D-B EXCEL
Excellence in a Creative Environment for Learning
Kingsport City Schools will be CLOSED on Monday, January 20th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 21st.
Digital Arts Students Recognized at the BOE Meeting
EXCEL Featured in Clemmer College of Education Newsletter
Key Club
- Mandatory Key Club meeting on Wednesday, January 22, from 2:45-3:45. Anyone interested in joining Key Club should attend this meeting.
- February 19th
- March 18th
- April 15th
- May - TBD
FAFSA Deadline
Need FAFSA help?
Reminder...this is required for TN Promise
~ Deadline Feb. 1st ~
Adria Shannon (Niswonger advisor) will be at DBE 8am-2pm on January 17th and 24th to assist with FAFSA completion/questions.
An appointment is not necessary, but highly recommended. Note: if you come without an appointment and someone is here with an appointment, you could possibly be waiting for quite some time. You can contact her to schedule your appointment or regarding any questions FAFSA related:
Niswonger Advisor
Adria Shannon (Niswonger Advisor) will be at DBE most Fridays from 8:00am - 2:30pm to assist with TN Promise, FAFSA, college applications, career assessments, and much more. You can email her anytime: ashannon@niswongerfoundation.org
Vote for DBE Student Design in Sullivan County Billboard Contest
Please go to
and vote for DBE junior, Grace Worley’s, design for the Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition billboard design! The design with the most votes will be featured on a billboard in Sullivan County!
Dual Enrollment Information
Classes start the week of January 21st. See Mrs. Kerkhoff if you have any questions regarding your dual enrollment class.
If you did not attend the dual enrollment meeting on 1/16/20, see Mrs. Kerkhoff to receive the information that Northeast/ETSU left for you.
If you need transportation to or from your dual enrollment class, see Mrs. Kerkhoff immediately. Classes start next week - we need to make certain we have this finalized before you attend your 1st class.
MATE Schedule
Starting January 16th:
Thursday from 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Friday from 3:00pm to 5:00 pm
Saturday from 9:00am to 12:00pm
D-B Yearbook Orders
Don’t forget to order your child’s copy of their Yearbook. The D-B yearbook staff is hard at work creating a beautiful keepsake. All yearbook sales must be made through Jostens (via website or phone). Payment plans are available. Call 1-877-767-5217 or order your copy at:
Mandatory Senior Meetings
All seniors are required to attend a mandatory meeting on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month at DBE. There will be an AM and PM option, students only need to attend one session. Meeting times are 7:45am or 2:45pm
LEAD DBE Meeting Dates
The following are Mandatory Meetings for Lead DBE students.
Wednesday, January 29th
Wednesday, February 26th
Wednesday, April 1st
Wednesday May 6th
Math Tutoring
Tuesdays & Thursdays
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Canvas Parent Accounts
*If you already have an account from the Canvas Parent App, log in to Canvas using those credentials.
To observe a student, you must obtain a pairing code from your student. Students can generate a pairing code by signing into Canvas then Click Account>Settings>Pair with Observer.
To set up your parent account:
- Go to https://kingsport.instructure.com/login/canvas
Enter the following information:
-Enter your name in the Your Name field.
-Enter your email in the Your Email field.
-Enter your password in the Password field.
-Re-enter your password in the Re-enter Password field.
-Enter a pairing code to link your account to your student in the Student Pairing Code field.
-Agree to the terms of use by clicking the You agree to the terms of use checkbox.
-Click the Start Participating button.To observe a student, you must have a student pairing code. Students can access the pairing code through their settings
- Agree to the terms of use by clicking the You agree to the terms of use checkbox.
- Click the Start Participating button.
For now, each pairing code will live for 24 hours. That means once the pairing code is generated, it will remain valid for 24 hours, then it expires.
Each pairing code can only be used once. Once it’s used in account registration, the pairing code expires and the observer remains successfully paired. If you want to pair two observers to one student, each observer needs a unique pairing code.
Want to learn more about Canvas?
Join the Parent Introduction to Canvas course!
(no need for an account - this course is open to the public!)
Click here to go to the Canvas login page. Click Browse courses. Choose the "Parent Introduction to Canvas" course.
DBE School Schedule
School Day: 7:45am - 2:30pm
Advisory 7:45am - 8:25am
A Block 8:30am - 9:45am
B Block 9:50am - 11:05am
C Block 11:10am - 1:05pm
D Block 1:10pm - 2:30pm
Dismissal: Beginning at 2:30pm
Bus riders will be dismissed at the 2:30pm bell.
Car riders will be dismissed as the bus leaves.
- Student drivers and walkers will be dismissed last.
*Advisory is a class and students will have tasks to complete during this period. Attendance will be taken in Advisory and absences can effect their ability to participate in school activities that have attendance requirements.*
Below you will find D-B's daily schedule. The first day of school they will have an extended homeroom period then starting on Tuesday they will operate on a regular schedule.
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.
DBE Car 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. When you enter the DBE parking lot, please take an immediate right and circle the lot in that direction.
- Car riders will be dismissed after the bus leaves (Approximately 2:35pm)
- Students may be picked up in the DBE parking lot or on Roller Street. Students are not allowed to be picked up in other parking lots.
DBE Bus Riders
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.
- If you have questions or concerns about bus transportation, please contact the KCS Transportation Office or CLICK HERE to visit their website.
Kingsport City Schools Transportation Department
Ph: (423) 392.4670
Fax: (423) 245.1346
Kingsport Area Transit Service
ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS FOR SCHOOL MEALS
The meal pre-payment website for Kingsport City School Nutrition Services Department is now available. Please visit MyPayments Plus! to check low balances, monitor purchases, and deposit funds via bank account or credit card.
There is a 4.75% fee per transaction. If you have not used this service before, you will be required to set up an account. Call (423) 378.2113 to receive your student’s ID number (required when setting up your account and different from the student pin number used at school), email Andria Ball at aball@k12k.com, or contact the school cafeteria. There is no charge or account deposit required to monitor purchases, check balances, or receive low balance notices via email.
Parents may still deposit money into their students account by sending cash or a check to school. Checks should be made out to the school cafeteria name. For example, parents of students at Dobyns-Bennett High School will write checks to D-B Cafeteria and include their students pin number on the check's memo line.
FEDERAL FREE/REDUCED MEAL APPLICATIONS
To apply for free or reduced school meals, download the forms below. Completed applications can be faxed to (423) 378.2109 or can be turned in to your child’s school cafeteria/office or brought to School Nutrition Services Department at 400 Clinchfield Street, Suite 200, Kingsport, TN 37660.
You can now apply online by clicking here. OneSource Online Instant Processor application entry makes it easy and convenient to apply for meal benefits for your child(ren). Simply enter the requested information as accurately as possible, and all data will be instantly and securely sent to your child(ren)sschool district for processing. Start your family's meal benefits sooner by entering your information now!
Please contact Andria Ball, SNS Bookkeeper/Office Assistant at (423) 378.2113 or aball@k12k.com with questions regarding meal prices, payments and/or free/reduced meals.
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