General

On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the Dubuque Community School District Board of Education approved the school calendars for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years.

View the approved calendars

The Dubuque Community School District is excited to open Seedlings Preschool Center, a new state-of-the-art preschool center in Dubuque’s industrial center for the start of the next school year.

The 18,000-square-foot Seedlings Preschool Center, located in the soon-to-be-renovated former Medline building on Chavenelle Road, will also offer streamlined access to wrap-around child care programming in the adjacent Dubuque Community Y Early Learning Center.

ENROLL NOW AT SEEDLINGS PRESCHOOL CENTER

Seedlings was designed entirely with our earliest learners in mind, including:

• Up to 10 newly renovated classrooms
• A fully accessible outdoor playground
• Specially designed sensory spaces
• Meal service and common spaces
• A dedicated team of preschool teachers and support staff

Both morning and afternoon preschool slots will be available for families. Enrollment and registration for Seedlings Preschool Cener (and all other Dubuque Community School District preschool sites) is now open at www.dbqschools.org/preschool.

Wrap-Around Child Care: The Dubuque Community Y Early Learning Center is connected to the preschool center and allows for a seamless transition between child care and preschool programming.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DUBUQUE COMMUNITY Y EARLY LEARNING CENTER

The Dubuque Community School District has released draft calendars for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years.

View the DRAFT 2024-2025 School Calendar

View the DRAFT 2025-2026 School Calendar

NOTE: The draft calendar feedback period has now closed.

High school students from Hempstead and Dubuque Senior recently qualified to compete at the 2023 IGHSAU Girls Swimming and Diving State Championship.

Congratulations to the following students:

State Qualifiers

Hempstead High School

50-Yard Freestyle

• Kenzie Tomkins
• Rebecca Roling

Para 50-Yard Freestyle

• Ally Darter

100-Yard Freestyle

• Kenzie Tomkins

100-Yard Breaststroke

• Maisey Duehr

Para 100-Yard Breaststroke 

• Ally Darter

500-Yard Freestyle

• Kate Duehr

200-Yard Medley Relay

• Nora Davis | Callie Dolphin | Emma Oberhoffer | Kenzie Tomkins

200-Yard Freestyle Relay

• Nora Davis | Callie Dolphin | Maisey Duehr | Rebecca Roling

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

• Nora Davis | Kate Duehr | Rebecca Roling | Kenzie Tomkins

Dubuque Senior High School

50-Yard Freestyle

• Annie Gilligan

100-Yard Backstroke

• Annie Gilligan
• Kaitlyn Vantiger

100-Yard Freestyle

• Molly Gilligan

100-Yard Butterfly

• Evie Hall
• Savanna Koch

200-Yard Medley Relay

• Annie Gilligan | Molly Gilligan | Savanna Koch | Kaitlyn Vantiger

200-Yard Freestyle Relay

• Molly Gilligan | Evie Hall | Savanna Koch | Kaitlyn Vantiger

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

• Annie Gilligan | Molly Gilligan | Savanna Koch | Kaitlyn Vantiger

The Dubuque League of Women Voters held the 2023 School Board Candidate Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 25, at 6:30 p.m.

Members of the public were invited to attend the forum in person, which was held at the Dubuque Community School District Office at 2300 Chaney Road.

WATCH THE VIDEO:

The forum can also be viewed live on Mediacom Channel 16 or 117-6.

 

Students from both Dubuque Senior and Hempstead High Schools competed in the Iowa High School State Cross Country qualifying meet to determine their eligibility to compete at the State Championship at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge on Friday, October 27th.

