The March Newsletter is posted on the
High School Webpage. It will provide
additional details on events, activities,
additional details on events, activities,
photos and calendar reminders.
http://www.douglasps.net/files/filesystem/March%20Newsletter1.pdf
Makenzie Cyr has been selected as the recipient of the
“MIAA Student-Athlete of the Month Award" for January 2015.
As a member of the varsity cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams, Makenzie will have participated in sixteen varsity seasons at Douglas High School by the time of her graduation. She has earned fourteen Dual Valley Conference All-Star honors as of the fall season. This past season, Makenzie led the cross country team to consecutive league championships as well as a second place team finish and a third place individual finish in the MIAA Division 2 Central Massachusetts Cross Country Championship. The following week, she placed fourth overall in the MIAA Division 2 All State Meet.
Academically, Makenzie has earned a 97.2 grade point average while also being enrolled in three advanced placement courses. She is a member of the National Honor Society and also serves as Vice President of the organization. She has played a leadership role on the Douglas High School Student Council for four years, participating in state conferences, community service activities such as the Walk for Hunger and the formal planning of school activities which include the Winter Carnival and Homecoming Weekend. In addition, Makenzie has been an active member of the Peer Leaders. She has participated in several outreach initiatives within the community including a Thanksgiving Food Drive, The 12 Days of Christmas collection for families in need and additional activities such as hat, glove and coat drives.
http://www.douglasps.net/files/filesystem/March%20Newsletter1.pdf
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Student Council attends State Conference:
7 members of the DHS Student Council attended the Massachusetts State Conference in Hyannis this week. A highlight was their participation in the Polar Plunge to support Special Olympics. They took the plunge into Craigville Beach with other students. Mr. Nauss and Ms. Smith, advisors to Student Council, also took the plunge in support of Special Olympics. We are proud of them for their participation in this event. They arrived back to the school this afternoon and they indicated that they had a terrific time and found the conference to be both informative and inspirations. Attending the conference were: Cassidy Chapman, Monique Levesque, Liam Madden, Briona Brito, Colleen Chapman, Shannon Powell and Connor Gauthier.
We hope to have a few photos for next week's blog.
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Winter Sports Awards
On Wednesday night we held the Winter Sports Awards in recognition of the successful sports season that our teams enjoyed. We recognized the 12-9 Girls Basketball team which earned a berth in the MIAA Tournament. We also recognized the Boys Basketball team that finished 11-10 and advanced to the Regional Semi-Finals of the MIAA Tournament. Our Indoor Track teams which saw the girls program finish at 5-2 and the boys ended at 4-3. Both teams had members advance into the Regional, State Divisional and All-State Championships. Lastly, we recognized the Cheerleading Program for their great tournament season highlighted by their claim of the DVC Championship. They built upon the DVC title with the Central Mass Regional Championship and their qualification for the State MSSAA Championships held at Wachusett Regional where they placed fifth.
It was an exciting Winter Season and we express our appreciation to all our Student-Athletes, coaches, fans and the DHS Athletic Boosters organization.
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College Admissions
Seminar
For Students and
Parents
Wednesday, March 18,
2015
6:30 p.m.
DHS Auditorium
Presented by a representative from
MEFA –
Massachusetts Educational Financing
Authority
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What is Job Shadowing?
Job shadowing is part of the
overall college and career program designed to assist Douglas
students to better understand their talents, abilities and desires for
fulfilling their plans for their lives in the workplace.
In a Job Shadow experience
the student goes to the workplace to observe first hand the skills and
knowledge required to be successful on the job.
The experience allows the students to explore a career area and to get a
“real life” exposure to a particular field, reaffirm an interest a student may
have in a particular field and to narrow down career options.
Job Shadowing provides the
student with:
·
A meaningful
introduction to the world of work
·
A better
understanding of the connection between school and work
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An opportunity to
explore various careers and the opportunities within them.
