The end of the school year is just 8 weeks away, and that means we have to bring Dolphin Pride to a close. Below is some important information regarding deadlines:

1.   May 3 marks the end of the 12-week progress reporting. I will be checking on attendance and grades, as this will be the last time these are reported before the end of school. The standards that you were held to include:
     a.  No more than two tardies (including “G” excused tardies) per class per semester and no more than a total of ten tardies for the academic school year.
     b.  No truancies (period or day).
     c.  No more than five absences (for any reason other than school events/business) for the academic school year. In the event of serious illness, the candidate can provide a doctor’s note and the five absence rule will be reviewed by the Principal and the Activities Director.
     d.  Maintain a minimum of 2.5 GPA with no D or F grades on first semester report card and no D’s or F’s through the final 12 week progress report (May 2013).
     e.  No “N” or “U” marks in citizenship on all progress reports and semester report cards.

2.   I am extending the deadline to turn in the hour logs to Monday morning, May 13 by 9:00am. This will allow a number of people to work the weekend events for PTSA and the Mother/Son casino event the last weekend. You need 15 hours of school service. Please make sure you are doing school, and not community, service work. Below are the guidelines for service:
     a.  Examples of school service: campus beautification, school-related volunteer work (helping with dances, school events, library, culture fair, bulletin boards, etc.)
     b.  School Theater, Band, Choir and Cheerleading Performances: Assistance on theater, band, choir and cheerleading related performances (not as part of a cast or class where credit is given) is limited to only the performances, parades, or events, not the rehearsals. This applies even if the entire show is a non-profit fundraiser. Students may not receive school service if they are benefitting by accumulating "participation points" to reduce personal expenses for group events and/or trips. No double-dipping!
     c.  Teacher's Aide without class credit/units: Students can receive community service as a campus aide providing they are not earning course credit. Service hours are to be maintained by the supervising instructors and students must get pre-approval before they begin.
     d.  Blood Donations: Two (2) hours will be given to a student for each blood donation. Limit of two blood drives per year.
     e.  Maximum of Eight (8) Volunteer Hours Per Day. Community service maximum hour-per-day guidelines shall be aligned with the California labor laws specifying that a minor may not work for more than 8 hours per day

3.   Recipients of the silver (3 years) and gold (4 years) awards will be recognized their senior year during the Senior Awards night on May 29. I will be keeping track of awards earned and underclassmen will be recognized their senior year as well.
4.   Hours completed after the May 13 deadline, including those worked during the summer time, may be used for the following school year.

In Need of School Service Hours…help make the DHHS Dolphin Force Foundation Mother & Son Casino Night a success!

10 Student Volunteers are needed to help set-up on Saturday, May 11^th from 2:00 – 4:00 pm.  Spots will be filled on a first response basis.

Baked items are also needed. One hour of service will be credited for each dozen baked goods, up to a maximum of 2 hours.  All donations MUST be delivered to the front office of DHHS between
2:00 – 4:00 pm on Saturday, May 11^th.

Please contact Karen LaBella at karenlabella@att.net to sign-up to help set-up or donate. 

Donation Items:

1 Dozen Baked Cookies

1 Dozen Baked Brownies/Cupcakes

Spring Greetings!

The 2012-2013 School beautification dates and projects are as follows: The first day for this year will be on Saturday, November 3rd, that will focuse on cleaning up and planting new plants in football field area. The second day will be on Saturday, February 9th which is clean-up day. And the third day will be held on Saturday, April 27th, for another clean-up day. simply get the signature on the hours log form by the parent in charge of the event.

 DOLPHIN PRIDE AWARD

All students at Dana Hills High School are eligible for this award which is based on satisfactory academic achievement, outstanding attendance, outstanding citizenship, and school service. 

Applications to earn this award are due to Mr. Nedler, Activities Director by October 8, 2012

Criterion:  

Academic Achievement:  Maintain a minimum of 2.5 GPA with no D or F grades on first semester report card and no D’s or F’s through the final 12 week progress report (May 2013).

Citizenship:  No “N” or “U” marks in citizenship on all progress reports and semester report cards.

Attendance:  No more than two tardies (including “G” excused tardies) per class per semester and no more than a total of ten tardies for the academic school year. No truancies (period or day). No more than five absences (for any reason other than school events/business) for the academic school year. In the event of serious illness, the candidate can provide a doctor’s note and the five absence rule will be reviewed by the Principal and the Activities Director.

School Service:  15 hours of school service. There are four pre-approved school service organizations that you may work for without needing Mr. Nedler’s signature. They are PTSA, Dolphin Force, Grad Nite and the Library. No credit will be given for service hours with teachers or teams that were not pre-approved by Mr. Nedler. Students must turn in service logs and verify hours as indicated on log card. Please see the Dolphin Pride web page for list of approved organizations.

Examples of school service: campus beautification, school-related volunteer work (helping with dances, school events, library, culture fair, bulletin boards, etc.)

1. School Theater, Band, Choir and Cheerleading Performances:

Assistance on theater, band, choir and cheerleading related performances (not as part of a cast or class where credit is given) is limited to only the performances, parades, or events, not the rehearsals. This applies even if the entire show is a non-profit fundraiser. Students may not receive school service if they are benefitting by accumulating "participation points" to reduce personal expenses for group events and/or trips. No double-dipping!

