Maquoketa Community School District

With the expected artic front for tomorrow, our basketball game vs. Cascade has been moved to Saturday, January 24th. Cardinal boys will be hitting the hardwoods first this time around! Grab your red and black gear and head over to the High School to cheer on both our Cardinal Boys & Girls.

JV Boys @ 1:00pm
JV Girls @ 2:00pm

Varsity Boys @ 2:30pm
Varsity Girls @ 4:00pm

Let's Go Cards!!!!

Dear Staff and Families,

Due to the Extreme Cold Warning in effect for our area we will have a virtual learning day tomorrow, Friday, January 23, 2026.

Please note the following expectations for tomorrow:

Learning Requirements:

Grades K–6: Students should complete the learning packets previously sent home. These must be returned to school on Monday to be counted present for the day.

Grades 7–12: Students are required to log in to Canvas tomorrow to complete their assigned coursework. These must be completed by Monday at 3:00 to be counted present for the day.

Teacher Availability: Staff will be available to answer questions via email and Rooms.

Activities: All in-person activities and practices scheduled for Friday are canceled.

We appreciate your flexibility and understanding as we prioritize the safety of our school community during these extreme temperatures. Please stay warm and safe.

Sincerely,

Tara Notz

Maquoketa CSD Superintendent

Due to the forcasted arctic front approaching tomorrow, our bowling meet against Anamosa has been moved up to today. Join us, Thursday, January 22 at Timber Lanes to cheer on our Cardinal Bowlers as they take on Anamosa. Meet will begin at 2:00pm. Tonight is also senior night for our bowlers. Good Luck Cards!

Thursday, January 22 our boys are on the road to Tipton. Boys will hit the mat at 5:30pm in matches against Regina Catholic, Camanche and Tipton. Good Luck Boys!

Maquoketa Middle School 8th grade Parents! Please see message about 8th grade Parent Night on Thursday, January 29.

Lots of home events this week for our Cards! Check out the event schedule for the week of Jan 18 - Jan 24.

Don't miss out on the Maquoketa Athletic Boosters Annual Cake Auction happening Tuesday, January 27th.

Junior/Senior Prom is planned for April 18th at Camp Courageous. We are looking for theme ideas. If you have any ideas shoot them to Ms. Wiggins!

⚠️ Schedule Update – Tonight (Tuesday 1/20) vs. Anamosa ⚠️

Due to forecasted weather, tonight’s basketball schedule has been adjusted:

❌ JV Girls – CANCELLED

🏀JV Boys Basketball 5:00 PM (West Gym)

🏀 Varsity Girls – 5:15 PM (Main Gym)

🏀 Varsity Boys – to follow Varsity Girls (Main Gym)

📣 Youth Night has been postponed and will be rescheduled

Please plan accordingly and travel safely.

Tonight our home court will be the play zone for both our boys and girls basketball teams! Cardinals will take on Anamosa tonight, Tuesday, January 20th on our home court. JV will start things off at 4:15pm with varstiy to follow at 6:00pm. Be sure to grab your tickets prior to the game at gobound.com or at the door via credit card as cash in not accepted for enterance. GO CARDS!!!

Kicking the week of strong with our Lady Cards hitting our home court. Monday, January 19 our Junior Varsity Girls will take on Calamus Wheatland at 5:00pm. Our Varsity Girls will then go up against Solon at 6:30pm. Be sure to grab your ticket and head to the gym. Good Luck Girls!!!

It's Saturday and than means it's meet day for our Cardinal boys. Junior Varstity wrestlers will be in Independence today hitting the mat at 9:00am. Our Varsity wrestlers will be in Marion participating in the Loyd Shaffer Invitational with a start time of 9:30am. Wishing all our wrestlers the best of luck! Go Cards!

Speech students are in Camanche this morning Saturday, January 17th to participate in the RVC Large Group Speech contest. Contest begins at 9:00am. Wishing all our students the best of luck!

Friday, January 16th. Boys & girls are on the road to Monticello to compete against the Panthers. Good Luck Cards!

- JV Girls @ 4:00pm
- JV Boys @ 5:00pm
- Varsity Girls @ 6:15pm
- Varsity Boys @ 7:45pm

Our girls are ready to hit the mat! Join them Friday, January 16th as they hit the road to Mid-Prairie. Meet begins at 4:45pm. Good Luck Girls!

It's time to head to the lanes! Join us at Timber Lanes today at 2:00pm as our Cardinal Bowlers will compete against West Delaware. Good Luck Bowlers!

Maquoketa boys wrestlers beat Cascade tonight in Anamosa. Way to go Cards and keep wrestling hard tonight!

Congrats Chloe!

Thursday, January 15th is the night for wrestling. Both our boys and girls are on the road and ready to take it to the mat! Boys will be headed to Anamosa and begin at 5:30pm. Girls will be headed to Cascade to participate in the Cascade Tournament with start time of 4:30pm. Wishing all our wrestlers luck!!!