CTAE Dept: Amica Walker, Yvonne Flemister & Georgia Thomasson

Above, ELA Dept.: Shannon Jones, Leslie Bailey, Drenay Everett & McKeith Cordell show school spirit on Tie-Dye Tuesday!!

In August 2022, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) conducted a search for highly qualified K-12 ESOL and academic content educators to participate in several upcoming Working Committee Meetings to validate associations that GaDOE content specialists have made between the WIDA ELDS Framework, 2020 Edition and the current GSE. Several teachers were nominated across the state of Georgia. Last month, the selected teachers were announced and one of them is our very own ESOL teacher, Maria Moses. Mrs. Moses, along with other Georgia educators, will participate in the Working Committee from October to November. Congratulations Mrs. Moses. What an honor! Your Tiger Nation Family is so very proud of you!

Jayla, 11th grader, is a member of the DCHS softball team. She has demonstrated the qualities of a leader on and off the field. She has been instrumental helping her team get to a 5th place ranking in the region as the teams top pitcher and hitter. Off the field, Jayla is an A/B student and supports her school community in many ways. Jayla is dependable, outgoing and at any given moment, she is willing to lend a helping hand to anyone in need. Congratulations Jayla on your well-deserved award!

Above, Custodian, Kimberlyn Williams, has school S.P.I.R.I.T.!! She showed up and showed out for Throwback Thursday! Ms. Williams and her team do an amazing job of beautifying our campus and we cannot thank them enough. Not only do they keep our campus clean, but they also participate in school activities, provide us with fresh fruit and much humor each day. Ms. Kimberlyn Williams, Ms. Nadine Young, Mr. Conan Burnett, Mr. Kevin Kelley, Mr. David Perry, Ms. Shemeka Price, Mr. David Shipp, Ms. Loretta Thomas, Ms. Sentora Wyatt, and Mr. Artis Stanson, we greatly appreciate you for all that you do here at DCHS for students and staff! Happy National Custodian Appreciation Week!!

To maintain the safety of our school community, the Douglas County School System Police Department implemented the use of trained canines from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office in September. These skilled dogs, accompanied by DCSS administrators, sniffed items in and around our campus. Administrators took every effort to minimize disruption to the learning process during the search. Thankfully, the police department found no evidence of any violations during this search.

The Douglas County School System initiated the random unannounced search in response to our commitment to protect our school community’s health, safety, and welfare. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will continue to partner with us in our proactive efforts to maintain a safe environment for our school community. We sincerely desire that nothing illegal or against district policy be recovered during these searches. However, we must remain vigilant to maintain a positive and secure learning environment for Douglas County students. Thank you for supporting us in our efforts to keep our campus safe.

Internship Dates:

• College: May 22, 2023 - August 4, 2023
• High School: June 5, 2023 - August 4, 2023

Intern Stipend

Competitive Pay

See the attached flyer below for the application and additional details. Become a State Farm IT Intern!

Like a Good Neighbor, State Farm is There!

To access your students progress reports, report cards, attendance, and grades, click the "Infinite Campus Parent Portal Set Up" link above for directions on registering for a Parent Portal account.

Nine weeks progress reports will be available online via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal on October 14, 2022, for all students. Progress reports will not be printed, so please create an IC Parent Portal account to keep track of your child's progress.

If you need help with Parent Portal, contact the Douglas County Help Desk at parent@dcssga.org or (770) 651-2330.

Click the link below for Instrucciones del portal para padres de Infinite Campus (Espanol)

Do you know your counselor? Your counselor is based upon your last name. The alphabet breakdown is as follows:

Last Names A-D: Shay Barnby; shay.barnby1@dcssga.org

Last Name E-K: Jari Christmas; jari.christmas@dcssga.org

Last Name L-R: Christopher Mason; christopher.mason@dcssga.org

Last Name S-Z: Genobia Babalola; genobia.babalola@dcssga.org

International Baccalaureate Academic Advisor: Suzanne Helms; suzanne.helms@dcssga.org

If you need to meet with your counselor, please schedule an appointment with him/her directly. Signs are posted throughout the school building with the QR code you can scan in order to make an appointment.

Google Class Codes:

Class of 2023 (Seniors): 24efsuw

Class of 2024 (Juniors): xsjkje7

Class of 2025 (Sophomores): 3gfsjgk

Class of 2026 (Freshman): pijk6rs

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Parents, if you would like to meet with your child's teacher, a parent-teacher conference may be scheduled through your child's counselor. Appointment times will be before or after school and may be virtual or in-person.

When students are present daily, their grades and reading skills often improve—even among those students who are struggling in school. Students who frequently attend school feel more connected to their community and develop strong social skills and friendships, which are important life skills.

High School hours are 8:20-3:25.

Daily attendance is strongly encouraged.

See Mrs. Flanagan in the main office.

Students can complete the Student Parking Application prior to visiting Mrs. Flanagan

Bring your driver's license and a copy of your insurance and registration

Cost is $50 and it is payable by cash, check or money order

Parents, if your child drives to school, then they must have a parking pass.

Click here for the Student Parking Application and Vehicle Registration Form.

August 25, 2022

The Douglas County School District is pleased to announce the introduction of Satchel Pulse SEL, a tool to help us monitor and improve the social-emotional learning of all our students. What is Social-Emotional Learning? Social-emotional learning (SEL) programs help youth and adults learn and apply knowledge, skills, and attitudes to enrich their personal and academic lives. Studies have shown that social-emotional learning programs increase academic performance, attendance, behavior, and post-secondary success.

SEL skills include developing healthy identities, managing emotions, setting and achieving goals, developing empathy for others, establishing and maintaining supportive relationships, collaborating with others, and making responsible and caring decisions.

How does Satchel Pulse work? Satchel Pulse is an easy-to-use survey with 25 simple questions. Students use the survey to rate their self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship, and responsible decision-making skills. Student answers help us learn how to best support our students’ ongoing development in these five critical skills.

When will it start? For the 2022-2023 school year, the Satchel Pulse SEL survey will be given to students in grades 4, 5, 6, 9, and 12 at school between August 29 and September 15.

Where can I find out more information about SEL? Support Services Satchel Pulse Who can I contact to learn more about the survey or the social-emotional learning program? School counselors will be your point of contact.

What if I don’t want my child to participate in the Satchel Pulse SEL screener? If you would prefer that your child not participate in the Satchel Pulse SEL survey, please contact your child’s school to opt-out. For your convenience, the opt out form may be accessed by clicking the link above this article.

Thank you for partnering with us to support your student. @satchelpulse • pulse@teamsatchel.com • 516-568-0858