Education

Northeast Iowa Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Board Chairperson Bill Bennet led the planting of the Regional Urban Stormwater Demonstration Site (RUSD Site) community orchard in Postville. A variety of apple, plum, pear and cherry trees were planted creating a diverse mix of fruit trees that are beneficial to area pollinators. Fruit trees provide all the shade, water quality, air quality and evapotranspiration benefits of regular trees, plus some additional benefits. Fruit trees also provide community members with a healthy food option.

Gardening and pizza went together perfectly in Waukon recently when youth learned the different parts of a plant, and how each part is edible depending on the fruit or vegetable. It was discussed which parts help make a pizza, while everyone designed their perfect pizza. Ideas ranged from pepperoni to ice cream. Youth used English muffins to make personal pizzas for lunch.

They also discussed the four needs for plants to survive: air, soil, water and sun. To highlight soil, everyone was able to plant their own pizza garden to take home, using a variety of seeds of foods used to make pizza such as tomato, pepper, basil and thyme. To highlight sun, they made UV bracelets which turned colors in the sunshine. It was suggested to experiment with different sunscreens on their beads to see if the beads would still change colors or if the sunscreen would block the UV rays. Youth also learned how to make a rain gauge out of recycled pop bottles (pictured above).

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions and Allamakee County Economic Development & Tourism is offering “Build Your Own Business” #70687 summer camp July 30-31 for students entering fourth-sixth grade in the fall.

For those who have a great idea they’d like to turn into a business, this two-day camp is their shot at a Shark Tank-style experience where they can learn basic business concepts and vocabulary, create a business plan, and pitch ideas in a presentation to young entrepreneurs from the area.  They will share their business stories and help those attending learn everything from a proper greeting handshake, to good customer service skills, to building a professional business card, all included within the registration fee.

To register online for “Build Your Own Business” #70687 or for more information, visit www.nicc.edu/solutions or call NICC Waukon Center 563-568-3060.
 

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions is offering “Healthcare Faces of the Future” #70688 summer camp Thursday, August 8 for students entering third-seventh grade in the fall.

Calling all kids who want to be a nurse, paramedic, doctor or other health professional. Spend an action-packed day experiencing what these careers are like. Those attending will have a chance to work with manikins in a health lab setting and try lots of interactive, hands-on activities. They will also be visited by guest speakers from local healthcare facilities who can tell them what  it’s really like to work in their jobs. Lunch will also be included in the cost of the camp.

To register online for “Healthcare Faces of the Future” #70688 or for more information, visit www.nicc.edu/solutions or call NICC Waukon Center at 563-568-3060.
 

Kerndt Brothers Bank’s Angela Carlson met with 4-H Clover Kids during Money Smart Week where students in the after school program were treated to a fun day of hearing a story called “Count on Pablo”. They also learned to make salsa and made and decorated their own recycled piggy banks to promote the 2019 Money Smart Week. It was recently announced by the Iowa Jump Start Coalition that one of the local Clover Kids, Callie O’Neill, was the winner of the best decorated piggy bank in the Money Smart Week contest, and she was presented a $100 prize for her winning entry. Pictured above is Callie O’Neill receiving the check for $100 from Angela Carlson of Kerndt Brothers Bank. Pictured below are two views of decorated recycled piggy banks. Submitted photos.
 

Northeast Iowa Community College (NICC) Business and Community Solutions and Allamakee County Economic Development & Tourism is offering “Build Your Own Business” #70687 summer camp July 30-31 for students entering fourth-sixth grade in the fall.

For those who have a great idea they’d like to turn into a business, this two-day camp is their shot at a Shark Tank-style experience where they can learn basic business concepts and vocabulary, create a business plan, and pitch ideas in a presentation to young entrepreneurs from the area.  They will share their business stories and help those attending learn everything from a proper greeting handshake, to good customer service skills, to building a professional business card, all included within the registration fee.

To register online for “Build Your Own Business” #70687 or for more information, visit www.nicc.edu/solutions or call NICC Waukon Center 563-568-3060.
 

Upper Iowa University’s Fayette campus held its 2019 Honors and Awards Scholarship Banquet in April. Among the recipients of this year’s honorings at the banquet are a pair of Waukon High School graduates from the Class of 2016. In the photo above, Adam Hansen of Waukon received the Dr. J. D. Parker and Nellie K. Parker Scholarship, the Dr. Gary McVicker Scholarship and the Lucille Dickman Scholarship. In the photo below, Joe Frieden of Waukon received the Science Faculty Recognition Award. Submitted photos.

The Northeast Iowa Quilter’s Guild will meet July 2 in the community room of the Luana Savings Bank in Luana at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., with refreshments being served at 6:30 p.m. for the evening meeting. Suzanne Unbaun and Selma Bennett of shopgirlquilts.com will be doing a trunk show for the meetings.

The Shop Girls’ trunk show includes traditional and antique quilts with patterns for sale. The two have been quilting in southern Wisconsin for more than 35 years.

Guests and new members are always welcome. For more information call Melodye Protsman at 563-568-3075 or visit the Guild’s website at www.neiqg.com.
 

Each year the Waukon Middle School staff awards a Citizenship Award to a male and female student from each class at the school. The staff considers attitude, academics, character, school spirit and community involvement in making their selection. The recipients of the Middle School Citizenship Award for the 2018-2019 school year are (pictured above from left to right): Sixth grade students Ava Hooten and Caleb Helgerson, seventh grade students Ashlin O’Neill and Jack O’Neill, and eighth grade students Grace Stegen and Ethan Hooten. Submitted photo.
 

The Allamakee Community Players (ACPI) will again be teaching a Children’s Theater Workshop this summer. The workshop will be held for one week only, July 8-12, from 4-6 p.m. at St John’s Lutheran Church, located at 8 Fifth Street SW in Waukon. Students entering third grade through eighth grade this fall are encouraged to sign up. The workshop is open to all students in the area.

Students will be taught acting, ensemble-building and performance. A final performance will be held Friday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m. for friends and family in the fellowship hall at St. John’s. Cost per student for the workshop includes all materials and a t-shirt. Registration forms have been made available at Robey Memorial Library in Waukon or may be downloaded from the ACPI website, acpi.club. Alternatively, if a form cannot be obtained, parents can mail in registration information, along with payment, to ACPI, P.O. Box 164, Waukon, IA 52172.