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Freshman Respect Retreat
In our continual effort to promote Dubuque Senior High School’s safe and supportive culture, we are inviting all freshmen to take part in the Sixth Annual 9th Grade Respect Retreat on Wednesday, September 6th and Thursday, September 7th (7:35 AM-2:20 PM). The retreat will take place at Dubuque Senior High School, Nora Gymnasium. 9th graders will first report to the cafeteria to check in and pick up their name tag for the day.In our continual effort to promote Dubuque Senior High School’s safe and supportive culture, we are inviting all freshmen to take part in the Sixth Annual 9th Grade Respect Retreat on Wednesday, September 6th and Thursday, September 7th (7:35 AM-2:20 PM). The retreat will take place at Dubuque Senior High School, Nora Gymnasium. 9th graders will first report to the cafeteria to check in and pick up their name tag for the day.
Lunch on the day your student participates in the retreat will be a sack lunch purchased by your student from our school cafeteria. If your student prefers to bring a cold lunch from home, that is also an option.
The retreat will serve as an empowering experience for our 9th grade students to better understand the importance of respecting themselves and others. Youth Frontiers, a nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis, delivers a program to build positive school communities that help young people realize the importance of respect. Their vision is to change the way students treat each other at school and in their community.
We would like all incoming freshmen to participate in this incredible opportunity. One half of our freshmen will attend on Wednesday, September 6th and the other half will attend on Thursday, September 7th based on who their English teacher is (see list below).
| Wednesday, Sept. 6th | Thursday, Sept. 7th |
|---|---|
| Students assigned to English teachers: Mrs. T. Demerath Mrs. B. Friedman Mrs. M. Williams Ms. S. Wilgenbusch Ms. L. Oberhoffer Mrs. M. King |
Students assigned to English teachers: Mrs. M. Anderson Mrs. H. Lammer-Heindel Mrs. T. Redmond |
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Trica Brokus, Student Needs Facilitator, at 552-5504 or tbrokus@dbqschools.org.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Trica Brokus
Student Needs Facilitator
Dubuque Senior High School
Senior Awards Winners 2017
Dubuque Senior High Awards 2017
COLLEGE/AWARDS/RECOGNITION
National Merit Finalist – Elizabeth Kelsey, Collin Sindt, Grace Tsui
National Merit Commended – Matthew Barton, Jesse Hannan, Brendan Howe, Emma Tonn
Principal’s Leadership Award – Collin Sindt
Students with Highest Honors (4.0 or above)
| Matthew Barton Kailani Biehl Justin Blum Wesley Brimeyer Megan Brokus Margaret Burns Grace Gudenkauf Tatum Hallstoos Jesse Hannan Jacob Hansen |
Madelyn Hawkins Cassandra Hennings JaNiese Jensen Elizabeth Kelsey Autumn Kemp Aaron McDermott Maxwell McIntyre Josephine Mills Drake Oswald Mollie Phalen |
Lauren Pinchuk Kristin Rasmussen Julia Rodewald Emma Sass Tyler Schmit Rebecca Schueller Luz Schwalb Madeline Shearer Collin Sindt Brittany Smith |
Allison Steger Seth Taylor Jessica Tompkins Grace Tsui Danielle Waldbillig Allison Williams Caroline Woodward Brandon Yuan Hailey Zillig |
COMMUNITY AWARDS/RECOGNITION
Alliant Energy – Autumn Kemp, Rebecca Schueller
American Legion Drake Oswald – Frances Inzenhofer, William Woodwar, Elli Decker
Hawkeye Boys State – David Miner
Artistic Achievement – Justin Blum
Bausch & Lomb – Tessa Kemp
Better Business Bureau – Rebecca Schueller
Cottingham & Butler Tanner Gross
Des Moines Register – Grace Tsui
Dubuque Bank & Trust – Brandon Yuan
Dubuque Brass – Kristin Rasmussen
Dubuque Eagles “Eyes on the Future” student – Brianna Gourley
Dubuque Eagles “Eyes on the Future” Teacher of the Year – Mr. Tom Cuvelier
Dubuque Evening Lions Club – Peyton Haller
Dubuque County Right to Life – Emma Sass
Dubuque Senior Educational Foundation – Emma Baxter, Brandi Blatz, Justin Blum, Jacob Hansen, Jacob Nolan, Rebecca Schueller, Brittany Smith
Dubuque Senior FAST Tutors – Megan Brokus, Elizabeth Kelsey, Kristin Rasmussen, Julia Rodewald, Rebecca Schueller, Danielle Waldbillig
