D-B EXCEL
Excellence in a Creative Environment for Learning
Teacher Feature: Meet Ms. Trent
Ms. Syble Trent is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and Tusculum College. She has an Associate Degree in Business and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Syble has taught as an adjunct faculty member at Mountain Empire Community College and was an instructor for Kingsport Adult Education for 14 years. Ms.Trent has worked at DBE as an instructional assistant for over a year. She loves working at Dobyns-Bennett EXCEL primarily for the relationships she is able to build with her students in order to help them succeed, but she also enjoys working with the staff.
Ms. Trent has also worked at Eastman Chemical Company as an Engineering Liaison and for Delta Air Airlines as a flight attendant. In her free time, Syble enjoys traveling, snow skiing, golf, volunteering and spending time with her family. She also enjoys shopping and trying new restaurants.She has one son, Jared, who is a proud DB graduate. Ms. Trent believes that life has lots of fun-- especially when traveling. She has visited every county in Tennessee, every state in America, and many foreign countries as well.
D-B EXCEL Open House Nights!
D-B EXCEL will be hosting two Open House events after school hours for families and parents to visit. This can be families of current students or families of students that are considering attending D-B EXCEL in the future. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kerkhoff at rkerkhoff@k12k.com or 423-378-2186.
Wednesday, April 12th
5pm - 6pm
Tuesday, May 9th
3pm - 4pmEnd of Course Exams
Tuesday, April 18th
US History - Session 1
English 9, 10, 11 - Session 1
Any student not testing will work virtually on this day. Any student finishing "early" must stay until all are complete.
Thursday, April 20th
Make ups
Tuesday, April 25th
US History - Session 2
English 9, 10, 11- Session 2
Any student not testing will work virtually on this day. Any student finishing "early" must stay until all are complete.
Wednesday, April 26th
Make ups
Tuesday, May 2nd
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
Biology
Any student not testing will work virtually on this day. Any student finishing "early" must stay until all are complete.
Wednesday, May 3rd
Geometry
Any student not testing will work virtually on this day. Any student finishing "early" must stay until all are complete.
Thursday, May 4th
Make ups
*Students not testing on a particular day will work virtually that day.
Everyone attends on the make up days.
Be prepared for the test!
- Go to bed early and get plenty of sleep.
- Wake up early.
- Eat a good, healthy breakfast.
- Get to school on time
TN Promise Class of 2017 Mandatory Meeting
The spring TN Promise mandatory meeting will take place on Monday, April 10 at 5:00 in the D-B cafeteria. Please arrive early to allow time to check in. Seniors must attend this meeting to remain eligible for the TN Promise Scholarship.
Monday, Apr 10, 2017, 05:00 PM
Dobyns-Bennett High School, Tribe Way, Kingsport, TN, United States
High School STREAM Camp
Rising 9th - 12th Grade
Kingsport City School Students
June 12th - 16th
8:30am - 3pm
At D-B EXCEL
Registration forms will be available for students to pick up at D-B EXCEL. Registration forms and payment is due by May 12, 2017. The only payment method accepted will be checks. Please make checks payable to City of Kingsport. The memo line should include High School STREAM Camp and Val Love (Camp Coordinator).
You can mail the registration form and payment to:
Kingsport City Schools Summer STREAM Camp
Attn: Val Love
400 Clinchfield St. Suite 20
Kingsport, TN 37660
Or you can turn it in at DBE to Ms. Shaffer.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact Ms. Shaffer at sshaffer@k12k.com.
D-B EXCEL Website
Josey Baker Memorial Scholarship
Any graduate of a Northeast TN or Southwest VA high school may apply. Preference for applicants pursuing degrees in agriculture or construction related majors. Minimum GPA of 3.0 required. Selected applicant will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship.
Application at www.cleekfarms.com
- Deadline: April 15th, 2017
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Are you interested in being a middle school mentor?
have passing grades in all their classes
meeting or exceeding progress goals in their classes
demonstrate good behavior at DBE
have good attendance
DBE student mentors must be able to leave daily at 1:50pm. DBE mentors will dismiss from Sevier or RNR (which means you will ride the bus or get picked up from there). Anyone that does not mentor this semester will be added to the list for possible mentors next school year. Please go to the link below to sign up. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Kerkhoff at rkerkhoff@k12k.com or 423-378-2186.
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.
Access to Canvas Parent is managed by the student's institution.
Parents can use the Canvas Parent app on all iOS and Android devices. View the Canvas Parent Android Guide and the Canvas Parent iOS Guide.
View Student Courses and Grades
The Courses tab displays the list of courses where their students are enrolled. For each course, parents can see course grades, the syllabus, and assignments and events. Grades display according to the course grading scheme.
View Student Assignments and Events
Assignments and events can be viewed by course or week. Parents can set reminders for a specific assignment or event, which are sent to mobile devices as push notifications.
Set Alerts for Student Activity
The app settings allow parents to set alerts for specific assignment and grade activity. Alerts are displayed in the Alerts page in the app.
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Location: 400 Clinchfield Street, Kingsport, TN 37660, United States
Phone: 423.378.2185
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