warrior e-news christopher dignam, ed.d., principal · 2016-03-21 · dhs student-athlete...
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Dear Warrior Parents and Guardians,
Even though the recent snows we’ve received have returned much of our thinking to winter-
mode, the turn to the March calendar indicates that Spring is sure to arrive. Now into the sec-
ond semester, we’re moving along the stretch to the warmer weather, return of the outdoor
sports, and - believe it or not – graduating our seniors.
This is an exciting time in our school calendar, and even though we understandably start look-
ing at the end of the school year coming up, there’s still a great deal of work to be done.
Please join me in learning about this month’s activities from our fine parent organizations be-
low. They, too, continue to be hard at work supporting our students, staff, and parents.
Sincerely,
Chris Dignam
Principal
Principal’s Corner
Warrior E-News
March, 2016 CHRISTOPHER DIGNAM, Ed.D., Principal
The best way to stay apprised of DHS news is to check our website often.
DHS website
As a very successful winter sports season concludes, Booster Club would like to thank those
families who have purchased a membership for the 2015-2016 school year. We are very excited
about the buzz around the new Warrior Gym and the new Aquatics Center. Please stop in when
you have a chance to check out these beautiful, state-of-the-art facilities!
Spring sports are about to begin and we wish good luck to all of our spring athletes and their
families. Please remember, the best way for you to support your student athletes is through
Booster Club membership. Booster Club recently authorized funds for new lacrosse helmets,
DHS student-athlete participation in the CSL Leadership Conference, and, of course, concussion
testing for all DHS student-athletes. All membership levels include a Family Athletic Pass,
which provides admission to all regular season events (tournaments and state series events are
not included). Please visit our website: https://www.memberplanet.com/dhsboosterclub to
purchase your membership.
Sport-specific team programs! We are in the process of launching a pilot test for sport-specific
team programs for a number of spring sports. In these glossy programs, you or your business
will have the opportunity to sponsor an event or a field position. The programs will have
information on team history, coaches, and rosters. Please contact Brad Emalfarb
([email protected]) or Brian Fishman ([email protected]) or your Booster Club Sports
Rep for more information.
We are looking for volunteers to become Booster Club board members or committee chairs
for the 2016-17 school year. Please contact David Haas ([email protected]) or Susan Jensen
([email protected]) if you would like more information or would like to volunteer. It’s a
fun way to give back to the school and the community, and to ensure the safety and enhance the
learning environment for your student-athletes.
Please join us at one of our monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm in
Room A100. Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.
GO WARRIORS!!!
Deerfield High School Friends of the Arts
Please join us for these upcoming March events…
Musical, Legally Blonde - March 2-5 - 7:30, Auditorium Spring Chorus Concert - March 15 - 7:30, Auditorium Spring Orchestra Concert - March 17 - 7:30, Auditorium Theatrix Show - March 18-19 - 7:30, Studio Theater Dance Class Show - March 23 - 7:30, Auditorium Check back each month for future events…here’s a sneak peek for April:
Central Suburban League Art Show - April 14-20, The Art Center, Highland Park Dance Company Show - April 8-9 Jazz Night - April 26
**Visit our new website www.dhsfriendsofthearts.org**
Join FOA (Friends of the Arts)! Thank you to all who have already joined Friends of the Arts. It is never too late to join and support the DHS Fine Arts Department. You can download a form from our page on the DHS website under Parent Organizations and you can NOW JOIN ONLINE! You can also “like” us on Facebook. Visit www.facebook.com/DHSFOA.
PTO News: Future Dates:
Lunch with the Principal is April 22, 2016 in j108 at 12:30pm
Next PTO Meeting is May 9, 2016 at 7:30pm in j108
Sophomore Bake Sale is March 2, 2016
Scholarship Donation Requests Want to donate to the DHS Scholarship Fund? Look for a letter from the Scholarship Committee, going out soon. Glass Slipper
Please start thinking about cleaning out your kids' closets and donating dresses or formal attire to those less fortunate through the glass slipper project taking place in March. Look for future correspondence including the dates the DHS PTO will be sponsoring this event.
