Dawson County High School

Z-club needs your help this holiday season! The DCHS student food pantry needs to be restocked, so we are running a food drive starting 12/14 through 12/17. Everything is appreciated, from fresh fruits to canned food. Please bring your donations to Ms. Cohen’s room, 213B. If you cannot make these arrangements, please email Ms. Cohen at Cohenn@glendiveschools.org Thank you for your donations!

DCHS 12/2 Announcements: Lunch for Wednesday: Lasagna rollups with garlic toast, veggie, fruit, & milk. NO SALAD BAR. Lunch for Thursday: Deli sandwich, potato chips, veggie, fruit, a snack bar & milk. NO SALAD BAR. Wrestling: If you are interested in wrestling there is a meeting in the cafeteria Thursday after school.

Lunch for Tuesday: Pizza with veggie, fruit & milk. NO SALAD BAR. Lunch for Wednesday: Sausage muffin with egg & cheese, potato, veggie, fruit & milk. NO SALAD BAR. DCHS Cheer: There is a signup sheet in the office for DCHS Winter Cheer Tryouts. Tryouts will be held the week of November 30th. Please be sure to have physicals completed and turned in before November 30th. Practice will begin December 7th. Last day to sign up in the office is Tuesday Nov. 24th. Thanks! Girls Basketball: All girls interested in playing girls basketball this winter, please sign up in the office Tuesday or Wednesday! Student Pantry: The student pantry is open Monday through Wednesday this week. Please contact Ms. Cohen for more information!

On Monday, November 30, 2020, Glendive Public Schools will be moving to the restricted model for all grades 1-12, which means students will be attending school onsite Monday through Thursday. Kindergarten will remain in the A/B Hybrid model at this time. Our staff is excited to see all of our students back in the buildings. As this is a change for everyone, we would like to highlight a couple of things to make this a successful transition. *Face coverings - Face Coverings will be required to be worn all day in all areas on campus (Hallways, Classrooms, Bus, School Events, etc.). GPS will be providing 2 more cloth masks per student. *New Bus Schedule (Starting Nov 30th) https://rb.gy/rd1ibp - Please click on the link to be taken to the new GPS Bus Routes for the Restricted model. Please note all changes to your bus route. Also, as a reminder: GPS busing is only for students who have been using the buses in the Hybrid model. If you would like your student to ride the bus, you will need to contact Mr. Phipps at the bus barn (377-4055) to assure that there is a seat available. *Release Times - Please note that JES release time has changed and is the ONLY school with a new release time. JES - 2:30 LES - 3:00 WMS - 2:46 DCHS - 2:46 *Drop-off Times - We ask that parents do not drop their students off before 7:50 at each of the schools. *GPS Restricted Checklist (https://rb.gy/w256qs) - Please click on the link to be taken to the GPS Restricted Checklist that has more information about the move to the Restricted model. If you have any questions, please contact your child’s building administrator. Thank you!

Message from DCC: DCC has been awarded grant funding to assist in the implementation of an afterschool program to help ease the burden on our families with activities to include Elearning support, STEAM programs, arts, music and many more. Please see the links below or more information. Here is a quick landing page- https://www.dawson.edu/after-school-program Online Registration- https://dawsoncommunitycollege.formstack.com/forms/dcc_after_school_program

Lunch for Wednesday and Thursday: Sloppy Joe with potato chips, veggie, fruit & milk. NO SALAD BAR. Speech, Drama and Debate is looking for team members! The season, according to MHSA, will begin virtual, but may transition to in-person! This will be a great opportunity to practice public speaking skills, act, and argue with students all across the state. If you are interested in joining or want to know what Speech and Drama is all about, please contact Ms. Siemsen by November 13. Everyone is welcome! Picture retake day is TODAY, 11/11 from 1 to 3 in the auditorium foyer. DCHS Cheer: There is a sign up sheet in the office for DCHS Winter Cheer Tryouts. Tryouts will be held the week of November 30th. Please be sure to have physicals completed and turned in before November 30th. Practice will begin December 7th. Student Pantry: The student pantry is open, Monday through Thursday, unless otherwise stated. Please contact Ms. Cohen for more information! Don't forget to thank a Veteran for their service today! Have a fantastic day!!!