Dubuque Senior Key Club Service Awards – Allyson Kirk, Allison Steger
DuTrac Community Credit Union – Jacob Hansen
Great Draw Visual Art Scholarship – Mollie Phalen
Iowa Chapter GX of the National Tri T Society – Morgan Foley
Iowa State Bar American Citizenship – Grace Gudenkauf, Emma Sass, Jessica Tompkins
KWWL “The Best of the Class” – Brittany Smith
Outstanding Senior Male & Female Athletes – Emma Sass, Louis Psihoyos
The Bernie Saggau Award – Madelyn Hawkins
“The ‘Semper Fidelis’ Award for Musical Excellence” – Alexander Breckon, Alanna Maier
Thomas Determan Global Perspectives Leadership Award – Mollie Phalen
MEMORIAL AWARDS/RECOGNITION
Alice & Eldon Davis – Jesse Hannan
Andrew Gregg Vernon – Elizabeth Kelsey, Hailey Zillig
Charles Benjamin Pickard – Brendan Howe
Clarence Griep – Elizabeth Kelsey
Company A, 528th Quartermaster – William Woodward
Di Tella – Frances Inzenhofer
E. Wayne Cooley Award – Kailani Biehl
Floyd G. Rundle – Anthony Canganelli
Harold & Olga Hantelmann – JaNiese Jensen, Aaron McDermott, Allison Williams, Caroline Woodward
James & Zoe Connor – Collin Sindt
Jeannette Butt – Madelyn Leytem
Jim Boughton – Mackenzie Gaherty, Jalen Hildebrand
Jimmy Duehr – Caleb Marting
John D. Soley – Kailani Biehl
Joseph J. & Sue E. Kaesbauer – Matthew Barton
Josey (Molony) & Ray Feeney – Jenna Pancratz
Kyle Andersen – Connor Ripperger
LeRoy F. Ludwig – Tatum Hallstoos
Marja & Sabrina Davis – Allison Steger
O’Connor & Thomas – Robert Klinkhammer
Pirkko & Jeffrey Davis – Megan Brokus
Robert E. Harris – Grace Tsui
Scott Althoff – Tyler James (T. J.) Deardorff
Wilbur Dalzell – Grace Tsui
William & Suzanne Laiblin – Wendy Moreno Sayago
SPECIAL AWARDS
Presentation of Senior Class Officers
President – Collin Sindt
Vice President – Margaret Burns
Representatives – Kendall Doerr, Jessica Tompkins, Caroline Woodward, Jacob Hansen
SENIOR SCHOOL AWARDS
Art – Elisha Warnke
Photography – Saul Benjamin Briones
Business – Nicholas Weber
English – Elizabeth Kelsey
Family Health and Consumer Science – Rebecca Slaton
Industrial Education – Ethan Herrig
Yearbook Top Designer – McKenna Lincoln
Math – Jesse Hannan, Grace Tsui
Music Awards:
Band Gold – JaNiese Jensen
Choral Gold – Allison Williams
Orchestra Gold – Justin Blum
“Noteworthy” Band – Eric Blum, Spencer Geers, Jacob Hansen, Alexandria McDermott
“Noteworthy” Choral – Taylor Graham, Connor Ripperger
“Noteworthy” Orchestra – Brandon Jenkins
National Honor Society – Natalie Donath
Science – Josephine Mills
Social Studies – Josephine Mills
Student Council – Caroline Woodward
World Language Recipients:
French – Collin Sindt
German – Julia Rodewald
Spanish – Josephine Mills Allison Williams
Fall Sports Check In Dates
Check-in for fall sports 2018 will be held on the dates/times listed below.
NOTE: Location will be the Activities Office
The following forms (completely filled out and signed) will be collected at that time:
Athletic Participation Required Forms (PDF)
Consent for Cognitive Testing and Release of Information (PDF)
NOTE: Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) will be administered the same week as check-in. Please see below for dates and times.
Check-in schedule is as follows:
CHEERLEADERS
Monday, July 30
All Participating | 11 a.m. | Activities Office
FOOTBALL
Monday, July 30
All Levels | 8:00 a.m. | Activities Office
CROSS COUNTRY
Tuesday, July 31
Women | 8:30 a.m. | Activities Office
Wednesday, August 1
Men | 8:30 a.m. | Activities Office
VOLLEYBALL
Thursday, August 2
All Participating | 8 a.m. | Activities Office
GOLF
Thursday, August 2
Men | 9 a.m. | Activities Office
SWIMMING
Thursday, August 2
Women | 9:45 a.m. | Activities Office
If you are planning to participate in a fall sport, please report at the times listed. Have physical forms, concussion form, and student information section, all completely filled out and signed. NO ONE will be allowed to practice until the completed forms have been turned in to the Activity Office secretary either at the check-in date or in the Activities Office before the first practice. NO EXCEPTIONS! The physical will be kept on file in the office for one year.
