From the desk of Principal Kathryn Anderson
Issue 30, April 1, 2021
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Three things you need to know:
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Next week's schedule: Monday: Remote, Asynchronous LS day; Tuesday - Friday: Full-day classes begin; cycle 78 through 12 days.
- See the Message from the Principal for important details about building entry, lunch, study halls, COVID testing, and planning ahead for the week of April 12-16 (SAT testing week).
- Check out the Student Life section to learn about the AMAZING things that our students have already accomplished this spring!
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Message from the Principal |
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Dear DHS Staff, Students, and Families,
It might be April Fool's day, but it is no joke that next week we will start full-day, in-person learning. Please read below for some important FAQs:
MORNING BUILDING/CLASSROOM ENTRY
Students may enter their classroom up to 15 minutes prior to the first period of the day. Students who arrive at the building prior to that time MUST go to the student cafeteria. Students who arrive early for their early-bird science lab may not sit in the hallway to wait for their class to begin - please be sure to wait in the student cafeteria.
LUNCH DETAILS
Free, hot lunch will be available for all students (those choosing on or off-campus lunch) for pickup at lunch. These bagged lunches may be picked up at the back (east) lobby entrance, near the coffee bar, and at the main front entrance.
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On-Campus - Students staying on-campus for lunch should go to the student cafeteria. Additional space will be available in the Exhibition gym, if necessary. Students should stay in their seat until at least 12:05 when classrooms will open for the next period of the day. (An exception would be for students who have an appointment to go to the ARC or testing center.) Currently, students wanting to eat outside, on-campus grounds, must ONLY use the area in the back of the school (adjacent to the east parking). Students may sit on the bleachers, grass, or pathways. Students must always be 6 feet apart while eating.
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Off-Campus - Students may leave campus for lunch if they have been given parent/guardian permission. Please be careful leaving and arriving back on campus. Students must scan their ID to check-in when they return after lunch.
After lunch, classrooms will be open for students to enter starting at 12:05 p.m. After lunch, classes start promptly at 12:20 p.m.
STUDY HALLS
All free periods and off-lab periods have been replaced with study halls. Please review your schedule on Monday to review your study hall location. Students do NOT need to attend their study hall if that period is the first period of the day, right before or after lunch, or the last period of the day. In such instances, students may arrive late or leave early. However, please note, students will be assigned to do their COVID test during their study hall - see below.
COVID TESTING (starting next week):
Starting next week, students attending in-person should take their COVID test on Tuesday and Friday during their study hall period. Please note that up to 250 students will be testing every period, so please do not wait until the last minute to attend, since lines may be long. If a student does not have a study hall period, they should check IC for their assigned period (choice of 2 periods). Students may attend during that period or a passing period. Those individuals may also test during the first 30 minutes of the lunch period. All COVID testing periods (not times) will be listed in IC by Monday, April 5. Remote learners who attend extracurricular activities will be assigned to either a Monday/Thursday or Tuesday/Friday schedule and may test any time between 3:20-5:00 p.m.
LOOKING AHEAD - WEEK OF APRIL 12-16:
Please know that JUNIORS are required to take the State Administered SAT on Tuesday, April 13. Juniors will receive additional details from Dr. Lilly Brandt, Assistant Principal in the coming days. Juniors WILL be able to park in the parking lot on that day. Details about bus transportation options will be shared by Dr. Brandt. As a result of the SAT, we have a slight modification for that week of school: Monday will be an IN-PERSON 78 day. Tuesday will be a no-school day, except for junior test takers. Wednesday-Friday will be regular cycle days.
Sincerely,
Principal Kathryn Anderson
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Week of Monday, April 5 - Friday, April 9 |
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Monday: Remote, Asynchronous LS day
Tuesday - Friday: Full-day classes; cycle 78 through 12 days.
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No Semester 2 Final Exams |
There will be NO final exams this semester. Please review the details below for the final days/week of school.
Seniors' Final Day (Monday, May 17)
The seniors' final day will still be Monday, May 17. There will be no senior final exams. Stay tuned for details about the seniors' final day.
Final Week of School (May 24-28)
Like the first semester, we will not have a traditional final exam week for the end of the second semester. Rather, each period (except EB) will meet just once during the final week of school. Please see the google doc below for details.
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Course Change Request Form |
Although we are still navigating the remainder of the current school year, we are also planning ahead to the next school year. You received a message earlier this week with important details regarding study halls and course change requests. Please click below to be taken to that form. |
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Seniors, we are excited to be able to provide you with both traditional and NEW senior events! As you know, coming up on April 21st, we have the Senior Sunset - get excited for some surprise takeaways for each student! We are also busy planning graduation which will be held on May 27th - more details to come soon. Finally, prom will be held on June 5th. Our goal is to bring the senior class together for each of these events - to actually have some fun, as a whole group, in 2021! For prom especially, there is no need to worry about dates or coming with a group (although you can) - we just really want to see each of you! On behalf of the entire DHS staff, we are excited to celebrate you during these last few weeks! |
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Badminton Wins Sectional Championship - On to State! |
Congratulations to the DHS Badminton team on winning the Sectional Championship! The following Badminton team members are headed to State competition this week:
- Ina Pan(singles)
- Leah O'Young & Alex Vigder (doubles)
- Zoe Goldberg & Anabel Casieri (doubles)
Please join me in wishing these amazing student-athletes the best of luck at State!
