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Hello Maquoketa Families,
School will be canceled for Friday, January 12th due to our area being under a Winter Storm Warning. The District will also be closed on Monday, January 15th to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Stay safe and we hope to everyone more next week.
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Maquoketa Families,
Buses will be on hard surface roads only tomorrow, January 11th. If you are a family who cannot get to the hard surface road, please contact Transportation Director Hansen in the morning and he will work to arrange alternate transportation for your student.
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Maquoketa Families,
School will be cancelled for tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10th due to the inclement weather and continued poor road conditions. We hope to see everyone back at school soon!
Tara Notz, Superintendent
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Maquoketa Families,
Due to the weather forecast of large snowfall amounts and increasing winds, school will be cancelled for Tuesday, January 9th.
Be Safe,
Tara Notz
Superintendent
Maquoketa CSD
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Girls track team members at a hurdle camp today!!! #justjump
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Maquoketa Varsity boys basketball team fought hard tonight losing to DeWitt 75-80.
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Way to go Maquoketa Varsity Girls Basketball team defeating the DeWitt Sabers 62-52. Love our Cards!
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Congratulations to Maquoketa HS students who were inducted into the National Honor Society. This organization recognizes students for their dedication to learning and service. Our guest speakers shared information about Robert A. Millikan who our chapter is named after. He is a graduate of Maquoketa and was the Nobel Prize winner for physics in 1923. This is a great tribute to our community and a wonderful way to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of this achievement.
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A little fun before break! 8th grade NEST classes had a friendly competition to see who could create the best snowman. It was tough deciding on a winner!
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Fun night of Cardinal wrestling
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Cardinal girls with a victory over Bellevue tonight. Go Cards!!!
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Our brass band sounded beautiful today playing Christmas carols at Maquoketa State Bank today! Thank you to MSB and to all those who listened and celebrated our Maquoketa musicians today! Also Thank You to Mr. Hovey and our students!
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Thank You to our student presenters from Cardinal who shared about their leadership jobs at the board meeting. Thank you also to parents for bringing their students and to our staff who support student leadership! Also, thank you to our MS and HS teams for sharing math data and how they are supporting student instruction/growth in math! Proud of all the work our staff and students are doing for kids!
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Sock Fundraiser Update: If you ordered socks from the fundraiser we are hoping to have them here by the end of the day tomorrow. I will keep you updated as to when they arrive and are ready for pick-up.
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It's not looking like a white Christmas is heading our way, but at least we had one fun day in the snow at Cardinal Elementary!
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Thank You to Maquoketa Kiwanis who has sponsored Leader In Me at Briggs Elementary for a couple of years. The first year they provided all students with program binders. This week students and teachers explained how they use the binders and more about Leader in Me.
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Family Photo Day @ Middle School
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Another wonderful holiday music concert today with Briggs Elementary students. Thank You to Mr. Ely, our Elementary Music Director for supporting this great event! Thanks also to our staff, the entire music department, high school band students, accompanist, Pam Crawford, custodians, bus drivers and many more who made today a success.
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Tomorrow is our Briggs Winter Concert! Please join us in the High School Gym for a 9:30am performance.
Can't be there in person? Join us virtually! Click or "copy & paste" the Zoom link below to watch our concert from where you are.
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Thank you to all who had a part in preparing, participating, and/or viewing the Cardinal Holiday Sing-Along this morning! What a wonderful performance!
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