Today Celebrates: Name Your Car Day, National Kale Day, National Custodial Worker Day, and World Farm Animals Day!
Lunch for today includes: Popcorn Chicken with Roll, BBQ Pork Sandwich, Vegetarian Baked Beans, Steamed Broccoli, Fresh Fruit, Mixed Fruit, and Milk.
Decatur Nation! Decals for Tyler are still available for purchase during all lunch shifts this week and next week. The stickers were made by family members and proceeds will benefit costs for Tyler’s recovery. Decals are $10 each.
Seniors! If you missed senior portraits this summer, Lifetouch will be back in school on November 4th and 14th for make-up sessions. Seniors who missed can now schedule an appointment time for the 4th, and we need to fill this date up before we can schedule for the 14th. You can schedule via the Prestige Portraits website, or call the Customer Service appointment line at 1-855-918-2930. Remember, all yearbook photos must be taken through Prestige Portraits. See Mr. Thompson with any questions.
Attention Academic Team members: We will be changing the day of our meetings. Starting TOMORROW, we will be meeting on Thursdays after school in room A120, Señora Sawyer’s room. If you like trivia or the game show Jeopardy, this is the club for you. New members are welcome!
Attention to those registered to take the SAT at SDHS this weekend on Saturday, October 5th. Please remember the following: Doors open at 7:30 and testing will begin PROMPTLY at 8:00 AM. If you are late you will not be admitted to test.
YOU MUST bring a VALID ID, a current drivers license, school ID, passport, or a driving permit will be accepted. If you show up without an ID, YOU WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO TEST. Your ID and testing ticket must match EXACTLY. If your name is misspelled or missing a hyphen or apostrophe you will NOT be permitted to test. If your birthdate is incorrect, you will NOT be permitted to test.
It is imperative that you bring your school issued device to test. This device must have Bluebook downloaded. We will have NO DEVICES for you to use. If you have any questions, see Mrs. Candeloro in D149 or go to collegeboard.org for more information.
Homecoming Week and all its fun events are beginning next week! For those who want to show up and show out for all the fun, the deadline to sign up for Monday evening’s Smish Smosh is this Friday, October 4th. Sign ups are on the black box door, B1020. Students who are excited to play need to bring their music choices and acts to Mr. Cater by Friday so he can approve your piece and have any music you need queued up and ready for the event! If entertaining your friends and having a good time is your thing, don’t hesitate! Just come down to the black box and talk to Cater, he’ll answer any questions you have. So get ready to kick off homecoming week Monday at 6:30pm in the auditorium. Tickets to attend are $5, and YES, acts get in free! Support your class, and let’s get this party started!
The Homecoming Dance committee will meet briefly this Thursday, after school in the DNN Studio. This meeting will cover work sessions and shifts. Please see Mr. Thompson with questions.
DNN invites you all to the 2024 Homecoming Dance, A Golden Hour in Paris, taking place on Saturday, October 12th from 6:30 until 10:00 p.m. in the gym. This year, tickets can be purchased in advance and will be on sale Monday through Thursday of next week in the media center during 1st, 2nd, and 5th periods, as well as down at the cafeteria during lunches and at the end of the day by the main office. Tickets are 15 dollars in advance, or 20 dollars at the door. Remember, you must be debt free to purchase tickets and attend, debt free forms will be available in the main office and media center later this week. If you plan on bringing an out of school guest, you must pick up and complete a guest form by Wednesday, October 9th!
Interested in earning service hours during the Homecoming Dance? See Mr. Thompson in the DNN studio to learn more!
For Sports:
There will be an open gym for basketball today. The open gym will start at 5:30 and runs until 7:00 pm. You must leave the school and return 10 minutes before Open Gym. All are welcome and the fee is $2.00.
Tickets for this week’s football game will be available for purchase during all lunch shifts this Friday. Students, you can purchase tickets for your families if they plan on attending the game. Tickets are 6 dollars a person. See Coach Dobronz with any questions.
Congratulations to our Unified Tennis team as they competed in their first official match on Monday against Bennett and Mardela, winning 5 of 9 matches. Excellent first matches by Blaine Coleman, Griffin Smith, Raymond Molnar, Max Jacobs, Aiden Scott, Carma Valdez, Michael Jones, and Julia Molnar. Great job everyone!
Congratulations to the Varsity Golf team on their 9th win of the season with a team score of 161, over Parkside’s 2nd place of and Bennett’s third place of 193. We were led by medalist Clayton McCabe’s even par 36, a lip out on his last hole cost him an under par round. Sam Boger’s 40, Jasper Davis’ 41, and Brady Cunanne’s 43 all helped in the win! Way to go team!
Today’s Sports:
At 3:30 PM Girls Varsity Soccer plays at Parkside – dismissal at 1:30
At 3:45 PM Cross Country competes in the Tidewater Invitational – dismissal at 1:45
At 4:00 PM JV Volleyball plays at Snow Hill – dismissal at 2:00
At 5:00 PM Varsity Volleyball plays at Snow Hill – dismissal at 2:00
Remember to base your decisions on the Decatur Way principles. Have a Wonderful Wednesday Decatur!