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Dear DHS Parents and Guardians,
As we start to feel the change in the weather and see the first school progress report we know that the fall season has truly arrived.
We are already off to a great year with Homecoming celebrations, athletic and extracurricular competitions, music performances,
and art exhibitions.
A big THANK YOU! to each of you for everything you did to make our Homecoming celebrations fun and safe events for our stu-
dents. Homecoming is one of my favorite times of the year, as it allows our students to come together to show their school spirit
during the school day and after school activities. This year was no different, as I was extremely impressed by our students’ spirit that
was evident by our decorated hallways, participation in spirit dress-up days, pep rally performances, and large turn-out at the Home-
coming game and dance. I hope your student had as much fun as I did!
October brings many opportunities for students and parents to participate in school activities. Please join us for our first Fall Play, 44
Plays for 44 Presidents from October 5-8 in the Studio Theatre (please check the DHS calendar for specific times each day). For
your musical pleasure, our band and orchestra will be performing on October 20 and 27, respectively. In athletics, many of our
teams are celebrating Senior Night during the month of October, while also competing in tournaments and working towards state
playoffs. Please see our athletics schedule on the DHS website for sport by sport details.
On the academic front, our students are participating in science labs, classroom discussions, and even field trips that keep them
interested and engaged in their classes. On October 19th and 20th our freshman and junior students will be participating in the PSAT
and ACT tests, respectively. These tests will be utilized by our teachers to help inform curriculum and instruction decisions and sup-
ports that ensure our students’ growth and success at DHS and beyond. Khan academy (khanacademy.org) provides excellent re-
sources for personalized practice and feedback that may be beneficial for these tests, but more importantly for developing and mas-
tering knowledge and skills for the classroom.
Lastly, if you haven’t joined a parent organization yet, now is the time! Please consider getting involved with these groups that sup-
port you- the parents and guardians, as well as our students. For parent specific events, please check our school calendar for meet-
ing dates and events for the Deerfield Parent Network, Booster Club, Friends of the Arts, and PTO.
I look forward to seeing you at the different events throughout October!
Kind regards,
Kathryn Anderson
Principal’s Corner
Warrior E-News
October, 2016 KATHRYN ANDERSON, Principal
CHECK OUT AND LIKE OUR FACEBOOK PAGE!
https://www.facebook.com/deerfieldboosterclub/
Booster Club congratulates our Fall 2016 Warrior Athletes and wishes them good luck in their
upcoming playoffs! The best way to support student athletes is to join Booster Club. We fund a
number of coaches’ requests for equipment and facilities improvements each year. Booster Club
pays for concussion testing for all student athletes, CSL Leadership Conference attendance,
senior scholarships and many other items. We have recently donated training room equipment,
golf rain suits, scoreboard upgrades in our new pool and gym, a gymnastics floor, wind screens
for the tennis courts, and tents for the cross country teams. Booster Club also raised funds to pay
for half the cost of the synthetic turf surface on Adams Field!! Most of our funding comes
through membership dues and Warrior Wear sales. All of our membership categories include a
Family Athletic Pass, which provides admission for parents and pre-high school age children to
attend all regular season home contests. The Family Athletic Pass is also good for a $3 discount
on a dinner orders at Il Forno (dine-in or carryout). Please visit
https://www.memberplanet.com/dhsboosterclub to purchase your membership.
If you are a local business owner, we offer a number of exciting advertising / sponsorship
opportunities. Booster Club is the only approved outlet for advertising on the DHS campus.
Our sponsorship programs include opportunities to advertise your business on our flexible fence
sign panels (used for crowd control and outfield fencing on our athletic fields), 55” video screens
in the athletic wing, and digital scoreboards. Please contact Brad Emalfarb
([email protected]) for more information.
We are still looking for volunteers to assist with Warrior Wear sales or on our fundraising,
communications, and membership committees. If you are interested in helping in any of these
areas, please contact us at [email protected]
Attend one of our meetings – generally held on the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm in
Room A100 – and see what Booster Club is all about! Our next meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, October 4th.
GO WARRIORS!!!
Deerfield High School
Friends of the Arts
Please join us for these upcoming October events…
Fall Play I, 44 Plays for 44 Presidents October 5-8 7:30
Bandorama Concert, October 20th 7:30 Orchestra Festival, October 27th 7:00
Check back each month for future events…here’s a sneak peek for
November :
Fall Play II, Our Town November 2-5 7:30 Junior/Senior High Choral Festival November 8th 7:00 Fall Band Concert November 9th 7:30
**Visit our website www.dhsfriendsofthearts.org**
Join FOA (Friends of the Arts)! Thank you to all who have already joined Friends of the Arts. It is never too late to join
and support the DHS Fine Arts Department. You can download a form from our page on
the DHS website under Parent Organizations and you can NOW JOIN ONLINE! You
can also “like” us on Facebook. Visit www.facebook.com/DHSFOA.