Congratulations to the following Class 4A student qualifiers:

Dubuque Senior High School

GIRLS

Team Qualifiers

• Leah Klapatauskas | Grade 12
• Claire Hoyer | Grade 11
• Emily Gorton | Grade 11
• Emma Chesterman | Grade 10
• Neveah Kessler | Grade 10
• Briel Bechen | Grade 10
• Lise Hoyer | Grade 9

BOYS

Individual Qualifiers 

• Jack Kirman | Grade 10

Hempstead High School

GIRLS

Team Qualifiers 

• Keelee Leitzen | Grade 12
• Julia Gehl | Grade 12
• Evie Henneberry | Grade 11
• Maggie Henneberry | Grade 9
• Mylee Lange | Grade 11
• Natalie Leitzen | Grade 9
• Ellie Hermiston | Grade 12

BOYS

Team Qualifiers

• John Maloney | Grade 12
• Charlie Driscoll | Grade 12
• Owen Leitzen | Grade 11
• Brandon Kass | Grade 11
• Micah Fern | Grade 10
• Zack Johnson | Grade 12
• Matt Hanselman | Grade 12

Crescent Community Health Center in Dubuque will offer a mobile vaccine / sports physical clinic at four Dubuque Community School District schools during the month of July.

Dubuque Community School District Students are able to attend one of these clinics for school year vaccinations and/or sports physicals. Students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian in order to receive services.

Clinic dates and locations are:

Thursday, July 6
1-4 p.m.
Audubon Elementary School, 605 Lincoln Avenue
CLINIC FOR: Ages 6 to 8 | SERVICES: Vaccines only

Thursday, July 13
1-4 p.m.
Prescott Elementary School, 1151 White Street
CLINIC FOR: Ages 6 to 8 | SERVICES: Vaccines only

Thursday, July 20
1-4 p.m.
Table Mound Elementary School, 100 Tower Drive
CLINIC FOR: Ages 6 to 8 | SERVICES: Vaccines, physicals, vision

Thursday, July 27
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Kennedy Elementary School, 2135 Woodland Drive
CLINIC FOR: Ages 4 (PreK) to 11 | SERVICES: Vaccines, physicals, vision

Don’t miss this year’s Back-to-School Bash: Impacting Our Community!

Saturday, Aug. 5
11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Audubon Elementary School
605 Lincoln Ave.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH FEATURES:

• sign-up for school supplies from the St. Mark’s Apples For Students program (Learn how to contribute supplies to the program)
• Dubuque Community School District registration assistance
• vaccinations and school physicals
• free Back-to-School Bash t-shirt
• booths by a variety of community organizations
• and more!

NEED A RIDE? WE’VE GOT YOU COVERED!

Hop on or off a school bus shuttle at one of the following locations/times:

LOCATION	PICK-UP / DROP-OFF TIMES
Penn Place Apartments (West entrance)	10 a.m.	11:15 a.m.	12:30 p.m.	1:45 p.m.
Irving Elementary School (crosswalk)	10:05 a.m.	11:20 a.m.	12:35 p.m.	1:50 p.m.
Lincoln Elementary School (bus lane)	10:10 a.m.	11:25 a.m.	12:40 p.m.	1:55 p.m.
Prescott Elementary School (White Street side)	10:15 a.m.	11:30 a.m.	12:45 p.m.	2 p.m.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH! (Audubon Elementary School)	10:20 a.m.	11:35 a.m.	12:50 p.m.	2:05 p.m.
Marshall Elementary School (crosswalk)	10:30 a.m.	11:45 a.m.	1 p.m.	2:15 p.m.
Casey’s (Peru Road)	10:40 a.m.	11:55 a.m.	1:10 p.m.	2:25 p.m.
Terrace Heights (Tanzenite Ave East entrance)	10:45 a.m.	Noon	1:15 p.m.	2:30 p.m.
Fulton Elementary School (White Street side)	10:50 a.m.	12:05 p.m.	1:20 p.m.	2:35 p.m.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH! (Audubon Elementary School)	11 a.m.	12:15 p.m.	1:30 p.m.	2:45 p.m.

Thank you to the AMAZING community organizations that make the Back-to-School Bash possible:

• Black Men Coalition
• City of Dubuque
• Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
• Dubuque Community Schools
• Kendall Hunt Publishing Company
• Multicultural Family Center
• RH Prints Co.
• Resources Unite!
• St. Mark Youth Enrichment
• Women United | United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States
• and many more!

