Due to extreme cold, the Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour delay on Monday, Dec. 19.
All district-run morning pre-school is cancelled.
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News Releases
Winter Storm Postpones Saturday, Dec. 17, Events
The current winter storm has postponed the following events on Saturday, Dec. 17:
- The Dubuque Senior High School freshmen men’s basketball game vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17, at Senior is postponed and will be made up at a later date to be determined.
- The Dubuque Senior High School women’s basketball game vs. Richland Center scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17, as part of the Wendy’s Classic is postponed. It will be played on Saturday, Jan. 21, in Senior’s Nora Gymnasium. The make-up JV/sophomore game will begin at 1 p.m. with varsity to follow.
- The Dubuque Senior High School freshmen women’s basketball game vs. Iowa City West scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17, in Iowa City is postponed and will be made up at a later date to be determined.
- The Hempstead High School 24-Hour Play performance scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17, is postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date to be determined.
- The Hempstead High School freshman men’s basketball game vs. Iowa City West scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17, at Hempstead is postponed and will be made up at a later date to be determined.
- The Hempstead High School women’s basketball game vs. North Scott scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 17, as part of the Wendy’s Classic is postponed and will be made up at a later date to be determined.
ALERT: Two-Hour Delay Thursday, Dec. 15
Due to extreme cold, the Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, Dec. 15.
All district-run morning pre-school is cancelled.
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Prescott Elementary School to Host Annual Soup Luncheon Fundraiser, Dec. 20
Prescott Elementary School will host its annual Soup Luncheon fundraiser on Tuesday, Dec. 20, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the school. The event will also feature a silent auction for attendees.
The recommended donation is $15 and tickets can be reserved in person at the school office or by calling the main office at (563)552-4200. Tickets are also available at the door the day of the event.
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Student Artwork Featured in Digital Fringe
The October edition of Digital Fringe, an online gallery of student art in the Dubuque Community School District, is now live!
View the Elementary School Gallery
View the Middle and High School Gallery
This gallery is a way to highlight the remarkable products of art education in the district. It’s a digital attempt at bringing the work of our student artists at all levels into your home – because art is created for others to take in.
‘Midwest Menu’ in Schools,
Oct. 6
The Dubuque Community School District will join school districts across the Midwest in celebrating the third-annual Midwest Menu event on Thursday, Oct. 6. Over 7,000 students in Dubuque and over 500,000 throughout the region will join in the event, which celebrates healthy, regional, and sustainable school meals.
Middle School 8th-Grade Football Games Postponed, 9/22
All middle school eighth-grade football games for tonight, Thursday, Sept. 22, have been postponed due to weather.
Two-Hour Delay Today, Tuesday, Sept. 20
The Dubuque Community School District will operate on a two-hour delay today, Tuesday, Sept. 20, due to dense fog.
All district-run morning pre-school is canceled.
Preschool Spots Still Available
It is not too late to sign your child up for Iowa’s free four-year-old preschool in a Dubuque Community School District school or at a community partner preschool for the 2016-2017 school year.
To be eligible, students must be Iowa residents and must turn four years old on or before September 15, 2016.
The following district preschool classrooms still have openings: Audubon, Bryant, Fulton, Hoover, Irving, Lincoln, Prescott, Sageville, and Table Mound.
To enroll, visit any of these elementary schools or a community partner preschool. Students may attend preschool at any school and homeschool boundaries do not apply.
Sageville Teacher Honored by President Obama
Sageville Elementary School Math Teacher Ann Johnson was among 213 mathematics and science teachers honored by President Obama as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. These awardees represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity schools. Johnson, and the other educators honored, will receive their awards at a ceremony in Washington, DC on September 8.
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