Dulaney PTSA Newsletter

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1 Dulaney PTSA Newsletter 4 Labor Day - SCHOOLS CLOSED 5 Opening Day for Students 6 PTSA Meeting 7:00 pm, Library 6-8 Senior Portraits Make Ups 8:30 a.m. and 3:00p.m. 8 Deadline for October SAT (info inside) 9 ACT IMPORTANT DATES FOR SEPTEMBER 11 Sports Booster 7:00 pm Library Classroom 13 NHS Breakfast 7:00 am Satellite Cafeteria 14 Key Club Meeting (info inside) S E P T E M B E R Back-to-School Night and PTSA General Meeting 6:00 pm, Auditorium 19 Naviance Parent Night/School Counseling, Satellite Café 7:00 pm 20 Senior Barbecue 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm, at the Rocks (info inside) 21 Rosh Hashanah - SCHOOLS CLOSED 22 Deadline for October ACT 23 It s Academic at WJZ Studios (info inside) 27 Open Mic Night 5:30 pm - 10:00 pm, Auditorium 27 PTSA Meeting 7:00 pm, Library

2 Welcome Back! It is bitter sweet that the summer has ended but I must admit I have been missing seeing all the exciting things that happen at DHS. To the new students and parents, I extend a warm welcome in name of the PTSA. We have created this Newsletter to help you to be informed and reminded about important dates along with messages from faculty. This is YOUR Newsletter and I am happy to hear your suggestions to make it better. Please be advised that it is almost impossible to make the Newsletter a comprehensive resource. You should always check the websites and follow the social media links listed bellow for more info. Like I said there are many exciting things happening at DHS and we will try to cover it all! The Newsletter is distributed on the last week of the month via . If you don t receive it please let the school office know as they may not have your . Let the year begin! Camila Januario Communications Chair and Newsletter Editor camilasjanuario@gmail.com Social Media and Important Websites Official School Website: School Newspaper: The Griffin Sequel Creative Arts Magazine: Athletics: Follow the PTSA on Facebook Dulaney High School PTSA @REX1727 (robotics)

3 JOIN THE KEY CLUB! Dulaney Key Club would love for new members to join us for the new school year! Key club is the oldest and largest volunteer organization for high school students, and it provides students with opportunities to serve their communities, build character, and develop leadership. The various projects Dulaney Key Club is involved with include elementary school tutoring, in-school service (board washing, office help), fundraisers for select charities, and local community volunteering (soup kitchens, school festivals, charity events and walks, athletic events, etc.). Members have the opportunity to sign up for events of their choosing or even organize events themselves. Last school year, DHS Key Club was recognized by Maryland Public Television as the Volunteer of the year and also won various awards for their service projects at the District Convention consisting of clubs from Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia. If you are looking for a fun and rewarding way to receive service hours or are interested in leadership opportunities, please join us for our meetings in the Satellite Cafeteria every Thursday after school, beginning September 14th! Dues are $15 until October 15th and $20 afterwards. It s Academic! The DHS It's Academic team will tape its first round match on Saturday, September 23 at 10 AM at WJZ studios in Baltimore. All are welcome to attend and cheer the team on. We are playing Bel Air and C. Milton Wright High Schools.

4 A Word from School Counseling Welcome back! We have a few important dates for seniors: September 19: Naviance Night for Parents at 7:00 PM in the Satellite Café. Come and learn about how to assist your senior in the college application process using Naviance (our College and Career Planning program) The week of September 18th counselors will be visiting all English 12 classrooms to give a presentation on an overview of the college application process. We will then be available to meet with seniors as need be to complete this exciting process. Thinking about taking the October SAT? Register on collegeboard.org by the September 8th deadline. For the October 28th ACT, register by September 22nd. Seniors: Please remember to check your Naviance homepage for an easy to follow step by step list of instructions on the application process. Share the information on this page with other parents and your kids. Senior BBQ will be held on Wednesday 9/20 from 2:30-4:30PM at the Rocks. Senior BBQ t- shirts will be on sale beginning the first day of school up to 9/20 and will be sold for $20. You will need a t-shirt to participate, please see Mrs. Sofinowski for any concerns. Senior Breakfast will be held on Wednesday 10/11. More information will be available soon. Please feel free to contact Mrs. Sofinowski (asofinowski@bcps.org) & Mr. Lowe (wlowe@bcps.org) with any questions about the BBQ and the Breakfast. To all of our incoming 9th graders, we look forward to meeting you. To 10th and 11th graders, we look forward to seeing you again!

5 HELP YOUR PTSA SERVE DULANEY JOIN! DONATE! VOLUNTEER! WHY WRITE MULTIPLE CHECKS? ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PTSA MEMBERSHIP AND DONATIONS FOR LION$HARE* & GRAD GALA**. VOLUNTEERING? SIGN UP ONLINE FOR THAT TOO! parents/ ptsa THE INPUT FORM IS ALSO ON THIS WEBSITE! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! *Lion$hare is the PTSA s direct-donation fundraiser. We do this to avoid asking students to sell things. ** Grad Gala is Dulaney s after-prom party, designed to provide a safe and alcohol-free environment for our students and their guests.

6 WANTED Be part of the DHS PTSA! We are looking for good people like you to help us make DHS even better. Volunteering is a great way to know what is happening on our school. Be part of the solution! Register Online or contact Sue Battle-McDonald suebattle@yahoo.com PTSA Funding Available! Are you in charge of an activity or event that could use some funding? Maybe you have a new idea that needs seed money? The PTSA needs to hear from you so we can try to work your needs into our budget! Please PTSA President Sue Battle-McDonald at suebattle@yahoo.com any time about any funding needs. Please include "PTSA funding" in the subject line of your . If you're not sure whether your idea would qualify for funding, or how much you'd need, no problem - anyway!

7 Mark your calendar for the next PTSA meeting! It is always at 7:00 pm at the Library (except in September 14 when the PTSA meeting is held as part of Back to School Night, which starts at 6pm). All are welcomed! September 6 February 21 September 14** March 21 September 27 April 25 October 18** May 23** November 15 June 6 January 24** **General Meeting Board Members President Sue Battle-McDonald suebattle@yahoo.com Vice-President Lynne Ball lab121460@gmail.com Treasurer Kim Letke cubbydog@verizon.net Recording Secretary Kathy Wong krwong@gmail.com Corresponding Secretary Moire Riley moire.riley@gmail.com Committee Chairpersons Lions $hare Bonnie Keller cb.keller58@yahoo.com Communications Camila Januario dhsptsanews@gmail.com Beautification Chair Angela Carnonell Mulligan mandamulligan59@gmeil.com Membership Chair Diane Forthuber brofort@comcast.net Reflections Chair Sharon Wambaa sharwambaa@gmail.com Grad Gala Maryann Carter macarter2315@verizon.net