Greetings Pioneers,
Congratulations are in order for Vocal Music Students who participated in MSVMA Solo and Ensemble Festival on Saturday February 4th.
Students were very professional and sang beautifully! Congratulations to the following students:
Julius Owens – 1st division Solo
Ava Assenmacher – 1st Division Solo
Hannah Frederick – 1st Division Solo
Annette Jacubowicz – 1st Division Solo
Stefano Ciavaglia, Alex Sassannelli, and Jack Rutledge – 1st Division Ensemble
Mariam Baiz – 2nd Division Solo
Eliana Quesada – 2nd Division Solo
We are very proud of our students and their hard work! They will be moving on to State Solo and Ensemble!
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On Thursday, we will be conducting a school- wide assessment. Students will be either taking the WIDA or PSAT/SAT. Seniors who are not taking WIDA testing or SAT will participate in a career exploration program. Have your student check the postings around the building to find their testing room.
Our PSAC (Principal Student Advisory Committee) is sponsoring a Valentines Spirit Week to keep things fun during testing week – with the following daily themes:
- Monday – Twin Day
- Tuesday – Throwback Day (Dress like your younger self)
- Wednesday – Dress to impress
- Thursday – Culture Day
- Friday – Valentines Day colors (seniors/juniors- red; sophomores/freshmen – white; staff-pink)
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In addition, this week we will be re-introducing our Pioneer 6 Traits with the focus on one trait per month. Teachers will be implementing lessons and we will be using them a lot more – school wide. Click here for a flier on the Pioneer 6. February’s focus will be on “Mindfulness”. The goal is to help students manage emotions, reflect, self-regulate and to be fully present during interactions. Teachers will implement a mini-lesson teaching the importance of mindfulness, the difference between mindfull vs. Mind full, , its benefits and examples of how students can be mindful. Please be sure to ask your student what they learned about mindfulness in the upcoming weeks.
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On February 20th, DPS/LAHC will hold a Bilingual Vape Awareness-Informational Session for Parents from 6-7pm – hosted by DHS, FHS and EFHS.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84459881099?pwd=TW4wZm9NKzNlbDVsQ2pLSG44cjRXZz09
Meeting ID: 844 5988 1099
Passcode: 812759
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The junior class is still in need of donations for their Tin Can Raffle on March 1st and 2nd, 2024. The Tin Can Raffle is a junior year event to raise money for the Class of 2025 Prom and Senior Party expenses. Below is a link for our Sign Up Genius, which is our platform for organizing different parent donors for baskets that will be used for the raffle. We need your help in making this Tin Can Raffle a success. Whatever you can contribute or sign up for is greatly appreciated.
When you sign up, please make sure to add in the “COMMENTS,” the approximate total cost of the basket and the name of your child that’s in the junior class. If you have any other ideas or suggestions of what to donate that are not already on the sign up genius, please email me directly.
If you have items for a basket, please label it with your name and the basket theme, and you can drop them off to me at DHS in the Counseling Office.
Also, if you are not in the What’s App Parent group, please join using the link below
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Below is the link to order your cap and gown for graduation. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Sales Representative, Jeff Hollandsworth at 734-284-2528 or Jeff.hollandsworth@jostens.com
Reminders:
- Seniors – Remember to order your cap and gown. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Sales Representative, Jeff Hollandsworth at 734-284-2528 or Jeff.hollandsworth@jostens.com
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For your planning, I’m sharing important dates that will come sooner than we anticipate. Please see below:
- Finals for Seniors – May 20th (hours 4-6) and May 21st (hours 1-3)
- Seniors Last Day – May 21st ; Final exams will be held May 20th (hours 4-6 and May 21st (hours 1-3)
- Memorial Day Ceremony – Wednesday, May 22, 2024 @9am
- DHS Honor’s Night – Tuesday, May 28,2024 @ 6pm
- Senior Prom – Thursday, May 30, 2024
- DHS Graduation – Saturday, June 8, 2024 @ 10am (Rain date – June 15th)
- Senior All Night Party – Saturday, June 8th at 8pm (subject to change)
- Superintendent’s Honors Night – TBD
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Our week ahead looks like this:
Monday, February 12th
- Spirit Week – Twin Day
- PIoneer Press Sale – am
- Animal Care Club Candy Sale @ all lunches
- Class of 2025 Pizza Sale – auditorium hall
- Robotics Pizza Sale – L/A hall – pm
- Key Club Meeting – after school
Tuesday, February 13th
- EARLY RELEASE TUESDAY – Students dismissed at 1:15pm
- Staff Meeting
- Spirit Week – Throwback Day (Dress like your younger self)
- Orphans Overseas Donut/Coffee Sale – L/A Hall- am
- Animal Care Club Candy Sale @ all lunches
- ACCESS Info Table – all lunches
- Peer to Peer Info Table/care cards – all lunches
- Cancer Awareness cookie Sale – pm
- Discover Islam Pizza/Brownie Sale – A/L hall – pm
Wednesday, February 14th
- COUNT DAY – MAKE SURE YOUR STUDENT IS IN SCHOOL ALL DAY
- Spirit Week – Dress to impress
- Animal Care Club Breakfast Sale – am
- Animal Care Club Candy Sale @ all lunches
- PEACE Club Rose Sale @ all lunches
- Class of 2027 Pizza Sale – auditorium
- Active Minds Snack Sale in L/A hall
- Athletic Booster Club Meeting
Thursday, February 15th
- Spirit Week – Culture Day
- WIDA/PSAT/SAT/College Prep DAY – all grades 7:50-11:15am
- LSA Breakfast Sale – A/L hall – am
- HOSA Pizza Sale – pm
Friday, February 16th
- Spirit Week – Valentines Day Colors (Seniors/juniors – red; sophomores/freshmen- white; staff-pink)
- Health Sciences Career Fair – all lunches
- Peace club cocoa and donut sale – am
- Class of 2026 Pizza Sale – pm
Have a wonderful week!
Principal Jebril
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