Peoples Bank is kicking off its annual Exceptional Schools social media competition. Please see the attached flyer to go on and select DHS as an exceptional school. Your votes could help us get a $1,000 donation from Peoples Bank. Vote, vote, vote for DHS!
Please see the attached updated flyer for our DHS Fall Festival. Take care.
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is doing well following the bad weather we've had over the past 36 hours. Below are the announcements for this week.
First quarter ends on Thursday. Students, be sure to speak with your teachers to ensure you have everything submitted by then.
This week's Enrichment Schedule: Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Family, Thursday - Community.
NCHS is on a Pep Rally schedule on Thursday and since we have so many students who have classes there, we will follow that schedule too.
1st period, 11 period, 12 period, 2nd period, 21 period, and 22 period will remain the same except that 2nd period and 22 period will end at 10:30 instead of 10:35.
3rd period 10:35-12:35
Lunch 11:15-12:05
4th period 12:40-2:00
Community 2:00-2:50
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday because we have a Required Teacher Workday.
Make up pictures for Underclassmen and Seniors will take place on Monday. Please refer to the email I sent out on September 28th regarding this.
The Character Awards for this week can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ijcOy1v6L7JNQDGIILkmm-WXPh90faYw/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. If there's anything you need, please let us know. Take care.
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First quarter ends on Thursday. Students, be sure to speak with your teachers to ensure you have everything submitted by then.
This week's Enrichment Schedule: Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Family, Thursday - Community.
NCHS is on a Pep Rally schedule on Thursday and since we have so many students who have classes there, we will follow that schedule too.
1st period, 11 period, 12 period, 2nd period, 21 period, and 22 period will remain the same except that 2nd period and 22 period will end at 10:30 instead of 10:35.
3rd period 10:35-12:35
Lunch 11:15-12:05
4th period 12:40-2:00
Community 2:00-2:50
There will be NO SCHOOL on Friday because we have a Required Teacher Workday.
Make up pictures for Underclassmen and Seniors will take place on Monday. Please refer to the email I sent out on September 28th regarding this.
The Character Awards for this week can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ijcOy1v6L7JNQDGIILkmm-WXPh90faYw/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. If there's anything you need, please let us know. Take care.
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Please see the attached flyer for information regarding our 2nd Annual Fall Festival. Please plan to join us for an evening of fun, games and food!
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Shout out to DHS graduate, Imagine Dyer, for sharing information to our juniors and seniors about the Honors College at ECU!
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Calleigh plays in a doubles match for the NCHS tennis team in the Regionals at Bandys High School. The team looked good!
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Good afternoon. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday - Enrichment; Thursday - Advisory; Friday - Community (Volleyball Vengeance)
As a reminder, we are extending our Castle of Cans fundraiser through Tuesday of this week. If you are able, please consider participating in this worthy cause to feed those who are less fortunate in our area.
Please refer to the information I sent out last week regarding make up pictures for seniors and underclassmen which will take place on Monday October 12th.
Students, please be sure to complete your lunch order daily by 9:15. I would encourage you to set yourself an alarm as a reminder.
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15cfN7K_UxjacOjvD46sa0AgnYH4CGu1G/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a terrific week. If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know. Take care.
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Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday - Enrichment; Thursday - Advisory; Friday - Community (Volleyball Vengeance)
As a reminder, we are extending our Castle of Cans fundraiser through Tuesday of this week. If you are able, please consider participating in this worthy cause to feed those who are less fortunate in our area.
Please refer to the information I sent out last week regarding make up pictures for seniors and underclassmen which will take place on Monday October 12th.
Students, please be sure to complete your lunch order daily by 9:15. I would encourage you to set yourself an alarm as a reminder.
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15cfN7K_UxjacOjvD46sa0AgnYH4CGu1G/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a terrific week. If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know. Take care.
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Earlier this afternoon, DHS graduate Anthony Charles signed an apprenticeship agreement with Momentum Tire and Car Care through the Catawba Apprenticeship Network! Congratulations Anthony on this tremendous accomplishment and opportunity!!
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has enjoyed their long weekend. Please see this week's announcements below.
Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Family, Thursday - Advisory, and Friday - Community (Volleyball Vengeance).
