Dear Huskie Families-

As we get ready to start the school year with events, the Athletics and Activities department wants to remind you to get your 2023-24 Activity card to help save you money and time when attending athletic events, theatre performances or school dances. By purchasing an activity card, it allows students to get into all HOME athletic events (excluding the post season/playoffs) FREE of charge and we also offer the following price savings along with the many activity benefits:

• $5.00 off Back to School Color Dance
• 1 FREE ticket to the CV/DC Football game (pre-sale) - since we are the HOME team this year
• $5.00 off Homecoming Dance ticket price
• $5.00 off Wish Week Dance ticket price
• $5.00 off End of the Year Dance ticket price
• Other Activity events that have an entry fee throughout the school year (theatre performances included)

If your child would like to purchase a 2023-24 Activity card hopefully you ordered it when you did “Express Check-In” at the beginning of the school year. If you forgot to do it then, you can have them come to the North Main office and see Mrs. Morgan Freel (Principal's Administrative Assistant). Cost is $50.00. Go to THIS LINK (2023-24 Activity Card) to purchase one in the DCHS MySchoolBucks store.

They will need to bring in their current ID so we can reprint it with the “activity pass” pass designation on it. You MUST bring a copy of your payment in MSB receipt to have the designation put on your reprinted ID.

This is a great way to save money throughout the year on the various athletic and activity events held at DCHS as well as skip the long lines to buy tickets to athletic events.

For more information or questions, please contact Diane Shuck-Gray, Assistant Principal/Athletics & Activities Director 303-387-1120 or email dhshuck@dcsdk12.org.

GO HUSKIES!

I wanted to send you the information that we have on an upcoming cohort of AMTAP (Advanced Manufacturing Technician Apprenticeship Program). This program would be a good option for your graduating high school seniors who are not planning to head to a university in the fall but are looking for good employment. This opportunity is also a great option for those looking to gain entry into a career in space manufacturing who don't have previous experience but do have related skill sets.

AMTAP offers immediate access to pay and benefits and those given full-time offers after the nine-week paid training program have immediate access to Tuition Assistance if higher education is something they would like to pursue in the future.

Please feel free to forward this as you see fit. We would love to see you or any of your students at the virtual information session linked on the flyer! Click HERE to view our AMTAP Video!

The scholarships below are accepting applications between August 11th, 2023, and September 30th, 2023. For more details about each scholarship and the eligibility requirements, read the details below carefully.

Scholarships Available

$2,500 (4 Awards)

Chester Entrepreneur Scholarship

Deadline: September 30, 2023

For Eligibility: Click Here

$1,000 (1 Award)

Family Adversity Scholarship

Deadline: September 30, 2023

For Eligibility: Click Here

$1,500 (1 Award)

Summer Song Scholarship

Deadline: August 31, 2023

For Eligibility: Click Here

$1,000 (2 Awards)

RentHop Scholarship Program

Deadline: August 31, 2023

For Eligibility: Click Here

Featured Scholarships

$40,000 (24 Awards)

Big Future Scholarship

Deadline: August 31, 2023

For Eligibility: Click Here

$25,000 (1 Award)

Be Bold Scholarship

Deadline: September 1, 2023

For Eligibility: Click Here

$2,000 (12 Awards)

Nitro Scholarship

Deadline: August 31, 2022

For Eligibility: Click Here

$1,000 (50 Awards)

No Essay Smart Owl Scholarship

Deadline: August 29, 2023

For Eligibility: Click Here

$2,000 (12 Awards)

Niche Scholarships

Deadline: August 31, 2023

For Eligibility: Click Here

$2,500 (12 Awards)

SP Scholarships

Deadline: August 31, 2023

For Eligibility: Click Here

Questions about your schedule?

Please remember, as you were advised during course registration, that there are minimal adjustments to schedules. Classes are created based on student selections at that time. We will make changes for the following reasons:

• You are a Senior missing a Graduation Requirement.

• There is an empty period or See Counselor in your schedule.

