illinois University President, Mindrup Named Interim President

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University President Guiyou Huang has announced his departure from the University March 31. Pending the approval of the Board of Trustees, Vice President of Quad Cities Campus Operations Kristi Mindrup will serve as interim president, effective Monday, April 1. “I am incredibly grateful for the honor of serving as the 12th president of WIU. While we have faced many challenges, we have also overcome many. I appreciate the opportunity I was given to lead this great institution, and I know that the future is full of possibilities for WIU. It... Read More

Edison Junior High Chess Team Competes At Illinois Tournament

March 1st, 2024
Edison Junior High Chess Team Competes At Illinois Tournament

Edison’s Chess Team competed in the IESA State Chess Tournament this past weekend! They competed in 8 matches each on Friday and Saturday. Some of these students had never played Chess until this year when they joined the Chess Club – a part of the 21st CCLC Lights On For Learning Programs at Edison. They competed against 53 schools and came in the top half at 22!! Congratulations to Connor Schultz, Ywa Pweh, Brandi Lee, Mykal Holliday, Chris Pedroza, Colby Howser, Adonius Harmon, Anthony Moa, Joseph Tavernier, Ryan Hearn and Bri Schrempf. They are Coached by Troy Copeland and Tim Carroll.  Read More

Bettendorf High School Boys Basketball Team Qualifies For Iowa State Tournament

February 29th, 2024
Bettendorf High School Boys Basketball Team Qualifies For Iowa State Tournament

Congratulations to Coach Clark and the BHS Boys Basketball team for their win over Iowa City West in overtime and qualifying for state!  Read More

Davenport Schools ProStart Students Compete Against Other Iowa Schools

February 29th, 2024
Davenport Schools ProStart Students Compete Against Other Iowa Schools

DCSD ProStart students recently attended the 2024 Iowa ProStart Invitational to compete against other schools across Iowa. They took home second place in the Iowa 2024 ProStart Invitational Culinary Team and in Management, and the cake decorating team did beautiful work! Read more about the 2024 Iowa ProStart Invitational here: https://bit.ly/48HcK5a  Read More

Rock Island High School Students Granted Money Through Entrepreneur Pitch Competition

February 28th, 2024
Rock Island High School Students Granted Money Through Entrepreneur Pitch Competition

Rock Island High School INCubadatoredu students have been busy! Last Thursday RIHS team The Swaver was the opening act of Fortress Bank’s 2nd annual Bank Tank Entrepreneur pitch competition. The team represented represented the district very well. Swaver is a product you put in your toilet tank that reduces the amount of water flushed, thereby saving both water and money. They received a $5,000 donation to our Incubatoredu program. Then over the weekend, three teams of Incubatoredu Entrepreneurship students had tables at the Black Expo held at Southpark Mall. They did a great job working... Read More