Congratulations to Cardinal Sophomore, Cora Widel! Cora broke the school record scoring 38 points against the Western Dubuque Bobcats on Friday night. Way to go Cora,what an amazing accomplishment and what a great way to start the season!
Thank You to Chief Zeimet who came and shared his experience of being a police officer and the qualifications to be in law enforcement with students doing career research projects in Mrs. Manthei's Info Processing & Career Exploration class.
Mrs. Edward's research and technical writing students participated in speed interviewing. Students took turns being the interviewer and the interviewee. This activity was to prepare them for their upcoming mock interviews.
Daniel Hagen participated in the 2023 OPUS Honor Choir at Iowa State University. Daniel was selected to participate in the 7/8 Bass Choir which consists of 180 bass singers from across the state of Iowa. They rehearsed all day and gave a great concert. Great job Daniel!
Thank You to the class of '73 and '74 for spearheading the first Maquoketa Girls BB team and honoring our current players! It was so special to honor you and have you be part of the team! Congrats on 50 years of Maquoketa girls BB!
Help us celebrate the first girls basketball team in Maquoketa history on Friday, November 17th, during our home girls basketball games vs Western Dubuque. The original team members will be honored at halftime of our varsity girls game. We look forward to seeing the gym packed to help us celebrate 50 years of girls basketball at Maquoketa High School.
Reminder that the Maquoketa NHS Holiday Store closes this Sunday, November 19th. Order your Maquoketa gear to cheer on the Cardinals and support NHS!! The link is https://adcraftwebstores.com/maquoketacardinalsholiday2023/. Thanks for your support!!
Today in Mr. McLaughlin's Biology Class, students created bubbles to represent the plasma membrane of the cell. The students explored various attributes involving the cell. The kids really enjoyed trying to make huge bubbles.
Students in Ms. Miller's Horticulture
Class have been working on creating corsages and bud vases! Perhaps future florists in the making? 😄
Congrats to our School Board for receiving the Team Achievement Award from the Iowa Association of School Boards for their dedication to learning as a board. This is a rare award for a full board to receive and we appreciate their service to our students, staff and families!
Way to go Middle School Mock Trial teams! ALL 3 teams won both of their rounds. To accomplish this is unheard of! Thank you to Mrs. Wold, Josh Reicks and Sara Davenport for supporting our students. Teams finished
1st place - MT3 (State bound)
5th place - MT2
6th place - MT1
Students in Mrs. Johnson’s class are working on reading Flat Stanley and doing a book study! They are loving it!!
Congratulations to Philip for reading at his personal best on his progress monitoring.
Thank You to our Cardinal Parent Lighthouse Team and Cardinal staff for organizing a fun filled family "Leader in Me" night. Thank you to all of the students and families who attended!
HS Student Senate is excited to host a Food Drive for our local food pantry. All items donated will go straight to the food pantry. Students may bring items to their GST teacher. The GST with the most canned goods wins this competition. Thank you for your help and support.
The Maquoketa National Honor Society's Christmas Apparel store is up and running at https://adcraftwebstores.com/maquoketacardinalsholiday2023/. Great options for all ages. Store closes Sunday, November 19th!! Delivery will be before Christmas. NHS appreciates your support!
Middle School students honored our Veterans with a student led assembly. Thank You to all of our Veterans who have served our country and to our students for doing an amazing job at being respectful and demonstrating their gratitude.
Congratulations to our Maquoketa High School actors and stage hands who participated in the performance of Chaos in Camelot. It was a great show! Thank you to all those in the community who were able to attend!
Following the play performance, Middle School students held a rock, paper scissors tournament. The kids had a blast cheering for each other. The grand champion was Mrs. Lanham with student, Iris Wagner being a very gracious runner up.
A matinee performance of Chaos in Camelot was held today for all elementary and middle school students. Thank you to all of our high school performers. Please come to the full performance on Friday or Saturday night at Ohnward at 7:00 pm.
Thank you to our veterans for sharing an obstacle course with Briggs students and letting them experience being soldiers.
