Education

For the second year, Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) has received Iowa legislature funding to support the development and implementation of a Regional Work-Based Intermediary Network that prepares high school students for the workforce.

Iowa’s 15 community colleges each received a portion of the $1.45 million in funding, which is managed by the Iowa Department of Education, to develop 15 networks in the state. The main purpose of the intermediary funding is to create a connector for schools and businesses within each community college region in Iowa.

by Susan Cantine-Maxson

Waukon High School will be performing the Tony Award-winning musical production "Anything Goes" Thursday, November 6, Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Waukon High School auditorium. This year, the musical is directed by Sarah Schacherer with assistance from Bryce Muenchow.

The Allamakee Community School District (ACSD)will once again be sponsoring a number of retreats for its students in November. Youth Frontiers, an organization from Minneapolis, MN, will host the retreats.  Youth Frontiers is a non-profit organization in existence since 1987 and has delivered over 795 retreats this year to over 120,000 students.
Youth Frontiers’ retreats act as a catalyst for students.  By taking an entire grade offsite (to Village Creek Bible Camp again this year), Youth Frontiers challenges those students to bring respect back to the hallways of the school.  These retreats will focus on Kindness, Courage and Respect. Ultimately, students become engaged in making the school a place where students and teachers are respected and both are challenged to learn to maximize their full potential.

by Brianne Eilers

Waukon High School will be performing the Tony Award-winning musical production "Anything Goes" Thursday, November 6, Friday, November 7 and Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the Waukon High School auditorium. This year, the musical is directed by Sarah Schacherer with assistance from Bryce Muenchow.

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) welcomes community members to attend an open house at the Waukon Center, located at 1220 Third Avenue NW, Friday, October 17 from 8:30-10 a.m. Community members may tour the center and learn more about NICC credit programs and continuing education courses.
Each year, hundreds of adult students enroll in credit courses, adult education and literacy, English Speakers of Other Languages, high school equivalency diploma classes, and NICC Business and Community Solutions continuing education.

by Brianne Eilers

In 2010, Congress designated October as National Farm to School Month, a time when schools across the nation celebrate their unique connections to local food. Farm to School Month highlights the importance of improving child nutrition, supporting local economies, and educating children about the origins of their food.
In the Allamakee Community School District (ACSD),  students and staff celebrate the month with a taste of local food, thanks to collaborative projects   supported by the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative.

Former NBC “The Voice” Season One contestant Jared Blake will be performing an intimate acoustic set followed by a question and answer session to bring an anti-drug/alcohol awareness messaged to the students at Waukon High School in Waukon, at 9:30 a.m., and Seneca School District in Seneca, WI, at 1 p.m., this Friday, October 3.
That evening, Blake will also take part in a family-friendly concert at 8 p.m. at Leisure Time Sports Bar and Bowl in Prairie du Chien, WI presented by Live To Be Sober and WQPC Q94.3. Proceeds from the cover charge for the concert in Prairie du Chien will be donated to the Allamakee Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) and a similar program in the Seneca, WI area.