| Announcements |
DPHS Closes for the Summer - See Where We Are .... |
The DPHS Office & Counseling Center will be closing for the summer, Thursday, June 25th. Due to construction, we will be located at the Deer Park Elementary School the week of June 22 - June 25. Our phones and individual extensions will not change. You can contact our main phone line at 464-5900 to leave messages. During the summer months phone calls will be checked periodically. Any phone calls for the Counseling Center including, transcript requests, student record requests, report card requests, fine information should be directed to Sherry Rollins at 464-5984. Sherry will be checking her messages throughout the summer months and she will respond to you at her earliest convenience. The DPHS Office and Counseling Center will open on August 12. We will be located at the Deer Park Elementary School August 12 - August 18. We will return to the high school on the first day of registration, August 19. Registration dates for NEW STUDENTS & RETURNING DPHS STUDENTS AND ALL INCOMING GRADE 9 STUDENTS will be Wednesday & Thursday, August 19 & 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the high school. Incoming grade 9 & returning DPHS students will be receiving a mailing August 1 detailing registration information. You will also receive a demographic sheet outlining current information we have in our student database. Please update this information and bring with you along with the 2009-10 Health Information form to registration. You will be able to purchase your YEARBOOK during registration, have your picture taken with Leo's Photography (ID/ASB Card will accompany pictures taken on these days), Pay for your ASB Card - $25.00 (reduced fee for qualifiers), pay on your lunch accounts. If your child is planning to participate in fall, winter, and/or spring sports they MUST have a PURCHASE ASB Card. Sport ASB Cards are punched to indicate student has purchased the fee to participate in sports. Football practice for grades 10 - 12 begins August 18 at 8:00 p.m. (overnighter). Freshmen Football Practice begins August 19th. Cross Country, Volleyball and Girls Soccer practice begins August 24. All athletes planning to participate in any sports MUST have a current physical, completed and returned the medical authorization forms (located in our Deer Park Athletic Handbook), and have a current PURCHASED ASB Card prior to practicing. Incoming Freshmen Orientation is scheduled for August 18th at Arcadia Elementary School from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. You will be receiving a mailing with detailed information regarding Frosh Orientation August 1st. If you need immediate assistance, please contact our district office to leave a message at 464-5500. We hope you and your family enjoy a wonderful summer break. See you back to DPHS on our first day of school, August 26th!!! |
FFA Spring Plant Sale - May 8 & 9th |
The Deer Park FFA Spring Plant Sale will be held Friday, May 8th from 4pm - 7pm, and Saturday, May 9th from 8am - 5pm. The new agriculture department greenhouse is completed; this is our grand opening event. Come check out our quality, affordable selection of bedding plants, veggies, perrenials, hanging baskets, herbs, color bowls, and more! Our beautiful plants make a wonderful Mother's Day gift. Beautify your yard, start your vegetable garden and support the local FFA chapter and horticulture students. We hope to see you there! |
SENIOR PICTURE INFORMATION & YEARBOOK (2010) |
The most important item for a senior is the senior photograph. The deadline to submit your senior portrait is OCTOBER 12th! Here are a few important reminders: 1. Please be sure you find out from your studio whether they are sending your picture or if you need to hand it in. 2. If you hand it in, it is your responsibility to get it to the yearbook staff by the above date. 3. We need two wallet size photos with your name on the back of each picture by the above date. Most photographers now submit senior pictures on disk with the correct resolution. If you are submitting your photos on disk the resolution should be a minimum of 300 dpis. The plant will not print photos with a lower resolution. 4. If you want your photographs back, you will need to check with the yearbook staff before or after school before the last day of school. We will have the photos back by then. In the event that the plant has not yet sent them, you can return in the fall and request them from the yearbook adviser. PHOTOGRAPH REQUIREMENTS: Total size of the photo is wallet (about 2&1/2 by 3 inches). Head and shoulders only. Please avoid using back over the shoulder photos, students leaning to the side, or hands in the photographs. In the yearbook, the shoulder/arm or hands become the center of interest rather than the student's face. No soft focus, soft diffusion, or special focus effects; these types of photos do not reproduce well in the yearbook. SENIOR QUOTE: While you are not required to submit a quote for the yearbook, if you would like to submit a quote it will need to be short (one-two lines) and school appropriate. The yearbook staff reserves the right to reject any questionable quotes. Please choose wisely. IMPORTANT DATES: August registration through October 2 - Buy your 2010 Antler for $45; pay an extra $5 for a nameplate. (Other packages available - see order form in registration packet). October 12 - Deadline for senior pictures due to yearbook staff. Deadline for senior quotes also due. February 5 - Deadline for senior ads with money, writing and pictures due to the yearbook staff. June 3 - Tentative date scheduled for yearbook distribution. |
2010 Yearbook Purchase Information -- PURCHASE EARLY! |
| The 2010 "Antler" Yearbook will be on sale during both registration dates, August 19 & 20. Plan to purchase your Yearbook EARLY!!! There are three packages available, PURPLE PACKAGE: YEARBOOK ONLY - $45.00; Yearbook & one-line Name Stamp - $50.00; SILVER PACKAGE: Yearbook, One-Line Name Stamp U& Autograph supplement - $55.00; and GOLD PACKAGE: Yearbook, Two-Line Name Stamp, Authograph Supplement and Plastic Cover - $60.00. These prices above are good until October 2, 2009. After October 2, yearbooks may be offered for sale again for an additional cost of $5.00. Because we are required to put in our yearbook order in the fall, there will be a minimal number of annuals available after the distribution (June 3, 2010-subject to change) for the price of $60.00. In order to reserve a yearbook and to receive the best possible price, PLEASE purchase your yearbook early!!! WATCH FOR FLYER in your August REGISTRATION MAILING -- August 1st! |
