Discovery High

Good afternoon Discovery family. Newton-Conover City Schools will operate on a regular schedule tomorrow October 2nd. Please be safe and we look forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Newton-Conover City Schools will be CLOSED for students on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Staff will observe an Optional Teacher Workday. Kid Connection will operate tomorrow from 8 am - 6:00 pm at North Newton Elementary for school-aged children only.

Newton-Conover City Schools will be CLOSED for students on Monday, September 30, 2024. Staff will observe an Optional Teacher Workday. Kid Connection will operate tomorrow from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm for school aged children only.

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is safe coming off the treacherous storm on Friday. If there is anything anyone needs, please let us know. Below are the announcements for the upcoming week. As a reminder, 1st period starts at 7:40 daily and students should be in their first period class by that time. Tardies are starting to pile up and every 3 unexcused tardies count as an unexcused absence. As we prepare students for life, employers will expect their employees to show up on time. Our Fall BBQ fundraiser is on Friday October 11th. Information about this was shared this past week. Please contact Ms. Kellogg at deborah.kellogg@n-ccs.org if you have any questions about it. The enrichment schedule for this week is as follows: Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Advisory, Thursday - SEL, and Friday - Community. Ms. Arditti will be hosting a Lunch & Learn for sophomores and their parents on October 9th. Sophomore parents should plan to attend this important information session. Monday October 14th will be a make up picture day for any underclassmen or senior who has not had their picture made. The tentative make up for our DHS Campus Cleanup will be Friday October 18th 1:00-3:00. This is a teacher workday and students wishing to participate will need a ride to and from campus at these times. A new interest form will be sent out in the next couple of weeks. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and I hope that everyone has a terrific week. Take care. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow, Friday September 27th due to a scheduled teacher workday. I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful weekend.

Good morning. With the forecast of heavy rain over the next several days, we will postpone our DHS Campus Cleanup which was scheduled for Friday afternoon. Once a new date is scheduled, I will let you know. Take care.

Discovery High School Fall 2024 BBQ Fundraiser October 11, 2024 11am - 2pm Please support Discovery High School and enjoy delicious BBQ! Plates $10 each Includes: BBQ pork, beans, slaw, roll, dessert BBQ only $18 per pound For Fall 2024 BBQ. Orders(for non-students) may be placed by: Purchasing a paper ticket (paid for in advance) - (a separate ticket is needed for each plate) Filling out a paper group order form (paid in advance or day of BBQ) Google form (pay on day of BBQ) Online Order Form - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzJqT7Epy52IF6RUcPCfAiDSr1uMogdLaBUOs6V-n11Ez84g/viewform Email Kellogg deborah.kellogg@n-ccs.org (pay on day of BBQ) ** Delivery service is available for orders of 5 plates or more!** DHS Students who wish to purchase a plate for their lunch on the day of the barbeque will NOT use a ticket. They should pay Ms. Kellogg directly and will be placed on the list of lunches for that day.

Park Day DHS News article by Abby Rissell. https://dhsnews.net/2024/09/23/team-building-comradery-nostalgia-at-2024-park-day/

Good afternoon. Conover Community Partners have the following community service opportunities. 9/28: Conover’s Crusin’ For A Cause Car Show; interested students should email Julie Miller at membership.conovercommunity@gmail.com. 10/5: Downtown Conover Bootiful Halloween Bash; interested students should complete the following Sign Up Genius - https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0848A8AD23AAFECE9-50744581-volunteers. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that all of you are having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. Our enrichment schedule for this week is: Monday-Enrichement, Tuesday-Advisory, Wednesday-Family, Thursday-Community, and no school on Friday due to a teacher workday. Ms. Arditti is hosting a lunch and learn for freshmen and their parents on Wednesday September 25th 11:00-12:00 in the media center. I encourage freshmen parents to attend as Ms. Arditti will be sharing valuable information about high school. There are several community service opportunities this week that students should consider participating in. First, on Friday afternoon, we will be hosting a campus cleanup around the DHS campus. Interested students should complete the following google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfciLKf5CbVG_iKCt77GMbJ_XAf7VaIr_Oi3-E4StoYAFtAkQ/viewform?usp=sf_link. Downtown Newton is hosting the Carolina Makers Market on Saturday. Interested students should complete the following sign up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C48ACA62CA7F85-44670634-carolina#/. Beth Eden Lutheran Church in Newton is hosting a meal packing event on Saturday. Interested students should go to the following link, click register, and complete the information: https://rah.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/homepage?id=701Pj00000Fm2TYIAZ. This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MIqJNGtNw2k8mviRd88FqllOL0I0lhE-/view?usp=sharing. I hope that everyone has an amazing week. Take care and please reach out if there is anything you need. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

