May 17th, 2024
Bettendorf
At the All Sports Banquet yesterday, Emily See and Chase Wakefield were named Bettendorf High School Athletes of the Year. The Bulldogs Boosters generously donated $110,000 to support BHS & BMS athletics. Athletic scholarships were also awarded.
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May 17th, 2024
Rock Island
Congrats to Rock Island High School students Eva Essman and Conner Dilulio who were awarded the James O’Melia Jr. Award today! The award is considered the highest honor that Rock Island High School bestows on student-athletes. One male and one female student-athlete receive the award each year. The Rock Island-Milan Booster Club supported the James […]
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May 15th, 2024
Moline
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – The Western Illinois University and Quad Cities communities gathered to commemorate the opening of the first-ever and newly renovated Chemistry classroom on the WIU-Quad Cities campus. The laboratory renovation was funded by a generous $136,919 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. The grant allowed WIU to upgrade an existing […]
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May 8th, 2024
Moline
Graduation is a milestone cherished by many, symbolizing the culmination of years of hard work and dedication. However, for the graduating class of 2020, the traditional pomp and circumstance were disrupted by the challenges of the global pandemic. Now, as they cross the stage at Western Illinois University, these graduates are finally experiencing the celebratory […]
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April 30th, 2024
Local News & Happenings
A huge shoutout to Young Lions Roar wrapping up National Poetry Month with us last Friday! They started the day visiting and working with our 5th and 6th graders on creative writing and poetry. We finished the day with a Poetry Showcase after school where 12 of our Lions shared poems in front of a […]
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April 29th, 2024
Moline
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) announced that he has nominated five students from Central and Northwestern Illinois for admission to the United States Service Academies for the class entering the fall of 2024. The nominated students are: United States Military Academy: John Nienhaus- Moline High School, Moline, IL United States Naval Academy: Sean Conner […]
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April 27th, 2024
Bettendorf
Iowa City — In a clash of the titans, the number 9 ranked Bettendorf boys varsity soccer team defeated number 1 ranked and previously undefeated Dowling Catholic. After a physical and tough back-and-forth regulation ending in a 0-0 tie, Bettendorf outlasted Dowling in penalty kicks 3-2. Coming down to the final kick and holding a […]
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April 24th, 2024
Bettendorf
Bettendorf High School science teacher Spencer Mesick and his students planted wildflowers to help preserve endangered bees and remove invasive species on the Bettendorf High School campus on Earth Day.
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April 18th, 2024
Moline
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) along with Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05), Congresswoman Jenniffer González-Colón (PR-AL), and Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08) introduced the bipartisan Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) Establishment Act. This legislation will provide states with federal grants to help working families afford clean drinking water and wastewater services. “We have wonderful communities here in Central and […]
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April 15th, 2024
Bettendorf
BHS Parent Teacher PRIDE is excited to share with you a new program that we are starting this year for our seniors: the Life Impact Award! With this program, seniors will be given the opportunity to select any person from their K-12th grade education whot has impacted or inspired them. The students will write a letter […]
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