Principal's Blog
Week of January 7, 2016
January 15, 2016
DHS Drama Club
Presents
The Girl with the Golden Locks
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
DHS Auditorium
Mrs. Petrelli and the members of the Drama Club has been putting the finishing touches on this year's winter presentation of The Girl With The Golden Locks; a clever whodunit presented as a fairy tale.
We hope you can join us for this presentation which is being directed by junior Madeline Peck.
Mrs. Petrelli and the members of the Drama Club has been putting the finishing touches on this year's winter presentation of The Girl With The Golden Locks; a clever whodunit presented as a fairy tale.
We hope you can join us for this presentation which is being directed by junior Madeline Peck.
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Mid-Term Exams :
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Congratulations Virginia.
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College Freshman Day at DHS
On Thursday, a number of graduates from DHS's class of 2015 returned to speak to the members of our junior and senior classes. These college freshmen shared their experiences during their first semester at college. Topics like school food, study habits, time management, course selection, roommates, and many others were shared and discussed. This is an annual activity at DHS and we thank those recent graduates who took the time to come in and share their experiences with our students. It went well and we feel there was a good take away for our students. We thank Mrs. Stack and Mrs. Carpenter for their planning of this event.
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Sports
Congratulations go out to Sophomore Alec Goldenberg for placing third in the Auerbach Freshman Sophomore Track meet held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. There were 80 runners that competed with Alec in the 600 yard run. Alec's time was 1:28.79. The top finishing time was 1:28:02. Great job Alec.
2015- 2016
Mid-Term Exam Schedule
All exam days will be early release days, and students
will be dismissed at 10:50 am.
Transportation will be provided for students following their exams.
Tuesday, January 19th Exam
A (7:20 am – 9:00 am) and Exam B: (9:10
am – 10:50 am)
Wednesday, January 20th Exam C (7:20 am – 9:00 am) and Exam D:(9:10 am –
10:50 am)
Thursday, January 21st Exam
E: (7:20am – 9:00 am) and Exam F: (9:10 am – 10:50 am)
Friday, January 22nd
Exam G: (7:20 am – 9:00 am) and Make-Up Exam:(9:00
am – 10:50
am)
In the event of a snow day / cancellation, the exam
schedule will be moved back one day.
In the event of a two-hour delayed opening, the test-
taking time period will simply move back two hours with both scheduled exams
taking place on their scheduled date. The first exam will take place from 9:20
– 11:00 and the second exam will start at 11:10 and conclude at 12:50. Bus pick-up will also be at 12:50. Students
will need to adjust their arrival and departure times based on this revised
schedule should there be a two hour delayed opening.
If a student does not have a first period exam, he/she
will be allowed to report to school in time for the start of the second exam
period at 9:00 am. Students must check
in at the main office if they are arriving to school for just the second period
exam.
If a student has a first period exam, but not a second
period exam, that student may be dismissed after the first period exam. The student must have a dismissal note from a
parent / guardian with a contact phone number.
The student must provide his / her own transportation. Dismissal notes must be turned in to Mrs.
Peck in the main office at the start of the school day.
If a student does not have a first period exam, but
reports to school at 7:05 AM, that student will report to the cafeteria during
this non-testing period. These students
should report prepared with academic work or reading material for this testing
period.
Conversely if a student is a bus student and has a
first period exam but not a second period exam, they would also report to the
cafeteria during this non-testing period to wait for school dismissal. These
students should report prepared with academic work or reading material for this
testing period.
If a student misses an exam, the administration will
determine whether the absence complies with the Student Handbook’s definition
of an excused absence; if it does meet the criteria, the administration will
let the student and teacher know that the absence is an excused absence. The
student will then need to make arrangements with their classroom teacher to
take the make-up exam during the make-up period.