• You are placed in a class you do not have the prerequisites for.

• You are physically unable (by doctor's note) to participate in the class.

• You have successfully completed the class in summer school.

• You are a senior dropping for an off-hour (seniors can only have 2 off hours per semester).

• You are missing the second semester of a year-long class.

• You are missing one of your core classes.
  
  

If you are a Freshman/Transfer and have one of the issues listed above with your schedule or you are missing a schedule, you may email your counselor or stop in at some point during your first day of school on Tuesday, August 8th.

All other students can email their counselors with questions or concerns.

Douglas County High School will be holding the 8th Annual Back to School Dance (sponsored by Student Council and DECA) THIS Friday, August 11th from 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm on the OLD TENNIS COURTS (the west side of the DC Stadium). Cost is $10.00 to enter ($5.00 if you have an Activity Pass for the 2023-24 school year). You MUST HAVE YOUR STUDENT ID with you. There are no outside guests allowed at this event. - WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT CASH due to the location of the event.

The theme once again is "A COLOR DANCE" where everyone needs to wear white (t-shirt, shorts, socks, etc.) and be ready to have your body plastered in an explosion of vibrant color with all your friends! By the end of the dance your blank canvas will be brighter than ever! You just show up wearing white and the administrators and your fellow classmates will do the rest! As you dance, laugh, socialize, you will be bombarded with bright colors that transform the group of ordinary students into a moving rainbow. Make sure you are at the dance by 7:30 pm in order to participate in the “launch” of color for the video!

The color that you will be showered in is completely safe and is said to wash off easily. Please note that DCHS is NOT RESPONSIBLE for damages to clothing/hair/ etc. incurred while partaking in the event. (Remember to bring a towel for when you leave so you don’t get the color on your car seats :)

The DCHS DECA program is selling the color to throw during the “launch” as well as at each other.

• You can purchase 2 packages of powder (picked up at the dance) for the “launch” at 7:30 pm. COST IS $5.00 (you may buy as many color powder packages as you’d like)
• The color cost is in ADDITION to the $10.00 dance ticket admission as that must be purchased at the door the night of the event.
• WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT CASH due to the location of the event.

(**Please note that we cannot guarantee anyone would be exempt from being splashed by the color so please be aware of this as you plan on attending the dance).

We hope to see everyone there as it will be a great way to start the year with FUN AND STYLE! It will be a night to remember, and one you don’t want to miss!

Sincerely,

DCHS Student Council

Parents of the Class of 2024: Congratulations! It’s time to start marking the milestones of your student’s senior year, which means it is time to start thinking about their senior yearbook photo. If you’ve had a senior student before, you know that many families take senior photos the summer before their senior year of high school. Douglas County High school is pleased to announce that moving forward, we will be utilizing a local photographer to take ALL senior yearbook photos. This allows for a more uniform and professional look, and best of all this is ABSOLUTELY FREE to all seniors! Douglas County high School will now be working exclusively with Monty Nuss Studios. Here is how it will work:

You must have your photo taken by this photographer for your portrait to be in the book. This exclusive photographer process is for senior yearbook photos only. YOU ARE STILL ABLE TO USE PERSONAL PHOTOS OF YOUR CHOICE FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES – SENIOR TRIBUTE ADS, GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS, ETC! This studio provides excellent photography for your graduate and has created specific opportunities for Douglas County seniors (click here for the flyer ). Seniors who do not schedule an appointment at Monty Nuss studios over the summer, will need to attend one of the FREE yearbook days at the school in August and September in order to ensure they will be included in the 2024 yearbook. Sign-ups will be made available to Seniors at the start of the 2023-2024 school year in August.

As always, parents are welcome to schedule and purchase senior photos from the photographer of their choice, and you may purchase a senior ad and use any of your chosen photos, but for senior YEARBOOK photo, it will need to come from Monty Nuss studios. Please feel free to reach out with any questions, and we are looking forward to offering this amazing new photo opportunity with our graduating classes!

