Discovery High

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that all of you are having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. Our enrichment schedule for this week is: Monday-Enrichement, Tuesday-Advisory, Wednesday-Family, Thursday-Community, and no school on Friday due to a teacher workday. Ms. Arditti is hosting a lunch and learn for freshmen and their parents on Wednesday September 25th 11:00-12:00 in the media center. I encourage freshmen parents to attend as Ms. Arditti will be sharing valuable information about high school. There are several community service opportunities this week that students should consider participating in. First, on Friday afternoon, we will be hosting a campus cleanup around the DHS campus. Interested students should complete the following google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfciLKf5CbVG_iKCt77GMbJ_XAf7VaIr_Oi3-E4StoYAFtAkQ/viewform?usp=sf_link. Downtown Newton is hosting the Carolina Makers Market on Saturday. Interested students should complete the following sign up genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080C48ACA62CA7F85-44670634-carolina#/. Beth Eden Lutheran Church in Newton is hosting a meal packing event on Saturday. Interested students should go to the following link, click register, and complete the information: https://rah.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/homepage?id=701Pj00000Fm2TYIAZ. This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MIqJNGtNw2k8mviRd88FqllOL0I0lhE-/view?usp=sharing. I hope that everyone has an amazing week. Take care and please reach out if there is anything you need. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

We had a wonderful Park Day today. What a perfect day for us to grow as a family and learn more about one another. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week. Due to the potential for bad weather this past Friday, we moved our Park Day to this coming Friday September 20th. We will use the permission slip that was already sent home. If you do not want your child to attend this Friday, just let us know. Some of the Learning Labs have changed so please be sure to check your schedule to see if the location has changed. Along these lines, Ms. Darden's classes will now meet in the lab in the science building instead of the media center. As the school year is now in full swing, please make note of the Academic Support (aka tutoring) days that our teachers offer after school. Barham - Monday & Thursday Crosson - Monday Kellogg - Most days except if she has an after school meeting; she puts the weekly schedule on her board Scronce - Wednesday & Thursday Ward - Thursday & Friday Our Fall BBQ will be Friday October 11th. More information to come about this. The following is our Enrichment schedule for the week: Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - SEL, Thursday - Family, and Friday - Park Day. Please remember that giving back to others is a big part of who we are at Discovery. Therefore, we have a requirement of 150 hours of Community Service. Students, make sure that you are checking your email regularly because we send out multiple opportunities each week. You should get 50 by the end of your freshmen year, 100 by the end of your sophomore year, and 150 by the end of your junior year. Therefore, you shouldn't have to worry about it at all your senior year unless you're shooting to get 200 so you can have a community service cord for graduation. Thanks to Ms. Arditti for putting up an ACT Word of the Day up on the Announcement Board at the crosshall. I encourage students to look at this everyday to build your vocabulary. Students, if you go out the gate next to the science building, please make sure you close it behind you. Safety is a top priority for us. Ms. Kellogg is offering a parent meeting for all of her math classes on Thursday September 19th at 6:30 in the media center. I encourage all parents to attend this so they have a good understanding of Ms. Kellogg's expectations and how her classes run. The Character Awards for this week can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1meqASdd0o06dXrl0MbDs1QKGbY-r_dNu/view?usp=sharing. I hope that everyone has a terrific week. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #HandleHardBetter #DiscoverU

Talent is back at Community. Thanks to Daeton for being brave enough to step up and be our first of the year.

Esports at DHS!!!

Good afternoon Discovery High School family. I hope that everyone is enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Thanks to everyone for bringing in cupcakes on Friday to make that such a special event! We can't do things like that unless everyone participates so thank you. Below are the announcements for the week. The following link is for a DHS News article about Cupcake Day: https://dhsnews.net/2024/09/06/dhs-celebrates-11th-annual-cupcake-day/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFIBZNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVAFMMRpLIS_Ymb84aNIan9PdfLl2ImI7bAMN9aMtVdOnGzzTzltYot5Uw_aem_iDXaBfq-DhdFshnhuVzwnw We will be having Spirit Week this week: Monday - American (Red, White, and Blue) Tuesday - Dress Fancy Wednesday - Wild West Thursday - Adam Sandler Day Friday - Park Day (dress comfortably and wear something you don't mind getting dirty) Enrichment Schedule: Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Advisory, and Thursday - SEL. The following is the link to Family Assignments which we will start the week of September 16th: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AT16ktWhQi05w5X5t1ZIWBAHCjdqtZFAccJ-m3IaNHo/edit?usp=sharing Students will be receiving a permission slip tomorrow to attend Park Day. Any student, who does not return this slip signed, will not be able to go. Also, band students will be taken back in time to attend band class. I hope that everyone has an amazing week. Please feel free to reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

We had a terrific Cupcake Day in memory of Maggie Daniels!! 1441 cupcakes were brought by our DHS family. We also had a special guest...Mr. Dixon to announce Big Friday!!

Please see the flyer for more info about Cupcake Day which will take place on Friday.

