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* Davenport West High School alumni Dennis Shippey has been inducted into the Texas Senior Games Hall of Fame.

Shippey graduated in 1965 from West, where he was a state champion in the breaststroke. He still holds swimming records at West. He was inducted into the Iowa High School Swimming Hall of Fame in 1996.

In 1976, he became swim coach at Pasadena ISD High School in Texas, retiring in 2001.

Shippey still swam competitively, placing in the top 10 in 18 individual events and 13 relays in the master’s division. 

He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2001 and retired from swimming in 2008.  He resides in a long-term care facility in the Houston area.

* This year’s commencement speaker at Palmer College of Chiropractic will be Henry Brockington III, a faculty member for 33 years who will retire on June 30.

Palmer’s commencement ceremonies will be 1 p.m. Friday in Vickie Anne Palmer Hall auditorium, 7th and Brady streets, Davenport. Doctor of chiropractic graduates are Jacquellyn Carter, Eldridge, Iowa; Amanda Holman and Melody Mosenfelder, both of Davenport, Michael Lane, Bettendorf; Amy Neff, Blue Grass, Iowa; Carla Sullivan, Rock Island, and Anna Walden, Orion, Ill.

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New school officials introduced

Lisa Harrington, a freshman biology teacher at Davenport West High School, will step in as associate principal at Keokuk High School. Gary Benda is vacating the position to become principal at Keokuk Middle School following the retirement of Steve



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* Davenport West High School alumni Dennis Shippey has been inducted into the Texas Senior Games Hall of Fame. Shippey graduated in 1965 from West, where he was a state champion in the breaststroke. He still holds swimming records at West.



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Schaun Juchter, a graduate of Davenport West High School, received the 2011 Hixson Opportunity Award for Scott County. The award provides one-half tuition and fees at Iowa State University, or $3744 in 2011-12. Hixson Opportunity Awards were created



Watercolor exhibit reception Saturday at Blanden

My first job was in Davenport, where I taught junior high for two years before I was encouraged to apply for the opening at Davenport West High School. It was at that time that I, decided to get my masters degree and started to work on it at Western



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Hernandez is a graduate of Mother McAuley High School. A group of local students have been selected to the dean's list for the 2011 spring semester at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa. Dean's list students achieved a grade-point average of 3.5




College-Bound QCA Students Meet Donors and Receive $275000 in ...

This is one of the happiest events we sponsor during the year. Last night, more than 50 college-bound high school students from around the Quad Cities met donors who established scholarship funds and received $275,000 in scholarships. Our scholarship reception was held in Bettendorf at the Lodge. 

Higher education is crucial for our economy and our society. College graduates earn far more money in their lifetimes than students who graduate with only a high school diploma. That’s why we’re happy to play a part in helping students to achieve their educational goals.

The master of ceremonies last night was Ed Cervantes, a member of our Board of Directors and chair of the Scholarship Committee. He introduced the donors who were present and they presented the

 2011 scholarship recipients include: 

James D. Morrison Scholarship

Emily Border, Pleasant Valley High School — University of Northern Iowa

 Edwin R. Adland & Ruth H. Adland Scholarship

Denzel Gay, Rock Island High School — Augustana College

DonE. & Charlotte Williams Scholarship

Lindsey Jipp, Pleasant Valley High School — Coe College

Vanessa McNeal, Davenport Central High School — Western Illinois University

Ashley Jipp, Pleasant Valley High School — Coe College

James Hean, Davenport Central High School — University of Iowa

Alishia Wales, Rock Island High School — Scott Community College

Falon Anderson, Rock Island High School — Northern Illinois University

  Central High School Scholarship for Teacher Education Scholarship

Mary Betsworth, Davenport Central High School — Western Illinois University

  Clifford and Louise King Scholarship

Samantha Kammerman, Sherrard High School — Augustana College

Corky Kress Golf Scholarship

Dominick Smith, Waterloo West High School — Wartburg College

Spencer Jones, Davenport North — Black Hawk College

Gene S.


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The Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, JIAS.

The Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science, JIAS.

The scholarship winners were: Christopher Burke, Marshalltown Senior High School Nathan Holmes, Davenport West High School The AJAS ...

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Hedwig Reginnitter, High School, Davenport, Iowa. Cathryn Riddell, West High Minneapolis, Minn. Mildred Ridgeway, School No. 10, Buffalo, NY Mildred Rowland ...

North Central Association quarterly

North Central Association quarterly

Prin., Regis High School, Cedar Rapids, IA Casson, Eric, Principal, West Lafayette ... High School, Detroit, MI Johnson, Paul, North High School, Davenport, ...

Bulletin

Bulletin

DE Davenport: Vocational work in the public schools, p. 137-42. 9. ... RW Cooper : High school and college standards for the central west, p. 47-55. 7. ...

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