What's New at Dubuque Community Schools

The Dubuque Community School District will host an open house and ribbon cutting for the district’s new Seedlings Preschool Center on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The event will begin with a short program at 4 p.m., followed by an opportunity to tour the facility. The community is invited to attend.

Seedlings Preschool Center is a newly remodeled, state-of-the-art facility located at 7810 Chavenelle Road on the Bright Minds Campus (formerly Medline facility at 7900 Chavenelle Road).

The 18,000-square-foot free preschool was designed entirely to support the community’s youngest learners. The center aims to meet the community demand for high-quality early childhood education with seamless access to wrap-around child care programming in the adjacent Dubuque Community Y Early Learning Center.

Seedlings Preschool Center features newly renovated classrooms, a fully accessible outdoor playground, specially designed sensory spaces, meal service and common spaces, and a dedicated team of preschool teachers and support staff.

Need help registering your student?
Looking for a job in an amazing school district?
We are hitting the road and bringing the district to you!

Visit our registration and human resources teams at one of our Mobile Registration and Employment Fair stops throughout the community.

At each stop:

• Our registration team will be on hand to assist families in completing online registration for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.
• Our human resources team will take applications and conduct on-the-spot interviews for a variety of district jobs, including paraprofessional, transportation and food/nutrition positions.
• Computers with internet access will be provided – and we even have a few treats in store!

Join us at one of the following times:

Saturday, Aug. 3, 11 a.m.- 2p.m.
BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH: Audubon Elementary School
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL BASH, including the shuttle schedule to get there!

Tuesday, Aug. 6, 3-5 p.m.
Hempstead High School

Wednesday, Aug. 7, from 1-3 p.m.
Washington Middle School

Thursday, Aug. 8, from 1-3 p.m.
Roosevelt Middle School

Saturday, Aug. 10, from 7 a.m.-Noon
Dubuque Farmers Market

Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 1-3 p.m.
Irving Elementary School

We look forward to seeing you!

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

Saturday, Aug. 3
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 – Terrace Heights (Peru Road)	10:40 a.m.	11:55 a.m.	1:10 p.m.	2:25 p.m.
Alpine Park (Tanzenite Street 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 excited to celebrate the Class of 2024 one more time. Relive the memories from Dalzell Field in the photo albums linked below. All images are available to download.

CLICK HERE for the Hempstead High School graduation album.

CLICK HERE for the Dubuque Senior High School graduation album.

The Dubuque Community School District will participate in the USDA Summer Food Service Program to provide no-cost meals to students weekdays from July 8 through August 2, coinciding with the district’s Summer Academy Program.

The district will provide no-cost breakfast and lunch to any child 18 years old or under, with no enrollment necessary. No infant formula or infant food will be served. Meals will be served on site.

Summer Academy meal locations and times are as follows:

Audubon Elementary School
Prescott Elementary School
Table Mound Elementary School
Breakfast: 7:30-8 a.m.
Lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.

Meals will also be offered throughout the summer by community agencies at a variety of locations.

VIEW THE FLYER OF ALL COMMUNITY MEAL SITES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS

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USDA Non-Discrimination Statement

Acceptance and participation requirements for the Program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination
Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:

http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html

and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866)632 – 9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410

2. Fax: (202)690-7442; OR
3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Iowa Non-Discrimination Statement:

“It is the policy of this CNP provider not to discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or religion in its programs, activities, or employment practices as required by the Iowa Code section 216.6, 216.7, and 216.9. If you have questions or grievances related to compliance with this policy by this CNP Provider, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, Grimes State Office building, 400 E. 14th St. Des Moines, IA 50319-1004; phone number 515-281-4121, 800-457-4416; website: https://icrc.iowa.gov/.”

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 16 – May 18th.

