Tuesday, May 22, 2018
DDHS Lunch Menu:
Big Daddy Pizza, Grilled Chicken, Corndog, Burrito, Salad Bar, Soup, Broccoli, Green Beans, Peaches, Fruit, Milk
Announcements:
Attention Boys Basketball Players: Summer schedules are now available in the AD office, stop in and pick up your copy.
NEWSPAPER CLUB MEETS THURSDAY: The D-DHS Cometeer Newspaper Club will meet at 2:55 p.m. Thursday (May 24) in the Phoenix Middle School library. The meeting will be done by 3:50 p.m. Please have arrangements to have a ride home. This will be the end-of-the-school-year party! If you are interested in the club for the future, contact the advisor, Mr. Thom Aiello, at thomaiello@gmail.com.
Attention Students: The last two Open Swim opportunities of this year will be offered on Thursday, May 17th and Thursday, May 24th from 3 – 4pm. If you plan on attending, you MUST email Ms. Gurholt prior to Open Swim!
LIBRARY – The final due date for student library books this school year is Friday, May 25. The last day for book check-out is May 23. Please make every effort to return your books as the end of the school year approaches. Any materials (library books and textbooks) that are not returned will be added to your student account and fines will follow you through graduation. In addition, please remember that when you turn in your Chromebooks, the Chromebook, case and charger will be collected. If you have questions, feel free to stop by the Learning Commons between 7:00 am and 3:30 pm.
Attention Students: The PBIS 2nd semester drawing will be on Tuesday, May 29, 2018. Students can stop by the AP Office to drop off Comet Cash for your chance to win the following: Nintendo Switch, 43” Philips Smart TV, Skullcandy Wireless Headphones, I-Home Wireless Speakers, (2) Wireless Mouse, Bean Bag Chair, Roku Express Plus, (2) DDHS PopSockets, XL Long Sleeve Comet Shirt, LG Comet T-Shirt, and Various Gift Cards.
Attention Students: Want to see your administrators and teachers kiss a pig? How about take a pie to the face, or shave their head? Or, how about all three? All you have to do is get fewer than 493 office referrals as a school for second semester to get the following incentives: If you have 461-492 Office referrals as a school 1 incentive from the list below 426-460 Office referrals as a school 2 incentives from the list below 400-425 Office referrals as a school 3 incentives from the list below Under 400 Office referrals as a school gets all 4 incentives below The incentives are:Shaved head- Mr. Beighton, Mr. Stark Kiss pig- Mr. Karedes, Mr. Zimmerman, Mrs. Urmanski, Ms. Norton Duct Tape person to wall- Mr. Zimmerman, Teacher TBD Pie in face- Mrs. Urmanski, Mr. Zimmerman, Mrs. Jordan, Ms. Gurholt Current Office Referral count for the semester is: 386 Weeks to go until the assembly: 1 week
Attention Students: Monday, May 21st – Thursday, May 31st, we will be collecting Chromebooks. It is essential that the Chromebook, Case, and the ADAPTER, all be turned in, at the same time. Students will be charged for damages, and missing pieces, at the time of collection.
Attention Students: Here at Turtle Creek we will be having our end of the year field day. We will be outside and will have different activity stations for students to rotate through. We are looking for volunteers to run a specific station on Thursday, May 31st. If the weather is not suitable, our make-up (rain date) is June 5th. Volunteers would have to be able to join us on the make-up date if needed. The timeframe is either 8:30-11:45 AND/OR 12-3:15. If you could give me the name of volunteers by the end of this week, that would be wonderful! At this time, we have 12 spots open. I have attached the schedule and activities if you are interested.
2018-2019 10th and 11th Graders, Next year we will again have the PSAT/NMSQT Test. This stands for Pre-SAT/National Merit Scholarship Corporation. By taking this test you can see if you qualify for any National Merit Scholarships, your college readiness, estimated SAT score and academic strengths/weaknesses. This a great opportunity to practice standardized tests in order to prepare for the ACT and/or SAT.
Only Juniors are eligible for the National Merit Scholarship. The test date is October 10th, 2018. The cost for the test is $16. If you are a junior on free/reduced lunch you are eligible for a fee waiver (first come first serve basis). If you are interested in taking the test please sign up in Student Services. No need to pay yet, I just want to see how many are interested. The sign up will remain open until September 10th, 2018. You may also grab a Quick Reference Guide to the PSAT in Student Services.
Co-Curricular Activities:
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Job Listings (Check Out the Job Board Near the AP Office
ANDERSON MERCHANDISERS has an opening for a part-time retail merchandising position. We ask that candidates have 20 hours a week availability, however, 20 hours are not guaranteed. Candidates must have the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Full upper and lower body mobility is necessary. You must be at least 18 years old and a high school/equivalency graduate. More details are available on our website, amerch.com/careers. Starting salary is $11.75 per hour. Interested parties should apply on our website, www.amerch.com/careers.