Mission Statement: Our mission is to engage, eliminate barriers, and empower each young man to achieve excellence and leadership through P.R.I.D.E. values integrated with Afrocentric principles.

Here are the 8 important news items you need for this week!

1. Middle School Lions vs The Spartans, Saturday 8/24 at P.R.P at 11:30a
2. High School Lions vs Generals, Saturday 8/24 at Ballard HS at 6:30p
3. We have customized, reusable DuBois face masks on sale for $10 cash.
4. Saturday School "The Revamp" Begins 9/7/2024
5. Baseball Online Store is Open Until the End of August.
6. Sign Up for Kroger Community Rewards to Help Raise Money for Our Young Lions/Kings. Join the PTA for $15 before 9/30 and get a free dozen of donuts.
7. Mark Your Calendar- Important Dates
8. Bonus: You Need to Know! (scroll all the way down!)

Study hard & dream big! School begins at 7:30a and ends at 2:10p. Please be on time and have iPads/Chromebooks charged to at least 80%.

Dear Parents,

Brought back by popular demand, we will continue to offer Saturday School for the 24-25 school year. Please mark your calendars for our first session on 9/7/24. Parents and students are invited. More details to come of what is in store for this Successful Saturday Session. Click here to sign up.

Click below to order from the baseball online store. The store will be open until the end of August

We are finally embarking on our first of seven home games this year. This week's game is at Ballard High School. Your support is and will be valued and appreciated! We can't wait to see our LIONS under the lights!!

All HOME Varsity Football games will operate with the following protocols...

All DuBois Scholars will be admitted this Friday with the purchase of a ticket. Students from other schools must be accompanied by a parent.

**Starting in September, Student ID along with a ticket will be required for all students from the two participating schools for entry into game.Students from other high schools will NOT be admitted to game at any time without an accompanying parent.

*All Admission Gates will close at the end of the second quarter, and no further entry into the game will be allowed.

Any pre-sale ticket or GoFan ticket MUST be redeemed before the end of the second quarter. (If you have a child playing and cannot get to a game before halftime due to unusual circumstances, simply contact Coach Bowman or me directly to make accommodations for you.)

There will be NO refund of any type of ticket purchased and not redeemed by the end of 2nd quarter.

• *NO RE-ENTRY for any person for any reason.

Middle School Ticket Link >> DUBOIS MIDDLE VS STUART MIDDLE

High School Ticket Link >>>

W.E.B. DUBOIS VS THOMAS NELSON HIGH SCHOOLS

W.E.B. Dubois Academy PTSA earns reward dollars through the Kroger Community Rewards® program. Kroger Community Rewards® makes fund-raising easy.

All you have to do is sign up then shop at Kroger and swipe your Plus Card! • Visit www.kroger.com.

At the bottom of the page under Community select Kroger Community Rewards. •

Sign in or create an account using your Kroger Plus card number. •

Under Community Rewards select enroll. •

Enter PN491 to find the organization and then select WEB Dubois Academy PTSA. Click Enroll.

It’s that easy.

15th DISTRICT PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

JOIN NOW | Join the 15th District Parent Teacher Association (PTA) today for only $5! Or, until Sept. 30, receive a dozen Krispy Kreme Donuts with a 15th District PTA membership for just $15! Simply buy online, visit your local store, and redeem using your code.

Why join? The 15th District PTA provides support, guidance, and training to all PTAs (elementary) and PTSAs (middle and high) in Jefferson County. In addition to state and national advocacy about students and family engagement in schools, the 15th District PTA hosts the Reflections art program, the districtwide spelling bee, and partners with the JCPS Diversity, Equity, and Poverty division to operate the Clothing Assistance Program (CAP), which serves thousands of JCPS students and families each year.

8/28 Open House

9/2 Labor Day (NO SCHOOL)

9/4 MS MAP Testing

9/4 HS CERT Testing (Practice ACT)

9/4 MS Bow Tie Ceremony

9/7 Saturday School (9a-12p)

9/18 Picture Day

9/21 Saturday School (9a-12p)

9/27 7th Grade Field Trip to JA Finance Park (9a-1p)

10/2-10/6 Fall Break

10/9 Senior ACT