Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Wednesday, October 3, 2012


CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to the following students who were selected to represent Senior High School on the 2012 Homecoming Court!
Ben Martin, Enoc Alvarenga, Streat Hoerner, Alex Duster, Russell Henkel, Keegan Gallery and Mitch McElmeel

McKenna Goodman, Natalie, Jacobsmeier, Allison Wong, Alyssa Boland, Emily Duehr, Kelsey Woodward and Elena Dietz

HOMECOMING KING AND QUEEN VOTING: Voting for Homecoming King and Queen will open at NOON on Monday, October 1st, and will close at NOON on Friday, October 5th. Only Seniors will be eligible to vote for King and Queen.

HOMECOMING DANCE REMINDER: The Homecoming Dance is Saturday, October 13th. If you think you would like to bring a guest who does not attend Senior High School, please stop in the AP office to pick up a guest form. The forms need to be returned by Tuesday, October 9th.

PSAT TESTING: Attention all Juniors who are considering going to a four year college! The last day to sign up for the PSAT test is Thursday, October 11th. If you plan to take the test, please sign up in guidance immediately. Please bring your $20 cash or check (payable to Senior High School) to the guidance office when signing up.

DISCOVERY CLUB MEETING: The Discovery Club is going to the Maquoketa Caves on Sunday, October 14th. If you are interested in checking out the Dance Hall Cave, the Rainy Day Cave and the Ice Cave plus some other smaller ones, come and join us. Visit Ms. Pfohl's room in B-249 at 7:15 a.m. on Thursday morning for details and permission slips.

GSA MEETING: The GSA will be meeting every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. The meetings are @ 2:20pm in room A117. Everyone is welcome. If you have any questions see Mrs. Wiederholt in room A117.

DUBUQUE SENIOR ULTIMATE
Practice and Pictures
Wednesday, Oct. 3rd 7:00 p.m. - Nora Gym

UPPER ROOM MEETING: The Upper Room club had a blast last week with our version of musical chairs! Join us this Friday at 7 am in the gym lobby. We always have treats! Come at 7 am for " 5 minutes of craziness"

MATH COMPETITION: Senior High School will be taking 14 students to compete in the Platteville Math Competition on Wednesday, November 7th. We need a team of 7 freshman/sophomores and 7 upperclassmen. Students will be released from school around noon the day of the competition and return around 5:30 p.m. If you are interested, please talk to your math teacher or Mr. Kueper in A322. We will meet to practice problems at 7:10 a.m. on Thursday, October 4th in Mr. Kueper’s room

CAREER EXPLORATION FOR FUTURE ENGINEERS: The Engineering Explorer Post is starting at John Deere. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for you to work with engineers in the Virtual Reality Lab. You will learn how future engineers will design machines and participate in hands on experiments. Meetings will be held monthly for 2-3 hours. Spots are limited - only accepting 15 students! Applications are due on Oct. 4th. Stop in guidance for more info.

NICC DRIVER EDUCATION:
October 29 - December 14, 2012
6:00am-7:30am
October 29 - December 14, 2012
2:40pm-4:40pm
Forms are available in the Business Office, Main Office, and Guidance.

COLLEGE VISITS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IN GUIDANCE OFFICE:
5th - Morrison Institute of Technology - 10:15 a.m.
9th - St. Catherine University - 8:30 a.m.
La’james International College - 12:45 p.m.
15th - Hawkeye Community College - 8:30 a.m.
16th - Clarke University - 9:20 a.m.
Luther College - 10:15 a.m.
Kirkwood - 12:45 p.m.
17th - Iowa Central College - 10:45 a.m.
18th - UNI - 8:30 a.m.
Truman University - 10:15 a.m.
22nd - Drake - 9:20 a.m.
24th - Creighton University - 10:15 a.m.
30th - Northwestern University - 10:15 a.m.
St. Ambrose - 1:30 p.m.