Congratulations to the following students on these honors:

4A State Medalists

HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

Distance Medley – 1st Place

• Akeelah Anderson, Mallory Tomkins, Alya Osterkamp, Keelee Leitzen

800M Run

• Keelee Leitzen – 1st Place
• Julia Gehl – 4th Place

3000M Run

• Julia Gehl – 2nd Place

1500M Run

• Julia Gehl – 2nd Place
• Keelee Leitzen – 4th Place

DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

High Jump

• Cambel Drapeau – 7th Place

HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

4x800M Relay – 5th Place

• Micah Fern, Zack Johnson, Owen Leitzen, Charlie Driscoll

3200M Run

• John Maloney – 8th Place

DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

4x100M Relay – 7th Place

• John FitzPatrick, Mekyael Hall, Jaden Arnold, Nicholas Lambe

4x400M Relay – 7th Place

• John FitzPatrick, Zachary Heiar, Garrett Schumacher, Jaden Arnold

400M Dash

• Jaden Arnold – 6th Place

100M Dash

• Nick Lambe – 8th Place

Girls Para Medalists

200M Wheelchair

• Ally Darter – 1st Place

400M Wheelchair

• Ally Darter – 1st Place

800M Wheelchair

• Ally Darter – 1st Place

Shot Put Wheelchair

• Ally Darter – 1st Place

4A State Qualifiers

HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

400M Dash

• Isabel Brauhn
• Ayla Osterkamp

400M Hurdles

• Mya Curry

4x100M Shuttle Hurdle Relay

• Mya Curry, Rebecca Roling, Savannah Bailey, Sydney Feldhacker

4x100M Relay

• Akeelah Anderson, Savannah Bailey, Jillian Renne, Kassidy Buchenau

4x200M Relay

• Akeelah Anderson, Kassidy Buchenau, Jillian Renne, Mallory Tomkins

4x400M Relay

• Mallory Tomkins, Piper Birkenholz, Mya Curry, Ayla Osterkamp

4x800M Relay

• Mylee Lange, Paige Pitz, Julia Gehl, Keelee Leitzen

800M Sprint Medley

• Akeelah Anderson, Mallory Tomkins, Ayla Osterkamp, Kassidy Buchenau

Alternates

• Natalie Leitzen
• Eva Stevenson
• Paige Howeison
• Madalyn Morrison
• Kaylee Carley

DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

800M Run 

• Nevaeh Kessler

1500M Run 

• Leah Klapatauskas

3000M Run

• Leah Klapatauskas

4x800M Relay

• Emma Chesterman, Neveah Kessler, Emily Gorton, Leah Klapatauskas

Distance Medley Relay

• Olivia Brimeyer, Khloe Sweet, Sophie Link, Emma Chesterman

Alternates

• Claire Hoyer

HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

200M Dash

• Landon McKay

800M Run

• Charlie Driscoll
• Zack Johnson

1600M Run

• John Maloney
• Micah Fern

400M Hurdles

• Owen Leitzen

4x400M Relay

• Avery Keehner, Matt Hanselman, Thomas Brashaw, Owen Leitzen

800M Sprint Medley

• Brendon Zhen, James Eichhorn, Landon McKay, Thomas Brashaw

Distance Medley

• Landon McKay, Avery Keehner, Matt Hanselman, Micah Fern

Alternates

• Kyle Duehr
• Jashawn McCarter

DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

Shot Put

• Thomas Lynn

400M Dash

• Charlie Crow

4x200M Relay

• John FitzPatrick, Andrew Theisen, Garrett Schumacher, Nicholas Lambe

800M Sprint Medley

• John FitzPatrick, Mekyael Hall, Nicholas Lambe, Jaden Arnold

Distance Medley

• Mahdi Al-Atabi, Noah Roling, Zachary Heiar, Calvin Lueken

Alternates

• Josh Schwab
• Sam Kook
• Marshawn Dukes
• Dylan Thul
• Kael Stickley
• Mekhi Marsh
• Jacob Haug
• Daylin Moore

 

 

