DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Wednesday Oct 1 2025
I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one Nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
Dress up days & activities for Homecoming week:
Thursday: Bikers vs. Surfers, Homecoming Parade 5:30pm.
Friday: Red & Black day. Pancake breakfast 6am-8am, Football game JV 5pm Varsity to follow.
Last year's yearbooks are in! Mrs. Lemon-Levy will be distributing yearbooks on B days over the next two weeks. You can also pick up your yearbook during flex time by the front office. CHS graduates who need to pick up their yearbooks can do so by visiting the Clinton High School front office starting Monday, November 6th.
If you are interested in making a short film for the Iowa High School Speech Competition this year, there will be an informational meeting on Monday, October 6th in room S154 from 4-4:30 pm. For questions or details, email Coach Struble or Coach Lemon-Levy.
We’re excited to announce the start of the CHS Book Club! All students, grades 9–12, are welcome to join. Meeting Times: During Flex (both Flex 1 and Flex 2, so everyone who wants to can participate). How to Join: Add yourself to the CHS Book Club Google Classroom using the code nwdhhk7w. Vote for Our First Book: In Google Classroom, you’ll find book trailers to help us choose our first read. Please view them and cast your vote by Monday, October 6. First Official Meetings: Wednesday, October 9 during Flex.
Your school counseling office will be offering the PSAT on October 22nd at the start of day at Clinton Community College Career Advancement Center. It costs $18. If that is a hardship please let your counselor know. If you are interested in taking the PSAT please stop by the counseling office, bring $18 and sign up with Mrs. Klinkhammer. Sign up ends October 10th. The PSAT is a great tool to practice for future college entrance exams, and you might qualify for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Winter sports athletes: remember the register in Bound for your sport. We have about 8 kids that have not registered in Bound for Basketball. Please get registered.
The HOCO pancake breakfast will be held in the practice gym Friday from 6am til 8am! If you or your family is looking to purchase tickets, find any student council member! $10 a piece!
If you still need an outfit for the Homecoming dance. Please reach out to Mrs. Leafgreen at christina.leafgreen@csdkq.org to see what the Royalty Rack has.
The printed ok list has not been updated since Friday. If you are not on that list, ask in the library to see if you are already ok or to see what you need to do to go. Tickets are on sale now until THURSDAY Oct 2nd. You will need a school or state issued photo ID to get into the Dance.
This year’s yearbook theme is… BEHIND THE SCENES. Back to school offer: Buy your yearbook for $55 @ jostensyearbooks.com or scan the QR code on the TV’s! Offer valid until Oct. 3rd!
The JV Boys golfers hosted the JV MAC conference meet and finished in 7th place finishing just 4 strokes behind the 6th place team. Team medalist was Tanner Fedderson shooting an 86 and finishing tied for 18th overall. Brenner Vance shot an 87 and finished 23rd overall. Also playing for the Kings were Maddox Mojeiko, Dalton Kohl, Griffen Keefer, and Chaz Zirkelbach. The JV season has now concluded and the Kings have a lot to look forward to from their younger players. Varsity Boys golf plays today and tomorrow before heading to Districts next Monday.
The Queens swimmers celebrated Homecoming week with a dominant win at Davenport West on Tuesday, beating the Falcons 77-45. The River Queens won every event that they entered and nearly every swimmer that competed scored points for the Varsity team. Taking part in the winning swims were Lahna Schroeder, Eloise Brisch, Grace Ewer, Mia Wright, Stella Jackson and Brenna Weaver. The next meet for the Queens is next Tuesday, as they head back to Davenport to take on Central.
Last night the Rivers King and Queen Cross Country team competed in the Williamsburg Invitational. The 15th ranked River Queens finished 7th out of 26 teams as they competed hard against ten ranked teams and ten individually ranked runners. The Queens were led by medalists Carryn Sattler 9th and Aubrey Rivers 10th. Cambyl Sattler finished 21st with Natalia Connolly and Kirstin Bengtson rounding out the scoring. The junior varsity Queens were led by Chloe Ellis, Sophia Morley, Riley Reynolds, and Kaylee Davis.
The varsity River Kings placed 11th out of 25 teams and were led by Brecken Lemke, Kolton Lorion, CJ Estes, David Peralta-Flores, Cael Schwarz, Connor Roberts, and Alonso Aguila. The JV boys placed 6th out of 18 teams and were led by Anthony Sayson 21st, Maddox Mojeiko, Jayden Krogmann, Joey Anderson, Carter Dunham, Miles Schneeberger, and Henry Bell.
This past Saturday, the Freshman Volleyball team went 3-0 at the Camanche F/S tournament sweeping Northeast, Camanche, and Davenport North. This past Monday, the freshman team won 3 of 4 matches as they hosted their final home matches of the year. The Clinton Red team won 2 matches against DeWitt and Camanche. The Clinton Black team split their matches, losing to Camanche and beating DeWitt, both in 3 sets! This brings the River Queen freshmen record to 25 wins and 7 losses! The sophomore and varsity River Queens traveled to #2 (Class 3A) powerhouse Assumption last night for a MAC match. The sophomores showed signs of competing but ultimately dropped the match 0-3. The varsity River Queens struggled getting any momentum on the night as they dropped the match 0-3. Joselyn Petersen led the Queens with 6 kills, 1 solo block and 2 assist blocks. Alaina Carpenter led the Queens offense with 8 assists and 6 defensive digs. Tenley Cewe led the serve receive passers with a 2.02 passer rating, closely followed by Haley Thomas with a 2.00 passer rating (on a 3.0 scale) against a very aggressive serving team. The team will take the weekend off before they host their last two home MAC matches of the regular season against Davenport Central (Oct 7-Youth Poster NIght) and Muscatine (Senior Night on Oct 14).
Activities for Today
Golf: Boys Varsity Quad (A) vs Multiple Schools @ Duck Creek Golf Course 3:15pm
Tennis: Varsity Girls 2A State Singles (A) @ Byrnes Park Tennis Center 10:00am
Lunch for Today
Queso Mac & Cheese, Carrots, Garlic Toast
Alternative Lunch
Fiestada Pizza, Refried Beans