MHS Student Lighthouse members are working on decorating the bulletin board in the cafeteria.
Seniors- Take advantage of these additional scholarship workshop opportunities that your AmeriCorps Student Leaders are offering this week!
MHS Seniors- your pictures are due to Mrs. Edwards by March 1. If they are not in by this time, you will not be included in the yearbook or the slideshow. A traditional head and shoulder shot is needed for the paper (looking straight at the camera with no hat) and one of choice for the yearbook. The yearbook picture will also be used on the slideshow. Photos must come from the source it was taken and cannot be a screenshot of any kind. No watermarked photography will be accepted. Finally, baby pictures are also due for the slideshow at the same time. These can be brought in for scanning if needed. Please send all files as a jpg; do not send photos as a pdf. See Mrs. Edwards in room 110 if you have questions.
Congratulations to Breckin Downey who was recently honored as part of the 2024 Phi Theta Kappa All-Iowa Academic Team. Breckin was nominated for this honor by the faculty at Clinton Community College.
Maquoketa Girls Soccer Coach: Maquoketa CSD is currently searching for a high school girls soccer coach. Please contact Athletic Director, Tom Gruenwald at 563-652-2451 or Central Office at 563-652-4984 for more information.
High school artists working on their clay projects. Wheel throwing is always a favorite!
On March 6, 2024, MHS and EICC will be hosting a FAFSA Completion Event at the CCC Maquoketa Center. Families can sign up for a 30 minute appointment between 1-5:30 PM. This is a great opportunity to get help from FAFSA experts.
The FAFSA is an important step in the college going process. It can help students gain access to grants and loans to assist in paying for college. In addition, it is required by some institutions for scholarship opportunities. Both students and parents must have their FSA ID created a week prior to the event. If you have not created an FSA ID, please meet with Lorene McLaughlin if you need help with this step. You can reach her at lmclaughlin@maquoketaschools.org.
If March 6th does not work for families, there are several other opportunities available to get FAFSA assistance:
1. ICAN Step-by-Step Virtual Completion Assistance
A Step-by-Step FAFSA Event is a virtual walk through of the FAFSA form in which participants join a Zoom call and fill out the FAFSA while being led through the form by an ICAN professional. Additional FAFSA helpers will be available through the chat feature or breakout rooms to answer questions and provide assistance.
February 28, 2024 - 5:30 pm - Register
March 27, 2024 - 5:30 pm - Register
May 15, 2024 - 5:30 pm - Register
2. ICAN Bettendorf Location @ 2339 53rd Ave. Visit http://www.icansucceed.org/apt or call (877) 272-4692 to schedule an appointment.
Under the location section you can choose a virtual appointment or an in-person appointment at the Bettendorf location.
3. Clinton Community College Financial Aid Department
563-244-7070
cccfinaid@eicc.edu
4. The student's prospective college Financial Aid Department
5. MHS School Counselors and College and Career Transition Counselor
Demi Adrian- dadrian@maquokeatschools.org
Amanda DeWulf- adewulf@maquoketaschools.org
Lorene McLaughlin- lmclaughlin@maquoketaschools.org
Great job tonight to Maquoketa Bands for their performance at the soup and sandwich fundraiser tonight! Thank you to the Band Boosters for putting on the event! The cakewalk was a hit as always!
Join us for the Annual Pops Concert tonight at the High School West Gym for a fun night of food and music.
The Science Essentials class is learning about the vascular system of plants. Today we went to the Caves to see how maple syrup is made.
Join us today at 4:00 pm at Timber Lanes to celebrate with the Boys Bowling Team being State Champions and the Girls Bowling Team taking home 3rd Place. Come on down to tell our bowlers congratulations!
Wow!! What a hard fought game tonight for our boys basketball team. They battled to the end in 4 OTs and played with skill, strength and character against Marion. Very proud of all of your accomplishments! Cardinal Pride!
We are excited to announce that we will celebrate the Boys Bowling Team being State Champions and the Girls Bowling Team taking home 3rd Place. Join us for a celebration tomorrow, Friday, February 23rd at 4:00 pm at Timber Lanes. Come on down to tell our bowlers congratulations!
So proud of all our students have accomplished today! You have so many talents and are the best in the state! Excited to cheer on the girls bowling team tomorrow!
Farm to Table students are perfecting sourdough pizzas!
Congratulations to Mia Ruley for being chosen by the IHSMA to sing the national Anthem at the State Wrestling tournament on Friday, Feb 16th! Way to go, Mia!
Reminder: Tonight is 8th Grade Parent Night at the High School. Tours at 5:30. Presentation at 6:00 in the West Gym
Marketing class spent last week discussing target markets and the Super Bowl. Today Mrs. Manthei provided a few snacks and students reviewed the top commercials.
Business Management class experienced being business owners by seeing who could build the tallest marshmallow tower. Students were assigned the role of a sole proprietor, partnership, or corporate members. they completed the requirement to start a business and then were given supplies to build!
The high school loved hosting our 8th grade students yesterday. The 8th graders came to visit our "elective" areas to help them determine their courses for next year! A big shout out to our student ambassadors who helped make the visit a great success.
