Dear Students and Families,
As you are aware, our last day of school is this week on Friday, May 22nd. I know that we are all incredibly sad to see this school year come to an end under the present circumstances. With that in mind, I want to take a moment to commend each of you - our students, staff, and families - for navigating through remote learning during a global pandemic. This has been an incredibly challenging time, filled with loss and uncertainty, yet you have shown incredible perseverance, resilience, and strength. More than ever, I am so proud to be a part of this amazing Warrior Family.
So, with the last day of school on the horizon, it makes it even more difficult to think of our Warrior Family not being together on campus to say goodbye before the summer break. To our Seniors, this is certainly not the end of the year that you had imagined. Although we cannot make up for your loss, please know that the entire school community is thinking of you, will miss you, and wish you nothing but the best for your post-secondary plans and beyond. To all of our students, while your summer plans may even be filled with uncertainty, know that the teachers and staff at DHS will be holding you in their hearts during this challenging time. Be safe and try to stay optimistic for the coming school year.
Finally, as we wrap up the last week of school, we wanted to share some final details with you and hopefully answer questions you may have with regard to the closure of this school year.
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Students should be aware that all pending assignments are due on the last day of school, Friday, May 22nd. If you have any questions about assignments, please reach out to your respective teachers.
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Final grades will be posted in IC by the afternoon of Friday, June 5th. Recall that students will either earn their 3rd quarter grade already posted in IC or may earn a higher grade as represented in Schoology. Students with incompletes for the semester will receive additional support and guidance from their teacher and counselor.
*Special Note from the ARC
: We would like to remind students and parents that the ARC is “virtually” open every school day from 8:10 to 3:15. Our ARC staff members monitor email requests all day and are available to work with students in Math, Science, and Humanities, as well as on college essays. Please contact the ARC staff members below for support:
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We are currently awaiting the arrival of our yearbooks, which has been postponed due to the pandemic. Once our printing company is able to provide an exact shipment date, we will inform our students and families of the process for picking up yearbooks. Please be sure to monitor your school email account or email account in IC, so that you receive future notifications.
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Return of Books/Materials and
Locker Clean Out (TBD)
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Please be aware that we are planning for a “contact-free” book/material drop-off from June 11-12, as well as an opportunity for students to re-enter the building to clean out their lockers and/or return books/materials from June 15-18. There will be a sign-up process for these days that students may enter the building. In the coming days, all students and families will receive a separate communication regarding the process for retrieving items from the school building and returning materials (textbooks, calculators, uniforms, etc.).
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Summer School and Summer Athletic Camps
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Regarding summer athletic camps, we do not yet have a date for which athletics, particularly summer athletic camps may resume. Since IHSA has currently suspended summer contact days, our District will be looking for their guidance and that of the state and local authorities as to when summer athletic camps may begin. Our Athletic Department will notify coaches and students when more information is made available.
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I would be remiss not to mention the start of the next school year. It is important to know that DHS and District 113, like many other schools and districts across the nation, are planning for various scenarios in which we might return to school next year. Of course, the best-case and preferred scenario would be that we start the year in our school and classrooms. With this best-case scenario in mind,
please click here to view some important dates for the next school year
. Should there be any changes to these current plans, we will notify students and families as soon as possible. As always, please look for a
Welcome Back to School
email blast from me in July, which will provide more details about the start of the school year.
Although this last quarter has been extremely challenging, we did have three other amazing quarters together this year! Please take a moment to look back on the year that you had - everything you learned, all the events you experienced, and all the relationships you built and cherished. I am so proud of you and your accomplishments. I hope that you take the time to embrace them too!
Take good care,
Principal Anderson
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