Dublin High School Newsletter

Hold your heads high Lady Irish! We are so proud of you making the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Congratulations on a great season, and congratulations Caitlin Nesbitt on your amazing milestone. Go Lady Irish!!

Class of 2025!

Just some helpful tips/information to start off a great senior year!

College Applications:

Submit your college applications through the following platforms.

https://www.gafutures.org/?action=signin

https://www.commonapp.org/

Most applications require a fee unless you have an application waiver. I have some application waivers, but only certain colleges accept them. November is Georgia Apply to College Month, 90% of GA colleges/universities will be free during November! DHS will host a College Fair in November. Last year we had over 15 colleges/universities attend.

Transcripts: (After you apply)

You may release your own transcripts on GAFutures.org. You can send it to up to 10 schools. (Georgia Schools Only)

Common App - Please allow up to 7 days for your profile and transcript to be uploaded after applying.

Please email me for any other transcript requests.

Scholarships:

Community scholarships generally open in December so make sure you check your email and the scholarship rack (outside of guidance) frequently.

Here are some great scholarships & sites to look at and apply for some national scholarships.

Coca Cola Scholarship - Due date September 30th

https://www.coca-colascholarsfoundation.org/apply/

Scholarship Sites

https://studentscholarships.org/

https://www.myscholly.com/

HOPE Scholarship is awarded based on your HOPE GPA. Students must have a 3.0 or higher HOPE GPA, complete 4 rigor classes, and attend a Georgia college/university.

Zell Miller Scholarship is awarded based on your HOPE GPA, test scores, and class rank. Students are eligible for the Zell Miller Scholarship: 3.7 Hope GPA, 4 rigor classes, 1200(SAT) 25(ACT) score. Valedictorian & Salutatorian are automatically eligible for the Zell Miller Scholarship if they have the following: 3.0 Hope GPA & 4 rigor classes.

For more information please see the following link ---> https://www.gafutures.org/hope-state-aid-programs/hope-zell-miller-scholarships/hope-scholarship/

ACT/SAT Waivers:

ACT/SAT Waivers for the 24-25 school year have not arrived yet. Once they arrive you will need to sign up to receive one. They are first come first serve, so make sure you are checking your email daily.

You can register for the SAT/ACT on the following websites.

SAT

https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration

ACT

https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html

Please pay attention to the deadlines!

• Monday, October 21st: 9th Grade Parent Teacher Conferences in Auditorium 8 AM - 3 PM; Herff Jones on campus during all lunch waves.
  

• Tuesday, October 22nd: 10th Grade Parent Teacher Conferences in Auditorium 8 AM - 3 PM; PSAT for 10th Graders

• Wednesday, October 23rd: 11th Grade Parent Teacher Conferences in Gym Lobby 8 AM - 3 PM; One Act Public Performance in Auditorium 7 PM (Admission $5.00)

• Thursday, October 24th: 12th Grade Parent Teacher Conferences in Auditorium 8 AM - 3 PM; DHS LSGT Meeting 5:30 PM

• Friday, October 25th : Dublin Fighting Irish Football HOME vs. Central Macon 7:30 PM Senior Night

• Saturday, October 26th: DHS Competition Cheer @ East Laurens Competition; Region One Act @ Washington County

• Monday, October 28th: Make-up Parent Teacher Conferences in Front Office 8 AM - 3 PM

• Tuesday, October 29th: Make-up Parent Teacher Conferences in Front Office 8 AM - 3 PM

• Wednesday, October 30th: Make-up Parent Teacher Conferences in Front Office 8 AM - 3 PM

• Thursday, October 31st: Make-up Parent Teacher Conferences in Front Office 8 AM - 3 PM; Monster Bash & Fall Festival

• Friday, November 1st: Make-up Parent Teacher Conferences in Front Office 8 AM - 3 PM; Dublin Fighting Irish Football AWAY at Dodge County 7:30 PM

• Saturday, November 2nd: Fighting Irish Cross Country Teams Sectionals @ Toombs County; DHS Competition Cheer @ Bleckley County Competition

• Thursday, November 21st: 1st Annual DHS Hairshow Royale in Auditorium (Details coming soon)

