Deer Park Jr/Sr High School Wildcat Weekly April 18th, 2021

Midterm of 4th Quarter

Good afternoon,

Believe it or not, the end of this week marks the midterm of the 4th quarter.  With all of the preparation for the next rounds of state testing along with the handful of events we have coming up, the last half of this quarter will likely feel like it's flying by!

As with all midterms, please take some time this week to check (or re-check) your student's grades.  Please feel free to reach out to teachers, counselors, and administrators with any questions or concerns!

Have a great week!

Sincerely,

Shane Hartley

Principal, Deer Park Jr/Sr High School

hartley.s@dpccsd.org 

What's New

NO STATE TESTING THIS WEEK, WILL RESUME NEXT WEEK

Our students did a great job last week bringing fully charged laptops and a great mentality for our first week of testing.  THANK YOU for all of your help!  Testing resumes next week, and a reminder for times and subjects will be sent out in next week's Wildcat Weekly.

PROM ANNOUNCEMENT

Last Friday, we released more details regarding Prom 2021.  If you missed it, please see this link for more information.

SENIOR EVENT INFORMATION

Last year, due to the Pandemic and school being remote, we started having a weekly press release to update parents for Senior events (Academic Signing Day, Senior Awards, Graduation, etc.).  We are planning on continuing that this year!  Parents of Seniors - Please look for those releases every Tuesday!

STUDENT FEES

In the past, we have often been able to use events like Homecoming and Prom to help parents/guardians remember to pay student fees.  With no Prom or Homecoming over the last year, however, unfortunately many student fees have gone unpaid.  Please consider this a friendly reminder to check and pay for your child's student fees.  Thank you for your help!  Here is a link to the PaySchools website, and please feel free to reach out to the front office (513-891-0010) for any help or questions.  We greatly appreciate it!

Weekly Updates

COUNSELOR'S CORNER: Here is a link to this week's Counselors' Corner!  

COUNSELORS' CORNER, VIRTUAL EDITION: Our counselors have created a special Counselors' Corner for our virtual students.  Please click here for that version!

APEX LEARNER, EXTRA ACTIVITIES: Please see the links below for the weekly activities for our online students:

Remote Learning Orientation and Video

Middle School Links and Extra Activities

High School Links and Extra Activities

In Case You Missed It

SPRING EVENTS

We are excited to be able to bring back many of the traditional events that we unfortunately were not able to hold as normal last year.  While we are back in session this Spring, we are also in the process of putting together plans for these events in a safe way that follows Department of Public Health protocols.

More details are to come as we get closer to these events, and most of these events will may unfortunately need to be open only to students and staff with a live streaming option.  Here are a few dates to know:

Senior Academic Signing Day: April 29th, 2:15pm (Parents of participants invited)

Junior/Senior Prom: May 8th (see information below)

7th Grade Awards: May 17th, 8:30am (Students/Staff In-Person, Streaming Online)

8th Grade Awards: May 18th, 8:30am (Students/Staff In-Person, Streaming Online)

Underclass Awards: May 19th, 1:20pm (Students/Staff In-Person, Streaming Online)

Senior Awards: May 25th, 12:30pm (Senior parents invited)

Graduation Ceremony: May 27th, 7:00pm (see information below)

STATE TESTING INFORMATION FROM OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT!

Please read over this short piece of information from our counseling department!

PROM AND COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY INFORMATION

Last Friday, we released some information about our 2021 Prom as well as our 2021 Graduation Ceremony.  For a link to that announcement, please click here!  More details to come!

ATTENTION JUNIOR PARENTS/GUARDIANS/CAREGIVERS: IMMUNIZATIONS NEEDED FOR 12TH GRADE

All students entering the 12th grade are required to get certain vaccinations, per the Ohio Department of Health. Here is a link to more information.

REMINDERS FOR MASKS

Parents/caregivers: Please help us by reminding your student to continue to wear masks at school AND to properly keep them on throughout the day.  For more details, please click here for a message from our Superintendent, Mr. Phillips.

ATTENDANCE REMINDERS:

Students who are not on quarantine will still need to be called in as absent.  Please help us keep track of attendance and any possible contact tracing with a quick call to our attendance line (513-891-0010).

TECH HELP?

Need some help with your students' Chromebook? If you have any tech issues, please email our Tech department at: techhelp@dpccsd.org

Some families may be having internet connectivity issues.  If so, here is a link to some possible troubleshooting tips!

LOOKING FOR PREVIOUS WILDCAT WEEKLY EMAILS?

Wildcat Weekly are posted on the Deer Park Schools News webpage.  Here is a link to our District News Page.

Upcoming Dates to Know

April 23rd: Midterm of Fourth Quarter

April 27th - April 30th: End of Course State Testing

Staying Connected

There are multiple ways to stay connected to Deer Park Jr./Sr. High School. Please see the attached flyer for ways to stay connected through Email, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Text Messages.

• E-Mail: If you are not already signed up, please register for the e-mail communication. To register, simply go to www.deerparkcityschools.org and click on the button on the left side of the page that says “Subscribe to District News”. From there, you will send an email requesting that you be added to future email communication from the district.

• Twitter: Follow Deer Park Jr./Sr. High School for the most up-to-date news and happenings! @DeerParkHS, @DeerParkSchools and @dpcounselor.

• Facebook: follow us at Deer Park Community City Schools and Deer Park Jr/Sr High School