Digital Backpack

Welcome to the Digital Backpack!

Dubuque is lucky to have a wide variety of events that support the education, health, wellness, quality of life, and enrichment of our students and the entire community. The district's Digital Backpack is a central, paperless way to share non-profit and educational information with families.

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Esport Open House

November 30, 2024
Location DBQ Esports League - 3220 Dodge St Suite 109
Event For 4th - 12th grade students
Cost FREE
Organization Dubuque Esports League
Contact Susie Quinn
Phone (563) 590-9169
Additional Information
Esport Arena Open House November 30th 10a.m.-2p.m.

Winter Camp at Camp Bear Creek

December 20 – December 22, 2024
Start Time 5:00 p.m.
RSVP By December 8, 2024
Location Camp Bear Creek- 9106 42nd Ave. Wyoming, IA 52362
Event For 2nd-12th grade students
Cost $150 if registered by December 1, $175 if registered by December 8
Organization Camp Bear Creek
Contact Jake O'Connor
Phone (563) 488-3893
View Flyer
Additional Information
All kids in 2nd-12th grade are invited to join us for 48 hours of fun for Winter Camp at Camp Bear Creek! Winter Camp is December 20-22 this year and registration is now open. Camp Bear Creek is a Christian summer camp located just an hour south of Dubuque.

Rams Youth Wrestling

November 18 – February 26, 2025
Start Time 6:30-7:30pm
RSVP By January 1, 2025
Location Dubuque Senior Wrestling Room
Event For All middle school and grade school students
Cost $50
Organization Dubuque Senior Men's Wrestling
Contact Kenneth Cain
Phone (563) 580-3896
Additional Information
Youth wrestlers, K-8th grade, are invited to attend Rams Youth Wrestling clinics at DBQ Senior HS during the 2024-25 men's wrestling season. Sessions will be on Monday's and Wednesday's during the HS season. Clinics will be held in the Rams Wrestling room from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Partner as a Local Coordinator

December 31, 2024
RSVP By December 31, 2024
Location Training will take place near Dubuque, Iowa
Event For Parents and School Staff
Organization World Link Inc
Contact Karen King-Fitzgerald
Phone (515) 491-1551
View Flyer
Additional Information
Partner with World Link to place foreign exchange students at your local high school. Earn $5,700 for placing three students and promote global connections in your community!

Ramboree

November 22, 2024
Start Time 6 p.m.
Location Happy's Place, 2323 Rockdale Rd.
Event For Dubuque Senior High school students/parents/staff
Cost Free
Organization Rams Booster Club
Contact Carrie Kremer
Phone (563) 773-8517
View Flyer
Additional Information
The Rams Booster Club is hosting RAMBOREE Fall Auction & Bake Sale at Happy's Place. Dinner & Drinks, Bake Sale, Raffles, Games & RAMS apparel for sale. Silent auction begins at 6, with online bidding, Live Auction at 7:00. Supporting Dubuque Senior academics, arts, activities & athletics.

Dinosaur Duck Challenge

November 1 – November 30, 2024
Location 360 West 11th Street, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For All Ages
Cost Free
Organization Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Contact Youth Services
Phone (563) 589-4225
View Flyer
Additional Information
Visit the library to see if you can guess the number of dinosaur ducks in the tank! The closest guesses will be entered in a drawing to win a special dinosaur-themed prize at the end of the month.

Mini Kickers

December 3 – December 5, 2024
Start Time Ages 3-6 5:00p.m.-6:00p.m.; Ages 7-10 6:10p.m.-7:30p.m.
RSVP By December 3, 2024
Location Veterans Memorial Training Center (Indoor facility) Univeristy of Dubuque Campus
Event For Ages 3-10
Cost $50 per session
Organization UD Women's Soccer
Contact Jason Berna
Phone (563) 589-3786
Additional Information
University of Dubuque Women's Soccer presents our Mini Kickers Camp. We're calling all soccer players from ages 3-10 years old. Each camp is lead by UD Women's Soccer coaching staff and current team players. Our goal is to focus on fun while teaching the mini kickers about the fundamentals of soccer

Winter Track Club

January 26 – February 22, 2025
Start Time 4p.m.-6:30p.m.
RSVP By December 1, 2024
Location University of Dubuque Indoor Track - Chlapaty Recreation Center
Event For Grades K-12
Cost $100-125 (depends on grade level)
Organization FASST Track Club
Contact Melissa Gunnelson
Phone (563) 580-6066
View Flyer
Additional Information
Winter Track Club for students in grades K-12; four practices and a track meet; t-shirt included

Dubuque Youth Hockey Association

October 1 – March 28, 2025
Location ImOn Arena, 1800 Admiral Sheehy Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001
Event For Parents and Children
Organization Dubuque Youth Hockey Association
Contact Cody Lytle
Phone (563) 542-1080
View Flyer
Additional Information
Dubuque Youth Hockey has a range of programs for all ages! We start as young as 4-year-old Little Saints, all the way up through high school.

4th Annual Holiday Dribbling Club Camp

December 30 – January 3, 2025
Start Time 11:00 a.m.
RSVP By December 15, 2024
Location Moody Gymnasium at Hempstead High School
Event For Elementary age girls
Cost $30
Organization Hempstead Women's Basketball
Contact Ryan Rush
Phone (507) 217-2054
View Flyer
Additional Information
Does your daughter want to either learn how to dribble or to sharpen their dribbling skills? Hempstead girls' basketball will proudly run our 4th Annual Dribbling Club Camp. We will focus on one of the most important skills in the game of basketball- Dribbling!