2024-2025 Calendar
To reach the Main Office: dist.frontoffice.323-DSA@dpsnc.net
Your message will reach most of the front office staff.
Please send ALL attendance matters to:
attendance@DSALMC.net
Weekly Phone Message
MISC:
●●●● The Jazz band classes will have interest meetings for next year’s ensembles tomorrow Wednesday December 4th and Tuesday December 10th at 8:05am in the jazz room next to the stage. Ensembles are open to all wind instrument, guitar, bass, piano, and drum set players. No Jazz experience is required. Any interested musicians should attend one of the meetings or contact Mr. Couse for more information."
●●●● The DSA Dance Department will be presenting their winter dance concert, "Home for the Holidays", on Thursday, 12/5/24 at 6pm in Weaver Auditorium. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on the DSA Dance Website. Please come and celebrate the holiday season with us!!!!"
●●●● The DSA Literary Magazine is open! Scan the posters around school to submit your art or writing pieces. Submissions are open to both middle school and high school. There are three submissions allowed per person. Check out our Instagram for more info. Submissions close January 17, 2025, so don't hesitate to submit!”
●●●● Hey DSA! Are you ready to have a hopping good time? Come join us for this year’s decades dance in the black box theater on December 14th from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Grab your poodle skirts and your greaser jackets because this year, we’re flashing back to the 50s. Tickets go on sale December 2nd and 3rd during A and B lunch for 7 dollars a piece. Open to all high school students, and there's only one ticket per person. See you there!"
●●●● Our first official tour will be this Friday December 6th during 2nd period. Ambassadors, please check your email for the sign up link and report to the media center conference room immediately after 1st period on Dec 6th.
●●●● Come join Student Council for a Holiday Movie Night this Friday in the LMC right after school! Tickets are FREE and can be found by scanning the QR codes on the posters around the school. Spots are limited so act fast!”
●●●● Come join Feminist Club next Monday December 9th afterschool for the movie viewing of Legally Blonde! We will be in the LMC from 3:30-5:30; Entry is free, but bring $5 to spend on snacks and cool merch! All money will go towards distributing period products throughout the school. Hope to see y'all there!”
●●●● There will be an interest meeting for Girls and Boys interested in participating in Track & Field. The meeting will be from 3:30 until 4:15 on Thursday December 5th. Please meet in the middle school gym.
●●●● DSA PTSA ANNUAL Campaign
Greetings from the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) for the 2024-25 school year!
As we enter a time of Giving the PTSA wanted to appeal to our families to give to our annual campaign to support Durham School of the Arts.
Over the last several years the PTSA has supported the school by providing money for projects, supplies, and student stipends. This has included funding senior celebrations and middle school awards, providing staff lunches, teacher workday and appreciation activities.
WE NEED YOU FAMILIES
OUR ASK:
Rather than host multiple fundraisers throughout the year, we do one annual campaign. This year our campaign goal is to raise $20,000. If each family made a gift of $25 we could easily exceed our goal! (You of course can give more.)
NO amount is too small, as anything we raise directly benefits the students of DSA. I hope you will consider making a donation to help to ensure current and future students have a great experience at DSA. There are two ways to make your tax deductible donation:
·
Durham School of the Arts Giving Campaign 2024-2025
DSA’s PTSA has traditionally relied on parent support through donations, instead of selling items such as popcorn or candy. Please consider donating to this year's fundraising campaign. No donation amount is too small, as anything we raise goes directly to support our students and the school.
Donations to the PTSA are tax deductible and help fund projects and events all year long.
Please go to the PTSA link to donate: http://www.dsaptsa.com/
Or Send a check payable to DSA PTSA and address it to:
DSA PTSA
400 N Duke Street
Durham, NC 27701
Thank you so much for your consideration. We look forward to a great year ahead. Also, if you are interested in getting involved with the DSA PTSA please visit: wwwdsaptsa.com
●●●●High School Students: Interested in a 6 week summer Medical program at Duke? Read about it here.
●●●● The Game Design Pathway is looking for any of the following if you may no longer need them and don't worry if parts are missing:
Legos all types
Lego Mini Figs
Mr. or Mrs. Potato heads
Mouse trap
Hungry Hungry Hippo
Operation
The Floor is Lava
Matchbox cars
Old game systems
Small plastic ducks
Small plastic animal figures. Ex dragons, unicorns, horses, cats, dogs, etc.
