1. DFHS is a closed campus. Students are not allowed to leave during lunch.
2. Students should wear IDs at all times.

This weekend Mrs. Chason and three of her upper level students participated in the Creative Culture Arts Expo at the Columbia Music Festival Association.

Students Khai Suan, Madison Shipman and Karina Villavicencio painted their interpretation of "heaven" during the fashion show and theatre performance that was occurring on stage. Guests could view progress of their work before, during and at the conclusion of the performance. Well known muralist, Ija Charles, and local congressman were in attendance. It was an event for the stars and we are so happy our students could be a part of this event!

Students will continue to complete their paintings in hopes to sell them post event.

Congratulations to the following Dutch Fork High School teachers on receiving a Bright Ideas grant: Carl Tilson, Culturing Marine Algae for Research Studies on Bioremediation; Grace Fields, Outdoor Air Quality; and Jamie Chason, Reborn Art. We're excited to see the final products. Pictures to come!

DFHS FBLA members attended the Fall SC State FBLA Leadership Conference at Williams Brice Stadium on Tuesday 10/15. Our students attended workshops about Leadership and got to network with other FBLA students across the state.

FBLA Attendees

Meagan Evans (FBLA President)

El King

Amritbir Makkar

Kaleese Sumter

The Astronomy classes continue to explore a variety of Celestial topics. Students

are being inspired to go out and observe the night sky on their own and look for

astronomical events that are happening. Pictured here is the c/2023 Atlas comet

as seen from Lake Murray on the night of October 14, 2024. Pictures provided by

Ethan Calder of the 7B Astronomy class. This comet will not be available to see

again for approximately 80,000 years. Keep Looking Up.

The Dutch Fork High School Beta Club had a fantastic time volunteering at the Fall Fido Festival, hosted by Modern Companion on Sunday, October 13, at Melvin Park in Chapin! Our students helped vendors set up their exhibits, interacted with visitors and their pets, and worked hard from 10 AM to 4:30 PM. It was a wonderful event supporting a nonprofit dedicated to homeless animals. We’re already looking forward to helping out again next year!

Students, if you were unable to take the PSAT on October 9th, please check your email for information about the makeup opportunity. If you did not receive an email regarding the makeup PSAT but believe that you should have, please contact Mrs. Griffith at sgriffith@lexrich5.org ASAP. The deadline for signing up for the makeup is Monday, October 21st at 8:00 AM.

School District Five is providing the community an opportunity to contribute input for the creation of the 2025-26 School Calendar. Visit https://tinyurl.com/2526LR5Calendar to share your feedback. This form will close on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at 4:30 p.m.

National Honor Society - Thank you to those students who completed the application process. Mrs. Thur sent a confirmation email that included instructions for the next steps on Tuesday, October 15th. The NHS Induction is Thursday, November 7th at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium. In order for students to receive a NHS stole at graduation, they must attend Induction. Please email Mrs. Thur (jgthur@lexrich5.org) if you have any questions.

Go to https://sites.google.com/view/dfhsptso/ to order merchandise.

**Submissions for the weekly newsletter should be sent to jhowe@lexrich5.org by noon each Thursday.