Douglas High School Weekly Principal's Blog: 2014

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Principal's Blog for the week of December 29th-January 2nd

Wishing you a Happy New Year!

May it be filled with moments of joy

while also bringing you and your family

good health and prosperity.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Principal's Blog for December 23, 2014

I would like to wish everyone within the DHS community my best wishes for a wonderful Holiday Season spent with family and friends. May it bring you great joy and happiness.

Your,

Kevin Maines and DHS

Friday, December 19, 2014

Principal's Blog for the week of December 15th - 19th

The December Newsletter is posted on the

High School Webpage. It will provide
additional details on events, activities,

photos and calendar reminders.
http://www.douglasps.net/files/filesystem/December%20Newsletter2.pdf

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Winter Athletic Schedule:

Weekly Athletic Schedule:

Week of December 15th, 2014

BUS

Saturday, Dec 20th Ice Hockey vs Lunenburg @ Hopedale @ 7:00

Sunday, Dec 21st Indoor track Winter Festival @ Reggie Lewis Center @ 9:30 7:30

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Indoor Track

The boys and girls Indoor track team's open their season with a win over Whitinsville Christian.

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Boys Basketball

The boys hoop team opened their season with a convincing victory over Tahanto Regional HS.

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Important Dates

December 23rd - Half day (F, G, A + B)

December 24th - January 2nd - Holiday Recess

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Announcements

Forms for the next Driver Ed Class are now in the Guidance office. Classes will begin on February 2^nd. The cost is $125.00.

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Any 10th, 11th or 12th grade student interested in attending the 3rd Varsity Math Meet on Wednesday, January 7th should pick up a permission slip and a set of practice questions outside Mrs. Remillard's room. All permission slips are due by Tuesday, December 23rd.

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Any student interested in becoming a CNA should come to guidance for information. Informational Sessions for Pre-CNA Courses are being offered through the Webster Adult Basic Education Program. Dates for the course are Feb. 4, and 11th.See the guidance office for more details.

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STUDENT STORE

Please visit the Douglas High School Student Store!! New items have recently arrived. Remember the holidays are right around the corner! They have in a sweatshirt that is getting a good deal of attention from students and staff. Many great holiday gift ideas can be found in the School Store.They'd make a great holiday gift for a loyal DHS student/parent or even grand-parent. Don't delay because they may be gone before you have a chance to secure one. They are also now selling a soft zipper case for student chromebooks.

http://www.douglasps.net/High.cfm?subpage=1526746

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Friday, December 12, 2014

Principals Blog for the Week of December 8th-12th

The December Newsletter is posted on the

High School Webpage. It will provide
additional details on events, activities,

photos and calendar reminders.
http://www.douglasps.net/files/filesystem/December%20Newsletter2.pdf

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Sophomore Ring Night is Monday the 15th

Reminder to sophomore's who order a class ring, they will be delivered to the high school on Monday night December 15th between 5-7 PM in the cafeteria. Representatives from Balfour will be here to assist you with your ring and any outstanding balances will be due at this time. Parents are invited to join the students and the good people from Balfour for an informal pizza party as well.

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The Winter sports season is upon us:

The season opens tonight with the Boy's Hoop team playing at home against Tahanto Regional HS. The JV game starts at 5:30 and the Varsity tips off at 7:00.

The Indoor Track teams open their season Saturday morning against Whitinsville Christian at 9:30 at Northbridge HS.

Our Co-Op Hockey program with Hopedale and Millis HS's will face off in the Westboro Jamboree on Saturday night at 7:00.

Winter coaches are:

Girls Basketball - Varsity Mr. Ralph Quinn

JV - Mrs. Lisa Farese

Volunteer - Ms. Mikalya Schubeth

Boys Basketball - Varsity - Mr. Shannon Ryan

JV - Mr. Guy Hill

Indoor Track - Boys and Girls Varsity - Mr. Ryan Dugan

Hockey - Varsity - Mr. Greg Lobisser

Volunteer - Mr. Ed LaChapelle

DOUGLAS TIGERS ATHLETIC SCHEDULE Week of December 15th, 2014

BUS

Wednesday, Varsity Girls Basketball @ Oxford @ 6:00 4:45

Dec 17th

Friday, JV Boys Basketball @ BMR @ 5:00 4:00

Dec 19th Varsity Boys Basketball @ BMR @ 6:30 4:00

JV Girls Basketball Home vs BMR @ 5:00

Varsity Girls Basketball Home vs BMR @ 6:30

Saturday, Ice Hockey vs Lunenburg @ Hopedale @ 7:00

Dec 20th

Sunday, Indoor track Winter Festival @ Reggie Lewis Center @ 9:30 7:30

Dec 21st

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Cards for the Troops

Senior Claudia Slawski conduct a senior project that asked students to create a holiday card for a soldier. With a support from Mrs. Fitzpatrick hundreds of holiday cards will be going out to the troops who cannot be home with their families for the holidays. We are very grateful for Claudia's focus and concern for the troops and to the students for their heartfelt notes to these hero's.

