DAMONTE
RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE & MOMENT OF SILENCE
TODAY is a “B” DAY
There will be no
school on monday, february 17, 2020, observance of
President’s Day.
Attention
Students:
Spring Sports are starting soon. Are you interested in playing Softball,
Baseball, Girls/Boys Track, Girls/Boys Swim or Boys Golf? Athletic
Clearance is starting now. You must
register online at www.registermy athlete.com
by February 12, 2020, DON’T DELAY! This
program only works with Firefox or Google Chrome. If you have questions, please see Mrs.
Daniels in the Main Office.
All boys interested in playing golf this spring, there will be a
mandatory meeting on Wednesday, February 12 during lunch in room W250, Coach
Adkins room. Please see coach Magrum in E270 or Coach Adkins in W250, if
you cannot attend the meeting. (Run through next Wednesday, February 12th)
Congratulations to Ilex Garcia and Chris Gonzalez who qualified for the
State Wrestling Championships in Las Vegas next week. Ilex was Regional
Champion and Chris placed 3rd. Good Luck at State!
Attention Mustang Junior Girls…are you interested in
attending Nevada Girls State? Nevada
Girls State is a week-long leadership program for outstanding young women who
have just completed their Junior year in high school. It is presented by the American Legion
Auxiliary. It is the week of June 21-27,
2020 and the application deadline is June 15, 2020. For more information www.NevadaGirlsState.net.
Hey Mustangs-Are you between the ages of 15-17? There are two wonderful
opportunities where you can be a part of an upcoming youth
leadership program. The first is the Kenyan Youth Leadership Program,
which takes place April 15th-29th and the Algerian
Youth Leadership Program, which takes place June 15th -July 8th.
Deadline for both is February 16th.
For more information, stop by the Career
Center.
If you would like a $50 amazon gift card, dash down to the library
for our annual “Blind Date with a Book” gig. For every book you read from
the display (and all the books are awesome!) you get an entry for the
drawing. Literacy AND money! Win win. The contest starts now and
will end on March 12. Your gift card will find you on March 13, the day
before Spring Break. Get your love of reading on!
Attention Juniors and Seniors- The WCSD Fall 2020
Internship Application will be open February 10th thru April 13th.
Go to www.washoeschools.net/internships to complete the
application.
Attention
Students: Valentine’s Day is
coming up and Hispanic Club will be selling Valentine Grams at lunch these two
weeks. You can reach us in front of the
Career Center to buy one and give someone a greeting for this day with a nice
Valentine gram. Please provide the second
period room number for delivery. Deliveries
will be made on Friday, the 14th at 2* (run
from 2/4 through 2/13)
*NOTE for the message below: Please
do not spell the name of the test letter by letter, AAPPL. Could you please pronounce it as an
"apple". Thank you!
Hello,
This is Mrs. Hernández with an important message for Juniors and
Seniors. Do you speak a world language other than English? Are you interested in taking the (Pronounce
“apple”) * AAPPL Exam and obtaining the Seal of Biliteracy on your High School
Diploma? The State Seal of Biliteracy is
a recognition given to graduating high school students who have attained a high
level of proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English. DRHS will be offering the AAPPL Exam on
February 25th and the deadline to register is February 20th.
Please talk to Mrs. Hernandez in room
234 for more information.
Attention
Seniors who plan on attending TMCC in the Fall,
Damonte will be hosting the first of three Accuplacer Testing’s in the Career
Center. The first is Thursday, February 13th at 1:30. Please stop by
the Career Center to reserve your spot. Space is limited to 24 students at one
testing. You will have needed to apply and been accepted to TMCC.
Attention
DRHS Juniors. Looking to boost your ACT score? Can’t attend the ACT bootcamp? Doorway to College will be conducting a ACT
Test Prep Seminar on February 19th & 20th Wednesday
and Thursday in the Career Center 3:00-5:30 PM.
Five hours of test prep for $95.00. Post cards will be coming home soon or you can
register @www.doorwaytocollege.com.
**PLEASE READ
THE ANNOUNCEMENTS BELOW TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK.
Attention Damonte Ranch Mustangs...are you looking for community service hours? On Friday, February 21st from 5pm-9pm Hidden
Valley Elementary school is hosting a fundraiser. This event is set up to allow parents and
guardians of students at HVES the “night off” or a date night or whatever they
choose and we will babysitting the students in the multi-purpose room at the
school. They are looking for students to
help watch and play with the kids. If
you 're interested stop by the Career Center for the contact information.
Attention Damonte Ranch Mustangs…are you interested in
exploring careers in the medical field? Please stop by the Career Center for
the volunteer information from. Deadline
to apply is March 13, 2020 at 5 pm.
