I hope that everyone enjoys their Spring Break which starts tomorrow April 3rd and runs through Sunday April 12th. Take care.
2 days ago, Shane Whitener
Prospective students and parents, just a reminder that the commitment deadline is April 15th. Please return the letter of commitment and other documents as soon as possible. If you have any questions about this, please contact us.

If you submitted an application, but have not received a letter from us, please reach out to see if there is anything missing from your application.

Take care.
3 days ago, Shane Whitener

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Popcorn Fundraiser. We were able to earn $2,380 for the school.

The Coffee Truck will be on campus Monday before school.

We will be having a Spirit Week this week. Please refer to the attachment to see what the theme is for each day.

Monday - Enrichment, Tuesday - Advisory, Wednesday - Family, Thursday - Community.

Spring Break will be Friday April 3rd through Sunday April 12th.

The Character Awards from last week can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dL5fsCQRlAygMiFIfmoFEeVkyf3YV4ud/view?usp=sharing

Please make sure that you are focused and work hard in your classes this week. When we return from spring break, we will have limited classes before AP and EOC testing. It's crunch time guys.

I hope that everyone has a terrific short week. As always if you need anything, please let me know. Take care.

#ReadyForAnything

6 days ago, Shane Whitener
Spring Spirit Week Flyer
Discovery students are having an amazing time at tonight's prom! #ReadyForAnything
7 days ago, Shane Whitener
DHS students dancing
DHS students dancing
DHS students dancing
Shout out to Ms. Isenhour and our two Envirothon teams who competed at the area competition this week. A special shout out to the team of Noah, Mitchell, Jason, Josh, and Jonathan for finishing 2nd and qualifying for States!
#ReadyForAnything
7 days ago, Shane Whitener
Ms. Isenhour and the two DHS Envirothon teams
The team of Noah, Mitchell, Jason, Josh, and Jonathan finished 2nd
Brooklyn, Caelyn, and Anthony did a wonderful job on the Hal Rowe show on Tuesday!!
#ReadyForAnything
7 days ago, Shane Whitener
Brooklyn, Caelyn, and Anthony join Mr. Whitener on the Hal Rowe Show Tuesday morning

Dear Discovery family. Please see the following letter from me addressing the merger talk that resurfaced on Friday. Take care.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HTuvBavHkoDoH-ZT62K5oZjrCs4qMebRRcXAtqmGS64/edit?usp=sharing

#ReadyForAnything

13 days ago, Shane Whitener
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is enjoying the spring weather we are having this weekend. Below are the announcements for this week.

Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Advisory, Thursday - Family (Barham’s family gets the pizza party), Friday - March Madness Championship Game.

We will be having a Popcorn Fundraiser that starts on Monday evening and runs through Friday evening. The fundraiser is totally online. I sent an email to the students on Friday explaining everything about setting up their "store". Fifty percent of the sells come back to the school. The top 3 sales people will earn a prize.

Good luck to our Envirothon team as they compete at the Area Competition on Wednesday.

Our seniors will be attending a Career Fair at CVCC on Wednesday morning. A permission slip will be coming home on Monday that will need to be completed for students to be able to participate.

Our prom is on Saturday. I look forward to seeing everyone dressed up and ready to dance!

I hope that everyone enjoys the rest of their weekend. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care.

#ReadyForAnything

13 days ago, Shane Whitener
A huge shout out to Ms. Isaac and the cast and crew of the Mean Girls production! It was absolutely amazing!!
#ReadyForAnything
13 days ago, Shane Whitener
Classroom scene from Mean Girls
Scene from Mean Girls
Mean Girls cast
Scene from Mean Girls
Scene from Mean Girls
Mr. Escamilla and the DHS/NCHS band did a wonderful job at their MPA performance this evening at Lenoir Rhyne University! #ReadyForAnything
16 days ago, Shane Whitener
DHS/NCHS band have their MPA performance
Congratulations to Jason and Anthony for being accepted to Governor's School!!
#ReadyForAnything
18 days ago, Shane Whitener
Jason and Anthony have been accepted to Governor's School.
Dylan did an amazing job kicking off this year's senior presentations! He looked at how changes in pitching has contributed to an increase in arm injuries specifically to the UCL. He was very knowledgeable and confident. Great job Dylan!
#ReadyForAnything
18 days ago, Shane Whitener
Dylan giving his senior presentation
The Science Olympiad team did extremely well representing DHS on Saturday at the Regional Competition. They performed with great attitudes and teamwork. Harrison and Jonathan took 1st place in Electric Vehicle. It was a nearly perfect run. Jason, Harrison and Yuanman took first place in Boomilever. Congratulations to all DHS participants!
#ReadyForAnything
19 days ago, Shane Whitener
DHS Science Olympiad team being crazy
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is enjoying the Spring weather before another cold streak hits. Below are the announcements for this week.

There is no school for students on Monday as this is a teacher workday. Fourth quarter starts Tuesday.

Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Advisory, Thursday - Family, Friday - March Madness Third Place Game.

The Mean Girls production will be taking place this upcoming weekend. Refer to the attached flyer to see showtimes.

Congratulations to the ten students inducted into the Beta Club on Thursday. These students have worked extremely hard to achieve this accomplishment and we are very proud of them.

The NCHS/DHS Band will be having their MPA Performance at PE Monroe Auditorium on Lenoir Rhyne University's campus on Thursday at 5:45. If you're able, I highly encourage you to attend.

Students, if you have a class at NCHS, please read the following information about how you'll enter their campus starting Tuesday. Band students will enter the lower gate at the band room. All other students will walk around and enter the office area of the new building on West 15th Street. If you have any questions about this, please see Mr. Whitener on Tuesday.

This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oRMhqI6mya1btUh9xoi31EvQPJ_I8gd9/view?usp=sharing.

As we begin 4th quarter, I encourage all students to work hard in their classes. Our teachers are going to continue to push you to prepare you for end of year tests. Make sure you rise to their and my expectations. Enjoy the rest of your weekend and let me know if you need anything. Take care.

#ReadyForAnything
20 days ago, Shane Whitener
NCHS/DHS Band MPA Performance Flyer
Newly inducted Beta Club students
Mean Girls Poster
Thanks to Ms. Arditti and several of our students for volunteering at Rising Hope Farms Friday afternoon!
#ReadyForAnything
21 days ago, Shane Whitener
DHS student, Elany, volunteers at Rising Hope Farms
DHS students volunteering at Rising Hope Farms
Discovery High School welcomed 10 new members to its Beta Club on Thursday. Congratulations to these students! This is a true honor and a testament to your hard work.
#ReadyForAnything
22 days ago, Shane Whitener
DHS inducted Beta Club members
Mr. Crosson sponsored an Art Enrichment this quarter which culminated in an Art Gala this week. The participating students did a wonderful job and the students who visited the gala loved what they saw.
#ReadyForAnything
24 days ago, Shane Whitener
Students enjoying snacks and viewing the art at the art gala.
Students admiring the art work created by students participating in the art enrichment.
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Please see below the announcements for this week.

This is the final week of 3rd quarter which ends on Thursday. Please see your teachers to ensure that you have submitted all assignments before Thursday.

Monday & Tuesday - Enrichment, Wednesday - Fr. vs. Jr March Madness, Thursday - Soph vs. Sr March Madness, Friday - Optional Teacher Workday, Next Monday (3/16) - Required Teacher Workday, Next Tuesday (3/17) - First day of 4th Quarter.

You guys did a terrific job with Penny Wars. It was fun watching you all strategize to try and get your family to win. Final tallies will be shared at the first March Madness game on Wednesday!

Newton-Conover City Schools Child Nutrition is thinking about making a change to our Summer Food Service Program.

Right now, students must eat their meals on campus during the summer. We are looking at changing this so families can pick up five days of meals at a designated location and take them home.

We would love to hear from you! NCCS Parents and families, please take a moment to fill out the survey below and let us know if this change would help your family.

Your feedback is very important to us. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts so we can better serve our students and families. Please use this link to complete the survey: https://bit.ly/nccssummermeals.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. If there is anything you need, please let us know. Take care.

#ReadyForAnything
27 days ago, Shane Whitener
College Acceptance Wall
On Wednesdays we wear pink! Make sure to mark your calendars to come watch Discovery High School and Newton Conover Middle School's production of "Mean Girls: High School Version" on Friday, March 20 @ 7PM, Saturday, March 21 @ 2PM and & 7PM, and Sunday, March 22 @ 2PM in NCMS Auditorium. Tickets will be $10 and sold at the door! Please be advised if you are planning on bringing younger children that this show is a little more mature and there will be some PG-13 jokes. We hope to see you there!
29 days ago, Shane Whitener
Mean Girls Flyer March 20-22
Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is enjoying the spring weather. Below are the announcements for this week.

Monday and Tuesday-Enrichment, Wednesday-Advisory, Thursday-Family, and Friday-Community (first March Madness game).

We will have penny wars this week. The money raised will be used to purchase instructional supplies for the school. Please refer to the email that went out the end of last week regarding the rules.

From Ms. Greenwald regarding our Quill Team: Our team did great today at the state tournament. We don’t have specific numbers yet but they finished 6th place. I’m very proud of them. They have worked hard to practice and prepare. They had great attitudes.

This year they were able to participate in a workshop with a poet laureate. Clancy presented the poem she wrote on stage. The whole team then went on stage to present their group poem. They did a great job.

They represented Discovery well!

This week's Character Awards can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q2tCf1VFihzUo8v4JEg_zGG3Tl6SWcUo/view?usp=sharing.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful week. If there's anything you need, please don't hesitate to reach out. Take care.

#ReadyForAnything
about 1 month ago, Shane Whitener