The
Job Shadow program is meant to help the student in the process of making future
plans. In the years ahead, whether in
continued education or in the workplace, it is likely that your desires and
career plans will change. Each
opportunity you have will help you to see and learn more about yourself, and
others.
Juniors
can either shadow a relative or friend of the family or guidance will
make attempts to arrange for a placement.
Job shadow is optional but recommended.
This
year’s date for Job Shadowing Day is Tuesday,
March 17th.
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MIAA Student-Athlete of the Month Award
As a member of the varsity cross country, indoor and outdoor track teams, Makenzie will have participated in sixteen varsity seasons at Douglas High School by the time of her graduation. She has earned fourteen Dual Valley Conference All-Star honors as of the fall season. This past season, Makenzie led the cross country team to consecutive league championships as well as a second place team finish and a third place individual finish in the MIAA Division 2 Central Massachusetts Cross Country Championship. The following week, she placed fourth overall in the MIAA Division 2 All State Meet.
Academically, Makenzie has earned a 97.2 grade point average while also being enrolled in three advanced placement courses. She is a member of the National Honor Society and also serves as Vice President of the organization. She has played a leadership role on the Douglas High School Student Council for four years, participating in state conferences, community service activities such as the Walk for Hunger and the formal planning of school activities which include the Winter Carnival and Homecoming Weekend. In addition, Makenzie has been an active member of the Peer Leaders. She has participated in several outreach initiatives within the community including a Thanksgiving Food Drive, The 12 Days of Christmas collection for families in need and additional activities such as hat, glove and coat drives.
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Eagle Scout Nick Daly
Nicholas Daly has been a member of Boy Scout Troop 173 in Webster, Massachusetts, for the past seven years, and has recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, Scouting's highest rank.
Nicholas's Eagle Service Project involved the construction of new wooden booths used by St. Joseph's Basilica during their annual parish festival. The original booths were over 30 years old and in desperate need of an update. The new booths were constructed of lasting material and made for easy assembly.
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Congratulations to the Varsity Cheerleaders on placing 5th in the Division 4 State Championship!
The team performed a flawless routine to end their season! The coaches and parents are very proud of their accomplishments this season! A team dinner/celebration was held immediately following the competition with the cheerleaders, parents, and families!
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St. Patrick's Day Parade
The Band had two successful performances last weekend. On Sunday March 8th, they marched in the Worcester St. Patrick's parade which was a competition. The DHS Band won first place in the large band division. Other groups competing included South High Community School Band (Worcester) and Narragansett Regional. Tantasqua Regional High School won the small band division.
On Sunday, March 15th, the band will perform in the South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade and on Saturday, March 21 they will march in the Providence St. Patrick's Day parade.
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Announcements
Help out Matthew Desilets Senior
Project by bringing in food donations to help Kylee’s Care Kits for Kidz.
Donation items can include: one hundred percent juice boxes, boxes of macaroni
and cheese, Spagettio’s and more. See posters around the school for more
possible donations. Anything that can be brought in is much appreciated by kids
who need it in Leominster. There is a box for donations outside the school office
and collections of donations will run through the month of April. Thank you for
your participation.
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Dear DHS Parents and Guardians,
Our names are Allie Leach and Caroline Forest, we are students at Douglas High School. For our senior project, we are designing this year’s yearbook. Our role as business managers for the yearbook is to help defray the cost of our yearbook so they will be affordable for everyone in the class.
It is our responsibility to include any pictures that you as parents would like to incorporate in the yearbook for your children. The cost of these advertisements varies depending on the size of the message/picture you wish to leave for that senior.
If you are interested in submitting a parent ad, please visit www.yearbooksforever.com then search Douglas High School, Douglas MA. From here you have three options for your ad: our staff can design it based on photos and text you submit, you can create an ad in another processor and then upload, or you can design your ad yourself online. You can also purchase yearbooks on this website. Please submit your ad by April 17.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact our yearbook advisor, Dylan Nauss at dnauss@douglasps.net
Thank you!
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