Western Dubuque High School (commonly West Dubuque, West Dub, WDHS, or WD) is a four-year public high school located in Epworth, Iowa

Epworth, Iowa

Epworth is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,428 at the 2000 census, but is now estimated to be 1,589 ....

. It is one of two high schools in the Western Dubuque Community School District

Western Dubuque Community School District

The Western Dubuque Community School District, is a school district based in Farley, Iowa . The district, which operates schools in western Dubuque County, is the largest school district in Iowa...

, and enrolls 770 students in grades 9-12. The school's mascot is the Bobcat

Bobcat

The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...

, and it competes in class 3A of the WaMaC Athletic Conference.

Campus

WDHS is located at 302 5th Avenue SW in Epworth, Iowa, a town of 1,580 people. The campus is along U.S. Highway 20

U.S. Route 20

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 and Jacoby Drive W, near Divine Word College

Divine Word College

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. The one-story school building was built in 1962, and the campus includes its own football field. The school recently added a new addition containing two new gyms, a large commons area, two boys and two girls locker rooms, as well as a state-of-the-art wrestling room and weight room.

Students

In the 2007-2008 school year, WDHS enrolled 770 students. Of those, 745 (96.8%) were White

White American

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, 15 (1.9%) were Black

African American

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, 4 (0.5%) were Asian

Asian American

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, and none were American Indian

Native Americans in the United States

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. 6 (0.8%) students were Hispanic, and may be of any race. Additionally, 408 (53.0%) were male

Male

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, and 362 (47.0%) were female

Female

Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces non-mobile ova .- Defining characteristics :The ova are defined as the larger gametes in a heterogamous reproduction system, while the smaller, usually motile gamete, the spermatozoon, is produced by the male...

.

Women

• Cross Country
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Track
• Golf
• Soccer
• Softball
• Tennis
• Bowling

Men

• Cross Country
• Football
• Basketball
• Wrestling
• Track
• Golf
• Soccer
• Baseball
• Tennis
• Bowling

Band

Western Dubuque High School has had its ups in down in the music department. Early in the school history, WDHS was known for its excellence in music, particularly in marching band. The Bobcat Marching Band has made several national appearances including: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Rose Bowl Parade, The Cotton Bowl Parade, The Presidential Inauguration Parade, The Indianapolis 500 parade, as well as many more. The Bobcat marching band will make an appearance at the 2011 Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The band consist of 80+ members and has won numerous division I ratings at state as well as best drumline, flags, hornline, and drum majors. As well as marching band, WDHS offers concert band and jazz band, both in which have received division I at state contest.

Choir

WDHS has 3 choirs to choose from. There is concert choir that offers more literature pieces and have many performances throughout the school year. Western Dubuque has two show choir groups. The first is an all female junior varsity group called the "Aristocats". This group consist of 46 all female members that audition at the end of each school year. The group has several performances throughout the year and competes January through March around the state. The final group is called "5th Avenue". This group is a competitive co-ed varsity show choir group that consist of 42 singer/dancers, a band, and a crew that audition at the end of each school year. "5th Avenue" competes at the 3A level in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Minnesota. This group has won numerous awards as well as made it finals in its 18 years of existence and continues to grow. "5th Avenue" is one of the well known and competitive 3A show choir groups in Iowa. They perform several times per school year and on top of their competition show they as learn a Halloween show which "5th Avenue" performs at their annual Halloween Hoot and a pops show which they perform at the end of the year. Both "5th Avenue" and "Aristocats" host 4 shows each year which include: the Halloween Hoot (an annual Halloween fair/show), the Holiday Cathedral Concert (an annual Holiday tradition which doesn't include dancing and held in a Basilica), the Winter Gala (Both groups first appearance with their competition shows), and they both host a show choir invitational called the MAIN EVENT which hosts many of the top show choir groups in the Midwest and has been well known ever since it started.

Speech

The Western Dubuque Speech Team made an appearance at the Large Group All State Festival in 2011. The improv team of Martin Wessels, Zachary Bauer, Zachary Schwartz and John McCoy competed at the festival in February. This was 2nd time Martin, Zachary and Zachary competed at the All State Festival during their high school career. The television news team of Tony Bries, Zachary Bauer, John McCoy, Zachary Schwartz, Ryan Lehmann and Martin Wessels also was selected for All State Speech in 2011. They were coached by Tracey Broadbent.

See also

• Epworth, Iowa
  Epworth, Iowa
  Epworth is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Dubuque, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,428 at the 2000 census, but is now estimated to be 1,589 ....
  
  
• List of high schools in Iowa
• Western Dubuque Community School District
  Western Dubuque Community School District
  The Western Dubuque Community School District, is a school district based in Farley, Iowa . The district, which operates schools in western Dubuque County, is the largest school district in Iowa...
  
  

External links

• Western Dubuque High School Website
• Western Dubuque Community School District Website