Wednesday, September 13, 2017

The Rams Men’s cross-country team competed at the River Valley Invitational in Spring Green, Wisconsin on Saturday. The JV/Freshman team placed second and were paced by Greyson Kincaid’s third place overall finish. The varsity finished 4th out of 18 teams. Leading the way for the Rams was Jalen Hildebrand, who finished 2nd overall in a field featuring some of the top teams in Wisconsin. The Ram's next competition will be at Cedar Falls this Thursday.


Model UN will meet this Friday, September 15 at 8:15 am. Remember to bring your permission slips to this meeting for the regional conference.


Writing Club Members: We will have our first meeting of the year on Wednesday, September 13th at 2:30 in Room A213. Meetings typically last about an hour. If you can only attend for a short amount of time, that is okay, too. Hope to see you there!


If you are interested in joining Dubuque Senior's Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), please come to a meeting in E45 right after school on Thursday, September 14th. Bring your friends!


BOOK CLUB: Our September Book Club books are in! Stop by the library to get your copy of Code Name Verity and then join us for the meeting on Wednesday September 20th at 2:30 p.m.!

Art Club: There will be an informational meeting for Art Club on Tuesday September 19th at 2:25pm in Room B61. Anyone who is interested in joining or wants to find out more is welcome to attend!

Students who ordered a 2016-17 Yearbook and have not picked it up should go to the Business Office to pick up their book. Additionally, any student who wants to order a 2017-18 should go to the Business Office to order and pay for one OR go to the Student Payment Portal to order a book.


Seniors - Your SENIOR PHOTOS are due to the Yearbook staff by November 24, 2017. If you submit your photo after that date, you must pay a late charge for your photo to be included. Any photos received after February 1st will not be included. Submit your photos as a jpeg to dubuquesenior@gmail.com with your name in the subject line. If you have questions about photo requirements, please contact Mrs. Jackman for details.

COLOR GUARD: Are you looking for something fun to do? The senior color guard has 5 positions open, and they want you! Want to give it a try? Join them on September 24th for their all day rehearsal beginning at 9 am in Nora Gym, give it a week trial run before you commit to such a great activity. If interested please contact Heather in A113.

Are you looking for adventure and excitement? Come join the Discovery Club! We have a canoe trip planned for Saturday, September 16 on the Maquoketa River in Monticello. This is a great way to get outdoors, enjoy the last days of summer, and meet new friends. The Discovery Club meets on Thursday mornings in B-249. We will hand out permission slips and discuss other activities for the year. Talk to Ms. Pfohl in B-249 or Ms. Koch in A-226 if you cannot attend.

DEBATE TEAM: Attention, students! The Debate Team will be hosting our informational meetings on September 13 at 7:15am and September 14 at 2:30pm in B133, the Social Studies LRC. You only need to attend one meeting. Bonus points if you bring a friend! If you're interested and can't attend, or if you have any questions, contact Ms. Sheehan at esheehan@dbqschools.org.



COLLEGE VISITS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER IN THE COUNSELORS OFFICE


September 13th       5:30 p.m.              Dubuque College Fair

September 14th        8:25 a.m.             Coe College

September 19th       8:25 a.m.              UNI

                                  9:15 a.m.              Kirkwood

September 20th       9:15 a.m.             Cornell