ImPACT Concussion Test Schedule
Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) will be administered the same week as check-in. Those athletes who need to take this test, please note the time of the test and have your consent form filled out and signed.
NOTE: this date MAY NOT be the same as your designated check-in date!
LOCATION: All testing will be located in the E45 (Journalism Classroom)
Monday, July 30
7:00 a.m. – ALL Football Players ONLY
10:30 a.m. – Cheerleaders
Tuesday, July 31st
7:30 a.m. – Women’s Cross Country
Wednesday, August 1
7:30 a.m. – Men’s Cross Country
9 a.m. – Volleyball
Thursday, August 2
8:00 a.m. – Men’s Golf
8:00 a.m. – Women’s Swimming
Friday, August 3
8:00 a.m. – any make-ups needed
Senior Graduation Reminders
Dubuque Senior High School Graduation 2017
Reminder dates to remember:
Senior Awards Night – May 15th 7:00 pm Dubuque Senior High School Auditorium
Seniors Last Day – May 24th… Please note this is a change in the school calendar
SCHOOL DEBTS AND DETENTIONS:
All school debts must be paid no later than Friday, May 12th
TRANSCRIPTS:
Seniors who want a final semester transcript sent to colleges, vocation schools or employers, must turn in a final request to Mrs. Norton, in the Business/Registrar’s Office, before May 24th . If you have any questions regarding transcripts, please call 552-5525 or stop by the Business Office.
CAPS AND GOWNS:
Caps and gowns will be distributed at graduation rehearsal at the Five Flags Center on June 2nd. YOU MUST HAVE ALL DEBTS CLEARED (and all library books and textbooks turned in) TO RECEIVE YOUR CAP & GOWN.
SENIORS’ FINALS AND GRADES:
Grades for seniors will be finalized on Thursday, May 25th at 1:00 pm. Any senior who does not meet graduation requirements, will be notified. SENIORS LACKING CREDITS FOR MEETING GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY.
COMMENCEMENT REHEARSAL-FRIDAY, June 2nd, AT 1:00 PM AT FIVE FLAGS:
All senior participating in commencement must report to Five Flags by 12:45 PM. It is imperative that all graduating seniors be at this practice unless individually excused by Dr. Johnson. If you are absent and have not contacted Dr. Johnson, you will NOT BE ALLOWED to participate in the graduation ceremony.
REPORT CARDS:
Report cards will be handed out at the commencement practice on June 2nd. If you have any questions concerning any aspect of your report card, please contact your teacher or call Mr. Howes at 552-5510.
COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES – SATURDAY, JUNE 3RD AT 10:00 AM AT FIVE FLAGS: PLEASE LEAVE HOME EARLY ENOUGH TO BE AT FIVE FLAGS BY 9:15 AM. PLEASE ALLOW TIME FOR TRAFFIC JAMS, LACK OF PARKING SPACES, ETC.
There will be a temptation to break file after graduating. You will save a great deal of time and confusion, however, if you follow directions and maintain your spacing and lines until you are out of Five Flags. DO NOT BE IN A HURRY; THIS IS YOUR TIME TO SHINE!!
COMMENCEMENT PICTURES:
As a service to graduates and parents, Lifetouch Photography, a professional photographer has been retained to photograph all graduates at the commencement ceremonies. Pictures will be taken as the graduates receive their diplomas. Lifetouch will send you a descriptive brochure and instructions for ordering after the ceremony. Information regarding pictures will also be in their graduation envelope that they will receive at graduation rehearsal. Our purpose in providing this service is two-fold.
First, to give you the opportunity to have a fine professional photo. Secondly, to reduce confusion, distraction, and crowding around the stage during the graduation ceremony, there will be an area on the right side of the stage for family and friends to take photos. We ask that these family members and friends return to their seats immediately after taking pictures.
STUDENT DRESS FOR COMMENCEMENT:
Students are to wear appropriate clothing for this special event. For women, this would mean a dress or slacks and for men, a dress shirt and dress pants. Attire will be subject to administrative approval. If you have not met the expectations listed here or do not demonstrate appropriate behavior, you may be denied the opportunity to participate in the ceremony.
SEATING AT GRADUATION:
Family and friends will want to allow extra travel time to avoid traffic and parking problems. There will be no limitation on seating. Five Flags personnel have asked that we remind you not to reserve seats by placing programs, coats, etc. on chairs. The Fifth Street parking ramp will have plenty of parking spaces. If you are in need of handicapped accessible seating Five Flags does reserve a section for that need (which would include the person in need and one more person) it will not be for the whole family. Arrive early to guarantee your seat.
STUDENTS NOT PARTICIPATING IN COMMENCEMENT:
Non-participants may pick up their diplomas and cap and gown on Monday, June 5th in the Business Office. DIPLOMAS WILL NOT BE MAILED.
