Your Weekly PTO Newsletter

August 21, 2022

AUGUST

23 -- GA TSA/Robotics Club meeting, National Honor Society meeting, Spirit Night @ Bruster's Toco Hill, V Softball vs. Hapeville Charter, V X-Country Meet

24 -- Climbing Club meeting, Spanish Club/Sociedad Hispainca Meetings, V & JV Volleyball vs. Paideia

25 -- Cards for Humanity meeting, V & JV Volleyball vs. Riverwood & Westminster, V Football & Cheer vs. McNair

29 -- V Softball vs. Tucker, Freshman Volleyball vs. Galloway

30 -- GA TSA/Robotics Club meeting, V Softball vs. Holy innocents, V Volleyball vs. Providence Christian & Sandy Creek

31 -- Clubs Picture Day, V Softball vs. Therrell, JV Volleyball vs. Providence Christian & Hebron

SEPTEMBER

1 -- Jewish Student Union meeting, JV Football vs. Stephenson, JV Cheer @ Stephenson

2 -- V Football vs. Berkmar, V Cheer @ Berkmar

5 -- NO SCHOOL - Labor Day, Freshman Volleyball vs. Galloway

6 -- GA TSA/Robotics Club meeting, V Softball vs. Miller Grove, V X-Country Meet

8 -- 9th & 10th Grade Picture Day, CURRICULUM NIGHT & PTO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, JV & V Volleyball vs. Towers, JV Football & Cheer vs. Decatur HS

9 -- V Football & Cheer vs. Dunwoody HS

10 -- Red Devil Task Force Cambus Workday, V X-Country @ Carrollton Orthopaedic Challenge meet

12 -- PTO Executive Board meeting, DCSD Board of Education meeting

13 -- GA TSA/Robotics Club meeting, Spirit Night @ Bruster's Toco Hill, V Softball vs. Stone Mountain HS, Freshman Volleyball vs. Clarkston HS, V Volleyball vs. Westminster

14 -- V Volleyball vs. Paideia

15 -- 4.5 Week Progress Report available in Infinite Campus, SENIOR PICTURE DAY (by appointment only), JV & V Volleyball vs. Arabia Mountain HS, JV Football & Cheer vs. Arabia Mountain HS

20-27 -- Principal's Advisory Council (PAC) Voting Period

20 -- GA TSA/Robotics Club meeting, V Volleyball vs. Holy Innocents & Pace, V Softbal vs. Lithonia HS, V Cross-Country Meet

21 -- V Softball vs. Arabia Mountain HS

Visit our PTO calendar for more event details

Visit the DHAA calendar to double-check details for sports

DID YOU KNOW the PTO maintains a public Google calendar on our website? Knowing there are so many sources of information to keep track of, we try to maintain this one calendar as up-to-date and as comprehensive as possible -- school events, testing, club meetings, sports events, PTO dates.

You can follow the calendar on your own electronic calendar. Instructions on how to add it are at the bottom of the calendar page.
If you want your DHHS event added to the PTO calendar, please email full details to info@dhhspto.org

By popular demand, ONE MORE WEEK for online spiritwear sales!

You won't be able to buy PTO spiritwear for several months. Last chance!

CLOSES FRIDAY, 8/26

Counseling Office Still Needs Volunteers

Parents who have volunteered to help in the Front Office and the Counseling Office have made a HUGE difference in how smoothly the day runs for our school staff!

Ms. Woodward, our Counseling Office front desk receptionist, will be out for several more weeks. The Counseling staff has requested continued parent volunteer help because having extra hands there has been so very helpful.

Counseling Office volunteers answer phones and transfer calls, greet a constant stream of visitors at the door and direct them to the right person, and generally serve as a friendly face for the Counseling Office.

Volunteers may take as little as a 1.5-hour shift and as many as several consecutive shifts if they like. Bilingual skills are very welcome and needed!

THANK YOU to everyone who has already taken a shift!

Click HERE to sign up to help.

We have many other opportunities to work with the PTO and positively impact our students and staff. Click HERE to learn about PTO committees and tasks you can help with!

School Snack Bar Needs Volunteers

Parents & Guardians, if you are looking for a way to participate in DHHS, have a flexible schedule, and can volunteer from 2:45-4:15 at least once a month, please sign up to work in the student center snack bar in the gym lobby. Our goal is to open this space for students to hang out together and have a snack after school.

Volunteers must be able to move lightweight furniture and stand behind a counter for a couple of hours. We are looking for regular volunteers who can sign up for the same time slot every month (every second Tuesday, for example). If there is a month when you can't make your regular time, you will be responsible for finding another parent to cover your slot. If you would like to help or have questions, please contact Kim Goldsmith.

Principal Advisory Council Seeking Members

What is the role of the Principal Advisory Council?

1) Act as a link between the school and the community

2) Encourage the engagement of parents and other stakeholders within the school community

3) Work to increase student achievement through transparent operations and shared best practices

4) Review the Continuous School Improvement Plan and monitor progress toward goals

5) Participate in the selection of the school principal

The candidate declaration window for your school’s Principal Advisory Council (PAC) will be open through Friday, September 2nd. Complete the relevant form below to run for an elected parent/guardian position on your school’s Council. If you are a current PAC member whose term ends September 30, 2023, you do not need to reapply this election cycle.

Parent/Guardian Candidate Declaration Form (English/Spanish)

Parent/Guardian Candidate Declaration Form (Additional Languages)

Principal Advisory Councils bring parents, school employees, students, and community members together to create a better understanding of and mutual respect for each other's perspectives and share ideas for increasing student achievement and performance.

To learn more about the work of Principal Advisory Councils, visit: http://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/principal-advisory-councils.

Emory Girls Who Code Organizing Now

Emory Girls Who Code is excited to begin the 2022-2023 school year! We are recruiting middle school and high school girls who are interested in learning awesome technical skills and meeting other bright students.

Girls Who Code Clubs are FREE programs for 6th to 12th-grade girls to explore coding in a fun and friendly way! Girls Who Code is working to close the gender gap in tech and enable girls to use computer science to impact their community.

Meetings will be in-person from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm every Sunday starting September 12th in the Emory Math & Science Center (400 Dowman Dr, Atlanta, GA 30307).

Families and students interested should complete THIS FORM by September 4th.

Easy Money for DHHS When You Shop

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!

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.

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