Principal's Blog for Friday April 4th

Please visit the HS Web page to view the April Newsletter.  It will provide additional details to events, activities, photo's and calendar reminders.   DOUGLAS TIGERS ATHLETIC SCHEDULE              Week of April 7th, 2014                                                                                                                                  BUS Monday, April 7th JV Boys Baseball @ Nipmuc @ 3:30 2:15 Varsity Boys Baseball Home vs Nipmuc @ 3:30 (SF) Varsity Girls Softball @ Nipmuc @ 3:30 2:15 Boys Volleyball Home vs South @ 3:30 Tuesday, April 8th Track and Field @ WCS @ 3:30 2:30 Wednesday, April 9th Varsity Girls Softball Home vs BMR @ 3:30 (SF) JV Girls Softball @ BMR @ 3:30 2:15 Varsity Boys Baseball @ BMR @ 3:30 2:15 JV Boys Baseball Home vs BMR @ 3:30 Track and Field @ Auburn W/Shepherd Hill @ 3:30 2:15 Boys Varsity Volleyball @ Medfield @ 6:00 4:30 Thursday, April 10th Boys Volleyball Home vs Burncoat @ 3:30 Friday, April 11th JV Boys Baseball @ Sutton @ 3:30 2:30 Varsity Boys Baseball Home vs Sutton @ 3:30 (SF) JV Girls Softball Home vs Sutton @ 3:30 (MRF)  *********************************************************************************

*The Douglas track season opened up on Friday April 4th. Douglas vs. Main South and Parker Charter Schools at Foley Stadium.

The Girls Softball team is off to a 1-0 start with a 23-7 win over St. Bernard's of Fitchburg.  In that game Senior Hannah Furno had her 100th hit in the program and we congratulate her and the team on this win.

The Boys Volleyball team is off to a 2-0 start and is playing with a very team-oriented approach that has them playing a very strategic game.  They have defeated University Park and Worcester North HS.  Today they are playing Assabet Regional in their home opener.  

The Boys Baseball team is off to a slow start with a 0-2 record.  It is a young team with invested athletes and we're confident things will turn around for the team.  They are playing Tahanto Regional today in Douglas. 


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DHS Varsity Math Team  

The Varsity Math Team has participated in all four of the WOCOMAL (Worcester County Math League) meets this year.  In our division, Douglas students competed against teams from Burncoat, Claremont Academy, Hopedale, Leicester, Millbury, Notre Dame, and South.  The 15-20 students that have attended the various meets have contributed to the excellent accomplishment of our team placing fifth overall in our division.

The Freshman Math Team, comprised of 15 eighth and ninth graders, participated in all three of the WOCOMAL meets this year.  In our division, our students competed against ninth graders from Assabet Valley, Claremont Academy, Hopedale, Millbury, Notre Dame, and Southbridge.  Our team had a first place finish with 105 overall points.  Excellent effort by all!

4th Annual 8th Grade Science and Engineering Fair

Thursday, April 10, 2014

DHS Cafeteria

Judges arrive at 4:30

Students arrive at 5:30

Public Viewing is 6:30-7:00 

Senior Citizen's Breakfast on April 9th
The Douglas High School will be having a Senior Citizen's Breakfast on April 9th at 9:00am in the cafeteria. They will be entertained by our High School Band, Choral groups and the Jazz Ensemble. This is always a nice event hosted by the Peer Leaders who will be serving breakfast for our guests.  Mrs. Stack and Mrs. Carpenter are the advisor's to the Peer Leaders group and we thank them for their attention to this wonderful event at the school.

World Language Night 
The World Language Department will be hosting their World Language Night on April 16th from 6-8pm. The event has music, games, activities and great food. Mr. Nauss and Ms. Smith will be hosting the event.


Band Trip April 10th - 13th
 The Band/Chorus and Auxiliary Teams will be traveling to Washington D.C. to participate in the Fiesta-val music festival.  We will have six groups competing including the Marching Band, Concert Band, Chorus, Marching Percussion, Majorettes, Flags and Rifle teams.  They will visit the National Zoo, Arlington Cemetery and the Smithsonian Museum.  We hope they have a great experience and wish them good luck in their performances. 


National Honor Society
Our National Honor Society attended a State Conference at Holy Cross  on Thursday April 2nd. In speaking with some of the members they felt it was a good conference.


Mr. DHS 
Mr. DHS will be on April 17th at 7:30 pm in the High School auditorium. 

Mr. DHS is sponsored by the Student Council with Ms. Barney as their advisor.


