North Scott High School
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North Scott High School is a four-year comprehensive high school
located in Eldridge, Iowa
. The school is part of the North Scott Community School District
, and has an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students in grades nine through 12.
Located at 200 South First Street in Eldridge (approximately one mile west of U.S. Highway 61), North Scott High School draws students from several communities in northern Scott County, Iowa
, including Eldridge
, Dixon
, Donahue
, Long Grove
, Maysville
, McCausland
, Park View
, Princeton
and surrounding rural areas.
), LeClaire (now part of the Pleasant Valley Community School District
), Wheatland (now Calamus-Wheatland) or DeWitt.wes a bunch o' hicks
Junior high students continued to attend the high school until 1975, when they were moved into the newly built North Scott Junior High School. The junior high building is located approximately one-quarter mile southwest of the high school campus.
The high school has undergone many renovations and additions during its 52-year history. One of the most notable projects was the multi-million dollar fine arts auditorium
, a 900-seat venue that was opened in 1982. The auditorium has served as the hub for the school's drama productions, music concerts and other meetings.
The most recent additions included a new science and music wing to the school's west end, which were completed in 2000. Other additions have included an auxiliary gymnasium, a special education wing, and a modern media center
with computer labs.
In August 2005, North Scott High School received an $800,000 Smaller Learning Communities Grant, which is aimed at assisting students during their high school years.
, A Piece of My Heart, Dark of the Moon
, Once Upon a Mattress
, Godspell
, It's a Wonderful Life
, Bye Bye Birdie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
, Loving Lives, and The Spitfire Grill (musical)
.
The music department has multiple choirs (including two jazz choirs), two jazz bands, two concert bands, a pit band, and a marching band. North Scott's Jazz band has been the winner of many state contests, and its participants winners of many individual honors. On February 25, 2009, it was announced that Jazz I was one of fifteen high school jazz band finalists for the 14th annual Essentially Ellington competition and festival held at Lincoln Center in New York City each May.
North Scott also has a state-honored speech team, which has had numerous students qualify for the Iowa High School Speech Association
's state competition in Ames, Iowa. Several Reader's Theatre and Ensemble Acting plays received Division I ratings, the highest honor possible, in all-state competition. The school's duet act for the play "The Rabbit Hole" featuring Stacy Phipps and Nate Curlott (both Seniors) was selected as the best out of 800 in Iowa during the 2010 competition.
nasium is fondly referred to by locals as "The Pit," in part due to its horseshoe arena-type shape. Although by far one of the smaller facilities among Iowa's largest high schools – the gym seats only about 1,500 people, whereas other schools its size have more than double that capacity – coaches, players and fans from both North Scott and opposing high schools often cite The Pit as one of Iowa's most exciting high school venues, owing to the atmosphere whenever fans fill the gym to capacity and both teams are cheering heartily for their team.
The Pit underwent a major renovation in 2006, as part of a larger project to expand the girls' locker rooms.
and silver
.
The school fields athletic teams in 19 sports, including:
North Scott does not field its own swimming program; however, swimmers from North Scott participate in a cooperative with neighboring Pleasant Valley. The school also has a cheerleading squad and a competitive dance team named the Silver Shakers.
North Scott is classified as a 4A school (Iowa's largest 48 schools), according to the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union; in sports where there are fewer divisions, the Lancers are always in the largest class (e.g., Class 3A for wrestling, boys soccer, and Class 2A for golf, tennis and girls soccer). The school is a member of the 10-team Mississippi Athletic Conference
(known to locals as the MAC), which comprises schools from the Iowa Quad Cities
, along with Burlington, Clinton and Muscatine high schools.
North Scott's enjoys its biggest rivalries with MAC schools Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley.
To date, North Scott has had some very successful teams in many sports and have had several athletes have gone onto outstanding careers at NCAA Division I schools. Lancer softball teams have been to the IGHSAU-sponsored state tournament 12 times between 1987–2010.
Lancer football teams have become a formidable force on the gridiron. The 1999 was one of the most successful in school history, obtaining an 8-1 regular season record, qualifying for the state playoffs for the first time, and producing two eventual all-American athletes at the collegiate level. The school won its first outright MAC championship in 2006, going undefeated during the nine-game regular season and being ranked number 1 in the state by beating Bettendorf 17-0 in the final game of the regular season. Since 2002, the Lancers have gone 34-12, and continue to produce all-state performers.
