Demolition has begun on part of Duck Creek Plaza to make room for construction of a new Home Depot. Eventually, all of Duck Creek Plaza will be demolished with the exception of the office building on the northwest side of the property. A new Walgreens, a grocery store and additional fast food outlets also are planned for the property.

Bettendorf rallied to beat Davenport Central (above) at home in its first playoff action, but lost Tuesday (March 4) to Davenport North, 57-51. The Pleasant Valley Spartans also won their first playoff game against Clinton, but fell to Dubuque Wahlert in its substate match-up. Meanwhile, North Scott beat Dubuque Hempstead and then narrowly defeated Dubuque Wahlert, 67-65, to advance to a state tournament berth Friday in Des Moines.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BETTENDORF COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BETTENDORF, IOWA

Unofficial Minutes of the March 10, 2003, Special Meeting
(Pending Board Approval)


Call to Order

New director of human resources hired.

PV Board Minutes 3.3.03, includes acceptance of asbestos removal bids and window replacement bids, as well as an update on the recent Aggressor, Victim, and Bystander training the junior high faculty participated in.

March arrived like a lion as more than six inches of snow blanketed the area. The snowfall was the most the area has received so far this winter.

The Pleasant Valley boys basketball team tamed the Bettendorf Bulldogs February 28 to gain a share of the MAC championship, the first ever for the Spartans.


The Spartans prevailed at home by four points, revenging a loss to Bettendorf last month.

With the win, Pleasant Valley tied for first place in the league along with Muscatine and North Scott. Bettendorf finished in a tie for second with Davenport Assumption.


The Spartan student body sported white t-shirts to support the team with a "white-out."

The Spartans began playoff competition March 5, defeating Clinton 54-45 at the Pleasant Valley gym. The Spartans will face Dubuque Wahlert next.

Ms. Carol Webb, Assistant Superintendent, provided an update from the Class Size Committee. A variety of options and costs for the 2003/2004 school year included the following: maintaining core time ($301,728); expanding core time to include third grade ($300,447); eliminate core time and reduce class size in grades K-3 to 21 and grades 4-5 to 24 students per class ($344,000,'); continue core time and reduce class size in buildings with special programs or small classrooms ($389,476); or continue core time and reduce class size to 21 students for third grade ($389,476).

BHS Class of 1973 30th Reunion

Bettendorf High School Class of 1973 Reunion will be held June 14 (Father's Day Weekend). An afternoon of hors d'oeuvres, plus a dinner will be held at Friendship Farm in Milan IL.
For details, please visit our website at BHSClassof73.com to:

Register for the reunion online

Details of the reunion

Hundreds of photos from the 20th and 25th reunions

Current photos, bios and contact information of all classmates

Please update your information, bio, etc as soon as possible in order for us to contact you regarding the reunion!

North Scott Coach Brent Reissen exhorts his players during the overtime period of the Lancer-Bulldog game Friday at "The Pit." The Bulldogs won the game 61-57, led by Bulldog senior guard Drew Wessels who scored 30 points. The win kept Bettendorf's conference title hopes alive and left Muscatine alone atop the MAC with one week left in the regular season. With the loss, North Scott slipped into a second place tie in the league with Bettendorf and Assumption.