Students from both Dubuque Senior and Hempstead High Schools will compete in the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, IA from April 25 – April 27th. 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:

Dubuque Senior High School

Boys 400M Run

• Jaden Arnold
• Garrett Schumacher

Girls 1500M Run

• Leah Klapatauskas

Girls 3000M Run

• Leah Klapatauskas

Girls High Jump

• Cambel Drapeau

Boys Team 4x100M Run

• Jaden Arnold
• John FitzPatrick
• Nick Lambe
• Andrew Theisen

Boys Team 4x200M Run

• Jaden Arnold
• John FitzPatrick
• Nick Lambe
• Garrett Schumacher

Boys Team 4x400M Run

• Jaden Arnold
• John FitzPatrick
• Zack Heiar
• Garrett Schumacher

Girls Team 4x800M Run

• Emma Chesterman
• Emily Gorton
• Nevaeh Kessler
• Leah Klapatauskas

Alternates

• Mahdi Al-Atabi
• Charlie Crow
• Marshawn Dukes
• Claire Hoyer
• Noah Roling

Hempstead High School

Co-ed 400M Wheelchair

• Ally Darter

Girls 800M Run

• Julia Gehl
• Keelee Leitzen

Girls 1500M Run

• Julia Gehl
• Keelee Leitzen

Girls 3000M Run

• Julia Gehl

Boys 3200M Run

• John Maloney

Girls Team 4x100M Relay

• Savannah Bailey
• Kassidy Buchenau
• Jillian Renne
• Mallory Tomkins

Boys Team 4x100M Relay

• Thomas Brashaw
• James Eichhorn
• Landon McKay
• Brendon Zheng

Girls Team 4x400M Relay

• Julia Gehl
• Keelee Leitzen
• Ayla Osterkamp
• Mallory Tomkins

Girls Team 4x800M Relay

• Mylee Lange
• Keelee Leitzen
• Natalie Leitzen
• Eva Stevenson

Boys Team 4x800M Relay

• Charlie Driscoll
• Micah Fern
• Zack Johnson
• Owen Leitzen

Girls Team Sprint Medley Relay

• Akeelah Anderson
• Madelyn Leeser
• Ayla Osterkamp
• Mallory Tomkins

Alternates

• Piper Birkenholz
• Mya Curry
• Matthew Hanselman
• Robert Ivy
• Jashawn McCarter
• Paige Pitz

Two Hempstead High School students and one Dubuque Senior High School student have been named among more than 5,000 candidates in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year 2024. Graduating seniors Hannah Davisdon (Hempstead), Charlie Driscoll (Hempstead) and Caitlyn Kono (Dubuque Senior) were recognized with the honor.

Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities.

A distinguished panel of educators reviewed these submissions and the semifinalists were narrowed down from a field of 91 selected candidates from Iowa. Caitlyn Kono was named as one of seven Iowa semifinalists and one of over 600 across the United States.

The Commission on Presidential Scholars, a group of up to 32 eminent citizens, appointed by the President, will select the finalists, and the U.S. Department of Education will announce the Scholars in May. All scholars are honored for their accomplishments during the online National Recognition Program. U.S Presidential Scholars are awarded the U.S. Presidential Scholars medallion each June.

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by Executive Order of the President to recognize some of our nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors for their accomplishments in many areas: academic success, leadership, and service to school and community. It was expanded in 1979 to recognize students demonstrating exceptional scholarship and talent in the visual, creative, and performing arts. In 2015, the program was expanded once again to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical fields.

Annually, up to 161 U.S. Presidential Scholars are chosen from among that year’s senior class, representing excellence in education and the promise of greatness in America’s youth. For more than 59 years, this unique federal program has honored over 8,000 U.S. Presidential Scholars, who have demonstrated leadership, scholarship, and contribution to school and community. The work of the Commission on Presidential Scholars reaffirms, on behalf of the President, the Nation’s commitment to education.