The QC Morning Optimist Club offers up to $4000 in scholarships to high school seniors. The applications are considered on the basis of financial need, work ethic, and community service.
Deadline: TBD
What’s Happening at AHS
Job Postings for Diocese of Davenport Education Office
Please see the link below for employment opportunities within the Diocese of Davenport Education Office.
https://davenportdiocese.schoolspring.com/
2024-2025 Track Pre-Season Meeting – February 2nd
An AHS (Boys and Girls) Track and Field Pre-Season meeting will take place Sunday, February 2nd at 6PM for those interested in Track for the 2024-2025 spring semester.
Camp Shalom Registration Information
Camp Shalom is a gift that your children will appreciate for years to come. It can be life changing! Summer Camp Registration now open online. Registration can be found by visiting the Camp Shalom website: campshalomia.org Questions? Email- campshalom@gmail.com
Application Instructions for the 2025-2026 School Year
Application Instructions 2025-2026
NEW FAMILIES to SCCS (Scott County Catholic Schools)
This is only for families who are new to Scott County Catholic Schools. If a parent has ever had a student enrolled in an SCCS school, you are considered a returning family, even if the student you are applying for is new to us.
Website for SCCS Application
To apply for the first time, please visit https://apply.sccsiowa.org/ .
Click “Get Started.”
Annual Application Fee
A non-refundable $150 annual application fee per 3yo, 5yo, and kdg-12th grade student is due at the time of application to SCCS. Application will not be considered if the application fee has not been paid. ESA funds cannot be used for this purpose and this fee is non-refundable.
For NEW incoming families, please use the following link: https://bngn.blackbaud.school/?id=fihorvago5i. Please include the name and grade (25-26) of all students in the family.
Iowa’s Educational Savings Account (ESA) Families (All Iowa Residents)
ESA for 2025-2026 – The State of Iowa uses a program called Odyssey for processing all ESA information. For the 2025-2026 school year, all families that reside in Iowa will be eligible for this tuition assistance.
- All Iowa families will need to apply and follow all steps and meet all deadlines in the Odyssey website to be approved. The website is https://educate.iowa.gov/pk-12/educational-choice/education-savings-accounts
- The ESA application for the 25-26 school year is not currently open. Families will receive communication from SCCS when it is open.
- ESA funds may be used by approved families to go towards tuition and other qualified education expenses.
- For fall and spring semester, once tuition is entered by the Business Office staff in Odyssey, a parent must go into his/her Odyssey account and approve the tuition for each student so the State will send the funds to SCCS. Odyssey will send an email as a reminder.
RETURNING FAMILIES to SCCS (Scott County Catholic Schools)
Website for SCCS Re-Enrollment
To re-enroll a student by completing the Annual Information Update, please visit https://apply.sccsiowa.org/.
Select “Login.” Your PowerSchool parent username and password are used to login to complete the re-enrollment Information Update. Please note that this update must be completed for each student in a family that is re-enrolling in an SCCS school. If you need assistance with your login credentials, please contact Donica Mokosak at donica.mokosak@assumptionhigh.org or 563-326-5313 x210.
Annual Application Fee
A non-refundable $150 annual application fee per 3yo, 5yo, and kdg-12th grade student is due at the time of application to SCCS. Application will not be considered if the application fee has not been paid. ESA funds cannot be used for this purpose and this fee is non-refundable.
For RETURNING families already in the SCCS system: Parents can pay for their application fees through their Blackbaud account. https://parent.blackbaud.school/Login.aspx. Under the shopping cart there will be items for 25-26 Fees
AHS Attendance Procedure
A friendly reminder of our Attendance procedures:
If your student is absent or tardy, please make sure you call the attendance line at 563-326-5313 and press 4. Or you may email at attendance@assumptionhigh.org.
Students will need to sign in and out before they leave and arrive back to school in the library.
If your student has an appointment, please make sure to have them bring a doctor’s note for an excused absence.
Thank you!
IAAI – Reynold C. Hentges Memorial Scholarship
In 1997, the Iowa Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators established the R.C. Hentges Scholarship Program in honor of Reynold C. Hentges, the 1st President and
Life Member on the Iowa Chapter when it was reorganized in 1993.
Applicants must be a resident of Iowa and have been accepted to or enrolled as either an online or resident student in a nationally or regionally accredited college, university or
vocational/technical school. Applicants must major in a field of education promoting a career in one of the following professions or area of study: Fire Service, Fire Science, Law
Enforcement, Law, Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Protection Technology or Insurance.
Deadline: March 30th
Mediacom World Class Scholarship
Scholarship recipients are based on: Leadership, self-reliance, initiative, problem-solving and creative ability in school and out, as reflected in the applicant’s personal essay.
Deadline: January 5, 2026
AHS Choir Members Excel at Vocal Festival
Seven Assumption Choir members were selected to participate in the 2025 Dorian Vocal Festival at Luther College on Jan. 12th and 13th. Six of the students also participated in private voice lessons with a voice professor, which made them eligible to be a solo finalist for the Grand Concert. Earning honorable mention for her solo was Katelyn O’Brien ‘25, and listed as a semi-finalist was Geno DelPreore ’25. The Dorian Vocal Festival is the largest select high school honor choir in the country with nearly 1,000 junior/senior student singers from over 200 high schools and five states.
