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Local elementary students get a lesson in digital citizenship
Academics
Oct 11, 2019No Comments
Technology in the classroom is an essential part of education today. Keeping student safe is equally as important. That’s why students at Sioux City elementary schools are learning about digital citizenship. This week, fourth-graders at Bryant Elementary are getting an interactive lesson about showing respect online. Teachers tell us the introduction serves as a safe ... READ MORE
Leeds Elementary finds a unique way to encourage students to read
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Oct 04, 2019No Comments
A local elementary school has found a unique way to encourage their students to read! Each student at Leeds Elementary was given the same book Tuesday morning during an assembly and over the next few weeks, teachers will be reading a chapter of that book to their class each day. There will also be trivia ... READ MORE
High School Students attend STEM event
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Sep 20, 2019No Comments
Students from West High School, jumped off a large yellow school bus in Sioux City, Iowa to attend a Science Technology Engineering Math event. They headed into the newly opened Clinic and Communications building on the 185th Air Refueling Wing's Base in Sioux City, Iowa. The 52 students, all freshman from Shelly Nash's Geophysics class, ... READ MORE
Teachers show off summer projects for “Future Ready Showcase”
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Aug 07, 2019No Comments
Ten teams in the Sioux City Community School District shared their projects at the Future Ready Showcase that will help prepare their classroom to be 'future ready'.' The teams unveiled new lessons that they've been working on all summer, to enhance the district's future ready program. Teachers take this opportunity to re-imagine classrooms of the ... READ MORE
Sioux City Community School District hosts CHAMPS training for teachers
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Aug 07, 2019No Comments
Teacher’s around Siouxland are taking steps to address youth behavior and mental health in the classroom. Sioux City’s North High School hosted many of those teachers for a special training session on classroom rules and expectations on Tuesday. More than 100 teachers in The Sioux City Community School District have attended training sessions over the ... READ MORE
East High student takes third in prose at National Speech and Debate Tournament
Academics, Achievements, Announcements, Celebrations
Jun 24, 2019No Comments
A Sioux City high school student on Friday took home third place at the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Dallas, Texas. Max Braunstein, 16, who will be a junior this fall at East High School, won third in prose at the event at the Dallas Sheraton. He read Charlie Fish's short story "Death By ... READ MORE
Sioux City Career Academy students compete in cybersecurity competition
Academics, Achievements, Announcements, Celebrations
Jun 12, 2019No Comments
It may be summer but a handful of Siouxland students are still relying on brain power and their work could land them some national attention. An all-girls team from the Sioux City's career academy is competing in a national cybersecurity championship called Girls Go Cyberstart. The challenge is a game the girls must beat in ... READ MORE
All 3 SCCSD High Schools on the Iowa AP Index of Top 50 Schools
Academics, Achievements, Announcements, Celebrations
Jun 06, 2019No Comments
All three Sioux City Community School District high schools are listed among the state's top 50 high schools on the Iowa Advanced Placement Index. The 2019 Iowa AP Index, compiled and released by the Belin-Blank Center for Gifted Education at the University of Iowa, ranks how well Iowa high schools provide students with the opportunity ... READ MORE

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