October 4, 2024
October 4, 2024
October 4th, 2024
DCHS Events
October 4: Deer Creek One Act Festival; Varsity Football @ Edmond North
October 5: Band Contest @ Mustang; Deer Creek One Act Festival; Fastpitch vs. Norman North
October 7: HS Football Freshman/JV vs. Edmond North
October 8: DCHS NHS Induction
October 10: HS Yearbook Photo Retakes
October 11: HS Football vs. Moore @ Home
Upcoming Events:
October 10: Picture retake day (details below)
October 14-15: Parent Teacher Conferences (Students encouraged to attend too)
October 17-21: Fall Break
October 22: Freshmen Academy Presentations (For students who want to learn more about our 3 Academies: Computer Science, Engineering, and Biomedical Science). Contact Lindsey Williams with any questions.
October 24: Haunted Trail hosted by DCHS StuCo
October 29: Monster Bash Dance hosted by DCHS StuCo
Click here to see our full high school calendar for more events.
🌟 DCHS Spotlight 🌟
⭐ We are so excited to announce that DCHS has been named to the 2024 AP School Honor Roll!
DCHS is a bronze member of the Honor Roll for meeting the following criteria during the 2023-2024 school year:
- 40% of our graduating class took an AP Test
- 25% of our graduating class scored at least a three on one AP test
- 2% of our graduating class took at least five AP tests.
We are proud of our students and proud to provide a rigorous education for all students!
⭐ The DC Band has been invited to play in the London New Years Day Parade. This is a huge honor and testament to the hard work of all our Band students and Band teachers. Our band was featured in two news stories this past week. Click below to read more about this huge accomplishment!
⭐ We enjoyed celebrating Homecoming last week. It was great to see so many students participating in the festivities. Shoutout to Mrs. McIntosh and Mrs. Bruce for all their work on the Homecoming Dance.
⭐ Congratulations to our DCHS One Act crew who received an overall superior rating of a 1 and having 9 All-Star cast members recognized!
Want to Help?
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.
Parent Teacher Conferences
October 14th and 15th
DCHS will host parent-teacher conferences on October 14th and 15th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. We would love to see both parents and students attend these conference.
HOW TO SIGN UP FOR CONFERENCES:
You will receive an email from each teacher on your child's schedule. Within the email, there will be a Booking Link to book your Parent Teacher Conference. Due to time, there is limited availability. If you would like to meet with a teacher and their conference schedule is full, you are welcome to email the teacher and request a conference at a different time.
All teachers will send out their Booking Links by October 7th.
Senior Student and Parent Financial Aid Presentation
We will be hosting a financial aid presentation for senior students and their parents during Parent/Teacher Conferences on Monday, October 14th and Tuesday, October 15th. The presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. each night in the high school Student Center.
There will be a representative from UCO's financial aid office to talk about scholarships, grants, loans, and the FAFSA. Filling out the FAFSA is a graduation requirement for the Class of 2025 so come and gain some information to help you and your student!
Counseling Corner
Need help with college applications?
Seniors who need help with their college applications can come to the central cafeteria on Friday, October 11th. 1st through 3rd hour, 6th hour, and 7th hour. The counselors will be in there to help with anything college related.
Order Your Yearbook & Senior Salutes Now!
🎓 Senior Salutes 🎓
Yearbooks are now on sale! If you are ordering a senior salute, use the options in the upper right-hand corner of the ordering screen. See the image below for guidance.
Senior Salutes ordering deadline is December 20th.
DC Orchestra Merchandise
Blue Tie Night
Join us for our annual induction of the Deer Creek Schools Foundation Hall of Fame, dinner, drinks, silent and live auction items, and a FUN evening supporting Deer Creek Schools! Thursday, November 7th, 2024. This year's theme is "Glitz and Kicks" - Pair your sneakers with cocktail attire and join us for a memorable night for a wonderful cause.
DCHS Announcements
Picture Retake Day
Picture retake day will be on Thursday, October 10th in the PAAC. Retakes are for Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors. Seniors, if you did not take your cap and gown photo during the summer, you will be able to take them at this time.
Signing Out
Please ensure your student signs in and out of one of our campus offices when coming in from or leaving campus for an appointment/going home sick etc., This helps our Administration ensure we know who is on and off campus at all times.
Requisite Picture Club
OKC Police Youth Engagement Council
The Oklahoma City Police Department’s Youth Engagement Council provides an excellent opportunity for students to share their perspectives through student-led discussions on policing and community issues. By participating, students can earn volunteer service hours and may also qualify for credit related to the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
To accommodate after-school schedules, we will provide food during each meeting.
Meeting Dates and Locations:
- October 8th, 2024 – Hefner Station, 3924 NW 122nd St.
- January 9th, 2025 – Springlake Station, 4116 N. Prospect Ave.
- March 6th, 2025 – Santa Fe Station, 9000 S. Santa Fe Ave.
- May 1st, 2025 – Southwest Station, 5501 S. Portland Ave.
Meeting will be held from 5pm to 7pm, and students are welcome to attend as many sessions as they wish.
Students may use this web link to fill out a brief interest form: OKCPD Youth Engagement Council Signup Link.
Interested in Criminal Justice?
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
AP Exams at DCHS
The site to pay for AP exams is now open. The link is www.TotalRegistration.net/AP/371180. Students must pay for AP exams before an exam will be ordered. The deadline to order without a late fee is November 8. Please contact Mrs. Beam with any questions.
Francis Tuttle at DCHS
Helpful Links
DCHS Resources & Procedures
- Student Drop Off/Pick Up
- Student Lockers
- Schedule Help
- Student Handbook
- Bell Schedule
- Counselor/Administration Contact
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
Resources