Preston Martens, a sophomore, placed fourth at the International German Olympics for his German skills, including reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension.

Martens has been studying German for two years, and next semester he will be in German 3. He does a lot of independent learning, using re...

This weekend, starting Friday, Jan. 17, the Bulldogs are hosting the Midwest Shootout, a two-day wrestling tournament.

Many of the top teams in the state will be represented as well as teams from Illinois.

“It is a super fun tournament that we get to host and luckily it is very tough too, so it is...

Matthew Speak is a new addition to the special education department. This is his fifteenth year teaching, but it’s his first year teaching at Bettendorf High School. He started his teaching career in Los Angeles, California. 

Before teaching, Speak worked as a counselor in a group home in Los Ange...

The show choir season premiered for Audio Intensity and Surround Sound on Saturday, Jan 4. 

Iowa High School Show Choir is a coed extracurricular activity that competes against other Iowa high schools. Each show consists of four dances and five songs.

“I’m part of the varsity group, Surround Sound,...

Amanda Bohnert, a new addition to the science department, is teaching both environmental science and earth and space classes this year. Having taught for five years, she started her career teaching anatomy and biology at a high school outside of Louisville, Kentucky. Bohnert first taught at the m...

Snowball, Bettendorf’s winter dance, is being held Jan 11, 2020. Since last year’s dance was canceled due to weather, the theme of “The Polar Express” will be used again.

“Student Council worked really hard to put the decorations together last year, so I’m excited people will finally be able to se...