General

There will be no school in the Dubuque Community School District TOMORROW, Friday, Feb. 9, due to the winter storm warning in effect throughout the day.

Due to the impending winter storm, the following activities and events are canceled for this evening, Thursday, Feb. 8:

• Parent-Teacher Conferences at Audubon, Bryant, Irving, Kennedy, Marshall and Sageville Elementary Schools, as well as Roosevelt Middle School and Dubuque Senior High School are canceled for this evening. THESE SCHOOLS WILL CONTACT FAMILIES DIRECTLY ABOUT RESCHEDULING.
• There will be no after-school events and activities today in the district (with the exception of a few high school practices immediately after school. Those coaches will contact students directly).
• The Hempstead High School girls and boys sophomore/junior varsity basketball double-header is postponed until Monday, Feb. 12, at Hempstead.

Due to the winter storm, the Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour delay on Tuesday, February 6.

All district-run morning preschool is canceled.

Due to the winter weather advisory and impending winter storm, the Dubuque Community School District will release two hours early TODAY Monday, February 5.

All district-run afternoon preschool is canceled.

Due to icy conditions, the Dubuque Community School District (including all public and parochial schools) will operate on a two-hour delay TODAY, Tuesday, January 23.

All district-run morning preschool is canceled.

Registration for free four-year-old preschool in the Dubuque Community School District will begin on Monday, Feb. 5. This includes Dubuque’s 13 public schools offering preschool through the Statewide Voluntary Free Preschool Program.

Parents and guardians may register students in person at the selected site, beginning at 7 a.m. on Monday, February 5. Proof-of-age, preferably a birth certificate, is required to register a student. A passport or signed immunization record will be accepted if necessary.

Preschools registration paperwork is available online or in-person at elementary schools.

NOTE: In the event of a weather delay on Monday, Feb. 5, preschool registration will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 6.

Free four-year-old preschool is open to students who are four by September 15. For additional registration questions, individuals should contact the site they are interested in registering at.

Space may be limited in some facilities and registrations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Enrollment for preschool is not based on geography and all sites are open to residents within the Dubuque Community School District.

In addition to spots in Dubuque’s public schools, a variety of community preschool partners also offer free four-year-old preschool.

The Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program for Four-Year-Old Children is funded by the State of Iowa and facilitated locally by the Dubuque Community School District.

Due to inclement weather, the following activities and events are postponed for today, Thursday, January 11.

• There will be no middle school practices today.
• The Dubuque Senior High School wrestling meet at Iowa City has been postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 25.
• The Hempstead High School wrestling meet at Iowa City has been postponed and rescheduled for Thursday, Jan. 25.
• Dubuque Senior High School freshman basketball versus Wahlert Catholic has both been postponed. A new date will be announced when it is determined.

Due to extreme cold and the wind chill advisory in effect, the Dubuque Community School District (including all public and parochial schools) will operate on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Thursday, January 4.

All district-run morning preschool is cancelled.

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Brent Cook, assistant principal for activities/athletics at Dubuque Senior High School

Brent Cook, assistant principal for activities/athletics at Dubuque Senior High School, was named one of 11 national recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Service Awards given by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).

The award was presented on December 12 in Phoenix, Arizona, during the banquet at the 48th annual National Athletic Directors Conference conducted jointly by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the NIAAA.
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