Just a reminder that underclassmen pictures are below. Please see the following link with important information about it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EDT68N4bYQiGgLDQAp23-RRspxAliGnw/view?usp=sharing

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope you're have a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcments for the upcoming week. There is no school on Monday because of the Labor Day holiday. We will follow our regular schedule beginning on Tuesday. Tuesday will be enrichment, Wednesday will be Advisory, Thursday will be Enrichment, Friday will be Community. Remember that we will also be having Cupcake Day on Friday and we need everyone to bring in cupcakes to make this a wonderful event. Remember that you should be in class by 7:40 each morning or you are late. Also, please be sure to check your email on a regular basis as important information from staff is sent regularly. As a reminder of our car rider traffic pattern in the morning and afternoon: cars should turn onto N. Ashe Ave from West 15th street, turn right on West 18th street and then make an immediate right into the circle drive at the front office. Drop or pick up your student at the front office area and then exit the circle by turning left onto West 18th street. I hope you all enjoy the rest of your weekend. As always, reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Good afternoon Discovery Family. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful summer and is excited about the start of the 2024-25 school year. This is going to be an amazing year, but remember that you will only get out of it, what you put into it. Below are the announcements for this week. The following are the drop off and pick up procedures for car riders: You will turn onto N. Ashe Ave from West 15th St, then turn right onto West 18th St and make an immediate right into the circle drive. Students will be dropped off and picked up at the top of the circle drive. Parents should then turn left out of the circle drive and make a right at the stop sign at the bottom of the hill to leave campus. For returning in district bus riders, your pick off and drop off point should be the same as last year. However, you should plan to be at your stop 10-15 minutes earlier than last year until routes are finalized. For in district freshmen students, you should be at your stop by 6:15 and then your driver will be able to tell you what time it will be on a regular basis. All students should enter the building through the gym entrance which will be open at 7:10 each morning. Students will then report to the gym or the cafeteria until 7:30 at which time they will go to Advisory on Monday. All students are able to receive free breakfast each morning. Breakfast will run 7:10-7:40. The bell schedule for the opening week can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oy3WrsjjYSbcnxfo2eJJswOExDV0X4Tduii2ZUeeMOo/edit?usp=sharing. Advisory Groups for this year can be found at https://docs.google.com/document/d/17YiTqYwFeUI92WgaxcPJxXLwQISVDA2167RO7_hI6y0/edit?usp=sharing. Junior and Senior Summit classes will not begin until Wednesday. Therefore, any junior or senior, who has 4th period Summit, can bring a signed note from their parent to leave after 3rd period. You must have a signed note in order to sign out after 3rd period tomorrow and Tuesday. The following are important upcoming dates for the next few weeks: 8/26 - First Day of School 9/2 - No School - Labor Day Holiday 9/5 - Underclassmen Pictures 9/6 - Cupcake Day I look forward to seeing everyone's smiling faces tomorrow. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Take care. #DiscoverU

We had a terrific time today meeting all of our new students during orientation. A special shout out to our senate members for doing a wonderful job leading this event. Welcome to our new students! #DiscoverU

Good afternoon. The DHS office will be closed the rest of the day today and all day tomorrow. Please call the central office at 464-3191 and they can get in touch with us.

Please see the information in the following link about immunizations that are required for rising seniors. Take care. https://drive.google.com/file/d/15o6rEWw5tjQdzhzlJug8IPtOkygsZAe_/view?usp=sharing

Good afternoon Discovery Family. I hope that everyone is doing well. As a reminder, all students need to have PowerSchool Enrollment completed before you will be able to pick up your chromebook or a parking pass if applicable. All new students will complete the New Student Registration by completing the following steps: Go to the Newton-Conover City Schools website (www.newton-conover.org) Under the Menu Tab, click Enroll Your Child, then click on New Student Enrollment You will create an account (You will need to create a new account with NCCS even if you have an account with a different school system.) Remember your email, Username and password. This online registration will be used every year to update your child’s information and complete online forms. Complete the online forms and hit the submit button. Parents of returning students should have received an email with instructions on how to complete PowerSchool Enrollment with a specific link.

There are a couple of free events in the coming weeks. Check out the flyers to see if you would be interested in any of them. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LX0KOv7lbgTm_VCZYOAkY5yb4LTF_F5g/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-w42xqxOd2GPCHEVfSwhsaUm8MfztUql/view?usp=sharing

Global Redemption Enterprises Shepherd's Hand Ministry is hosting a Back To School Festival on August 11th. Check out the flyer.

Good afternoon Discovery Family. I hope that everyone is doing well. As a reminder, all students need to have PowerSchool Enrollment completed before you will be able to pick up your chromebook or a parking pass if applicable. All new students will complete the New Student Registration by completing the following steps: Go to the Newton-Conover City Schools website (www.newton-conover.org) Under the Menu Tab, click Enroll Your Child, then click on New Student Enrollment You will create an account (You will need to create a new account with NCCS even if you have an account with a different school system.) Remember your email, Username and password. This online registration will be used every year to update your child’s information and complete online forms. Complete the online forms and hit the submit button. Parents of returning students should have received an email with instructions on how to complete PowerSchool Enrollment with a specific link. If you have any questions, please contact the school. Take care.

Due to leadership meetings the next two day, the Discovery Office will be closed Tuesday July 30th and Wednesday July 31st. We will reopen on Thursday August 1st. Take care.

Good morning seniors and senior parents. As a reminder, senior cap and gown pictures are on Thursday August 15th. The following link provides information about the schedule for seniors on that day. Pictures will be made in the gym. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bx6OXc6EJDD_U3u6JcJHsRDl-qiPn5VD/view?usp=sharing Take care and see you soon.