Panther Press Volume 4
Excellence,Everywhere,Everyday
Greetings Panther Nation!
We had a fantastic week this week at Duncanville High School! Thank you to all the families who attended Meet the Teacher on Thursday Night.
The school year is going very quickly and we encourage everyone to be an active member in your child’s education. This week will start the fourth week of the nine week marking period so please make sure your scholars take advantage of all of our academic opportunities like tutoring and credit recovery to ensure academic success.
The first quarter Progress Reports will be uploaded on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Please check grades and attendance frequently by signing up for a Family Access account. It is fast and easy, additional information is located on our district website under Student Information Services. This three week progress report gives us an opportunity to officially communicate academic performance to students, parents and guardians.
Over the past three weeks the administrative team has had the opportunity to visit a large number of classrooms. In almost all cases our scholars and teachers are engaged in the lessons and working hard to teach and learn what is required. This level of effort and engagement is not just because scholars want to learn, it is because parents and teachers all have one common goal—scholars success.
I appreciate all your support and let’s continue working together to help our scholars plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win as they move through this school year!
Respectfully,
Michael McDonald
GO Panthers!
Our Goal is 97% or Better Each Week. Good Attendance =Better Grades=Graduation
See our attendance and tardies for the week of 9/2/2019
Our goal is 97% weekly in attendance. As a campus we averaged 93.05% last week.
As you can see below a majority of our tardies are occurring during 1st period. Parents, we need your help in ensuring that your scholar gets to school on time.
Office Support Staff
FREE AND REDUCED MEAL APPLICATION.
CHILD NUTRITION (CAFETERIA NEWS) ADDING MONEY FOR YOUR STUDENT’S MEALS. Parents may access information regarding their student’s meal account using Parent Online. Parent Online allows you to add money to and monitor your student’s account. Please be mindful, that it takes about 24 hours for funds to post to your student’s account after you have added funds. School Cafe
FREE AND REDUCED MEAL APPLICATION. You may benefit from completing this online application for free and reduced meals. Our goal is to ensure every student gets a nutritious meal daily at Duncanville High School. This form also allows other free benefits for our students Please visit this link to complete the application.
September 2019 Library Schedule
STUDENT VOICE coming soon...
Senior Spotlight coming soon...
Are you a graduating senior? We want honor you by highlighting your accomplishments, the organization or clubs that you are a part of and plans after graduation. If you are chosen, we will coordinate dates that you will be featured as our Senior Spotlight Student. A local senior portrait photographer will take your photo to use in our posts and link to your organization and personal social media accounts.
Only a certain number of applicants will be accepted so apply quickly to get a spot and represent your DHS sport, club or organization!
Duncanville College Fair
The College Fair is coming! Make sure September 18, 2019 is on your calendar! This is a great opportunity to speak with college representatives and collect information without having to go all over the country. 5:30-7:30 pm at DHS in the East Cafeteria is where all the action will take place. I will see you here!
Student Recognition
Y-Achievers (Picture: Summer College Tour 2019: Emory Univ. – Atlanta, GA)
Does your scholar have ambitions to go to college and need some guidance? We are starting a new college readiness program developed by the University of Chicago that is designed to help our scholars through academic support, career exploration, and mentoring. All 9th-12th grade scholars are invited to attend weekly meetings either Tuesday or Thursday afternoons in the East Seminar Room from 3:15-5:30PM. See Mr. Cain in Room B108 or Mrs. Lee in Room B107 for more details. Our Parent Meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 25th from 6-7PM in the East Seminar Room. We can’t wait to meet you!
Youth & Government (Picture: Youth & Government State Conference – Austin, TX)
Calling ALL Scholars! Does your scholar always want to prove their point and have a reason for everything? Let’s put those debate and critical thinking skills to good use and develop them into award winning scholars! Our Youth & Government students have had tremendous success in state and national competitions. Youth & Government meetings are every Monday and Wednesday in the East Seminar Room or B108. See Mr. Cain in Room B108 or Mrs. Lee in Room B107 for more details. Our Parent Meeting is Wednesday, Sept. 11th from 6-7PM in the East Seminar Room. We look forward to seeing you there!
Support Duncanville HS CHOIR!
The varsity volleyball team volunteered with Tacos4Life and Feed the Starving Children.
DHS Swim Team cleaning up the community...
On Saturday our DHS Swim Team held their first community service event, cleaning up Harrington Park, DHS Swimming’s official adopted park! It was quite hot, but we were committed to cleaning up and making sure our community stays beautiful.
Friday Night Lights in Duncanville!