Contact Ms. Pendrak for more information (Heather_MankaPendrak@dpsnc.net).
●●●●There are student all sport season passes available to purchase for $60 you can get into any contest during any season this school year with that one pass. That pass is valid for one entry per contest. Lets build our student sections and cheer on your fellow Bulldogs!
●●●● North Carolina Drivers Eligibility Certificate
Any DSA student who is requesting a NC Drivers Eligibility certificate must pass 5 of their 7 classes and submit their Drivers Ed certificate to the main office before school, during lunch or after school before 4:30pm. Once the office receives the Drivers Ed certificate the student will receive the NC Eligibility form within 48 hours. Please note that the certificate is only valid for 30 days. Please ensure you have scheduled your appointment with the DMV.
SENIOR UPDATES:
PERFORMING ARTS:
ATHLETICS:
https://www.dpsathletics.com/dsa
New DSA Athletic Store
●●●● Congratulations to the High School Indoor track team who had their 2nd meet on Monday.
The Girls finished 8th overall and the Boys finished 5th overall. PLEASE come support the team next Wednesday 12/11/24 for their next meet here at home.
Top 8 finishers were:
- Freshman Elizabeth Surface 1st in the pole vault with another 8'6" jump
- Senior Addie Bitsas 3rd in the high jump and 5th in the 500m
- Senior Jaydon Jones 3rd in the 500m
- Sophomore Alez Lopez 3rd in the 1600m
- Senior Ryan Ferreri 5th in the 1600m with a 6 second personal best
- Sophomore Devinn Harris 5th in the shot putt with a 3' Person Best of 39'3"
- Junior Anna Long 5th in the 1000m with a 6 seconds personal best
- Senior Mars Hartmann 6th in the long jump and 8th in the shot putt with a 9' Personal Best of 37'7.1/2"
- Senior William Ackerman had a Personal Best in the 55m hurdles and (So) Altea Morgado in the shot putt
- The boys 4x4 relay- (Fr) Jabari Jonhson, (So) Alex Lopez, (Sn) Mars Hartmann, (Sn) Jaydon Jones Jr took 1st place with a seson best time and were .10 seconds away fron State qualification
- Boys 4x2 relay- (Fr) Jabari Johnson, (So) Josh Gergues , (Sn) Mars Hartmann, Jaydon Jones Jr took 3rd with a season best time
- Boys 4x8 relay - (So) Alex Lopez, (So) Casper Hadden, (Sn) Cody Surface, (Sn) Ryan Ferreri finished 3rd with a season best time
- Girls 4x8 relay- (So) Altea Morgado, (So) Irena Rand, (Jr) Anna Long, (Jr) Andrea Bueno
●●●●Congratulations to Seth Cowden for winning gold medals in Tennis singles and doubles at the NC Special Olympics this weekend. Also, congratulations to his doubles partner Giselle Cowden.
●●●● Congratulations to the High School Indoor track team who had their first meet on Friday.
The Girls finished 7th overall and the Boys finished 12th overall.
Top 8 finishers were:
- Freshman Elizabeth Surface 1st in the pole vault with an impressive jump of 8'6" just 4" short of qualifying for States
- Senior Addie Bitsas 4th in the high jump with a jump of 4'10" just 2" short of States qualification
- Senior Jaydon Jones 5th in the 500m
- Sophomore Devinn Harris 6th in the shot putt
- Senior Vaughn Rogers 8th in the shot putt
- Junior Victoria Simeonova 8th in the long jump
- ALL boys' and girls' relays 5th-8th places
The following athletes had Personal Best marks:
- Senior William Ackerman in the 55m dash
- Senior Cody Surface in the 1000m
- senior Ryan Ferreri in the 1600m
- Sophomore Irena Rand in the 1600m
- Sophomore Devinn Harris in the shot putt
- Senior Vaughn Rogers in the shot put
●●●●There are student all sport season passes available to purchase for $60 you can get into any contest during any season this school year with that one pass. That pass is valid for one entry per contest. Lets build our student sections and cheer on your fellow Bulldogs!
●●●● The DSA High School Student-Athlete/Parent Handbook has been updated for the 2024-25 Athletic Year!
24-25 DSA HIGH SCHOOL Athletics Student Athlete/Parent Handbook
There are several UPDATES! It is a requirement to review this handbook prior to registering!
