D-B EXCEL
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Dual Enrollment for the 2018-19 School Year
Are you going to be a Junior or Senior next year?
If so, would you like to take college classes at Northeast State while being a DBE student?
Representatives will be here from Northeast State to talk with rising 11th & 12th graders about dual enrollment options for next school year. This will include an overview of which courses are offered, what the requirements are, and answers to other questions. The representatives will come back in March to start the enrollment process for the Fall 2018 semester.
Northeast State Dual Enrollment Orientation
Wednesday, February 21st
7:45am - 9:45am
In the Cafe
If you are interested in learning more about the dual enrollment opportunities at D-B EXCEL, please go to the link below and fill out the form:
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.
Math Tutoring & Enrichment Opportunities
After School:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
2:45pm - 3:45pm
with Mrs. Gradner in the STEM Lab
DBE STEM Parent Academy Presentations
The presentations include:
- FAFSA
- PowerSchool
- Canvas Parent Accounts
- Project-Based Learning & Blended Learning
- Extra Curricular Activites
School Board Appreciation Week
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has declared January 21–27, 2018 as School Board Appreciation Week in Tennessee. The week helps build awareness and understanding of the vital functions a locally elected board of education plays in a community.
Kingsport City Schools will be joining the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) and all public school districts across the state to celebrate School Board Appreciation Week by honoring local board members for their commitment to children.
MATE Robotics Team
Meets every Monday & Friday
Students can stay after any day to work on the robot as long as Miss A is present or has been notified.
ACT Tips & Tricks
A Week of ACT Tutoring will occur after school from 3:00-4:00 on February 5-9th.
The focus will be on improving scores on the English and Reading Sections of the ACT.
This will NOT be a lesson on punctuation or on reading, but on TIPS & TRICKS for getting a better score. If interested please see Mr. McCord.
Dobyns-Bennett Basketball
D-B vs. Science Hill
Friday, January 19th
HOME
3:30pm - Girls JV / 5:00pm - Boys JV
6:30pm - Girls Varsity / 8:00pm - Boys Varsity
Advisory Class
Per the KCS Student Handbook: Students who have more than nine (9) unexcused absences to any one class will not be permitted to participate in Prom or Graduation. They may also be eliminated from participating in certain field trips or extracurricular events.
Virtual Day Expectations
Virtual days are NOT a day off.
Virtual days are designated for students to work virtually.
Students are expected to complete any and all work their teachers assign to them on the virtual days.
- Coursework assigned on virtual days could include but is not limited to; written/paper assignments and assignments in Canvas to be completed online.
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
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