DHS is proud to present Little Shop of Horrors on April 26th, 27th, and 28th. For more information about showtimes, please refer to the flyer. Best of luck to the cast and crew!!
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Discovery High School Spring 2024 BBQ Fundraiser
Please support Discovery High School and enjoy delicious BBQ!
For Spring 2024 BBQ. Orders may be placed by:
Purchasing a paper ticket (paid for in advance) - (a separate ticket is needed for each plate)
Students can turn in money, tickets and/or group order forms to any DHS teacher
Filling out a paper group order form (paid in advance or day of BBQ)
Google form (pay on day of BBQ) Online Order Form-https://forms.gle/htPZJuD6rwSXeAap8
Email Kellogg deborah.kellogg@n-ccs.org (pay on day of BBQ)
Paper Ticket Distribution - Students can get tickets from any DHS teacher at any time or Mr. Whitener during lunch.
DHS Students who wish to purchase a plate for their lunch on the day of the barbeque will NOT use a ticket. They should pay Ms. Kellogg and will be placed on the list of lunches for that day.
Best of luck to Suha and Bradyn as they compete in the State Science Olympiad Competition this Friday and Saturday at NC State University!!
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Spring Break and is rejuvenated to finish this school year off strong. Below are the announcements for this week.
There is some road construction going on West 19th Street so we need to change our traffic pattern in the mornings and afternoons for our car riders. Car riders should turn onto West 15th Street and then turn onto North Ashe Ave. between NCHS and DHS. Turn right onto West 18th Street and take the immediate right into the traffic circle at the front office. Car riders will be dropped off and picked up in this circle at the front office. Cars should then take a left out of the circle and then turn right onto North Ashe Ave at the stop sign to leave campus.
Before break, students met to complete their registration forms for classes for next year. I encourage parents to talk about this with their student.
There is a solar eclipse that will take place approximately between 2 and 4 tomorrow. Everyone should take care and refrain from looking at the sun during this time unless you have special glasses to watch the eclipse.
Our DHS prom is coming up on Saturday April 13th. Students need to see Ms. Ward to pay for this and to get a guest form if they need one. All money is due tomorrow.
Our Spring DHS BBQ is Friday April 19th. More information about this will be shared in the coming days.
Senior Awards Day is on Tuesday May 7th at 9:00.
The Character Awards for this past week can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1op8RNLTSMw2e6FxxFRSBkFUnt6_uYoDh/view?usp=sharing.
I look forward to seeing everyone back tomorrow. As always, please let us know if there is anything we can do for you. Take care.
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Congratulations to the DHS seniors for winning a highly contested Championship Game of our March Madness Tournament. Both the junior and senior teams played extremely well.
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Mr. Crosson works with his AP Literature students are the writing portion of the AP Test.
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Thanks to Ms. Nicholson for starting a Cooking Enrichment for the 4th quarter. This is a skill that all students need to learn.
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Congratulations to Sophia Williams for receiving Honorable Mention at the HMA Paul Whitener 77th Annual Student Art Show. We are very proud of you!!
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Just a reminder that there is no school tomorrow March 29th - April 7th. I hope everyone has a wonderful Spring Break!
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a terrific weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.
We will have Advisory on Monday and Tuesday for course registration purposes. Parents, be sure to talk with your child about the courses they would like to take next year. We will have Enrichment on Wednesday and Community on Thursday. Our Juniors will play our Seniors in the Championship game of our March Madness tournament on Thursday.
We will have Spirit Week this week leading up to the Championship game. I will be sending out the theme for each day later today.
Spring Break will be Friday March 29th through Sunday April 7th. Students, who are behind in their classes, should use this time wisely to get caught up.
Our Character Awards for this week can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zTPoQRYoEmWphoiDunpxKkf9hCKeCC_D/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. As always, if there is anything we can do for you, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care.
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A huge shout out to our Envirothon teams! We were able to take 3 teams to the regional competition in Wilkesboro earlier this week and the team of June Gordon, Josh Gordon, Arush Bhende, Jonathan Ebel, and Josiah Florez finished 3rd which qualified them for states. Congratulations!!
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope everyone is well. We will be operating on a modified schedule tomorrow to match Newton-Conover High School's schedule. This schedule has been shared with students. Summit and online students will still be allowed to sign out early, but it will match this modified schedule. If you do not want your student to sign out at this modified time, please contact the school. Have a great evening.
Good afternoon Discovery family and Happy St. Patrick's Day. I hope that everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather we've had this weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.
We will stay in 3rd Qtr Enrichments this week and then begin 4th Qtr Enrichments the following week.
Congratulations to our Seniors on beating our Sophomores in this past Friday's March Madness game. Our Sophomores will play our Freshmen this week in the consolation game. Best of luck to both teams.
Prom tickets are now on sale. Come to Mrs. Wards room to buy them. They are $20 each from now through April 8. If you plan to bring someone from another school, please come get the prom guest form from Mrs. Ward.
