Browse past news stories for Hempstead High School in Dubuque, IA.

• Gary III advances in flag football playoffs (The Daily Iowan)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 12:16:50 pm
  Gary III needed only two touchdowns to advance out of the first round of the men’s open league flag-football playoffs Tuesday night. A third-quarter touchdown catch by sophomore Mike Witt gave the team the go-ahead score to defeat a young Red Fury squad, 12-7, at the Hawkeye Recreation Fields.
• Dubuque volleyball team spiking cancer (KWWL Iowa)
  posted on September 30, 2009 at 02:36:36 pm
  Pink is the new green. At least that's what fans at Tuesday's Hempstead volleyball game in Dubuque. As the mustangs host Wahlert High School, their jerseys and their fans sporting pink. The mustangs are "ace-ing" for a cure.
• Heim Hits the Mat, as a Coach (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
  posted on August 20, 2009 at 10:16:38 pm
  Dubuque - Ryan Heim is a two-time state wrestling champion for Dubuque Hempstead High School. While red-shirting as a freshman for the Iowa Wrestling team, that car accident changed his plans to compete at the college level. Heim will soon begin a career in the sport he says shaped his life.
• Cheerleaders Adapt to New Safety Rules (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
  posted on August 13, 2009 at 10:48:15 pm
  Dubuque- You might see cheerleaders dragging a mat on to the gym floor this winter while cheering on the basketball team. It's part of a new rule to protect cheerleaders from serious harm. Studies show cheerleading is the number one cause of injury in young female athletes.
• Knott making linebacker his home (The Ames Tribune)
  posted on July 31, 2009 at 01:35:25 pm
  When Jake Knott signed with the Iowa State football team in February the possibilities were endless. He could have been a fullback. Or a tight end. Maybe even a defensive end if he put on a few pounds. For more ISU sports, see GoCyclones.
• Heim returns matside (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
  posted on July 22, 2009 at 08:29:38 am
  Ryan Heim said he never really had a concrete plan for life after wrestling when he graduated from Dubuque Hempstead High School nine years ago.
• Safety Concerns Prompt Additional Traffic Changes in Dubuque (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
  posted on July 7, 2009 at 02:58:26 am
  DUBUQUE - In September, 2007, a car struck and killed 15-year-old Lauren Schmidt as she was crossing the street in front of the Hempstead High School. Since then, the city's added a stop light, cut traffic to two lanes, and lowered the speed limit on Pennsylvania Avenue.
• Bruggeman tabbed as Southern’s new AD (The Neosho Daily News)
  posted on June 12, 2009 at 02:24:18 pm
  Missouri Southern State University has announced that current Associate Director of Athletics at Northern Arizona University Jared Bruggeman will be the next Director of Athletics at MSSU, replacing Sallie Beard who is retiring at the end of the month.
• Stop! You're in a school zone (KWWL Iowa)
  posted on April 21, 2009 at 03:38:20 pm
  Dubuque (KWWL) - A new stoplight in front of a Dubuque High School is aimed at increasing student safety.
• New Safety Measures at Deadly Dubuque Crossing (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
  posted on April 21, 2009 at 03:18:38 pm
  DUBUQUE - New safety measures have started in front of a Dubuque school where a student died. In September 2007, a car hit and killed Lauren Schmidt, 15, as she was crossing the street in front of Dubuque Hempstead High School.
• I-JAG Program in Danger of Being Cut (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
  posted on April 3, 2009 at 10:41:11 pm
  Dubuque - A state funded program designed to keep high school students from dropping out, is in danger of being cut. Lawmakers are considering cutting funding for the state's I-JAG program.
• Teen pulled from Dubuque Hempstead pool (KWWL Iowa)
  posted on April 1, 2009 at 12:47:15 pm
  DUBUQUE (KWWL) -- A 14 year-old boy was pulled from the Pool at Hempstead High School Tuesday night. The boy was pulled from the water around 7:30 pm, given CPR and transported to a Dubuque hospital.
• Friends and family mourn death of 14-year old student (KWWL Iowa)
  posted on March 12, 2009 at 01:02:19 pm
  The death of two high school students in two days has rocked the Dubuque community. It's also caused for concern for health officials. Last friday -- 14 year old Maranda Nelson, a student at Senior High, died at her home from pneumonia.
• Dubuque Student's Deaths Raise Questions (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
  posted on March 11, 2009 at 09:57:48 pm
  Dubuque - Late last week, two Dubuque high school students died suddenly, each at their own homes. Health officials say they don't believe these deaths are related.