Muscatine Community College

On Friday, the final day of the academy, students got certified in "Stop the Bleed". Thank you to Fire Fighter Daniel Hicks with the Muscatine Fire Department.

Students then wrapped up the week with a graduation ceremony surrounded by family and friends. Two scholarships were awarded for outstanding leadership throughout the week.

Natalie Clove was the recipient of the scholarship from Muscatine Police Officers Association

Arabella Jones was the recipient of the scholarship from Muscatine Community College.

A special thank you to Kwikstar for providing lunch for the hungry kids!

Junior Police Academy day 4 is in the books!

Students visited the Muscatine County Courthouse to learn about the various roles within the justice system. The students had an excellent experience participating in a mock trial, where they worked alongside Muscatine County Attorney Korie Talkington, defense attorney Beau Bergmann, and District Court Judge Hon. Thomas Reidel.

This afternoon, the students heard from Detective Arnaman of the Muscatine County Drug Task Force, as well as Detectives Jensen and N. Sink from the Muscatine Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit. They provided the students with an informative look into how in-depth investigations are conducted.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of our guest instructors for sharing their time and expertise. A special thank you to Bayer for generously providing lunch from Chicharos for our students and staff.

We wrapped day 3 of Junior Police Academy!

Students learned about K-9's and their roles in policing. Students met Cpl. Reddick and K-9 Riki (Muscatine Police Department), Cpl. Wlaker and K-9 Gus (Muscatine County Sheriff's Office), and Deputy Griffin and K-9 Dino (Louisa County Sheriff's Office). Students observed how K-9s perform open-air sniffs for narcotics, tracking searches for individuals and articles, and apprehension / handler protection.

In the afternoon students learned about processing crime scenes and collecting and processing evidence. Students worked with evidence technicians from Muscatine Police Department to process and document a mock crime scene.

A special Thank You to Hoffman Inc for providing lunch from A Guy and a Grill for students and instructors!

Day Two of the Junior Police Academy is in the books! It was hot and humid this morning for students to experience the physical aspects of the job. But look at their smiles!

Thanks to a delicious lunch from Geneva Country Club (sponsored by Kent Worldwide) they were ready to learn about "OWI" in the afternoon.

Today is day two of our Junior Police Academy!
Today, we would like to thank Kent for sponsoring the lunches for the students, provided by Geneva.

Yesterday, the students got to use the Force Simulator as well as learn defensive tactics!

Today marks day 1 of this years Junior Police Academy at MCC! Several local corporations have stepped up to sponsor lunches for the students this week.

Today, HNI has generously sponsored lunches for the kids, provided by Pizza Ranch!

In response to the heartbreaking events of June 1st, a fund has been established to support the families directly affected by this loss.

Charitable donations to the fund will help address immediate and ongoing family needs, including memorial-related expenses, through the coordination of Saints Mary and Mathias Church.

Community members who wish to show support may do so through the giving options listed below. We continue to hold these families and all who are grieving in our hearts.

Link to donate: https://cfgm.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=5191

A committee of MCC students planned and hosted a Disability Awareness Human Library event. The event involved many months of planning by multiple individuals and was a way for participants to spread awareness and positivity around disabilities. Presenters had the opportunity to share a bit about their perspective of living with a diagnosis. Attendees then had the opportunity to hear from presenters one-on-one or in small groups to learn more about their experiences navigating the workforce, educational settings, and healthcare systems with a disability.

The event was suggested by recent MCC graduate Isabella Buesing. Isabella wanted a way to: "help spread awareness for people with disabilities." The organizing committee hopes that through this and future events they can help to reduce the stigma surrounding disabilities. The committee hopes to host another event in the fall.