QUESTIONS?

Contact Anderson Sainci!
563/589-6054 or
asainci@cityofdubuque.org

We are pleased to live stream the 2023 graduation ceremonies on Saturday, May 27.

Live stream links will be posted on this page prior to the event.

VIEW THE HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION:

VIEW THE DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION:

Students from both Dubuque Senior and Hempstead High Schools competed in the Iowa High School State Track and Field Championship at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, IA from May 18 – May 20th.

Congratulations to the following student qualifiers in the Class 4A categories:

Dubuque Senior High School

GIRLS

High Jump

• Cambel Drapeau

1500M Run 

• Leah Klapatauskas

3000M Run

• Emma Chesterman
• Leah Klapatauskas

4x800M Relay

• Emily Gorton, Claire Hoyer, Neveah Kessler, and Leah Klapatauskas

Alternates

• Kaitlyn Miller
• Julia Kilgore

BOYS

Shot Put

• Cohen Pfohl

100M Dash

• Nick Lambe
• Deyon Moore

110M Hurdles 

• Nate Obbink

400M Hurdles 

• Nate Obbink

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

• Nate Obbink, Tyler McDonald, Ethan Rader, and Dylan Thul

4x100M Relay

• Jaden Arnold, Benjamin Francis, Nick Lambe, and Deyon Moore

4x200M Relay

• Jaden Arnold, Benjamin Francis, Nick Lambe, and Deyon Moore

800M Sprint Medley Relay

• Jaden Arnold, Benjamin Francis, Nick Lambe, and Deyon Moore

4x400M Relay

• Jaden Arnold
• Charles Crow
• Dustin Foht
• Benjamin Francis

Alternates

• Marshawn Dukes
• Isaac Gooch
• Zack Heiar
• Montrel Jones
• Landon Kelly
• Jackson Kieffer
• Daylin Moore

Hempstead High School

GIRLS

Discus

• Gabbi Frederick

Shot Put Wheelchair

• Ally Darter

100M, 200M, and 400M Wheelchair

• Ally Darter

400M Dash

• Camdyn Kay

800M Run

• Keelee Leitzen
• Brooke O’Brien

1500M Run

• Sophia Dallal
• Keelee Letizen

3000M Run

• Evie Henneberry

4x400M Relay

• Isabel Brauhn, Camdyn Kay, Mylee Lange, and Maddie Leeser
  • Alternates: Piper Birkenholz, Sophia Dallal, Brooke O’Brien, and Mallory Tomkins

4x800M Relay

• Sophia Dallal, Camdyn Kay, Keelee Leitzen, and Brooke O’Brien
  • Alternates: Isabel Brauhn, Julia Gehl, Evie Henneberry, and Mylee Lange

Distance Medley Relay

• Keelee Leitzen, Brooke O’Brien, Ayla Osterkamp, and Mallory Tomkins
  • Alternates: Akeelah Anderson, Evie Henneberry, Camdyn Kay, and Jillian Renne 

Sprint Medley Relay

• Akeelah Anderson, Brooke O’Brien, Ayla Osterkamp, and Mallory Tomkins
  • Alternates: Isabel Brauhn, Camdyn Kay, Maddie Leeser, and Jillian Renne

BOYS

High Jump

• Will Pitz

1600M Run

• Caleb Kass
• John Maloney

3200M Run

• Caleb Kass
• John Maloney

4x400M Relay

• Charlie Driscoll, Will Pitz, Devin Spahn, and Joe Vize
  • Alternates: Matt Hanselman, Zack Johnson, Avery Keehner, and Jordan Plummer 

4x800M Relay 

• Charlie Driscoll, Micah Fern, Zack Johnson, and Joe Vize
  • Alternates: Brandon Kass, Caleb Kass, Matt Hanselman, and Owen Leitzen