Shelly Nash, West High school educator and recipient of the 2019 Sioux City Community School District (SCCSD) Teacher of the Year Award, has been named a top four finalist for the Iowa Teacher of the Year Award. As an honoree, Shelly will continue to serve as an ambassador to education and act as liaison to schools, higher education, and organizations across the state.
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The West High GeoPhysics model has been announced as a STEM BEST® Program partner of the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council! We are thrilled to receive a $25,000 award from the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council for the West High GeoPhysics (Geometry + Physics) program. This STEM BEST award allows our West High FutureReady education team to develop hands-on, project-based STEM learning opportunities with the help of local community partners. This team is made up of educators Jamie Bratvold, Allyson Siefker, and Teacher of the Year Shelly Nash.
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Sioux City Community schools are coming together this week to pledge their commitment to live drug-free lives. They are participating in Red Ribbon Week to…
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Two Sioux City Community School District high school students, Anna Kern (West High) and Lien Tran (North High) were selected to participate in the 2018…
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After the Sioux City school Board voted affirmatively Monday night, a big round of applause went up from many of the 30 teachers and parents…
Read MoreSioux City West High School senior, Carli Gasaway, has been selected to attend the Town Meeting on Tomorrow national leadership conference in St. Louis, MO.
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Several Sioux City Community School District middle and high school students were among the 700 students from Iowa, and throughout the nation, who were recently…
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Several Sioux City Community School District middle and high school students were among the 700 students from Iowa, and throughout the nation, who were recently…
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Students at Spalding Park Elementary in Sioux City took a unique ride to school Wednesday morning. It’s called the “walking” school bus. Every Wednesday for…
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On Wednesday, September 5, Governor Kim Reynolds announced progress on Iowa’s goal to improve the reading skills of students in kindergarten through third grade. The share of Iowa students in kindergarten through third grade who met or surpassed benchmarks used to measure statewide progress in reading increased by .8% from fall 2017 to spring 2018. During this same timeframe, students in the Sioux City Community School District (SCCSD) increased achievement on the assessment by 7.8%. Not only did the SCCSD results increase almost 10 times as much as the state’s results, the SCCSD also surpassed every other school in Siouxland in achievement increases.
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