Football games are such a great showcase of so many talented students both on and off the field. While we are there for a football game, we are privy to wonderful performances by our award winning band, High Hats, and cheerleaders. What you see in these performances are not done by accident, they happen through a lot of hard work by students and staff. As you can see, we have really hit the ground running and are off to a great start!
#UnfinishedBusiness 2019 Has Started!
Congrats to our Panther Varsity Football team on their exciting victory Friday night over South Oak Cliff!
Time to kick off the MUST SEE Game of the Year!
2019-2020 Student Parking Regulations
Starting in the 2019-2020 school year, we will make changes to student parking regulations and guidelines for the safety and welfare of students, employees and guests. Through this new process, we will be able to determine who is parking vehicles on campus. In addition, the use of parking permits helps identify the drivers of vehicles parked in unauthorized areas and fire lanes. These new regulations support our goal of providing a safe and secure school.
Student parking permits may be purchased during the 2019-2020 school year registration at Duncanville High School in the Duncanville High School security office (room J112) and Duncanville ISD Campus Police Office (room L105).
The prices for permits are:
· $20 – per students
· $5 – second student in the same household
Students will need to submit a parking application in order to receive a parking permit decal for their vehicles. The parking application requires that:
· the student has a valid driver’s license,
· the vehicle is properly registered, and
· the vehicle has valid liability insurance coverage with the name of student on the proof of insurance
If a student vehicle does not have a valid parking decal, Duncanville ISD Police will issue a parking citation with a fine of $20. Students will be able to appeal the citation should they feel it was issued in error. After an excessive amount of violations, the student vehicle will be immobilized using a boot, which will require a $25 removal fee.
If you have any questions regarding student parking regulations, please contact the Duncanville ISD Police office at 972 708-3800 or police@duncanvilleisd.org.
Thank you for your partnership in school safety.
Please see the highlights for the upcoming week:
Monday, September 9, 2019
- 3:15 PM YAG Meeting – East Seminar Room/B108
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
- 3:05 PM HOSA Meeting – East Cafeteria
- 3:15 PM Y Achievers Meeting – East Seminar Room/B108
- 3:15 PM ACAP Rehearsal – H132
- 3:15 PM NAHS Meeting – K100
- 4:00 PM Varsity Tennis vs. Lake Highlands – DHS Tennis Courts
- 5:30 PM 9th Red Volleyball vs. SGP - DHS
- 5:30 PM JV Volleyball vs. SGP - DHS
- 6:30 PM 9th Blue Volleyball vs. SGP - DHS
- 6:30 PM Varsity Volleyball vs. SGP - DHS
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
- 7:00 AM Mathematics Club Meeting – B237
- 3:05 PM Writing Club Meeting - Library
- 3:05 PM TAFE Meeting – West Seminar Room
- 3:15 PM YAG Meeting – East Seminar Room/B108
- 3:15 PM Panther Players Drama Club Meeting – The Black Box, H124
- 4:00 PM FSA ID Event – GO Center
- 6:00 PM YAG Parent Meeting – East Seminar Room
Thursday, September 12, 2019
- 3:15 PM Y Achievers Meeting – B108/East Seminar Room
- 3:15 PM DECA Meeting – I107
- 3:15 PM Spanish Club Meeting – K136
- 3:15 PM Chess Club – B215
- 3:15 PM Makerspace “Picado Flags” - Library
- 4:00 PM JV Tennis vs. Lake Highlands - Away
- 5:30 PM Freshman – A Football vs. DeSoto - Away
- 5:30 PM JV – B Football vs. DeSoto – DHS, Panther Stadium
- 6:00 PM DECA Parent Meeting – East Seminar Room
- 7:00 PM JV – A Football vs. DeSoto – DHS, Panther Stadium
Friday, September 13, 2019
- 5:00 AM Cross Country: The Cleburne Buzz Run – Cleburne Sports Complex
- ALL LUNCHES Film Friday – Library
- 5:30 PM 9th Red Volleyball vs. Richardson - DHS
- 5:30 PM JV Volleyball vs. Richardson - DHS
- 6:30 PM 9th Blue Volleyball vs. Richardson - DHS
- 6:30 PM Varsity Volleyball vs. Richardson - DHS
Saturday, September 14, 2019
- 8:00 AM Swim Meet: Swim Across America – Lake Rockwall
- 9:30 AM SAT Math Prep - DHS
- 6:00 PM Varsity Football vs. St. Johns College Prep – DHS, Panther Stadium
Michael McDonald
Location: 900 West Camp Wisdom Road, Duncanville, TX 75116, USA
Phone: 972-708-3700