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  • High School Curriculum Update Per Financial Literacy Guidance Bill

    May 06, 2019No Comments
    In response to a new bill passed by Governor Kim Reynolds during the 2018 legislative session, the Sioux City Community School District will be making some curriculum updates that will impact many high school students. This is an overview of the changes required by the bill and the steps the District will be taking to ... READ MORE

  • Leeds Elementary students experience school from the pioneer days

    Apr 17, 2019No Comments

    Some young Siouxland students got to take a trip back in time on Tuesday, April 17. Leeds Elementary students took time to visit Fairview School.  The schoolhouse, more than a century old, is located on Country Club Boulevard in Sioux City. Students got to experience a school day just like it would have been all those years ago … READ MORE

  • SCPD SWAT brings a heavy piece of machinery to North High School

    Apr 17, 2019No Comments
    What do you get when physics and police work come together? A giant vehicle and a great learning opportunity. The Sioux City Police Response Vehicle was at Sioux City's North High School Tuesday, April 16. His dad is on the police force and he asked if the vehicle could stop by. Ryan Bertrand of SCPD ... READ MORE

  • Sioux City juniors take ACT for free during school day

    Apr 17, 2019No Comments

    Taking the ACT exam is a traditional part of a student’s transition from high school to college. But for some, the cost associated with taking the test and the transportation needed to get to the testing site can be a deterrent. On Tuesday, 1,000 juniors in the Sioux City Community School District got the opportunity … READ MORE

  • IA Agriculture Secretary meets with Career Academy students

    Apr 10, 2019No Comments

    On Wednesday Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig spoke with students at the Career Academy in Sioux City about the future of ag in the Hawkeye State. He learned about the new agriculture pathway the academy offers to its students. The program is still in its infancy, offering just one class right now focused on animals. … READ MORE

  • Perry Creek Elementary students become a ‘wax museum’ of famous figures

    Mar 29, 2019No Comments

    SIOUX CITY — Elvis has not left the building. In fact, “The King of Rock and Roll” was spotted inside Perry Creek Elementary School Friday morning, where fifth-graders had the opportunity to impersonate their favorite historical figures. “I chose Elvis Presley because he seemed like a cool dude,” Beau Smallcomb said, wearing a vintage 1970s white jumpsuit … READ MORE

  • SCCSD students travel to NASA for Space Settlement Design Competition

    Mar 28, 2019No Comments

    Last weekend, 15 SCCSD students stepped into the shoes of aerospace industry professionals as they traveled to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas to design a facility in space. The annual Regional Space Settlement Design Competition organizes participating students into four competing teams, or “companies”, to design a facility in space that will accommodate … READ MORE