Tues Sept 26 - 9th grade High School Info night

Tues Sept 26 - Picture Day for grades 6-8

Wed Sept 27 - Picture Day for grades 9-11

Wed Sept 27 - Dine out at Torero's 4pm-10pm to support the Fall Art Festival

Thurs Sept 28 - PTSA Club Fair 6pm - 7pm

Thurs Oct 12 - PSAT (Select 11th Graders)

Tues Nov 14 - Dine out for DSA (Chipotle; 3800 N Roxboro St 4pm - 8pm)

Mon Dec 4th – 12th - MOY Benchmarks – 6th-8th ELA & Math, 8th Science, Math 1 & 3, English 2, Biology

2023-2024 Calendar

To reach the Main Office: dist.frontoffice.323-DSA@dpsnc.net

Your message will reach most of the front office staff.

Please send all attendance matters to:

attendance@DSALMC.net

Weekly Phone Message

MISC:

●●●● Dear 9th grade families,

Don't forget! Our 9th grade High School Info night is TONIGHT! Here is the link. If you would like questions answered during the presentation, please fill this form out and Ms. Chambers will include those answers in her presentation. Thanks! See you there on Zoom!

●●●● “Skip the cooking and the dishes! Come eat some good and do some good by attending the Fall Art Festival’s benefit night at Torero’s Mexican Restaurant located at 604 Fernway Ave. on next Wednesday, September 27th, 2023 from 4pm-10pm. 15% of all sales, take-out and dine-in, will go directly to the 12th Annual DSA Fall Art Festival: Día de los Muertos. Place you order online, by calling ahead, or in person. Please see posters w/ QR codes for your convenience. See you next Wednesday!!”

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CtuODQ3jBCn1IN5oOTU7zjpG6XH4tlYo/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/15LAnawxtFMgDVosJdyMYP24e6ESLvinm/view?usp=sharing

●●●● North Carolina Drivers Eligibility Certificate

Any DSA student who is requesting a NC Drivers Eligibility certificate must pass 5 of their 7 classes and submit their Drivers Ed certificate to the main office before school, during lunch or after school before 4:30pm. Once the office receives the Drivers Ed certificate the student will receive the NC Eligibility form within 48 hours. Please note that the certificate is only valid for 30 days. Please ensure you have scheduled your appointment with the DMV.

SENIOR UPDATES:

●●●● Senior lunch pass distribution will continue during both lunches in the Atrium. Just a reminder students need to submit the off campus lunch form as well as a parent confirmation email to Ms. Towe to receive their pass. Completed forms can be dropped off in the main office. The final day for fall pick will be Thursday September 21st.

PERFORMING ARTS:

●●●●Tri-M Members our first meeting of the year will be on Wednesday September 27 at 8:00 AM in the band room! We will be handing out the new requirements and forms for the year!

●●●●Tri-M members are invited to attend our first social event and scavenger hunt on Friday September 29th! The event will begin promptly at 3:30 in the band room!

ATHLETICS:

https://www.dpsathletics.com/dsa

●●●● The DSA High School Student-Athlete/Parent Handbook has been updated for the 2023-24 Athletic Year!

23-24 DSA HIGH SCHOOL Athletics Student Athlete/Parent Handbook

There are several UPDATES! It is a requirement to review this handbook prior to registering!

In addition, the DSA HS Athletic website has been updated for registration information: www.dpsathletics.com/dsa (click the blue button)

To be cleared for Fall athletics or Summer workouts, Athletes/Managers must:

• Bring the NEW 2023-24 Physical Form with you when you get a physical from a medical professional.
• MAKE SURE THEY SIGN AND DATE IT PRIOR TO LEAVING THAT APPT!
• Have a Parent/Guardian register on the Dragonfly Platform, connect to DSA, and add the athlete or manager to their registration.

Upload/submit ALL required documents ONLINE:

• Please make sure you follow exact instructions to allow your clearance to go smoothly.

These uploaded forms cannot be uploaded together so please complete the following in order to be eligible to attend the clearance session, the NCHSAA requires these to be separate uploads. (Yes even though they print out as "one" document, they must be uploaded by title on the top of each page

1. Authorization for release (DPS online form) ONLY PRINT HARDCOPY
2. Assumption of risk (DPS online form) ONLY
3. NCHSAA Health History ONLY (upload 1)
4. NCHSAA CURRENT or UPDATED physical ONLY (upload 2) PRINT HARDCOPY
5. NCHSAA Concussion ONLY (online form)
6. NCHSAA Medical Eligibility Form ONLY (upload 3)
7. The NCHSAA consent form-WHENEVER IT IS ADDED- I WILL LET YOU KNOW!! PARENTS WILL HAVE TO REVISIT DRAGONFLY WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE.

• Do not upload any documents to these categories that are not the documents it is asking for. Doing so will slow down your clearance tremendously!

Once these uploads have been done, the next steps are:

• Attend a Registration Clearance session to drop off hard copies of the HIPAA form (Authorization for release is HIPAA) and your physical on one of the days listed in the DSA high school student-athlete/parent handbook! (link above)
• Reach out to your potential coach if you have not yet! (Contact info in handbook!)

STUDENT SERVICES:

https://sites.google.com/dpsnc.net/dsastudentservices?pli=1

●●●● Dear 9th grade families,

Don't forget! Our 9th grade High School Info night is THIS TUESDAY! Here is the link. If you would like questions answered during the presentation, please fill this form out and I will include those answers in my presentation. Thanks! See you there on Zoom!

STUDENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES:

PTSA:

http://www.dsaptsa.com/

●●●●Volunteer sign-up for Crayons 2 Calculators teacher supply packing 9/26 11:30am-1:pm

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA62AA4FA7-crayons2calculator

●●●●Please join us for the Middle & H.S. DSA Club Fair this Thursday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. in the HS Cafeteria. - Stay tuned to the PTSA website for updated club info http://www.dsaptsa.com/clubs.html

●●●●Club fair donations and help needed as well. Volunteer/Donation sign-up for the club fair-

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C4AAEA62AA4FA7-44521361-club

●●●●Come dine out Dine out at Torero's to support the Fall Art festival Wed Sept 27th- 4pm-10pm https://order.torerosdurham.com/