Town Government Week 
Town and government week will take place on April 14th - 17th. Senator Moore and Representative Fattmann will speak to the Douglas High School students about state government and the students will also be visiting Town Offices and meeting with Town  Officials. Chief Foley and Chief Vincent and DPW Supervisor John Furno will also speak to the students and answer any of their questions. 

*Mr. Stand brought Justin Gualtieri and Alison Grann to the State House on April 4th to participate in the Massachusetts State  Student Government Day event. 


Humanities Collaborative 
Members of the Humanities Collaborative attended Worcester State University on April 2nd.  During their visit they were able to participate in discussions facilitated by University professors. 
Topics of lecture and discussion centered around the central theme of how our U.S. Constitution can be and is interpreted by Federal Supreme Court justices. Debate and discussion was particularly lively over such controversial issues as gun control and privacy rights. This was the fourth and final visit to area colleges.   



AP Science Study Session 
AP Science will be holding a study session for students in AP Physics, Environmental Science, Chemistry and Biology this Saturday. This session has proven beneficial to our students over the past three years and we thank Mr. VanInwegen, Mr. Thayer, Mr. Waggenheim and Mr. Galatzer-Levy for taking the time to hold these sessions for our students. 


Congratulations
Congratulations to Mr. DeNoncour for being recognized for his 15 years of teaching at the Virtual High School. He teaches American Popular Music which has been a very popular elective at the Virtual High School. We extend congratulations to Mr. DeNoncour for this achievement.

Some Upcoming Events:


********April 18th - No School - Good Friday********


*The Easter Bunny Breakfast is April 6th from 8:00-12:00 in the High School cafeteria.


*3rd quarter grades close on April 7th.


*3rd quarter report cards will be issued on April 11th. 

*There will be a Nursing School's Expo for high school students on the evening of Monday April 7th at the UMASS Medical School in Worcester.  

*Reminder that there will be a Job Fair at the DCU Center in Worcester on Friday, April 18^th from 1-5   p.m. 

*The Primary School PTO is looking for volunteers for community service for their “Science Night.” It is going to be held on Friday night April 11^th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. If you are interested in helping the primary students with Science Night, then give the PTO a call to help them out or see Mrs. Brosnahan for more information.

*Attention students in need of community service. Brian Hasemann and Brandon Hoghaug are organizing a field clean-up day at Soldiers Field on Saturday April 12^th.  Sign-up sheets are posted around the school along with additional information regarding the clean-up. If you have any questions please ask either Brandon or Brian.

April Counselor’s Corner
Seniors recently received the local scholarship packet and are reminded that the packet is due to the guidance office by Thursday, April 17th. There are always new scholarship opportunities made available in the guidance office and through the scholarship booklet given to students in the fall and available on the Guidance webpage.
College Planning Night for Students and Parents
This very informative evening will be taking place on Wednesday, May 7th at 6:30 pm in the Douglas High School Auditorium. We will be hosting a representative from MEFA who will be addressing the college admissions and college application process, how to find the “best fit” for college, financial aid information and answering any questions. This is not to be missed especially for juniors and their parents!!
Juniors will receive information regarding a field trip to a College Fair at Assumption College on May 28th. There are other College Fairs that students and families are encouraged to attend. Dates and times are available at www.gotomyncf.com.
Juniors are encouraged to go online and register for the SAT or ACT tests if they have not done so. The May 3rd test registration for the SAT deadline is April 4th. The late registration date with a fee is April 18th. The June 7th test registration for the SAT deadline is May 9th. The June 14th ACT testing registration deadline is May 3rd . All dates including late registration are listed on the Guidance webpage or at www.collegeboard.org.
Juniors are also encouraged to begin visiting colleges that they may want to place on their college lists to possibly apply to in the fall. All colleges have tours and information sessions on selected weekends through the spring and summer and during spring vacation.
AP Exam Dates:
Chemistry: Monday, May 5th at 8:00 a.m.
Environmental Science: Monday, May 5th at 8:00 a.m.
Computer Science A: Tuesday, May 6th at 8:00 a.m.
Calculus AB: Wednesday, May 7th at 8:00 a.m.
English Literature and Composition: Thursday, May 8th at 8:00 a.m.
English Language and Composition: Friday, May 9th at 8:00
Statistics: Friday, May 9th at 12:00 p.m.
Biology: Monday, May 12th at 8:00 a.m.
Physics B: Monday, May 12th at 12:00 p.m.
U. S. Government and Politics: Tuesday, May 13th at 8:00 a.m.
U. S. History: Wednesday, May 14th at 8:00 a.m.
Microeconomics: Thursday, May 15th at 12:00 p.m.
Late Environmental Sci. for Chemistry students: Wednesday, May 21st at 12:00