NS Choirs
Curricular Choirs
Achievements
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:
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.
Contact:
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.
Contact:
Ms. Kinza Maclin
kinza.maclin@north-scott.k12.ia.us
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.
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 |