ATTENTION SOPHOMORE PARENTS
WE NEED YOU!!!
Please save the date and bake Wednesday, March 2nd
Just 2 dozen individually wrapped items Drop off March 2nd in the front or back lobby between 7:30 and
8:30 a.m. Please label items containing nuts or peanut butter
Be sure to put your name on your baked (or bought) goods
Please email us to let us know you are baking, if you have not already done so!
Don't miss this special opportunity to support DHS!!! Lori Ashworth [email protected] Susan Ballis [email protected] Alyssa Glantz [email protected] Laura Gold [email protected] Juliet Gray [email protected] Lorri Hammer [email protected] Leslie Schaffel [email protected] All proceeds directly benefit PTO sponsored activities
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR FALL BOOK SALE
Tentative dates: Please note dates subject to change. Parent
volunteers are needed Thursday, August 11th through Wednesday, August 17th for the Fall 2016 Book Sale. Those who work any day of the sale are entitled to buy THEIR children’s books on Thursday, August 11th, thus getting the first shot at the used books. If you would like to volunteer, please read the following information carefully. Please note that volunteers are chosen on a first come, first serve basis.
Volunteers are needed for the following shifts:
Thursday (Worker Day), August 11th 7:30 am – 10:30 am
Friday (Senior Day) August 12th 7:30 am – 10:30 am
Monday (Junior Day) August 15th 7:30 am – 10:30 am
Tuesday (Sophomore Day) August 16th 7:30 am – 10:30 am
Wednesday (Freshman Day) August 17th 7:30 am – 12:30 pm
We need volunteers to fill a variety of positions. Those who have been cashiers or adders in the past or feel comfortable being a cashier (taking payments) or adder (filling out and totaling receipts for purchases before going to cashiers), please indicate this when leaving your name and availability.
1. To volunteer, send an email to [email protected]. Leave your name,
address, phone number and the day or days that you can work.
2. YOU WILL ONLY BE ASSIGNED TO ONE DAY, but we really appreciate
those who can be flexible with their days.
3. Shifts CANNOT be split. You must work the entire shift of the day.
4. You must be a member of the PTO by August 11th, in order to volunteer
for book sale and buy books on worker day.
5. You will receive an email with your assigned day by the end of June AND
a reminder will be sent approximately 2 weeks prior to the start of the sale.
6. If you have any questions that require a specific response, please email Julie
Letwat @ [email protected]
7. Thank you – 2015-2016 DHS Book Sale Committee
Brick Tributes:
It’s time to start thinking Spring and order your graduating seniors bricks now. These are actual bricks, engraved with your message, and placed at the school entrance of your choice. These are great tributes to remember your graduate, honor a coach, teacher, club or team. Order your brick now to be "planted" in the Spring. You choose which school entrance you want your brick to be located at. Recipients will receive a gift card at your request.
How do you order? Simply complete and mail in the order form, located on-line at the DHS PTO web page. You can copy the following link into your browser
http://www.dhspto.org/DeS/forms.cfm to get to the PTO Brick tribute form on web page. The order form labeled "Buy a Brick Form" can be found under the Documents section on the right hand side.
Next Year Slate Nominations: Please consider your role for next year--slate nominations are due March 1st. Be
a part of the DHS PTO and make your student's school a better place!
DEERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL PTO BOARD FOR THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR
All you have to do is:
1. Read over the committee descriptions on the following pages. 2. Pick up to 3 committees you are interested in. 3. Contact Melissa Peck @ [email protected] and include the following information: *Your Name *Email address *Phone number *Name(s) of committee(s) you are interested in. The Nominating Committee meets in February so please respond ASAP!
