The Raider Soup
January 2016
Decatur High School begins the 2016 year with many activities and upcoming events to look forward to!
It is time to start preparing for the ACT!!! Be sure to check out the John Baylor Prep program which
John Baylor Prep Information:
John Baylor ACT Prep
1. Go to www.johnbaylorprep.com
2. Login
Username: firstnamelastname@dcs.k12.al.us
Password: student’s lunch number
3. You will need to accept the “terms and conditions”
4. On the left side of the webpage you will find the links for everything the program has to offer including the ACT Prep Content, ACT Fundamentals Prep Content, and SAT Prep Content.
5. We will focus on the ACT Prep Content section.
The ACT Prep Content is a 12-video series covering all parts of the assessment. It is designed for those students who desire to raise their composite score to obtain higher scholarships.
The ACT Fundamentals Prep Content is an 8-video series designed for students who have an initial score in the teens and desires to raise it to at least a 20.
6. Under “ACT Prep Content” go to “ACT Course Materials”
Under this section you will find the Course Curriculum, English Passages Packet, complete practice tests, as well as other helpful links.
Each document can be downloaded and printed from this section.
7. Under “ACT Prep Content” go to “ACT Prep Sessions”
It is recommended students go through the 12-videos in order as well as complete each homework assignment and quiz.
Students may focus on only the sections they feel they need to improve in the most if time is a constraint.
8. Under “ACT Prep Content” notice there are “Additional Prep” videos for each content area
These sections are highly recommended for students who need to focus more in one or two content areas
9. Students who take the ACT Prep Elective at Decatur High School will go through the entire program in class. However, one of the selling points is any of our students can do any of the sections whenever they want as many times as they want!
The GO RAIDERS water tank is almost complete! It is great to see those letters up there again! Go Raiders!!!
Thank you to our Chorus Students for a great Winter Chorus Concert to close out 2015!
Join us for the DHS Miss Raider Pageant on February 11, 2016 at 7:00pm!
Senior Information!!!
Attention Seniors!!!!!
The DHS Talent Show will be February 25th!!!
Thank you to everyone who donates to our School Back Packs of food Program!
Students in Mrs. Strunk's Government class created their own 3rd Party for the 2016 platform! They created a party platform with a minimum of 4 planks, a symbol, a slogan and a bumper sticker plus a campaign button! What a great project!
December Student of the Month - Commitment
2nd place - Anna Lee
3rd place - HunterGreenwell
January Student of the Month
2nd place - Michael Limbaugh
3rd place - Dan Fite
DHS Basketball Season is drawing to a close......DHS sponsored tournaments during Christmas Break and the student section has been cheering on the Raider Basketball teams!!!
DHS Cheerleader tryouts are coming up!!!
DHS HOSA will be hosting the SMILE DRIVE!!!
The HOSA SMILE DRIVE will be February 8th - 12th, 2016!
DHS hosted the Alabama Football Coaches Association Recruiting Expo on Wednesday, December 9th!
AP English 12 ~ Review Sessions!!!
Decatur High School's JROTC hosted Leadership Movie Night!!!!
PLEASE SUPPORT DHS JROTC AT THEIR BUFFALO WILD WINGS FUNDRAISER EVENT!!!
DHS Prom will be April 30th, 2016! It will be held at Ingall's Harbor! Buy your tickets before prices go up on February 16th!
DHS Developmental Basketball Team!!! Go Raiders!!
Congratulations to our Decatur High School Developmental Basketball team first win of the season against James Clemens.
Next games will be held at DHS are listed below: Come out and support OUR RAIDERS!
Date
Opponent
Location/ Time
February 2
Brewer
DHS / 10 a.m.
February 5
Austin
DHS / 10 a.m.
February 9
Hartselle
DHS / 10 a.m.
February 11
Helen Keller
DHS / 10 a.m.
February 17
James Clemens
DHS / 10 a.m.
We are extremely proud of our coaches, team, cheerleaders, band and peer tutors.