2. Teacher's Aide without class credit/units:

Students can receive community service as a campus aide providing they are not earning course credit. Service hours are to be maintained by the supervising instructors and students must get pre-approval before they begin.

3. Blood Donations:

Two (2) hours will be given to a student for each blood donation. Limit of two blood drives per year.

4.  Maximum of Eight (8) Volunteer Hours Per Day

Community service maximum hour-per-day guidelines shall be aligned with the California labor laws specifying that a minor may not work for more than 8 hours per day. 

Meetings:Studentsmust attend one of the three meeting dates in addition to turning in an application before they are allowed to turn in hour verification cards. The meeting dates are Monday, September 17, Monday, September 24 and Wednesday, October 3.All meetings will be during lunch in the Porthole theatre.

LAST YEAR 218 STUDENTS EARNED THE DOLPHIN PRIDE AWARD! We invite all interested students to apply for this year’s award. Applications will be available in the office when school starts. Students who earn the award for three years are recognized with “silver” status and four years with “gold” status at the Senior Awards night.

GALARDON “DOLPHIN PRIDE”

Todos los estudiantes en la Escuela Secundaria Dana Hills son dignos de ser escogidos para este galardón, el cual se basa en logro académico satisfactorio, asistencia escolar excelente, comportamiento cívico notable, y servicio escolar.

Las aplicaciones para ganar este galardón se podrán entregar al Sr. Nedler, Director de Actividades, hasta el día 8 de Octubre de 2012

Criterio:

Logro Académico:Mantener un puntaje mínimo de 2.5 GPA con ninguna calificación de “D o F” en la cartilla de reporte escolar el primer semestre, y ninguna “D o F” durante el reporte de progreso de las 12 semanas finales (Mayo de 2013).

Ciudadanía:Ninguna nota con “N” o “U” en ciudadanía en todos los reportes de progreso escolar y las cartillas de calificaciones en los dos semestres.

Asistencia:No mas de dos retrasos (incluyendo “G”, retrasos validos) por clase y por semestre, y no mas de un total de diez retrasos para el año escolar académico. Ninguna ausencia (por período o día). No más de cinco ausencias (por cualquier otra razón que eventos/actividades escolares) durante el año académico escolar.  En el caso de enfermedades serias, el candidato podrá presentar una nota del doctor, y la regla de las cinco ausencias será revisada por el Director de la Escuela y el Director de Actividades.

Servicio Escolar:15 horas de servicio escolar. Hay cuatro organizaciones de servicio escolar aprobadas para las que se puede trabajar sin necesitar la firma del Sr. Nedler. Estas son: PTSA, Dolphin Force, Grad. Night, y la Biblioteca (Library). No se dará ningún crédito para las horas de servicio con profesores o con equipos que no hayan sido previamente aprobadas por el Sr. Nedler.  Los estudiantes deben presentar sus diarios de servicios y verificar las horas como se indica en la tarjeta del diario. Por favor vean la lista de las organizaciones aprobadas en la página Web del Dolphin Pride.

Ejemplos de servicio escolar: embellecimiento del campus, trabajo voluntario relacionado con la escuela (ayudando con los bailes, eventos escolares, biblioteca, feria cultural, tablones de anuncios, etc.

1. Actuaciones del Teatro Escolar, Banda, Coro y Cheerleading (Animadoras):

La asistencia a las actuaciones relacionadas con el teatro, la banda, el coro y cheerleading (no como parte del cuadro de actores o clase donde se recibe crédito) esta limitada solamente a las actuaciones, desfiles o eventos, no a los ensayos. Esta norma se aplica incluso si todo el show es para recaudar fondos sin lucro. Los estudiantes pueden no recibir servicio escolar si ellos se están beneficiando por medio de acumular “puntos de participación” para reducir gastos personales para eventos y/o viajes para grupos. ¡No doble crédito!

1. Ayudante de Profesor sin unidades/crédito de clase

Los estudiantes pueden recibir servicios comunitarios como ayudante de campus a condición de que ellos no estén ganando créditos para el curso. Las horas de servicio deben ser mantenidas por los instructores supervisores, y los estudiantes deben obtener aprobación previa antes de comenzar.

1. Donaciones de Sangre:

El estudiante recibirá dos (2) horas por cada donación de sangre. Con límite de dos donaciones de sangre por año.

1. Máximo de Ocho (8) Horas de Voluntariado Por Día:

Las directrices para el máximo de hora-por-día de servicio comunitario deben estar alineadas con las leyes laborales de California que especifican que un menor no puede trabajar mas de 8 horas por día.

Reuniones/Juntas:Los estudiantes deben asistir a una de las tres fechas de juntas en adición a presentar una aplicación antes de que se les permita entregar las tarjetas de verificación de horas. Las fechas para las reuniones son Lunes, Septiembre 17, Lunes, Septiembre 24, y Lunes, Octubre 1.

Todas las juntas serán durante el lunch (almuerzo) en el teatro Porthole.

¡EL AÑO PASADO 218 ESTUDIANTES GANARON EL GALARDON DOLPHIN PRIDE!  Invitamos a todos los estudiantes interesados a aplicar para el galardón de este año. Las aplicaciones estarán disponibles en la oficina cuando empiece la escuela. Los estudiantes que ganen el galardón tres años serán reconocidos con el estatus de “plata” y cuatro años con el estatus de “oro” durante la ceremonia de la noche de Senior Awards (Galardones para los Estudiantes del Grado 12).