October 2 - October 6

  

 Weekly Happenings

Tremendous thank you to so many people for last week. Jenna and Rachel for all the work as student council advisors. Amy Young, Todd McDonald, Andrew Swanson, Sarah Aleckson, Danielle Steininger, Alex Schremp, Brian Engebretson, Anne Jagodzinski, and Brooke Davis as class advisors. Tony Degrand, Mike Plaza, Jean Durski, Rich Wagner, Kari Salber, Sara Pinsonneault, Dallas Rennie, Joe Finnegan, Dawn Seehafer, Josh English, Mike Mathies, Todd Bohm, Bill Franklin and so many more I am sure I have forgot. It takes a lot of dedicated people giving their time to make these experiences for students happen. Thank you for the past week and all the continued efforts throughout the year!

Great speakers Yuriko Gamo Romer and Kerry Yo Nakagawa spoke to some of our social studies classes last Tuesday about Japanese Baseball leagues within internment camps during WWII. This was a unique opportunity for our students and a fascinating look at the human spirit.

National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists - Three DCE seniors — James Dadabo, Andrue Dettman, and Ava Kumar — were named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists by the National Merit Scholarship Program. The Semifinalist pool represents less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors and includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. A Semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT® or ACT® scores that confirm the student’s earlier performance on the qualifying PSAT test. Finalists will be announced in February and the 2024 National Merit Scholarship winners will be announced beginning in April and concluding in July.

Commended National Merit Scholarship - Five DCE seniors — David Isham, Grace Jelen, Anson Jiang, Wesley Palmer, and Tommy Yothsackda — were named Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Program. Approximately 34,000 students across the nation earned the Commended Student recognition this year for their outstanding potential for academic success.

We are extremely lucky to have a phenomenal custodial staff who keep our facility looking absolutely amazing! During the national custodian day, please take a moment to thank the people who keep the building in great shape! Thank you Dave Falkowski, Tammy Behnke, Mark Graefe, Justina Hudzinski, Maria Kloth, Brian Kluender, Julie Laughnan, Chor Lee, and Josh Bass!

Monday Workday

Department Chairs/Coordinators should have shared the schedule for Monday.  Here is the general outline - if this is contrast with your department chair or coordinator - follow theirs.

7:30                    Faculty Breakfast cooked by Admin.  Will be served in the commons

7:50                    10 minute faculty meeting in commons

8:00                    Department Meetings

9:15-10:45          Co-Teaching for required faculty

9:15 - 10:45        Work Collaboratively with PLCs/Departments if not in Co-teaching training

10:45-12:00        PLC Worktime

12:00-12:30        Lunch on your own

12:30-3:30          Individual worktime in classrooms

 

Need to Know

Fire Drill - We will conduct a fire drill on Tuesday, October 3rd at the beginning 3rd period. Please follow the directions that are hanging on the wall by your hallway door. If there are any problems or concerns, please email Dawn Seehafer immediately after the drill. 

Flu Shot Clinic - Tuesday, October 3rd there will be a flu shot clinic on a first come, first serve basis at the administration building. It begins as 2:30pm and concludes at 6pm.

Superintendent Dr. Nye's Listening Session - Thursday, October 5th Dr. Nye will be in the senior high IMC from 3-3:30pm.  He will also be here on Thursday, October 12th at 6:45-7:15am for those who cannot attend an after school meeting but want to attend. This is optional.

Vector Training Courses - A quick reminder that our vector training courses are due by the end of October. The website can be accessed at https://dce-wi.safeschools.com/. Your district username and password are the same for this site as all other district applications. If you have a lesson

Sunshine Club would like to continue to offer our support during difficult times and celebrate happy life events. In order to do that, we are collecting money from staff who wish to donate. Please review the flyer to see how Sunshine supports DCE SRH and where to drop off the donation. SH Sunshine Flyer 2023-24

Club/Activity Monthly Meeting Calendar - Below is a link to a google calendar sheet for monthly club/activity meetings during ELT. Please complete by the end of September. We are asking that you choose a consecutive day of the month (1st Tuesday, 2nd Thursday, Etc.). Looking to only have one or two per day. If you do not meet monthly, put the meetings you know of on and then come back later and enter more if needed.  Link to Monthly Club/Activity Calendar

