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NOVEMBER 8-12 -- COUNSELING DEPT APPLY TO COLLEGE WEEK
NOVEMBER 8 -- V Flag Football vs Dunwoody & Riverwood
NOVEMBER 9 -- SPIRIT NIGHT @ TOCO HILL BRUSTER'S
NOVEMBER 11 -- V Swimming vs Lakeside, STUDENT CENTER PLANNING MEETING
NOVEMBER 13 -- V Boys Basketball vs Cross Keys, JV Boys Basketball vs Tucker, V Swimming Tik Tok Invitational, DHHS FALL FEST
NOVEMBER 16 -- V Swimming v Arabia Mountain
NOVEMBER 17 -- JV Boys Basketball vs Southwest Dekalb
NOVEMBER 19 -- 13.5 WEEK PROGRESS REPORT AVAILABLE IN INFINITE CAMPUS
NOVEMBER 20 -- V Swimming Thankful to Compete Invitational, JV Boys Basketball vs Miller Grove, V Girls & V Boys Basketball vs Cedar Grove
NOVEMBER 22-26 -- NO SCHOOL -- THANKSGIVING BREAK
NOVEMBER 23 -- SPIRIT NIGHT @ TOCO HILL BRUSTER'S
NOVEMBER 27 -- V Boys Basketball vs McNair
NOVEMBER 30 -- V Boys Basketball vs Stone Mountain
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The DHHS Auction is back and the Red Devils are ready to Paint the Town Red! Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 5th, 2022 and join us for an exciting evening of good spirits and FUNdraising to support the DHHS Middle and High Schools. Stay tuned weekly for auction updates.
Do you have a burning desire to help or get involved? Here's how you can help Paint the Town Red!
What can DHHS families do to support the Auction?
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DONATE items for the auction itself -- gift cards to favorite businesses; unique experiences such as parties, vacations, and backstage tours; sporting items or memorabilia; jewelry pieces or artwork.
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SPONSOR Auction party expenses so that every last penny of the auction proceeds goes to supporting student needs.
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Have your business or employer DONATE to and SPONSOR the Auction too! We have a number of extremely attractive publicity opportunities for them.
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Are there community businesses you love and regularly patronize? It's likely others love them too! ASK your favorite businesses to DONATE to or SPONSOR the Auction! DHHS and DHMS are everyone's public schools!
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PURCHASE TICKETS to the Auction party! We can't paint the town RED without you! It's a great night to celebrate our wonderful schools, make new friends, and catch up with old ones!
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VOLUNTEER to work on the Auction committee and/or the night of the event.
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Don't Miss
DHHS Fall Fest
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This Saturday, November 13th, 3-7 PM! Only $5 admission.
Food truck, bouncy house, pie-a-teacher, cornhole, photo booth, trunk or treat, games, and more!
SPECIAL PERFORMANCES by the DHHS Band, the DHHS Dance Team, and student band Collective Undecided.
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Waffle House Staff Breakfast Was A HUGE Success Thanks to YOU! |
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Thank you so much for contributing to the teacher and staff Waffle House Breakfast on Tuesday, November 2nd! The PTO generously provided the waffles and bacon from Waffle House, but your contributions of berries & bananas, yogurt, coffee and fixings, and juices made it just perfectly special! Below are some photos of the wonderful spread.
Upcoming hospitality activities we'll ask for your help with include our annual Teacher and Staff Cookie Swap in December and a Chick-fil-A biscuit breakfast on January 2 for another teacher workday (with biscuits generously provided by our friends at the North Decatur Chick-fil-A on Scott Blvd).
Again, thank you for supporting our teachers and staff with your generous contributions! They were so grateful and appreciative!
-- Your PTO Hospitality Committee
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Help With the NEW DHHS Student Center |
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Druid Hills Parents and Teachers are excited to open a new student center in the gym lobby as a place for kids to hang out and get a snack after school!
Over the summer we painted and cleaned the space and bought new furniture. Now we need parents to help us run the snack bar. Volunteer positions include serving at the snack bar once a month or more from 3:00-4:15, picking up snacks from Costco or another store, and helping us manage the money.
Our kids deserve a space where they can enjoy being together in this way.
Please plan to attend our planning meeting THIS THURSDAY, November 11 at 7:30 to learn more, help make decisions, and sign up to help. For a link to the virtual meeting, email Kim Goldsmith.
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TOMORROW, MONDAY, November 8, 2021 is the last day to purchase yearbook ads!
Don't forget to honor your graduating senior or hard-working underclassman student with an ad in the yearbook that will be a permanent reminder of their time at Druid Hills High School. In a year in which many senior activities have been or might be scaled back, having a yearbook ad can help with the loss.
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The SGA is looking for baby photos of your senior. Feel free to submit multiple photos!
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What’s NEXT? A Virtual Event
N: Networking & navigating Community
E: Entrepreneurial pursuits & leadership
X: X-pectations for stepping out of isolation
T: Transitioning into high school or out of high school into college
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Wake Up with DJ Flint: 10:30 a.m. | Summit: 11:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Also mark your calendar for a fun, pre-summit event!
Friday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. | Virtual Bingo with a $200 cash prize
GCAPP invites all high school students to its Annual Youth Empowerment Summit (YES)! From healthy relationships to handling academic pressure to preparing for college, students rely on YES! for important information and strategies, access to helpful experts, and a broad range of workshops to help them succeed. This year, we are adding a special workshop for 8th graders who will be entering high school next year, so they are invited too. More information coming soon about this workshop.
Around the theme of What’s NEXT!, sessions will explore a variety of topics including the benefits of networking, delving into entrepreneurship, tapping into one’s leadership skills, stepping out of isolation from COVID, and transitioning into high school (for 8th graders) or out of high school into college.
Our virtual 2-day event kicks off on Friday, November 12 at 6:00 p.m. with a Virtual Playlist Bingo! Friday’s winning student will be awarded a $200 prize during the summit. On Saturday, November 13, 10:30 – noon, students will sign on to workshops designed to help them discover their path to What’s NEXT! Plus, you don't want to miss any of the giveaways happening throughout the summit, including a $500 gift card, thanks to a YES! donor.
Teachers and youth-serving professionals, in an effort to help us get as many students as possible to participate in YES!, please share with your students and you will automatically be entered in a giveaway of three $100 Amazon gift cards. When registering, the student must write in your school/organization to be eligible to win. If you have questions, please contact Dion Walker-Smith at dion@gcapp.org.
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YOUR DHHS PTO IS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!
CLICK HERE TO LET US KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP OUT!
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Learn more about the District's COVID-19 policies here.
As always, if your child is not feeling well, please keep them at home. DO NOT SEND SICK STUDENTS IN TO SCHOOL.
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.
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All people age 12+ are eligible for free vaccinations -- the single best way to prevent infection, sickness, and hospitalization. Find a vaccine here.
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Free COVID-19 tests are available at Viral Solutions, Walgreens, and many other places.
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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
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Easy Ways to Make Easy Money for DHHS! |
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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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