High school students from Hempstead and Dubuque Senior recently qualified to compete at the 2024 IGHSAU Wrestling State Championship.
Congratulations to the following students:
130 Weight Class
140 Weight Class
155 Weight Class
235 Weight Class
130 Weight Class
135 Weight Class
140 Weight Class
Outstanding Delegates from Dubuque Senior High School’s Model United Nations club attended the Iowa Youth Symposium at the State Capitol in Des Moines, a dynamic event bringing together young leaders from high schools around Iowa to discuss pressing global issues. There were 208 participants from 16 different Iowa high schools. Students discussed, debated, and collaborated by assuming the role of United States diplomats within the United Nations. The annual Model UN conference commemorates International United Nations Day and the anniversary of the ratification of the UN Charter on October 24, 1945.
This year’s conference featured five committees in which students debated the US position within the UN on reparations, recognition of the International Court of Justice, the growing dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, and bans on social media. During committee sessions, students learned about the procedures for engaging in diplomacy and the importance of international cooperation. Participants showcased their critical thinking and negotiation abilities.
The conference featured distinguished speakers, including the Honorary United Nations Day Chair, Jackson Geadelmann who delivered the keynote address. Geadelmann is a current University of Iowa College of Law student and Iowa United Nations Association board member. In his remarks, Geadelmann highlighted the importance of the United Nations to facilitate international cooperation, and especially the need for young people to be involved in building consensus and solving global issues.
During the pre-plenary session, 75 outstanding regional delegates had the opportunity to discuss their position papers and policy proposals with local experts. From Dubuque Senior High School’s Model United Nations club, Owen May, Donovan Dremmel, Olivia Brimeyer, Fred Raymond, Charlie Branscomb, Wyatt Branscomb, Allie Cook, Maura Lawler, Will Wernimont, and Ben Schaefer were selected as outstanding regional delegates to represent Dubuque.
Students participated in roundtable discussions with Dr. Negus Imhotep (chair of the Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Commission), Professor John C. Reitz (Professor Emeritus of the University of Iowa College of Law), Alicia Vastos (Water Program Director for the Iowa Energy Council), Dr. Debra DeLaet (Drake University Political Science Professor), and Dr. Sharonda Woodford (Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at Drake University).
Two outstanding delegates were identified in each of the five committees (economic, political, science, social, and technology) for their exemplary leadership, contributions, and ability to build consensus. Ben Schaefer of Dubuque Senior High School was selected as one of two outstanding delegates in the Science Committee and one of 10 students overall.
Dubuque Senior High School’s Model United Nations club provides a setting for young people to learn about the work of United Nations diplomats while engaging in productive discussions with students from around the state. Kristin Weiland serves as the club advisor at Dubuque Senior. Owen May, second year participate in Model UN, said “Model United Nations can help expand your worldview through friendly debate with others…”. Allie Cook started this year as a senior and said “Model United Nations is an enriching experience to learn hands on about the internal workings of international politics. I am so glad I joined because of my newfound knowledge on the subject and the camaraderie that is built within the club.”
For more information about Model United Nations and the Iowa Youth Symposium, please visit Iowa Youth Symposium.
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:
50-Yard Freestyle
Para 50-Yard Freestyle
100-Yard Freestyle
100-Yard Breaststroke
Para 100-Yard Breaststroke
500-Yard Freestyle
200-Yard Medley Relay
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
50-Yard Freestyle
100-Yard Backstroke
100-Yard Freestyle
100-Yard Butterfly
200-Yard Medley Relay
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
Washington Middle School students competed in the International Geography Bee’s Online Regional Online Competition on Sunday, May 7th with students from across the country. Participants competed by their grade level in a series of buzzer-style question rounds to earn points to qualify for the finals.
Three students qualified as finalists in the Regional Bee and four students qualified for the National Bee as a result of their final score being in the top percentage of their regional bee’s participants. Three of the four students accepted their invitation to the 2023 Middle School National Championships and will be competing in Arlington, Virginia from June 1-3.
Congratulations to the following students on these achievements:
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:
High Jump
1500M Run
3000M Run
4x800M Relay
Alternates
Shot Put
100M Dash
110M Hurdles
400M Hurdles
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
4x100M Relay
4x200M Relay
800M Sprint Medley Relay
4x400M Relay
Alternates
Discus
Shot Put Wheelchair
100M, 200M, and 400M Wheelchair
400M Dash
800M Run
1500M Run
3000M Run
4x400M Relay
4x800M Relay
Distance Medley Relay
Sprint Medley Relay
High Jump
1600M Run
3200M Run
4x400M Relay
4x800M Relay
Twenty-eight fifth graders from Carver Elementary School, calling themselves the Carver Robotics Club, participated in this year’s International Wonder League Robotics Competition in The Pioneer Cup division (nine to twelve-year-olds).
Wonder League is a growing, worldwide network of elementary coding clubs using Wonder Workshop’s all-inclusive program to inspire an early love of coding, computer science, hands-on learning, and STEM education.
Carver students met before school one day a week from October through March, under the guidance of coaches Staci Walsh and Donna Schmitt. As part of the competition, students were asked to complete five missions that involved challenges of escalating difficulties which included navigating Dash the robot on an outer space themed mat while keeping a journal of the engineering design process.