At the GUSB board meeting last night (11/9/20), a goal date of November 30, 2020 was set for Glendive Public Schools to move into the Restricted Model for grades 1-12. Students will be on campus Monday through Thursday for grades 1-12. Students in Kindergarten will remain in the Hybrid Model at this time. The attached Checklist includes the items that Glendive Public Schools has to address and ways you can help make this a smooth transition. If you have any questions, please contact your student’s building administrator. GPS Restricted Check: https://rb.gy/w256qs

Please check out the GPS Active COVID Cases sheet (link below) to see all updates on active cases and quarantines in the schools.  Things have been changing quickly and this is the best way to see our current numbers.  If you have any questions, please contact us at gps@glendiveschools.org. GPS Active COVID Cases: https://rb.gy/50iklu Current New Active Cases added:  DCHS - 0 WMS - 0 LES - 1 (Staff) JES - 1 (Staff) Also, if you haven't downloaded our app, please download it from your phone's app store.  The app is the best way to see all updated information from GPS.  Thank you!

Earlier this week, staff, parents, and the community were notified about the new protocols of Glendive Public Schools in regards to meetings (https://www.glendiveschools.com/o/gps/live_feed). Monday, November 9, 2020 we will be conducting our regularly scheduled board meeting virtually. The following are some of the reasons the board decided to move the meeting to a virtual platform: 1) More people will be able to participate. --With current restrictions, we will no longer have to worry about possibly limiting the number of people who can attend. --We have been contacted by many people asking for our meetings to be live streamed. We are now able to stream our meeting without the use of Facebook as not everyone has a Facebook account. --More people will get the opportunity to address the board through public comment. If you are interested in giving public comment at our next meeting, please see the directions below. 2) Consistency --The board meeting will now be in line with what the school district is doing in terms of meetings 3)Safety --Moving the meeting to a virtual meeting will help mitigate the spread of the virus and reduce the risk of staff, parents and community members being named as a close contacts. 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: If you wish to publicly comment on the agenda, please click on the following link (https://forms.gle/3yhGf2NdJSUYHJ4J7). This link will be open from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, November 9, 2020. All appropriate comments will be read during the public comment section of the agenda. If you have questions, we ask that you write an email to gps@glendiveschools.org and someone will try and get back to you within 48 hours. 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Please go to www.glendiveschools.org on the day of the meeting and follow the directions on the popup window to watch it live. After the meeting, the recording will be put on the website within 24 hours of the meeting.

Please watch the following video (3:33) from Mr. Schreibeis about the dire need for staffing. https://youtu.be/bPGZalPceZ0

Please check out the GPS Active COVID Cases sheet (link below) to see all updates on active cases and quarantines in the schools. Things have been changing quickly and this is the best way to see our current numbers. If you have any questions, please contact us at gps@glendiveschools.org. GPS Active COVID Cases: https://rb.gy/50iklu Current New Active Cases added: DCHS - 0 WMS - 1 (Staff) LES - 1 (Staff) JES - 2 (Staff) Also, if you haven't downloaded our app, please download it from your phone's app store. The app is the best way to see all updated information from GPS. Thank you!

Please see the link to our press release for our home volleyball playoff game on Nov 5nd where DCHS hosts Havre at 6:00 pm. Good Luck Red Devils!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KlYFY9J7zVZ9pcs_rpatt29-itR9zd8fD3zLOHfmASQ/edit?usp=sharing

GPS is dedicated to promoting behaviors that reduce COVID-19’s spread in order to maintain healthy operations of our schools. Social distancing requirements and protecting our staff against becoming ill as well as being named as a close contact are making traditional in-person meetings challenging to nearly impossible. In order to maintain in-person schooling at GPS, we must be able to staff all positions. Not having enough subs has made it very difficult to fill positions when staff gets sick or are named as close contacts. We are committed to doing everything we can to ensure that we are able to continue to have in-person learning and not be forced online. In order to maintain educational continuity and a safe school environment, GPS will adhere to the following protocols when holding meetings: 1). Meetings in the schools will be held virtually whenever possible. If a meeting needs to take place in person, the room needs to be big enough so there is at least 6-feet between each person. In addition, the meeting must last less than one hour. If the meeting is going to last more than one hour, it must be moved online. 2). The following will pertain to school-related weekday meetings held off school grounds: First, staff members should determine if they can join the meeting virtually. If they must attend in person, there must be at least 6-feet between participants. If the meeting organizer is unable to accommodate either an online option or maintain adequate social distancing, the district employee is not allowed to attend the meeting. Our goal is to reduce the risk of GPS staff becoming quarantined as a result of attending a meeting with a potentially infected attendee. Following these procedures will help GPS protect staff and keep them healthy so we can continue to have students on-site. As you can see, we are implementing procedures to help mitigate the spread of the virus and reduce the risk of staff being named as a close contact. If we are unable to staff our buildings, we will be forced to go online. These procedures will be followed if we are in the Hybrid or Restricted model. This is especially important given the District’s small pool of available substitutes. We appreciate the community’s patience, understanding, and GRACE during these challenging times. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of our administrators or you can reach out to us at gps@glendiveschools.org.