The wrestling team is also traditionally good. Since the late 90's the wrestling team has consistently been ranked in the top 5 in the state. In 2006 the lancer wrestlers finished 6th as a team at the state tournament (breaking a school record) The lancers graduated and sent an outstanding 4 seniors on to collegiate programs. This record was again matched the following year. The lancers are also a force in the MAC conference, winning titles in 2004 and 2006, and finishing 2nd in 2005. Also the wrestling team recently had national hall of fame coach Dan Mashek (originally coaching for Gilbertville Don Bosco) retire who had an outstanding coaching career, with more than five hundred dual meet wins (most in state history) Dan Mashek put the Lancer wrestling program on the map.
The girls soccer program has also recently grown into one of the consistent performers in the state. In 2007 the team made its first appearance at State after many years of losing in the regional championship match. Most recently in the 2009 season, the girls shared the MAC title for the first time in North Scott history with rival Pleasant Valley. With one of the nicest fields in the state, North Scott will continue to have success on the Pitch for years to come with a large fan base behind them.
In addition to individual state championships in track (both boys and girls), girls' cross country and wrestling, the following teams have won either state titles or runner-up trophies:
of each year in mid-June.
Secondary education
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located in Eldridge, Iowa
Eldridge, Iowa
Eldridge is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,651 at the 2010 census; Eldridge is a part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and is considered a suburb.-History:...
. The school is part of the North Scott Community School District
North Scott Community School District
The North Scott School District is a public school district in Scott County, Iowa. Based in Eldridge, it spans in northern Scott County.North Scott consists of seven schools: a high school; a junior high school; and five elementary schools, each located in the main communities of the district...
, and has an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students in grades nine through 12.
Located at 200 South First Street in Eldridge (approximately one mile west of U.S. Highway 61), North Scott High School draws students from several communities in northern Scott County, Iowa
Scott County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 165,224 in the county, with a population density of . There were 71,835 housing units, of which 66,765 were occupied.-2000 census:...
, including Eldridge
Eldridge, Iowa
Eldridge is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 5,651 at the 2010 census; Eldridge is a part of the Quad Cities metropolitan area and is considered a suburb.-History:...
, Dixon
Dixon, Iowa
Dixon is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 276 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Dixon is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, Donahue
Donahue, Iowa
Donahue is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 293 at the 2000 census. The city has a mayor-council form of government.- Education :...
, Long Grove
Long Grove, Iowa
Long Grove is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 597 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Long Grove is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, Maysville
Maysville, Iowa
Maysville is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 163 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Maysville is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
, McCausland
McCausland, Iowa
McCausland is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 299 at the 2000 census.-Geography:McCausland is located at ....
, Park View
Park View, Iowa
Park View is a census-designated place in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,169 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Park View is located at ....
, Princeton
Princeton, Iowa
Princeton is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 946 at the 2000 census.-History:The first known settlers in Princeton Township were Giles M. and Haswell H. Pineo and Daniel Hire, about two years later...
and surrounding rural areas.
History
North Scott High School was completed in 1958 at a cost of $1.2 million, and originally conceived as a junior-senior high facility. Prior to the school's opening, students living in what is now the North Scott School District completed their high school education at one of a number of area high schools – which included Clinton, Davenport (now Davenport CentralDavenport Central High School
Davenport Central High School is a four-year comprehensive high school located in Davenport, Iowa. Opened in 1907 as "Davenport High School," Central is one of three public high schools part of the Davenport Community School District. The school, whose western side is located along U.S...
), LeClaire (now part of the Pleasant Valley Community School District
Pleasant Valley Community School District
The Pleasant Valley Community School District is a public school district in Scott County, Iowa. Based in Bettendorf, but having a Pleasant Valley address, the district spans areas of eastern Bettendorf, as well as the outlying communities of Pleasant Valley, Riverdale and LeClaire.The...
), Wheatland (now Calamus-Wheatland) or DeWitt.wes a bunch o' hicks
Junior high students continued to attend the high school until 1975, when they were moved into the newly built North Scott Junior High School. The junior high building is located approximately one-quarter mile southwest of the high school campus.
The high school has undergone many renovations and additions during its 52-year history. One of the most notable projects was the multi-million dollar fine arts auditorium
Auditorium
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, a 900-seat venue that was opened in 1982. The auditorium has served as the hub for the school's drama productions, music concerts and other meetings.
The most recent additions included a new science and music wing to the school's west end, which were completed in 2000. Other additions have included an auxiliary gymnasium, a special education wing, and a modern media center
Library
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with computer labs.
