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The Deering Weekly Update The Deering Weekly Update 2nd Annual Diversity Among Us: All Males of Color Conference. DHS welcomed 13 ​ ​ ​ strong & empowering males of color and over 80+ male students of color for an "uplifting and rewarding" 2 hour conference. Topics ranged from stories of immigration to the US and struggles being a male minority, followed by an open Q&A for students and panelists. (Photo by DHS Alum John Ochira: (left) Berthlley Despacho ~PPS Multilingual & Cultural Broker; ​ Abdillahi A~ Gateway Community; Claude Rwaganje~ProsperityME (Maine); Roy Chatterjee~ DHS Mentoring Program; Patrick Abedi~PPS Language Acquisition Specialist; Xaiver Botana~ PPS Superintendent; Tae Chong~Catholic Charities; Ahmed Jasim~PPS Multilingual; Roberto Rodrigez~ School Board Rep; Carlos Gomez~PPS Multilingual; & Lance Gibbs~USM Professor of Ethnic Studies.) ⇨ CORRECTION: Last week's newsletter featured a photo of Rosy Mejia Aquino and ​ Rivaldo Sanchez. They are Presidents of the Spanish Conversation Club by whom the pupusa party pictured was hosted. The club is open to anyone interested in practicing speaking Spanish and includes students who represent the whole student body, not only ELL students. Vol. 4, November 4, 2019. If you have news you'd like to share or questions about something you read here, please contact Sarah Shmitt at [email protected] ​ HERE is our new DEERING COMPREHENSIVE CALENDAR. This online calendar will be ​ ​ ​ ​ updated frequently and will be linked to the DHS website and the DHS facebook page. 1 Date Event and Info Time Location Notes Monday, Nov 4 Meeting for 6 pm Room 217 Students and parents those traveling are asked to attend to Greece in April Saturday, Deering Silent 4 - 7 pm Woodford Raffles, games, light November 16 Auction to 's Club food support ALL Deering students For Deering's Sport Schedules, visit www.deeringathletics.com ​ Don't Go Hungry! COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING MEALS Deering Center Community Church will be hosting a traditional Thanksgiving meal with ​ Wayside on Thanksgiving Day. Free to all community members at 4 Brentwood Street from 12pm – 1pm. No registration required. Call 773-2423 for more information. Portland Club and Wayside will be providing a free meal on the day of Thanksgiving. ​ ​ ​ All are welcome. Food will be served at 156 State Street from 11am – 1pm. No registration required. Call 775-4939 for more information. Preble Street Resource Center will be providing their scheduled free meals on ​ Thanksgiving Day – lunch and dinner will be Thanksgiving Themed. Open to everyone. Call 775-0026 for more information. Visit 252 Oxford Street: Breakfast: 8 – 9:30am Lunch: 11:30 – 1pm Dinner: 4:30 – 6pm Teen Center, 343 Cumberland Ave.: Breakfast: 8 – 9:00am Lunch: Noon – 1pm Dinner: ​ 6 – 7:00pm 2 3 DEERING PARENT GROUPS NEWS NEXT PTO MEETING: TUESDAY, November 12, 6:00-7:30 pm. Deering Library. ​ ​ ​ Science teacher Karen Shibles will share information on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and the STEM endorsement certificate at DHS. Also discussion and planning for the year. If you have agenda items you would like add, email [email protected], ​ MINUTES from the September 16 PTO / PAG meeting are HERE ​ Currently scheduled PTO meetings for the year are Tuesday, Nov. 12, Monday, Jan. 27, Monday, March 16, Monday, May 11, all 6-7:30 in the DHS library. Hope to see you there! Questions, contact [email protected] PLEASE GET INVOLVED ​ ​ and SUPPORT YOUR SCHOOL! Contact us at [email protected] ​ ​ **CLYNK bags are helping us raise money for our projects like books for teachers and the DHS community. If you want any CLYNK bags, let us know and we’ll drop some off at your house. Deering Consolidated Boosters Purple & White Club Are you a parent or guardian of a Deering Student Athlete? Come see what Deering Consolidated Boosters is all about! Please join us on Wednesday, November 6 at 6 pm in Room 219. Can’t make the meeting? Email us at [email protected] to find out how you ​ ​ can help. April Trip to Greece At 6:00 P.M. on November 4th, there will be a meeting in Room 217 to discuss the trip to Greece over April vacation. This is for students and parents already signed up. If 4 you are interested in joining the trip, please see Ms Toppan soon because final payments are due by December. From Friday, November 11th's Adulting-101 workshop: Tired of taking the Metro? ​ ​ ​ Come find out how to SAVE, SEARCH & PURCHASE your first Car with the experts from CarMax. Drama Department Needs Props for Miracle Worker WE STILL NEED: Two twin bed mattresses A life size baby doll A smallish dome top old-fashioned trunk We could also use a fake roasted turkey for the dinner scene. CONTACT Ms Harris if you can help: [email protected] 5 6 7 8 From Our Music Department On Thursday