Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Do you like to eat? Are you interested in a career involving food or farming? If so - be sure to check out Food For A Changing Planet - a free lecture this Thursday night at Clarke University. Fred Kirschenmann, a respected writer, philosopher, and farmer will talk about future career opportunities and issues facing the next generation of farmers, food scientists, and chefs, and discuss how climate change will affect our world food supply. The event begins at 6 p.m. in the Clarke Atrium with free snacks. The keynote lecture will begin at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to anyone. This lecture is part of the Driftless Farm & Food Fest, which the Dubuque Community School District is a sponsor of.

Attention Staff and Students: This is a reminder to USE the DISIGNATED CROSSWALK before or after school when walking to school.

The Social Studies Computer Lab will be open at 7:00a.m. Monday-Thursday for students to use.

Do you want a quiet place to do school work, get organized or get help in a specific class? Senior's F.A.S.T. (Friday Academic Support Time) program will begin this Friday. F.A.S.T. is held every Friday that school is in session from 7:30 until 8:30 in the Senior library. Para educators and National Honor Society students will be there to help.

Respect Retreat Student Leaders,
please stop outside of the AP office to see which day you have been assigned to help and to record if you will be purchasing a sack lunch from school or if you will be bringing one from home. Thanks 11th and 12th graders for volunteering your time for this activity!!

Need a place before or after school to study or hang out? The library is open every Monday- Thursday from 7-3 and on Fridays from 815 to 3.

Upper Room would like to invite all students to come pray and learn about God Tuesday mornings at 7 in the Trophy Room/Lobby of Nora Gym.

Attention Students: Homecoming is only three weeks away!!! The dance will be held on Saturday, September 17th from 7pm to 10pm in Nora Gym.

Homecoming T shirts are now on sale at seniorhomecoming.itemorder.com/sale They will be on sale until September 6th. The link can be found on the Senior home page or on the student council twitter page.

Voting for the 2016-2017 Homecoming Court begins tomorrow (Wednesday) and will end Friday August 26th at 2:30pm. The link to vote can be found on the Senior home page or on the student council twitter page.

Follow @ramsstuco on twitter for more homecoming week activities and dress up days!

The Discovery Club, Senior's outdoors club, is planning now for their fall events: a canoe trip, a Maquoketa Caves exploring day, and hiking excursions. Come to room B-249 in the Science Wing every Thursday morning at 7:15 for information, assist in planning, and permission slips. That's this Thursday morning at 7:15 in B-249

Key Club – Come join the oldest and largest student lead service organization in the world! Key Club is welcoming new members to attend an informational session to learn more about joining the DSHS Key Club. Key Club is an excellent way to get involved in your school and community. Please take this opportunity to learn more on Wednesday August 31st 7:10 in Room (B234) We hope to see you there!