In August 2005, North Scott High School received an $800,000 Smaller Learning Communities Grant, which is aimed at assisting students during their high school years.
Fine arts
Lancer Productions offers at least three shows a year with chances for students to participate on and off stage. Troupe 739 in the International Thespian Society. Lancer Productions have performed at many State and International Thespian Festivals. They have performed many plays and musicals, including Schoolhouse Rock Live, The Music ManThe Music Man
The Music Man is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive townsfolk before skipping town with...
, A Piece of My Heart, Dark of the Moon
Dark of the Moon (play)
Dark of the Moon is a dramatic stage play by Howard Richardson and William Berney which had a ten-month run on Broadway in 1945, followed by numerous college and high-school productions....
, Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway...
, Godspell
Godspell
Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since, including a 2011 revival now playing on Broadway...
, It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern....
, Bye Bye Birdie, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a musical with music by Frank Churchill and Jay Blackton, lyrics by Larry Morey and Joe Cook, book by Joe Cook, based on the 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs....
, Loving Lives, and The Spitfire Grill (musical)
The Spitfire Grill (musical)
The Spitfire Grill is an American musical with music and book by James Valcq and lyrics and book by Fred Alley, based on the film by Lee David Zlotoff. The Off-Broadway production by Playwrights Horizons began previews at the Duke Theatre on 42nd Street on September 7, 2001 and concluded its...
.
The music department has multiple choirs (including two jazz choirs), two jazz bands, two concert bands, a pit band, and a marching band. North Scott's Jazz band has been the winner of many state contests, and its participants winners of many individual honors. On February 25, 2009, it was announced that Jazz I was one of fifteen high school jazz band finalists for the 14th annual Essentially Ellington competition and festival held at Lincoln Center in New York City each May.
North Scott also has a state-honored speech team, which has had numerous students qualify for the Iowa High School Speech Association
Iowa High School Speech Association
The Iowa High School Speech Association consists of member high schools from four districts in Iowa, and offers three categories of competition: debate, large group, and individual events. At the end of each of the three contests, the Cooley Sweepstakes Trophy is awarded. To get to the all-state...
's state competition in Ames, Iowa. Several Reader's Theatre and Ensemble Acting plays received Division I ratings, the highest honor possible, in all-state competition. The school's duet act for the play "The Rabbit Hole" featuring Stacy Phipps and Nate Curlott (both Seniors) was selected as the best out of 800 in Iowa during the 2010 competition.
Facilities
The high school has many fine facilities, including its small gymnasium, which is described at length below.The Pit
The school's main gymGym
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nasium is fondly referred to by locals as "The Pit," in part due to its horseshoe arena-type shape. Although by far one of the smaller facilities among Iowa's largest high schools – the gym seats only about 1,500 people, whereas other schools its size have more than double that capacity – coaches, players and fans from both North Scott and opposing high schools often cite The Pit as one of Iowa's most exciting high school venues, owing to the atmosphere whenever fans fill the gym to capacity and both teams are cheering heartily for their team.
The Pit underwent a major renovation in 2006, as part of a larger project to expand the girls' locker rooms.
Athletics
North Scott sports teams are known as the Lancers; their uniforms display the school's colors of scarletScarlet (color)
Scarlet is a bright red color with a hue that is somewhat toward the orange. It is redder than vermilion. It is a pure chroma on the color wheel one-fourth of the way between red and orange. Scarlet is sometimes used as the color of flame...
and silver
Silver
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.
The school fields athletic teams in 19 sports, including:
- Summer: Baseball and softball.
- Fall: Football, volleyball, boys' cross country, girls' cross country and boys' golf.
- Winter: Boys' basketball, girls' basketball, wrestling and boys' and girls' bowling.
- Spring: Boys' track and field, girls' track and field, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, girls' golf, boys' tennis and girls' tennis.
North Scott does not field its own swimming program; however, swimmers from North Scott participate in a cooperative with neighboring Pleasant Valley. The school also has a cheerleading squad and a competitive dance team named the Silver Shakers.
North Scott is classified as a 4A school (Iowa's largest 48 schools), according to the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union; in sports where there are fewer divisions, the Lancers are always in the largest class (e.g., Class 3A for wrestling, boys soccer, and Class 2A for golf, tennis and girls soccer). The school is a member of the 10-team Mississippi Athletic Conference
Mississippi Athletic Conference
The Mississippi Athletic Conference is a high school athletic conference whose members are located in the Iowa Quad-Cities, plus three other schools in eastern and southeastern Iowa.-Member schools:...
