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March 28, 2021
HAVING NO LUCK SCHEDULING YOUR COVID-19 VACCINE APPOINTMENT?

DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO GET STARTED?

THE DHHS STUDENTS FOR HEALTH EQUITY CLUB CAN HELP!

They've already secured more than 100 appointments for community members!

The DHHS Students for Health Equity Club wants to make it easier for all of the communities in our school to get a COVID vaccine if they want one. Club members have access to aggregated information from a computer bot that checks multiple vaccine websites at once and notifies them any time appointments become available.

If you would like to receive notifications when appointments become available, please provide your phone number (for texts), email address (for emails), or both following the instructions below. 

Please note, the students will not be able to register you for the actual appointments, but each notification will provide a link at which you can register yourself.

  • To receive text notifications of available vaccine appointments, please text @shecovid to 81010.

  • To receive email notifications of available vaccine appointments, provide your email address HERE.

All Georgians 16+ and over are now able to book a vaccine appointment!

**Remember that only the Pfizer vaccine is approved for 16- and 17-year olds. The Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are approved for 18+ years of age.
It's time to nominate a special teacher who has made a difference in students' lives for the DRUID HILLS HIGH SCHOOL 2021 TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE AWARD!

The selected teacher will receive $500 in cash, their name on the school marquee, and a certificate of appreciation.

All nominated teachers will receive recognition, so this is an excellent way to spread the word about our amazing faculty and give teachers the praise they deserve.
 
We encourage all students and parents to send us nominations. Please let us know one or more specific ways in which your nominee demonstrates his or her excellence in the classroom and dedication to our students. All nominations will be reviewed by the PTO Executive Board and will take into account the description(s) of the teacher's excellence and the number of nominations, among other factors.
 
Thank you for helping us with this selection!
 
Deadline for submissions: Friday, April 23rd

NOMINATION FORM HERE
Your DHHS PTO is going to hold elections in April.

We are looking for volunteers and nominations.

The more inspired, energized volunteers we have, the more we can accomplish to support our school community of students, staff, faculty, and families!

See HERE for descriptions of position duties

See HERE for our nomination/volunteering form
Your input is needed to improve our school building! DUE 3/31
Please take the DCSD School Specific Survey to report problems with our aging building!

Principal Joyner and his PAC (Principal's Advisory Council) have been working for a long time with DCSD to identify and lobby for repairs and upgrades to our school building. They need our community's support in amplifying their concerns and priorities.

The more Druid Hills-specific input we provide, the more likely that DCSD will consider addressing our key concerns. Our building needs serious repairs and upgrades -- now is our time to be heard!

Building Issues to be Highlighted in Your Survey Responses:

  • HVAC for the entire building must be upgraded

  • HVAC in the gym and the North Building is in particularly bad shape

  • Stormwater regularly comes into the building because of broken pipes, drains, and downspouts. This situation must be mitigated so water stops coming into the building and causing damage.

  • Repairs from repeated stormwater damage have to be made

  • We need a new weight room in the gym. Our DHHS weight room has been rated 18th out of 18 County weight rooms!

It looks like Chamblee, Lakeside and Dunwoody have already submitted a large number of surveys, so we need our Druid Hills community to be heard!
SURVEY LINK HERE
Did you know the Dekalb County Public Library has a School @ Home resource page with tutoring, homework help, test reviews, and much more?
CLICK HERE TO VIEW
$1,000 STEM Scholarship Opportunity
Attention GRADUATING SENIORS who are pursuing a degree in a STEM-related field!

CLICK HERE FOR APPLICATION AND MORE INFORMATION
Easy Ways to Score Easy Money for DHHS!
Publix has donated over $22,000 to DHHS through this program! Go to Publix Partners (create an account if you don't yet have one) and search for "Druid Hills High School PTO." Just give your phone number every time you check out at Publix!
Go to Kroger Community Rewards and (create an account if you don't yet have one) and search for "XL230" or "Druid Hills High School". DHHS will get a donation every time you use your card or phone number!
Shop through the AmazonSmile portal & Amazon donates a portion of your purchase to DHHS. Search "Druid Hills High School PTO" & set smile.amazon.com as your default page so all of your purchases count!
This DHHS PTO Newsletter is published weekly during the school year, usually on Sundays. To share school-related news or announcements, please EMAIL US. Any items sent by close of business Friday will be included in the following week's issue of the newsletter, unless you specify a different future publication date. The DHHS PTO reserves the right to decide whether submissions are appropriate for inclusion in the school newsletter. We also reserve the right to edit all submissions for clarity and brevity.
UPCOMING DATES
APRIL 5-9 -- NO SCHOOL -- SPRING BREAK
MAY 27 -- DHHS Class of 2021 Graduation!
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