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Congratulations!
Congratulations to the Cougar Cabaret performers for raising $3000 for the East Choir program!
Downingtown East mathematics team finished in third place in the
11th grade division of the annual Lehigh Contest.
DHS East wrestlers captured the PIAA District 1 Central Team title.
DHS East Indoor track stars - Evelyn Berecz finished 4th place in the PA State long jump and Jeremy Jennings finished 3rd in both the 60 meter dash and the 200! Three state medals!
Jake Reese, a Sophomore at Downingtown West, has been named a Delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders. West Wrestling brothers Cole and Doug Zapf each won Chesmont titles.
Congratulations to DHS West students Emily Gibbs, Ellie Rowland, Julia Morgan and Alex Rowland for awards received in the PA Bar Association Mock Trial competition.
Saahil Yechur, West, placed second in the 2015 Congressional App Challenge.
FIRSTŪ Tech Challenge (FTC) team 7314 (Sab-BOT-age) won the Pennsylvania Championship Tournament Saturday and advances to the next level of competition.
Congratulations to the West Boys Basketball Team for being ChesMont co-champs, the West Wrestling team for placing 2nd, the West women's swim team for their 2nd place finish and West women's divers for placing 3rd overall in ChesMont competitions and the West Indoor Track team for their first place finish in the PTFCA state track competition.
Congratulations to the DMS Lancers for raising $6,672 to donate for a variety of local charities.
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FROM SUPERINTENDENT MUSSOLINE
This week our district has been participating in the annual nation-wide event known as "Read Across America" week. Sponsored by the National Education Association, this program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships and reading resources.
Read Across America honors the birthday of an American genius, Theo Geisel, or Dr. Seuss as he is best known. As you can see from the video below this box, I had a lot of fun reading Dr. Seuss's book Oh the Places You'll Go. The video features many of our talented students.
Theo Geisel was a cartoonist, animator, book publisher and the author of more than 60 books. Sixteen of his books appear on the all time top 100 hardcover books according to Publisher's Weekly. (Green Eggs and Ham is #4) His quirky characters both teach and entertain. From the redeemed Grinch to the faithful Horton, he used the simplest of words to make our imaginations soar.
Dr Seuss books are great fun to share with your child and, as a bonus, they'll also help him develop something called phonological awareness, a critical skill for learning to read later on. We have added a fun survey in this week's newsletter. Let us know what your favorite Dr. Seuss book is. I'll read the winning selection next year on the 2017 Read Across America Day video. Click here for the survey |
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Oh, the Places You'll Go, by Dr. Seuss
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Thank you to all the students who participated and/or had their success story highlighted in this video.
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Dottie Graham is named the district finalist for the Citadel Heart of Learning Award
Bradford Heights fourth grade teacher Dottie Graham (third from right) has been named one of the fifteen finalists for the Chester County Teacher of the Year award given by Citadel Bank. Ms. Graham has won $500 to be used for classroom supplies. The Citadel Bank Heart of Learning Chester County Teacher of the Year will be named at a banquet in the spring. Congratulations!
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Time to Buy Your Tickets for the 1st Annual DCEF Art Gala
Acquire some truly beautiful art pieces created by our talented students, teachers and community members, enjoy a fun evening, support our student artists, DASD and the Downingtown Community Education Foundation - ALL at the same time! April 6th from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Click for more information or to purchase tickets
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Uwchlan students create blankets
First grade students at UH enjoyed the second annual Blanket Party, a program to benefit Project Linus and All 4 Paws Rescue. Students created dozens of warm and cozy blankets with the help of local girl scouts.
Cat in the Hat visits Lionville Elementary
Lionville Elementary students enjoyed a brief visit from the Cat in the Hat as they celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday on Wednesday. The students all brought their favorite Dr. Seuss book to the assembly and enjoyed a reading of Seuss's recently discovered book, What Pet Should I Get .
Jump Rope for Heart at WB
Friday was a wear-red day at West Bradford, a day of fun and jumping for a great cause! West Bradford jumpers earned $11,486 toward the American Heart Association! Not only were WB families generous with their donations, but many parents showed up to support the effort and make the day extra special!
Dr. Robert Reed named Assistant Superintendent and Matt Friedman named Chief Academic Officer
The school board has approved the appointments of Dr. Robert Reed as Assistant Superintendent and Matthew Friedman for the newly created position of Chief Academic Officer. Mr. Friedman is currently Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Technology for the Mars Area School District.
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Truckloads of supplies donated to Lord's Pantry
Thank you to the DASD community for participating in the district's Lord Pantry drive. Several truckloads of items, ranging from diapers to shampoo to can goods and more were contributed by all 16 schools and the Central Office to the Pantry in honor of the Pantry's 50th anniversary.
College to Career Night a great success
Thank you to the college admission representatives and the Exton Region Chamber of Commerce members who participated in the College to Career - Get In, Get Out, Get a Paycheck event held on Tuesday, February 23rd, at Downingtown East High School. More than 700 parents and students attended the event. The business sponsors provided $50 gift certificates to four lucky students as well as scholarships to Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week!
LMS Pulsera Project
Earlier this year, students in Ms. Meyer's Spanish II classes collected donations in exchange for "Pulsera" bracelets. These bracelets are hand crafted in Nicaragua. As usual, the LMS community stepped up and completely sold out of all bracelets, raising $2,200 to go toward education and social programs in Nicaragua. To show their appreciation, the folks at Pulsera rewarded our school by sending us hand-made maracas with our school name carved on the outside.
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