 Wildcat Weekly
October 27th, 2019
Helping Others
I try to share a quote of the week with our teachers, and I thought this week's quote was a great one to pass along. Martin Luther King once stated, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'" As we continue to pursue our goals of Helping Others, Helping Our Schools, and Helping Ourselves, I wanted to pass along you as parents and community leaders that our focus will always be to serve our students and prepare them for success!
-Shane Hartley, Deer Park Jr/Sr High School Principal
What's New?
State of the Schools Address
Mr. Phillips will be delivering a State of the Schools Address this Wednesday, October 30, at 7:00 p.m. This gathering will be held in the Amity Elementary Professional Development Center. Deer Park Superintendent Jay Phillips, will be sharing updates on the ODE report card, district finances, capital improvement projects, student services, and communications. We invite the community to join us
and learn more about the state of the school district! For more information, please click here!
Fall Back
Please don't forget NEXT Sunday morning, November 3rd, to move your clocks back one hour. While we usually don't have issues with this, we do occasionally have students show up to school 1 hour early on Mondays after the fall time change!
News from the Counseling Department
Jr. High Presentation: On Wednesday, the 23rd, the students saw the Duke Energy performance by the National Theatre for Children on energy conservation. If you are interested in receiving a FREE energy saving kit, please click HERE.
KNOW! The newsletter linked below from the Prevention Action Alliance discusses the serious concerns regarding E-cigarettes and vaping. Please take a few minutes to read THIS NEWSLETTER.
Advice from On To College: In the past, we have provided some links to John Baylor Prep's On To College articles. On To College has also just recently released podcasts, and here is a link to them. As always, these are great and short snippets of information to help students and parents of all grade levels as they plan their future!
In Case You Missed It
Mobile Dentist Opportunity
The Mobile Dentist is scheduled to come to the Jr./Sr. High School on Monday, November 11th. Forms will be sent home to all 7th and 8th graders through their teachers, and forms are available in the front office for high school students.
Terrace Metrics Survey
On October 30th, our 9th and 12th grade students will participate in a survey called Terrace Metrics, and here is a link to more information including an opt-out form should you choose to not include your child in this survey. We ask that this form be turned into the school if you DO NOT want your child to participate.
Food Allergies
Our school nurse, Ms. Julie Dydo, has created an info-sheet for parents for more information about food allergies. Please follow this link to access this information!
Additional Notes from the Guidance Office
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. The biggest struggle that most schools have is students willing to stand up and report unkindness. Here are some links to resources that parents and guardians can use to reinforce how to stand up to bullies and deal with unkindness.
https://www.stopbullying.gov/
https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/
Seniors: As part of the college application process, it's important to fill out the FAFSA form as part of receiving Federal Student Aide. Please see this link for important information you'll need to fill out the FAFSA form!
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
- 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
Upcoming Events
October 30th - Student Resiliency (Terrace Metrics) Survey for 9th and 12th graders
October 30th - State of the Schools Address (7:00p.m. at Amity Elementary PDC)
November 3rd - Deer Park Jr/Sr High School performs at the State Competition at 12:45p.m. at Dayton Welcome Stadium
November 5th - Teacher In-Service Day (No School for Students)
November 6th-9th - 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip
November 12th - Lifetouch Picture Retake Day
November 16th - Band TAG Fundraiser
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