Principal 's Blog

September 25, 2015

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ATTENTION

JUNIORS!

THE PSAT’S ARE BEING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14^th DURING SCHOOL!!

WHY TAKE THE PSAT’S?

·        TO HELP PREPARE FOR THE NEW SAT!! YOU CAN BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE KINDS OF QUESTIONS AND THE EXACT DIRECTIONS YOU WILL SEE ON THE SAT.

·        SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

·        YOU WILL RECEIVE FEEDBACK ON YOUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES ON SKILLS NECESSARY FOR COLLEGE STUDY.  YOU CAN THEN FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION ON THOSE AREAS THAT COULD MOST BENEFIT FROM ADDITIONAL STUDY OR PRACTICE.

·        YOU CAN SEE HOW YOUR PERFORMANCE ON AN ADMISSIONS TEST COMPARES WITH THAT OF OTHERS APPLYING TO COLLEGE.

PLEASE SIGN UP IN THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT.

THE COST IS $15 AND CAN BE PAID IN CASH OR CHECK MADE OUT TO THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS.

THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS September 25^th  !!

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My School Color Run

Contact: Gina Muscatell   Phone: 508-476-9854 Email: dave_gina@charter.net

 DOUGLAS PTO, ATHLETIC BOOSTERS & MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM UP FOR FAMILY-FRIENDLY, COMMUNITY-WIDE 5K FUNDRAISER 

My School Color Run will promote community and fitness with fun and a splash of color! Sunday, September 27th at Soldier’s Field Check-in from 10:00-11:30am Toddler Run begins at 11:00am Race begins at 12:00pm The Douglas PTO, in partnership with the Douglas Athletic Booster Club, Middle School PTO, and Middle School Student Council, is excited to announce it will host a family-oriented fun run event at Soldier’s Field on Mechanic Street in Douglas, MA on Sunday, September 27th to raise funds for the Douglas Public Schools. The event, called the My School Color Run, will feature a 5K run where participants will be doused with food-safe colored powder before the run begins and then splashed with liquid color at various color stations along the route. There will also be a 1-mile family walk for those who wish to participate but don’t want to do the 5K, and a special toddler run for ages 18 months-4 years within Soldier’s Field prior to the race start. Students in grades K-12 are encouraged to take part with their families and will be given the option to set a personal fundraising goal and seek pledges from family and friends to meet that goal. The My School Color Run program is an exciting alternative to traditional fundraising. Rather than sell goods, this program aims to engage the entire student body in a non-competitive fitness initiative that promotes community togetherness in a fun, family-friendly environment. Prior to the race, there will be face painting and concessions available, as well as a live DJ providing music. “We’re extremely excited about the launch of the My School Color Run Program at our school”, says Gina Muscatell, Event Organizer. “We’re looking forward to involving our entire student body and faculty in a fun and healthy program. We want to engage the entire community and encourage local businesses and individual community members to get involved.” The Douglas PTO, which represents the Primary and Elementary Schools, decided to team up with the Athletic Boosters and Middle School PTO and Student Council for this fundraiser in the wake of steep budget cuts that eliminated the sports and music programs at the Middle and High School and led to numerous teacher cuts across the district. Besides individual student pledges, the school will also accept business pledges. This event is open to the general public. Interested participants can register for the run by completing a paper registration form prior to the event or by registering online through the event page at www.DouglasMSCR.eventbrite.com. Registration fees are: $35/person or $30/person for groups of 4+; Douglas students are $25/student. The Toddler Run is free but a t-shirt and color packet can be purchased for $10/child. Anyone who would like more information or is interested in a form can contact Gina Muscatell. 

Please join us for this fun day that supports our programs. 

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The Tiger Open

The 28th Annual Tiger Open will take place on Saturday September 26th at Blissful Meadows Golf Club in Uxbridge with a 12:00 Registration and a 1:00 Shotgun start.

Entry Fee is $125.00 for 18 holes of scramble golf with a Hot Italian Buffet to follow in the the new Blissful Meadows Pavilion.

Please plan to put a foursome in and support DHS Athletics.
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Balfour Ring Night

Members of the Sophomore class met with representatives from the Balfour company on Wednesday. They received packets of information on the ring options that are available to students from Balfour.  Please be inquiring about this packet of information and plan to meet with the Balfour representatives on Monday the 28th in the DHS cafeteria between 5:30-7:00 pm to place your order. All the information on this process is included in the packet that the Sophomores  received on the 21st.

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The Big E

We will have photo's and a write up on the Band/Chorus/ Auxiliary Teams from this yearly event in next week's Blog.
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College Fair

DHS hosted it's Annual College Fair for students in grade 10-12.  The turnout of two and four year colleges/universities, technical and trade schools and military options was outstanding and the students were able to access a wealth of information. We extend our thanks to those who participated for sharing their information with our students.  Thanks go out to the DHS Guidance staff for their dedication to this annual event.  Special thanks goes out to Mrs. Carpenter for her direction and planning for this event.  our students benefitted from these efforts.  We'll include some photo's from the College Fair in next week's Blog. 

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Girls Soccer
Photo's from today's game with Oxford

Boys Soccer

Cross Country
Our Cross Country teams are heading to the Ocean State Invitational Meet tomorrow in Kingstown R.I.. They have competed in this highly competitive invitational over the past six years and they have done very well.  We wish them good luck on the in this meet.  We'll post an update in next week's blog.




Golf
The golf team is at St. Bernard's today. Coach Riordan's team this year is a very young team. He's seeing growth and potential that is developing with each match and practice session.  

Upcoming Dates and Events:

• 9/28 - Balfour Ring Night for Sophomore's
• 10/3 Octoberfest
• 10/4 NHS participation in Alzheimer's Walk
• 10/6 First Quarter Progress Reports posted in IPASS
• 10/9 Early Release Day - Professional Development Day
• 10/12 No School Columbus Day
• 10/14 PSAT's
• 10/15 Cap and Gown measurements for Seniors
• 10/16 DHS Program of Studies presentation at DMS (tentative)
• 10/17 DHS Homecoming versus Sutton HS
• 10/17 Homecoming Dance
• 10/19 NHS Induction Ceremony 7:00 Auditorium
• 10/26 Student Photo Make-ups (senior's last chance to get a photo from Morin's in the upcoming yearbook)