 Wildcat Weekly
September 16, 2018
Exciting Happenings
Everything You Need to Know for Homecoming 2018
 Spirit Dress Up Days:
Monday – USA Day
Tuesday – Tye Dye Tuesday
Wednesday – Hawaiian Day
Thursday – Color Day
Friday – Scarlet and Gray Day
Monday, September 17th
Powder Puff Football – 6:30 p.m. @ C.R. Piercey Field (Deer Park Jr./Sr. HS)
Thursday, Sept 20th
Boys & Girls Soccer vs. Cincinnati Christian American Heart Association Game
Boys Game -- 5 p.m.
Girls Game -- 7 p.m.
C.R. Piercey Field (Deer Park Jr./Sr. HS)
Friday, Sept 21st
Homecoming Parade begins at 5:30 p.m. at St. John's Church. Concludes at appx. 6:00 p.m. at Deer Park Jr./Sr. High School. Home football game against Taylor will start at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sept 22nd
The Homecoming Dance will be from 6-10 p.m. in the high school gym and the theme is “Candy Land!” Tickets are on sale now and will continue to be on sale until Sept. 21. Tickets are being sold during lunch (on Tuesdays and Thursdays) and after school in front of the main office (on Mondays and Wednesdays). Tickets must be purchased in advance of the dance. The price is $25 per ticket.
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From the Office of
College and Career Readiness
Need to Know By Grade Level
Seniors:
Seniors are working on completing college applications, asking teachers for letters of recommendations, meeting individually with Ms. Madden, and learning about the FAFSA.
The following colleges will be visiting Deer Park during X-bell: University of Cincinnati, Ball State University, Xavier University, Wittenberg University, Ashland University, Bellarmine University, and Wright State University. More will be added regularly.
Juniors:
Will be taking assessments during CCR to determine how their values and interests apply to potential careers. Also, sign up is available for the PSAT (which will be administered at Deer Park HIgh School on October 10th). The assessment cost is $16, which is due to Mrs. Vickrey by the end of the day on September 28th. Students will also be taking the PreACT on October 17th.
Sophomores:
Will be taking assessments during CCR that will explore how students interests correlate with potential job opportunities. Also, sign up is available for the PSAT (which will be administered at Deer Park HIgh School on October 10th). The assessment cost is $16, which is due to Mrs. Vickrey by the end of the day on September 28th. Students will also be taking the PreACT on October 17th.
Freshmen:
Will begin looking at the overall process of thinking about their college and career goals by evaluating their junior high years and processing what lies ahead in grades 10 - 12. They will then complete and add onto a section in their Naviance account called My Game Plan.
Jr High:
Our 7th and 8th grader students will continue to explore their strengths and interests during the first part of the year through both the Naviance curriculum and TLC (Thriving Learning Communities).
7th grade students will learn how to use the Naviance platform and then identify what resources they have both in and out of school to help them be successful. 8th grade students will also identify those individuals in their school support network that can lend a hand.
PreACT Information for Sophomores and Juniors
All sophomores and juniors will taking the PreACT this year. Previously, only juniors took the PreACT; however, to provide students with feedback earlier and to align with ACT best practices, we will be administering this valuable assessment to both sophomores and juniors this year.
ACT Prep
John Baylor Prep is a free resource available to Deer Park Students preparing for the ACT. Below, you will find information about what John Baylor Prep can assist with. More information can be obtained by emailing Corrie Madden (madden.c@dpccsd.org).
Now 12 Sessions, split into two 20-minute videos. You’ll now have the flexibility to show the ACT Classic course in 40-minute sessions, as before, or 20-minute sessions. Students take a quiz and do a homework assignment after the second video in each session. Online section tests are available after each subject.
The (optional) Strategies for the Writing Section video and worksheet now appears as Session 13.
Full Online ACT Test | In addition to online section tests, student now have the option to take a full ACT test online after session 10.
Subject Related Resources:
English | The Grammar Rules have been refined and consolidated to 19 Rules! Simplicity, clarity, and higher scores correlate.
Math | We’ve added repeating decimals, scientific notation, basic trig identities, and a few other concepts that have all appeared recently on the test.
Reading | We’ve added a fourth Reading strategy to particularly help students who are racing to finish that final fourth passage. Now they can.
Science | In response to the ACT’s reduction in the number of science passages from seven to six, we’ve updated our strategy so that students exploit that extra time for each passage.
Naviance Student Information
Deer Park students grades 7 - 12 will continue to use the Naviance platform as part of their college and career readiness efforts. While the look and name has changed, the link is still found by clicking on Naviance Family Connections on the main highschool website under Quick Links. Your student's account will be their district email address and student ID number. Students can also download the app to their phone. Please check out this great tool together.
