DAMONTE
RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF
SILENCE
TODAY IS A “B” DAY
Announcements
for Tuesday, September 4th;
Wednesday, September 5th; Thursday, September 6th; and Friday,
September 7th.
#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 12th 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 8th 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. Wednesday
the 5th is Time Travel Day, so dress in any of your favorite trends from the
past. 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.
ATTENTION ALL SENIORS: If you got your picture taken this summer with Bell Photography, your
pictures and Student ID are here! Please
see Mrs. Fike in the Main Office at lunch to pick yours up.
The
Student Store is now selling groovy blue and green tie-dyed t-shirts! They
are $10 each and feature a rad peace sign design that makes this piece perfect
for Spirit Week!
Just
a friendly reminder: New lunch
applications for the 2018-2019 School Year need to be turned in by the first
week of September to avoid interruption in breakfast and lunch service. Paper applications are located in the Office
on the spinner rack. Applications can
also be done on line at washoeschools.net.
Attention Mustangs…
Do you have a big idea that you believe is worth
sharing?
The Business Student Council which is a club at
University of Nevada, Reno is having their annual speakers competition on
September 25th called the Road to TedX. Applications are due on September 7th.
Stop by the Career Center for more information.
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 13th 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 19th & 20th 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 28th. The PSAT/NMSQT will be
administered on October 10th 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.
