DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Monday Dec 15 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.
Attention all participants! Get ready to deck the halls all week long with our holiday spirit dress-up days. Here is the schedule of events:
Tuesday: "Red vs. Green" Show your spirit by wearing your favorite holiday colors.
Wednesday: "Plaid to Be Here" It's flannel time! Sport your favorite plaid shirt.
Thursday: "Sweater Weather" Time to shine in your favorite ugly Christmas sweater or holiday sweater.
Friday: "Silent Night" End the week in comfort—wear your coziest holiday pajamas!
The book club will meet today during both flexes.
Teachers: today is the last day to enter the “Sweater Weather” contest. Please get your sweater designs turned in at the library.
The game club will meet today from 3:45 to 5:15 pm
Speech, speech, speech: It's time for Individual Speech! Come to the theater during Flex 1 or Flex 2 on Wednesday, December 17th to learn about the many different individual speech categories offered, like videocasting, musical theatre, acting, poetry, plus much more. Questions? Ask Mrs. Lemon-Levy, Miss Struble, or a drama/speech student you know!
Attention students interested in becoming an electrician. Mr. Terry Van Hook, with the Quad City Electrical Training Center, will be here on Wednesday, December 17, during both flexes. Students wanting to hear from Mr. Hook and learn more about the trade are welcome to visit room S144 during the first flex. He will then be in or near the commons area during the second flex. W17
iJags 4th Annual 2 ball basketball tournament! Games will be played during both flexes Dec 19. See your email or the TVs for the QR code to register your pair. $5 per player.
The River King JV wrestlers traveled Friday night to compete in the Marion JV Invitational. The Kings battled hard and came home with several medals. 1st place winners were Magnus Kjormoe and Isaiah Lines. 2nd place winners were Chase Collender, Joey Anderson, Liam Petersen, Zane Weaver , Cooper Cooley, Angel Lines, and Cormac Nichols. 3rd place winners were Camdynn Bray, Jonah Rogis, Jack George, Griffen Keefer, Roger Schumacher, Marvell Estes, Riley Engelkins, Zach Woods and Bastien Balous. 4th place winners were Oliver Steward, Ray Vongxay, David Peralta-Flores, Joaquin Donaire, Titus Moody, Logan Spooner, Cordell Clark, Lucas Hewitt, Chris Soesbe, Chaz Zirkelbach, Diego Donaire, Dylan Dean, Joel Romero Morales, Wyatt Graham, and Tre Engelkens.
The River King wrestlers placed second in the 16 team Maquoketa Invitational Saturday. Iowa City High finished with 260pts, followed by the River Kings 220.5 and Davenport North was 3rd with 185. The Kings placed 12 wrestlers out of their 14 entered. Everyone contributed by winning at least one match. Danny Peters and Brody Harrington were crowned Champions both with dominating performances. Danny was 4-0 on the day with 3 falls and a technical decision. Brody was also 4-0, with a forfeit, a fall, a decision and a major decision. Awesome job! Hayden Chandler also wrestled extremely well placing 2nd place in a hard fought match losing a close one 7-3. Taking home the 3rd place medal for the Kings was Hunter Ball. 4th place winners were Jakob Litherland, Eric Harris , Nolan Eggers, and Sloan Weaver. 5th place winners were Adis Ravmanoski, and Damarius Robinson. 6th place winners were Mark Stoddard and Ty Sander-Welzien. Great Job Kings!
On Saturday, December 13th the Varsity girls attended an 18 team Prairie Baker Tournament at Cedar Creek Lanes in Cedar Rapids and came home with a second place trophy and medals. They bowled 14 Baker format games and were seeded 3rd in brackets with a score of 2531 and averaging 180.7. The girls faced Davenport North in the first round and won with scores of 181 and 205 to their 167 and 191. In the second round they faced Cedar Rapids Kennedy and won the match with scores of 181, 229, and 179 to their 190, 162, and 151. This put the girls into the championship bracket where they faced Waterloo West and finished in 2nd Place with scores of 189, 214, and 152 to their 196, 179, and 183. It was a great afternoon for the Ladies.
The RK basketball Sophomore opened up the boy-girl double header with a valiant fight in a thrilling home contest against North Scott, ultimately falling 44-39 in a game that featured multiple lead changes and exciting momentum swings. Despite the loss, the team showed tremendous heart and resilience, bringing their record to 1-2 on the young season while displaying the kind of competitive spirit that will serve them well moving forward. River King Freshman played a physical North Scott team and ended up ultimately falling 65-40. The Freshman fought hard and competed, But the Lancers offensive firepower was not able to be matched on a tough shooting night. RK Basketball Varsity battled hard at home against North Scott varsity but came up short in a 72-56 contest, bringing their season record to 1-2. Despite the final score, the team showed tremendous heart and individual brilliance throughout the game, with several players delivering standout performances that demonstrated their growing potential. The River Kings go on the road this Tuesday against Pleasant Valley and then finish before the break at home with a boy girl doubleheader with DeWitt. Go Kings!
A night filled with tough matches, the River Queens finished 3rd at the Zimmerman Invitational. If there is one thing that makes us so proud it's our girls' drive to get better every match. Our team is very young and these girls are working very hard. So excited for our future! Great job ladies! Be A Queen! 100: Cambyl Sattler- 4th. 105: Natalia Connolly- 3rd. 110: Avery Watters- DNP. 115: Jharia Knox- DNP. 120: Kalia Bruggenwirth- DNP. 125: Alaina Carpenter- 2nd. 130: Mena Albaghdadi- DNP. 135: Ava Determan- DNP. 140: Nayobie Brown- 6th. 155: Lauren Whitney- 4th. 170: Liv Lonergan- 2nd. 190: Cambrie McLoyd- 6th. 235: Sabrina Smith- 5th. 115: Ivy Elliott- DNP. 120: Chloe Ellis- DNP. 125: Evelyn Flores- DNP. 130: Alyza Hammer- DNP. 135: Luna Parra- DNP. 170: Margie Robbins- DNP. 190: Allegra Luckritz- 5th. 190: Terrissa King- DNP.
The River Queens basketball split on Friday night vs North Scott Lancers. For the young Queens, they were led by Audry Gruhn who had 14 points and 8 rebounds while Lilly Schneeberger scored 10 points and had 4 steals. Kassidy Eggers added 8 points for the JV Queens who now move to 3-1. The #9 ranked Varsity Queens who were 4-0 heading into this game, lost a heartbreaker battling back to gain the lead after being down most of the game but eventually losing on a long desperation three pointer at the buzzer. Filling the stat sheet for the Queens were Aubrey Fergurson with 21 points and 23 rebounds. Alli Haskell added 16 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals, and Carryn Sattler added 6 points, 5 boards, and 4 assists. The Queens play #15 ranked PV tomorrow night with a chance to get back on track.
Activities for Today
Bowling: Girls & Boys Varsity/JV Match (A) vs Pleasant Valley @ High 5 Lanes & Games 5:00pm
Wrestling: Varsity Girls Kennedy Invitational (A) vs Multiple schools @ Kennedy High School 5:00pm
Winter Band Concert @ Durgin Performing Arts Center 7:00pm
Lunch for Today
Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Tomato Soup
Alternative Lunch
French Bread Pizza, Italian Blend Vegetables