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  • #SCCSD Kudos Recognition: Tamie Farrer

    Oct 30, 2019No Comments
    Kudos to Tamie Farrer (Preschool Teacher | Bryant Elementary) “Tamie is a leader within her classroom and with the other preschool teachers at Bryant. This year, she is working with new classroom paras and two new preschool teachers. She worked hard this summer to prepare for this school year. She participated in a book study, ... READ MORE

  • Chuck Swaggerty donates first round of coats to local elementary school

    Oct 30, 2019No Comments
    Chuck Swaggerty donates winter coats to Leeds Elementary students Photo by Brett Funke KTIV
    Kids in Sioux City got some much-needed winter gear on Tuesday. For the fourth year in a row, Chuck Swaggerty is donating coats to Sioux City Schools. Tuesday, he dropped off twenty coats to Leeds Elementary. Swaggerty said he began donating after watching students, at his children’s school, walk through snow and sub-freezing temperatures to ... READ MORE

  • Sioux City West High participates in the Iowa Youth Straw Poll

    Oct 30, 2019No Comments
    Students at West High Participate in the Iowa Youth Straw Poll Photo By Leslie London KTIV
    Iowa law allows 17-year-olds to register to vote in the Iowa caucuses and participate in the June primary elections if they will be eighteen by November 3, 2020. Secretary of State Paul Pate created an experience designed to inspire civic engagement among those youths, called The Iowa Youth Straw Poll. “They send us the ballots, ... READ MORE

  • Sioux City East High administrator wins state honor

    Oct 29, 2019No Comments
    BJ Koch Honored as the IASC Administrator of the Year 2019
    B.J. Koch, the Sioux City East High School assistant principal and activities director, has been named the 2019 Iowa Association of Student Councils High School Administrator of the Year. Koch received the honor at the Iowa Student Leadership Conference in Des Moines on Monday. He was nominated by the East High Student Council, and has ... READ MORE

  • Siouxland leaders attend 16th Tri-State Governors’ Conference

    Oct 25, 2019No Comments
    Tri-State Governors speak at the annual conference
    Governors from Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska gathered at Dakota Dunes Monday afternoon for the 16th annual Tri-State Governors’ Conference. Many of the discussions were focused on how to recruit skilled labors, ethanol production, and flood preparedness for the area. “Like hearing the same message about, this is what we think as a region we ... READ MORE

  • Students Get OSHA Safety Certifications

    Oct 25, 2019No Comments
    Students receive scissor lift certification through the Sioux City Career Academy
    Students in the construction pathway at the Sioux City Career Academy have three more items on their resumes. They're now certified to operate scissors lifts and forklifts and also have an OSHA safety certification. The students got some practical training with the lifts outside West High. Their teachers say this certification gives them a leg ... READ MORE

  • Students at Hunt Elementary take part in “Community Arts Day”

    Oct 25, 2019No Comments
    Students at Hunt A+ Arts Elementary play the drums for Community Arts Day
    Sioux City's arts-focused elementary school gave students a chance to experience different forms of art on Thursday. It was "Community Arts Day" at Hunt A+ Arts Elementary with artists, musicians and dancers all showing students different forms of art and how they create and perform. "Being an A+ school, we focus on arts integration in ... READ MORE