Weeks in Review

• Congratulations to Cristina Velazquez and USB for a fun Tim Burton Spirit Week, enjoyable Talent Show, and fun Rockoff Rally.
• Thanks to Mike Grein, Ryan Landmann, Liz Sanches MCJROTC, PSA, and others that made all the behind-the-scenes arrangements to host our PSUSD board meeting last week and the PSUSD Spelling Bee the week prior.
• High five to Carolyn who helped out with our first Principal's Council meeting, where I met with all club presidents and sports captains last week.
• A big thanks to Wendy Lopez, Colleen Morgan, and Adriana Brenes-Rios for their help with the January 11th PD. Have you been using your inside outside circles?
• Thanks to Kai Lyles and Dulce Borquez for organizing the Luna Fest event for our female athletes.
• Kudos to our Counseling Team for another great FAFSA Event
• High five to 1st Sgt Webb for organizing another successful Drill Team Meet at DHSHS.
• Thanks to Vera Johnson for organizing our 1st Annual Alumni College Presentations. We had six alumni come back to present about their college experience to 198 current DHSHS students.

Overheard & Seen at DHSHS

This section will highlight the positive things you see and hear at DHSHS based on your Golden Eagle Gazette feedback form below.

FOR LAST ISSUE I ASKED INSTEAD FOR YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS (How are you doing so far)?

• To read "The Motivated Brain" by Gayle Gregory and Martha Kaufeldt and incorpaorate what I learn into my daily lessons :)
• "My New Year's Resolution is to find ways to support my freshman students who are struggling.
• Shout-Out to Ms. BR who is always supportive and trying to help teachers meet the needs of our EL students."
• Make better use of reprographics!
• Working on more writing and listening skills.
• To achieve work-life balance and nurture myself so that I can better nurture my students.
• Keep a model notebook for both anatomy and chemistry classes for the use of absent students
• My work-related New Year's Resolution is to utilize Google classroom. I prepped classes before break that we will roll out the first week:)
• Never be grumpy (wish me luck).
• Connect with students and build new, stronger relationships of trust and support.
• To complete my masters by the end of the school year.
• I would like to continue learning from my experienced mentors, Loret Stagg and Cecile Avallone Hall. Without their guidance, I would not have been able to survive my first semester of my first official year teaching. Their spirit, vitality, and dedication have made work feel like a blessing. I have so much more I need to learn from them.
• To complete all the required classes for our Leadership Education 1 cadets
• Incorporate more daily Kagan structures that I have not used yet.
• Minimize work at home to maximize family time.
• To put a greater effort on the students that hide, the quiet ones.
• Helping students perfecting and polishing their skills through competition and showcasing their portfolios/websites.
• My work related new years resolution is to provide better support for the newer teachers.
• My goal is to support students in learning Google Classroom.
• To increase the rigor of my course and to incorporate weekly intentional time to meet with and support the failing students in my classes.
• Having higher expectations for my students and teaching them to be more responsible for their actions.
• My New Year's resolution are to become a minimalist. I want to donate or throw away material that I have been hanging on for years.
• I resolve to raise freshman awareness of the importance of making a commitment to academic success (because high school grades matter!).
• To not get so stressed out over everything. Bad for the ticker!
• Model respect, compassion and courage everyday.
• Put myself on the pineapple chart twice monthly.
• Brown Belt in Kung Fu by Nov 2017
• Be more organized!!!
• express gratitude daily
• I love working at DHSHS.
• Cut out all sugars from my diet
• This semester I would like to do a better job of positive feedback through Class Dojo and a reward system.
• Clean up more at the end of the day; on top of agenda every day
• To gain deeper connection with my students.
• I would like to work on getting to know our long-term EL students better.
• Keep my students and myself physically active.
• POSITIVITY
• To get organized and grade most of the students work at school.
• Use Kagan strategies to get my students more involved.
• To make sure all students have a resume'.
• To thine own self be true, and it must follow, I as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man (William Shakespeare)
• Make time to get to know more students, so that they are more comfortable when coming into the office.
• To prep my Pre-Cal Jrs for their IAB Exam.

FYI & Reminders

Friends of the California State Fair is giving away thousands of dollars in scholarships for the 2017-2018 academic school year. One catch - you have to apply. The application is available at CAStateFair.org/Scholarship. Scholarships will be awarded in the following areas: academic achievement, agriculture, business, the arts, culinary/hospitality/event planning, international agricultural trade, state fair past exhibitor/student assistant, viticulture/enology, teacher preparation, trade school, and child/grandchild of a WFA member. This program seeks to motivate well-rounded and high academic achievers that will be enrolled in a four-year accredited college/university, community college or trade school program in the state of California for the 2017-2018 school year. Applications are due Thursday, March 2, 2017.

