Mrs. Manthei and five business students attended the BPA Fall National Conference in Des Moines this past weekend! They learned new leadership skills, how to dress to impress, and participated in the JA stock market challenge against other students! Next up will be the state competition in February.
Several students from the high school visited the QC Electrical Training Center in Moline,IL this week. They learned about the Electrical Apprenticeship program through the IBEW Union and toured their facility.
Any student interested in pursuing a career in a trade should see their counselor or Mrs. McLaughlin for more information!
🌟 Attention, staff, students and families! 🌟 We’re celebrating National Pajama Day! 🎉 This is your chance to wear your favorite school-appropriate pajamas to school tomorrow, Thursday, November 14th! Let’s make it a cozy and fun day together!
Intro to Health Careers and Health Science students finished their tour of the Jackson County Regional Health Center today. They toured the lab, X-Ray, therapy department, OR, billing and registration.
In Earth Science we are exploring bioplastics as a possible solution to the plastic problem. We are making toothbrush handles with our bioplastics. Once dry, we will evaluate them as an alternative to plastic made from less sustainable ingredients..
A group of juniors and seniors visited Kirkwood Community College to learn about life on campus. Students got to see a variety of facilities at Kirkwood, including their state of the art healthcare simulation center, veterinary tech building, and diesel tech lab!
College visits are open to any junior or senior at the high school. Please stop into the counseling office to sign up.
We had a great time celebrating Halloween with a staff costume contest. The staff voted on their favorites district wide and the winners are:
Most Creative Costume: "The Struggle Bus" Angela Brown and Taylor Fuerste at Cardinal
Funniest Costume: "Mr. Clean" Zac Gavin at MHS
Best Team Theme: "The 5th Grade Final Tour" Josh Koob, Brielle Reicks, Mandy Fischer, Jayme Johnson and Laura Grau at Briggs
Overall People's Choice: "The Spice Girls" Jill Rockwell, Kate Kramer, Audreianna Schmidt, Cathy Huebbe, Amy Latner and Alicia Gade at MMS.
Health Science and Intro to Health Careers students were provided an opportunity to tour the Jackson County Regional Health Center today
Student Senate is sponsoring a food drive in order to support the MHS backpack program. Students and staff are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to their homebase GSTs from Monday, November 11 through Friday, November 15. This will be a competition among GSTs.
Thank you to all of the MHS students and staff members who dressed up for the Halloween dress up day sponsored by student senate!
13 Students from Maquoketa auditioned for the All-State on Saturday Oct. 26. Sam Kress and Ainsley Munson were selected for the Band and Mia Ruley, Chloe Leon and Matthew Kula were selected for the Choir. Congratulations to them and good job to all who auditioned that day. The All-State concert will be on Nov. 23rd at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
Thanks so much for all of the volunteers and donors who made our fall HOSA blood drive a success!
Health Science students completed their Bloodborne Pathogen Certification in class today!
MHS choir students enjoy Halloween during rehearsal today.
All middle school students and family of middle school students are invited to attend a fall fundraiser tonight at the Middle School to support our iJAG program. Please join in on the fall fun tonight at the Middle School.
These students from the high school visited the University of Iowa today! They had a great time learning about the college, going on a campus tour and enjoyed a free lunch!
There are only a few college visits left this fall. Any junior or senior is welcome to stop into the counseling office to sign up.
Reminder the HOSA blood drive is this Thursday, October 31st! Sign up online or call the high school nurse!
The Booster Club is organizing a state send-off for Izzy Hardin on Thursday, October 31st, at 9:40 a.m. Thank you for helping make this a memorable moment for Izzy and showing support from our entire school community.
A couple students from the high school went to Capri for a Career Day this week! They were able to learn about Capri's programs and rotate through stations which included hair, nails, make-up and massages!
There are still a few college visits planned for this fall. Juniors and Seniors are welcome to stop into the counseling office to sign up.
Intro To Health Careers students got to learn about the Clark University nursing program from two of their current students. They also got to try their hand removing contaminated gloves.