Deerfield Parent Network We hope everyone is settling into the new school year. We have a power-packed fall so mark your calendars and join us! DPN’s mission is to provide programs that SHARE resources, experiences and ideas of professionals; EDUCATE parents on strategies and tools for effective parenting; and, EMPOWER families, schools and our communities. Please visit us at www.deerfieldparentnetwork.org to sign up for our informative emails (not too many we promise!), to stay informed of our events and to become a supporter today. Join the many other parents who have Become Empowered! Our monthly board meetings are open to all parents and are held at the Deerfield Public Library. Our 2016 meetings are Thursday, October 6th, Friday, November 4th, and Thursday, December 1st from 1:15- 2:30 p.m. NEW DATE: Thursday, October 13th -- Ready to Hand Over the KEYS? 7:00 – 8:30 pm – Deerfield Public Library Parents AND Students Welcome Join our panel of experts, including DHS Resource Officer Anthony Kropp, as they discuss how to keep your teen safe on the roadways. They will address eye-opening statistics surrounding distracted driving and causes of teen crashes and demonstrate ways to support your teen as s/he navigates the new driver experience. The conversation will also include newly enacted laws and local curfews. Parents will find themselves examining their own driving behaviors!
Tuesday, October 18th -- Finding Success! Unconventional Tips from a Millennial Entrepreneur Parents AND Students Welcome 7:30 p.m. Deerfield High School Auditorium Ted Gonder, a nationally acclaimed social entrepreneur, member of the US President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans and co-founding CEO of Moneythink, will discuss his journey from an unfocused student to a millennial entrepreneur at the young age of 24. From his work helping thousands of teens and his conversations with hundreds of families, Ted will share his practical and sometimes
unconventional advice on helping teens gain an edge in school, create pathways to success and stay balanced in life. Ted’s presentation will cover topics such as: How to supercharge motivation, self-reliance, and learning in today’s world as well as the top things that he told himself before college: * Talk 20% of the time; Listen 80% of the Time * Quit Early, Quit Often * & Many More
Thursday, October 20th – Inspiring Learners to Be Leaders: An Evening with Muriel Summers 8 p.m. – Kipling Elementary School Join Muriel Summers, principal of A.B. Combs Leadership Magnet Elementary School, Raleigh, NC, and the creator of the first “The Leader in Me” school in the nation, and learn how parents and schools can work together to create a learning environment that inspires students to reach their full potentials, which, in turn, benefits the entire community. This program is co-sponsored with District 109.
Tuesday, November 1st – Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Students 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. – Deerfield High School Library Presented in partnership with DHS/HPHS counseling departments, this parent workshop will provide an opportunity to understand identity development in childhood and adolescence. The focus will be on gender identity development and the importance of parental and adult support for young people. Parents/guardians will learn how to navigate conversations about LGBTQ+ news and people while creating welcoming homes and communities for their children and their friends. Tuesday, November 15th – Five Simple Rules for Parents: How to Raise Resilient, Gritty and Passionate People 7:30 p.m. – Deerfield High School Auditorium Back by popular demand, Harlan Cohen returns to enlighten parents with his 5 simple rules – offering parents a framework to help guide and support their children from grade school through college and beyond. Based on research, many interviews, group discussions, and his own personal experiences, Harlan combines insightful advice with facts, humor and the latest trends so parents leave with a new perspective on parenting and tools they can immediately put into practice.
DHS PTO NEWS
PTO Membership
It is not too late to join the PTO. Please visit our website at dhspto.org We rely on
membership fees to provide college scholarships to our seniors, and to fund
requests from various school departments. Unfortunately, we are way behind in
our enrollment goal this year, and as a result, our means to support our DHS
community is in jeopardy. See below for just one example of how the funds
raised help our school.
Thank you so much for all of the fund raising that you do to make our wonderful PTO gifts
possible! While the budget provides for our basic needs, the gifts from the PTO allow us to
enrich classroom experiences for students in our classroom. For example, students in Freshman
Physics were VERY excited when we set the new Snap Circuit kits out on the lab tables instead of
the traditional wire, bulbs, and switches used for the past ten years. The gifts do make a
difference for your children.
Judi Luepke
Science Department Chair
Discount Cards
If you didn't get a chance to pick up your Deerfield Discount Card, please contact
Lori Ashworth @ 847-902-0864 via text or call. If you haven't pre-paid, they are
only $5.
PTO Advertising
If you are interested in advertising on the PTO website, please contact us at