When you first get into the Counseling Office the first face you will see and talk to is Mrs.Hartman. She will ask you to sign in, who you are here to see, and what you need. You do not need to get into details. If you are not comfortable saying exactly what you want to talk to your counselor about you can just say "It's personal."

Mrs.Hartman asks these questions so that when your counselor sees you, they are better prepared to help you. Some questions/requests need paperwork/or contact information and if your counselor knows this, we can help you faster.

We are excited to start the 2023-24 school year and I want to encourage all students to GET INVOLVED. Whether it is through an activity program or with any of our myriad of athletics teams, there is hopefully something for everyone. So many of our fall athletic programs don’t have roster limits so we urge students to go out for a new sport and give it a try!

As we get ready to get the Fall Sports season underway, there is a process that must be completed in order to participate for ANY athletics team at Douglas County High School. All potential fall sport athletes MUST pre-register at the link below and follow the steps (through the payment process) and turn in the mandatory physical form to Ms. Eilers in the Athletics Office.

Online registration is required to participate in sports at all Douglas County School District High Schools. As a part of the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA), we use the rSchoolToday registration system. If you are creating a new account, rSchoolToday will send a verification email with a link when an account is created. After the verification is complete, the registration process can proceed. Families will only need to verify the email address once. Parents can register a student for a single sport, or multiple sports at once, however, parents will need to complete a separate registration for each student in their household. For technical support with registration, please contact rSchoolToday at support@rschooltoday.com.

In order to register your fall sport athlete, please go to the following link (we are only accepting FALL sports registration at this time):

REGISTER HERE

Instructions for managing your Parent Account

Parents New To The District With Newly Created Open Enrollment Accounts

You will have created your own username and password during the open enrollment process. If you have forgotten either your username or password, you must call IT support center at 303-387-0001 to recover your credentials.

Parents With Students Currently Enrolled in DCSD

Once you have a student enrolled in a DCSD school, portal accounts are created automatically. If you are new to the district, you will receive an email notification with instructions for claiming your portal account. If you did not receive this email, please contact your school registrar. Once you have your credentials, you can use the instructions below to manage your portal account

Dear Huskies-

2023-24 Fall Sports officially start THIS MONDAY, August 7th and we have many athletics offerings for your child to participate. However, in order to compete there are three (3) steps that must be done by the END of today, Friday, 8/4 by 3:00 pm in order to participate on the first day of practice. All of this can be done ONLINE and fairly quickly. Any missing parts will delay your registration process.

In order to register for FALL SPORTS (we are only accepting fall sports registrations at this time and winter/spring will be open later as those seasons near). Please make sure you complete the following steps in order to be registered:

1. Fall Sports Registration in now LIVE - USE THIS LINK to register for one of our Fall sports
2. Upload a current physical (must have been done within the last 365 days and cannot expire during the sports season)
3. Pay the mandatory DCSD $200.00 athletic fee on MySchoolBucks store (the link will be at the end of the online registration)

If you have any questions, please refer to the DCHS Athletics website (https://www.dchuskies.org/home) or call the Douglas County High School Athletics & Activities Department at (303) 387-1206.

Come get involved...we would love to have you represent COUNTY ATHLETICS!

Sincerely,

Diane Shuck-Gray

• Students who are eligible for transportation are required to scan their SMART tag bus pass on and off the bus each time they ride. Eligibility information can be found at the DCSD bus route information page

• If you do not have a bus pass and are eligible for transportation services, passes can be requested at engaged.dcsdk12.org under the "Manage Transportation" link. If you do not see a link under your student's profile or need to request a replacement card reach out to us via Let's Talk

• DO NOT PUNCH HOLES IN THE BUS PASS. You can place the bus pass in a clear plastic sleeve attached to a lanyard if needed. If a card is damaged or lost, a replacement bus pass can be requested at engaged.dcsdk12.org.