We had a wonderful Park Day today. What a perfect day for us to grow as a family and learn more about one another. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. Due to the potential for bad weather this past Friday, we moved our Park Day to this coming Friday September 20th. We will use the permission slip that was already sent home. If you do not want your child to attend this Friday, just let us know. Some of the Learning Labs have changed so please be sure to check your schedule to see if the location has changed. Along these lines, Ms. Darden's classes will now meet in the lab in the science building instead of the media center. As the school year is now in full swing, please make note of the Academic Support (aka tutoring) days that our teachers offer after school. Barham - Monday & Thursday Crosson - Monday Kellogg - Most days except if she has an after school meeting; she puts the weekly schedule on her board Scronce - Wednesday & Thursday Ward - Thursday & Friday Our Fall BBQ will be Friday October 11th. More information to come about this. The following is our Enrichment schedule for the week: Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - SEL, Thursday - Family, and Friday - Park Day. Please remember that giving back to others is a big part of who we are at Discovery. Therefore, we have a requirement of 150 hours of Community Service. Students, make sure that you are checking your email regularly because we send out multiple opportunities each week. You should get 50 by the end of your freshmen year, 100 by the end of your sophomore year, and 150 by the end of your junior year. Therefore, you shouldn't have to worry about it at all your senior year unless you're shooting to get 200 so you can have a community service cord for graduation. Thanks to Ms. Arditti for putting up an ACT Word of the Day up on the Announcement Board at the crosshall. I encourage students to look at this everyday to build your vocabulary. Students, if you go out the gate next to the science building, please make sure you close it behind you. Safety is a top priority for us. Ms. Kellogg is offering a parent meeting for all of her math classes on Thursday September 19th at 6:30 in the media center. I encourage all parents to attend this so they have a good understanding of Ms. Kellogg's expectations and how her classes run. The Character Awards for this week can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1meqASdd0o06dXrl0MbDs1QKGbY-r_dNu/view?usp=sharing. I hope that everyone has a terrific week. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #HandleHardBetter #DiscoverU

Talent is back at Community. Thanks to Daeton for being brave enough to step up and be our first of the year.

Esports at DHS!!!

Good afternoon Discovery High School family. I hope that everyone is enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Thanks to everyone for bringing in cupcakes on Friday to make that such a special event! We can't do things like that unless everyone participates so thank you. Below are the announcements for the week. The following link is for a DHS News article about Cupcake Day: https://dhsnews.net/2024/09/06/dhs-celebrates-11th-annual-cupcake-day/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFIBZNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVAFMMRpLIS_Ymb84aNIan9PdfLl2ImI7bAMN9aMtVdOnGzzTzltYot5Uw_aem_iDXaBfq-DhdFshnhuVzwnw We will be having Spirit Week this week: Monday - American (Red, White, and Blue) Tuesday - Dress Fancy Wednesday - Wild West Thursday - Adam Sandler Day Friday - Park Day (dress comfortably and wear something you don't mind getting dirty) Enrichment Schedule: Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Advisory, and Thursday - SEL. The following is the link to Family Assignments which we will start the week of September 16th: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AT16ktWhQi05w5X5t1ZIWBAHCjdqtZFAccJ-m3IaNHo/edit?usp=sharing Students will be receiving a permission slip tomorrow to attend Park Day. Any student, who does not return this slip signed, will not be able to go. Also, band students will be taken back in time to attend band class. I hope that everyone has an amazing week. Please feel free to reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

We had a terrific Cupcake Day in memory of Maggie Daniels!! 1441 cupcakes were brought by our DHS family. We also had a special guest...Mr. Dixon to announce Big Friday!!

Please see the flyer for more info about Cupcake Day which will take place on Friday.

Just a reminder that underclassmen pictures are below. Please see the following link with important information about it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EDT68N4bYQiGgLDQAp23-RRspxAliGnw/view?usp=sharing

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope you're have a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcments for the upcoming week. There is no school on Monday because of the Labor Day holiday. We will follow our regular schedule beginning on Tuesday. Tuesday will be enrichment, Wednesday will be Advisory, Thursday will be Enrichment, Friday will be Community. Remember that we will also be having Cupcake Day on Friday and we need everyone to bring in cupcakes to make this a wonderful event. Remember that you should be in class by 7:40 each morning or you are late. Also, please be sure to check your email on a regular basis as important information from staff is sent regularly. As a reminder of our car rider traffic pattern in the morning and afternoon: cars should turn onto N. Ashe Ave from West 15th street, turn right on West 18th street and then make an immediate right into the circle drive at the front office. Drop or pick up your student at the front office area and then exit the circle by turning left onto West 18th street. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend. As always, reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Good afternoon Discovery Family. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful summer and is excited about the start of the 2024-25 school year. This is going to be an amazing year, but remember that you will only get out of it, what you put into it. Below are the announcements for this week. The following are the drop off and pick up procedures for car riders: You will turn onto N. Ashe Ave from West 15th St, then turn right onto West 18th St and make an immediate right into the circle drive. Students will be dropped off and picked up at the top of the circle drive. Parents should then turn left out of the circle drive and make a right at the stop sign at the bottom of the hill to leave campus. For returning in district bus riders, your pick off and drop off point should be the same as last year. However, you should plan to be at your stop 10-15 minutes earlier than last year until routes are finalized. For in district freshmen students, you should be at your stop by 6:15 and then your driver will be able to tell you what time it will be on a regular basis. All students should enter the building through the gym entrance which will be open at 7:10 each morning. Students will then report to the gym or the cafeteria until 7:30 at which time they will go to Advisory on Monday. All students are able to receive free breakfast each morning. Breakfast will run 7:10-7:40. The bell schedule for the opening week can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oy3WrsjjYSbcnxfo2eJJswOExDV0X4Tduii2ZUeeMOo/edit?usp=sharing. Advisory Groups for this year can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/17YiTqYwFeUI92WgaxcPJxXLwQISVDA2167RO7_hI6y0/edit?usp=sharing. Junior and Senior Summit classes will not begin until Wednesday. Therefore, any junior or senior, who has 4th period Summit, can bring a signed note from their parent to leave after 3rd period. You must have a signed note in order to sign out after 3rd period tomorrow and Tuesday. The following are important upcoming dates for the next few weeks: 8/26 - First Day of School 9/2 - No School - Labor Day Holiday 9/5 - Underclassmen Pictures 9/6 - Cupcake Day I look forward to seeing everyone's smiling faces tomorrow. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Take care. #DiscoverU