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General
Two-Hour Early Release Tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 4
Due to the forecast for excessive heat, combined with heat build-up in schools, the Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour early release tomorrow, Friday, September 4. Afternoon preschool will be canceled. Temperatures in some district classrooms today reached heat-index values of over 105 degrees.
After carefully considering all scheduling options, and realizing that families and childcare providers have already made Friday morning arrangements, tomorrow’s late arrival will be held as scheduled. As a reminder, this means school will start one-hour later than the Monday through Thursday start time.
In the past, it would not have been possible to have both a late start and early release because the time would not have counted as a school day. Now that the district tracks time in hours, tomorrow’s time will still count toward completion of the school year. Know that our building teams will work to ensure that this shortened day is still an educationally valuable one.
Two-Hour Early Release Today, Thursday, Sept. 3
Due to the forecast for excessive heat combined with heat build-up in schools, the Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour early release today, Thursday, September 3, 2015.
Afternoon preschool will be canceled. All middle school practices will also be canceled. High school athletes will receive more information from their coaches about rescheduled practice times, if necessary.
Superheroes Remind Kids to Attend School Every Day
Attendance Man and his canine sidekick Super Daisy spent time at Big Truck Day this weekend to remind students to attend school every day so they can be attendance superheroes.
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Big Truck Day, sponsored by Parents as Teachers and the Carnegie-Stout Public Library, was a chance for area kids to see, touch and explore large vehicles such as a school bus, Jule bus, fire engine, semi and construction equipment. Members of the district’s transportation department were on hand with a yellow school bus.
Sageville Premieres
‘Space School’
Sageville Elementary premiered its full-length feature film ‘Space School,’ with a special behind-the-scenes look at what it took to make it a reality.
Dubuque Senior High School Recognized Nationally in U.S. News ‘Best High Schools’ Ranking
Dubuque Senior High School added a little silver to its school colors when U.S. News released its 2015 Best High Schools list.
Senior was awarded Silver Medal status in the listing, was ranked nationally and was ranked 11th among Iowa high schools in the listing.
“Our staff at Dubuque Senior High School is committed to helping all of our students be successful,” said Dan Johnson, principal at the school. “Our Ram Family, both staff and students, does a great job of working together to make our school a great place to get an education. Our goal is to always get better.”
Eisenhower PTO Names Five-Star Award Recipients
The Eisenhower Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) announced the winners of its annual Five-Star Awards at a school assembly today. This award is given annually to one teacher and one support staff member at the school.
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‘Be Our Guest’ Merges Visual Arts and Architecture
This spring, students worked with art teachers, local historians and architects to learn about the different architecture styles of Dubuque’s downtown hotels and inns, study their history and relevance to the city’s cultural and economic development, and create mixed media or 3-D artwork.
The work was part of a new program called “Be Our Guest,” held in conjunction with Main Street Ltd. during the organization’s annual Architecture Days celebration. The program was funded through the Mediacom Arts and Culture grant program submitted by the Foundation for Dubuque Public Schools (FDPS).
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