Catholic Schools Week Schedule
Sunday, January 26 – Celebrating Our Parishes
- 66th Annual Senior Spaghetti Supper prepared in the Assumption Foods Room. Carryout orders prepared and available for pick-up in the Front Office parking lot from 4-7 p.m.
Monday, January 27 – Celebrating Our Students
- “Dodgeball for Diapers” Event
- Out of uniform day. Each student may pay $1.00 during lunches (and will receive a hand stamp) to dress in appropriate AHS spirit wear or theme dress for the day. Theme Dress: Pajama Day
Special Schedule for Dodgeball for Diapers
Period 1 7:45-8:20
Period 2 8:25-10:20 (Dodgeball 8:25-9:45)
Period 3 10:25-11:00
Period 4 11:05-11:40
Lunch A 11:45 -12:10
Period 5A 12:15-12:50
Period 5B 11:45-12:20
Lunch B 12:25-12:50
Period 6 12:55-1:30
Period 7 1:35-2:10
Period 8 2:15-2:50
- Dodgeball: 8:25-9:45 – compete with 4th period classes
- All students and staff should report to the gym and gather with your 4th period teams. Each 4th period teacher should be sure that the 10 dodgeball players representing his or her class are ready to go when called. Games will be played on a time-limit, and in each game, the team with the most players standing at the buzzer will advance to the next round. Play will be single-elimination. All members of the winning 4th period class will get donuts delivered to their classroom on Friday, January 31st.
- This event will also be used to promote the school-wide collection of diapers for the Scott County Catholic Schools K-12 diaper drive. Throughout the week prior, members of Knights 4 Life will collect diaper donations (and other designated baby items) from classrooms. Point totals will be kept by each 4th period teacher, and the first 5 place winners will be rewarded with timed head starts in the dodgeball competition. Items will be collected in 4th period classrooms from Tuesday, January 21st, through Friday, January 24th, at 3pm. Monetary donations will be converted to points with $1 = 5 points. Students are encouraged to “go the extra mile” to physically bring in donated items to support these local organizations and families.
| 1st prize – 5 second running start
2nd prize – 4 second running start 3rd prize – 3 second running start 4th prize – 2 second running start 5th prize – 1 second running start
$1 = 5 points |
Diapers Size 2 and under – 1pt per diaper (pack of 30=30 pts)
Diapers size 3 & 4 – 2pts per diaper (pack of 30=60pts) Diapers size 5 and up – 3pts per diaper (pack of 30=90pts) New baby bottles and kids’ hats, mitten, & gloves – 15 pts Baby wipes and formula – 10 pts per package Onesies and baby socks- 5 pts per onesie/pair of socks Sleepers and baby blankets – 20 pts |
Tuesday, January 28 – Celebrating Our Community
- Chapel Mass 7:10 followed by Adoration all day in the chapel
- Students should be in regular school uniform attire.
Wednesday, January 29 – Celebrating Our Nation
- Knight Network will host a Faculty/Staff Appreciation Lunch in the faculty/staff workroom. All faculty and staff are encouraged to drop in between 11:00 and 1:00 for lunch.
Please click here to sign up to donate items for the teacher luncheon!
- Out of uniform day. Each student may pay $1.00 during lunches (and will receive a hand stamp) to dress in appropriate AHS spirit wear or theme dress for the day. Theme Dress: Twin Day
Thursday, January 30 – Celebrating Vocations
- Mass Schedule (All School Mass in the Large Gym – 9:30am)
- Students should be in regular school uniform attire.
Special Schedule for Catholic Schools Week Mass
Period 1 7:45-8:15
Period 2 8:20-8:50
Period 3 8:55-9:20
Period 4 9:25-11:25 (Mass 9:30-10:50 in the gym)
Lunch A 11:30-11:55
Period 5A 12:00-12:35
Period 5B 11:30-12:05
Lunch B 12:10-12:35
Period 6 12:40-1:20
Period 7 1:25-2:05
Period 8 2:10-2:50
Friday, January 31 – Celebrating Our Faculty, Staff, and Volunteers
- Regular Schedule
- Junior Service Project – (Periods 6,7, & 8) Junior students will have an opportunity to actively volunteer with their classmates and be challenged to think about how they can make a difference in service to others both now and in the future.
- All faculty, staff, and students out of uniform (FREE) if dressed in appropriate AHS spirit wear.
Saturday, February 1
- Winter Dance 8-10:30 pm in the AHS Cafeteria
- Tickets sold during lunches all week – $20 per person. All 10th-12th graders are welcome to attend.
Event Policies: Students are expected to arrive within 30 minutes of the starting time. Students are to be in attendance until the last 30 minutes of the event unless parent notification is made to school officials. When a student leaves the event, he/she must leave the school and cannot return. All dress must be modest, appropriate, and respectful. All dancing must be appropriate for a Catholic educational setting. Students not meeting this expectation may be asked to leave the event, and parents will be notified.
Out of Uniform Note: Students will pay for out of uniform during lunch periods and be checked in their 6th hour class. Students who do not have proper out of uniform verification will be issued Dress Code violations. Day-specific hand stamps will be used to serve as a pass. The daily hand stamp must be shown to the student’s 6th hour teacher whenever out of uniform. Out of uniform collections during Catholic Schools’ Week will benefit AHS student clubs and activities. Help AHS in supporting this worthy cause!