Week of October 20th Reminders

• Students are able to enter the building at 8:45 a.m. since school starts at 9:15 a.m.
• Car riders should be dropped off at the traffic circle at the back of the school from the outer lane only. The inner lane is reserved for through traffic. Parents/caregivers should not use community venues such as Hope Valley Baptist Church and CVS, for drop-off and pick-up.
• The front lot is reserved for bus drop-off and the drop-off of students in the Exceptional Children’s program who receive special transportation. Any other family seeking to drop-off their child at the front of the school will be redirected to the traffic circle at the rear of the school. Student drivers have an assigned space in the student parking lots at the back of the school.
• At dismissal, car riders should be picked up at the traffic circle at the back of the school. Families cannot sign out their child “early” after 3:45 p.m.; after 3:45 p.m., students will need to wait for dismissal. Families are reminded that they will need to present an ID to check out their child.
• Avoid entering and parking in the following lots: the student lot, staff parking lot directly behind the school, and reserved spaces with signs or parking cones.

• DPS Bullying and Harassment Parent Brochure English
• DPS Bullying and Harassment Parent Brochure Spanish

• PTSA meets on October 21st, at 6:30 p.m. in the media center; participants also have a virtual meeting option.
  
• PBBC meets on October 22nd, at 6:30 p.m. in the media center.
• Quarter 1 ends on October 24th. ACT practice exam registration also closes on October 24th.
• October 25th is a Teacher Workday.
• Jordan will administer a practice ACT exam on October 26th, from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
• October 30th is Yearbook Only Picture Day for seniors.

The ACT Practice Exam will be offered in collaboration with Compass Education Group for up to 300 DPS students. Spaces are limited and will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis and targeted toward 11th and 12th graders. The ACT Practice Exam may be taken at home or in-person. Each student will be provided a full report, with recommendations for improvement. A follow-up session will be held with students and parents. Pre-registration is required and families can sign up through this link, or through https://bit.ly/dpspracticeACT24. See this flyer for more information. Registration closes on Thursday, October 24th. Jordan High School is a host site and the practice exam will take place on Saturday, October 26th, at Jordan High School from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

All juniors at JHS will take the ACT on campus on March 11, 2025. Taking the practice exam will help students prepare for the March 11th assessment.

• Senior Pictures: Yearbook only pictures day has been moved to October 30th. Any senior who has not been photographed will be assigned a photo time to take their yearbook picture and cap and gown picture. The yearbook only shoot is free of charge. The last day to be photographed by CADY at their studio to be included in the yearbook is November 1st.
  

• Underclassmen retakes will be on November 12th. All freshmen, sophomores, and juniors need to have their picture taken for the yearbook, as well as for their student ID. Those who do not pre-order will receive digital proofs via email and SMS text with a link to view and order after picture day. All orders will be shipped to the home address listed in PowerSchool, not to the school.

• If you have questions about any of the picture days, please contact CADY at 919-702-7031 or email Ms. Huckbody, assistant principal of operations, at sara_huckbody@dpsnc.net.

We want to celebrate your senior by including their baby photo in the yearbook! Using this link, please submit ONE baby photo. We are only accepting original digital files or JPEG scans of a physical photo. We are not able to accept screenshots or pictures of a physical photo that you have taken with your phone. The deadline to submit a baby photo is Sunday, October 20th. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Charlotte Fontham at charlotte_fontham@dpsnc.net.