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Field Hockey Places Top Number of Athletes on National Academic Squad |
The High School National Academic Squad program recognizes those high school seniors and juniors who have achieved a minimum cumulative, unweighted grade-point average of 3.50 out of 4.0 — or the equivalent — through the first quarter of the 2020-21 school year. Arrowhead Union High School in Hartland, Wisconsin and Deerfield High School in Deerfield, Illinois placed the most student-athletes on the National Academic Squad this year, with 23 each. Congratulations to the DHS field hockey team!
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Illinois High School Art Exhibition & Scholarship Winners |
Please join me in congratulating our DHS students selected to represent DHS at the 2021 Illinois High School Art Exhibition.
The following students received a combined total of $610,000 in tuition scholarship offers from colleges and will be showcased in the Senior Scholarship Exhibition:
- Ally Glaws (Photography)
- Kami Intaite (Painting)
- Lille Ochs (Ceramics)
- Ava Thronton (Photography)
The Northern Regional Exhibition is a best of the best competition for all of Northern Illinois high schools. These 5 students will be representing us in their respective categories:
- Kamilija Intaite - Drawing
- Ally Glaws - Photography
- Kelsey Wolfe - Design
- Alexis Stepankovskiy- Painting
- Ava Thornton- Photography
Six DHS students will be competing in the Art Throwdown, a live art competition in their respective content challenges:
- Design - Kelsey Wolfe (senior) and Rhone Tatham (junior)
- Illustration:
- Kamilija Intaite (senior) and Alexis Stepankovskiy (junior)
- Photography:
- Kayla Drumke (senior) and Jackson Goodman (junior)
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Danica Sun, Mathlete State Champion
& Team Regional/State Awards
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Congratulations to the Mathletes on a great season and an amazing performance at Regionals/State!
At the Regional Level, the team had four teams finish in the top 5!
- The Junior/Senior 8 Person team finished in 5th place
- The Freshman/Sophomore 8 Person team finished in 4th place
- The Calculator Team finished in 3rd place
- The Algebra 1 Team finished in 1st place
The team also had 5 individuals earn an award for a top 10 finish at Regionals:
- Junior Varun Goel took 8th place in Regionals in the Algebra 2 competition
- Freshman Isabelle Bennie took 9th place, and Kevin Song and Justina Kostiv tied for 6th place in the Algebra 1 Competition
- Freshman Danica Sun finished in 1st place with a perfect 40/40 in the Algebra 1 competition
Overall, the Deerfield Mathletes finished in 5th place in our Regional!
At the State level, the team also had some award winners!
- The Algebra 1 Team took 4th place in State!!!
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Danica Sun had a perfect score and earned 1st place in State! Danica was one of only 5 individuals out of all the competitors in the 65 schools in Congratulations!
- As a team overall, Deerfield finished in 11th place in State.
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JV Scholastic Bowl Team Earns Conference Championship Title |
Congratulations to the JV Scholastic Bowl team on an incredible season! The team had an undefeated season and are the 2020-2021 Regular Season Conference Champions. They also won the Conference Tournament on Monday, March 15th. This is the second year in a row that the JV team has been both the Conference Champions and Conference Tournament Champions.
The team members are: Reed Davis, Alexander Guller, Michael Guller, Max Hyman, Jeffery Lefkovitz, Eli Marks, Noah Meyerhoff, Nick Shapkarov, Harrison Unterberger, and Yaokai Yang. The DHS Scholastic Bowl teams are coached by Marty Esgar (Varsity) and Jenny Navickas (JV).
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Spring Musical, Bright Star |
Congratulations to the cast and crew of the DHS Spring Musical, Bright Star! Bright Star is the story of one woman at two different points in her life: the first, when she is a wild young thing growing up barefoot and carefree in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina; the second, when she is a well-to-do magazine editor in Asheville, 22 years later.
We are proud of our students and staff who made this production possible!
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Voter Information: Eligible Students Encouraged to Vote in Local Election |
This is a reminder of the local election on Tuesday, April 6th. Eligible students are encouraged to vote! Voter information can be found at the Lake County website - click below. |
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March 29
- "Exploring the Admissions Process" is taking place on March 30th
- STUNTS Board Applications for next year's production are now open!!
- College Bound Opportunities (CBO) is getting ready to select sophomore students for their college scholarship and mentoring program.
- Juniors - make an appointment with our post-secondary counselors
- NO student food deliveres
- Mosaic Summit on Monday, April 5th
March 31 (excluding repeats from March 29)
- Human Rights Club will be broadcasting the annual Jam for Justice, on Friday, May 14. Looking for contributors.
- The 5:45pm after school activity bus will now pick up in the front circle effective immediately.
- April environmental tips.
- Deerprints articles.
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Q4 Resources on the Q4 Webpage |
Looking for the Guidebook, info on Grab-and-Go Lunch, Transportation or other District Q4 matters?
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Walk-in COVID Testing for Students - Friday, April 2nd at DHS |
Non-attendance day - Friday 04/02/2021
The CDC recommends that individuals traveling receive a COVID-19 test 5-7 days after travel. Therefore, the testing center will have open hours for any individuals (students and staff) that would like to receive a COVID-19 test this Friday (04/02/2021). The testing center will be open from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm (open hours).
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Last Call to Participate in 5Essentials |
As part of the 5Essentials Survey, we are asking parents/guardians to take the voluntary parent survey. The survey is administered by the University of Chicago on behalf of the Illinois State Board of Education and gathers data related to five indicators that can predict important student outcomes.
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