In addition, the DSA HS Athletic website has been updated for registration information: www.dpsathletics.com/dsa (click the blue button)
To be cleared for Fall athletics or Summer workouts, Athletes/Managers must:
- Bring the NEW 2023-24 Physical Form with you when you get a physical from a medical professional.
- MAKE SURE THEY SIGN AND DATE IT PRIOR TO LEAVING THAT APPT!
- Have a Parent/Guardian register on the Dragonfly Platform, connect to DSA, and add the athlete or manager to their registration.
Upload/submit ALL required documents ONLINE:
- Please make sure you follow exact instructions to allow your clearance to go smoothly.
These uploaded forms cannot be uploaded together so please complete the following in order to be eligible to attend the clearance session, the NCHSAA requires these to be separate uploads. (Yes even though they print out as "one" document, they must be uploaded by title on the top of each page
1. Authorization for release (DPS online form) ONLY PRINT HARDCOPY
2. Assumption of risk (DPS online form) ONLY
3. NCHSAA Health History ONLY (upload 1)
4. NCHSAA CURRENT or UPDATED physical ONLY (upload 2) PRINT HARDCOPY
5. NCHSAA Concussion ONLY (online form)
6. NCHSAA Medical Eligibility Form ONLY (upload 3)
7. The NCHSAA consent form-WHENEVER IT IS ADDED- I WILL LET YOU KNOW!! PARENTS WILL HAVE TO REVISIT DRAGONFLY WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE.
- Do not upload any documents to these categories that are not the documents it is asking for. Doing so will slow down your clearance tremendously!
Once these uploads have been done, the next steps are:
- Attend a Registration Clearance session to drop off hard copies of the HIPAA form (Authorization for release is HIPAA) and your physical on one of the days listed in the DSA high school student-athlete/parent handbook! (link above)
- Reach out to your potential coach if you have not yet! (Contact info in handbook!)
STUDENT SERVICES:
https://sites.google.com/dpsnc.net/dsastudentservices?pli=1
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●●●● Hello students! We are continuing with our Kindness initiative! If you see a “Be Kind” QR code around the school, alert us of who you caught being kind! This will be announced on the loudspeaker whenever you have caught someone being kind!
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
●●●● Five Money Musts is a game created by Fidelity to teach students about managing money in the real world. In this game you’ll be asked to make financial decisions. Based on the decisions you make, you’ll (hopefully) earn points. The better your decisions, the more points you’ll earn. The goal is to get through a month and grab the most points you can.
https://digital.fidelity.com/prgw/digital/five-money-musts/
PTSA:
http://www.dsaptsa.com/
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●●●● PTSA general body meetings (All are at 6pm)
Jan 16th
March 20th
April 17th
●●●● Our 2024-2025 PTSA Board Members are:
President: Ashanti Smith-Watson
Vice President: Stephanie Hawver
Vice President: Brittney McGraw
Secretary: Danielle Sutton
Treasurer: Maryann Ruiz-Heard
We look forward to continuing to support DSA this year!
●●●● DSA PTSA ANNUAL Campaign
Greetings from the Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) for the 2024-25 school year!
As we enter a time of Giving the PTSA wanted to appeal to our families to give to our annual campaign to support Durham School of the Arts.
Over the last several years the PTSA has supported the school by providing money for projects, supplies, and student stipends. This has included funding senior celebrations and middle school awards, providing staff lunches, teacher workday and appreciation activities.
WE NEED YOU FAMILIES
OUR ASK:
Rather than host multiple fundraisers throughout the year, we do one annual campaign. This year our campaign goal is to raise $20,000. If each family made a gift of $25 we could easily exceed our goal! (You of course can give more.)
NO amount is too small, as anything we raise directly benefits the students of DSA. I hope you will consider making a donation to help to ensure current and future students have a great experience at DSA. There are two ways to make your tax deductible donation:
·
Durham School of the Arts Giving Campaign 2024-2025
DSA’s PTSA has traditionally relied on parent support through donations, instead of selling items such as popcorn or candy. Please consider donating to this year's fundraising campaign. No donation amount is too small, as anything we raise goes directly to support our students and the school.
Donations to the PTSA are tax deductible and help fund projects and events all year long.
Please go to the PTSA link to donate: http://www.dsaptsa.com/
Or Send a check payable to DSA PTSA and address it to:
DSA PTSA
400 N Duke Street
Durham, NC 27701
Thank you so much for your consideration. We look forward to a great year ahead. Also, if you are interested in getting involved with the DSA PTSA please visit: wwwdsaptsa.com
