Principal's Blog for the Week of January 26th-30th

Report Cards
Due to the 2 no-school days this week; Report Cards for Quarter 2 will now be posted in IPASS on Monday February 2nd.  Please be sure to review your child's report card next Monday. With this report card we will also be reporting out on each student's performance on meeting our Learning Expectations.  Attached in IPASS will be a document that contains the performance rubric for each of our seven learning expectations.  Please review this component of the report card also. 
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Course Selection process
Our student's will begin their course selection process for the 2015-2016 school year starting on February 5th through the 10th.  Parents are reminded to review their course selections and to enter their verification in IPASS as well.  Teacher's will complete their recommendations in IPASS by February 4th.  Please reference these when discussing the course selections that your child will be making for next year.
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The January 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/January%202015%20Newsletter.pdf

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DOUGLAS TIGERS ATHLETIC SCHEDULE                                                                                       Weeks of February 2nd, 2015                                                                                                                              

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Monday, Feb 2nd Ice Hockey @ Bellingham @ 8:30

JV Boys Basketball Home vs Valley Tech @ 5:00

Varsity Boys Basketball Home vs Valley Tech @ 6:30

Tuesday, Feb 3rd JV Girls Basketball @ Sutton @ 5:00 @ Northbridge MS 4:15

Varsity Girls Basketball @ Sutton @ 7:00 @ Northbridge MS

Wednesday, Feb 4th JV Boys Basketball @ Millbury @ 5:30 4:30

Varsity Boys Basketball @ Millbury @ 7:00 8:45

Friday, Feb 6th JV Girls Basketball Home vs WCS @ 5:00

Varsity Girls Basketball Home vs WCS @ 6:30

JV Boys Basketball @ WCS @ 5:00 4:15

Varsity Boys Basketball @ WCS @ 6:30

Ice Hockey @ Worcester @ 3:00

Saturday, Feb 7th Indoor Track District Meet @ Fitchburg State College TBD

Ice Hockey vs Marian @ Hopedale @ 5:00

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Basketball

The boys hoop team is continuing their pursuit of a Clark Tournament and an MIAA tournament birth.  Their record prior to tonight's game is 7-6. They are home tonight versus Nipmuc regional with a 5 and 6:30 start for each game.  

The girls hoop team is also engaged in pursuit of post-season play with an 8-6 record.  They also play tonight against Nipmuc with the game being played at Nipmuc.

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January 16th

January 20th

January 25th

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Important Dates:

February 7th 

Snowball Dance 6:30 - 10:00

February 9th -13th

Winter Carnival - Spirit Week

February 16th-20th

Winter Break

DHS Announcements:

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There are still community service opportunities available at the Assessor’s Office at the Town Hall. If you are interested and would like to find out more, please come to the Main Office.

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Attention Seniors: 

Class dues and community service hours must 

be handed in to either Ms. Hackett or 

Mr. Gionet as soon as possible.

*For those of you going to Disney they must be in before the trip or you will not be able to attend.

*For everyone else, they are required for graduation so please get them done!!!

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Attention Students: 

If you have taken Honors English III or AP English and have a copy of Catcher in the Rye that you would be willing to donate to the English Department please bring them to C119, Mr. Stefan’s room. It is okay if you have written or highlighted in the book. We would greatly appreciate it!!

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Attention Student Council members: 

Sign-up on the bulletin board in the

Main Foyer  to sell tickets during lunches for snowball.

    *Also T-Shirts are in!! Please bring $13.00 to Ms. Smith’s room to collect yours!

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The Winter Carnival Photo Scavenger Hunt has begun! Please see your class advisers or class officers to receive the list!

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Principal's Blog for the Week of January 20th - 23rd

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Updates:

The Midterm Exam process concluded today. With the close of exams we will begin the third quarter and Semester II on Monday.  Teachers will be submitting grades for Quarter II, Midterms, and Semester I by Tuesday the 27th.  Report cards will be posted into IPASS on Friday the 30th. Please also know that along with the report card, our teachers will be providing information on student performance on the school's 21st Century Learning Expectations.  The rubrics for each of these academic Learning Expectations will be provided to you as an additional document posted in IPASS along with the student's report card. Please take some time to also review this important assessment information when reviewing report cards. 

With the start of the second semester, we begin the course selection process for the 2015-2016 school year.  We have opened the portal for teacher recommendations on each of their students.  They will complete this process on February 4th.  This will be followed by the Guidance Department engaging all of our students in grades 9-11 in the formal course selection process.  They will have access to their teacher's recommendations when making their course selections.  Parents will also have access to this information through the parent portal and we encourage you to review both these recommendations as well as the course selections of your student.  Upon completion of this review, parents will have the opportunity to complete their verification of these selections in IPASS.  

Parents can access the Program of Studies on-line by going to the school's web page and clicking the guidance icon in the quick link section.  We are in the process of finalizing the 2015-2016 document with any changes within each academic department and when completed it will posted in this location.  The present Program of Studies is posted there at this time should you want to begin reviewing the content in advance.  

