August 23, 2024

August 27: Volleyball vs. Santa Fe, Softball @ Piedmont

August 28: NHS Meeting 3:20 p.m. Media Center

August 29: NHS Meeting 7:45 a.m. Media Center, DCHS Open House @ 6 p.m., Volleyball @Edmond Memorial, Softball vs. Mustang, Cross Country @ Owasso Relays or Carl Albert

August 30: Football @ Bishop McGuinness, Cross Country @ Owasso Relays or Carl Albert

Click here to see our full high school calendar for more events.

Next Thursday, DCHS will host open house from 6:00-8:00 p.m. This is an evening where parents and guardians can visit their students' classes, hear about learning outcomes and other important course information. This is an evening for you to connect with your student's teachers and ask questions. We hope to see you all there!

Check-in with your student and look at Infinite Campus for their schedule. We will have a shortened bell schedule, and you will rotate through their classes. The bell schedule we will follow is attached below.

Some teachers might be out of the building due to student athletic events, be on the lookout for an email from any teachers who will be unavailable this evening.

During open house, Francis Tuttle, concurrent, and other off-campus hours will not meet. If you have questions about any of these courses, please contact the teacher or counselors listed below.

Francis Tuttle Counselor: Lindsey Williams

Concurrent, College, & Career Counselor: Ericka VanCleave

There will be a Title I parent meeting in the Student Center at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 29th, before the Open House. This will take place in our student center that is located near the enrollment center.

The map below will help you locate classes on our campus. Please see the location details for the classes listed below:

• Orchestra--- on DCIS campus, the entry door has the number 13 on it
  
• Weights/Strength and Conditioning-- will meet in the weight room, under the home football bleachers
• 7th hour athletics-- listed below are locations for athletics. If you do not see your student's sport listed, coaches will reach out with specific locations, check in with your athlete for help, or reach out to the coach

E-Sports--- will meet in room 152 (Mr. Beeby's classroom)

Girls basketball-- will meet in room 108

Cheer-- will meet in room 176

Tennis-- will meet in room 223

Free & Reduced Lunch Application

It's time to fill out the free & reduced lunch application!

This form helps with more than just meals. Qualification provides:

• Reduced fees for the Deer Creek Device Protection Plan
• Free or discounted fees for SAT, ACT and AP Tests, as well as scholarship opportunities
• Discounted or free college applications
• Additional funding for your child's school
• Free or reduced meal prices

Please turn it in to your child’s site or email it to cns@dcsok.org.

Remember, only one application is required per household and this must be completed annually.

This week, several DCHS students started concurrent classes, including UCO courses offered on our campus. We received several compliments from UCO professors. They were impressed with our students' engagement in class discussions, the questions they asked, and their overall positive energy. Keep it up, Antlers!

Thank you, StuCo, for another wonderful Howdy Week! From the dress-up days to the Howdy dance and the assembly, we thank you for bringing our campus together to celebrate the start of the school year!

Thank you to our August donors! We had cases of water donated for workrooms, teacher supply baskets, and a staff breakfast. We appreciate your support! 🦌

If you are interested in helping us celebrate our DCHS students and/or staff with prizes, breakfast, lunch, or other donations, please contact Ashley Mackey or Bethany Lorenz.

Deer Creek will have three remote days throughout the year. These days, students do not report to campus. Our first remote day will be Friday, August 30th. Teachers will post all assignments through Canvas no later than 8:00 a.m. Students are expected to log in and complete their assignments in all classes. This is important because it is how we take attendance for the day! Students should contact their teachers with questions through email or the Canvas inbox.

2024-2025 Remote Days

Friday, August 30th

Friday, November 22nd

Friday, February 14th

All technology device protection plans can be purchased through My School Bucks. Click below for details. The price for this will increase after August 31, 2024.

Required reading selections for English classes are available for purchase on My School Bucks. They will be on sale through September 4. Purchasing your books from the school ensures that students receive the correct edition of each book. Books will be delivered to students in their English classes.

On Tuesday, we reviewed several highlights of the DCHS Student Handbook with students. The presentation and handbook link are below. Students should always follow our procedures and expectations to maintain a safe campus.

Highlights:

• Student IDs/Badges should be worn every day
• DCHS has a closed campus lunch
• Vape detectors in all restrooms
• Attendance requirements
• Finals exemptions

*see the presentation for all other highlights

DCHS Handbook Presentation

DCHS Handbook

We will start covering the Creek Codes in September. These are traits we teach and hope to see in all DCHS Antlers: Respect, Kindness, Integrity, Responsibility, and Perseverance. Every month, we will highlight a Creek Code and celebrate each other! Be on the lookout for more details!

UCO offered a concurrent orientation on Friday, August 16. If your student was unable to attend or you would like to see the information, attached is the Powerpoint presentation along with some helpful links. The linked Proxy Access Instructions will explain how your student can add a parent to their account to pay for fees and see their grades. Reach out to Ericka VanCleave with any questions!

• Click here for the Orientation Presentation
• Uconnect (UCO account): http://uconnect.UCO.edu
• D2L (classes): http://learn.uco.edu
• Service Desk (technical support): http://servicedesk.UCO.edu
• Proxy Access Instructions: https://uco.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/1843/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=112483

We will be hosting a Senior Parent Night on Tuesday, September 3rd at 6:00 p.m. in the PAAC auditorium. Come and gain information on college applications, scholarships, financial aid, and more. Reach out to your student's counselor with any questions. If you can't make it, that is ok! We will send out the presentation on September 6th.

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UCO’s Criminal Justice Day 2024 will be held on Friday, October 4th from 9:30 - 2:30 p.m. For more information or to register go to: UCO Criminal Justice Day

OU College of Medicine offers a program, Club Scrubs, for high school students interested in the medical field. Club Scrubs is a hands-on, exciting, interactive club for High School students interested in exploring health careers. Students engage with different healthcare fields, working directly with current HSC students, faculty & staff, to encourage the pursuit of higher education & STEM career paths. To apply visit: Club Scrubs Application

If your student was in the 3rd - 8th or 11th grade last year and participated in state testing, final score reports for the Spring 2024 Oklahoma School Testing Program have been released to the OSTP Parent/Student Portal.

For those who have an existing OSTP Parent/Student Portal account, you can access your student’s OSTP score report by logging in under the "Returning Users" header.

If you are a first-time user of the OSTP Parent/Student Portal, you will need your student’s state ID number (STN) and date of birth to create an account. Please check your Deer Creek Parent Portal account for your student’s state ID (after logging in, your student’s state ID is found on the home page).

Additional OSTP Parent/Student Portal Resources:

• OSTP Parent Portal Toolkit

• OSTP Parent Portal User Guide

DCHS Resources & Procedures

• Student Drop Off/Pick Up
• Student Lockers
• Schedule Help
• Student Handbook
• Bell Schedule
• Counselor/Administration Contact

Athletics

• Newsletter
• All sport passes on sale now through My School Bucks!

Online Payments

• Lunch/Breakfast Accounts: Pay & View Account Balances Through the Parent Portal
• MySchoolBucks

Transportation

• Bus and Student Rider Program - My Ride K-12
• Transportation Rules & Regulations
  
• Replacement Bus Badges

Technology

• Device Protection Plan

Resources

• Free & Reduced Lunch Application
• Lunch Menu