DHS Weekly Update
Thursday, March 4, 2021
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Families,
We are gearing up for in person learning to begin for some students on Monday. I sent out an email yesterday to each group returning. Here are links to them again if you need them:
- Cohort A - https://www.smore.com/yda49
- Cohort B - https://www.smore.com/4qcp6
- Virtual - https://www.smore.com/3pnbj
Just a reminder that all of the information you need can be found on the DHS website under re-opening plans!
It is a pleasure to serve this community!
Rochelle Lofstrand
Principal, Decatur High School
Family Engagement Survey
All answers are anonymous and only aggregate response data are provided to the school. No one at your school or district will be able to trace your responses. Please complete this survey no later than March 6, 2021.
Please use the link below to access the survey:
https://rezed.io/11063126578
If you have any questions please contact the Tripod Team at help@tripoded.com.
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Fundraiser
Be sure to visit Ponko Chicken at 312 Church Street and mention "Decatur High Pack" when you order! Great food for a great cause!
Thank you for your support!
Share Your Career/Profession With Our Students!
Decatur High School is looking for individuals that want to share their career/profession with our students! If you are interested in participating in a virtual 45 minutes - 1 hour panel that discusses the path you took for your career/profession and answer questions from our students, please respond to this Google Form by March 10th. There will be 4-5 professionals on each panel.
March 19th @ 11:35 a.m. - Agriculture, Government, Health Sciences, Business/Marking
March 26th @ 11:35 a.m. - Transportation, Law & Legal Services, Information Technology, Finance
April 20th @ 11:35 a.m. - Manufacturing, Education, AV Technology, Entertainment
April 27th @ 11:35 a.m. - Construction, Human Services, Energy, Hospitality/Tourism
Once you sign-up, more information will be sent to you by Mr. Duane Sprull (dsprull@csdecatur.net) and/or Ms. Jessica Sturm (jsturm@csdecatur.net). Please let us know if you have any questions.
Red Cross Blood Drive
The National Honor Society is sponsoring a Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, March 9th from 1-6 p.m. at the Decatur Library Lower Level. Students and adults may donate. Student donors must be 17 years or older and meet the following requirements. Donors must sign up through redcrossblood.org using the sponsor code "DHS."
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Walker at kwalker@csdecatur.net. Thanks for helping us to save lives!
Gifted Review
DISTRICT NEWS
CSD School Nutrition has several important updates for our community. Meals remain FREE until the end of the 2020-2021 school year. All students will receive 5 breakfasts and 5 lunches per week. We are opening up 3 additional CSD TakeOutSpot locations to better serve our students. Please email us at meals@csdecatur.net with questions about our meal service plan.
National School Breakfast Week
March 8th - 12th is National School Breakfast Week! We will be offering a special "Build-Your Own Parfait" on Tuesday, March 9, with a fun instructional video (or two!) from the DHS Culinary Arts Department. Please check to see if you're following us on Facebook to see our promotions: search "CSD School Nutrition" to find our page. They will be showing us how to combine our breakfast ingredients to make a layered parfait dish. Breakfast is a critical part of any student's morning: it sets them up to be able to learn well & focus on school. We serve more than 50% whole grain products during the week for even better nutrition! Whole grains have more naturally present vitamins & minerals than refined grains, and more fiber to keep you fuller longer. See our weekly reheating & storage sheets for some fun activities, and watch our Facebook page for activities and cool nutrition facts.
Elementary Meal Pick-Up UPDATE
Beginning Monday, March 8, we will begin offering DAILY meal pick-up for K-5 elementary school students at Fifth Avenue and Talley Street from 11:40 am - 12:15 pm. This will give our K-5 virtual students the opportunity to receive meals and help support our nutrition program.Middle & High School Meal UPDATE
On Monday, March 8, we will welcome back our in-person 6-12 students! We are thrilled to be serving them again. Please see the chart below for a schedule of meal pick-ups. Please determine if your child is a Mon/Tues student, a Thurs/Fri student, or a virtual student to find the correct meal pick-up plan for your family. See schedule below.
