Davenport Community School District is proud to have hosted Steps to Success Week, a journey towards ensuring all our students are prepared for their postsecondary goals. It was incredible to witness our juniors dive into capstone testing, a crucial step in supporting their secondary goals. Thank you to all the students, teachers, staff, and the Davenport Schools Foundation who made this week such a success!  Read More

The Central Mock Trial teams rocked the regional competition at St. Ambrose earlier this week!  The Blue team won the bid to the 2024 Iowa High School Mock Trial Tournament in Des Moines on March 28-30!  Congratulations to our hardworking students, many of whom were recognized as outstanding attorneys or witnesses. This marks their second consecutive year making it to the state level!  Read More

The district’s F.A.C.E (Family and Community Engagement) recognizes parents/guardians who are making a positive impact in our school district and community. Schools can nominate a parent/guardian who goes above and beyond to support the needs of children, our school, and/or our community. The winner receives a gift card, a bunt cake, and a sign that can be displayed outside their residence.   Doug and Cathy Mason – RICMS – Rita Entsminger The Mason’s have gone above and beyond to make sure each classroom their child is in has all needs taken care of. This has gone on for... Read More

Visit Quad Cities is pleased to announce the 2024 Patty Viverito Emerging Leader Scholarship recipients. Named in honor of Patty Viverito, former senior associate commissioner at the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and MVC football commissioner, the program recognizes female student-athletes who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership characteristics and community engagement. Applicants were tasked with submitting a 500-word essay detailing their leadership experience, volunteerism and sports participation. With an award of $1,000 per student, the program provides support and empowerment... Read More

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

Congressman Eric Sorensen has invited local veteran Leo “Doc” Kaalberg as his guest for the President’s State of the Union Address to Congress on Thursday, March 7. Kaalberg served as a combat medic in the 1st Infantry Division, completing four tours and earning the Purple Heart twice.  “As a trusted voice for the people of Central and Northwestern Illinois, it is my responsibility to make sure that my neighbor’s stories are heard here in Washington,” said Sorensen. “I am excited to have Leo join me as my guest to this year’s State of the Union Address, where he gets the chance... Read More

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

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

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

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