D-B EXCEL
Excellence in a Creative Environment for Learning
Blake McMeans Speaks to D-B EXCEL Students
One the night of Nov. 10, 1994, Blake went drinking with his future fraternity brothers just off of UT’s campus, then got into his car to drive home. Just after 2 a.m. and just ½-mile away from home, Blake drove his car into an embankment, hitting trees along the way and flipping his car three times. Once emergency personnel arrived to the scene, Blake was immediately airlifted to UT medical center, where doctors and surgeons fought to keep Blake alive.
Now, Blake is back at center court in a whole new way. Through his nonprofit, the Blake McMeans Foundation and Promise Tour, Blake educates young adults about the dangers of drinking and driving in the hopes of preventing them from making the same life-altering mistake he did.
To learn more about Blake, his story, and his foundation visit his website at blakemcmeans.com.
Thank you to Ron Matthews of State Farm for helping D-B EXCEL be a host to Blake McMeans!
KCS Back the Blue Day
Kingsport City Schools has designated Wednesday, November 1, 2017 as “KCS Back the Blue Day.” Members of the Kingsport Police Department (KPD), KCS Student Resource Officers (SROs) and KPD K-9 Units will be honored in a variety of ways for their ongoing service to the students and staff of Kingsport City Schools.
“We are so thankful for the service that the women and men of the Kingsport Police Department provide Kingsport City Schools on a daily basis,” said KCS Interim Superintendent Dr. Dwain Arnold. “The partnership of KCS and KPD helps to provide the safest possible environment for our children and employees. Back the Blue Day is just one way for us to say thank you to the Kingsport Police Department for all they do to protect our community.”
Students, staff, and faculty are encouraged to wear blue on November 1 to show support of KPD. Photos and videos will be posted throughout the day on district (Facebook/Twitter) and school (Twitter) social media sites using the national hashtag, #BacktheBlue.
Officers are invited to visit schools during the day and the KCS/KPD School Resource Officer program will be highlighted in the WeAreKCS.com “Saturday Six” Blog with an accompanying video.
DBE 11th & 12th Graders Attended Career Day at Northeast State
The EXCEL Echo
The EXCEL Echo is a student driven online magazine that highlights monthly happenings at D-B EXCEL. Students work within a small editorial team to create updates, exposes, and reviews, and anything else the team deems relevant and newsworthy. Combined with photographs, monthly puzzles, and whatever the staff finds edible for the readers, the Echo is proving to be a fun new way to host a journalism course in the digital age.
Click HERE to view the EXCEL Echo!
STEM in the Gym
6:30 - 8:00pm
There will be a STEM activity followed by basketball.
Everyone is welcome! We have had great turnouts to these events and will continue to have them every other week.
Upcoming Field Trips
Tuesday, 10/31/17
11th grade students
Career Expo at Toy F. Reid at Eastman
Monday, 11/6/17
US History students (Lewis/Conkin)
Bays Mountain Fire Tower
Need Help with FASFA & College Applications?
If you do, be sure to see Jessica Crosby (our Niswonger representative).
Ms. Crosby will be at DBE 11/3, 11/17, 12/1, 12/15.
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to receive this assistance.
Mark your calendars, put these dates in your phones, tell your parents!
Cap & Gown Orders
ATTENTION SENIORS
(& those planning to graduate this year)
JOSTEN’S WILL RETURN ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2017 to collect order forms & money. If you don’t order this now you will be required to order online or go to the main campus to place your order. Cost for cap/gown/tassel is $31.76 (this price will increase in Jan.).
If you plan to participate in the graduation ceremony you MUST have a maroon cap/gown.
Math Tutoring & Enrichment Opportunities
Before School:
Everyday
7:15am - 7:45am
with Mr. Pickering in the Cafe
After School:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
2:45pm - 3:45pm
with Mrs. Gradner in the STEM Lab
Hunger First Donation Drive
We had a very successful donation drive for Hunger First! Thank you to everyone for donating! Hunger First was very grateful for our support.
Tennessee Promise Scholarship - Deadline Approaching
Calculators
All students who are enrolled in Algebra 1, Algebra 2, or Geometry are required to have a calculator. The following calculators are acceptable:
TI-83 Plus
TI-84
TI-84 Plus
*Students are required to bring their calculator everyday.
D-B EXCEL Student Norms
Students will report to school on time and prepared for the school day.
Students will bring fully charged laptops and a laptop charger every day.
Students will follow their schedule and report to the appropriate area.
Students will respect the DBE faculty, staff, visitors and other students at all times.
DBE Student Drivers
We have our own parking lot and the entrance and exit is on Roller St.
Students will need to sign up for a parking permit that will need to hang from their rearview mirror at all times (tinyurl.com/DBEparking)
Cars that do not have a car tag will be asked to be moved or will be towed.
If the DBE parking lot is full, there is an overflow public parking lot across the street from the Food City loading dock (On Roller St.)
DBE students/parents can only park in the parking spots marked D-BE/KCS in the DBE parking lot. DBE students/parents cannot park in the Chamber or medical parking lots or they will be towed.
Replacement car tags will be $10.
Car Riders & Bus Riders
Students may be dropped of at DBE beginning at 7:15am. Students arriving after 7:45am will be counted tardy.
Please follow the traffic pattern.
- Car riders will be dismissed after the bus leaves (Approximately 2:35pm)
Bus riders will board their normal bus in the morning and then board the DBE bus at DB.
The DBE bus will arrive at DBE about 7:30am.
Bus riders will be dismissed at the 2:30pm bell.
- The bus will take students to the D-B main campus where they will then board their bus to take them home.
D-B EXCEL Parking Map
Canvas Parent App
Canvas Parent enhances the potential for parents to engage in their children's education. Parents can review upcoming or past assignments, check on grades, and receive course announcements.
Canvas Parent can be used by anyone who creates an account, has been added to Canvas with an observer role, or has signed up as a parent using the web browser.
Parents can access their child's courses in Canvas through the Parent App.
Click here for information on downloading the Parent App for iPhone.
Click here for information on downloading the Parent App for Android.
The Parent App will allow:
- Access to their child's courses
- View past and upcoming assignments.
- Check on grades
- Receive course announcements and notifications.
Learn more by clicking here!
Contact Us!
Email: shensley@k12k.com
Website: http://dbexcel.k12k.com/
Location: 400 Clinchfield Street, Kingsport, TN 37660, United States
Phone: 423.378.2185
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dbexcelkcs/
Twitter: @KCS_DBEXCEL