The Discovery High School office will be open Monday-Thursday 8:00-4:00 during the summer. We hope that everyone has a wonderful summer break!
Please see the attached brochure for more information about the Senior Pictures for the Class of 2025.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hIU-2tmLs5vBRn5JpKQz7kd-PotuHtB0/view?usp=sharing
Below is a link to the individual pictures from Carolina Photography.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JXePsPlAq5hvldhCc2SwGCj7idQvYcqZ?usp=sharing
Shout out to Ms. Kellogg for offering a college essay writing workshop for rising seniors.
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Good afternoon graduates. Below are links for the graduation video along with a link that Ms. Kellogg's husband took . The link with instructions on how to order pictures from Carolina Photography is also listed below. I wish all of you the best!!!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OBX6ShHXOZ8Rvwp03F54Qnk8rcs_nV7A/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JvZoQwxs6f2ohFWKLVXaIsitru7EHwcF
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rL_T2DEpiZUHE-s6fMbrKTcHg33MDMw_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106140142514690785611&rtpof=true&sd=true
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In addition to having pictures from the school and district level, Carolina Photography will also be there to take pictures that can be ordered through them. Please see the information in the following link that explains how to order them: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rL_T2DEpiZUHE-s6fMbrKTcHg33MDMw_/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106140142514690785611&rtpof=true&sd=true . Take care
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Jarrett Rheeder, boatswain of Sea Scout Ship 459, on Lake Norman, NC, chartered with Flotilla 054-26-04, of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, as one of the youngest members of the US Coast Guard Auxiliary, qualified today, 5/15/2024, as a Vessel Examiner and can do boat safety checks on basically any type of vessel. Bravo Zulu young man. Jarrett is an upcoming Senior at Discovery High School.
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.
The Biology EOC is tomorrow. Students, who are taking this exam, should plan to be at school by 7:40. You will be testing with Mr. Scronce and Ms. Nicholson in their classrooms. The Math 3 EOC is on Tuesday. Students, who are taking this exam, should also plan to be at school on Tuesday by 7:40. You will be testing with Ms. Kellogg in the media center.
Graduation is on Thursday at 7:00 pm in PE Monroe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir Rhyne University. Seniors need to pay close attention to emails and handouts from Ms. Kellogg giving instructions on what to do that day as we will have rehearsal that morning.
Juniors, what if you could reduce your stress for the fall of your senior year? Would you be interested in learning how? Well...attending a college application and essay workshop, with three sets of dates to choose from, is the answer to some of your stress reduction.
To register for your chosen dates, use the following link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b4QwDyyxfqsxY2KGV82SlvR_ymURwfcm/view?usp=sharing .
I HIGHLY recommend that you take advantage of this great and free opportunity.
The following link is for the Character Awards for this week: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x9hpREQPUm27zN8WFk7DkOZTLN8zQymG/view?usp=sharing.
As this will be the last week of the 2023-24 school year, I want to thank everyone for making it an amazing year! Seniors, I look forward to celebrating with you on Thursday at graduation. Like I've said numerous times, once a Gryphon, always a Gryphon. So if there's ever anything you need, please let us know. Take care.
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Jarrett Rheeder had his signing for his Pre Apprenticeship with Sarstedt this evening at the Workforce Development Complex at CVCC!!
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Good afternoon Discovery Family and Happy Mother's Day to all of the mothers out there. You guys are true superheroes!! Below are our announcements for this week.
A huge shout out to Mr. Barham and a group of our students for organizing a fundraiser for the family of Alden Elliott this past week. We were able to raise $700 for the family!!
The following link will give you our testing schedule for these last two weeks. Remember that review sessions are mandatory and if you have a class at NCHS, you will need to attend it this week. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1R90ihvb2oINWi9aB8I4C4tL6oBMDKMakrcaIHJc90kQ/edit?usp=sharing
Students, once you have finished your last test for the school year, you will need to turn in your chromebook, charger, and case. Please make sure you have all three of those items when you turn them in. You will be charged for anything missing.
DHS finished 6th this school year in the Scholastic Cup standings. Congratulations to all of the scholastic teams that helped us achieve this ranking.
Juniors: what if you could reduce your stress for the fall of your senior year? Would you be interested in learning how? Well...attending a college application and essay workshop, with three sets of dates to choose from, is the answer to some of your stress reduction.
