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Dutch Fork High School Graduation
Lexington-Richland School District Five will hold in-person, outdoor graduation ceremonies in early June, implementing social distancing and other health measures for graduates and their guests.
Ceremonies for Chapin High School, Dutch Fork High School, Irmo High School and Spring Hill High School will be held at the district’s three high school football stadiums during the first week of June. The decision to have in-person commencement ceremonies came after the district surveyed seniors and their parents to gain input on honoring the Class of 2020 while maintaining federal and state social distancing guidelines.
Graduates will be allowed four guests, and ceremonies will be live streamed and recorded. Ceremonies in School District Five will follow the originally planned order but have new dates/times:
- Spring Hill High: 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2 at Chapin High School Stadium
- Weather make-up time for SHHS is 7:30 p.m. on June 2
- Chapin High: 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June 3 at Chapin High School Stadium
- Weather make-up time for CHS is 7:30 p.m. on June 3
- Dutch Fork High: 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 4 at Dutch Fork High School Stadium
- Weather make-up time for DFHS is 7:30 p.m. on June 4
- Irmo High: 9 a.m. on Friday, June 5 at Irmo High School Stadium
- Weather make-up time for IHS is 7:30 p.m. on June 5
“We sought feedback from student leaders at our high schools, used survey results from our seniors and their parents, and also included principals and other school staff to create an event that keeps safety at the forefront, while celebrating 2020 graduates,” said Dr. Christina Melton, superintendent of School District Five. “Graduation is a major milestone for our students and our parents, and we are committed to making these ceremonies safe, celebratory events that honor all the steps our students have taken to get to this point in their lives.”
Arrival time for students, parking guidelines, information about masks and other health requirements, and other details about graduation ceremonies will be shared with seniors and their families before graduations. Metal detectors will be used, law enforcement and safety officials will be present, and the district’s clear bag requirement will be enforced. Other weather make-up dates for graduation could be announced, if needed.
Thursday, Jun 4, 2020, 09:00 AM
Dutch Fork High School, 1400 Old Tamah Road, Irmo, SC 29063, USA (football stadium)
Senior Stole Purchase Information
Proof of Residence
DFHS is excited to announce we are now able to accept POR's electronically!!! Each year 3 Proof of Residence are required to register. Click on the link below in order to enter your student(s) POR's for the 2020-2021 school year. Be prepared to upload your documents. If an affidavit is required, please visit the school website in order to print out and complete. Affidavits must be notarized before returning to us.
Parking Spots
Rising Juniors and Seniors should check the appropriate Google Classroom page for the link to sign up for a parking pass for the 2020-2021 school year. In August, you will need to provide a valid driver's license, your Alive at 25 certificate and signed copies of both the DFHS and School District 5 forms. The cost of the parking spot is $50. Forms will be shared via the school website later this summer, and you can register for an Alive at 25 class by visiting https://scnsc.org/training/alive-at-25. Rising 10th graders will be able to put their name on a waiting list for a parking spot at Schedule pick-up in August.
Dutch Fork Rock Stars
Several Dutch Fork students were recognized in the District 5 Newsletter last week for their success on the SAT and PSAT. These accomplishments are examples of these students' hard work, concentration, and dedication to academic success.
PSAT recognition was based on the 2019-20 school year administration of the test. SAT recognition was based on any SAT score that a student took from their Freshman year through Dec. 31, 2019. The district recognized each school's top scores on the PSAT and SAT (based on the total of their Math and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores). The district also announced any perfect scores that a student may have earned in either of those sections of the PSAT or SAT.
The following students were recognized:
Top Total PSAT Scores for Dutch Fork
Jessie Zhao
Benjamin Yang
Carolyn Chen
Seungwook Won
Eric Mitchell
Perfect PSAT Score in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Benjamin Yang
Seungwook Won
Perfect PSAT Score in Math
Jessie Zhao
Lawrence Miao
Top Total SAT Scores for Dutch Fork
Caitlin Kunchur
Arjun Verma
Janette Park
Emerald Harris
Perfect SAT Score in Math
Caitlin Kunchur
Arjun Verma
Janette Park
Lauren Chen
Ana Boccanfuso
Jenna Hofseth
Adam Steger
These excellent scores are a matter of pride for these students, their families, and Dutch Fork High School. We appreciate all of their contributions to our school. Congratulations!
Dutch Fork JROTC Awards Ceremony
Dutch Fork JROTC Unit SC-921 had its Annual National Awards Ceremony online via Google Meet on May 14th at 6:30 p.m.. Over 80 participants joined to celebrate the many accomplishments of our talented cadets. The unit was able to have a very successful year in spite of the virus situation through service to their community and character/citizenship development. In addition, our unit booster club was able to award $6,500 in college scholarships! Many thanks to parents/guardians, the community, school administration, teachers, and boosters for supporting JROTC.