November 7, the Chamber Singers and Chorus will participate in the Maine Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association Fall Festival. Other schools participated are Thornton Academy, Yarmouth, Winslow, Gorham, Greely, Massabesic, South Portland and Bonny Eagle. This will involve an entire day to art of Choral music. As usual the attire will be concert black; this is the policy of our 9 All-State Music Festival, and Portland Public Schools high school ensembles has embraced it. Students who need assistance with the wardrobe simply need to see Dr. Stickney who has established a concert attire closet to ensure all students have black “from stem to stern”. Accolades to Joey Lancia who will be representing Deering High School at the All-State Jazz festival 2020. Mr. Lancia is a Senior and has worked hard to attain his achievement. Please Donate Warm Clothes! The RAMily Market is asking for clothing donations to get students prepared for the ​ ​ winter season. Like new or gently-used contemporary high-school age clothing is needed. All donations are welcome, but winter gear (hats, scarves, gloves, jackets, etc...) are especially needed! We have plenty of men's dress shirts, so no need for those right now. PROJECT GRAD Attention Class of 2020 Parents/Guardians! Please join the Project Grad Committee. Our next meeting is October 29th at Deering. The meeting will begin at 5:30pm. Come learn what Project Grad is all about, and what you can do to help your Senior have an amazing year. “It takes many hands” to make project graduation successful, and we look forward to growing our committee. The meeting will be held in room 317. For additional information, e-mail: Mr. Cherry at [email protected] or follow our Facebook page “DHS Project ​ ​ Graduation 2020”. 10 An Important Message from Nurse Nalli Fall is definitely here and with the cooler weather and changing leaves comes the start of flu season. Deering High School has flu shots available at Student Based Health ​ ​ ​ ​ Center (SBHC). Students (under 18 years) must have a signed parent/guardian consent form to receive the flu shot. Copies of this consent form are available in the nurse's office and at the School Health Center. Once the consent form is completed, an appointment can be made for the flu shot. These are available regardless of ability to pay. Please let me know if you have any questions. ~Nurse Nalli~ Deering Yearbook Raffle: Patrick Dempsey! Enter Deering Yearbook's raffle to win a 2019 yearbook signed by Patrick Dempsey. ​ ​ Tickets will be for sale starting October 15, 2019. Seniors Samatra Sam and Miranda Beard (pictured below) participated in a 5k walk as part of their senior capstone. While taking part in the Dempsey Center event, the two students were able to meet Patrick Dempsey and leave with a signed yearbook! If interested in purchasing tickets-- 1 ticket for $5 3 tickets for $12 10 tickets for $25 Tickets will be on sale during lunch, at various school events or just contact Mr. Lawless in Room 113 ([email protected]) ​ ​ Drawing will be at the end of the semester in January 2020 YEARBOOK: Purchase Today! 11 The 2020 yearbook can be ordered online at YBPAY.com and the id number is ​ ​ 11227420. The yearbooks are on sale for $60 and the sale will end by November 1st. The original price is $70. The 2019 yearbook can be purchased for $40. See Mr. Lawless in Room 113 if interested. WEX Job Shadows: February and April Break WEX will continue to offer job shadow opportunities to high school juniors and seniors who are able to commute to the Portland area over school break. In 2020, there will be two cohorts: one in February and one in April. Detailed information about the program - including a list of FAQs Applications for both cohorts will be open until December 23, 2019. Detailed information about the program - including a list of FAQs--as well as registration information is available from Ms Willams in room 214. Week of 10/28/2019 STEM Newsletter Items Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year. Look for STEM ELOs & STEM Scholarship opportunities to be posted here each week. If your student is new to Deering or new to the STEM Endorsement work, encourage them to join the Google Classroom for program requirements, ELO trackers and general announcements. Google Code: xa03aiv ​ ​ ​ ​ STEM ELOs: ● Students interested in the ME App Challenge should join Mrs. Shibles on ​ ​ Tuesday during WINN for the ME App Challenge Meetup. We will meet in room 303 and learn about the competition, brainstorm app ideas, and discuss available tools. No experience needed. 12 ● Seats are going fast on the bus trip to UMaine to learn about their engineering program. See details from last week’s post. ● Students interested in learning about the Maine State Science Fair should join ​ ​ Mrs.
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