Go Big Red: DCHS Weekly Message

Week 6: Picture Day

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Decatur County Community High School

605 E Commercial St, Oberlin, KS 67749

September 25, 2022 (Schedule at the bottom, Skip What You Want)

Follow us on Twitter at @DCHSREDDEVILS or

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Oberlin294/

Decatur community,

What stood out to me this past week was the success of our junior high athletes, a group that shows a lot of resilience and teamwork, both of which are paying off with victories and top performances.

The junior high football team is undefeated at 4-0, and they have beaten three teams by more than 45 points, only once needing to go the full 4 quarters.

The junior high volleyball team just won the St. Francis Tournament this past weekend, adding to an already successful season. I am extremely impressed by the consistency of their serves and a huge shoutout to the coaches for working with them and keeping them focused.

In cross country, we have several runners that are consistently placing in their divisions, but this week really stood out. Kira Burmaster took first and Misty Kliewer took second in the 7th grade girls' division, and Trevor Witt took second in the 7th grade boys' division at Norton.

Lots of great things to smile about for our young athletes. Perfect timing, because it's Picture Week!

Things You Should Know

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Home Event Guidelines

Decatur Community:

Decatur County Junior/Senior High School will be implementing the following policies at all home activities:

1. Once inside the stadium, all students/children should remain in the stands during home activities. It will be the responsibility of parents/guardians to monitor their children during these events.

A. 5th grade students and below should be accompanied by a parent or other adult at all activities.

B. 6-8 grade students should be seated in the student section or with family/guardians.

C. 9-12 grade students should be seated in the stands.

2. All balls are to remain outside of the stadium and off school grounds. They can be taken to the park.

3. Students should not be running around or causing disruption to those trying to

enjoy the game.

4. Any recurring issues may result in the student/child being asked to leave.

DCHS has a supportive community that makes for a great environment at all home events, and we want to ensure an enjoyable and safe experience for everyone.

GO BIG RED!

Jeremy Holloway

DCHS Principal

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Picture Day Wednesday, September 28.

This Wednesday is Picture Day. Love your past pictures or hate them, these are the pictures that go in the Yearbook.

Pictures will be taken by H2O Photography, and your students were give an informational packet this past week.

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Junior High Dance

This Friday night, the Junior High will be having their first dance of the school year. The dance will be from 7:00-10:00 in the DCHS cafeteria. Shoutout to Mr. Reichert for taking over as the Jr. High STUCO Sponsor.

Here are the themes of the week:

Monday - Athlete vs. Mathlete

Tuesday - Twin Day

Wednesday - Picture Day (Dress up Nice!)

Thursday - Red Day (Last Home Game)

Friday - Red Day

Please note that Jr. High dances are strictly for 7th and 8th grade students. No younger, older, or out of school students are allowed to attend.

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Early Release on Friday, September 30.

There will be an Early Release on Friday, September 30th due to our home football game against Hoxie being moved to a 3:00 start time. Here is the post last was on our Facebook page. :

USD 294 will have a 2:00 Early Release for students on Friday, Sept. 30. The DCHS football game with Hoxie has been moved up to 3:00 because of a lack of officials. (The same officiating crew will be working a second game that evening in a different town.)

The 2:00 early release includes both Oberlin Elementary School and Decatur Community Junior/Senior High School.

Officials play an important role in school activity programs. The KSHSAA recognizes the sacrifice these individuals make which allow student-athletes to participate in a fair and safe environment. If you are interested in becoming an official, more information can be found at https://www.kshsaa.org/.../Official/PDFs/Brochure-2018.pdf

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District Hiring

There are several positions that USD 294 is looking to fill. If you or anyone you know may be interested in one of the following position, please go to https://www.usd294.org/ to apply online.

-4th Grade Teacher

-OES Secretary

- Food Service

- Custodian

- Assistant Maintenance

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Twitter (I will leave this Info. throughout September)

Parents, students, family, and community members,

I urge you to sign up for our Twitter page. You can look up Decatur County Community Red Devils or follow @DCHSREDDEVILS .Twitter is generally the fastest way to get information. Even my Weekly Messages will typically go out on Twitter before they are sent to you through PowerSchool. I would share this with loved ones as well. Twitter is the easiest way to catch a quick glimpse into the school and also get updates on changes. Our hope would be to grow our Twitter following and continue to share what we are doing at the school.

GO BIG RED

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I hope you were able to enjoy the great weekend. It looks like we are just about to turn the corner on this weather thing. The highs are in the 70s most of the week, perfect weather for my first ever 3:00 high school football game.

Until next week,

Jeremy Holloway

Go Big Red!