Academics

Students from the Sioux City Community School District are out of school for now. But, that isn't stopping their art teachers from offering class remotely. Melanie Weltz, an art teacher at Morningside Elementary, started a YouTube channel called "MrsWeltzArt" to offer students art lessons while they are out of school because of the Coronavirus. Now, ... READ MORE

Schools across Siouxland have closed their doors to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, causing students to miss four weeks of instructional time. Excessive amounts of days off of school can cause students to lose some of their reading and math skills that they achieved through the school year. That’s why it’s important for students ... READ MORE

A Siouxland school is using a special floor to help its students. On Wednesday morning, Loess Hills Computer Programming Elementary School introduced a sensory floor to see how it would transform some of its youngest minds. The sensory hallway gives kids an opportunity to get out of the classroom and give their brains a break. ... READ MORE

Some local high school students will have the chance to help their peers recognize mental illness, and help those that are suffering. Sophomore at Sioux City West High School will take part in "Teen Mental Health First Aid." West High School is one of 35 nationwide to get the program that is part of Lady ... READ MORE

Elementary students in Sioux City showed off their experimental design skills. Bryant 4th graders performed an egg-drop experiment, using everything from balloons to stuffed animals to hopefully keep their egg from breaking. Tova Natwick, a 4th-grade teacher at Bryant, said these types of hands-on activities give every student an opportunity to have success in the ... READ MORE

Students in Sioux City's Career Academy got a lesson from a four-legged teacher Monday. Lomar the horse made his way to downtown Sioux City for a demonstration and hands-on learning experience for members of Sioux City's Future Farmers of America program. "This hands-on experiential learning that we strive for in agricultural education," said FFA Advisor ... READ MORE

SIOUX CITY — Cameron Keleher can’t see very well and his movement is somewhat restricted. However, the West Middle School eighth-grader is the star of his own video. Except in the finished product, you won’t be able to see him at all. That’s because Cameron is wearing a green suit in front of a green … READ MORE

West Middle School seventh graders in Sioux City presented their innovative analog clock, which incorporates math, on Thursday. Sharon Russell, their teacher, said each student reinvented their own clock, by replacing the numbers with formulas. The variables of those equations, when solved, are the missing numbers on the clock. Russell said the project was part ... READ MORE