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The January 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/January%202015%20Newsletter.pdf

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Indoor Track

Saturday the 24th's Indoor Track meet has been cancelled due to impending bad weather.

The Indoor Track season is winding down league play with post-season tournament's to follow the end of the season  The Boys team is presently 4-3 and they are getting many strong performances from a number of players.  The Girls team is doing well also and they have a 5-2 record at this time.  Like the boys team the girls are also getting some excellent performances from their athletes.  During the season, quite a number of the student-athletes on both teams have already qualified for the District and State Tournaments.

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IMPORTANT DATES

January 26th 

Start of term III and the Second Semester

January 29th

School Council meeting

February 2nd 

Term II and Semester I grades posted and available in IPASS

February 7th

Snowball Dance

The annual winter semi-formal will take place in the school cafeteria/foyer from 6:30-10:00 PM.  

February 14 - 22 

Winter Break

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The next Student Advisory Council meeting is scheduled for next Wednesday January 28^th at 7:20 am.

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The next School Council meeting will be held on Thursday January 29^th at 3:15 in the Main Office Conference room.

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There are community service opportunities available at the Assessor’s Office at the Town Hall. If you are interested and would like to find out more, please come to the Main Office.

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Next Tuesday, the 27^th, the Peer Leaders will have a very important meeting regarding the Valentine’s Day Fundraiser. Hope to see you there!!

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Principal's Blog for the Week of January 12th - 16th

Midterm Exams
Important Information:
Tuesday January 20th is the first of four consecutive days of Midterm Exams for our students.  The first exam is at 7:20 and completes at 9:00.  The second exam on Tuesday will begin at 9:10 and conclude at 10:50.  We will follow this schedule for all four days of exams and all four days are scheduled as early release days. 

Tuesday - Periods A + B
Wednesday - Periods C + D
Thursday - Periods E + F
 Friday - Periods G + makeups

A point of clarification on the exam procedures:
In the letter that went home to parents and that is posted both here and on our website, there is an error.  The correction is that should we have inclement weather resulting in a 2 hour delay we will still conduct both scheduled exams and the students will end up being dismissed at 12:50 instead.  So the testing times for a 2 hour delay will be 9:20 - 11:00 and 11:10 - 12:50. 

Please be sure that you have taken a few minutes to review the procedures and expectations for these exams that are detailed in the letter that went home. They can be found posted below in this blog or you can find it posted on the school's webpage.
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The January 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/January%202015%20Newsletter.pdf

DOUGLAS TIGERS ATHLETIC SCHEDULE                            Weeks of January 19th, 2015                                                                                                                              

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Monday,           JV Girls Basketball Home vs Uxbridge @ 1:00

Jan  19th    Varsity Girls Basketball Home vs Uxbridge @ 2:30

                 Ice Hockey @ Littleton @ 1:00

              

Tuesday,           JV Boys Basketball @ Uxbridge @ 5:30                       4:30

Jan 20Th      Varsity Boys Basketball @ Uxbridge @ 7:00                   

                  

Wednesday,       Ice Hockey vs Minuteman @ Hopedale @ 8:30

Jan 21st           

Thursday,           JV Girls Basketball @ Burncoat @ 5:30                        4:15

Jan 22nd      Varsity Girls Basketball @ Burncoat @ 7:00  

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

Jan 23rd            Varsity Girls Basketball @ BMR @ 6:30

           JV Boys Basketball Home vs BMR @ 5:00

                   Varsity Boys Basketball Home vs BMR @ 6:30

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December 12th, 2014 

The Douglas High School Boys Basketball team is midway through their season and sit at 6-3. The team will travel to Hopedale High School tonight.  Below are photo's from recent games.  The first are from their victory over Tahanto Regional HS.

December 19th, 2014

Below are photo's from their victory over Blackstone-Millville Regional HS.

December 22, 2014

A photo of Jesse Mosczynski in the hoop team's victory over Abby Kelley High School.

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Girls JV and Varsity Hoop

The Girl's Hoop teams is also at the halfway point of their seasons.  Both teams have been playing well and are very competitive against all of their opponents. The JV team is presently 6-2 and the Varsity team is 5-4.  Both teams play tonight at home versus Hopedale HS.  Below are a few pictures of the JV and Varsity teams in action. 

January 5th, 2015

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DHS Cheerleaders and their halftime performance. 

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Mr. Ginisi serving up the lunches

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Mid-Term Exam Schedule

The following document was distributed to all students and is posted on the school's web page.  Please review the document as we enter the exam season.

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Upcoming dates of some importance:

January 20th - Teachers begin entering student recommendations for the 2015-2016 school year

January 26th - Start of term III and the Second Semester

January 29th - School Council meeting

February 2nd - Term II and Semester I grades posted and available in IPASS

February 14 - 22 - Winter Break

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Attention Juniors and Seniors:  

Permissions slips for the January 28th field trip to New England Tech are now available in guidance!  Forms need to be returned by Friday, January 23rd.  