On Tuesday evening, we will be hosting a FAFSA meeting for our seniors and their parents. I encourage you to attend this informational session that will assist you with this process. Be on the lookout for an email from Ms. Arditti letting you know where on our campus the meeting will take place.
We will be supporting the Castle of Cans Fundraiser this week. Students, if you bring in cans of food, remember to put your name and the number of cans at the drop off locations either at the front office or cross hall. A slight change to what was discussed in community. If we raise 1000 cans, Mr. Whitener will do the ice bucket challenge.
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Voh6KfGQTN9hd-tl4fShNSIWMo47cYZ/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a terrific week. If there's anything we can do for you, please let us know. Take care.
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Coach Adams keeps his students active and excited about Physical Education!!
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Good afternoon Discovery family! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.
I hope that everyone had as much fun at Park Day on Friday as I did! I thoroughly enjoyed all of you interacting with one another no matter what your grade is. We truly are a family!
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is Enrichment, Thursday is Community.
There is no school on Friday due to a Teacher Workday.
Please see the following from Ms. Ward regarding grading procedures for her classes: "As I teach mastery learning, I only grade the final project at the end of a Spanish unit. Year long Spanish units are 4 weeks long. Semester long Spanish units are 2 weeks long. The project they turn in is a rough draft. That is the due date listed on Canvas. Presentations given are not a rough draft and must be given when called upon in class. When the student turns in their project to me, I will suggest corrections. They will correct the project and I will grade it after the corrections are made. After all of that, grades are entered into Canvas and then shared with Infinite Campus. This process generally takes about a week to complete. So on average grades are entered into Canvas a week after the assignment is due. I do check the notes and assignments as the unit goes along for understanding, but that is not entered as a grade. There are also quarter long assignments of Duolingo and Culture Points. They complete them on their own time and I check in with them every so often. A grade is not recorded for those until the end of the quarter.
In English, the length of the essay, speech, or presentation determines the length of the unit. Those due dates for the whole class are on Canvas at the beginning of every class. The work turned in is again a rough draft that I give corrections for. Some corrections take longer than others based on the length of the essay. Sometimes corrections I give and corrections they perform will take longer than a week. So for English, 2 weeks after the due date might be a better estimate. Again, grades are not recorded until after corrections."
Most of our teachers grade based on mastery learning. I would encourage you to reach out to your child's teacher(s) should you have specific questions regarding the grades in each class.
We will be participating in the Castle of Cans Fundraiser 9/28-10/2. There will be more information coming in regards to this event.
Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IONSCj8n02U12G6i7e5WnF-INHPN3fY0/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a terrific 4 day week. If there is anything we can do for you, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care.
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I hope that everyone had as much fun at Park Day on Friday as I did! I thoroughly enjoyed all of you interacting with one another no matter what your grade is. We truly are a family!
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday is Enrichment, Thursday is Community.
There is no school on Friday due to a Teacher Workday.
Please see the following from Ms. Ward regarding grading procedures for her classes: "As I teach mastery learning, I only grade the final project at the end of a Spanish unit. Year long Spanish units are 4 weeks long. Semester long Spanish units are 2 weeks long. The project they turn in is a rough draft. That is the due date listed on Canvas. Presentations given are not a rough draft and must be given when called upon in class. When the student turns in their project to me, I will suggest corrections. They will correct the project and I will grade it after the corrections are made. After all of that, grades are entered into Canvas and then shared with Infinite Campus. This process generally takes about a week to complete. So on average grades are entered into Canvas a week after the assignment is due. I do check the notes and assignments as the unit goes along for understanding, but that is not entered as a grade. There are also quarter long assignments of Duolingo and Culture Points. They complete them on their own time and I check in with them every so often. A grade is not recorded for those until the end of the quarter.
In English, the length of the essay, speech, or presentation determines the length of the unit. Those due dates for the whole class are on Canvas at the beginning of every class. The work turned in is again a rough draft that I give corrections for. Some corrections take longer than others based on the length of the essay. Sometimes corrections I give and corrections they perform will take longer than a week. So for English, 2 weeks after the due date might be a better estimate. Again, grades are not recorded until after corrections."
Most of our teachers grade based on mastery learning. I would encourage you to reach out to your child's teacher(s) should you have specific questions regarding the grades in each class.
