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Events Postponed for Thursday, January 8

Due to inclement weather, the following events are postponed in the Dubuque Community School District for Thursday, January 8.

  • The Hempstead High School Financial Aid Night scheduled for tonight has been postponed until Thursday, January 22, at 7 p.m.
  • The wrestling meet between Dubuque Senior High School and Waterloo East has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.

Information About Weather-Related Schedule Changes

Following is the process for late starts in the Dubuque Community School District should it be necessary to delay on a Friday morning.

To remain consistent, the start time if there is a weather delay is the same every day of the week.

IF THERE IS A WEATHER-RELATED DELAY ON A FRIDAY, IT ADDS ONE HOUR TO THE NORMAL FRIDAY MORNING LATE ARRIVAL TIME FOR STUDENTS.

Weather Alert

Here’s an EXAMPLE:

Monday through Thursday
Start time: 8:35 a.m.
Weather delay: 10:35 a.m.

Friday
Start time: 9:35 a.m.
Weather delay: 10:35 a.m.

Please remember that the delay time at your school is based on your school’s actual start time.

FOR STAFF: If there is a weather delay called on a Friday morning, professional development for that day is cancelled and you should report to work at the time you normally would on a two-hour delay day.

Visit the delays and cancellations page for more.

 

Athletic Events Moved Earlier or Postponed Today, Jan. 5

Due to the approaching winter storm, the following schedule changes are in effect of athletic events in the Dubuque Community School District today, Monday, Jan. 5:

  • The boys sophomore basketball game between Hempstead and Senior high schools has been moved to 4:30 p.m. at Hempstead. The game was originally scheduled for 6 p.m. It will be held in the school’s new gymnasium. The girls sophomore game will be held as scheduled at 4:30 p.m. at Hempstead in Moody Gymnasium.
  • All freshman athletic events in the district are postponed for today and will be rescheduled at a later date.

Career Exploration Fair for High School Students and Parents, January 6

A Career Exploration Fair for high school students and their parents throughout the Tri-State area will be held from on Tuesday, January 6, from 5-7:30 p.m. in the new gymnasium at Hempstead High School.

Booths will be set up throughout the gymnasium in conjunction with the Hempstead vs. Senior basketball games being held in the school’s Moody Gymnasium. Students and families can visit the fair before the games, between games or at halftime.

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Pre-calculus students explore real-life trigonometry

Students in Amanda Goranson’s pre-calculus class at Dubuque Senior High School might have wondered if they would ever use trigonometry in real life. After a recent project created by the math teacher (and with the help of Dubuque photographer and Senior alum Garth Fuerste) they won’t question it any more.

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Hempstead Student Named US Senate Youth Delegate

Jack Hostager, a senior at Hempstead High School, was recently named one of two delegates selected to represent the state of Iowa at the 53rd U.S. Senate Youth Program in Washington D.C. Hostager will participate in a week-long government and leadership education program in the nation’s capital and receive a one-time $5,000 college scholarship.

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