Links

Weekly Advisory Notes & Links -  https://docs.google.com/document/d/14uhHyG38ZyHOSbaTJQ17AuxXM6KeZBHqeHWiVYGdsWM/edit

Staff Folder:    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tA9F8Uxtg_6GgTuocX64uuUGSrKEtCKq?usp=drive_link

Pride Tickets:  All staff are asked to send three Pride tickets to students per week. Use the rotation calendar to help provide an equal rotation. Teachers are welcome to send more than directed on the calendar. This action step should increase the amount of positive feedback parents and students hear about all the good they are doing.

Pride Ticket Rotation schedule:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10SwPkVNia-n4wB4mcWfWQQXlweW3WhIrKJK-I-tU5R4/edit#gid=0

Pride Ticket Website: https://pbis.dce.k12.wi.us/

Upcoming Dates

October:

2        Teacher workday - Morning with departments/PLCs - Afternoon individual work time

2        Breakfast served at 7:30 am. in the commons, Faculty meeting @7:50 in Commons

3        Flu Clinic, Admin Building, 2:30-6pm

3        Fire Drill 3rd hour

4        New Teachers Meeting, 369, 2:50-3:50pm

5        Dr. Nye's Listening Session, IMC, 3-3:30pm

10      Senior Class Picture, ELT, SH gym

11      BLT Meeting, 369, 2:45-4pm

12      Dr. Nye's Listening Session, IMC or 369, 6:45-7:15am

18      Faculty Meeting, 310/329, 2:50pm

Field Trips

Complete the following at least 2-weeks prior of your field trip:

• Consider academic and curricular importance when scheduling
• Receive Principal's approval
• Make arrangements for payment/cost of trip
• Complete request form, attach student list (alpha with student's name, no nicknames, & ID number)
• If taking busses, student lists by bus with staff member name (health supplies for specific students will be packaged per bus).
• Verify each student field trip permission form is on file in IC
• Complete Online Bus Request
• Schedule appointment with Health Aide to review details about the trip
• Notice of trip and itinerary sent home
• Notify special education department/case manager of students attending the trip
• See Mike Raether if you have any questions.

District Forms – all forms can be found under this link - District Forms

• Field Trip Request Fillable Form
• Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent and Release of Information fillable form
• Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent for MEDICAL Treatment and Release of Information

The Medical Form only needs to be completed by parents/physicians if an overnight trip along with the Parental Consent.

*NO additional field trips on -

JH Adventure Days (10/18/23 & 5/8/24)

Junior ACT Testing (3/12/24)

Sophomore Forward Testing (TBD, p.m.)

Teacher	Dates	Destination	Form & Class list
Paulson	9/26/23	UW-Oshkosh	Form & Class list
Paulson	9/27/23	Build Your Future Day	Form & Class list
Chad Pernsteiner	9/27/23	Build My Future Event (Wausau)	Form & Class List
Paulson	9/28/23	Linetec	Form & Class list
John Glynn	10/3/23	World Dairy Expo, Madison	Form & Class list
Paulson	10/4/23	NCHC	Form & Class list
Kolodziej/Jasurda	10/7/23	World Language Fair, UWSP	Form & Class list
Joe Finnegan	10/7/23	Rhinelander HS	Form & Class list
Ernie Luedke	10/10/23	DCE School Forest	Form & Class list
Rose Matthiae	10/11/23	NTC - YA Day	Form & Class list
John Glynn	10/12/23	Greenheck Education Center	Form & Class list
Paulson	10/12/23	UW-Stout	Form & Class list
Oosterhuis/Davis	10/13/23	UW-Green Bay	Form & Class list
Paulson	10/30/23	Leaf Raking	Form & Class list
Paulson	11/8/23	UW-Green Bay	Form & Class list
Paulson	11/12/23	Rib Mountain	Form & Class list
Jodi Peterson	11/12-13/23	Kalahari	Form & Class list
Miranda Ritger	11/14/23	American Family Field	Form & Class list
Paulson	11/16/23	Skyward	Form & Class list