Principal 's Blog
October 2, 2015
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First Quarter progress Reports will be published in IPASS on Tuesday the 6th. Please plan to go into IPARENT to review your child's progress report. If you do not have an IPARENT account you can create one by going to the District Home Page and scrolling down to the bottom of the page for a link that will guide you through the process of creating an account. If you are unable to do so, please contact the school's guidance department and they try to assist you in this process. If you would like a hard copy of the progress report contact the main office so we can provide your student with a copy to bring home with them.
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Mark your calendar. Homecoming is next Saturday, October 17th with games against Sutton HS taking place most of the day at the HS and Elementary fields as well as our volleyball games which take places in the HS gym.
The day concludes with the annual Homecoming Dance sponsored by the Sophomore class.
Make your plans to join us for the event. Sports, Fun, Food and Dancing. It will be a full day!!
The day concludes with the annual Homecoming Dance sponsored by the Sophomore class.
Make your plans to join us for the event. Sports, Fun, Food and Dancing. It will be a full day!!
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ATTENTION
JUNIORS!
THE PSAT’S ARE BEING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14th 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.
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Octoberfest is Saturday, October 3, 2015
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DHS Athletic Boosters "Silent Auction"
Silent Auction taking place @ Mumford River Lodge to benefit DHS Athletic Boosters
Some items to be auctioned are:
$500.00 Bob's Gift Card
Whitin Community Center Membership
Cape Anne Whale Watch
Various Gift Cards & Baskets
and Much More!!!!
Come Visit Us During Octoberfest.
Auction hours are 9am-3:30pm
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Class of 2015 Yearbooks
Attention members of the Class of 2015, Yearbooks Are In! If possible please plan to join us for Homecoming on October 17th when we will begin to make them available for pickup. If you are able to get to the school on the 17th and you have already paid for your yearbook, you will need to see an administrator or advisor to receive your yearbook. If you are a member of the class of 2015 and you would like to purchase a yearbook, you can do so on the 17th as well. Please plan to bring a check or money order for $65.00 that is made out to the Town of Douglas; you can use cash to purchase your yearbook as well. Following Homecoming, the yearbooks will be available for pick up in the Main Office.
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Auction hours are 9am-3:30pm
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Class of 2015 Yearbooks
Attention members of the Class of 2015, Yearbooks Are In! If possible please plan to join us for Homecoming on October 17th when we will begin to make them available for pickup. If you are able to get to the school on the 17th and you have already paid for your yearbook, you will need to see an administrator or advisor to receive your yearbook. If you are a member of the class of 2015 and you would like to purchase a yearbook, you can do so on the 17th as well. Please plan to bring a check or money order for $65.00 that is made out to the Town of Douglas; you can use cash to purchase your yearbook as well. Following Homecoming, the yearbooks will be available for pick up in the Main Office.
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Music Department News – October
The music department launched the 2015 performance season
with a visit to the Big E on Thursday, September 24th, also known as
“Massachusetts Day”. The a cappella ensemble “Blue Light Special”
performed for the crowd on the Storrowtown Green to start things off. Later in the day the marching band
participated in the daily parade around the fairgrounds. The music department will now move on to the
next calendar event, the Douglas Octoberfest, to be held on October 4th
on Main Street. The Douglas High School
Chorus and “Blue Light Special” will be featured on the main stage (in front of
the library) beginning at 11:00 and the Douglas Marching Band will perform on
Main Street beginning at 3:30. support
to keep the music department running this year, will continue their fundraising efforts with a baked potato booth at the Octoberfest. Please stop by the booth and help support our
music program.
The Douglas Band Boosters, who have been instrumental (pardon
the pun) in providing the financial m.
Blue Light Special
Music Department News
Additional photo's from the Big E:
A view from the College Fair
DHS held another successful College Fair last week with well over 50 colleges and universities participating along with a number of trade and technical schools also being available to our students. Branches of the military also sent representatives to meet with our students. We thank the entire guidance department for their efforts in support of our students. Special thanks go out to Mrs. Carpenter for her dedication to this annual event. Here are some images from the day.
Ocean State Invitational Cross Country
The DHS Cross Country teams performed very well at the recent Ocean State Invitational in held in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Many of the runners established new personal bests on the challenging course. Coach Doyon and Coach Harrington were pleased with the team's overall performance as they head into the remainder of the league season and the tournament season. Caroline Meizen, Patrick Peloquin and Trevor Mungeam all had top 25 finishes in fields of 180 runners in the girls meet and better than 225 participants in the boys meet. Great job everyone. Here are some photos from the event.
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Girls Soccer
The girls season is rolling along with a 6-1 record.
Boys Soccer
The boys soccer team is also off to a good start and establishing itself as a tough competitor game in and game out.
Upcoming Dates and Events:
- 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)
