DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS
DAMONTE RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2015
PLEDGE & MOMENT OF SILENCE
Today is A “B” DAY
Mustangs! Lend a helping hand
and donate blood. When you give blood, you can help save the lives of up to three
local hospital patients. United Blood
services is coming to Damonte this Friday, October 9th from
8:30 am to 1:30 pm. Sign up to donate
with a blood drive team member in the counselor’s hallway this week at lunch. You must be at least 16 years old, 110 pounds,
have your parent’s written permission, and be in relatively good health to
donate. Be a lifesaver, sign up today! (Run October 7)
Attention
students: You are wanted!! For what, you
ask? DANCING WITH THE STAFF!!! That’s right, Dancing With the Staff! This event is a big fundraiser for your dance
team and we need you to participate. We
are looking for students to partner up with a teacher or staff member to become
this year’s dance champion. If you are interested in signing up, please
tell any dance team member or Coach Roybal, or sign up with Mrs. Kenyon in the
front office. We are looking for boys and girls to participate and the
show is scheduled for January, 28. You
won’t want to miss out on this super fun event!!! Thank You and see you on the dance floor.
Friday's football games will be "pink out".
Everyone is encouraged to wear pink. The cheerleaders are selling pink
shirts at lunch this week for $10 and the money is being donated to Moms on the
Run. Stop by and get your pink shirt!
BSU
will be holding a bake sale in the Counselor’s Hallway Thursday and Friday,
Oct 8-9. Come one, come all and have a delicious dessert.
Hey Mustangs! There will be
a ski team meeting on Thursday, October 15th, during lunch in room 133. Come get information on what it takes to be a
part of the ski team.
Damonte
Ranch students and staff, just in case you missed out on Picture Day, or
you would like to re-take your photo, Picture Makeup Day is Wednesday October 7th! You can pick up a picture packet in the
office.
Seniors!
Don’t be left out of the Senior Portrait
Section
of the Yearbook. The LAST DAY to take
your senior portraits, is November 19th. Don’t miss out! Again, if you miss this date you will not be
in the Yearbook… and that’s just sad. You
must take the portrait at Lifetouch, schedule your appointment today
call
775-851-0444. For more information see
Ms. Chachas in room 130. Again, the Last Day to take senior
portraits at Lifetouch is November 19th!
Have
you ever thought about helping your fellow student with special
needs? How about just being their friend and listening to their
funny jokes? Well then have I got the club for you!!!
The Best Buddies Club! The Best Buddies Organization in a
National Organization that helps partner students with their fellow peers that
have special needs. There are fun events
to attend, activities to do together and just plain getting to know your really
fun fellow students!! If this sounds like the club for you,
please be sure to attend our first meeting on Wednesday, October 7th
at lunch time in the Career Center. Hope to see you
there.
Attention students taking
the PSAT: Remember that the PSAT is new from last year.
Here is a link to the new practice questions for each section of the test: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sample-questions.
As a reminder, if you lose something on campus please check in with
Student Services/Corral. Items are
turned in on a daily basis.
Attention DRHS Mustangs- On Wednesday November 4th there will be an ASVAB-The ASVAB is a multiple-aptitude battery that
measures developed abilities and helps predict future academic and occupational
success in the military. It is administered annually to more than one million
military applicants, high school, and post-secondary students. Testing
starts at 12:00 until 4:00 pm. There will be a signup sheet in the Career
Center to reserve your spot.
TMCC’s Community Education Drivers’
Education class, which costs $99, fulfills the
30 hour classroom requirement, will be held at DRHS October 26-29. Parents are responsible for the 50 hours
behind-the-wheel requirement. These classes fill quickly. If the class you
want is full, look for another that has space available.
Seniors I now have the hard copy
application for the 2016 U.S. Senate Youth Scholarship.
There are two $5,000.00 scholarships
available along with an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. If you are
interested stop by the Career Center or checkout the website www.ussenateyouth.org.
DEADLINE: October 26, 2015