If you have any questions please contact Mrs. McCaw at 552-5503.
2017 SPRING SPORTS STARTING DATES
2017 SPRING SPORTS STARTING DATES
February 13, 2017
Boys/Girls Track and Field
Track teams are in season and subject to team rules and expectations for attendance during spring break.
March 13, 2017
**This is also the start of DCSD Spring Break—if you are unable to be at practice this week you MUST contact your coach**
Boys Soccer
Boys soccer will have two-a-days for the first week of practice/tryouts. First round of cuts will be made on Friday, March 17, followed by another round of cuts on Wednesday, March 22.
Boys/Girls Tennis
Cuts will be made this week – not being able to be there may have an impact on those decisions.
Girls Golf
Practice will begin on March 13
March 20, 2017
Girls Soccer
Fifth Annual 9th Grade Respect Retreat
August 2016
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In our continual effort to promote Dubuque Senior High School’s safe and supportive culture, we are inviting all freshmen to take part in the Fifth Annual 9th Grade Respect Retreat on Wednesday, September 7th and Thursday, September 8th (7:35 AM-2:20 PM). The retreat will take place at Dubuque Senior High School, Nora Gymnasium. 9th graders will first report to the cafeteria to check in and pick up their name tag for the day.
Lunch on the day your student participates in the retreat will be a sack lunch purchased by your student from our school cafeteria. If your student prefers to bring a lunch from home, that is also an option.
The retreat will serve as an empowering experience for our 9th grade students to better understand the importance of respecting themselves and others. Youth Frontiers, a nonprofit organization based in Minneapolis, delivers a program to build positive school communities that help young people realize the importance of respect. Their vision is to change the way students treat each other at school and in their community.
We would like all incoming freshmen to participate in this incredible opportunity. One half of our freshmen will attend on Wednesday, September 7th and the other half will attend on Thursday, September 8th based on who their English teacher is (see list below).
Wednesday, Sept. 7th Thursday, Sept. 8th
Students assigned to English teachers: Students assigned to English teachers:
Mrs. M. Anderson Mrs. S. Cuvelier
Mrs. S. Wilgenbusch Mrs. H. Lammer-Heindel
Mrs. M. Williams Mrs. T. Redmond
Ms. L Oberhoffer
Mrs. M King
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Trica Brokus, Student Needs Facilitator, at 552-5504 or tbrokus@dbqschools.org.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Trica Brokus
Student Needs Facilitator
Dubuque Senior High School
2016-17 Student Parking Stickers
Attached are the lists of students who have stickers reserved for the Upper Lot and the Lower Lot for 2016-17 school year. They will purchase the stickers for $40 at registration where they will need the parking form filled out, signed by a parent/guardian, proof of insurance, vehicle registration and valid drivers license.
RAMS – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
At the end of every school year we see the large trash cans in the halls get filled as lockers and backpacks are emptied. And every year we see large quantities of recyclable or reusable school supplies get sent to our landfills.
In an effort to reduce the amount of solid waste produced at Senior and provide assistance to Rams in need of school supplies for fall, the AP Human Geography students are creating a voluntary program for students to recycle or donate their school supplies.
Each teacher will be asked to VOLUNTARILY participate by allowing APHG students to place a REUSE box in their classrooms. These boxes are where students can put reusable school supplies (binders, notebooks, pens, markers, etc.). Supplies do NOT need to be in brand new, pristine condition! For example, a binder that has “Algebra 1” written on it, but is still in good shape and able to be used would be great! However, a notebook that has no clean paper left in it should be put in the recycle bin. If you or your students are unsure about the usability of an item, put it in the REUSE box – APHG students will sort the items and recycle what is determined to be unusable.
APHG classes will be creating posters, videos, and announcements to encourage students to participate in this program. Collected supplies will be sorted, stored, and provided to students at fall registration. We are working with National Honor Society to run a “store” for students to purchase these supplies at VERY low suggested donation (i.e. 25 cents for a binder). Students unable to donate will NOT be denied supplies! Funds collected through this process will be used to purchase permanent containers to continue this program in the future.
APHG students will collect materials placed in the REUSE boxes during 2nd and 6th periods on the following dates. Boxes should be left outside the classroom door to minimize disruption of classes.
Thursday May 26
Friday May 27
Wednesday June 1
Thursday June 2
Parents are encouraged to send anything from home that could be reused. Items may be turned in to any classroom box. Additional boxes will available in Guidance and the LRC if that works easier for before school drop offs.
2015-16 Senior Award Winners
The Senior Awards Recognition Ceremony was held on Monday, May 16 in the Lambe-Hedeman Auditorium. Congratulations to all of our seniors!