Please see the link to our press release for our home volleyball playoff game on Nov 3nd where DCHS hosts Hardin at 6:00 pm. Good Luck Red Devils!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KlYFY9J7zVZ9pcs_rpatt29-itR9zd8fD3zLOHfmASQ/edit?usp=sharing

​Please check out the GPS Active COVID Cases sheet (link below) to see all updates on active cases and quarantines in the schools. Things have been changing quickly and this is the best way to see our current numbers. If you have any questions, please contact us at gps@glendiveschools.org. GPS Active COVID Cases​: https://rb.gy/50iklu Current New Active Cases added: DCHS - 2 (Students) WMS - 0 LES - 1 (Student) JES - 0 Also, if you haven't downloaded our app, please download it from your phone's app store. The app is the best way to see all updated information from GPS. Thank you!

Lunch for Monday: Chicken Drummies with potato, veggie, fruit, and milk. NO SALAD BAR! Lunch for Tuesday and Wednesday: Burrito with nacho’s, veggie, fruit, and milk. NO SALAD BAR! Speech, Drama and Debate is looking for team members! The season, according to MHSA, will begin virtual, but may transition to in-person! This will be a great opportunity to practice public speaking skills, act, and argue with students all across the state. If you are interested in joining or want to know what Speech and Drama is all about, please contact Ms. Siemsen by November 13. Everyone is welcome! Parent Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday this week. They will be done virtually with the teacher. Please ask the teacher how your parents can sign up for that with them. Student Pantry: The student pantry is open, Monday through Thursday, unless otherwise stated. Please contact Ms. Cohen for more information!

Please see the link to our press release for our home volleyball playoff game on Nov 2nd where DCHS hosts Park High at 6:00 pm. Good Luck Red Devis!! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KlYFY9J7zVZ9pcs_rpatt29-itR9zd8fD3zLOHfmASQ/edit?usp=sharing

Please check out the GPS Active COVID Cases sheet (link below) to see all updates on active cases and quarantines in the schools. Things have been changing quickly and this is the best way to see our current numbers. If you have any questions, please contact us at gps@glendiveschools.org. GPS Active COVID Cases​: https://rb.gy/50iklu Current New Active Cases added: DCHS - 0 WMS - 0 LES - 2 (staff) JES - 0 Also, if you haven't downloaded our app, please download it from your phone's app store. The app is the best way to see all updated information from GPS. Thank you!

To clarify, there has been no date set to move to the Restricted Model. On October 12, 2020, the board tasked the administration to prepare to move to the Restricted Model. A checklist of the items needed for the District to move was created. GPS Restricted Checklist: https://rb.gy/w256qs On November 9th, the administration will be presenting this checklist to the GUSB. Currently, one of the major obstacles for moving to the Restricted Model is staffing. We are in dire need of substitutes. In order for GPS to move to the Restricted Model, the District must have sufficient substitutes to cover the open paraprofessional and custodial openings as well as subs for staff that have to be absent for a variety of reasons. Please, consider applying and encouraging others in our community to apply. Process for Applying for Sub: https://rb.gy/aytl1l The GPS Administration and Glendive Unified School Board (GUSB)

Please check out the GPS Active COVID Cases sheet (link below) to see all updates on active cases and quarantines in the schools. Things have been changing quickly and this is the best way to see our active numbers. If you have any questions, please contact us at gps@glendiveschools.org. GPS Active COVID Cases: https://rb.gy/50iklu