If there are extenuating reasons for a student not
being present for an exam(s) that do not meet the criteria for an excused
absence, a parent will need to contact the administration to discuss the reason
for a student not being present during the scheduled exam period. The student may not be allowed to take a
make-up if the administration does not support the reason for the student
missing their exam(s). This matter must
be resolved with the administration in advance of the testing date. No early exams will be issued to a student
and the student will need to make arrangements through the main office to take
their make-up exam(s). The
administration will contact the student(s) teachers to let them know of this
determination so they will be aware of whether the student will be afforded an
opportunity to take a make-up exam or that the student will receive a grade of
zero for the missed exam. The make-up
will need to be taken after school in the main office or in the guidance
office.
If a student has to make-up more than one exam, he/she
will need to make-up these exams through either the guidance or main office. Teachers will need to forward an exam to the
Guidance or Main Office to accommodate this make-up.
Students who are tardy for an exam must report to the
main office to validate whether the reason for being tardy is excused or not. Students must be on time for their exams; if the
student is not on time for his/her exam, they may not be admitted to the
testing room if the testing process has already begun. If the tardy is excused, the student will
complete the exam in either the guidance or main office. If the tardy is not excused, he/she may not
be allowed to take his/her exam.
Seniors will not have an exam during A period; however
they are able to access the library to work on their senior projects.
Buses will be provided for all students at the 10:50
AM dismissal time. Buses will arrive at
school at their usual time of 7:05 AM.
Also, please note that students who have work-study do
not take a mid-term exam and do not need to report to school during that
scheduled block time.
As always, please do not hesitate to contact the main
office (508-476-4100) if you have any questions or concerns.
Respectfully,
Kevin Maines, Principal
Desi Vega,Assistant Principal
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Virginia Maguire
Virginia
Maguire is the recipient of the Worcester County Superintendent’s Achievement
Award for Douglas High School.
Virginia is
currently ranked #1 in the senior class.
She is currently taking 4 AP classes this year successfully completed 3
AP classes in her Junior year – with a qualifying score on all three exams. She is an AP scholar. She has been a member of the National Honor
Society for two years and currently serves and the Treasurer of the
organization. And Has been an Honor Roll
student for as long as she can remember.
Virginia is
currently a captain on the field hockey team, playing midfield. But as she describes she is “all over the
place.” She has tutored High School and
elementary school students in the past. She teachers grade 3 CCD for her church
and has been a long standing referee in our youth soccer league.
Virginia is
interested in studying Biology and/or Chemistry and is looking at North Eastern
University, Boston University, Boston College, and Providence College for her
studies.
Each Scholar is asked to provide the Superintendents associations with a quote as part of their bio. Below is Virginia's selection.
"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch
excellence." --Vince Lombardi
Congratulations Virginia.
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College Freshman Day at DHS
On Thursday, a number of graduates from DHS's class of 2015 returned to speak to the members of our junior and senior classes. These college freshmen shared their experiences during their first semester at college. Topics like school food, study habits, time management, course selection, roommates, and many others were shared and discussed. This is an annual activity at DHS and we thank those recent graduates who took the time to come in and share their experiences with our students. It went well and we feel there was a good take away for our students. We thank Mrs. Stack and Mrs. Carpenter for their planning of this event.
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Sports
Congratulations go out to Sophomore Alec Goldenberg for placing third in the Auerbach Freshman Sophomore Track meet held at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston. There were 80 runners that competed with Alec in the 600 yard run. Alec's time was 1:28.79. The top finishing time was 1:28:02. Great job Alec.
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DOUGLAS TIGERS ATHLETIC SCHEDULE Week of January 11th, 2016
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BUS
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Tuesday, Jan 12th
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Indoor Track vs Nipmuc/SPM @ 5:30
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4:45
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Wednesday, Jan 13th
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JV Boys Basketball Home vs Hopedale @ 5:00
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Varsity Boys Basketball Home vs Hopedale @ 6:30
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JV Girls Basketball @ Hopedale @ 5:00
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4:00
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Varsity Girls Basketball @ Hopedale @ 6:30
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Friday, Jan 15th
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JV Boys Basketball Home vs BMR @ 5:00
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Varsity Boys Basketball Home vs BMR @ 6:30
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JV Girls Basketball @ BMR @ 5:00
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4:00
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Varsity Girls Basketball @ BMR @ 6:30
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Indoor Track DVC Championship @ 3:30
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2:45
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