North Scott District Spelling Bee

Students from all 5 elementary schools and the junior high competed in North Scott's District Spelling Bee hosted by the Rock Island Argus/Moline Dispatch. Seven 4th grade students, eleven 5th grade students, eight 6th grade students, four 7th grade students, and one 8th grade students competed against each other in rounds. This year, the coordinator, Sandee Luster, explained some changes to the program. In addition to the 6 winners of the district bee, the school bee winners would also receive the opportunity to attend the regional bee to be held on March 2 at Augustana College.Winners from the regional bee were:
Brady Frank - Ed White 5th grade - overall district bee winner and school bee winner
Brittany Bullock - Neil Armstrong 5th grade - district finalist and school bee winner
Emma Horsfield - Virgil Grissom 5th grade - district finalist and school bee winner
Brenna Kendel - John Glenn 5th grade - district finalist and school bee winner
Allison Triplett - Neil Armstrong 6th grade - district finalist
Shane Scull - NSJH 8th grade - district finalist and school bee winner
Isabel Brimeyer - Alan Shepard 4th grade - school bee winner
Kendal Newman - Alan Shepard 5th grade - school bee winner 

Geography Bee

NSJH students competed in the 2010 Geography Bee. 18 students in 7th and 8th grade competed after school to find the overall school winner. These students represented the winners of their classroom bees. The first round eliminated to the top 8 winners, and those top 8 competed in a final round. The final round eliminated down to the top 2 contestants, and those 2 contestants competed in a championship round. The winner was Kyle Apple, a 7th grader. Kyle will complete a written examination, that will be submitted to the state Geography Bee in January. Wish him luck!

North Scott Nuclear Awareness Team

The members of NSNA got the opportunity to meet with Bill Stoermer, who is the Communications Director for Exelon Power Plant. He was able to share some information with them about the nuclear power plant and emergency preparedness. This information will help them with their project in progress. Next step - field trip to the power plant!

High School Mock Trial Team

Attention Students:

I am hoping to start up a high school mock trial team this school year, but I need your help! The team this year will meet from January until the competition in March. Practices will be held once a week during the school day and once a week after school to prepare for competition. The case this year will be a civil case. Please see me if you are interested in being on the team!!