January 15, 2023
JANUARY
16 -- NO SCHOOL -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
19 -- Curriculum Night
24 -- Spirit Night @ Toco Hill Bruster's
27 -- Senior Breakfast

FEBRUARY
4 -- DCSD Gap Year Fair
6-10 -- School Counseling Week
13 -- PTO Executive Committee Meeting
14 -- Spirit Night @ Toco Hill Bruster's
15 -- 4.5 Week Progress Report available in Infinite Campus

DHHS INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
DIPLOMA PROGRAM INFORMATION
Research suggests that there are many benefits to choosing the IB's Diploma Programme (DP). The programme aims to develop students who have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge—students who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically. Find out more about the IB DP.

The Diploma Programme (DP) curriculum is made up of six academic subject groups and the signature DP core: theory of knowledge (TOK), creativity, activity, service (CAS), and the extended essay (EE).

Through the Diploma Programme (DP) core, students reflect on the nature of knowledge, complete independent research, and undertake a project that often involves community service. Read about the IB DP curriculum.

DHHS offers an IB Diploma Program curriculum and NOW is the time for 8th, 9th, and 10th grade families to consider it!
Our IB Co-Coordinators, Ms. Ann Bracewell and Mr. Brett Flater, have a slate of information opportunities for DHHS families. They can always be reached at their join email ibcoordinatordhhs@dekalbschoolsga.org.

Ms. Bracewell and Mr. Flater have been making presentations at DHHS feeder schools to encourage incoming students to join DHHS' IB program.

They have vastly improved the DHHS IB website. It is full of information for current IB students and prospective students and parents. Check it out! There is an application page with LOTS of help and step-by-step information on how to apply for our IB program.

There will be a virtual meeting on how to apply for the DHHS IB Program on Monday, January 30th. Parents wishing to attend the virtual meeting on 1/30 to get more information about how to apply to the program should complete this Google form. A meeting link will be sent out on the day of the meeting to all individuals how have completed the form.

This past week, 9th and 10th grade parents of CURRENT IB prep students should have all received information from Mr. Flater and Ms. Bracewell about scheduling courses for next year and other important IB information. Parents who believe their child is in IB but did not receive an email should contact them ASAP to discuss the status of their student.
REMINDER! STUDENT 2023-2024 SCHEDULE MEETINGS WITH COUNSELORS CONTINUE
Between this past week and this coming week, students have been and will be meeting with their counselors to request classes for next school year (2023-2024). In preparation for these meetings, we would like to provide you all with information that will assist you with the course selection process.

  • A tab has been created on the counseling website for the sole purpose of providing useful information for course selections -- Course Selection Guidance.

  • Please make sure to visit the counseling website page before your scheduled time, so that you are more familiar with your options. This will make the course selection process less painful.

  • These selections are not set in stone! Students will be able make changes to their requests in April.
 
  • Below is the schedule for advisement/course selection by grade level and last name:
Current Juniors

1/11: A-Ja
1/12: Jb-Wea
1/13: Web-Z
Current Sophomores

1/13: A-Gon
1/17: Goo-Sh
1/18: Si-Z
Current Freshmen

1/18: A-D
1/19: E-Pi
1/20: Pj-Z
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SUMMER SCHOLARS' INSTITUTE OPPORTUNITY
GA Scholars Institute Application Deadline: APRIL 15, 2023
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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