To register for your chosen dates, use the link in the attached flier. I HIGHLY recommend that you take advantage of this great and free opportunity. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b4QwDyyxfqsxY2KGV82SlvR_ymURwfcm/view?usp=drive_link
Seniors, please pay special attention to the email I forwarded to you this past week on how to download your emails. As a reminder, your email account will be deactivated on May 30th.
Graduation will be on Thursday May 23rd at 7:00 pm in PE Monroe Auditorium on the campus of Lenoir Rhyne University. I can't wait to celebrate all of our graduates that evening for all of their accomplishments during their high school career.
Our excessive absence committee will be meeting this week to determine who needs to make up time. Be sure to watch your emails carefully as we will be emailing students if they owe us time. Remember, that if you owe time and do not make it up, then you will not receive credit for that course(s).
It's hard to believe that we only have two weeks remaining. Let's finish strong!! As always, if there is anything you need, please reach out. Take care.
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We had our Field Day today!
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Our seniors had a chance to participate in a Walk of Graduates at North Newton Elementary and Shuford Elementary this morning. That meant a lot to those elementary students to see someone who attended their school and are now graduating.
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Ms. Kellogg provides after school tutoring for AP PreCalculus.
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Last Family for the 2023-2024 school year! Lots of food and crafts.
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We had the chance to celebrate our 2024 graduates today at our annual Senior Awards Day. We are so proud of them and their accomplishments.
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DHS finishes 6th in the Joe Childers Scholastic Cup standings!!
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Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that all of you are having a wonderful weekend. The upcoming week is the last "normal" week of the 2023-24 school year at Discovery. Beginning May 13th, students will only attend on days when they have a test, review session or if they have a class at NCHS.
Monday - Enrichment
Tuesday - Senior Awards Day
Wednesday - Win at Social in Advisory
Thursday - Family
Friday - Field Day
On Friday, we will run a regular schedule for 1st, 11, 12, 2nd, 21, and 22 periods. Lunch will be 11-11:45 and field day will be 11:45-1:20. Seniors, who attended Shuford Elementary, North Newton Elementary, or South Newton Elementary, will participate in a "Walk of Graduates" at the school they attended.
This upcoming week is also Teacher Appreciation Week. Please make sure each of your teachers know how much you appreciate them.
As the school year comes to a close, make sure that you are finishing strong. Continue to work hard in all of your classes. If there is anything you need, please let us know. Take care.
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Tomorrow is a teacher workday so no school for students.
The Variety Show is this weekend. See the brochure for more info. Hope to see you there!
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Good afternoon Discovery Family. I hope that everyone is having an amazing weekend. If you have not had a chance to come out to see our musical Little Shop of Horrors at NCMS, I highly encourage you to join us this afternoon at 2. Ms. Isaac and her cast and crew have done a terrific job. Below are the announcements for this week.
Seniors will be taking a group picture on Tuesday at the beginning of Enrichment. Seniors should refer to the email from Ms. Kellogg for more details.
Friday is an Optional Teacher Workday so students will not be in school this day. However, students who are behind in any of their classes, should use this day to get caught up.
AP testing begins Monday May 6th. Please refer to the following link to see which day each test will be given: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/exam-administration-ordering-scores/exam-dates. Students are receiving instructions about these tests via emails from Ms. Arditti.
With DHS offering yearlong and semester classes, we are able to begin End of Course tests the last two weeks of school in our yearlong courses. Below is the testing schedule for the last two weeks. The only students who will attend school on these days are the ones who are currently enrolled in courses listed.
May 13th - AP Calculus; AP PreCalculus (AP World History Review
7:40 - 9:40, Math 1 Review 12:05 - 2:50)
May 14th - Math 1 EOC
May 15th - AP World History; AP Computer Sci Principles (Hon. Bio Review
7:40-9:30, AP Bio Review 9:30-11:15)
May 16th - Eng. 2 EOC; AP Biology
May 17th - (Math 3 Review - 7:40-11:15)
May 20th - Biology EOC, AP Lit Teacher Made Exam 7:40
May 21st - Math 3 EOC
May 22nd - Makeup Exams
Graduation is on Thursday May 23rd. We look forward to celebrating our seniors on this date at 7 pm at PE Monroe Auditorium on Lenoir Rhyne University's campus. Parents and seniors should be on the look out for continued information about this from Ms. Kellogg.
This week's Character Awards can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1613marINurgrdDwaR_3C4XlHtTELu34R/view?usp=sharing.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. Take care.
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