D-B EXCEL
Excellence in a Creative Environment for Learning
D-B EXCEL Students Awarded at the Appalachian Fair
CONGRATULATIONS! Digital Arts 4 students, journalism students and MATE students from last year had graphic design work entered in the Appalachian Fair CTE competitions. CONGRATULATIONS to the following:
- The Journalism students for their first place award AND Outstanding Graphic Communications Project Award for the EXCEL Echo
- The Digital Arts 4 students for their first place award for the Twilight Alive Summer Concert Series poster they designed for Visit Kingsport AND their two 2nd place awards for the Saturday in the Gardens brochure and tickets that they designed for Keep Kingsport Beautiful
- The MATE team for their first place award for their marketing display poster
If you go to the fair this week, be sure to walk through the CTE building and look at their awesome work at the Dobyns-Bennett booth!
Mid-Term Schedule
- All Math mid-terms
Tuesday:
- All English and Social Studies mid-terms
Wednesday:
- All Digital Arts and Science mid-terms
Friday:
- End of first mid-term
Tri-Cities College Fair
Eligible Juniors & Seniors will be going to the Tri-Cities College Fair on Thursday, August 30th at Freedom Hall Civic Center. Students will depart about 8:30am and return to school about 10:30am. Permission forms can be picked up from Mrs. Kerkhoff and must be signed and returned by Monday, August 27th to participate.
Student Health Cards
Parent Contact Information:
If your child becomes ill or has an emergency, it is important that we be able to reach you. Please make sure that the school has an accurate telephone number(s) listed for you. This will enable the school to contact you in the event that your child needs you during the school day. Please remember to send new work telephone numbers to school if you change jobs and update cell phone numbers that change.
Medications:
Kingsport City Schools provide a licensed and/or registered medical professional at every school. All medications, prescription or over-the-counter, are to be administered or assistance given with self-administration by school personnel. Students requiring exceptions (i.e. inhalers, insulin, epi-pens, etc.) are documented with the school nurse and follow KCS School Nursing Procedures. The schools provide parents/guardians with the forms and procedures to use when students require medication. Any questions regarding medication procedures should be directed to the school office or clinic.
Student Flu Shots
D-B Homecoming Week
D-B Homecoming Week is September 4th - 7th
- Tuesday: Meme/Vine day
- Wednesday: Disney/Character day
- Thursday: Twin/PJ day
- Friday: Rednecks v Rappers day
Seniors - Work Ethic Diploma
D-B EXCEL is excited to offer the "Work Ethic Diploma" distinction to our senior students. To kick off this opportunity, we will be hosting an ice cream social for all seniors where we will discuss the Work Ethic Diploma so they can earn this credential by the end of the school year. No matter which pathway students are on, they can benefit from going through this process and earning the Work Ethic credential.
Work Ethic Diploma Ice Cream Social
September 11, 2018
3:00pm in the DBE Cafe
The "Work Ethic Diploma" is a workforce readiness credential that can be earned by high school seniors in participating counties. Students who earn the Work Ethic Diploma will be given preference for job interviews at partnering employers if they meet all other qualifications of the job posting.
Participating students will receive a list of Work Ethic Diploma Standards which includes 14 achievement categories. Each achievement category has one, two, or three subcategories that are assigned a point value. Students who sign up for the Work Ethic Diploma must complete enough of the goals set out in the achievement categories to score 20 points in order to receive the diploma.
ACT Senior Retake Day
DBE Seniors who wish to do so, can retake the ACT on Tuesday, October 2nd.
This is a free opportunity provided by the state to take the ACT again. Please see Mrs. Livesay or Mrs. Hensley if you would like to register.
D-B Sports Schedule for the Week
- D-B Volleyball vs South (HOME) at 4:00pm
Tuesday, August 28th:
- D-B Volleyball vs Volunteer (Away) at 4:00pm
- D-B Girls Soccer vs Science Hill (Away) at 7:00pm
Thursday, August 30th:
- D-B Golf: Science Hill & Sullivan South (Ridgefields CC) at 3:30pm
- D-B Volleyball vs Tennessee High (Away) at 4:00pm
- D-B Girls Soccer vs Elizabethton (Away) at 6:00pm
Friday, August 31st:
- D-B Football vs. Science Hill (AWAY) at 7:30pm
Credit Recovery Courses
TWITTER ACCOUNTS:
- Shanna Hensley/DBE: @KCS_DBEXCEL
- Amanda Dunham: @Dunham_DBEXCEL
- Antonia Adinolfi: @MissA_DBEXCEL
- Brandon Lewis: @Lewis_DBEXCEL
- Erica Gardner: @Gardner_DBEXCEL
- Jay Conkin: @Conkin_DBEXCEL
- Josh Mowell: @Mowell_DBEXCEL
- Leah Darnell: @Darnell_DBEXCEL
- Robin Kerkhoff: @KerkhoffDBEXCEL
- Sam McCord: @McCord_DBEXCEL
- Sara Shaffer: @Shaffer_DBEXCEL
- Vicky Livesay: @livesay_DBEXCEL
FACEBOOK:
ETSU Roan Scholars Leadership Program
Nomination applications are now available for the Roan Scholars Program at ETSU. The Roan is one of ETSU's most distinguished merit scholarships covering full tuition and fees and providing allowances for both room and board and textbooks.
Return completed nomination applications to Mrs. Kerkhoff or Mrs. Livesay.
Deadline: September 7
For more information, please visit https://roanscholars.org/
Niswonger Foundation Scholarship
Seniors: Applications are currently available for the Niswonger Foundation Scholarship. The Niswonger Scholarship is a "portable" scholarship which may be used at any college or university in the country. The scholarship amount is up to $30,000.00 annually., in exchange for the Foundation's agreement to provide scholarship support, training, and financial support for each academic year the student receives the scholarship, the student must commit to return to the Northeast Tennessee area to work for that amount of time in their chosen profession. Criteria for this scholarship:
- Demonstrated Leadership
- Academics
- Excellent character
- Financial need, which is considered a need by all planning their education
- A commitment to return to Northeast Tennessee area for the years the scholarship funded their education.
For more information, please visit http://www.niswongerfoundation.org/proposals/
Each Course Syllabus is in the Process of Being Added to our Online Course Catalog
- Course Overview
- Course Objectives
- Student Expectations
- Student Support
- Attendance Policy
- Plagiarism Policy
- Grading Policy
- Standards Alignment
If you have any questions about information found in a syllabus, please email the teacher for that course.
Eastman Black History Oratorical Contest
Eastman’s Black History Month Oratorical Contest provides local high school students with an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of African American contributors to the academic disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM). It also provides the students with an opportunity to improve their writing, communication, public speaking and leadership skills.
1st place student will receive a $1,000 cash prize
2nd place $500
3rd place $300
4th and 5th place $250.
Applicants must submit an original written essay, discussing an acknowledged African American STEAM contributor no later than Friday, November 16, 2018.
For more information, please CLICK HERE.
Attendance Reminder
Any student who accrues more than 9 unexcused absences and/or out of school suspension days for any class will not be able to participate in prom or graduation ceremonies.
Pairing Codes for 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.
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