We will be participating in the Castle of Cans Fundraiser 9/28-10/2. There will be more information coming in regards to this event.
Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IONSCj8n02U12G6i7e5WnF-INHPN3fY0/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a terrific 4 day week. If there is anything we can do for you, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care.
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Park Day!!!
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We want to thank all of our parents who were able to come out tonight for our Open House. It was awesome to see all of the positive interactions between the families and our staff. A truly amazing evening!!
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Happy Constitution Day at DHS!!
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Good evening Discovery family. This is just a reminder that we are hosting an Open House to provide parents the opportunity to meet their child's teacher tomorrow evening September 17th 5:30-6:30. We look forward to seeing everyone then.
Take care.
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Take care.
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.
Our enrichment schedule for this week is as follows: Monday and Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Family, Thursday - Advisory, Friday - Park Day.
There will be an Open House on Thursday 5:30-6:30 where parents can come in and meet their child's teachers. This is a drop in event and you will enter the building up at the gym. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday.
Park Day is Friday. We will be taking buses to Southside Park so we can participate in activities to build upon our community at school. Permission slips will be going home tomorrow. If they are not signed and returned by Thursday, the student will not be able to participate. Students should return these to their Advisory teacher.
Students, if you are wanting a lunch, please be sure to complete the form by 9:15. Some of you are cutting it close.
The yearbook for this year is currently on sale. Please refer to the attached flyer for more information on ordering details.
The Character Awards for this week can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H47wgKhABq0LutHZ8r44PNQFRaPqsQYP/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a terrific week. If there's anything we can do for you, please let us know. Take care.
#WeAreDiscoveryHighSchool
Our enrichment schedule for this week is as follows: Monday and Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Family, Thursday - Advisory, Friday - Park Day.
There will be an Open House on Thursday 5:30-6:30 where parents can come in and meet their child's teachers. This is a drop in event and you will enter the building up at the gym. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday.
Park Day is Friday. We will be taking buses to Southside Park so we can participate in activities to build upon our community at school. Permission slips will be going home tomorrow. If they are not signed and returned by Thursday, the student will not be able to participate. Students should return these to their Advisory teacher.
Students, if you are wanting a lunch, please be sure to complete the form by 9:15. Some of you are cutting it close.
The yearbook for this year is currently on sale. Please refer to the attached flyer for more information on ordering details.
The Character Awards for this week can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H47wgKhABq0LutHZ8r44PNQFRaPqsQYP/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a terrific week. If there's anything we can do for you, please let us know. Take care.
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that you're having a wonderful Labor Day weekend. Please see below for this week's announcements.
No school tomorrow due to the Labor Day holiday.
This week's Enrichment Schedule: Tuesday & Wednesday-Enrichment, Thursday-Advisory, Friday-Community.
We will be having an Open House on Thursday September 17th 5:30-6:30 so parents will have the opportunity to meet their student's teachers. It will be a drop in format.
We will have our annual Park Day on Friday September 18th. Be on the look out for more information and a parent permission form.
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FgOmYZiEtYm07gPH8A2GVjlahbArJnG/view?usp=sharing.
I hope everyone has a terrific week. If there is anything you need, please let us know.
Take care.
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No school tomorrow due to the Labor Day holiday.
This week's Enrichment Schedule: Tuesday & Wednesday-Enrichment, Thursday-Advisory, Friday-Community.
We will be having an Open House on Thursday September 17th 5:30-6:30 so parents will have the opportunity to meet their student's teachers. It will be a drop in format.
We will have our annual Park Day on Friday September 18th. Be on the look out for more information and a parent permission form.
This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FgOmYZiEtYm07gPH8A2GVjlahbArJnG/view?usp=sharing.
I hope everyone has a terrific week. If there is anything you need, please let us know.
Take care.
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We celebrated Cupcake Day today to celebrate our former counselor, Maggie Daniels, who tragically lost her life 12 years ago. Our students brought in 1338 cupcakes to celebrate her life.
Honors World History students giving presentations!
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Good afternoon Discovery family. Please see this joint letter from Newton-Conover City Schools and Hickory City Schools regarding an update with the merger discussion. It provides a timeline that the state board of education will follow in the coming months before voting on it. Please continue advocating for a comprehensive study by emailing Tiffany Lucas at tiffany.lucas@dpi.nc.gov.