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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