Lead Learner Update

• Coach Hope & Six DHS Student-Athletes Honored with All-Region Honors
• Hillcrest Elementary's Black History Month Program
• Dublin High School Celebrates Academic Achievement with 1st Semester Honors Day
• Domimarkeyo Walden: Your 2025 Class A State Champion
• Miyona Wells Named Miss St. Patrick's First Runner-Up
• Irish Advance to the GHSA Class A Basketball Second Round
• Dublin City School Nutrition Staff Celebrate Perfect Score During IGA Elementary Health Inspection
• Susie Dasher Honors Reading with Malcolm Bowl Winners
• 5th Grade Band Members Have 1st Instrument Mouthpiece Testing
• Fighting Irish Band Students Participate in Georgia Music Educators Association District 11 Honor Band
• IGA Hosts Amazing Shake
• Zaylen Boston Honored with the John Laurens Chapter's Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Award
• Susie Dasher vs. Hillcrest Elementary Love and Basketball (1, 2)

Efficient, Effective Reading Strategies | March 11th @ 5:30pm | For parents, families, curriculum leaders, and teachers | > Register Here

• 12th Graders: Pilot Club Scholarships (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due February 21, 2025.

• 11th & 12th Graders: $1,000 Exchange Club 2025 Child Abuse Essay Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due February 28, 2025

• 12th Graders: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Scholarship Application (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due March 1, 2025

• 12th Graders: $1,000 Wyatt Murphy Memorial Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due March 1, 2025

• 12th Graders: Dublin Service League Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due March 3, 2025

• 12th Graders: GEICC Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due March 9, 2025

• 12th Graders: Peace Maker $1000 Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due March 15, 2025

• 12th Graders: Oconee High School Bacote/Manning-Coach Roscoe Brower Memorial Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due March 28, 2025

• 12th Graders: Robins Financial Credit Union Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due March 28, 2025

• 12th Graders Who Are Future Educators: $500 Dublin Retired Educators Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due March 31, 2025

• 12th Graders: $500 Missionary Inez Edwards Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due March 31, 2025

• Female 12th Graders: 1000 Dreams Scholarship Fund - Due March 31, 2025

• 12th Graders: Dr. Jaroy Stuckey Scholarship for University Bound Student (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due April 7, 2025

• 12th Graders: Dr. Jaroy Stuckey Legacy Scholarship for Technical College Bound Student (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due April 7, 2025

• 12th Grade Males: $1,000 Kappa Alpha Psi Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due April 11, 2025

• 12th Graders: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarship - Due April 13, 2025

• 12th Graders: $750 Dublin Civitan Club Scholarship (information can be found in the DHS Counseling Center) - Due May 2, 2025

• 12th Graders: Submit your college applications through the following platforms: https://www.gafutures.org/?action=signin or https://www.commonapp.org/

• Additional Scholarship Opportunities Can Be Found Here!

• Friday, February 21st: Dublin High School Baseball AWAY @ East Laurens at 6:00 PM

• Saturday, February 22nd: Dublin City Schools' Early Bird Enrollment from 8:00 AM - 12:00 NOON in the Irish Gifted Academy Middle Grades Building

• Saturday, February 22nd: Dublin High School Irishettes @ GHSA State Championship at the Classic Center

• Saturday, February 22nd: Dublin High School Boys Basketball HOME vs. Fannin County for GHSA Class A Sweet 16 at 4:00 PM

• Monday, February 24th: Dublin City Schools’ Traditional Enrollment for the 2025-2026 School Year Begins

• Monday, February 24th: Dublin Middle School Baseball AWAY @ Bleckley at 4:00 PM

• Monday, February 24th: Dublin City Board of Education Meeting at 6:00 PM at the Dublin VA

• Monday, February 24th: Dublin High School Cheer Parent Meeting at 6:30 PM

• Tuesday, February 25th: Moore Street School's What the Kahoot Family Engagement Event from 10:30 - 11:30 AM in the MSS Conference Room

• Tuesday, February 25th: Dublin High School Baseball AWAY @ Southwest at 4:00 PM

• Tuesday, February 25th: Dublin High School Tennis AWAY@ Jefferson County at 4:00 PM

• Tuesday, February 25th: Dublin Middle School Tennis HOME vs. East Laurens at 4:00 PM

• Tuesday, February 25th: Dublin Middle School LSGT Meeting at 5:00 PM

• Wednesday, February 26th: Dublin High School’s Sophomore Transcript Review Day {9:00 AM for Students with Last Names Beginning with A-M; 1:00 PM for Students with Last Names Beginning with N-Z}

• Wednesday, February 26th: Dublin Middle School’s 5th - 8th Grade Literacy Night from 5:00 - 6:00 PM at the Katherine Gray Resource Center

• Wednesday, February 26th: Dublin High School Baseball HOME vs. Swainsboro at 5:30 PM

• Thursday, February 27th: Irish Gifted Academy's Booknic on the IGA Playground during your child's lunch wave

• Thursday, February 27th: Dublin High School Tennis HOME vs. Northeast at 4:00 PM

• Thursday, February 27th: Dublin Middle School Tennis HOME vs. J.R. Trippe at 4:00 PM

• Thursday, February 27th: Dublin Middle School Baseball HOME vs. Bleckley at 5:00 PM

• Thursday, February 27th: Irish Gifted Academy's Gallery of Heroes from 5:30 - 7:00 PM in the IGA Middle Grades Gymnasium

