With the School Board expected to approve the Dubuque Senior High School Renovation Project at its meeting tonight, a groundbreaking ceremony for a $30 million renovation is scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 8 a.m.
What's New at Dubuque Community Schools
Hull to Become Next Table Mound Elementary School Principal
At its July meeting, the Dubuque Community School District Board of Education approved the appointment of Matthew Hull as the new principal of Table Mound Elementary School beginning in the 2016-2017 school year. Hull is currently the instructional coach at Fulton Elementary School, a role he has held since 2009.
As principal of Table Mound, Hull will be responsible for the strategic and day-to-day operations of the school, which serves approximately 420 students and almost 60 professional and support staff.
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Senior/Hempstead Baseball Game Moved to Senior Today (July 7)
The Dubuque Senior High School vs. Hempstead High School baseball games scheduled for today, Thursday, July 7, have been moved to Senior due to field conditions. The sophomore game will begin at 3 p.m. with varsity to follow.
District-Wide Update 12
2015-2016
Check out the latest District-Wide Update, featuring Roosevelt Middle School students advancing to the national eCYBERMISSION finals, Carver Elementary School community groups, our newest graduates go out into the world, and a Dream Center bonus story!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK7cjf_rLVU
Roosevelt Sixth-Graders Advance to National eCYBERMISSION Competition
Teams Will Compete to Win Up to $9,000 in U.S. Savings Bonds at the Competitions’ National Judging & Educational Event
Arlington, Va. – The U.S. Army announced that the Raptor One team from Roosevelt Middle School has been selected as one of 20 national finalists in the 14th annual eCYBERMISSION competition. Students on the team are Roosevelt students Colin Koot, Luke Onderick, Miah Phalen and Payton Weber. The web-based science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program—sponsored by the U.S. Army and administered by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)—is designed to cultivate student interest in STEM by encouraging students in grades six through nine to develop solutions to real-world problems in their local communities.
The national finalist teams will advance to eCYBERMISSION’s National Judging and Educational Event (NJ&EE), taking place in Washington, D.C. metropolitan area June 20-24.
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Student Art Featured in June 2016 Digital Fringe
The June 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.
District-Wide Update 11
(2015-2016)
Check out the latest District-Wide Update, featuring a visit by world-renowned violinist Midori, the elementary school Battle of the Books, a student project about human trafficking, and “Go the Distance Day.”
District-Wide Update 10
2015-2016
Watch the latest District-Wide featuring the high school Chemistry Olympics, diversity appreciation activities at Jefferson Middle School, a Lincoln Elementary School student’s fundraising efforts, and Bryant Elementary School’s celebration of its historic window replacement project.
Eisenhower PTO Names Five-Star Award Winners
The Eisenhower Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) announced the winners of its annual Five-Star Awards at a school assembly on Friday, May 6. This award is given annually to one teacher and one support staff member at the school.
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Dubuque Senior Instructor Named Teacher of the Year
The Dubuque Community School District Teacher of the Year was named at the annual Educators’ Recognition Dinner on May 5, hosted by the school district and the Dubuque Education Association.
Louie Fischer, an English teacher at Dubuque Senior High School, was selected for the honor. Fischer has taught at Senior since 2005. Outside the classroom, he is also the coach of Senior’s girls cross country team. “In his English classroom, student engagement is a specialty for Louie,” said one of his nominators. “Louie finds a variety of ways to tie literature and writing into students’ personal lives, thus making the learning relevant for students. Students look forward to attending his class every day.”
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