Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Thursday, September 17, 2015

The Scott Althoff Memorial Alumni Baseball Game will be held this Saturday, September 19 at 10:00 AM at Petrakis Park. Come on down and watch the Rams from the past show off their baseball skills. Cost at the gate is $3. Money from the game will go towards a scholarship to be given to a Ram baseball player. Hope to see you at the ballpark.

Attention seniors! The Class of 2016’s Graduation Committee is looking for a few seniors to help plan our Graduation ceremony. If you’re interested…and we hope you are…stop in the Main Office and sign up by the end of the school day on Friday, September 18th.

Come canoeing with the Discovery Club on Sunday, September 27th! Details and permission slips will be available at our meeting Thursday morning in B-249 at 7:15.

The Gay Straight Alliance will meet tomorrow morning at 7am in room D161. Come to meet new people and discuss upcoming events. All students are welcome. If you have questions please see Ms. Lammer-Heindel in room D161.

Are you interested in acting, singing, dancing, improv, or short film? Join the award winning Dubuque Senior Speech Team. We will have an introductory meeting on Wednesday September 23rd in Lamb Hedeman Auditorium. If you have any questions, see Mr. Dean in Room A209 or Mr. Ernzen in Room B237. Hope to see you there!

If you went on the Costa Rica trip this summer, please stop by SeƱora Black's classroom (room E38) sometime this week to sign the group picture. Gracias!

Students will NOT be allowed to bring backpacks into games at Nora Gym or Dalzell Field. Please leave those things in your vehicle or lockers. Bags will be taken and kept in the ticket office until the end of the contests. The best plan is to not bring them at all.

College of the Week will be starting next week! Each week we will highlight a college to make students aware of the many different options they have after graduation. Many times the highlighted college will have a representative visiting our office that week.

Keep posted on this and all college visits through these announcements or find us on our Senior homepage, under Academics. Click on the School Counseling Office to open our Ram Resource Center!!

Seniors: Be aware that counselors will begin to pull you in for individual conferences to make sure graduation requirements are being met and you have a plan for after graduation!! Also, College Application Week will be approaching the end of October!! Keep your eyes and ears open for information!

Mark Your Calendars: The only area college fair is going on TONIGHT, Wednesday, Sept. 16th at the University of Dubuque from 6-8pm. You can register early by visiting www.gotocollegefairs.com.

Unscripted, Dubuque Senior's Improv comedy Troupe will hold open auditions on Thursday September 17th in Room A209. If you would like to try out but have not signed up for an audition time, see Mr. Ernzen in Rm. B237 TODAY.

This is our first IM event of the year. Come out and show your skills and see if you can win an intramural T-Shirt. No signup required.

When: Wednesday, September 23rd

Time: 7 pm

Where: Dalzell Field

Questions: Contact Mr. Blaser

The next IM Event will be Volleyball in October.

If interested in a part-time job – be sure to check out the bulletin board outside of the Guidance Office. New postings always being added. Currently – Panera Bread, Assisi Village, Keyline and Reynolds Law Firm, and AMC Theatres are looking to hire! Questions stop in the guidance office.

COLLEGE VISITS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IN GUIDANCE OFFICE:

September 17th                       7:35 a.m.                 Creighton University

                                                8:30 a.m.                 Northwestern (Orange City, IA)

                                                9:15 a.m.                 Augsburg

                                               10:15 a.m.               University of St. Thomas