Monday, November 4, 2019

Tuesday, November 5th




ACTIVITIES


On Saturday, the Ram Girls' Cross-Country Team established their place as one of the finest cross-country teams in Iowa by placing 2nd in the Iowa Class 4A State Cross-Country Meet.  Junior Lillian Schmidt finished 3rd overall as the Rams' top performer; Lily's 3rd place finish matches the best individual performance in the history of Senior Cross-Country.  Senior Claire Edmondson ran a beautiful final race of her illustrious career, finishing 7th place overall.  Junior sensation Izzy Gorton surged to an 18th place finish, narrowly missing individual all-state honors in an inspired performance.  Seniors Kate Miron (46th) and Grace Ries (48th) cinched the Rams' runner-up finish by running the finest races of their careers.  Senior Josie Stackis (72nd) and Lucy Tompkins-Garoutte (77th) were both the fastest 6th and 7th runners in the State of Iowa, capping off incredible seasons.

Both Lillian and Claire were named to the Elite All-State XC Team, and Grace Ries was named as a member of the prestigious Academic All-State team.

The team would like to thank all of the RamFam who made their way over to Ft. Dodge on Saturday to cheer us on!  We are so proud to race for Dubuque Senior High School!

There will be a Bowling meeting Thursday, November 7th at 6:00p.m in the Cafeteria.  Any questions contact Ken Gerken.


This is an invitation for you to come to Open Wrestling, on Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 6pm.  We wrestle to improve or just try it out.  This year will go to 7 separate girls only tournaments.  Any questions ask Coach Connolly in Room E10. 

There will be a Men’s Basketball informational meeting TODAY Tuesday, November 5th at 2:30p.m. in the school cafeteria.  The meeting will take approximately 30 minutes. 

See Coach Eimers for entry forms for the 17th Annual 3-on-3 Hoopfest on Friday, November 8th.  Deadline is TODAY November 5th

Students – it’s NOW time to sign up for WINTER SPORTS!!!!  Even if you are currently in a sport and are going to be doing a winter sport – you need to sign up now!!  Come to the Activities Office to make sure you have all of the required paperwork needed to sign up.  Don’t wait until the last day!  The following sports start on November 11th – Women’s Basketball, Men’s and Women’s Bowling, and Men’s Swimming.  The following sports start on November 18th – Men’s Basketball, Wrestling, and Winter Cheerleading (yes, cheerleaders you need to let us know if you’re switching to winter cheer!!).

Don’t WAIT – get signed up NOW for Winter Sports in the Activities Office!!


STUDENT NEWS

The Dubuque Senior Speech Team will be holding open auditions next week, November 11-14 in Room A209.  Go to dubuqueseniordrama.com to choose an audition time and fill out an audition form or see Mr. Ernzen (B237) or Mr. Dean (A209) for more details.   Come join an amazing team.  See you there!! 

Attention math enthusiasts:  Senior will compete in the Team Scramble competition on Thursday November 7th during Support time.  This is a team competition consisting of 100 math problems in 30 minutes.  All levels are welcome!  Sign up in FlexTime with Mrs. Ward in D160 or talk to your math teacher. 

Dubuque Senior's Science Bowl team will begin practicing on Wednesdays from 2:30-3:30 in room B234. Science Bowl puts a competitive edge on practicing science and math topics - no need to be an expert!  Each practice guarantees that you will leave having learned something new!  New members are always welcome, so please join us when your schedule allows, or come consistently to be considered for the travel team.  Please see Mr. Gates or Mrs. Fischer for more information. 

Juniors & Seniors:  The School Counseling Office will be visiting Kirkwood Community College on November 7th, grab a permission slip in the Counseling Office if interested. 


COLLEGE VISITS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER INSIDE OF GUIDANCE OFFICE

November 5th                              10:00 am                          Iowa State

November 6th                              10:00 am                          NICC

November 7th                              10:00 am                          Western Illinois University