Congrats Girls Basketball! 2018 Iowa Class 3A State Tournament Qualifiers

2018 Iowa Class 3A State Tournament Qualifiers

Congratulations to Head Coach Katelyn McNamara and the Lady Knights on their 64-45 Regional Final win over Camanche on Feb. 17 at Pleasant Valley High School. With the win Assumption advances to the Iowa State Tournament for the 15th time in school history.

No. 4 seed Assumption faces No. 5 seed North Polk on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 1:30 p.m. at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Incoming Freshman 2018-2019

Just a reminder that the Early Bird Registration Application Fee for incoming Freshman will end on February 16, 2018.  Below are the instructions for registering your Freshman for next year.  Please contact Kris Thomas, Director of Admissions at 563-326-5313, ext. 230 or kris.thomas@assumptionhigh.org for questions.

 

Application for Admission: Complete the Assumption High School Application for Admission online at apply.assumptionhigh.org.

Application Fee: Pay the $50 Application Fee (discounted fee through February 16, 2018). Online applications submitted after February 16th are certainly welcome with the standard fee of $75. The fee can be paid online or mailed to: Assumption High School, ATTN: Admissions, 1020 W. Central Park Ave., Davenport, IA 52804, OR dropped off at the AHS front office.  A student’s application cannot be processed until the application fee is received.

2018 Middle School Regional Science Fair

AHS was happy to host the 2018 Middle School Regional Science Fair Participants in the Assumption library on Thursday, February 8th.  High school student judges were extremely impressed with the work and creativity of these young learners.  After much deliberation, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners were recognized – Gold: Evan Gluba (Our Lady of Lourdes, 7th grade); Silver: Netsanet Kantner (All Saints Catholic School, 6th grade); Bronze: Brandon Shell (John F. Kennedy Catholic School, 8th grade).  Congratulations to all!

Dodgeball for Diapers Combines Fun and Service

Congratulations to Mr. Wittemeyer’s Senior students, winners of the Annual Dodgeball for Diapers Tournament during Catholic Schools Week.  Fun was had by all!

This annual event is a memorable kickoff to the Scott County Catholic School Diaper Drive – a collective service project to mark Catholic Schools Week.

  • Collaborative effort of All Saints, Assumption, JFK, Lourdes, and St. Paul the Apostle.
  • Mrs. Cunico’s sixth period class won the 9/10 Dodge Ball for Diapers Tournament.
  • Mr. Wittemeyer’s sixth period seniors won the 11/12 Dodge Ball for Diapers Tournament.
  • The Junior Class won the first annual Powder Puff Volleyball game.
  • Out of dress code collections were held on Monday and Wednesday.
  • The Senior Class won the Diaper Dash by collecting the most diapers during Catholic Schools week.

An approximate number of 20,000 diapers along with 40,000 wipes were distributed to the following organizations:

  1. Bethany for Children & Families
  2. Humility of Mary Housing, Inc.
  3. Women’s Choice Center of the Quad Cities

 

59th Annual Spaghetti Supper Success

The class of 2018 hosted the 59th Annual Spaghetti Supper on January 28, 2018.  Guests were treated to the homemade sauce (recipe courtesy of Father Colonese-Director of the first AHS Spaghetti Supper). This longstanding tradition was yet again a cherished opportunity for the Assumption Family to celebrate the many blessings of our community. Thank you to all of the many benefactors of Assumption High School, and thank you to the class of 2018 for your leadership.  Happy Catholic Schools Week!

Senior Parents – Parent Teacher Conferences – Treats Signup

We have so many dedicated teachers at Assumption, and we want to provide snacks and drinks for them to enjoy during the upcoming Parent/Teacher Conference time on Thursday, February 8, 2018. Conferences are in the AHS Cafeteria from 3:30-7:00 p.m. that evening, so drinks and treats can be dropped off in the Assumption Front Office any time that day or the day before.  Thanks so much for your help and support of our teachers through the Knight Network parent organization!

Parent/Teacher Conferences Signup

Turnabout Dance Tickets

Tickets for the Turnabout Dance will be sold at all lunches on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.  Tickets are $20.00/each.  After Wednesday the ticket prices will go to $25.00.

The Dance will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2018 from 8:00-11:00 p.m. in the Cafe.