• Friday, February 28th - Thursday, March 6th: Hillcrest Elementary School's Book Fair

• Friday, February 28th: Dublin Middle School’s Black History Month Celebration at 9:00 AM in the DMS Gymnasium

• Friday, February 28th: Hillcrest Elementary's Sweetheart Dance

• Friday, February 28th: Susie Dasher Elementary's Black History Month Program at 10:00 AM in the Dublin High School Auditorium

• Friday, February 28th: Dublin High School's Black History Month Program at 1:00 PM in the DHS Auditorium

• Friday, February 28th: Dublin High School Baseball HOME vs. Southwest at 5:30 PM

• Saturday, March 1st: Dublin High School Hosting Region Literary

• Monday, March 3rd - Friday, March 7th: National Read Across America Week

• Monday, March 3rd: Dublin City Schools' Online Enrollment for 2025-2026 School Year Begins

• Monday, March 3rd: Hillcrest Elementary School's Parent Picnic

• Monday, March 3rd: Dublin Middle School Track AWAY @ West Laurens at 3:30 PM

• Monday, March 3rd: Dublin Middle School Baseball AWAY @ Dodge at 4:00 PM

• Tuesday, March 4th: Dublin Middle School Tennis AWAY @ Dodge at 4:00 PM

• Tuesday, March 4th: Dublin High School Tennis HOME vs. ACE at 4:00 PM

• Tuesday, March 4th: Dublin High School Baseball HOME vs. Washington at 5:30 PM

• Wednesday, March 5th: Dublin High School Baseball AWAY @ Telfair at 5:30 PM

• Thursday, March 6th: Dublin High School Hosting Central Georgia Technical College Campus Visit from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

• Thursday, March 6th: Dublin Middle School Tennis AWAY @ Bleckley at 4:00 PM

• Thursday, March 6th: Dublin Middle School Baseball HOME vs Dodge at 5:00 PM

• Friday, March 7th: Dublin City Schools College and Career Academy Student Mock Interviews from 9:00 - 11:00 AM

• Friday, March 7th: Dublin High School Baseball AWAY @ Washington County at 6:00 PM

• Saturday, March 8th: ACT Administration

• Thursday, March 13th: Dublin Middle School Serving as Host Site for Pancake Supper

• Wednesday, March 19th: Dublin City Schools' Campus Tour Day from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

• Friday, March 21st: Dublin City Schools Staff Work Day; No School For Students

• Saturday, March 22nd: Baby Irish Spring Class Reunion

We can't wait to welcome YOUR FAMILY to Dublin City Schools' Early Bird Enrollment!

It's happening TOMORROW, Saturday, February 22nd from 8:00 AM - NOON at the Irish Gifted Academy Middle Grades Gym and will provide you with the chance to register your child (Pre-K through 12th Grade) without having to take time off from work.

Unable to join us tomorrow? DCS's traditional, in-person enrollment begins at Central Registration on Monday, February 24th, and our online enrollment is set to kick off on Monday, March 3rd.

For more information about joining the Fighting Irish Family, visit: https://www.dcsirish.com/departments/central-registration

Here in Dublin City Schools, we pride ourselves on providing families with #ThePowerOfChoice. A shift from the traditional pull-out model of providing gifted services, the Irish Gifted Academy began in 2019 and serves children in an all-day PROGRAM that is technology-rich with a project-based curriculum. Applications for the 2025-2026 school year are open NOW - Monday, March 3rd.

Application: https://drive.google.com/.../1c1hQEZZOpo8txh4fF.../view

Mr. Taylor, IGA’s Principal, has created this short video to explain the process. A few important points he mentions are:

• If you have a rising Pre-K student, please do NOT complete an IGA application. Instead, your family will complete the traditional Pre-K application, which opens during Dublin City Schools' Early Bird Enrollment on Saturday, February 22nd.
• If you have a rising Kindergartener, your family will complete the application in its entirety minus the student questionnaire found on page 6.
• If you have a rising 1st - 8th Grader, your family will complete all components of the application.
• A helpful checklist to ensure the application is completed in its entirety is located on page 4 of the packet.
• Applications can be hand delivered or mailed to the Irish Gifted Academy, Attn: Matt Taylor at 1951 Hillcrest Parkway, Dublin, GA 31021. They can also be emailed to matt.taylor@dcsirish.com.
• If you have any questions about the IGA, please email matt.taylor@dcsirish.com.
• And, if you would like for your child to attend one of our five SCHOOLS for 2025-2026, mark your calendars. Dublin City Schools’ 2025-2026 Open Enrollment will be kicking off on Saturday, February 22nd. Our Early Bird Enrollment will provide families with the opportunity to register their child (Pre-K through 12th Grade) without having to take off work. Then, we’ll begin our traditional in-person enrollment at Central Registration starting on Monday, February 24th.

Calling All Business Professionals! Dublin City Schools College and Career Academy is looking for volunteers from the Dublin/Laurens County business community to participate in our Student Mock Interviews on March 7th from 9:00 - 11:00 AM.

This is an excellent opportunity to help prepare our students for the workforce by providing real-world interview experience and valuable feedback. Plus, our DHS Culinary students will provide lunch at the end of the event.

If you're interested in participating, please RSVP using this link or email ben.lanier@dcsirish.com.

Thank you for supporting us as we help shape YOUR future workforce!

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