• Only students that are eligible for transportation can ride the bus. We are unable to accommodate one day bus passes for students to ride home with other students on the bus

• Students who receive specialized transportation services do not need to request a SMART tag bus pass. Your student's card will be distributed to their bus driver directly

• Bus passes for general education students will be distributed to students by their bus driver after an application has been submitted at engaged.dcsdk12.org. Students may ride in the interim while waiting for their bus pass

• Transportation fees are approved by the Board of Education. Rides are $1.00 each way per student. These charges will be billed on a quarterly basis to your student's MySchoolBucks account. Students who receive specialized transportation services or qualify for the free or reduced lunch program will have their fees waived

If you have questions or concerns, we welcome the opportunity to address them via the Let’s Talk feedback tool.

Hello HHF familia,

We are thrilled to announce that applications for the Hispanic Heritage Foundation’s (HHF) 2023 Youth Awards educational grants are now open! This year marks the 25th edition of our Youth Awards, where we will celebrate and award students from the Class of 2024 with grants worth up to $4,000 to fund their higher education journey or fuel their community-based projects.

We are looking for students who have made remarkable achievements in the classroom, made an impact in their communities, and demonstrated excellence across various educational categories. Recipients will be celebrated in a series of virtual ceremonies and will be recognized in the following categories:

• Community Service
• Education
• Engineering
• Entrepreneurship & Business
• Green Sustainability
• Healthcare & Science
• Media & Entertainment
• Public Service & Social Justice
• Technology

Youth Awards applicants and recipients will become part of HHF’s extensive network of over 300,000 professionals and be integrated into its cycle of leadership pipeline, where we meet America's priorities in the classroom and workforce.

To be considered, students must:

• Be currently enrolled in high school, graduating in the spring of 2024.
• Hold a minimum unweighted GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or 7.5 on a 10.0 scale.
• Enroll at an accredited higher education institution in 2024-2025.
• Be of Hispanic heritage (including Spain, Brazil, Philippines).
• Attend their virtual ceremony if selected.

The deadline to apply is November 13th, 2023. Interested students can apply online at www.HispanicHeritage.org.

If you have any questions, we're here to help. Please feel free to reach out to us at info@hispanicheritage.org.

As summer breaks begin to draw to a close, we write to remind you that the 2024 application for the Coca-Cola Scholarship (open to high school students who will graduate during the 2023-2024 academic year) will be available from our website August 1 through October 2, 2023. Note that we have an earlier deadline this year! Please plan to share this opportunity with your graduating students who are having a significant positive impact in your school and community through their leadership and service.

Click here to view program details and a listing of the 2023 Coke Scholars.

Enjoy your final days of summer break!

- The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation Team

At Transportation & Construction GIRL Day, girls learn about interesting, high-paying careers in the industry. Here are just a few salaries in the construction and transportation industry: Brick Masons $80,000; Project Coordinator $90,000; Estimator $75,000-$90,000; Architect $75,000; Electrician $58,000; Civil Engineer $81,000; Drone Operator $82,000 and Tower Crane Operator $77,000. And, these are just starting salaries.

Transportation & Construction GIRL Day gives girls hands on opportunities to learn more about these careers. Visit over 50 interactive exhibits of the transportation and construction companies that believe women belong in this industry and deserve financially rewarding jobs.

Exhibits so far include:

SPOT the Robotic Dog - Heavy Equipment Simulator - Atterberg Machine Soil Testing - Excavator - Semi Truck Tractor - Paver - Electrical Escape Room - Surveying - Concrete Mixing - Bridge Building - Scraper Simulator - Transit Vehicle

Last year, one parent said, “My daughter is still talking about her time there and sharing it with her friends. The interactive activities are critical to inspiring youth on their journey of self-discovery."

Sign up Here

DETAILS

Date: September 28, 2023

Time: 8:30am - 1:30pm

Location: Jeffco Fairgrounds, 15200 West 6th Avenue, Golden, CO

Lunch: Lunches are provided

This event is free for girls from 6 – 23 years old, but they must be registered and accompanied by an adult if under 17.

Want to sponsor? Click here.