Monday, January 30, 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

CONGRATULATIONS: Congratulations to the Senior Colorguard on their outstanding day of performances at the Marching Auxiliaries Regional Competition on Saturday.

Soloists - In the 9th and 10th grade division - Sarah Hallahan - 1st Runner Up and Julietta Marty 1st Place Outstanding Soloist. In the 11th & 12th grade division - Destiny Bruggeman - 3rd Runner Up, Anna Stuart - 1st Runner Up and Eden Frey 1st Place and Outstanding Solist.

The Team earned Superior Ratings, Choreography Awards and 1st Place for both their Color Guard and Show Production performances and earned a Silver Cup for having earned the top score in any colorguard category for the day.

Great job to all. Come see the Sarah and Julietta perform Friday during the sophomore game half-times and the full team during half-time of the boys varsity game.

SCIENCE BOWL: Dubuque Senior Science Bowl team had a great time at the Regional Competition at Iowa State University in Ames on Saturday. We took 4th place out of more than 40 teams with team captain junior Blaine Tunnell answering many questions on Earth and Space Science, Energy, and Chemistry, juniors Justin Yuan and Ben Martin helping with Math and Biology, and freshmen Pooja Patel and Ryan Polley fielding questions in Math, Physics and General Science. Congratulations to the team on a fine performance!

ATTENTION SENIORS: Senior Class Picture will be taken on Wed. Feb 8th at 8:40 in the Nora Gym...please stop by the main office for an order form. Cost is $15.00. Forms can be turned in the day of the picture.

RENAISSANCE: Don’t forget to stop in the Intervention Room, A201 before school TODAY to have your Renaissance card stamped.

SPANISH CLUB: Our next Spanish Club meeting will be TODAY at 7:10-7:30am in E40 to talk about spring fundraising and activities. Any questions, contact Sra. Day.

ATTENTION SENIORS: Looking for scholarship monies….please come to the School Counseling Office to pick up your “Senior Application” for this year’s Awards Assembly. The return deadline for the Senior Applications is Friday February 17th, 2012. If you have questions, please see Ms. Lawrence.

PINK OUT: The 3rd Annual Pink Out against breast cancer will be held on Friday, February 3rd at the home game against Hempstead. T-shirts and rally towels will be sold this week during all lunches. All long sleeve t-shirts and XL
to 4XL short sleeve t-shirts will be available by order form. Please see the activities office or A117 for order forms. All proceeds will go to charity in honor of Senior para Bridget Heim who is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer.

MATHEMATICS CONTEST: On February 7th, Senior High will be competing in the 63rd annual American Mathematics Contest. In 2011, over 220,000 students from over 4,200 US and international schools competed for school, regional, and national awards in this contest and found it fun and rewarding. Top 10, well-known US universities and colleges, including internationally recognized US technical institutions, ask for AMC scores on their application forms. We have a limited number of spots so please let Mr. Kueper in A322 know if you would like to take the exam.

FYI: Even though its cold and snowing, this is a great time to stay in shape and get ready for Ultimate in the Spring. Come join us for a basic throwing practice and get to know other Ultimate enthusiasts.

IM 6v6 Dodgeball Tournament
TODAY
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Nora Gym
Sign up at the Activities Window or send an email to bblaser, with your team name and team members. Shake off the winter blues with a good game of Dodgeball. Sign up quick and get a team together, don't forget to bring your friends.

CLASS RINGS: Don’t forget that Jostens will be here on February 1st during lunch to take your class ring orders for all of the Sophomores. Please remember to join all of your classmates and bring your order form and your first payment of 60 dollars on Wednesday February 1st. Juniors If you haven’t ordered your class ring yet, it is not too late Jostens will also help you on this day as well. Extra packets are available in the office.