Good Sunday afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is well. Below are the announcements for this week.
We have just a few students coming in this week for their first semester final exam. Please refer to the schedule I sent out a couple of weeks ago.
Shout out to our Student Senate members who provided snacks and The Polar Express for North Newton and Shuford elementaries. I hope it was as worthwhile for you all as it was for us.
The following is a link to the Character Awards for this week: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e-hwflTxCmwZ5IXiU5QbPZDWmPIGbZJc/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that all of you have a wonderful week as well as a terrific break with your family and friends.
Take care.
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DHS senate at Shuford Elementary today for The Polar Express and snacks.
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Last Community of 2023! Ugly sweater contest.
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DHS Senate Students provide snacks and The Polar Express for the North Newton Elementary K-2 students. #DiscoverU
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for the upcoming week.
We will be having a Spirit Week this week. Monday is Pajama Day, Tuesday is Winter Wonderland Day, Wednesday is New Years Eve Attire, and Thursday is Ugly Sweater Day.
This will be the last week of instruction as first semester exams will begin on Friday. Please refer to the Testing Schedule I sent out. Also, on Monday, you will receive a paper about final exams that you will need to fill out and have your parents sign.
Monday and Tuesday we will be having Enrichment, Wednesday will be Family, and Thursday will be Community.
If you have gone over the 9 absences, please complete one of the Absence Appeals Form which can be found in the front office. This needs to be completed by Tuesday.
Beta Club will be selling Candygrams again on Monday. Our Coat Drive will continue until December 18th and our PB & J drive is still going on as well.
Student Chromebooks will go into Kiosk mode on Thursday at 2:00. If students need to get it out of Kiosk mode so they can work, press Ctrl+Alt+s while it is starting up and the regular sign-in screen will show.
Our applications for the 2024-25 school year are currently open. Please encourage potential students to complete this before February 15th. The Application Process can be found at https://dhs.newton-conover.org/o/dhs/page/application-process.
Our Character Awards for the week can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/108_MKi75n-nrPxYI7ljzQJpaIMh_KtF-/view?usp=sharing.
I hope everyone has a terrific week. Please be sure to check your student's grades and reach out to teachers if you have any questions. Take care.
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Beta Club members Abigail Dunbar and Josiah Florez volunteer at the mall for the Salvation Army.
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Mr. Crosson's Literature Circles in his English 4 class.
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Mr. Barham uses Socratic Seminar with his Psychology class.
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We are now accepting applications for new students for the 2024-25 school year. Applications can be found at https://dhs.newton-conover.org/o/dhs/page/application-process. Please share this with anyone you may know who would be interested in applying to Discovery High School.
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Congratulations to the 20 new Beta Club inductees at Discovery High School!!
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Congratulations to our Quill Team of June Gordon, Nolan Tester, Judah Detweiler and Maggie Gold for finishing 3rd at the state competition yesterday!!
Happy Sunday afternoon Discovery family. I hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.
A huge shout out to our Quill Team of June, Nolan, Judah, and Maggie for finishing 3rd at the state competition yesterday!!
We will have our Beta Club Induction Ceremony tomorrow evening at 6:00. Students, who will be participating, should have received information regarding it from Ms. Kellogg.
Students, it is extremely important for you to check your emails on a daily basis. For the first semester testing plan, students should refer to the email I sent you on Friday.
The following is our Excessive Absence Policy:
Excessive Absences
The first step to ensure student academic success is for students to be in school each and every day. Therefore, Discovery High School will abide by the following attendance policy.
Students with more than 9 absences (excused or unexcused) per semester will fail that/those course(s) for the semester. Three unexcused tardies will count as an absence. Students have to be present for one hour for semester classes and 30 minutes for year long classes to be counted present daily. Students, who have extenuating circumstances, can appeal this by completing the Attendance Appeal Form which can be found in the front office.
Also, please remember that excessive absences can be grounds for dismissal from Discovery High School.
Students, who have reached the 9 absence threshold (including unexcused tardies), need to pick up an Attendance Appeal Form in the office this week.
The following is a link for the Character Awards for this week: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16ywenYl4pmVdxT4Th0JXwgeg4kAJcfGW/view?usp=sharing
As we are coming to the end of the first semester, please be sure to check with your student about how he/she is doing in each of his/her classes. As always, please reach out if there is anything we can do for you.
Take care.
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DHS at Light Up the Town in Downtown Newton!
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Students playing 4 corners during Community.
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that all of you have had a wonderful Thanksgiving break. Below are the announcements for the upcoming week.
On Friday December 1st, North Carolina School of Science and Math representatives will be here to meet with interested students.
There will be a Lunch and Learn for sophomores and their parents on Friday December 1st 11:15-12:15. Sophomore parents should plan to attend this important informational session with Ms. Arditti.
First semester testing will be December 15th-21st. More information about the specifics of this testing will be sent out soon.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. Take care and as always, please let us know if there is anything we can do for you.
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Below is the link to a commercial about Discovery High School. I encourage you to watch it and share it with anyone you think may be interested in applying to come to school here so we can help them DiscoverU.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Lw1A4WV7BI
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As a reminder, there will be no school Wednesday November 22nd - Sunday November 26th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We hope that all of you have a wonderful and peaceful break. See you on Monday November 27th. Take care.
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Pickleball club did a modified 3 on 3 this afternoon.
Another shout out to Andrew Corbin and his Belmont Rowing Crew! They raced at the Head of the South regatta in Augusta, Georgia two weekends ago. It was miserable cold and rainy weather but Andrew and his teammates pushed through it. In the quad race they finished with the 3 rd time but the judges penalized them for slightly touching another boat on course. They were placed in 4th which is still amazing in this very competitive event. He also raced in the pair, placing 4th! Congratulations Andrew.
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend. Thanks to everyone who brought food for our Thanksgiving Feast on Friday. Everyone had a wonderful time and it gave us a chance to reflect on all of the things we're thankful for. Below are the announcements for this week.
We will have Enrichment on Monday and Community on Tuesday. Thanksgiving holiday break will be Wednesday November 22nd through Sunday November 26th.
Students, please keep in mind our Pinnochio norm. I have heard rumors about quite a bit of cheating over the past couple of weeks. You will gain nothing by cheating and will hinder what you are able to learn. It is much better to ask questions when you don't understand something and ask for support when you need it.
The Character Awards for the past couple of weeks can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Q3g9HdLVD1wC6scxBAFQov4iLfgnrdv/view
Let's have a good short week. If you need anything, please let us know. Take care.
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