Dear Discovery family. Please see the following letter from me addressing the merger talk that resurfaced on Friday. Take care.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HTuvBavHkoDoH-ZT62K5oZjrCs4qMebRRcXAtqmGS64/edit?usp=sharing
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is enjoying the spring weather we are having this weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.
Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Advisory, Thursday - Family (Barham’s family gets the pizza party), Friday - March Madness Championship Game.
We will be having a Popcorn Fundraiser that starts on Monday evening and runs through Friday evening. The fundraiser is totally online. I sent an email to the students on Friday explaining everything about setting up their "store". Fifty percent of the sells come back to the school. The top 3 sales people will earn a prize.
Good luck to our Envirothon team as they compete at the Area Competition on Wednesday.
Our seniors will be attending a Career Fair at CVCC on Wednesday morning. A permission slip will be coming home on Monday that will need to be completed for students to be able to participate.
Our prom is on Saturday. I look forward to seeing everyone dressed up and ready to dance!
I hope that everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care.
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Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Advisory, Thursday - Family (Barham’s family gets the pizza party), Friday - March Madness Championship Game.
We will be having a Popcorn Fundraiser that starts on Monday evening and runs through Friday evening. The fundraiser is totally online. I sent an email to the students on Friday explaining everything about setting up their "store". Fifty percent of the sells come back to the school. The top 3 sales people will earn a prize.
Good luck to our Envirothon team as they compete at the Area Competition on Wednesday.
Our seniors will be attending a Career Fair at CVCC on Wednesday morning. A permission slip will be coming home on Monday that will need to be completed for students to be able to participate.
Our prom is on Saturday. I look forward to seeing everyone dressed up and ready to dance!
I hope that everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care.
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A huge shout out to Ms. Isaac and the cast and crew of the Mean Girls production! It was absolutely amazing!!
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Mr. Escamilla and the DHS/NCHS band did a wonderful job at their MPA performance this evening at Lenoir Rhyne University!
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Congratulations to Jason and Anthony for being accepted to Governor's School!!
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Dylan did an amazing job kicking off this year's senior presentations! He looked at how changes in pitching has contributed to an increase in arm injuries specifically to the UCL. He was very knowledgeable and confident. Great job Dylan!
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The Science Olympiad team did extremely well representing DHS on Saturday at the Regional Competition. They performed with great attitudes and teamwork. Harrison and Jonathan took 1st place in Electric Vehicle. It was a nearly perfect run. Jason, Harrison and Yuanman took first place in Boomilever. Congratulations to all DHS participants!
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is enjoying the Spring weather before another cold streak hits. Below are the announcements for this week.
There is no school for students on Monday as this is a teacher workday. Fourth quarter starts Tuesday.
Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Advisory, Thursday - Family, Friday - March Madness Third Place Game.
The Mean Girls production will be taking place this upcoming weekend. Refer to the attached flyer to see showtimes.
Congratulations to the ten students inducted into the Beta Club on Thursday. These students have worked extremely hard to achieve this accomplishment and we are very proud of them.
The NCHS/DHS Band will be having their MPA Performance at PE Monroe Auditorium on Lenoir Rhyne University's campus on Thursday at 5:45. If you're able, I highly encourage you to attend.
Students, if you have a class at NCHS, please read the following information about how you'll enter their campus starting Tuesday. Band students will enter the lower gate at the band room. All other students will walk around and enter the office area of the new building on West 15th Street. If you have any questions about this, please see Mr. Whitener on Tuesday.
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oRMhqI6mya1btUh9xoi31EvQPJ_I8gd9/view?usp=sharing.
As we begin 4th quarter, I encourage all students to work hard in their classes. Our teachers are going to continue to push you to prepare you for end of year tests. Make sure you rise to their and my expectations. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and let me know if you need anything. Take care.
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There is no school for students on Monday as this is a teacher workday. Fourth quarter starts Tuesday.
Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Advisory, Thursday - Family, Friday - March Madness Third Place Game.
The Mean Girls production will be taking place this upcoming weekend. Refer to the attached flyer to see showtimes.
Congratulations to the ten students inducted into the Beta Club on Thursday. These students have worked extremely hard to achieve this accomplishment and we are very proud of them.
The NCHS/DHS Band will be having their MPA Performance at PE Monroe Auditorium on Lenoir Rhyne University's campus on Thursday at 5:45. If you're able, I highly encourage you to attend.
Students, if you have a class at NCHS, please read the following information about how you'll enter their campus starting Tuesday. Band students will enter the lower gate at the band room. All other students will walk around and enter the office area of the new building on West 15th Street. If you have any questions about this, please see Mr. Whitener on Tuesday.