Shining Stars Academic Awards Night is Scheduled |
| Mark your calendars for Wednesday, June 3rd for our Shining Stars Academic Awards Night. Due to construction at the high school please note, our awards night will be at Arcadia Elementary in their gymnasium. The Shining Stars Academic Awards Night begins at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is encouraged and welcome to attend! See you at Arcadia Elementary! Any questions, please contact Sherry Rollins in our Counseling Center at 464-5984. |
Annual Math Assessment Graduation Requirement Amended |
The state graduation requirement for students to continue to take an annual math assessment while earning two credits of math after 10th grade was eliminated after Gov. Chris Gregoire signed House Bill 1562 into law. The bill is effective immediately and retroactive to the Class of 2008. Now, students in the classes of 2009 through 2012 who do not pass the high school math WASL on their first attempt can meet the math graduation requirement by earning two math credits after 10th grade. Those students are no longer required also to take a math assessment every year (as was required by law prior to March 30th, 2009). This change, however, does not remove the requirement for students to take the math test in their 10th grade year. Beginning with the Class of 2013, all students must pass a State approved math assessment to be eligible to graduate. |
College Bound Scholarship for Current Grade 9 Students |
| The College Bound Scholarship is a state-funded program for 7th and 8th grade students in Washington. This year they are offering this scholarship to grade 9 students also. The College Bound Scholarship offers the promise of tuition and books to qualifying students. If you qualify for free and/or reduced lunch, you are eligible. You can complete an on-line registration form at www.hecb.wa.gov/collegebound. This is a fantastic opportunity for grade 9 students. Be sure to check this out. Applications are accepted until June 30th. For additional information contact Sherry Rollins, Registrar in the Counseling Center at 464-5984 or stop by the Counseling Center and visit with Sherry. |
Busing information for WASL Dates |
WASL Dates at DPHS
DPHS Will Offer Two Bus Routes on WASL Dates. Students taking all or any part of the WASL durinig the March and April dates will begin school each day on the Regular Bell Schedule, 8:30 a.m. A second bus route will run duirng WASL dates for students who have successfully passed the WASL or students NOT taking the WASL this March and/or April. There will be a late start during WASL dates (listed below) for these students, school beginning at 11:02 a.m. Buses will run a second route approximately 2 & 1/2 hours later than the normal routing time. If you need to send your student (non-WASL testing) before 11:02, there will be supervision in the gym each day. WASL Schedule as follows: WASL Reading Session I- Monday March 16 (Periods 3, 4A/B, 5 & 6) WASL Reading Session II -Tuesday, March 17 (Periods 3, 4A/B, 1 & 2) WASL Writing Session I - Wednesday, March 18 (Periods 3, 4A/B, 5 & 6) WASL Writing Session II - Thursday, March 19 (Periods 3, 4A/B, 1 & 2) WASL Math Session I - Monday, April 13 (Periods 3, 4A/B, 5 & 6) WASL Math Session II - Tuesday, April 14 (Periods 3, 4A/B, 1, & 2) WASL Science Session I - Monday, April 20 (Periods 3, 4A/B, 5 & 6) WASL Science Session II - Tuesday, April 21 (Periods 3, 4A/B, 1 & 2) |
DPHS Construction Update |
The high school remodeling project is underway. Garco Construction crew is doing a fantastic job of staying on schedule even with the considerable amount of snowfall we've had. The office, counseling center and classrooms will be moving into temporary locations while construction continues. Here is an update of completion dates when rooms will be ready . . . August 21, 2009: (Classrooms) Mr. Anderson, Stacey Brown, Rob Champoux, Scott Carslon/Wes Player, Scott Daratha, Addie, Frost, Bryan Frost, David Karas, Heather McLagan, Dan Melin, Kevin Oglesbee, Rick Otteson, Donna Perry, Nannette Semb, Barbara Swenson, Jack Wood. August 21, 2009: Main Offices will be ready. August 21, 2009: The new gym and wrestling room construction will be finished. We will be using the wrestling room as a cafeteria during the commons construction. The new gym will be used for volleyball games and practice next fall. The old gym will be used for P.E., weightlifting and dressing rooms in the fall. November 1, 2009: The library and new fitness/weight room (tentative) will host GRAND OPENINGS! January 2, 2010: (Classrooms & Counseling Center) Kris Bayless, Kelli Demarest, Laurie Goodnight, Julie Moore, Counseling Center, Fred Smith, Chris Snyder. August 19, 2010: (Classrooms) Amy Bachman, Cheryl Demke, Jeff Dunn, Lesley Hilts, Beth Lanctot, and Matt Messick. Gym, shop, production lab and theatre/music will be ongoing. Completion date is August 2010. Music will remain in the portables next year. Thanks to Bill Firzzell, Ben Widman, Ken Ryan, Keith Stamps, Dan Huffman and Matt Kohlhauff for their never ending patience and positive attitudes! August 2010: Commons and Theatre Open! Thanks to Garco Construction and everyone involved in the remodeling project. Big thanks to the staff, students and parents for your patience, cooperation and flexibility during our remodel! |
Dollars for Scholars Applications Being Accepted |
 DEER PARK DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS is a locally operated and supported, non-profit, tax-exempt scholarship foundation, run by community volunteers, that raises scholarship money to assist Deer Park area graduates to reach for and achieve their educational goals. Scholarship wards are available for colleges/universities, technical schools, vocational schools as well as community colleges. Students graduating this June are invited to apply for one of the many scholarships available. You may download the scholarship list HERE and the application form HERE. If you need additional information, please call Bill or Flo Moore at 276-7070. |
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