Prom held for special education students in the QC

High Road School of the Quad Cities provides individualized education plans for students with extra needs. The school provides academic and therapeutic services to help give kids a positive attitude toward learning. It welcomes students with disabilities or disorders and works to provide them with a learning model that works for them. Friday the school held its third annual prom complete with music, dancing, photos, and food. The “Let’s glow crazy” prom gave students an experience they would get at any other school, so they don’t feel left out. “It gives them a time [...]

Prom held for special education students in the QC2025-05-12T13:14:22-04:00

Empowering Students Through Horseback Riding Therapy

Students at High Road School of the Quad Cities are gaining confidence, independence, and real-world skills through a unique partnership with New Kingdom Trailriders. Through weekly one-hour therapeutic horseback riding sessions, students with disabilities are learning more than just how to ride a horse, they're practicing focus, direction-following, motor skills, and emotional regulation. According to Claudeen Nellis-Engler, Clinical Director at the school, the experience goes beyond the arena: “They’re able to basically learn how to steer and how to stop and how to go, and all of those skills translate into the classroom as well.” Monika Murphy, Program Director at [...]

Empowering Students Through Horseback Riding Therapy2025-04-04T08:01:11-04:00

Staff Spotlight: Alvin Sims Goes From the Court to the Classroom

A Team Player On and Off the Court From basketball arenas around the globe to the quieter halls of the High Road School of the Quad Cities, Alvin Sims has always been a team player. A former professional basketball star, Sims now channels his passion and discipline into helping students thrive as a behavioral specialist. Raised in Kentucky, Sims’ journey to working with students has been anything but ordinary. A standout basketball player, he attended the University of Louisville on a sports scholarship, earning a degree in communications while excelling on and off the court. Sims’ pro [...]

Staff Spotlight: Alvin Sims Goes From the Court to the Classroom2025-02-04T11:07:27-05:00