Unit Accomplishments Senior Leadership
- Attended LDR competitions for Archery, Drill, Raider, JLAB
- Entire Senior Flight earned the Academic Award
- 100% of cadets participated in afterschool LDR activities
- 630 Summer Camp prep training hours =26 days training
- Served 1900 + community service hours prior to Jan 2020
- "Flawless Booster Club Financial Records" -- Region Director
- Earned "Exceeds Standards" unit evaluation rating
- Designated Distinguished Unit with Merit -- highest honor
JROTC Top III Leaders
SY 20-21
Group Commander -- Stasha Houey
Vice Commander -- Aidan Gaskins
Executive Officer -- Giana Bright
Certificates
- Certificate of Training (2 year completionist/ Eligible for E-2 Military Enlistment Rank)
Kassa Bamlak
Jaylen Metze
Raelyn nOdom
- Certificate of Completion (3 year completionist/ Eligible for E3 Military Enlistment Rank)
Jeremy Fink* (4 years ROTC)
Shannon Goss* (4 years ROTC)
Shalyn Gamble
Dylan Gaskins* (4 years ROTC)
Hunter Harley
LaTreveon Howell
Lait Naing
Houston Palmiter
Isabella Perkins
Kevin Preston
Rachel Rasmussen
George Rogers
Sabrina Santos* (4 years ROTC)
Jason Williams* (4 years ROTC)
Zaniyah Williams* (4 years ROTC)
Booster Club Scholarships
Shannon Goss -- $3000
George Rogers -- $2000
Shalyn Gamble -- $1000
Houston Palmiter -- $500
Things to do that will help you stay calm and connected:
If you have not already, start a journal about your experiences now. Writing your experiences, thoughts, and feelings expresses them in a positive way. You can save for your older self as well as sharing your experience with your children and grandchildren.
Go outside - walk and look around your neighborhood with safe social distancing from others. Perhaps you'll find some clovers, roses blooming, or bugs playing. Look at the sky - what do you see in the clouds? What colors are in a sunset? All around you - What do you notice? What gets your attention?
Take time to be grateful. Talk with your family about what things make you grateful and ask your family members to tell you what things make them grateful.
Know that DFHS misses you greatly!
Senior Photos on Social Media
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Yearbook distribution details will be shared soon! You WILL get your yearbooks before summer vacation! The yearbook adviser and staff are planning and will get the information to you ASAP!
SCHOOL COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Follow us on Twitter @DFHS_Counseling
OR
Visit: DFHS - School Counseling Webpage for our LIVE TWITTER Feed!
We are posting celebrations, college announcements and
Counselor Connection messages daily!
There is a scholarship posted for ALL GRADE LEVELS.
Please Stay In Touch!
VIRTUALSC SUMMER OPTIONS
Registration for VirtualSC opened for grades 11-12 Wednesday, May 13th and will open for all other grades May 20th. R registration closes Wednesday, May 27th. These courses are designed to assist students who will need them to meet graduation or promotion requirements. Visit https://lexrich5.org/Page/23174 to learn about options and to understand the enrollment process. You must consult with your assigned School Counselor prior to requesting a course.
LATE AWARDS - Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Requirements
Top 6% at the end of 10th, 11th or 12th grade and 1200 SAT or 27 ACT
OR
1400 SAT or 32 ACT and 4.0 GPA
For Late Award Applicants (PENDING) students with a 4.0 and who plan to take the June or July ACT to qualify, please communicate your intentions with your School Counselor. The Palmetto Fellows Application MUST be submitted through your School Counselor.
You must send your scores electronically to the Commission when you register to take the test (ACT Code:6326).
If you have questions about this process, please email your School Counselor
You MUST apply for the Palmetto Fellows scholarship through the School Counseling Department.
Please see the message below directly from the
SC Commission on Higher Education!
On April 15, 2020 the College Board announced that the June SAT test administration has been
cancelled and future opportunities to take the test will not begin until August 29, 2020. This is
well after the fall semester begins with priority given to first time test takers. Information about
the College Board announcement can be found here: https://pages.collegeboard.org/sat-covid-
19-updates.
ACT announced on April 16, 2020 that there will be flexible test scheduling dates for summer
2020. ACT has also added a July test administration for students. Students who are trying to
achieve a higher score will have the option of taking the June or July ACT test administrations.
Students wanting to participate in the June ACT, need to register by May 8, 2020.
Information about the ACT announcement and registration may be found here:
http://leadershipblog.act.org/2020/04/act-to-offer-students-additional-summer.html.
The Palmetto Fellows Scholarship Late Awarding Period begins May 15 th and continues until
June 30, 2020. Students participating in the June or July ACT tests should notify their High
School Counselor. School Counselors should submit application packets for students testing in June or July as pending and be sure that students send their test scores directly to the
S.C. Commission on Higher Education (CHE). CHE’s ACT registration code is 6326.
We will process pending applications once test scores are received.
During this time, CHE staff will be working diligently to process the Palmetto Fellows
Applications as quickly as possible. Students will receive the email notification directly from our
CHE Office. Please make sure students are checking their spam/junk folders.
INFORMATION FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS!!!
Two part-training videos on the job search process and career planning:
This training can be used by educators for professional development as well as students preparing to enter the workforce after graduation, planning for summer employment and for college and career readiness. The training links are listed below and can also be found on the MEBA website at www.mebasc.com, under Industry Resources and Webinars.
You will also find an earlier training link provided by Ms. Hanna-Williams on "Jobs of the Future in SC" on the MEBA website.
Training Part I:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oxx3bAawrCgLrbeTNQEWalNZTeD0QBW4/view?usp=sharing
Training Part II:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Aq5Z9XfzfGEyykvys0KIj5WQiQXg8lPp/view?usp=sharing
Dutch Fork High School
Website: https://www.lexrich5.org/dfhs
Location: 1400 Old Tamah Road, Irmo, SC, USA
Phone: 803-476-3300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DutchForkHS/
Twitter: @dutchforkhigh