Monday, January 26, 2015 - Day A

Monday, January 26, 2015 - Day A

1) Hempstead High School Open House is tonight, January 26th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. starting in the North Gym. Dubuque Senior High School Open House is tonight, January 26th beginning at 7 p.m. at the Senior High Nora Gym.

2) Hempstead strength and conditioning coach, Nathan Oswalt is hosting a free “middle school strength clinic”. Any 7th or 8th grade boy or girl is welcome to attend. Session begin at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting January 27th. See Mr. Hatcher for more details or ask your homebase teacher.

3) Sports Today - Boys Basketball...Jefferson Red vs. Drexler Red. 7th grade at Drexler and 8th grade at Jefferson; both games begin at 4 p.m.

4) Students are reminded, if you are attending an after school sporting event, you are not allowed to hang around school till game begins. You must leave school grounds at 2:30 then return when game starts at 4:00 p.m. One option would be to attend a LEAP activity till the game begins.

5) Chess Club will NOT meet on Wednesday, January 28th from 3-4 p.m. It has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 4th.

Friday, January 22, 2014 - Day B

Student Announcements - Friday, January 22, 2014 - Day B

1) Hempstead High School Open House is on Monday, January 26th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. starting in the North Gym. Dubuque Senior High School Open House is Monday, January 26th beginning at 7 p.m. at the Senior High Nora Gym.

2) Hempstead strength and conditioning coach, Nathan Oswalt is hosting a free “middle school strength clinic”. Any 7th or 8th grade boy or girl is welcome to attend. Session begin at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting January 27th. See Mr. Hatcher for more details or ask your homebase teacher.

3) Sports Today - Boys Basketball...Jefferson Gold vs. Mazzuchelli Blue. 7th grade at Jefferson and 8th grade at Mazzuchelli; both games begin at 4 p.m.

4) Students are reminded, if you are attending an after school sporting event, you are not allowed to hang around school till game begins. You must leave school grounds at 2:30 then return when game starts at 4:00 p.m. One option would be to attend a LEAP activity till the game begins.

5) Birthdays Today - January 23rd...Aaron Farley, Ashlynn Mullen. January 24th...Jared Hantelmann. January 25th...Samuel Francis, Bevin Olson.

Thursday, January 22, 2015 - Day A

Student Announcements - Thursday, January 22, 2015 - Day A

1) Hempstead High School Open House is on Monday, January 26th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. starting in the North Gym. Dubuque Senior High School Open House is Monday, January 26th beginning at 7 p.m. at the Senior High Nora Gym.

2) Hempstead strength and conditioning coach, Nathan Oswalt is hosting a free “middle school strength clinic”. Any 7th or 8th grade boy or girl is welcome to attend. Session begin at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting January 27th. See Mr. Hatcher for more details or ask your homebase teacher.

3) Dance practice today after school.

4) Sports Today - Jefferson Boys Basketball...Jefferson Gold vs. Jefferson Red; 8th grade only beginning at 4 p.m.

5) Birthdays Today - January 22nd...Rickey Carter, Aziah George.

6) Girls Dance practice today after school.

7) Students are reminded, if you are attending an after school sporting event, you are not allowed to hang around school till game begins. You must leave school grounds at 2:30 then return when game starts at 4:00pm. One option would be to attend a LEAP activity till the game begins.

8) Congratulations to 6th and 7th grades. You have both tied after 6 weeks of Spirit Days. Each grade earned 105 points each. You will be receiving a special treat from Mr. Kramer in the near future. Congratulations again and remember, wear your Jefferson Apparel every Friday!

9) Good luck Jefferson spellers at the sectional Spelling Bee at Clarke University tonight:  H6-1: Bevin Olson, H6-2: Dominick Wehrspann, H7-1: Chelce Tracht, H7-2: Max Schumacher, & H8-2: Delano Cain!

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - Day B

Student Announcements - Wednesday, January 21, 2015 - Day B

1) Hempstead High School Open House is on Monday, January 26th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. starting in the North Gym. Dubuque Senior High School Open House is Monday, January 26th beginning at 7 p.m. at the Senior High Nora Gym.

2) Hempstead strength and conditioning coach, Nathan Oswalt is hosting a free “middle school strength clinic”. Any 7th or 8th grade boy or girl is welcome to attend. Session begin at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays starting January 27th. See Mr. Hatcher for more details or ask your homebase teacher.

3) Dance practice today after school.

Tuesday, January 29, 2015 - Day A

Student Announcements - Tuesday, January 29, 2015 - Day A

1) Hempstead High School Open House is on Monday, January 26th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. starting in the North Gym. Dubuque Senior High School Open House is Monday, January 26th beginning at 7 p.m. at the Senior High Nora Gym.

2) Birthdays Today - January 20th...Dana Jones, Diann Kamram.

3) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Contest Winners: Congratulations to Mailayne Samuel and Alec Lynch, both of House 6-1! Mailayne won 1st place and Alec won 2nd place in the 6-8 Multimedia Category. They will be recognized at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Breakfast which will be held on Monday, January 19th.