The Spanish Department, Mr. Reddy, Mr. Chourio, and Mrs. Shepherd, was able to spread cultural awareness among the students at Dublin High School in a multitude of ways. In the duration of September 15th to October 15th, both the students and staff read interesting facts about Hispanic Heritage Month over the intercom for all to hear. We even honored our very own Mrs. Marla Newsome, registrar, as a proud Puerto Rican. A select few staff have collaborated with Mrs. O'Neal to learn how to cook authentic Puerto Rican rice and beans, taught by Mrs. Newsome and Venezuelan "tajadas" (plantains) taught by Mr. Chourio while other staff were able to taste and savor. All of the countries were displayed on the walls of the rotunda and students were able to display their work for others to see. Mrs. Holmes jumped on board along with her students with an original salsa dance this year at the Homecoming Pep Rally. Mrs. Stanley and Ms. Woodall created bookmarks and "Day of the Dead" skulls to commemorate this month as well. The goal was to bring cultural awareness to this month and the department is proud to say that we have done it this year at DHS.

Accelerated Career Pathways offer qualified students a unique path to high school graduation. Students choose to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and a college Associate of Applied Science Degree, Technical Diploma, an approved program that leads to licensure, or two (2) approved Technical Certificates of Credit (TCC’s) in a specific career pathway. Accelerated Career students will utilize the “ACE” Grant to cover their pathway of choice, and must be enrolled in a TCSG institution. Students interested in pursuing Accelerated Career pathways should contact their high school counselor or any of the 22 Technical College System of Georgia’s colleges.

First Semester 2024-2025 Event Dates

• October 25th - Career Academy Night @ DHS
• November 7th - Dublin Middle School Career Day
• November 18th - Susie Dasher Career Day
• November 21st - Career Academy Board meeting
• November 22nd - Hillcrest Career Day
• December 9th - Career Academy Holiday Showcase
• December 19th - Career Academy Board Meeting

We’re so proud of our Dublin City Schools College and Career Academy Work-Based Learning Communications Apprentices, Emma Claire McDaniel & Kayden Hope! Today, they took the stage at the Georgia School Public Relations Association's Annual Conference, presenting "Crafting Instagram Stories That Sparkle" to PR professionals from across the state. Their creativity and communication skills shined at the state's largest School PR Conference, and we couldn’t be more impressed! Way to represent Dublin City Schools & the Fighting Irish Family on such a big stage!

• Don’t forget about extra practice on Wednesday and Thursday mornings sign up in google classroom

• Progress Learning Study Plan is a great opportunity for extra practice (want to know more ask a math teacher)

• Please remember to have your chrome book in every class every day.

• Ms. Bryan

• Advanced Algebra Concepts and Connections class is starting Unit 4- Polynomial Functions. We will also learn about imaginary numbers!

• Advanced Mathematics Decision Making is learning about trigonometric functions and unmeasurable distances! Stay tuned for pictures next week!

Ms. Koka is implementing two visible thinking strategies implemented in the class:

1. Claim/support/question

• The Claim, Support, Question (CSQ) strategy helps students develop reasoning skills by encouraging them to:

· Identify claims: Students learn to identify claims of fact or belief.

· Support claims: Students learn to support claims with evidence.

Ask questions: Students learn to ask questions to identify gaps in evidence and to see that reasoning is an ongoing process

2.compass points (Reflection).

• The Claim, Support, Question (CSQ) visible thinking strategy helps students develop reasoning skills by encouraging them to

· Identify claims: Students learn to identify claims of fact or belief.

· Support claims: Students learn to support claims with evidence.

· Ask questions: Students learn to ask questions to identify gaps in evidence and to see that reasoning is an ongoing process.

Dance team season starts Monday, October 21. The team will be having a kick off bonfire on Sunday, October 20th for the Irishettes with Coach Sarah Holmes and Chasity Carter-Williams. The attached is the season schedule.

For this month, dance classes are learning the bones of the skeleton and muscle groups of the body. To go off this, we are learning the zombie dance Thriller and then will dissect the dance to describe how each move uses the bones and muscle groups.

Email: michael.overstreet@dcsirish.com
Website: https://dhs.dublincityschools.us/en-US
Location: 1127 Hillcrest Pkwy, Dublin, GA 31021, USA
Phone: 478-353-8040
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dhsirish
Twitter: @dublinhighga