Friday, September 7, 2018

 

 

      DAMONTE RANCH HIGH SCHOOL

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

 

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF SILENCE

 

TODAY IS A “B” DAY

 

 

Don’t forget to buy a yearbook!

Yearbook prices increase throughout the year and are currently at their lowest price!  Purchase before the prices go up!  You can pay at the bookkeeper’s office or yearbookforever.com.  Seniors!  You can officially start submitting your senior quotes for yearbook!  Go to the following link by February 1^st to submit.  Better to get it done early!   bit.ly/2M4Nmf5

Ski season is just around the corner.  Anyone interested in joining the Damonte Ranch Ski Team, please come to the meeting Wednesday, Sept. 12^th at lunch in Room 211.  You do not need to have experience in ski racing but must be an advanced skier.
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#freeotterpops

#perfectattendanceandnomissingassignments                   

It’s Coming!  The Perfect Attendance and No Missing Assignments Contest.

Have ZERO UNEXCUSED ABSENCES AND NO MISSING ASSIGNMENTS from Monday, September 10th – Friday, October 12^th and you will win an Otter Pop Party with Principal Bell on Thursday, October 18th. 

Perfect Attendance = No absences other than excused for school business or illness.  A parent note or call must be received within a 3-day window of your absence. 

 

Homecoming Assembly on Friday

• On Friday, report to your Seminar or IC 8^th period class and leave your backpack there.  Backpacks and large bags are not allowed in the gym.
• Walk to the gym with your class and sit in the designated bleachers with your class.
• Be sure to walk back to your 8th period, with your class, after the assembly.

 

Mustangs-

Come to Friday’s homecoming, varsity football game and support your school!

Remember

• Sit on the Damonte side.  Students are not allowed to go to the visitor side.
• Once you enter the football stadium, no reentry is allowed.
• Leave your backpacks at home.
• You may not bring beverages inside the gate.
• Entry is free with an activity sticker or students pay $4.

(An activity sticker will get you into all home football and basketball games.) 

Wear your school colors.  We hope to see you there!

 

Homecoming Dance

This year’s Jurassic Homecoming Dance is Saturday, September 8th from 7:00PM-10:00PM in the DRHS big gym.

• Please enter through the DRHS back doors.

• Make arrangements for your ride to pick you up promptly at 10:00PM.
• Although dance dress code rules do allow spaghetti straps or strapless dresses, please ensure your stylish clothing is appropriate for the occasion.
• If you choose to wear spike high heels, you will be asked to remove them (and check them with your coat) before stepping on the gym floor.  Flat surface pumps or wide chunky heels are generally allowed on the gym floor.

 

Hey Damonte!  Get in your homecoming spirit by dressing up for spirit week. Thursday the 6th is Tourist Day, so wear your fanny packs and Hawaiian shirts.  Friday the 7th is Damonte Pride, so wear blue and green and get ready for the game!

 

Have you heard? The Washoe Noshery Food truck will be at Damonte Ranch High School on Wednesday, September 12, for breakfast and lunch. Special menus have been prepared that include items such as a Hawaiian Breakfast Sandwich and a Mocha Smoothie for breakfast; and Pulled Pork Sliders, Pulled Pork Nachos, and a Vegetarian Baja Salad for lunch. Breakfast is $1.75, Lunch is $3.05 and a single entrée is $2.50. Cash, MySchoolBucks, or free/reduced accounts will be accepted.

 

Hey Juniors, Hablas Español?  Have you ever thought about a career in healthcare?  The University of Nevada, Reno is looking for bilingual students to be part of the CBESS Program.  You will explore careers in healthcare, spend 3 weeks living on the UNR campus during the summer, visit hospitals and clinics, have a mentor, and experience an internship all for free! For more information about this amazing program stop by during lunch at (Career Center) on Thursday September 13^th to talk to the reps or please come see (Mrs. Aikin) at the career center for an application.

 

Attention Juniors and Seniors-An affordable, five-hour SAT/PSAT prep class is coming to our school thanks to @Doorway2College. Register now: https://store.zaps.com/seminars, Wednesday & Thursday September 19^th & 20^th 2018- 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm.

 

Attention Juniors.  Any student wishing to take the PSAT and National Merit Scholar Qualifying Test will need to register with the book keeper no later Friday September 28^th.  The PSAT/NMSQT will be administered on October 10^th at 8am.  The fee to take the exam for juniors is $16.  There are only 150 slots available. (Please keep this is the loop for September.)

 

Perry Outreach Program is on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine in Reno, NV for those female students who interested in pursuing careers in medicine and engineering.  Stop by the Career Center to see Mrs. Aikin for the application.