Principal's Newsletter
August 2022
Dear Parents and Families,
Neither the heat nor the summer have slowed things down at Stephen Decatur High School.
Looking back on July, we had a very successful Summer Academy that included the enrichment and academic programs of Freshman Bootcamp, Life Is What Is What You Bake It, and SAT Prep. We also had a 100% success rate for our Credit Recovery students The participation was awesome and the feedback was even better. Our school counselors have been busy finalizing schedules and we’ve had all hands on deck for our redesigned Media Center. Throughout the summer, we have had teachers in and out of the building for professional development, PBIS, and school improvement planning. Looking forward, we have a record number of over 400 athletes working hard each day preparing for the fall sports season and we have our talented musicians coming in for pre-season band camp. We are excited to welcome our new staff members to our building, SAT test-takers on August 27th, and nearly 350 freshmen during our annual Freshman Seahawk Day prior to the official start of school.
On a final note, we want to give a special shout-out to our custodians who have all worked tremendously hard all summer cleaning and preparing our school for September 6th. We can’t wait to see our students back in classrooms and walking our hallways.
Communication is essential and we strive to connect to our students, parents and families, and community each and every day. We will continue reaching out to you with weekly robo-calls and text messages. We also encourage you to visit our website and follow our social pages including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok for announcements, information, and celebrations.
As always, we wish to express our sincere gratitude toward our entire school community. We would not be the amazing school that we are without the help and support of all of you. Thank you and may you have a safe, healthy, and happy fall season!
Sincerely,
Thomas Sites, Principal
Dear Parents and Families,
Neither the heat nor the summer have slowed things down at Stephen Decatur High School.
Looking back on July, we had a very successful Summer Academy that included the enrichment and academic programs of Freshman Bootcamp, Life Is What Is What You Bake It, and SAT Prep. We also had a 100% success rate for our Credit Recovery students The participation was awesome and the feedback was even better. Our school counselors have been busy finalizing schedules and we’ve had all hands on deck for our redesigned Media Center. Throughout the summer, we have had teachers in and out of the building for professional development, PBIS, and school improvement planning. Looking forward, we have a record number of over 400 athletes working hard each day preparing for the fall sports season and we have our talented musicians coming in for pre-season band camp. We are excited to welcome our new staff members to our building, SAT test-takers on August 27th, and nearly 350 freshmen during our annual Freshman Seahawk Day prior to the official start of school.
On a final note, we want to give a special shout-out to our custodians who have all worked tremendously hard all summer cleaning and preparing our school for September 6th. We can’t wait to see our students back in classrooms and walking our hallways.
Communication is essential and we strive to connect to our students, parents and families, and community each and every day. We will continue reaching out to you with weekly robo-calls and text messages. We also encourage you to visit our website and follow our social pages including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and TikTok for announcements, information, and celebrations.
As always, we wish to express our sincere gratitude toward our entire school community. We would not be the amazing school that we are without the help and support of all of you. Thank you and may you have a safe, healthy, and happy fall season!
Sincerely,
Thomas Sites, Principal
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- The Schoology App works fine sometimes – Web Browser is highly recommended.
- Download ‘Get’ Google Chrome from the Leaf App (titled “Student”) to use Schoology on Chrome.
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- First, contact teacher for assistance.
- Second, Contact helpdesk@worcesterk12.org.
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INSTAGRAM
Page of our School Counselors:
@sdhsschoolcounselors
An excellent resource for students, parents, and our community. Check out their Tips of the Day too!
Page of our School Counselors:
@sdhsschoolcounselors
An excellent resource for students, parents, and our community. Check out their Tips of the Day too!
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INSTAGRAM
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INSTAGRAM & TWITTER
Information from our Testing Office:
@sdhstesting
An excellent resource for our students & parents about county and state assessments and Advanced Placement testing.
Information from our Testing Office:
@sdhstesting
An excellent resource for our students & parents about county and state assessments and Advanced Placement testing.
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Official pages for school communication: @SDHSSeahawks For important information, announcements, and celebrations of our students and our school. |
