Congratulations to the Davenport West Speech and Debate National Qualifiers, Elliot Griffith in Dramatic Interpretation and Trinity Merrick in Informative Speaking! They will compete at the National Tournament in Des Moines in June.
Students in Edison Jr. High’s Publications Class are taking on a new project this year. For eighth grader Nora Clark, it was an easy decision. “That’s all I really talk about is shoes,” said Nora. The elevation behind sneakers is the topic she chose for her podcast. Nora and the rest of her classmates in […]
The LeClaire Community Library will be recarpeted and painted in February 2024, with preparations underway now. This project will result in a unified color palette throughout the building, and better flow and flexibility in the library space. It was financed by the City of LeClaire, with assistance from the Friends of LeClaire Community Library. This […]
Friendship Manor has partnered with the Rock Island Community Foundation to be their FIRST nonprofit entity to establish an Agency Endowment Fund with the Foundation. This Endowment Fund will help support Friendship Manor’s charitable care mission, enabling the Manor to continue its hallmark virtue of never asking a resident to leave, simply because they’ve outlived […]
Congratulations to the Rock Island Debate team for their outstanding performance at Saturday’s tournament. Competing against the top programs in the state, the Rocks took home three team sports trophies and three additional individual medals. Leading the way for the Rocks was the team of Olivia Seidlitz and Haleigh Laud who finished the day with […]
Shout out to Bettendorf High School Robotics Teams!! Both teams advance to state! . UBett won the Innovate Award. Top Bot won the Design Award! Way to go Robotics!
The Rocks wrestled at Wharton Field House last night in the Western Big Six Conference Tournament, taking 2nd as a team, finishing just behind Quincy. Individual placers were Mauricio Parker (3rd), Truth Vesey (1st), Merrick Stockwell (3rd), Daniel McGhee (1st), Antonio Parker (1st), Amare Overton (1st), Rowan Stockwell (3rd), and Andrew Marquez (1st).
The Rock Island High School Girls’ Wrestling Team took 9th out of 33 teams today at the IHSA Regional! Placing in the top 6 and moving on to Sectionals are Lucy Mass (4th), Sanaa Hampton (3rd), and Courtney Walls (2nd).
QCAWC is proud to be partnering with Pets for the Elderly! Seniors, 60 years old and older, can adopt an adult dog for a reduced adoption fee of $50 and adopt an adult cat for a reduced adoption fee is $25. Help us make the difference in the lives of seniors and the lives of […]
The Rock Island Rocks battled today at the Bob Lueders invite in Clinton, IA against top ranked wrestlers from IL, IA, and WI. The team took 7th out of 21 and individual placers were Mauricio Parker (4th), Truth Vesey (2nd), Merrick Stockwell (5th), Daniel McGhee (1st), Temar Hudson (7th), Antonio Parker (6th), Amare Overton (1st), […]