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The Giving Tree

Douglas High School's annual Giving Tree is now on display on the window near the main entrance. Ornaments on the tree list the gender, age, and an item to be purchased. Items should be returned to Mrs. Carpenter in Guidance or Mrs. Valliere, the school Nurse no later than Thursday, December 18th. Items should be wrapped with the ornament attached to them. In addition to helping out some local families this holiday season, we will also be making donations to Abby's House in Worcester, which is a shelter for battered women and their children.

Should your family wish to participate please speak with Mrs. Carpenter in the guidance office and she will arrange for you to get the information on the gift requests and how to make a submission to the Giving Tree. We thank you in advance for your consideration.

The presentation was completed by Melissa Landry and it is an exceptional display and we thank her for he efforts.

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2014 Holiday Concert

A wonderful night that celebrates the holiday season took place with the Winter Concert here at DHS on Thursday night. As is always the case, our students performed wonderfully. We were entertained by the full Choral group as well as the Blue Light Special along with terrific performances by our Rifle, Flag and Majorettes. During the intermission we were entertained by the Jazz band as they performed in the cafeteria as everyone enjoyed some treats. The Concert Band closed out the show with a number of beautiful seasonal selections. New this year was a quartet that performed in the main foyer as the spectators were arriving to the auditorium. They performed well and it was a really nice addition to the evening.

Congratulations go out to all the students who performed during the concert event. They were excellent and provided the audience with a variety of great acts. A tip of the hat goes out to the students from our Music Tech classes for all their efforts with set-up, break down, lights and sound. They also did a really nice job.

Finally thanks go out to all of our advisors including Mr. DeNoncour, Mr. Elliot, Mr. Rheaume, Ms. Metcalf for their work with our band and choral groups. Thank you's go out also to Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Gagnon, Mrs. Gray and to the band booster's for all they do for the program and our students.

A nice night was had by all. And yes that is Nick Daly as the Snowman!!

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Important Upcoming Dates

December 16th - Second quarter Progress Reports posted in IPASS

December 23rd - Half day (F, G, A + B)

December 24th - January 2nd - Holiday Recess

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STUDENT STORE

http://www.douglasps.net/High.cfm?subpage=1526746

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Forms for the next Driver Ed Class are now in the Guidance office. Classes will begin on February 2^nd. The cost is $125.00.

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Friday, December 5, 2014

Principals Blog for the week of December 1st - 5th

The December Newsletter is posted on the

High School Webpage. It will provide
additional details on events, activities,

photos and calendar reminders.
http://www.douglasps.net/files/filesystem/December%20Newsletter2.pdf

Recognition

The Douglas Girls Cross Country team and the Girls Soccer Team were recognized at the December 3rd School Committee meeting.

Superintendent Spitulnik presented the coaches and student-athletes with a citation recognizing their success this year. Special recognition was also given to the outstanding senior season that Makenzie Cyr had.

Girls Cross Country Team DVC Champions

Coach: Bobby Doyon

Asst. Coach: Shauna Harrington

Allie Benedict, Keely Mungeam, Tess Miller, Caroline Meizen, Mackenzie Cyr, Kylie Blake,

Kristen Jussaume, Alex Maslen,

Mackenzie Morin, Alyssa Piwowarski, Rebecca Rokne

Girls Soccer Team State Finalists

Also at School Committee, recognition was given to DHS's District Champion Girls Soccer team. The team's highlights were presented by Superintendent Spitulnik and all players were issued a certificate recognizing their outstanding season.

Coach: Jared Stand

Asst. Coach: Roland Poulin

Team Manager: Monique Levesque

Micaela Goldenberg, Rachel Dixson, Fallyn Hippert, Morgan Goozey, Megan Hayes, Kayla Finnegan, Allison Carol, Taylor Catlin, Olivia Collins, Hannah Favaloro, Megan Foley,

Ashley Gresian, Shannon Harney, Shanna King,

Anders Lafortune, Maggie Landry, Mikaela Mello,

Shannon Powell, Ashley Triber

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The Giving Tree

The presentation was completed by Melissa Landry and it is an exceptional display and we thank her for he efforts.

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Blue Light Special

The Douglas A Capella Group The Blue Light Special visited the Douglas Senior Center and the Middle School this past Thursday. During the Holiday season the choral and band groups visit a number of senior centers and local nursing to perform a holiday show for the guests and patients.

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Grade 8 Parent Information Night

On Thursday night, parents of students in grade 8 were able to attend an informational evening hosted by Mrs. Stack and Mr. Maines. They were provided with information on the academic pathways available to students within each department as well as information on Advanced Placement course offerings and student performance on these exams. There was information presented on the clubs and organizations that students can join at DHS as well as. Lastly, they were provided with information on the Athletic and Extracurricular programs that are offered at DHS.

