Resources & Guidelines

ALL clubs must register prior to the annual Club Fair (mid-September)

HERE is the form for EXISTING clubs to register (will be open from June 1, 2025 - September 19, 2025)

HERE is the form for NEW clubs (will be open from August 1, 2025 - September 19, 2025)

• All meetings and activities must take place on the DHS campus, with the exception of approved off site, school-sponsored events. The approval form can be found HERE. 

Note: Any events or activities proposed to take place off campus require the completion of the F1 field trip form and Emergency Card/Permission Slip Form, and must follow district policies regarding transportation. 

• Ensure fundraising is approved by the administration and related directly to the club or activity. To obtain approval, fill out the Fundraising and Goods Collection Request for Approval form; Part 1 of 2 is due two weeks before the proposed start date; part 2 of 2 is due one week after the fundraiser or collection has concluded. Failure to submit required paperwork will prevent organizations from proceeding with accessing or utilizing funds until documentation is complete.

• Ensure that all money issues (collecting or distributing) go through Cara Blatney, the Bursar. No money may be deposited in a non-school account or through online apps. Funds must be deposited to the bursar on a daily basis. (See also: BOE Policy 3150 School Activities Funds) Advisors should handle/supervise all fundraising and money related issues.

• Any time a club or DHS organization wishes to bring in an outside speaker or adult volunteer, the group must complete the Guest Speaker proposal form and submit it to the principal for approval. 

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Organizations must follow all existing school policies and practices in communicating about their club through posters and announcements at DHS:

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND INTERCOM GUIDELINES

Student use of the intercom and plasma screens are limited to those students who have been authorized by the administration to read the daily morning announcements or to those who have special announcements to make to promote school activities. Student organizations may submit announcements for administrative approval to Administrative Assistant Maria Farren in the main office (mfarren@darienps.org) It is the students’ responsibility to listen to announcements and to get in the habit of checking the DHS website and reading the posted bulletins as well. 

BULLETIN BOARDS/POSTERS

Bulletin Boards may be used by school clubs, teachers, and students for school-related announcements; all posters and announcements must be approved and stamped beforehand by an Assistant Principal or the Athletic Director. No personal posters (birthdays, band gigs, etc.) or posters for outside agencies are allowed.   

• Announcements, posters, signs, etc. may only be hung on corridor walls using blue painters tape. At no time are postings to be placed on doors or exterior building windows as this will damage and scratch the surface when removed.  

• Any sport, club, activity, or individual that hangs a poster must take responsibility for removing it once the activity is completed. Failure to do so may result in losing the opportunity to post future materials.

• Sexual innuendos, obscene and/or inappropriate language, references to drugs/alcohol, or statements or images which glorify their use will result in removal of the material and disciplinary action.