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This is a reminder for any student that is interested in becoming a CNA.  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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Mid-term early dismissal slips are in the main office. Stop by and take how many you will need. Please return them ASAP for a smoother dismissal.

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Principals Blog for the Week of January 5th-January 9th

The January 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/January%202015%20Newsletter.pdf

The Douglas High School community extends a warm welcome to Mr. Norman Yvon as he assumes the position of Superintendent of the School District.

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Worcester County Superintendent Association's Scholar Luncheon

Douglas HS is pleased to announce that senior Carol McPherson was recognized at the WCSA's Scholar Luncheon on Tuesday.  The event was held at The College of the Holy Cross with 72 Central Massachusetts students being recognized for their academic, social and civic achievements. Carol is an active member of the C.W. Holmes chapter of the National Honor Society. Recently Carol was recognized as a Commended Student by the National Merit Scholarship program.  She is also a Ronald Reagan Scholar Award winner as well as having received the University of Rochester's Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award. Carol has maintained complete dedication to her participation with the DHS Marching, Concert, and Jazz Bands where she serves in a leadership capacity.  As part of her community service, Carol has dedicated time to the Community Harvest Project, The Mustard Seed Soup Kitchen and the Worcester Alzheimer's Walk. The DHS community congratulates Carol on this well deserved honor.

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DHS Cheerleaders

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The winter season brings the start of our cheerleading season as well. The program is under the leadership of Ms. Urch and Mrs. Socha.  They will perform at all home basketball games this season and then move on to the Cheering Tournament season.  They have continued to bring additional excitement to the basketball games and do a great job of entertaining and generating excitement with our fan base.  

Youth Cheer Camp

The Cheer program hosted its youth cheer camp during the Holiday break and the campers performed at halftime during last Friday nights home game versus Oxford.  The kids did a great job and the crowd loved them. 

DHS Pep Band

A highlight to the Winter Season is the performance of our Pep Band as they play at home basketball games. The group is under the direction of Mr. Rheaume and they contribute to the atmosphere of our hoop games. They are a crowd favorite and certainly add to the excitement of the evening. The pep band includes Nick Daly, Patrick Sullivan, Shannon Walthall, Ryan Smith and Sam Masoud and Abby Sullivan.

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Indoor Track

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The Indoor Track team is off to a 1+1 record supported by some very strong performance at the State Meet held at the newly renovated Reggie Lewis Center in Boston.  They will travel to the Reggie Lewis Center again on Saturday for the State Relay Meet.  

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Boys Basketball

The boys hoop team is off to a good start to their season as they are presently 6-1 and they play league rival Sutton HS tonight at 7:00 with the game being played at Northbridge MS.

Girls Basketball

The girls hoop team is off to a 3-3 start in their season and they also will play league rival Sutton HS tonight here at DHS with the JV's at 5:00 and the varsity at 6:30.

Ice Hockey Co-op with Hopedale and Millis

DHS is well represented on both the varsity and jv hockey teams with Andrew Pineo, James Rich, Samuel Podolsky, Cameron Davis, Adam Parella and Chris Cicero lacing their skates up in this first year of the program. Mr. LaChapelle is assisting in the coaching with the program as well.  

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12 Days of Christmas

The Peer Leaders 12 Days of Christmas food drive had another successful year!  The contest between “C” block classes was won by Mrs. Cicero’s class who will receive a pizza party for all their efforts.  All of the donations are given to The People’s Pantry to help families in need.

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Freshman Return Day

The cold weather didn't stop eight of last year’s seniors from coming for College Freshman Return Day!  We are so thankful for Randy Guertin, Brian Hasemann, Luke Daly, Nolan Karsok, Jess Picard, Jolane Thibault, Ryan Walker and Suzie Pignatello who were able to share their experiences with this year’s seniors and juniors about information from their first semester away from DHS and at college.  Topics ranged from the advantages of having taken AP courses to adjusting to living with roommates.  Hopefully, the information they shared will help our seniors and juniors with all their upcoming decisions and experiences.

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Mid-Term Exam Schedule

The following document was distributed to all students and is posted on the school's web page.  Please review the document as we enter the exam season.

Attention Juniors and Seniors:  

Permissions slips for the January 28th field trip to New England Tech are now available in guidance!  Forms need to be returned by Friday, January 23rd.  

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This is a reminder for any student that is interested in becoming a CNA.  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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The next Peer Leaders meeting will take place next Tuesday, January 13th after school in Guidance.

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Wednesday January 14th there will be a GSA wedding party in Mrs. Petrelli’s room until 2:45. Please come and bring food and friends for a fun time! Formal attire is suggested but not required.

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Attention all Seniors going on the Disney Trip. Your final Disney payment is due January 15^th. Please check your email or see your class advisers to see how much you owe.

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 Wouldn't it be exciting if one year from now you were packing your bags for Europe!!! If that sounds exciting please come to an informational meeting with your parents next Wednesday January 14^th at 6:30 in Ms. Smith’s room. Scholarships and fundraising opportunities will be discussed and you do not need to take a language to come. 
**This is a non-school-sponsored trip**

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