PTO EXECUTIVE BOARD JOB DESCRIPTIONS
PRESIDENT: Preside over meetings and all PTO functions. Prepare activities calendar with DHS Staff and review gift requests and bylaws as needed. 1st VICE PRESIDENT: Assist president. Oversee select standing PTO committees. 2nd VICE PRESIDENT: Assist president. Coordinate Nominating Committee. Oversee select standing PTO committees. TREASURER: Handle budget and all monies, prepare monthly report. SECRETARY: Take minutes at monthly meetings, handle correspondence. Maintain PTO email list. *It is requested that one person from each of the committees attend PTO meetings during the school year.
Stacie Danielewicz- PTO Co-President. Lisa Pinsky- PTO co-president
Deerfield Parent Network – Mark Your Calendars! Spring is in the air, and we have some terrific events lined up -- Thursday, March 10th – The Hunting Ground (one night only documentary/discussion) (PARENT & STUDENT PROGRAM) 7:30 p.m. DHS Auditorium DPN, in partnership with the DHS PTO and Community – The Anti-Drug, will host a special screening of The Hunting Ground -- a powerful documentary that exposes the growing epidemic of sexual assault on U.S. college campuses. Through first-person testimonies, the film focuses on both the institutional cover-ups and the devastating toll it has on the survivors and their families. Bethany LoPresti, PhD, psychologist, NorthShore University Health System, and Jessica Harris, a DHS alum who speaks candidly about her experience as a sexual assault victim as a collegiate freshman, will facilitate the post-film discussion for parents and their students. The film has a PG-13 rating – viewer discretion is advised. Open to all parents and their high school-aged students. Wednesday, April 6th – An Insider’s Guide to Junior Year 7 – 8:30 pm – Deerfield Public Library Back by popular demand, this program takes an honest, in depth look at what is in store junior year from those who have the inside scoop. Moderated by DHS student activities director Brian Verisario, the panel includes Kristen Doktor, DHS college counselor; Michelle Brownell, DHS special education teacher; parents of upperclassmen, and students. Get the latest news on such topics as – ACT vs. SAT, joining DHS activities (never too late!), and your changing role as your child experiences the unique social and academic pressures of junior year. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear and ask questions of the experts!
DPN’s mission is to provide programs that SHARE resources, experiences and ideas of professionals; EDUCATE parents on strategies and tools for effective parenting; and, EMPOWER families, schools and our communities. Subscribe today at www.deerfieldparentnetwork.org to stay informed of future events and to become a DPN supporter. Join the many other parents who have Become Empowered!
Announcing the Prom After Party -- May 14, 2016 For the past nine years, Deerfield Parent Network has offered seniors and their dates the Prom After Party -- a free, fun and safe event following the formal DHS prom. Last year, more than 430 kids enthusiastically took part at the Sachs Recreational Center. The After Party has been hugely popular thanks in large part to a committed number of DHS parent volunteers. Each year, many of these dedicated parents “graduate” along with their seniors. In order to continue this successful senior tradition for years to come, we need your help! We especially like to have parents of underclassmen so they can experience it before their kids experience it for themselves. The After Party offers parents peace of mind that their teens are safe in a fun, supervised setting with their classmates. Let’s ensure the tradition continues through the class of 2016 and beyond! There are several ways you can you get involved:
Join the After Party Committee
Volunteer the night of the After Party
Contribute cash or prize donations To learn more and to support this free, fun and safe event, click here – http://www.deerfieldparentnetwork.org/after-party.html
THE PROM AFTER PARTY Fundraiser
Support the Class of 2016 at
Deerfield Potbelly
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
25% of sales will be donated to DPN’s The Prom After Party*
Deerfield Parent Network (DPN) is a 501(c) (3) organization providing an open forum for parents to share ideas and learn new ones. It offers the tools parents need to teach their children to make safe and healthy choices as they grow from children to young adults. DPN provides community wide speakers on timely topics of concern among our parent communities. We also offer single-issue programming for District 109 parents as well as District 113 (Deerfield/Highland Park High Schools) parents.
* Gift card sales are not included in the fundraiser, but gift cards redeemed are included.
Potbelly Deerfield740 Waukegan Road
847-945-7242