Carver had 13 teams represented in the first round of the competition. Seven of these teams advanced to participate in the Invitational Round. This round required students to design a safe travel pod and use their coding skills to program Dash to navigate through the solar system. Teams were also asked to create a 2-minute highlight video explaining the Final Mission solution. From the Invitational Round, four runner-up teams and a grand champion were selected from all the international participating teams.
Congratulations to the following students on these honors:
Pioneer Cup Runner-Up Team
Team 2
Team 3
Team 4
Team 5
Team 9
Team 12
Coach Donna Schmitt and the Pioneer Cup Invitational Round competitors from Carver Elementary
Team 6
Team 7
Team 8
Team 10
Team 11
Team 13
Students from both Dubuque Senior and Hempstead High Schools will compete in the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, IA from April 26 – April 29th. Known as America’s Athletic Classic, this event is considered one of the top track and field events in the United States.
Congratulations to the following student qualifiers:
Girls 1500M Run
Boys Shot Put
Boys Team 4x100M Run
Alternates
Co-ed 400M Wheelchair
Girls 800M Run
Girls 1500M Run
Boys 1600M Run
Boys 3200M Run
Girls Team 4x100M Relay
Girls Team 4x400M Relay
Girls Team 4x800M Relay
Girls Team 800M Sprint Medley Relay
Alternates
High school students from the Hempstead High School Physics Team recently returned from an impressive showing at the 2022-23 State Physics Competition at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) on Tuesday, April 11th.
The competition included a series of five physics events that stressed creativity and ingenuity as well as an understanding of physics related principles. Over 230 students were present with 24 schools representing Iowa. The top eight scorers in each category added to the team points which helped the Hempstead High School Physics Team earn first place out of twenty teams.
As a result, ten $1,000 scholarships will be gifted to ten students that choose to go into a STEM related field at UNI. The team also had two students earn individual medals as place winners for being one of the top three teams in their categories.
Congratulations to the following students on these honors:
Hempstead High School Physics Team
Hempstead High School Physics Team with team trophy
Measurement Team #1 – 2nd Place
Bridge Team #1 – 3rd Place
From L-R individual medal winners John D’Souza and Jett Didelot
Catapult Team #1
Mousetrap Team #1
Mousetrap Team #2
Soda Straw Team #1
Soda Straw Team #2
Bridge Team #2
Bridge Team #3
Measurement Team #2
Measurement Team #3
Catapult Team #2
Catapult Team #3
Mousetrap Team #3
Soda Straw Team #3
*Denotes student that attends Dubuque Senior High School
Hempstead High School Physics Team ready for competition
On Saturday, March 11, the Dubuque Senior Speech Team competed in the 2023 State Individual Event Speech Contest at Starmont High School in Arlington, Iowa. The team received overall Division I ratings in 45 performances. The contest is sponsored by the Iowa High School Speech Association.
The Dubuque Senior Speech Team also received 24 Outstanding Performance nominations to the 2023 Individual Event All-State Festival. The Festival was held Monday, March 27 at the University of Northern Iowa. The Dubuque Senior varsity team earned the Iowa High School Speech Association Individual Event Sweepstakes Trophy, given to the school with the most nominations to the Festival. This marks the eleventh consecutive year the Dubuque Senior Speech Team has won the Individual Events Sweepstakes Trophy.
Hempstead High School had a single student advance to the 2023 State Individual Event Speech Contest in two separate categories and receive an Outstanding Performance nomination to the 2023 Individual Event All-State Festival. The individual student was coached by Harmony Roe and Don Stanner.
The Dubuque Senior Speech team is only the second team in IHSSA history to win both the Large Group and IE Sweepstakes Trophy in the same year, and the only school to do it more than once (five times – 2023, 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2013). The group is coached by Aaron Dean, Greg Ernzen, Maria LoBianco, James Riley, Megan Schumacher, Matt Tompkins and Maryjo Williams.
The Festival is sponsored by the Iowa High School Speech Association, which is an affiliate of the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union.
Congratulations to the following students on their achievements:
Dubuque Senior High School Individual Event Sweepstakes Trophy
Dubuque Senior High School
Hempstead High School
Dubuque Senior High School
Hempstead High School
Thirteen students from Hempstead High School recently returned from an impressive showing at the 2023 iJAG Annual Career Development Conference in Des Moines, IA.
Congratulations to our students who will be advancing to the National Conference in Orlando, FL next month:
LOVE Project | Lifting Our Voices for Equity
A plan to address a challenge within their community to create a more inclusive world
Hempstead High School iJAG LOVE Project Winners
Congratulations to our students on presenting in the following categories at the state-level conference:
Prepared Speaking
A speech about how iJAG has impacted their lives
Employability Skills
A completed resume, cover letter, and live interview
Career Preparation
A powerpoint and presentation about their future career
Creative Decision Making
A creative solution to a problem presented at the time of competition
Financial Literacy
A computer test on financial literacy concepts
Business Plan
A 10-page written business plan and presentation
Hempstead High School iJAG state competitors