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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Two college graduates are back teaching in their hometown of Sioux City
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Summer is swiftly approaching, which means seniors are gearing up to take on college. After finishing college, you'd expect to find a career someplace else, but two locals are finding themselves back at where their journeys began, and this time, they're the teachers. 'We are so ridiculously blessed and lucky and happy and fortunate to have a bunch of kids who have graduated from Mrs. Bryce's Education Pathway, and then they've gone on to college, and now, they're right back in our district being teachers, and with a teacher shortage, not only in the district, but in the area and nationally. This is a crucial component to what we do here at the Career Academy.' said Eric Kilburn, Sioux City Career Academy principal. Andy Markowski, who will be the new kindergarten teacher at Bryant Elementary, said finding his passion for teaching was all from the career academy. 'It really opened my eyes because I was still kind of exploring what I wanted to do. There were a bunch of pathways. I was thinking about, and I took a couple of classes here, and it just kind of opened my eyes, and this is what I want to do for the rest of my life,' explained Andy Markowski. Ellie Nava will be a science teacher at East Middle School. Nava said she's always wanted to help people but didn't know where to start at first. Story continues below Top Story: Blue Lake water levels suffering from dry conditions Lights & Sirens: 2 air conditioning units stolen from Siouxland Habitat for Humanity project Sports: Local Iowa high school baseball highlights and scores (5-20-25) Weather: Get the latest weather forecast here 'I found that being able to teach science was like that perfect mixture of the two things I love, which is helping people and also spreading science and spreading knowledge about the natural world,' stated Ellie Nava. Nava questioned if the Sioux City School District would be the right place for her. 'I found myself wondering whether this is the place for me since I had been here for so many years, but the more I'm here, the more I feel like I fit,' said Nava After hard work, both Markowsky and Nava said they are excited for this new journey. 'I am eager to take on the responsibility, and I feel like I can definitely see those avenues where I want to kind of make a change or really get hands on to make sure that I can benefit where I'm going,' said Nava 'I'm excited to get started. It was nerve wracking at first because I'm graduating a whole year early, so getting started at such an early age compared to some of these other teachers who have gone to school for four years, but I feel like I'm ready' said Markowsky. Both Markowski and Nava will begin teaching this upcoming school year. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Sioux City Career Academy builds second home in two years
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) – Students with the Sioux City Career Academy have nearly finished another house and will be offering it to the community very soon. The nearly 1,500-square foot house is a three-bedroom, two-bath space, with additional room for a basement if the homeowners wish to add one. This is the second home the Career Academy has built for Siouxlanders to purchase — the first was sold in July 2024 to a couple whose previous home was destroyed by flooding. Sioux City council to approve new manager of Sioux City Marina This year's home was built by 18 seniors and 26 juniors and began undergoing construction last September. Sioux City Career Academy President Eric Kilburn says projects like this house will bring great pride to their students for years to come. 'One of the things that one of our instructors said, and I felt this too, is if you've ever built something, it stays there and lasts,' Kilburn said. 'Like, I helped build a very tiny little thing at a church we used to attend, and we drive by that, and I still have some pride in building that. Imagine being a junior in high school or a senior in high school, and then a couple of years later, you drive by a house and you can tell your family, your wife, your kids, 'that was me, I built that.'' If you're interested in bidding on the student-made house, the last day to do so is May 9. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kutztown University offering scholarships for displaced federal workers
Kutztown University is offering new scholarships for displaced federal employees and those unemployed due to federal cuts who are looking to add new skills and training. The scholarships are available at the undergraduate, graduate and non-credit workforce development levels. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible for a one-time scholarship of $1,000 for full-time students. Prorated discounts are available for part-time students. All application fees are waived. Undergraduate degree-seeking students can contact Steve Lem, academic advising and student development, at 610-683-4471 or lem@ Graduate degree-seeking students can contact Kittie Pain, graduate enrollment, at 610-683-4200 or graduate@ In addition, KU's non-credit workforce development program, KU Advance, is offering six months of free non-credit training to the first 1,000 displaced federal employees through Coursera's Career Academy. The academy includes more than 300 courses and more than 40 non-credit certificates ranging from data analysis to social media management. Non-credit students can learn more at the KU Advance website or by contacting Lori Lentz, extended learning, at extendedlearning@
