Rock Island High School Seniors have been named Illinois State Scholars! The State Scholars are honored annually by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission for exceptional academic achievement. The students represent approximately the top ten percent of high school seniors from 737 high schools across the state of Illinois. Honorees are chosen based on a combination of exemplary ACT or SAT test scores and sixth-semester class rank. Congratulations to the following students: – Jackson Bennett – Kal Boswell – Jett Brandt – Leah Conner – Eva Essman – Dah... Read More

The Davenport West High School Diamond Dancers achieved great success at the Iowa State Dance/Drill Team Association (ISDTA) State Dance Team Championships last Friday. The team received a Distinguished Academic Award (3.5-4.0 Team GPA), 7th place in Class IV Lyrical, 6th place in Class XIV Pom, and 4th place in Class III Kick. Junior Addison Aleksiejczyk also placed 2nd in Class X Solos, which is the highest soloist placing in school history! Congratulations to the Davenport West High School Diamond Dancers on their achievements!  Read More

A Washington Jr. High student got to have her wish come true! Markelah Hicks suffers from diabetes and wanted to meet a princess so the staff at WJHS made it happen! They reached out to Miss Iowa, Alysa Goethe and she stopped by the school. Miss Iowa who also suffers from diabetes shared her story with Health, AVID, and Functional classrooms. She of course met Markelah!  Read More

This week, 90 students from Central, North, and West attended a Trades Fair at the Iowa National Guard. They learned about careers and apprenticeship opportunities in a variety of different trades. This was a great event to kick off the National Apprenticeship Week!    Read More

Please share this out for me friends, I am teaming up with Centennial Home Improvement, LLC this year for a very special cause. As you all know the cold has hit us here in the Quad Cities and we want to help keep you and your family warm. The team at Centennial Home Improvement would like to offer brand new coats, gloves, and hats to those in need this season. Check the comment section below to see some of the jackets we will be handing out for Men, Womens and Kiddos. No questions asked, no judgements made, if you are in need of a new coat, hat and gloves please email or direct message us here... Read More

Congratulations to the following musicians from Rock Island High School who have been selected by audition for this year’s ILMEA All-State Festival in Peoria (January 24-27)! They will be rehearsing and performing with student-musicians from all over the state of Illinois. All-State Vocal Jazz Kal Boswell (12) Bass Noemi Figueroa-Salinas (11) Alto All-State Chorus Nathan Anderson (9) Tenor 1 Lauren Groene (12) Soprano 1 Nyx King (11) Alto 1 All-State Honors Chorus Thom Elliott Jr. (11) Tenor 2 Carly LeMaster (12) Soprano 2 Tyler Whitten (10) Bass 2 All-State Band Joseph Brown... Read More

You are never too old to love and be loved! November is National Senior Pet Month. The Quad City Animal Welfare Center is dedicated to helping and promoting senior pets in finding a loving and permanent home. Forbidden Dragons & Dragonflies are sponsoring a Senior-to-Senior Adoption Special. Senior people who are 55 years old and older can adopt an animal 8 years or older with no adoption fee while funding lasts! Meet our Pet of the Week Sugar. https://qcawc.org/adopt/pet/2023-0962  Read More

Congratulations to Davenport West High School on being selected as a Special Olympics National Banner Unified Champion School! West High School and Central Dewitt Intermediate are the only schools in the entire state of Iowa to receive this recognition. A Unified Champion School that receives national banner recognition is one that has demonstrated a commitment to inclusion by meeting 10 national standards of excellence. Way to go Falcons on this remarkable achievement! Learn more about the National School Recognition Program: https://bit.ly/46tnz9K  Read More

Rock Island High School’s Cultural Club got together to have a Thanksgiving Feast. Students brought food from their cultures to share. Some meals included were Baozi from Thailand, Pan Ducles (Mexican desserts), Arabic pickles, curry dishes, and a lot more! Mr. Mwaga also made a Ugali soup from Kenya. It was a great way to get together and experience another culture.  Read More

The Illinois State Police has issued its first guidebook for officers on how to handle homeless individuals.  It was a joint effort among state police, local police departments, the state of Illinois and Project NOW—who served as a consultant to the effort.  A new digital directory of services will also be unveiled at the news conference.  Law enforcement officers respond to all types of emergencies and social-service related calls among all populations, including people experiencing homelessness.  This guide & digital directory will help officers provide information about resources... Read More