
Huge congratulations goes out to Gwen Taylor. Gwen was hand selected to perform at the Iowa High School Speech Association All-State Festival for poetry reading. This has not happened since 2019. Congratulation Gwen on your accomplishment!


Gwen Taylor, senior, was hand-selected by 3 judges to go and perform her original poem at the Iowa High School Speech Association All-State Festival!!! This will take place on March 31st at the University of Northern Iowa. Congrats to Gwen!!


The High School Speech Team has officially scheduled their showcase! Please come see what they have been working on all year on May 3rd at 7pm at the United Church of Christ!


Girls Tennis will play round robin today at Mount Vernon High School. Match will begin at 9:00 AM. Good Luck Girls!


Girls tennis will be here at home today to take on Clinton. Match time of 4:00 pm.


Members of MHS Student Lighthouse prepare for the March Madness bracket challenge at the high school. Brackets need to be turned in by March 20th at 10. See Mrs. Pruess for questions.


No jokes here. Our Cardinal Boys & Girls track teams are headed to Tipton today, April 1st to take on teams from; Tipton, Beckman Catholic, Bellevue, Camanche, Cascade, Central DeWitt, Clear Creek Amana, Easton Valley, Marquette Catholic, Midland, Monticello, Mount Vernon, North Cedar, Northeast, Regina Catholic and West Branch. Meet starts at 3:30 pm.


Head down to Clinton High School to take in the boys first soccer match of the season tonight at 5:00pm. Good Luck Cards!


Girls golf team is ready to tee off at 4:00 pm vs Monticello at the Monticello golf club. Let's go Girls!


Head up to the Country Club this afternoon to take in the boys golf game as they take on Monticello. Tee time 4:00 pm. Good Luck Boys!


Cardinal Girls Track is off to The University of Dubuque today. They will hit the track with a start time of 3:00pm. Good Luck Girls!


Our BPA students are helping the Easter Bunny with his busy schedule and delivering filled easter eggs! Maquoketa BPA is helping the Easter Bunny and delivering filled eggs to your yard on Easter Eve (4/19)! Proceeds help fund Maquoketa BPA students. To submit your order, visit gobound.com and find the link under the Support Us tab on the top of the Maquoketa Cardinal homepage. Ordering is now open and closes on April 4th. $20.00 will get you 24 filled eggs, $35.00 will get you 40 filled eggs. For an additional $5.00 you can add a special golden egg! https://www.gobound.com/ia/schools/maquoketa/fundraise/mea5uw


Prom is fast approaching! Make sure your ready Cards. Prom will be held April 26th.


🔥🏆 CALLING ALL CARDINALS FANS! 🏆🔥
The Maquoketa Athletic Boosters have an awesome fundraiser, and we need YOUR help!
💪 Show off your Cardinal pride with some sweet new gear—Slides (like Nike Slides), Gators (like Crocs), and Socks! 👟🧦🐊
📢 How it works:
✔ Order through this link ➡️ https://maquoketa.itemorder.com/
✔ At checkout, select which sport sent you—let’s see who “wins” at the end! Who's up for some friendly competition 😏🏅
✔ Orders close April 6th—don’t wait!
The proceeds go to the Sport Boosters, helping out our student-athletes! ❤️⚽🏀⚾
Like, share, and tag your friends! Let’s get some fresh Cardinal gear just in time for summer! ☀️🔥 #GoCardinals #SupportTheBoosters #CardinalPride #PrideSlides


Cardinal girls are headed up to Ames to compete in the 2025 IATC Indoor Championship 3A. Girls will hit the track at 3:15 this afternoon. Sending you all the luck girls!


Jennifer from Medical Associates of Maquoketa came to speak to the Intro to Health Career students about all of the clinical and non-clinical job opportunities available at a private clinic.



HOSA students sponsored their spring blood drive today at the high school. HOSA helping to be a part of something bigger!








Boys will be hitting the our home golf course today to take on Monticello. Meet starts at 4:00 at Maquoketa Country Club.


Jostens will be at the High School Monday, March 17th from 10:30 am to 12:12 pm, for seniors to be able to pick up their graduation orders . They WILL NOT be picking up cap and gowns at this time.


Get ready for the season. Baseball open gym is being held on Thursday nights at 6:00 pm as well as, Saturday and Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm.