Attached is a Volunteer flyer for the Catawba County Animal Services. This is a great way to gain community service hours.
I hope that everyone has a terrific week. As always, please reach out if there is anything we can do for you. Take care.
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Our juniors had the opportunity to visit UNC - Charlotte today. What a great chance for our students to walk a college campus and see what college life is like and what opportunities are available.
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From Ms. Nicholson in regards to the Regional Science Olympiad Competition:
I want to say how thankful I am to be the leader of this amazing team! We had a wonderful day at CVCC for the NCSO regional competition. I'm extremely proud of our students because we were awarded the Conen Morgan Spirit Award 2024 out of 24 high school teams. This award demonstrates that our students show kindness and sportsmanship at all times. I honestly could not be more proud of each one of you.
We had some amazing results from some of our students as well. I will get notification soon if a few of the 1st place winners get invited to the State competition at NC State on April 13, 2024.
Place Team Event Participants
1st Varsity Disease Detective Bradyn Blackwell and Suha Koilakh
1st JV Optics Yue Wu (Evelyn)
2nd Varsity Optics Alex Copeland and Eric Pan
2nd JV Scrambler Sean Larson
2nd JV Tower Lillian Griggs
3rd JV Experimental Design Yue Wu (Evelyn) and Avalina Yang
4th Varsity Ecology Bradyn Blackwell and Suha Koilakh
Thank you for your time! I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend. Again... CONGRATULATIONS TEAM!
Good afternoon Discovery High School. I hope that everyone has had a great weekend thus far. Below are the announcements for this week.
I hope that everyone remembered to set their clocks ahead one hour last night as Daylight Savings Time started. Remember that Monday is a Teacher Workday and therefore, students do not have school.
We will have Enrichment on Tuesday (students should complete the 4th Qtr. Enrichment Form), Advisory on Wednesday (students will complete their registration forms for next year; juniors will complete those in their biology class at a later time), Advisory on Thursday (designated seniors will go to the gym to get signed off for CPR; all others will complete a Win at Social lesson) and Community on Friday (Seniors vs. Sophomores March Madness Game).
Congratulations to Ms. Nicholson and our Science Olympiad team as they had a terrific showing at Saturday's regional competition at CVCC. The team was awarded the Conen Morgan Spirit Award 2024 out of 24 high school teams. This award demonstrates that our students show kindness and sportsmanship at all times. The team also received 1st place in several events: Bradyn Blackwell and Suha Koilakh - 1st in Varsity Disease Detective and Yu Wue - 1st in JV Optics.
Parents of afternoon car riders, please do not block mail boxes in front of the townhomes and houses across from the school. I want to be a good neighbor and want to respect their request that we follow this. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
The Character Awards for this week can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QXgUw4a7CyQQh6KLDZjppjgFnDy1WyAo/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a good rest of the day and students enjoy your Monday off. We will start 4th quarter on Tuesday. Make sure that you continue to work hard in all of your classes and finish this 2023-24 school year off strong. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. Take care.
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Our first March Madness game of the 2024 season took place yesterday between the Juniors and the Freshmen. Both teams played extremely hard and the atmosphere in the crowd was electric. In the end, the juniors won the game and will await the winner of the Seniors vs. the Sophomores.
As a way to raise money for the Children's Cancer Partners of the Carolinas, students could pay $1 per strip of tape to tape Mr. Whitener to the wall. We raised $184 for this tremendous cause!
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Our students participated in the statewide tornado drill earlier today.
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope all of you have had a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for the upcoming week.
Students, as we come to the end of the 3rd quarter, please keep in mind the Pinnochio norm which states: Similar to the character in the movie, our goal is that students will be as genuinely honest and open with the staff and other students around them as they can. This norm should be displayed by being honest to yourself when completing assignments, tasks, and reaching out when you need it.
The end of the 3rd quarter is Thursday March 7th. There is no school for students on Friday March 8th and Monday March 11th as these are teacher workdays. Students, please see my emai that was sent on Saturday about a community service opportunity on those two dates.
Our enrichment schedule for this week is as follows: Monday and Tuesday Enrichment, Wednesday and Thursday is Community. On Monday, all 9th, 10th, and 11th graders will go to the gym to hear about CTE course options. On Wednesday, students have the opportunity to purchase a strip of tape for $1 to tape Mr. Whitener to the wall. Money raised will go to support kids with cancer.
Daylight Savings Time starts on Sunday March 10th. Everyone should set their clocks ahead 1 hour on this date.
On Wednesday March 13th, our juniors will be traveling to UNCC to tour their campus. More information will be coming from Ms. Arditti.
The Character Awards for this week can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1goL0Wh-rBalAHBgHjCqCyfiA_dFWF_Ah/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful short week. As always, please feel free to reach out if there is anything we can do for you.
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