Mr. Eli's Website

Liebe Schüler, Liebe Eltern (Dear students and parents), Rock Island and Davenport schools are partnering on an exchange trip to Germany in 2014!  Our German partner city is still Rottenburg am Neckar.  Rottenburg has been our German partner city for over 10 years, and we are excited to be able to continue the relationship with [...]

Möchtest du mehr Deutsch sprechen? Join us for the weekly German club Stammtisch! Wann?  Dienstags von 16.00 vis 17.00 Wo?  bei Cool Beanz Warum?  zum Deutsch sprechen, 10 Bonuspunkte sammeln!

Over the summer, Rocky and Moline students traveled to Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany as part of the German American Partnership Program (GAPP). Now, it’s the German student’s turn to visit Rock Island High School. German Teacher Nick Eli said the students arrived last week and have been attending classes at Rocky. Teacher Martina Konrad, from [...]

Click on the link below to view a video slideshow of this year’s GAPP exchange trip to Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany.  Rock Island and Moline High Schools have partnered with the St. Meinrad Gymnasium in Rottenburg on this exchange since 2002.  We visit Germany every other summer, and the German students come and visit us [...]

Welcome to the new schoolyear 2012-13 at Rock Island High School!  This is the website for the German department.  Here, students and parents are able to view important information about German class, view alternative warm-up assignments in case of an absence, and become informed of the latest events of Rocky’s German club. Danke! Herr Eli

GAPP Trip 2012 Since 2004, the German departments at Rock Island and Moline High Schools have partnered with the city of Rottenburg, Germany in a GAPP (German-American Partnership Program) exchange program.  The primary goal of GAPP is to integrate students into everyday life with host families and into the classroom activities of host schools to [...]

There will be a GAPP exchange meeting tonight, April 12th at Moline HS at 7:00.  Please bring your passports or copies of the first page with you to the meeting.   AGENDA FOR GAPP MEETING ON APRIL 12, 2012  1.     GAPP FAMILY FORMS—ACTIVITIES, HOBBIES, INTERESTS, LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, ETC.  SPECIAL NEEDS, HEALTH INFORMATION 2.     PASSPORT [...]

TO:   PARENTS OF GERMAN STUDENTS RE:   GAPP TRIP TO GERMANY THIS SUMMER FROM:   NICK PITZ AND NICK ELI All families interested in participating in the home-stay exchange with our partner school in Germany should come to the first meeting on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th AT 7:00 P.M. at Moline High School.   We will meet in room [...]

Students and Parents, It has been a great start to the 2011-2012 schoolyear at Rocky!  I have especially enjoyed starting the year with a great group of veteran German students in levels 2-4, along with a wonderful group of new German students in my two first-year classes.  During the first few weeks, we have been [...]

Liebe SchülerInnen und Liebe Eltern,  (Dear Students and Parents) Welcome back to another great school-year for the German program at Rock Island High School!  I’m very excited to begin my fourth year teaching here at the Rock.  The 2011-2012 year will bring a lot of opportunities for us to explore German language and culture, including [...]