PHOTOS: Remember to send me your photos from your classroom, event, activity, etc. for focus on our homepage and/or Gazette.

IDS: Please remember that the Lead Teachers and Leadership Team expect each first period teacher to check for a visible (on lanyard, not in pocket, backpack, etc.) each and every day. During first period, students without an ID should be sent to Room 202 / Ms. Barraza. Periods 2-6, teachers should send the names of students without an ID to Carolyn and an administrator will follow up.

ATTENDANCE: Continue to take attendance during the first 10 minutes of class.

GRADES: Remember to enter a minimum of one grade per student in your gradebook per week.

PASSES: Remember, the only valid passes from a classroom are the student's planner page for the day's date filled out and initialed at the bottom of the day's column. If a student does not have a planner with them, they cannot leave the class. If it's an emergency, tell the student they will need to spend the number of minutes out with you during passing period, lunch or before/after school.

MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS: Remember it is the teacher's responsibility to keep their class during morning announcements (even if some students do not want to pay attention, others do).

Upcoming Calendar Highlights

Tue Jan 31, 2017

JV/V 3:15/5:00PM Boys Soccer vs. Coachella Valley HS - Home

JV/V 3:15/5:00PM Girls Soccer @ Coachella Valley - Away

JV/V 4:30/6:00PM Girls Basketball @ Coachella Valley - Away

JV/V 4:30/6:00PM Boys Basketball vs. Coachella Valley HS - Home

Wed Feb 1, 2017

Bullis- Out at Every Child Counts Symposium in Anaheim (After Collaboration Time)

Collaboration Day

MCJ ROTC Inspector Generals Inspection

7:30-Whole Staff PD

Wind Symphony and Concert Band Concert - Theater

Thur Feb 2, 2017

Bullis- Every Child Counts Symposium

9:30-(ELAC) English Learner Advisory Committee & Coffee with the Principal

7:15TUGs (Technology User Groups)

JV/V 3:15/5:00PM Boys Soccer vs. Desert Mirage - Home

JV/V 3:15/5:00PM Girls Soccer @ Desert Mirage - Away

JV/V 4:30/6:00PM Boys Basketball vs. Desert Mirage - Home

V/V 4:30/6:00PM Girls Basketball @ Desert Mirage - Away

Fri Feb 3, 2017

Bullis- Every Child Counts Symposium

BSF/HBCU College Fair - Los Angeles

Winter Sports Photos - See Schedule

Sat Feb 4, 2017

Winter Formal

Tue Feb 7, 2017

Valentine Grams

JV/V 3:00/4:30/6:007:30PM Girls/Boys Basketball @ Twentynine Palms - Away

JV/V 3:15/5:00PM Girls Soccer vs. Twentynine Palms - Home

JV/V 3:15/5:00PM Boys Soccer @ Twentynine Palms HS - Away

Wed Feb 8, 2017

Valentine Grams

Collaboration Day

7:30-PLC Meeting

8:30-Staff Meeting

3:30-Admin meeting

Thur Feb 9, 2017

PSA ACADEMY/PATHWAY PLANNING DAY

7:15-TUGS

Fashion Show

JV Girls Soccer @ Big Bear - Away

Boys Soccer JV vs. Big Bear - Home

JV/V 4:30/6:00PM Boys Basketball vs. Yucca Valley - Home

JV/V 4:30/6:00PM Girls Basketball @ Yucca Valley - Away

Boys Soccer V vs. Yucca Valley - Home

V Girls Soccer @ Yucca Valley - Away

Fri Feb 10, 2017

Valentine Grams

2:15-Fire Drill-6th Period - Softball Field

Sat Feb 11, 2017

Saturday School

2:15-Fire Drill-6th Period - Softball Field

Mon Feb 13, 2017

12:00-David Gonzalez-Tour - Theater

After Four

If you have something you would like to share about your time away from DHSHS, here is the place where you can get the word out.

(Left) Lori Matacia & the Loughnanes (with their kids) participate in the 2017 Palm Springs Mayor's Healthy Planet, Healthy You Race this past Saturday.

(Right) Arielle Arielle & Kyle Mayer tied the knot on January 7th in Genoa, NV.

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