Virtual Siblings Meal Pick-up UPDATE
We are continuing to allow our in-person siblings to pick up meals for their virtual siblings. Note that this service is only for meals without special considerations. (If you have a virtual student who is a vegetarian or has a special dietary need, see that section of our updates.) Please fill out this form to help us know what school site to send extra meals to: https://forms.gle/WurGn6iSJYFaYjfb7
Vegetarian & Special Diet UPDATE
If your child is a vegetarian or has a special dietary need, please fill out this google form: https://forms.gle/BM7ArRokp13i9seX8
We ask that our virtual students pick up their meals at one of our 4 CSD TakeOutSpots instead of receiving meals via their in-person siblings to protect their health & safety. Vegetarian students should fill out the google form, and no further action is required. Students with special dietary needs should fill out the google form, have a healthcare provider fill out the paperwork "Medical Statement for Accommodating Disabilities," and contact sblack@csdecatur.net for further assistance. Please see the Special Diets tab on our webpage for more details.
Lucky Us: It's National Nutrition Month! Time to celebrate our School Nutrition Staff
During the month of March we are going to celebrate how LUCKY we are to have our amazing School Nutrition staff! They have been working hard every single day since the pandemic started, and we are deeply appreciative of everything they have been doing for our kids. Our goal is to provide every staff member with some form of thanks/appreciation from our students & our community by the end of March.How to support us: Please consider taking photos of your child enjoying their school lunch and send it to us at meals@csdecatur.net. Take photos of you & your child(ren) picking up their meals at one of our TakeOutSpots! Email a thank you note to your school nutrition staff or send an email to our department for us to distribute to the correct staff members. Teachers, have your class write thank you notes and send them via interoffice mail to us! Administrators can have cards signed by teachers & staff. Parents can take pictures and help encourage students to thank the nutrition staff in their buildings. We can all work together to show our staff how much we appreciate their effort.
NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS
From DEF
Dine Out for DEF with NaanStop Pop Up on March 11th!
They’re doing it again! Our friends at NaanStop are hosting another pop-up right here in Decatur on Thursday, March 11 and donating 20% back to DEF!!! Dine out on authentic Indian food and raise funds for DEF at the same time! Here are the details: Link to menu: https://bit.ly/NSorderDecatur - Pickup/drive-thru at Avery St/Bucher Dr. in Winnona Park neighborhood - Pickup instructions will be sent with confirmation - Pickup will be available between 5 - 5:45 pm on Thursday, March 11 - Masks/distancing required at pick up - order in advance before 5 pm on Wednesday, March 10.
The “Run Where You Are” Tour deCatur is March 27th!
Due to Covid-19, DEF can’t host its annual Tour deCatur 5K and Fun Run in its usual in-person form. This year, we are offering a “Run Where You Are” 5K and Fun Run on the weekend of March 27th. 5K participants can register at www.tourdecatur.com where you can also order an event shirt. We hope this event will encourage the community to go outside to celebrate our health and the onset of spring. For some participants, this year’s Tour could be a goal to achieve or a fun family activity, and for others, it might just be exciting to have something to put on the calendar! 5K participants can submit a photo of their tracked time, and race results will be posted on the race website and on the DEF Facebook page in the week following the race.
Grand Re-opening of the Decatur Student Center coming soon at DHS!
Just in time for in-person learning, the Decatur Student Center at DHS is opening its doors to a completely renovated space for all of its students’ nonacademic needs. Thanks to a generous $25K donation from Decatur City Church to Joe’s Fund, DEF’s behavioral health initiative, the Decatur Student Center has a new look and feel and includes dedicated space for one-on-one counseling, group counseling, and a ZenDen where students can go to relax and regroup. We’ll be posting photos and virtual tours soon. In the meantime, if you’d like to join the Joe’s Fund Challenge with a donation, please visit www.decatureducationfoundation.org/joesfund. You can help us match Decatur City Church’s gift to double the impact to ensure that we can continue to address the wide and varied needs of all of our kids.
From Farm 2 School (Wylde Center)
SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday, April 21st will be Decatur Farm to School’s Spring Take Out! Order from participating restaurants during their open hours, and a portion of your order total will go to DF2S! Proceeds from the Spring Take Out support our DHS student summer internships, Decatur kitchen staff training, conference scholarships for students and teachers, taste tests, and school gardens - just to name a few. Give yourself a break, eat a delicious meal, and support a fabulous cause!
Decatur High School
Email: kgoins@csdecatur.net
Website: csdecatur.net/DHS
Location: 310 North McDonough Street, Decatur, GA, USA
Phone: 404-370-4170