Discovery High

Melinda did a fabulous job singing during halftime of the March Madness game today! #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

A huge shout out to Maggie White who recently competed in a drill meet with the Newton Conover ROTC where they received two first place ribbons. She was also accepted to Summer Seminar at the Naval Academy in Annapolis as well as to Governor's School!! Congratulations Maggie!!!

Mr. Crosson had an art enrichment during 3rd quarter. His group put together an art exhibit yesterday. Those students did a wonderful job with their art work. Thanks to Mr. Crosson and his leadership with this. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Pre-sale tickets start today for Shrek The Musical- Monday, March 10. Tickets are 10 dollars each. You can write a check to either Newton Conover Middle School or Discovery High School Theatre Department with the names of the people you would like to purchase the tickets for. If you pre-order tickets, they will be available for pick up at a seperate table when coming to watch the show. You may also purchase tickets at the door when coming to see the show! If you buy tickets at the door, please tell your friends and family that we do not accept bills larger than $20 and you can write a check. You can use a 100 dollar bill if it is the exact price. The auditorium doors will open 30 minutes before each show. If you have any questions, please contact rachel.isaac@n-ccs.org

Good afternoon Discovery family. I just wanted to send out a reminder about the ACT and CCRA for juniors and sophomores tomorrow. Freshmen and seniors will have an asynchronous day tomorrow. All juniors and sophomores should plan to arrive tomorrow by 7:35. You will not need to bring anything with you unless you have a personal calculator you would like to use on the math portion. Please get plenty of rest tonight and eat breakfast in the morning. Breakfast will be available in the cafeteria if you need it. If you plan to eat lunch in the cafeteria tomorrow. Please complete the google form I sent out last week. All sophomores will report to the media center. Juniors will be in the science wing. Students will be able to sign out once all testing is complete, which should be around 11:00. Best of luck to our juniors and sophomores. Take care.

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful afternoon. Below are the announcements for the upcoming week. A huge shout out to our Science Olympiad team who finished 4th at regionals on Saturday which qualifies them for states!! The Air Trajectory group placed 1st and the Anatomy & Physiology and the Disease Detectives groups placed 2nd. Great job guys!! Monday - Enrichment, Tuesday - ACT/CCRA for Jrs and Sophs, Wednesday -Advisory to complete 4 year plan, Thursday - March Madness Sophomores vs. Seniors. On Tuesday, just the juniors and sophomores will attend school. Freshmen and seniors will have an asynchronous day. Juniors and sophomores will be allowed to sign out once testing is complete. There is no school for students on Friday March 14th and Monday March 17th as these are teacher workdays. I hope that everyone has a terrific week. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Family Thursday at Discovery. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Thanks to Publix Super Markets Charities for providing a $200 donation to our 2024-25 Science Olympiad Team. This money will help fund the materials the team needs for their competitions. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

N-CCS will be closed for students on Wednesday, March 5 due to wind gusts making bus travel unsafe. Staff will observe an optional work day.

Ms. Arditti spoke with the Freshmen today during Advisory about study skills. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

On Tuesday March 11th, our juniors will be taking the ACT. More information about this can be found in the links below. English version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PkopSsdyq_nzz-M3YeoWiKUp5NSqcUyi/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106140142514690785611&rtpof=true&sd=true Spanish version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1auTzmTXTz9evN9MW6LBtoLCCNJqJ095O/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106140142514690785611&rtpof=true&sd=true

On Friday, our school participated in a fundraiser to raise money for the Children's Cancer Partners. Students could pay $1 for a strip of tape to tape Mr. Whitener to the wall. We were able to raise $194!! Stacey and Ron Archer, parents of Mayson Archer who is a 2020 DHS graduate that sadly passed away from cancer a couple of years ago, donated $200. I appreciate all of our students chipping in for such a noble cause!! #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for the week. Monday-Enrichment, Tuesday-Advisory so we can offer ACT prep, Wednesday-SEL, Thursday-Family, Friday-March Madness Freshmen vs. Juniors Good luck to our Science Olympiad team as they compete in Regionals at CVCC on Saturday March 8th! Sunday March 9, Daylight Savings Time begins. Everyone should set their clocks ahead 1 hour on Saturday night. On Tuesday March 11th, Juniors will be taking the ACT and Sophomores will be taking the CCRA which is a practice ACT test. Freshmen and Seniors will have an asynchronous day on this date. However, Seniors will need to come to campus for their Summit class. There will be no school for students on Friday March 14th and Monday March 17th as these are teacher workdays. I hope that everyone has a terrific week. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Madisyn Bowkley signs with Mars Hill today for Acrobatics and Tumbling. Congratuations Madisyn! Best of luck!! #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

We had a flexible schedule today which allowed our teachers the opportunity to do special activities with groups of students. For example, Mr. Scronce was able to meet with all of our juniors to do test preparation for Biology and he was able to meet with all freshmen at the same time to prep for AP Environmental Science. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Zachary Gobble went to the SkillsUSA competition with Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) on Monday. He finished 3rd in his event. Congratulations Zach!!! #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. Juniors will be working on their Career Development Plans with Mr. Wilkinson on Monday and Tuesday during enrichment. Our Breakfast Feast has been moved to Friday. Students, make sure to use the sign up form that Bryson sent out to list what you'll be bringing for this. This event will not be successful unless everyone participates by bringing in something to share. The schedule for Friday can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1grVyCyTUJLdhzyC8tFVLJh8xInY3Rmmoxhn5sd4I-iw/edit?usp=sharing. Also on Friday, students will have the opportunity to tape Whitener to the wall during the Breakfast Feast to raise money for the Children’s Cancer Partners. Students will get one strip of tape for $1. So bring your money to help us support this worthy cause. Students, who live in the Newton Conover District and are interested in running track this spring, will need to get changed quickly after school and catch the bus across the street from NCHS at 3:15 to travel to Maiden to practice. Parents, the bus will return to NCHS at 5:15. They are having to practice at Maiden due to the construction at NCHS. This week's Character Awards can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-uMxxue1M91S_bV-UCWNb9fD-g5dZlXh/view?usp=sharing. I hope that everyone has a great week. As always, if there is anything you need, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

DHS will run on a regular schedule tomorrow. Take care and see you tomorrow.

Newton-Conover City Schools will operate on a Remote Learning Day for Students on Thursday, February 20, 2025.

Good evening Discovery family. I hope that everyone is well. Newton-Conover City Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay tomorrow for students. Due to this delay, we will follow the below schedule: 12 period 9:40-10:40 22 period 10:45-11:45 3rd period 11:50-1:45 Lunch 11:50-12:35 4th Period 1:50-2:50 Summit classes for juniors and seniors will not meet tomorrow, but there will be an assignment for you on Blackboard. Take care and be safe coming in tomorrow.