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  • Siouxland students compete in Lego League Competition

    Dec 16, 2019No Comments
    Students Compete in Lego League Competition
    Students across Iowa put their skills to the test Saturday for a lego competition. First Lego League hosted their 18th year of competitions in the state. The twelve teams showed off their skills with creating different robots made out of legos, along with an evaluation from the judges. Teams that scored the highest will compete ... READ MORE

  • Sioux City students visit local hospital for Career Exploration Day

    Dec 16, 2019No Comments
    Sioux City Career Academy Students visit MercyOne for Career Exploration Day
    High schoolers interested in the medical field got some exposure a few years early. On Friday, MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center hosted junior and senior healthcare students from the Sioux City Community Schools Career Academy. It was all part of Career Exploration Day. They spent the entire day at the hospital, listening to professionals from a ... READ MORE

  • Sioux City students illuminate reading options by using flashlights

    Dec 16, 2019No Comments
    Students read during Flashlight Friday 2019
    A Sioux City school is taking a unique approach to helping students find an interest in reading. It’s not by offering special books but rather what kids are using to see their favorite book. On Friday, students spent a half-hour with a good book and a flashlight. Flashlight Fridays happen every year in December and ... READ MORE

  • Loess Hills Computer Programming Elementary School students use Legos to learn STEM skills

    Nov 20, 2019No Comments
    Students at Loess Hills Computer Programming Elementary participate in Lego League. Photo by Connor Foster KTIV.
    A Sioux City elementary school is helping to improve the building blocks of student teamwork through Legos. This Tuesday Loess Hills Computer Programming Elementary School students began improving their communication and coding skills with the childhood toy. It’s all part of Lego League, a robotics compeition that helps strengthen STEM skills in children. According to ... READ MORE

  • Sioux City students learn grain bin rescue training skills

    Nov 19, 2019No Comments
    Dozens of Sioux City students got some hands-on learning Monday from the Sioux City Fire Rescue. High school students focused on Agriculture and the Sioux City Career Academy fire students taking a field trip to the Fire and Rescue training center on Monday afternoon. The kids were learning what it feels like to be trapped ... READ MORE

  • Fifth graders explore space through virtual reality

    Nov 07, 2019No Comments
    Morningside STEM fifth graders explore space through virtual reality
    This Friday is National STEM Day, and to celebrate a little early,  fifth graders from a Sioux City school had the chance to explore space through virtual reality. National STEM Day celebrates helping kids advance in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art and math. On Wednesday, Morningside STEM Elementary School students explored the STEM ... READ MORE

  • Local firefighters read to kids

    Nov 05, 2019No Comments
    Sioux City Fire Rescue is expanding its efforts to reach out to kids and build a positive relationship with them. A group of firefighters from Fire Station 3 visited Unity Elementary Monday morning to read to the students in Kindergarten and 1st-grade classes. They're hoping to build trust with kids so they know who to ... READ MORE