Discovery High

The Discovery Office will be closed tomorrow Wednesday July 24th. Also, there is an issue with the Returning Student Registration. The link has been disabled until the issue has been resolved. We will notify you once it is back up. I apologize for any inconvenience. Take care.

Good morning Discovery family. I hope that all of you are having a wonderful summer. Below are some important dates. Thursday August 15th - Senior cap and gown pictures (time slots will be forthcoming), seniors will also be able to pick up their chromebook and purchase a parking pass on this date for $20. Tuesday August 20th 8:00-11:00 - Juniors will be able to pick up their chromebook and purchase any remaining parking passes for $20. 12:00-3:00 - Sophomores will be able to pick up their chromebook. Thursday August 22nd 8:30-11:30 - New Student Orientation - New students should plan to attend as they will get their chromebooks this day, take a tour of the school, meet their classmates and learn more about the school. A pizza lunch will be provided. Students should enter the school at the gym when they get here that morning. Please contact the school if you have any questions. Monday August 26th - First Day of School for the 2024-25 School Year!! I hope that everyone enjoys the rest of your summer and I'll see you all in a few weeks. Take care.

New Student Orientation will be on Thursday August 22nd 8:30-11:30. New students should plan to attend as they will get their chromebooks this day, take a tour of the school, meet their classmates and learn more about the school. A pizza lunch will be provided. Students should enter the school at the gym when they get here that morning. Please contact the school if you have any questions.

The Discovery office will be closed the week of July 15th. As a reminder, our office hours are 8:00-4:00.

Ross Dant, 2019 Discovery High School Graduate, swims in the finals of the 800 meter freestyle tonight at 8:43 on NBC. He is seeded 4th in the event. Please plan to tune in and let him hear us cheer him on!! https://www.omegatiming.com/File/00011800030101F10104FFFFFFFFFF00.pdf

We are excited to announce that the online registration for new Discovery High School students (students coming from outside the Newton-Conover City School District) for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year is open. This process replaces several forms sent home at the beginning of each school year. Parents of returning students will receive an email later in July with instructions and a link to complete their students online registration for the upcoming school year. Online registration has to be completed before your child will get his/hers schedule or chromebook. Here are the steps to start your online registration: Go to the Newton-Conover City Schools website (www.newton-conover.org) Under the Menu Tab, click Enroll Your Child, then click on New Student Enrollment You will create an account (You will need to create a new account with NCCS even if you have an account with a different school system.) Remember your email, Username and password. This online registration will be used every year to update your child’s information and complete online forms. Complete the online forms and hit the submit button. Health assessment Form completed by healthcare provider (Must be completed within 30 days of enrollment for all new Kindergarten students and any student new to a North Carolina Public School.) Please click here for the Health Assessment (https://publichealth.nc.gov/wch/doc/aboutus/HAForm2016Revised-062917.pdf). If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the Discovery High School office at (828)466-5581.

The Discovery High School office will be open Monday-Thursday 8:00-4:00 during the summer. We hope that everyone has a wonderful summer break!

Please see the attached brochure for more information about the Senior Pictures for the Class of 2025. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hIU-2tmLs5vBRn5JpKQz7kd-PotuHtB0/view?usp=sharing

Below is a link to the individual pictures from Carolina Photography. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JXePsPlAq5hvldhCc2SwGCj7idQvYcqZ?usp=sharing

Shout out to Ms. Kellogg for offering a college essay writing workshop for rising seniors. #DiscoverU

Good afternoon graduates. Below are links for the graduation video along with a link that Ms. Kellogg's husband took . The link with instructions on how to order pictures from Carolina Photography is also listed below. I wish all of you the best!!! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OBX6ShHXOZ8Rvwp03F54Qnk8rcs_nV7A/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JvZoQwxs6f2ohFWKLVXaIsitru7EHwcF https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rL_T2DEpiZUHE-s6fMbrKTcHg33MDMw_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106140142514690785611&rtpof=true&sd=true #DiscoverU

In addition to having pictures from the school and district level, Carolina Photography will also be there to take pictures that can be ordered through them. Please see the information in the following link that explains how to order them: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rL_T2DEpiZUHE-s6fMbrKTcHg33MDMw_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106140142514690785611&rtpof=true&sd=true . Take care #DiscoverU

Jarrett Rheeder, boatswain of Sea Scout Ship 459, on Lake Norman, NC, chartered with Flotilla 054-26-04, of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, as one of the youngest members of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, qualified today, 5/15/2024, as a Vessel Examiner and can do boat safety checks on basically any type of vessel. Bravo Zulu young man. Jarrett is an upcoming Senior at Discovery High School.

