February 20, 2022

IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP

FEBRUARY 21 -- NO SCHOOL -- V Baseball vs Lakeside & Chamblee FEBRUARY 22 -- V Coed Track vs Buford, JV Baseball vs Chamblee, V & JV Boys Soccer vs SE Whitfield, V Boys Lacrosse vs Fayette County FEBRUARY 23 -- V Coed Tennis vs Lakeside, V & JV Girls Soccer vs Maynard Jackson, V Baseball vs Tucker FEBRUARY 24 -- JV Boys Baseball vs Chamblee, V Girls & Boys Lacrosse vs Dacula FEBRUARY 25 -- V Baseball vs Tucker, V Girls & Boys Soccer vs S Gwinnett FEBRUARY 26 -- V Coed Track @ Starrs Mill Adidas Panther Relays, JV Baseball vs Cedar Grove FEBRUARY 28 -- JV Girls & Boys Soccer vs Tucker, V Girls Lacrosse vs Decatur MARCH 1 -- V Coed Track @ Patriots FAT All Comers Meet, JV Boys Basketball vs Tucker, V Girls & Boys Soccer vs Hapeville Charter MARCH 2 -- V Boys Baseball vs Newton, JV Girls Soccer vs Stephenson, V Boys Lacrosse vs SW Dekalb MARCH 3 -- FTE COUNT DAY #3 -- PTO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING & MR. JOYNER AMA -- V Coed Tennis vs North Springs, JV Boys Baseball vs Tucker, V Boys Baseball vs Towers, JV Boys Soccer vs Chamblee, V Girls Lacrosse vs Dunwoody, V Coed Ultimate vs Paideia MARCH 4 -- V Boys Baseball @ Lakepoint MBP Classic, V Girls & Boys Soccer vs Oconee County MARCH 5 -- V Coed Track @ Atlanta Games, V Boys Baseball @ Best of Dekalb, JV Boys Baseball vs Columbia

DCSD Calendar -- DHAA Calendar

WE'RE GOING TO 3 STATE COMPETITIONS!!!!

Our DHHS Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl team smashed the competition and won the Metro Region Reading Bowl last week! They will represent the region -and DHHS - at the state level. Congratulations to Charlotte Walker, Lauren Stephenson, Abby Gilbert, Paige Carter, and Ellen Barfield.

Our Model United Nations team (Jai Arieh, Sam Elkon, Lucille Hayes, Charles Hollander, Kaya Hesse, Susanna MacKenna, Dawson Rooks) competed Friday and Saturday in the Atlanta High School Model Arab League conference at Georgia State University and brought home several awards. Over the course of two days, our delegates represented Saudi Arabia and tried their best to solve a wide range of complex political issues of the Arab League.

They competed against schools from all across metro Atlanta and won the following awards: Dawson Rooks - Outstanding Delegate - Defense Council Kaya Hesse - Outstanding Delegate - Defense Council Susanna MacKenna - Distinguished Delegate - Social Affairs Team Award - Honorable Mention

Our DHHS Varsity Boys Basketball team defeated The Marist School in a thrilling 50-42 game to become 6-4A Region Champions. Beginning next week, they will be competing in the GA high school boys basketball tournament!

PTO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MARCH 3rd

USE THIS FORM TO SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS FOR MR. JOYNER

This week's auction spotlight is on A Complete Braces Treatment from Green Orthodontics Bid on one comprehensive orthodontic treatment from Dr. Green at Green Orthodontics for any school-age student NEW to the practice. Treatment includes:  All diagnostic records and x-rays Orthodontic treatment with standard metal braces One set of upper and lower clear Essix retainers All appointments from braces application to removal Retainer monitoring appointment at 3 months following removal of braces ------------- Plan to bid on this great item and also think of what other fabulous items you can DONATE for the auction itself! SPONSOR Auction party expenses! ASK your favorite businesses to DONATE to or SPONSOR the Auction! Enter your donations HERE Purchase your event tickets HERE

------------- We are so grateful to our community business & family sponsors!  Their generosity allows us to cover event costs and direct all auction proceeds to academics, arts, and sports at DHHS and DHMS.

