OCTOBER
23-31 -- National Red Ribbon Week
10/31 - 11/4 -- Student Government Association Fall Faculty & Staff Appreciation Week
NOVEMBER
2 -- V Flag Football vs. McNair HS & other opponents
3 -- V Swimming vs. Redan HS, Martin Luther King HS, & McNair HS
4 -- V Cross Country @ State Championship Meet, V Football & Cheer vs. Stone Mountain HS (SENIOR NIGHT)
6 -- DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS
7-11 -- School Psychologists Week
7 -- V Flag Football vs. Elite Scholars Academy, LAST DAY to purchase yearbook ads
8 - NO SCHOOL - Independent Learning Day, Spirit Night at Toco HIll Bruster's
12 -- Student Government Association Fall Fest & Screen on the Green
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Election Day Breakfast for Teachers |
Tuesday, November 8, is an independent learning day for students, but teachers will be at DHHS for a day of professional development. Let's get their Election Day workday started off with a great breakfast - with choices!
Do they want BAGELS or DOUGHNUTS? HOT coffee or ICED coffee?
The PTO is providing bagels, spreads, doughnuts, and hot coffee. Parents are asked to contribute fruits, coffee fixings, iced coffees and juices, and a few other things. We also need some parent volunteers to help setup the breakfast and take down later in the day. SIGN UP HERE!
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PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE!
We had an excellent discussion this past Thursday, led by our DHHS CHRIS180 therapist, Ms. Afrika Hamilton. Parents, students, grandparents, school faculty and staff, and other caregivers asked questions, shared resources, and learned new ideas about stress and teenagers.
The Zoom meeting was recorded and can be viewed HERE on our PTO website. |
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The Druid Hills Red Devil Task Force's last workday of the semester was attended by a small but mighty group of volunteers! They were able to plant a bunch of donated pansies and Spring bulbs throughout campus. They even have the campus ready for Halloween week with a few donated pumpkins!
The next Red Devil Task Force campus workday will be
on Saturday, March 11, 2023!
The Red Devil Task Force wishes to thank all of the students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff, and interested community members who have showed up for the monthly work days this semester!
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SGA Sponsors Fall Faculty & Staff Appreciation Week |
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The Druid Hills High School's faculty and staff are second to none! These individuals work day in and day out to prepare lessons, instruct, grade papers, coach, counsel and support our children. As you know the last several years have been particularly difficult for our educators. DHHS faculty and staff have persevered and consistently shown our students kindness, compassion, empathy and love. It is for these reasons we continue to teach, learn and work in a positive environment and culture.
In an effort to show our appreciation for their continual commitment to our students and school, the Student Government Association is sponsoring a Fall Semester Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week - next week 10/31 through 11/4.
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To show your appreciation, please consider sending an email or handwritten note to one or all of your child's/children's teacher(s). For those who wish to do more - consider gift cards or small tokens of appreciation. You can find teacher email addresses HERE.
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Druid Hills High School Parent Feedback Survey |
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DHHS Parents and Guardians,
Please take a few minutes (not long) to complete THIS SURVEY. We are gathering input to determine what's going well and areas for growth.
Thank you in advance,
Mark Joyner,
DHHS Principal
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Dekalb County School System ESSER Act Survey |
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Dear DCSD Stakeholders,
DeKalb County School District (DCSD) seeks feedback from all stakeholders as we expend the ESSER II - CRRSA Act and ESSER III - ARP Act grant funds per the approved budgets. These funds are used for addressing the disruption to teaching and learning resulting from the pandemic while maintaining the safe operation of schools.
Your feedback is valuable to review the use of federal funds, and the results will be submitted to the Georgia Department of Education. This survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete and close on October 31, 2022.
The survey is available HERE.
What is ESSER?
ESSER stands for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, a federal program administered by the Department of Education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program provides emergency financial assistance to public school districts across the country.K-12 institutions may use ESSER funding to address pandemic learning loss and invest in infrastructure and programs to open and operate safely.To date, the government has signed three ESSER packages into law, totaling $189.5 billion:
- ESSER I was approved in March 2020 for $13.5 billion
- ESSER II was approved in December 2020 for $54.3 billion
- ESSER III was approved in March 2021 for $123 billion
What can ESSER funds be used for?
The Federal government stipulates that ESSER funds may be used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. Districts must use at least 20 percent of ESSER funding to address learning loss through evidence-based interventions. This leaves open a wide range of uses, including:
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Investing in furniture and equipment to keep teachers, students, and staff safe and/or distanced during in-person instruction, such as individual desks and mobile chairs, tabletop screens, and PPE.
- Investing in outdoor furniture and equipment to account for an increase in outdoor activities and dining, such as picnic tables, benches, and portable sinks.
- Hiring additional personnel to keep school spaces safe and clean, such as nurses and custodians.
- Purchasing health and safety equipment to help prevent the spread of diseases, such as air purifiers, sanitation stations, and universal cleaners.
- Investing in educational technology and remote learning tools, including hardware like headphones, software, and connectivity to support student learning.
- Purchasing furniture and equipment to implement before and after-school enrichment programs.
- Hiring additional educators and support staff.
- Purchasing adaptive furniture and equipment to support students with special needs.
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LAST DAY to Purchase Yearbook Ads is NOVEMBER 7!! |
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November 7, 2022 is the absolute last day to purchase your yearbook ad! Don't forget to honor your graduating senior or hard-working underclassman student with an ad in the yearbook. These ads are permanent reminders of their time at Druid Hills High School.
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DCSD COVID Surveillance Tests |
DCSD continues to offer free COVID surveillance testing for students, faculty and staff. At DHHS we are testing on Wednesday mornings. If you are interested in having your child/children tested, please fill out THIS FORM.
If you signed up for surveillance testing in August, you do NOT need to complete this form.
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SIGNIFICANT SUMMER 2023 ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO CONSIDER NOW |
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The Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP) is a residential summer program for gifted and talented high school students who will be rising juniors and seniors during the program. The program offers instruction that is significantly different from the typical high school classroom. It is designed to provide students with academic, cultural, and social enrichment necessary to become the next generation of global critical thinkers, innovators, and leaders.
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GHP is held in mid-summer (mid-June to mid-July) as a residential educational experience on a college or university campus. Students attend classes in the mornings and afternoons in specific areas of study, and they participate in a wide variety of social and instructional opportunities every evening. Meals and rooms are provided by the program. The only required and expected costs to the students are travel expenses to and from the interviews; a few basic supplies for classes and dorm rooms; and spending money as desired during the program.
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AmazonSmile has made a charitable donation to Druid Hills High School in the amount of $182.43 due to qualifying purchases made by you and other customers between January 1st-March 31st.
Only 27 people have selected DHHS as their charity of choice when shopping on smile.amazon.com. Please consider making DHHS PTO Inc. your designated Amazon Smile beneficiary!
You can also use the Amazon app with AmazonSmile turned ON, Your everyday purchases impact our school's bottom line!
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Easy Money for DHHS When You Shop |
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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!
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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!
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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!
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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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