DHS Newsletter

MISSION

Our mission is to prepare all learners for life-long success through a safe, collaborative, and innovative learning community.

VISION

Success for all!

DHS ADMIN

• Jeff Brandt, Principal - jbrandt@dpsnd.org
• Randy Cranston, Asst. Principal - rcranston@dpsnd.org
• Holly Schild, Asst. Principal - hschild@dpsnd.org
• Guy Fridley, Athletic Director - gfridley@dpsnd.org

Hello DHS Families,

It is hard to believe that we are in the month of May and the 2023-24 school is winding down. I wanted to thank our parents and guardians for their continued support of Dickinson High School and Dickinson Public Schools. We have had a truly exciting year. From the passing of the referendum in October to becoming fully certified as a Level III Highly Reliable School, there is a lot to be proud of at DHS. We even made it through the winter without any major HVAC issues! Now it only has to last another 2-3 years…fingers crossed. Outside of moving basketball to Dickinson State for a night, which we greatly appreciate, the school year has been fairly smooth, or maybe I just forgot the bumps in the road!

Lastly, I am asking for your help. Please help encourage your student(s) to finish the year strong. Please reach out to your students’ teachers if you have questions or concerns. There is still time to resolve most issues. However, waiting until the last week of school may be too late.

Again, I want to thank all of you for your continued support of Dickinson High School as we try to continue create a safe, innovative, and collaborative learning environment for all of our students.

Jeff Brandt,

Dickinson High School Principal

May 3rd - Senior Banquet

May 8th - Decades Museum

May 22nd - Finals A Day

May 23rd - Finals B Day

May 23rd - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/early release

May 26th - Graduation

Early Release

For early release at the HIGHSCHOOL, classes will be dismissed for the day at 12:30pm. Lunch will still be available to students after dismissal. Busses for the district will start running at 1:00pm.

The Social Studies department is hosting a Decades Museum on Wednesday, May 8th. It will be located in the DHS Auxiliary Gym from 1:00pm - 3:15pm. Every year, excluding last year, students have participated in the Social Studies End-of-Year Project. They are provided with a rubric that they needed to follow and have been working on the project for the past couple of months. The classes included US History, AP US History, World History, Honors World History, Project Based World History, World Geography, Economics, and North Dakota History.

In completing this project, students are working on their research skills and the four C's - Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Critical Thinking. The Decades Museum is open to parents and the public. Please enter through the west side entrance by Student Affairs.

Final Report Cards for the 2023-24 school year for students in grades 9-11 will be EMAILED to all parents/guardians by May 31st. Grade 12 parents/guardians will receive a final transcript.

All student fees must be paid by May 20th. These include lunch, library, tech, art, parking tickets, etc. Please pay at the Front Office.

Graduation Practice will be Tuesday, May 21st, 8:30am at the BAC. Further instructions about graduation day will be given at that time. Immediately following practice, students will be bussed from the BAC to the elementary school that they attended. If they did not go to elementary school with DPS, we will assign a school to them. Busses leave BAC immediately following graduation practice. All students are expected back in class after the elementary walk through.

STUDENTS MUST BRING CAPS AND GOWNS TO PRACTICE SO THAT THEY CAN WEAR THEM TO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

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Graduation Commencement will be Sunday, May 26th, 2024, at 1:00PM. Students are to be on the concourse of the Biesiot Activity Center no later than 12:15 pm to prepare for the processional. Students need to have their cap and gown on and be ready to take their place in the line at 12:30. Mrs. Stanton, Mrs. Fisher, Mrs. Schild, and Mr. Cranston will be in the center to help with cap and gown adjustments and assist with the line-up.

The first day of school for the 24-25 school year is August 22, 2024. All registration information will be mailed out end of July. Please call the school at 701-456-0030 if you have a change in mailing or email address to ensure you receive this information.

**Student Schedules for next year will be available in PowerSchool mid-August.**

The state of North Dakota requires all junior students over 16 years old to get their second dose of the Meningitis vaccine or to have an Exemption Form signed. This must be completed by September 30, 2024.

• Call 701-456-0030 and choose option 1 for attendance.
• Give us your student’s name and requested dismissal time.
• PLEASE notify us at least 2 hours before requested dismissal time. We cannot guarantee your student be released on time without sufficient notice.
• Phone calls must be placed by a parent or guardian.
• At the time of dismissal, your student is free to leave campus. Parents do not need to enter the building.
• All medical appointments require medical documentation to be considered excused.

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