Three seniors, Rachel Morin, Sean Brunson and Lauren Willand addressed the parents on their experiences attending DHS. They did a really nice job of sharing their insights and responding to questions from the parents.

Department Pamphlets were made available to the parents and additional copies will be sent to the Middle School should they like to have their child bring them home for their review.

Please visit the following link to view Jessica Picard's Senior Project from last year entitled "Douglas High School: The place to be" as it does a wonderful job of presenting student life at DHS from the perspective of a student.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow-wg3QE4MM

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Important Upcoming Dates

December 10th - College Financing Seminar at 6:30 - 8:00

December 11th - Winter Concert at 7:00 - 8:30

December 16th - Second quarter Progress Reports posted in IPASS

December 23rd - Half day (F, G, A + B)

December 24th - January 2nd - Holiday Recess

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Announcements
Auditions for this year’s Tiger Jam concert are now underway. If you are interested in performing in the concert please see Mr. DeNoncour for an audition application. All types of music are welcome! But don't delay, auditions end on Friday December 19^th.

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Do you want to thank a soldier? Create a Christmas card or write a letter that expresses your gratitude to a soldier who won’t be home for the holidays. Put them in the box in the library and in the office by December 10^th so they can be sent out for Christmas! This is part of Claudia Slawski's Senior Project.

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Attention all staff and students:
Our annual Giving Tree is on display on the window near the main entrance. Please consider taking an ornament and purchasing the item listed. Items should be wrapped and returned to Mrs. Carpenter in Guidance or the Nurse by Thursday, December 18th.

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STUDENT STORE

http://www.douglasps.net/High.cfm?subpage=1526746

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Principal's Blog for the week of November 24th - 26th

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

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On December 4th, DHS will be hosting a meeting for parents of students in grade 8 at 6:30 in Room C208. The letter below details the expectations for the presentation.

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There will be a field trip to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on Friday the 5th. Students in World Language classes will be attending the Goya exhibit. Ms. Smith, Mrs. Cicero and Mr. Nauss will be chaperoning this wonderful learning opportunity for our students.
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Announcements

Everyone trying out for ice hockey in Hopedale is reminded that they will need to have their completed blue card with them when they show up at the rink on Monday.

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Tryouts for Boys Basketball on Monday December 1^st will be as follows:

Varsity from 4:30-7:00 and

JV from 7:00-9:00.

Both tryouts are at the High School.

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The 12 Days of Christmas Food Drive is starting again on Tuesday, December 2nd!!

Collections will be during C block this year.

All food is donated to the Douglas Food Pantry and the C block class that brings in the most food items will win a pizza party.

Please remember to bring in any Italian items on December 2nd to help your class win!

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Calling all Freshman!! The Freshman Math Meet #2 is coming up quickly!! It will be held Wednesday December 10^th at Assabet Valley High School. Permission slips and practice questions are outside of Mrs. Remillards room. Permission slips are due back no later than Friday December 5^th!

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STUDENT STORE

Please visit the Douglas High School Student Store!! New items have recently arrived. Remember the holidays are right around the corner! They have in a sweatshirt that is getting a good deal of attention from students and staff. They'd make a great holiday gift for a loyal DHS student/parent or even grand-parent. Don't delay because they may be gone before you have a chance to secure one. They are also now selling a soft zipper case for student chromebooks.

http://www.douglasps.net/High.cfm?subpage=1526746

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Attention students of Douglas High School do you have a family member affected by Heart Disease or know someone who is? Well, come to the high school on December 13^th for the “Healthy Heart Ride”, a bike ride around the town to benefit the American Heart Association’s research and treatment of heart disease. Registration is $20.00 and waivers and registration forms are in the office. Please come out and support. Waivers can be dropped off to Mrs. Hackett in the library.

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Jordan Marcustry is looking to gather videos from school events to include in a DHS promotional video. If you have a video that you think would help promote the outstanding events offered in our school please bring a copy to Jordan or Mr. DeNoncour, or see them in person.

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For Sam Cafarelli and Savannah Corriveau’s Senior Project they will be holding a Senior/Junior Class Night on December 5^th from 6:30-9:30 pm and from now until December 5^th they will be accepting donations at all lunches, any donation is greatly appreciated. All money donations will go to buying comfort toys for the children in need of that extra support at Hasboro Children’s Hospital. Please see their email for more information.

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Seniors: An admissions representative from Daniel Webster College will be here on Monday Dec. 1st. If you would like to meet with them, come to guidance for a pass.
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Do you sing, play and instrument, have a band? Well there’s good news – Tiger Jam is on the way. That’s right, DHS, the music department’s annual scholarship concert is coming soon and if you would like to perform in it all you have to do is stop by the chorus room and pick up a performance application. But don’t delay – auditions begin December 1^st. If you would like more information about performing in the concert see Mr. DeNoncour.
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