Discovery High

From Ms. Nicholson in regards to the Regional Science Olympiad Competition: I want to say how thankful I am to be the leader of this amazing team! We had a wonderful day at CVCC for the NCSO regional competition. I'm extremely proud of our students because we were awarded the Conen Morgan Spirit Award 2024 out of 24 high school teams. This award demonstrates that our students show kindness and sportsmanship at all times. I honestly could not be more proud of each one of you. We had some amazing results from some of our students as well. I will get notification soon if a few of the 1st place winners get invited to the State competition at NC State on April 13, 2024. Place Team Event Participants 1st Varsity Disease Detective Bradyn Blackwell and Suha Koilakh 1st JV Optics Yue Wu (Evelyn) 2nd Varsity Optics Alex Copeland and Eric Pan 2nd JV Scrambler Sean Larson 2nd JV Tower Lillian Griggs 3rd JV Experimental Design Yue Wu (Evelyn) and Avalina Yang 4th Varsity Ecology Bradyn Blackwell and Suha Koilakh Thank you for your time! I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend. Again... CONGRATULATIONS TEAM!

Good afternoon Discovery High School. I hope that everyone has had a great weekend thus far. Below are the announcements for this week. I hope that everyone remembered to set their clocks ahead one hour last night as Daylight Savings Time started. Remember that Monday is a Teacher Workday and therefore, students do not have school. We will have Enrichment on Tuesday (students should complete the 4th Qtr. Enrichment Form), Advisory on Wednesday (students will complete their registration forms for next year; juniors will complete those in their biology class at a later time), Advisory on Thursday (designated seniors will go to the gym to get signed off for CPR; all others will complete a Win at Social lesson) and Community on Friday (Seniors vs. Sophomores March Madness Game). Congratulations to Ms. Nicholson and our Science Olympiad team as they had a terrific showing at Saturday's regional competition at CVCC. The team was awarded the Conen Morgan Spirit Award 2024 out of 24 high school teams. This award demonstrates that our students show kindness and sportsmanship at all times. The team also received 1st place in several events: Bradyn Blackwell and Suha Koilakh - 1st in Varsity Disease Detective and Yu Wue - 1st in JV Optics. Parents of afternoon car riders, please do not block mail boxes in front of the townhomes and houses across from the school. I want to be a good neighbor and want to respect their request that we follow this. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. The Character Awards for this week can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QXgUw4a7CyQQh6KLDZjppjgFnDy1WyAo/view?usp=sharing. I hope that everyone has a good rest of the day and students enjoy your Monday off. We will start 4th quarter on Tuesday. Make sure that you continue to work hard in all of your classes and finish this 2023-24 school year off strong. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU

Our first March Madness game of the 2024 season took place yesterday between the Juniors and the Freshmen. Both teams played extremely hard and the atmosphere in the crowd was electric. In the end, the juniors won the game and will await the winner of the Seniors vs. the Sophomores.

As a way to raise money for the Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas, students could pay $1 per strip of tape to tape Mr. Whitener to the wall. We raised $184 for this tremendous cause! #DiscoverU

Our students participated in the statewide tornado drill earlier today. #DiscoverU

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope all of you have had a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for the upcoming week. Students, as we come to the end of the 3rd quarter, please keep in mind the Pinnochio norm which states: Similar to the character in the movie, our goal is that students will be as genuinely honest and open with the staff and other students around them as they can. This norm should be displayed by being honest to yourself when completing assignments, tasks, and reaching out when you need it. The end of the 3rd quarter is Thursday March 7th. There is no school for students on Friday March 8th and Monday March 11th as these are teacher workdays. Students, please see my emai that was sent on Saturday about a community service opportunity on those two dates. Our enrichment schedule for this week is as follows: Monday and Tuesday Enrichment, Wednesday and Thursday is Community. On Monday, all 9th, 10th, and 11th graders will go to the gym to hear about CTE course options. On Wednesday, students have the opportunity to purchase a strip of tape for $1 to tape Mr. Whitener to the wall. Money raised will go to support kids with cancer. Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday March 10th. Everyone should set their clocks ahead 1 hour on this date. On Wednesday March 13th, our juniors will be traveling to UNCC to tour their campus. More information will be coming from Ms. Arditti. The Character Awards for this week can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1goL0Wh-rBalAHBgHjCqCyfiA_dFWF_Ah/view?usp=sharing. I hope that everyone has a wonderful short week. As always, please feel free to reach out if there is anything we can do for you. #DiscoverU

