Discovery High

At Discovery High School, we have a lot to be thankful for. Every year at this time, we come together with wonderful food, provided by everyone, and celebrate all the wonderful things in our lives. #DiscoverU

Thanksgiving just can't be Thanksgiving without the DHS Annual Pie Eating Contest. Congratulations to Aidan Morton for winning this year's event!! #DiscoverU

Congratulations to the 24 DHS students who recently made All-County Band!! A special shout out to June Gordon, Aidan Morton, Jarrett Rheeder, Ryan Dant, and Jonathan Ebel for making First Chair for their respective instruments. Great job guys!! #DiscoverU

Congratulations to Isaac Hostetter and Judah Detweiller for winning our first ever cornhole tournament. #DiscoverU

A shout out to Ms. Arditti for bringing in Skip Watts this evening to meet with our seniors and their parents to explain the FAFSA process. Thanks Ms. Arditti.

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has enjoyed the Veterans Day weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. Skip Watts will be at DHS on Tuesday evening at 5:30 to provide information to seniors and thier parents in regards to the FAFSA. This meeting will be held in the media center. Seniors and their parents should plan to attend this important information session. The Junior Lunch and Learn scheduled for Friday will be rescheduled. Junior parents, please be on the lookout for an email from Ms. Arditti about a new date. Our annual Thanksgiving Feast will be on Friday. Students should plan to bring a dish to share. Seniors, as you're receiving your college acceptance letters, please bring a copy to the front office so we can post them on our wall. All students, please be sure that you are shutting your chromebooks down several times a week. This helps updates to take place so that your chromebook will not be forced shut down. Students and parents, please be reminded of our attendance policy. Students are not allowed to have more than 9 absences per semester without having to go through the appeals process. Also remember that 3 tardies equals 1 absence. Thanksgiving break will be Wednesday November 22nd through Sunday November 26th. I hope that everyone has a marvelous week. Take care. #DiscoverU

HUGE Congratulations to the Varsity Quill Team!! They placed 2nd in the Region and have advanced to the State Finals! Please congratulate Maggie Gold, June Gordon, Nolan Tester and Judah Detweiler!! Juadah finished first in Literary Analysis! #DiscoverU

Freshmen are playing badminton in PE. #DiscoverU

Good evening Discovery family. Just a reminder that there will be no school tomorrow for students or teachers in observance of Veterans Day. Please be sure to thank a veteran for their service to our country. Take care. #DiscoverU

Discovery High School recently received Platinum Status through the AP Honor Roll. This represents the top 6% of all eligible schools across the nation!!! #DiscoverU

Mr. Barham's Civics class is discussing what they think should be the qualifications for a Supreme Court justice.

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. We will have Enrichment on Monday and Tuesday, Advisory on Wednesday, and Community on Thursday. There will be no school for students or staff on Friday November 10th in observance of Veteran's Day. Please thank a veteran for their service to our country. Since 2017 the Guardian ad Litem program has participated in an annual Peanut Butter & Jelly campaign. This year the Guardian ad Litem program’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Campaign will run from October 15, 2023 through January 15, 2024. The Guardian ad Litem program is partnering with Newton-Conover City Schools to support backpack programs run by The Corner Table and People Offering Relief From Community Hunger (PORCH). Each of these backpack programs directly benefit children and families in Catawba County. Parents, faculty, staff or students can donate small (16 ounces or less) plastic jars of peanut butter and jelly at participating Discovery High School. The Newton-Conover Education Foundation is sponsoring a Christmas for the Children golf tournament on November 11th. More information about the tournament and what the funds will be used for can be found at https://birdease.com/Christmasforthechildren. On Tuesday November 14th, we will be hosting a FAFSA night for all seniors and their parents in our media center beginning at 5:30. On Friday November 17th, Ms. Arditti will be hosting a Junior Lunch & Learn for all juniors and their parents in our media center 11:15-12:15. Please plan to attend as she will be sharing very important information for junior year going into senior year. I hope everyone has a wonderful week ahead. As always, please reach out if there's anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU

Thanks to Ms. Arditti for providing a Lunch & Learn for our seniors and their parents. #DiscoverU

Shout out to our students who helped with the PBIS reward at North Newton Elementary. #DiscoverU

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has had a marvelous Monday. Just a reminder that our Sophomores will be taking the PreACT and our Juniors will be taking the CCRA (practice ACT) tests tomorrow. First breakfast will be served and sophomores and juniors should plan to be here by 7:40 in the morning. They will be allowed to sign out after the tests tomorrow provided they bring a note. Freshmen and Seniors will have an asychronous day tomorrow where they can complete their work from home. It would also be a good day to complete community service and seniors could make a college visit. The day will show as an absence tomorrow for Freshmen and Seniors, but it will be an excused absence so no need to worry. Sophomores and Juniors, get plenty of rest tonight and I'll see you in the morning. Take care. #DiscoverU

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has enjoyed the beautiful weather we've had this weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. Thanks to everyone who participated in our Fall BBQ. We raised a little over $5,400!! Our Sophomores will be taking the PreACT and our Juniors will be taking the CCRA (practice ACT) on Tuesday October 31st. Freshmen and Seniors will have an asynchronous day on this day meaning they will complete their work at home. It would also be a great day for community service and seniors could visit colleges as well. Sophomores and Juniors will be able to leave when the testing is completed. Girls basketball tryouts/practice starts Monday 10/30. The first week we will practice 5:30 -7:30 pm. You must have a current physical and live in the N-CCS school district. You will meet in the main gym if interested. We will have enrichment on Monday and Thursday this week, advisory on Wednesday and Community on Friday. Since 2017 the Guardian ad Litem program has participated in an annual Peanut Butter & Jelly campaign. This year the Guardian ad Litem program’s Peanut Butter and Jelly Campaign will run from October 15, 2023 through January 15, 2024. The Guardian ad Litem program is partnering with Newton-Conover City Schools to support backpack programs run by The Corner Table and People Offering Relief From Community Hunger (PORCH). Each of these backpack programs directly benefit children and families in Catawba County. Parents, faculty, staff or students can donate small (16 ounces or less) plastic jars of peanut butter and jelly at participating Discovery High School. The Newton-Conover Education Foundation is sponsoring a Christmas for the Children golf tournament on November 11th. More information about the tournament and what the funds will be used for can be found at https://birdease.com/Christmasforthechildren. This week's Character Awards can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N7x9FrOG0JYgTCZCYKcIynlJhy4REm-7/view?usp=sharing I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. As always, please feel free to reach out if there's anything we can do for you. Take care. #DiscoverU

Prepping for the BBQ!

Ms. Arditti works with students on social media safety.

The annual DHS costume contest.

Andrew Corbin and his Belmont Rowing teammates placed 3rd in the Quad race at First Coast Head Race in Jacksonville, Florida! The Belmont Rowing team did a great job representing the southeast region!!! ⭐️🌟 Super proud of him!