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oRMhqI6mya1btUh9xoi31EvQPJ_I8gd9/view?usp=sharing.
As we begin 4th quarter, I encourage all students to work hard in their classes. Our teachers are going to continue to push you to prepare you for end of year tests. Make sure you rise to their and my expectations. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and let me know if you need anything. Take care.
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Thanks to Ms. Arditti and several of our students for volunteering at Rising Hope Farms Friday afternoon!
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Discovery High School welcomed 10 new members to its Beta Club on Thursday. Congratulations to these students! This is a true honor and a testament to your hard work.
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Mr. Crosson sponsored an Art Enrichment this quarter which culminated in an Art Gala this week. The participating students did a wonderful job and the students who visited the gala loved what they saw.
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Please see below the announcements for this week.
This is the final week of 3rd quarter which ends on Thursday. Please see your teachers to ensure that you have submitted all assignments before Thursday.
Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Fr. vs. Jr March Madness, Thursday - Soph vs. Sr March Madness, Friday - Optional Teacher Workday, Next Monday (3/16) - Required Teacher Workday, Next Tuesday (3/17) - First day of 4th Quarter.
You guys did a terrific job with Penny Wars. It was fun watching you all strategize to try and get your family to win. Final tallies will be shared at the first March Madness game on Wednesday!
Newton-Conover City Schools Child Nutrition is thinking about making a change to our Summer Food Service Program.
Right now, students must eat their meals on campus during the summer. We are looking at changing this so families can pick up five days of meals at a designated location and take them home.
We would love to hear from you! NCCS Parents and families, please take a moment to fill out the survey below and let us know if this change would help your family.
Your feedback is very important to us. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts so we can better serve our students and families. Please use this link to complete the survey: https://bit.ly/nccssummermeals.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. If there is anything you need, please let us know. Take care.
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This is the final week of 3rd quarter which ends on Thursday. Please see your teachers to ensure that you have submitted all assignments before Thursday.
Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Fr. vs. Jr March Madness, Thursday - Soph vs. Sr March Madness, Friday - Optional Teacher Workday, Next Monday (3/16) - Required Teacher Workday, Next Tuesday (3/17) - First day of 4th Quarter.
You guys did a terrific job with Penny Wars. It was fun watching you all strategize to try and get your family to win. Final tallies will be shared at the first March Madness game on Wednesday!
Newton-Conover City Schools Child Nutrition is thinking about making a change to our Summer Food Service Program.
Right now, students must eat their meals on campus during the summer. We are looking at changing this so families can pick up five days of meals at a designated location and take them home.
We would love to hear from you! NCCS Parents and families, please take a moment to fill out the survey below and let us know if this change would help your family.
Your feedback is very important to us. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts so we can better serve our students and families. Please use this link to complete the survey: https://bit.ly/nccssummermeals.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. If there is anything you need, please let us know. Take care.
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On Wednesdays we wear pink! Make sure to mark your calendars to come watch Discovery High School and Newton Conover Middle School's production of "Mean Girls: High School Version" on Friday, March 20 @ 7PM, Saturday, March 21 @ 2PM and & 7PM, and Sunday, March 22 @ 2PM in NCMS Auditorium. Tickets will be $10 and sold at the door! Please be advised if you are planning on bringing younger children that this show is a little more mature and there will be some PG-13 jokes. We hope to see you there!
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is enjoying the spring weather. Below are the announcements for this week.
Monday and Tuesday-Enrichment, Wednesday-Advisory, Thursday-Family, and Friday-Community (first March Madness game).
We will have penny wars this week. The money raised will be used to purchase instructional supplies for the school. Please refer to the email that went out the end of last week regarding the rules.
From Ms. Greenwald regarding our Quill Team: Our team did great today at the state tournament. We don’t have specific numbers yet but they finished 6th place. I’m very proud of them. They have worked hard to practice and prepare. They had great attitudes.
This year they were able to participate in a workshop with a poet laureate. Clancy presented the poem she wrote on stage. The whole team then went on stage to present their group poem. They did a great job.
They represented Discovery well!
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q2tCf1VFihzUo8v4JEg_zGG3Tl6SWcUo/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. If there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care.
#ReadyForAnything
Monday and Tuesday-Enrichment, Wednesday-Advisory, Thursday-Family, and Friday-Community (first March Madness game).
We will have penny wars this week. The money raised will be used to purchase instructional supplies for the school. Please refer to the email that went out the end of last week regarding the rules.
From Ms. Greenwald regarding our Quill Team: Our team did great today at the state tournament. We don’t have specific numbers yet but they finished 6th place. I’m very proud of them. They have worked hard to practice and prepare. They had great attitudes.