(known to locals as the MAC), which comprises schools from the Iowa Quad Cities
Quad Cities
The Quad Cities is a group of five cities straddling the Mississippi River on the Iowa–Illinois boundary. These cities, Davenport and Bettendorf and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline , are the center of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area, which, as of 2010, had an estimated population of...
, along with Burlington, Clinton and Muscatine high schools.
North Scott's enjoys its biggest rivalries with MAC schools Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley.
Successes
Throughout the school's history, North Scott has enjoyed great success in many of its sports, earning many MAC conference titles and producing all-state athletes that have enjoyed success at the collegiate level and in their careers.To date, North Scott has had some very successful teams in many sports and have had several athletes have gone onto outstanding careers at NCAA Division I schools. Lancer softball teams have been to the IGHSAU-sponsored state tournament 12 times between 1987–2010.
Lancer football teams have become a formidable force on the gridiron. The 1999 was one of the most successful in school history, obtaining an 8-1 regular season record, qualifying for the state playoffs for the first time, and producing two eventual all-American athletes at the collegiate level. The school won its first outright MAC championship in 2006, going undefeated during the nine-game regular season and being ranked number 1 in the state by beating Bettendorf 17-0 in the final game of the regular season. Since 2002, the Lancers have gone 34-12, and continue to produce all-state performers.
The wrestling team is also traditionally good. Since the late 90's the wrestling team has consistently been ranked in the top 5 in the state. In 2006 the lancer wrestlers finished 6th as a team at the state tournament (breaking a school record) The lancers graduated and sent an outstanding 4 seniors on to collegiate programs. This record was again matched the following year. The lancers are also a force in the MAC conference, winning titles in 2004 and 2006, and finishing 2nd in 2005. Also the wrestling team recently had national hall of fame coach Dan Mashek (originally coaching for Gilbertville Don Bosco) retire who had an outstanding coaching career, with more than five hundred dual meet wins (most in state history) Dan Mashek put the Lancer wrestling program on the map.
The girls soccer program has also recently grown into one of the consistent performers in the state. In 2007 the team made its first appearance at State after many years of losing in the regional championship match. Most recently in the 2009 season, the girls shared the MAC title for the first time in North Scott history with rival Pleasant Valley. With one of the nicest fields in the state, North Scott will continue to have success on the Pitch for years to come with a large fan base behind them.
In addition to individual state championships in track (both boys and girls), girls' cross country and wrestling, the following teams have won either state titles or runner-up trophies:
- Wrestling: Three individual state champions, including Division 1 all-American wrestler Sean Stender, current University of Iowa wrestler Stew Gillmor, and Adam Perrin.
- Boys' basketball: State runner-up – 2003 (Class 4A).
- Girls' basketball: State runner-up – 1986 and 1987.
- Indoor boys' track: State championship – 1962.
- Softball: State champions – 1987, 1993 and 2002; the first two championships were in a single-class tournament, while the third was in Class 3A. State runner-up trophies were awarded in 2000, 2001 and 2003. National records: Lindsay Wood: career hits (420), and career runs (344). Longtime softball coach Dennis Johnson was elected to the National Softball Hall of Fame in 1998.
- Girls' cross country: State team championship in 1988, and state runner-up in 1984. State individual champion: Wendy Bare in 1984.
- Girls' track and field: State runner up 1985. State individual champions: Wendy Bare (3000 meters) 1985, Kim Schneckloth (800 meters and 1500 meters) 1985.
- Volleyball: State championship – 1985. State runner-up – 1986.
- Silver Shakers - Dance Team: State Championship - 1996, 2006, state runner-up jazz -2008, state runner-up pom - 2008
National History Day
The National History Day program at North Scott High School is relatively new, but very successful. Within the past four years, participation from students in this program has grown exponentially. This effect is also shown in the junior high, most likely due to the new teacher, Mrs. Chris Green, for the program. North Scott is very successful in the regional competitions held at St. Ambrose University. From there, many students advance to the State competition held in Des Moines in early May of each year. North Scott has been very lucky with many opportunities each year to send many projects to compete nationally in Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
of each year in mid-June.
Famous alumni
- Beth Bader (class of 1992), member of the LPGALPGAThe LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...
since 2002. - Mike Busch (class of 1986), former Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
third baseman.
External links
- NSHS Webpage – The Web page for North Scott High School.
- North Scott School District Web site