Ms. Nicholson's chemistry students are using modeling to balance chemical reactions. #DiscoverU

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope everyone is well. Below are the announcements for this week. First, I want to say congratulations to Ms. Ward, Mr. Audrey, and Ms. Arditti. Ms. Ward was selected as our Teacher of the Year, Mr. Audrey was selected as our Classified Staff of the Year, and Ms. Arditti was selected as our Licensed Support Staff of the Year. Each of them are very deserving! Senate is sponsoring the fundraiser Kidz in Lidz on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday of this week. Each day you want to wear a hat, please bring $1 which you can pay in the cafeteria. You can pay on Monday for the whole week if you would like. The money raised will go to support kids with cancer. Juniors and Sophomores, remember that you will be taking the ACT and CCRA (practice ACT) on Tuesday. You should be at the school by 7:40. Make sure you bring back the signed permission form if you plan to leave after testing. Freshmen and Seniors will have an asynchronous day on Tuesday. Students needing community service hours, please consider volunteering at Rising Hope Farms. This is a tremendous organization that provides needed services in our area. The following is the link for our Character Awards for this week: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yvtqOCiFAW83ikao4rJQmcR88HcyaIXy/view?usp=sharing. I hope that everyone enjoys the rest of their Sunday. I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU

We had 5 juniors show up this morning for our ACT prep session. Ella, Peyton, Judah, Solomon, and Dailin took advantage of this opportunity before they test on Tuesday. We also had 2 dedicated science olympiad students, Avalina and Evelyn, come in to work this morning as well. #DiscoverU

Thanks to our Beta Club for organizing a terrific Video Game Tournament for our students yesterday evening. Christian Lynch won Smash Brothers and Chase Willis was the Mario Kart champion. Everyone had a wonderful time. #DiscoverU

Thanks to Rising Hope Farms for coming and talking with our students today about volunteer opportunities they have. It was great hearing testimonials from our very own June, Collin, and Adrick. #DiscoverU

Attached is an English and Spanish letter explaining the upcoming ACT on Tuesday February 27th. Please contact the school with any questions.

Thanks to Ms. Arditti and Ms. Williams, CVCC Scholar Advisor, for hosting our CVCC Summit meeting last night for our rising juniors and their parents. #DiscoverU

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. Attention Sophomores and Sophomore parents: On Tuesday evening at 5:30 here at the school, we will be hosting a meeting to discuss the College and Career Promise (CCP) program through CVCC. This is an important meeting that all of you should plan to attend. Contact Ms. Arditti if you have any questions. On Friday February 23rd 2:50-6:30, Beta Club will be sponsoring a video game tournament in the gym. If you are interested in participating or watching, please refer to the flyers hung around the school and/or the email that was sent out on Friday. Attention Juniors and Junior parents: We will be hosting our final ACT prep session on Saturday February 24th 9-12 in the cafeteria. I highly recommend that you plan on attending in order to practice for the ACT which will be on Tuesday February 27th. On Tuesday February 27th, our juniors will indeed be taking the ACT and our sophomores will be taking the CCRA which is a practice ACT test. Freshmen and Seniors will have an asynchronous learning day on this date. I would encourage seniors to use this day to possibly visit some colleges as well. I hope that everyone has a terrific evening and I look forward to seeing everyone's smiling faces tomorrow morning. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU

Important band dates for this summer and upcoming 2024-25 school year: Freshman Camp July 23rd- July 25th 9 am-1 pm Full Band Camp July 29th-August 2nd August 5th - 9th 8 am - 5 pm On the field from 8 am-12 pm Both gyms from 1-5 pm Stadium Reservations August 12-13 Evening Rehearsals 6-9 pm Stadium Field August 14th Afternoon Rehearsal 12-5 pm Practices every Tuesday from 6:30-9:15 pm August 20th August 27th September 3rd September 10th September 17th September 24th October 1st October 8th October 15th October 22nd October 29th Saturday Practices - All-Day September 28th October 5th October 12th October 19th - Southeastern Classic October 26th November 2nd Winter Concert December 10th - Gymnasium

Kai and Zorra enjoy some Bojangles during the ACT Prep session this morning. #DiscoverU

Ms. Isaac's theater students perform a courtroom drama. #DiscoverU

We played ultimate Rock, Paper, Scissors in Community today. Congratulations to Ben for being the champion!

Ms. Arditti's family playing Pictionary. #DiscoverU

Mr. Crosson's family having fun with Just Dance yesterday. #DiscoverU