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. The Biology EOC is tomorrow. Students, who are taking this exam, should plan to be at school by 7:40. You will be testing with Mr. Scronce and Ms. Nicholson in their classrooms. The Math 3 EOC is on Tuesday. Students, who are taking this exam, should also plan to be at school on Tuesday by 7:40. You will be testing with Ms. Kellogg in the media center. Graduation is on Thursday at 7:00 pm in PE Monroe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir Rhyne University. Seniors need to pay close attention to emails and handouts from Ms. Kellogg giving instructions on what to do that day as we will have rehearsal that morning. Juniors, what if you could reduce your stress for the fall of your senior year? Would you be interested in learning how? Well...attending a college application and essay workshop, with three sets of dates to choose from, is the answer to some of your stress reduction. To register for your chosen dates, use the following link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b4QwDyyxfqsxY2KGV82SlvR_ymURwfcm/view?usp=sharing . I HIGHLY recommend that you take advantage of this great and free opportunity. The following link is for the Character Awards for this week: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x9hpREQPUm27zN8WFk7DkOZTLN8zQymG/view?usp=sharing. As this will be the last week of the 2023-24 school year, I want to thank everyone for making it an amazing year! Seniors, I look forward to celebrating with you on Thursday at graduation. Like I've said numerous times, once a Gryphon, always a Gryphon. So if there's ever anything you need, please let us know. Take care. #DiscoverU

Jarrett Rheeder had his signing for his Pre Apprenticeship with Sarstedt this evening at the Workforce Development Complex at CVCC!! #DiscoverU

Good afternoon Discovery Family and Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there. You guys are true superheroes!! Below are our announcements for this week. A huge shout out to Mr. Barham and a group of our students for organizing a fundraiser for the family of Alden Elliott this past week. We were able to raise $700 for the family!! The following link will give you our testing schedule for these last two weeks. Remember that review sessions are mandatory and if you have a class at NCHS, you will need to attend it this week. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R90ihvb2oINWi9aB8I4C4tL6oBMDKMakrcaIHJc90kQ/edit?usp=sharing Students, once you have finished your last test for the school year, you will need to turn in your chromebook, charger, and case. Please make sure you have all three of those items when you turn them in. You will be charged for anything missing. DHS finished 6th this school year in the Scholastic Cup standings. Congratulations to all of the scholastic teams that helped us achieve this ranking. Juniors: what if you could reduce your stress for the fall of your senior year? Would you be interested in learning how? Well...attending a college application and essay workshop, with three sets of dates to choose from, is the answer to some of your stress reduction. To register for your chosen dates, use the link in the attached flier. I HIGHLY recommend that you take advantage of this great and free opportunity. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b4QwDyyxfqsxY2KGV82SlvR_ymURwfcm/view?usp=drive_link Seniors, please pay special attention to the email I forwarded to you this past week on how to download your emails. As a reminder, your email account will be deactivated on May 30th. Graduation will be on Thursday May 23rd at 7:00 pm in PE Monroe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir Rhyne University. I can't wait to celebrate all of our graduates that evening for all of their accomplishments during their high school career. Our excessive absence committee will be meeting this week to determine who needs to make up time. Be sure to watch your emails carefully as we will be emailing students if they owe us time. Remember, that if you owe time and do not make it up, then you will not receive credit for that course(s). It's hard to believe that we only have two weeks remaining. Let's finish strong!! As always, if there is anything you need, please reach out. Take care. #DiscoverU

We had our Field Day today! #DiscoverU

Our seniors had a chance to participate in a Walk of Graduates at North Newton Elementary and Shuford Elementary this morning. That meant a lot to those elementary students to see someone who attended their school and are now graduating. #DiscoverU

Ms. Kellogg provides after school tutoring for AP PreCalculus. #DiscoverU

Last Family for the 2023-2024 school year! Lots of food and crafts. #DiscoverU