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Achievements

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Iowa High School Music

2024

  • All State - 14 and 2 alternate
  • 9th Grade Opus - 2
  • Iowa Music Educators Convention Presentation with NS Convention Choir - Mrs. Potts/Mr. Skyles - “Nothing to Something”

2023

  • All State - 18 and 1 alternate
  • 9th Grade Opus - 8
  • State Small Group Contest
  • Best of Center - Anna Sophia Council - solo
  • Best of Center - Madrigal
  • Best of Center - Chamber Choir
  • Kansas City Renaissance Performance
  • ACDA Regional Honor Choir - Omaha, Anna Sophia Council, Grace Gephart
  • State Large Group - All three ensembles Division I Ratings

2022

  • All Staters - 25  School Record!
  • 9th Grade Opus - 10
  • Best of Center - Peter LaCorte - solo
  • Iowa Choral Directors Convention Presentation - Mrs. Potts/Mr. Skyles - “Whither be the Privees” Renaissance Programing
  • ACDA Regional Honor Choir - Chicago, Anna Sophia Council, Grace Gephart, Tabitha Skyles

2021

  • All State: 15 All Staters 
  • 9th Grade Opus - 6
  • Kansas City Renaissance Performance

2020

  • All State 15 and 2  alternates

 

Junior High Awards

JH Opus Iowa Choral Directors

  • 2024 - 11
  • 2023 - 11
  • 2022 - 20 ** School Record**
  • 2021 - 19

 

Elementary Opus Iowa Choral Directors

  • 2024 - 1
  • 2023 - 2

 

About our leadership

Contact:

Mrs. Lori Potts
563-285-3318

    Lori Potts is a dedicated choral music educator with 31 years of experience at North Scott High School, where she built the choral program from the ground up. Known for her creativity, adaptability, and perseverance, Lori has cultivated a vibrant and successful music department that has enriched the lives of countless students. A former soprano with the Nova Singers, Lori has also served as the director of the Quad City Singers and currently directs STAMVOJA, the vocal jazz ensemble at St. Ambrose University. Her passion for music and commitment to excellence have made her a respected figure in the choral community.

 

 

NS Jr. High Choir Director

Contact:

Mr. Paul Skyles

 563-285-3199

    Paul S. Skyles is the JH Director/Assistant HS Director at North Scott in Eldridge, Iowa. He is in his 24th year of public school teaching and has taught in Missouri and Iowa.   Paul graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Conservatory of Music with a BME and Western Illinois University with a EDL.  Paul is an active member of the Iowa Choral Directors Association, with many students participating in the Opus Honor Choir and serving as the Audition Chair for this event.  More importantly, Paul is a husband and father of three children who ground him and give purpose. 

 

 

Ms. Kinza Maclin pianist voice

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My name is Kinza Maclin and I am a musician, accompanist, and piano teacher with over 20 years of experience. I started piano lessons in 2nd grade and my mom could barely get me to stop practicing! 

​I graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor of Science in Music Business with a concentration in piano in 2015. In 2017 I graduated from Illinois State University with Master of Music in Collaborative Piano. 

I love being the staff accompanist here at North Scott. Playing for choirs, soloists, and small ensembles is my passion. When I am not at the middle or high school. You can find me teaching piano lessons at Sound Conservatory or hanging with my husband and German shepherd (Loki) at our home in Sherrard.

 

 

 

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2024- 2025 School Year Concerts - Youtube

2025 Calendar of  Music Events: 

Jan. 11 JH/HS SEISTA Honor Orchestra
Jan. 11 SEIBA Honor Band & Jazz Band Auditions
Jan. 20 MAC Conference Band in DeWitt
Jan. 25 SEIBA Honor Band & Jazz Band Concert
Jan. 28 JH Winter Orchestra Concert, 7:00 pm
Feb. 1 Dorian Orchestra Honor Orchestra Festival
Feb. 6 NIU Jazz Band Day
Feb. 7-8 ISU Honor Band
Feb. 10 State Jazz Choir Festival
Feb. 18 All-Iowa Concert Band Festival
Feb. 22 JH Young Musicians Honor Band, Cedar Rapids Prairie HS
Feb. 27 Almost Spring Choral Concert, 7:00 pm
Feb. 25 JV, Varsity & Lancer Orchestra Concert, 7:00 pm
Mar. 1 JH Kennedy Honor Orchestra
Mar. 8 JH & HS SEIBA Jazz Band Festival at Davenport Central
Mar. 9 Band Showcase Concert, NSHS Pit, 6:00 pm
Mar. 11 JH Orchestra Solo Festival
Mar. 27 JH SEIBA Concert Band Festival at Davenport Central
Apr. 7 JH Band Solo Festival, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Apr. 12 State Solo/Small Ensemble Festival at Davenport West
Apr. 30 Senior Salute, HS Commons, 5:45 pm
May 6 JH/HS Overture of Orchestras Concert, 7:00 pm
May 8 JH Spring Band Concert, 6:30 pm
May 9 JH All-School Concert, 8:15 am
May 10 IHSMA Large Group Contest at Bettendorf
May 11 Spring Band Concert, 1:30 pm
May 12 Parade of Choirs Concert, 6:00 pm
May 13 JH/HS Jazz Showcase with Guest Artist, 6:30 pm
May 17 ISSTA Honor Orchestra
May 24 Night School at The Tangled Wood, 6:00 pm
May 25 Band & Choir perform at Graduation