TO: SENIORS & PARENTS OF SENIORS
FROM: MS. WILLIAMS
We will be continuing the great tradition of The Graduation Keynote Address Competition that was kicked off in 2014 by the first winner, Christopher Bird. All students interested in being the voice of the class of 2019 are encouraged to audition. We are looking for creativity, character, and charisma.
Here are some of the details:
· Speeches must remain within a 5-minute timeframe.
· Feel free to be creative and think of this as a spoken word poem or performance. (Can you be innovative and devise a spoken word for two voices? Yes, that means you may have a partner.)
· An electronic copy of the speech must be emailed to Ms. Williams by March 8th or the student will be disqualified.
· Seniors must email Ms. Williams, from February 25 to March 7, to schedule a specific audition time.
· All auditions will occur on March 12th while the juniors take the ACT and seniors have a potential day of service.
Anyone interested should come pick up an information packet in room 352 before school, after school, or during Red 1. Be sure to leave your name and an email address with Ms. Williams so she can contact you in the future.
Lost and Found items will be donated at the end of each week from here on out. If your student is missing any items, please have them come down to the main office before 2:30 p.m. each Friday.
First semester final grades are updated and available for view via the Infinite Campus parent portal. These grades have also been posted to the official student transcripts as they are the first final grades of the school year. If you would like a hard copy of the progress report please contact the guidance office at 485-8503.
All members of the Written Assessment and Composition Academic Team need to see Mr. Starling in room 213 this week for important information regarding district competition.
Athletic Events: 14 - 19 January 2019
Athletic Events: 21-26 January 2019
MST Trivia Night
Archery Fundraiser Link
The National Honor Society will be having new member information meetings for Sophomores and Juniors on 1/24 from 2:30-3:00 pm and on 1/29 from 7:00-7:25 am in Room 251. Any sophomore or junior interested in joining NHS should attend one of these meetings. Applications will be accepted in Room 251 from February 1st - February 28th.
Students needing to fulfill their Graduated Driver License Class will be able to do so on Monday, January 28th in Room 151 beginning at 3:00 p.m. If you still need to sign up for the Alive at 25 class, you can do so by visiting www.kentuckysafedriver.com or call 502-699-2295.
Homecoming Dance has been postponed until February 8th.
The Office of Transition Readiness is now accepting nominations for the Hilliard Lyons Excellence Awards. Nominations can be made by any principal, JCPS employee, parent, student or community partner. These awards recognize educators who exemplify innovative teaching and leadership.
Nominations will be accepted for the following role groups below and require endorsement from the nominee’s direct supervisor.
· Teachers
· Special Education Teachers
· Principals
· Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
· Goal Clarity Coaches (GCCs)
· Academies of Louisville Academy Coaches
· Family Resource Youth Service Center Coordinators (FRYSCs)
Each role group winner will be awarded $1,000 to be used for professional development, classroom supplies, or other initiatives deemed appropriate by the principal during the 2019-2020 school year and recognized at an awards banquet in April.
Please support our efforts by promoting the awards and encourage your principals, assistant principals and school community partners, to nominate a deserving, outstanding school employee(s) for each role group above. Assistant Superintendents are also encouraged to send in nominations.
Attached are the links to the nomination forms and sample letters to be sent to the different stakeholder groups (i.e. school administrators, school staff, students, parents and community partners).
We want to provide the opportunity for positive recognition of all role groups, so please encourage your schools and their leaders to communicate this message to all stakeholders, with special emphasis on student nominations.
Hilliard Lyons Nomination Link
The nomination deadline is Friday, February 8th.
Attention Senior Parents: If your Senior has still not picked up their Senior photos, please send them to see Ms. Mattingly in Room 251 before school, after school or during Red 3 or White 3.
SAVE THE DATES:
College 101: March 13th
Junior Prom: April 12th
Senior Prom: May 11th
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Twitter: @dmhs 2022
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