This year they were able to participate in a workshop with a poet laureate. Clancy presented the poem she wrote on stage. The whole team then went on stage to present their group poem. They did a great job.
They represented Discovery well!
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q2tCf1VFihzUo8v4JEg_zGG3Tl6SWcUo/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. If there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care.
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Congratulations to Yuanman for winning first place in the 9th-12th Grade Computer Generated Slide Show Contest sponsored by the Catawba Soil and Water Conservation District. She will compete in the Area Competition in West Jefferson on March 19. Good luck Yuanman!!
Good evening Discovery family. Please pay close attention to the announcement below.
Tomorrow, February 24th, our Juniors will be taking the ACT and our Sophomores will be taking the CCRA (practice ACT). For the Juniors, the ACT will be paper/pencil. For the Sophomores, the CCRA will be online so they need to make sure to charge their chromebook tonight and bring it with them tomorrow. Both Juniors and Sophomores can bring their calculator with them to use. Make sure to get plenty of sleep this evening. Breakfast will be served at school in the morning if you need it.
Freshmen and Seniors will have an independent study day at home tomorrow. Seniors can also use tomorrow for college visits.
Take care and I'll see Juniors and Sophomores tomorrow!
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Tomorrow, February 24th, our Juniors will be taking the ACT and our Sophomores will be taking the CCRA (practice ACT). For the Juniors, the ACT will be paper/pencil. For the Sophomores, the CCRA will be online so they need to make sure to charge their chromebook tonight and bring it with them tomorrow. Both Juniors and Sophomores can bring their calculator with them to use. Make sure to get plenty of sleep this evening. Breakfast will be served at school in the morning if you need it.
Freshmen and Seniors will have an independent study day at home tomorrow. Seniors can also use tomorrow for college visits.
Take care and I'll see Juniors and Sophomores tomorrow!
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend and not blowing away. Below are the announcements for this week.
On Friday, I shared with students that we are implementing a new tardy policy. My number one responsibility is to make sure that students have the skills necessary to be successful in life. One of those skills is responsibility which means not just getting to school, but getting to school on time. Students are supposed to be in their first period class at 7:40. Therefore, the door at the gym will be closed and locked at 7:38. If students arrive on campus after this time, they will need to sign in at the front office. For the upperclassmen who arrive later, they will need to be on campus at least 2 minutes before the start of their class not to be counted tardy. Three unexcused tardies will equal an absence moving forward. All of this starts tomorrow.
Our Juniors will be taking the ACT on Tuesday and our Sophomores will be taking the CCRA (practice ACT) on Tuesday. Freshmen and Seniors will have an independent study day on this day. I also encourage Seniors to use it as a college visit day.
We will have Enrichment on Monday, Advisory on Wednesday, SEL on Thursday and Community on Friday.
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1edh-ULEwz5UrdSTwRMjJ_VzaHVpyT4e6/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a terrific week. As always, if there is anything you need, please let us know. Take care.
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On Friday, I shared with students that we are implementing a new tardy policy. My number one responsibility is to make sure that students have the skills necessary to be successful in life. One of those skills is responsibility which means not just getting to school, but getting to school on time. Students are supposed to be in their first period class at 7:40. Therefore, the door at the gym will be closed and locked at 7:38. If students arrive on campus after this time, they will need to sign in at the front office. For the upperclassmen who arrive later, they will need to be on campus at least 2 minutes before the start of their class not to be counted tardy. Three unexcused tardies will equal an absence moving forward. All of this starts tomorrow.
Our Juniors will be taking the ACT on Tuesday and our Sophomores will be taking the CCRA (practice ACT) on Tuesday. Freshmen and Seniors will have an independent study day on this day. I also encourage Seniors to use it as a college visit day.
We will have Enrichment on Monday, Advisory on Wednesday, SEL on Thursday and Community on Friday.
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1edh-ULEwz5UrdSTwRMjJ_VzaHVpyT4e6/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a terrific week. As always, if there is anything you need, please let us know. Take care.
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A huge shout out to Peoples Bank for organizing the Giving Back to Our Schools event. Community members were able to vote for their favorite high school in the area. Discovery High School finished with the most votes and was presented with a check for $1000 today during Community. Thanks to everyone who voted for us!! Grace Robinson helped spearhead the efforts here with the students and staff.
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Tom's Coffee Truck visits DHS again.
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Our Beta Club sold roses for Valentine's Day over the past couple of weeks. Due to the weather, they were delivered to students today. Some of the roses were presented by some well dressed individuals who delivered the roses via a dance.
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