4) Sports Today - Boys Basketball...Jefferson Gold vs. Jefferson Red (7th grade only) beginning at 4 p.m.

Friday, January 16, 2015 - Day B

Friday, January 16, 2015 - Day B

1) There is no LEAP today and there is no After School Activity Bus.

2) Today's dance is the BIG ONE! We will have food: pizza, snacks, juices, cookies, for sale. Loras students will be selling Dance Marathon merchandise, t-shirts, sunglass, etc. Activities include: Giant Jenga, Giant Twister, Ultimate Dodgeball, ring toss, memory game, Minute to Win it games, stuff animal toss, face painting, all cost .25 cents to play. All proceeds go to Iowa Children’s hospital. In the small gym we will have a DJ, and in the music room we will have karaoke. Admission to dance is $4.00. We will sell tickets during lunch hours on Friday.

3) Students with four or more office referrals since October 17th will not be permitted to attend the dance today.

4) Hempstead High School Open House is on Monday, January 26th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. starting in the North Gym. Dubuque Senior High School Open House is Monday, January 26th beginning at 7 p.m. at the Senior High Nora Gym.

5) Congratulations to our December Students of the Month! H6-1: Hunter Fehsal & Riley Glew; H6-2: Quiana Sabers & Marcus Sierra; H7-1: Trentyn Howes & Blake Schleter; H7-2: Tyler Rhomberg & William Smith; H8-1: Cole Heim & Allison Klein; and H8-2: Derrick Dean & Diann Kamram.

6) Battle of the Books Participants...If you are reading a book for the Battle of the Books that was checked out before Christmas break, please return it to the Library, so other students can have a chance to read it as well.

7) If you have library books that were checked out before break, they are now overdue and need to be returned to the library.

8) Birthdays Today - Wednesday, January 16th...Evan Hanson, Jayna Hickmon. January 17th...Isaiah Bogovich, Craig Henson. January 18th...Antonio Pilar, Antoinette Spivey, Vanessa Washington. January 19th...Austin Thill, Emily White.

9) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Contest Winners: Congratulations to Mailayne Samuel and Alec Lynch, both of House 6-1! Mailayne won 1st place and Alec won 2nd place in the 6-8 Multimedia Category. They will be recognized at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Breakfast which will be held on Monday, January 19th.

10) Next Tuesday night we kick off the boys basketball season with an inner school match-up, 7th grade Red vs. 7th grade Gold. This is your chance to see all 7th graders in one night. Thursday night we will have the 8th grade teams play each other. Game time is 4pm to 5:30pm. Go HillHawks!

Thursday, January 15, 2015 - Day A

Student Announcements - Thursday, January 15, 2015 - Day A

1) Any 7th and 8th grade girl interested in dance, stop by practices today, January 15th. Report to the wrestling room from 2:30-4:15.

2) No LEAP activities on Friday due to the dance. This Friday’s dance is the BIG ONE! We will have food: pizza, snacks, juices, cookies, for sale. Loras students will be selling Dance Marathon merchandise, t-shirts, sunglass, etc. Activities include: Giant Jenga, Giant Twister, Ultimate Dodgeball, ring toss, memory game, Minute to Win it games, stuff animal toss, face painting, all cost .25 cents to play. All proceeds go to Iowa Children’s hospital. In the small gym we will have a DJ, and in the music room we will have karaoke. Admission to dance is $4.00. We will sell tickets during lunch hours on Friday.

3) Students with four or more office referrals since October 17th will not be permitted to attend the dance.

4) Hempstead High School Open House is on Monday, January 26th from 7 to 8:30 p.m. starting in the North Gym. Dubuque Senior High School Open House is Monday, January 26th beginning at 7 p.m. at the Senior High Nora Gym.

5) Congratulations to our December Students of the Month! H6-1: Hunter Fehsal & Riley Glew; H6-2: Quiana Sabers & Marcus Sierra; H7-1: Trentyn Howes & Blake Schleter; H7-2: Tyler Rhomberg & William Smith; H8-1: Cole Heim & Allison Klein; and H8-2: Derrick Dean & Diann Kamram.

6) Battle of the Books Participants...If you are reading a book for the Battle of the Books that was checked out before Christmas break, please return it to the Library, so other students can have a chance to read it as well.

7) If you have library books that were checked out before break, they are now overdue and need to be returned to the library.

8) Birthdays Today - Wednesday, January 15th...Andrew Bargman, Owen Dunne.

9) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Contest Winners: Congratulations to Mailayne Samuel and Alec Lynch, both of House 6-1! Mailayne won 1st place and Alec won 2nd place in the 6-8 Multimedia Category. They will be recognized at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Breakfast which will be held on Monday, January 19th.

Parents of Students Receiving Special Education Services:  The Iowa Department of Education is interested in learning about partnerships between Iowa schools and parents of school-age children who receive special education. If you are a parent with a child who receives special education services in Iowa, please take a few minutes to complete the 25-item survey. The results will be compared to national findings and used to identify areas of success and those in need of improvement.

The survey will close Jan. 15. Here is the link: https://www.edinfo.state.ia.us/I-Star/parents/start.aspx