College applications
 College applications are due November 1- February 1 (depending on the college)
FAFSA: Becomes available to complete on October 1
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Save the Date for Financial Aid Night - October 18th 6:30pm
Learn more about the College Application Process and meet with a representative from Xavier University who will be available to answer questions about the financial aid process.
IBM eMentoring Opportunity
Attention 7th grade parents! If you are interested in giving your student that extra boost, please contact Jason Spelic at 936-4652 about this great program! Career exposure! Online activities! Doughnuts! Basketball events! Kings Island! Please call if you are interested!
Super Saturday Program
If you are a parent of a gifted student, please check out these enrichment courses for students ages 4 -14! An informational brochure was sent home with your student this week and a list of courses can be found HERE.
Thriving Learning Communities in Jr. High
Attention 7th and 8th grade parents - Thriving Learning Communities continues for our Jr High students! We know that students are more successful when they are able to identify and utilizes their strengths. Next week, your student should take the Strengths Explorer survey, so please ask about their top 5! Click HERE for a video about how strengths can assist your student!
MAP Testing Taking Place in Grades 7-10
MAP (Measure of Academic ProgresS) testing began this past week for students in ELA and Math classes, grades 7-10. The district has decided to use the MAP test to replace STAR test this year. We feel it will provide our teachers with a better source of information about our students and their progress toward End-of-Year assessment readiness. For more information regarding MAP testing, click here.
Need to Know
ATTN: Fall Athletes/Band/Color Guard Members - Study Tables begin THIS WEEK
Study tables will begin this week for any athlete, band, or color guard member who has any combination of two or more Ds or Fs when grades are run. Study Table grades will be run at 3pm on Thursdays of weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8 of each quarter. This report run is final and will determine study table attendance requirements for the following two weeks. Study Tables will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30am-7:30am and again from 3:15pm-4:15pm. Students must attend two of the study table sessions each week in order to be eligible to participate in competition that weekend or band/color guard Friday night activities. Students and parents will be notified via email if they/their child will be required to participate in study tables. Even if a student’s grade(s) come up during the two week period, they must still attend study tables until the next grade report is run. This will only help them get further ahead, hopefully avoiding study tables in the future.
Smiles Program Coming to Jr/Sr HS 11-14
 Great news! Deer Park Community City Schools has partnered with the Smile Programs…the mobile dentists to offer in-school dental care!
The mobile dentist will be coming to the Jr. /Sr. High School on November 14th, 2018
Simply sign up your child today at www.myschooldentist.com or fill out and sign a permission form. Permission forms will be available for students to pick up in the main office. Please return forms to the school nurse by October 23rd.
Even better, dental care is usually at no cost to you. All insurance is accepted including Medicaid and CHIP. For those without insurance, a low cost self-pay option is available.
For more information please visit www.myschooldentist.com or contact the school nurse.
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Jr High Homework Club and Math Lab - Begins 9/17 3:00pm-4:00pm
Jr. High Homework Club
Tuesday - Ms. Winebar (Room 60)
Thursday - Ms. Malkowski (Room 151)
High School Math Lab
Mondays - in Mr. Gabbard’s room
Tuesdays - in Ms. Ginn’s room
Wednesdays - in Mr. Moulton’s room
Thursdays - in Mr. Benjamin’s room
Volunteers Needed to Work the Concession Stand
 Deer Park Wildcat Families and Sports Fans:
The Deer Park Athletic Boosters is proud to support all student athletes at Deer Park. The Boosters raise funds by opening the concession stand during home games, but we can only operate with your help!
We are looking for more volunteers for the fall season. Please consider volunteering to work a shift by clicking the attached link. Thank you for supporting our Deer Park Wildcat athletes!
SIGN UP HERE!
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Staying Connected
There are multiple ways to stay connected to Deer Park Jr./Sr. High School. Please see the attached flyer for ways to stay connected through Email, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Text Messages.
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E-Mail: If you are not already signed up, please register for the e-mail communication. To register, simply go to www.deerparkcityschools.org and click on the button on the left side of the page that says “Subscribe to District News”. From there, you will send an email requesting that you be added to future email communication from the district.
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Twitter: Follow Deer Park Jr./Sr. High School for the most up-to-date news and happenings! @DeerParkHS, @DeerParkSchools and @dpcounselor.
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Facebook: follow us at Deer Park Community City Schools and Deer Park Jr/Sr High School
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Text Messages: Through a great program titled Remind, we can provide text message alerts/reminders in a safe, confidential manner.Remind never shows a person's cell number, which means we never see your number and you never see ours. Standard text messaging rates do apply. To subscribe, send an individual text message to: 81010 with the message @dpwildcats. Follow the instructions you receive via text message to complete your registration. Seniors also have a text messaging service. To subscribe, send an individual text message to: 81010 with the message @dpseniors.
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Instagram: follow us at DeerParkHS and DP_Schools
Upcoming Events
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