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Davenport Community Schools offer free meals for kids this summer
The Davenport Community School District is joining the 2024 Summer Food Service Program, which offers free meals to children 18 and under. "You don't have to be a Davenport community member; you can come from anywhere," Christa Andersen, Davenport Community School District Field Specialist, said. "[There] is no income eligibility, so anyone ages one to eighteen can eat our free meals."
QC area towns get grants for safe schools
New sidewalks and traffic control are coming to Moline, Aledo and Galesburg as part of $9.8 million in new Illinois Department of Transportation grants for local projects to help boost the health and safety of children by making walking and biking to school safer and more accessible. The Safe Routes...
Bettendorf Middle School names new associate principal, dean
Bettendorf Middle School has named a new associate principal and dean of students. Rachael Dierickx will take over as the school’s new associate principal. Dierickx has been with the district since 2007 and is currently the district MTSS facilitator, an administrative role supporting curriculum and professional development, district teams and elementary administration. Previously, Dierickx was an instructional coach at Bettendorf Middle School for four years and spent 12 years teaching language arts and honors language arts. Dierickx has a Master of Education in Educational Administration and principal endorsements from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa.
St. Ambrose University seeing continued student enrollments amid national FAFSA challenges
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - At a time when many higher education institutions are continuing to experience challenges caused by the rollout of the new FAFSA online application process, St. Ambrose University says they’re reporting continued enrollments month over month for undergraduate, transfer and graduate students. “These students are making...
Augie students help more towns with water lines
Augustana College students will canvas 300 Port Byron homes Thursday, June 13, in the college’s next chapter of helping local municipalities with inventorying water service lines. Seventeen students will work on the Port Byron project through Sept. 1, 2024. Augustana sustainability manager Peyton Heisch, a leader on the water...
Noah Tapia of Moline, Illinois, Named to Spring 2024 Dean's List at Hofstra University
HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK (June 11, 2024) — Noah Tapia of Moline, Illinois, excelled during the spring 2024 semester at Hofstra, achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 to earn a spot on the Dean's List. Noah's major is Computer Science. Hofstra University's primary mission is to provide a quality...
Students Inducted to Augustana College's Phi Beta Kappa
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (June 13, 2024) — Forty-six students at Augustana College recently were inducted into the college's Phi Beta Kappa chapter. This national academic honor society recognizes scholarly achievement, character, integrity, and independence of mind. Members are elected by faculty. Election is less a reward for past success than a recognition of exceptional promise for future growth and achievement.
Camry Dillie of Davenport, Iowa, Named to Graceland University's Spring 2024 President's List
LAMONI, IOWA (June 13, 2024) — The honor roll lists for Graceland University's 2024 spring term have been announced, and Camry Dillie of Davenport, Iowa, has been named to the President's List. Graceland University students with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average are named to the President's List. The Graceland...
Iowa East High School Soccer Roster Includes Quad-Cities Players
The Iowa East high school soccer roster has been released in advance of their showdown with West Iowa, and the roster includes a number of Quad-Cities area players, including Bettendorf’s Chase Wakefield, Shakur Alallaf of Davenport North, and Parker Green from Muscatine. The roster of high school seniors will play against other state teams this summer.
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