Platinum-Level Sponsors Clinebell Orthodontics Decatur Package Store Green Orthodontics Mike Terry Gold-Level Sponsors ATL Tribute Bands Jennifer Glass Studio The Lake House at Avondale Silver-Level Sponsors Dean & Amy Crownover DH Aviation Roshini & Subi George Mark Hill Photography Stoller Wine Group Wild Heaven Beer Zedd Realty

Red Devil Sponsors The Arieh Family Broadway in Atlanta Dearborn Animal Hospital Double Zero Restaurant Edison Prep Nathan & Lorie Flacker Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta Stephanie & Andrew Gewirtz Scott & Lisa Gordon Great Smoky Mountains Railroad DJ Grisewood Hillary & Eric Kilfeather Nathan's Driving School David Neujahr & Maria Rosa Carrero Pitch & Putt Simply Admissions Tricia Hernandez Watercolors Jeanne Welsh & Van Biesel

Free Paper Shredding Event The Druid Hills Civic Association wants to thank Fernbank Elementary for hosting their FREE drive-up document shredding event on Saturday, March 5th, from 12:00 pm-3:00 pm! Anyone from the DHHS community is welcome to take advantage of this awesome service. There are more details on their website.

If you live in the historic Druid Hills neighborhood, your DHCA membership helps support great community events like these. Consider joining if you aren't already a member!

YOUR DHHS PTO IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS! CLICK HERE TO LET US KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP OUT!

We Encourage You to Consider Signing Up for FREE Weekly COVID-19 Surveillance Testing

The Department of Student Health Services in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Public Health is excited to bring Surveillance Testing to our district! Surveillance testing is a safe, effective way to limit the spread of COVID -19 and continue to keep schools open for in-person learning. COVID-19 testing is not mandatory and is being offered to protect students, staff, family members, and our community. Weekly school-based and district-wide testing will quickly detect, trace, and isolate COVID-19 positive individuals. The Free Testing Program is available to all students, even if they are fully vaccinated. Please click HERE to access the Student COVID-19 Testing link for surveillance testing on our campus Wednesday mornings. If you choose to participate, please answer YES on the survey, and you will be prompted to register by completing a Consent Form. A Consent Form must be on file to take advantage of testing services. At DHHS, testing is completed in our Math/Science building by an outside group, 7:30-10:00 am on Wednesdays. Students are excused from class by their last name.    If you have questions regarding the Surveillance Testing, please contact Mrs. JoAnn Harris, Coordinator of Student Health Services.

COVID-19 Health & Safety

Please IMMEDIATELY call the school at 678-874-6302 if your child tests positive for COVID-19, which will allow the school to initiate its procedures for notifying close contacts. As always, if your child is not feeling well, please keep them at home. DO NOT SEND SICK STUDENTS TO SCHOOL. Learn more about the District's COVID-19 policies here.

All people age 5+ are eligible for free vaccinations -- the single best way to prevent infection, sickness, and hospitalization. Find a vaccine here. Free COVID-19 tests are available at Viral Solutions, Walgreens, and many other places. In accordance with CDC guidelines, wear a mask consistently and correctly. Let's work together to keep our children, families, and community as safe as possible

THANK YOU to our 2021-22 School Year Enrichment Fund Donors

Your generous donations allow the PTO to continue meeting our amazing teachers' needs and creative ideas to keep instruction fresh and engaging for our students.

Gold Donors ($300+) Anonymous Catherine & Kevin Barfield Boelhouwer Family Julia Byrne & Chris Bauer Charles Clark Deschenes-Worboy Family Feagans Family Fishbein Family Reeder Glass Robert & Kristen Hampton Leeth Family Ellen & Tommy Marshall Family David Neujahr & Maria Rosa Carrero Ken & Ann Schroeder Lisa Tang Taylor Family White-DeFrancisco Family Zedd Family

Silver Donors ($150-$299) Anonymous Basheda/Markiewicz Family Dave & Kelley Basinger Brosnan Bragg Family Julie Dolan Ebaugh Family Eldridge Family Elkon Family Garber Family Hart Family MacKenna Family Jack McFarland Chuck & Kathie Palmer Plemper Family Schuler Family

Bronze Donors ($75-$149) Mohamed & Carol Abdelhalim Maria Arbatskaya & Kaushik Mukhopadhaya Brinson Family Michael & Donyelle Brooks Chilcoat Family Corkran Family Bruce & Dawna Daniel Brad & Laura Disque Patrick J. Encalarde ‘25 Gedi Family Ted & Cynthia Golden David Huntington & Sherri Kornfeld Isbell Family Bill & Dianne Joy Jill Joyner & Mark Williams June Neal Karen O'Leary & Jim Riel Pisani Family Greg & Gina Sims Kristie Thornton Molly Watson & John Burkett 

Make Money for DHHS Without Really Trying!

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.

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