Friday, January 15, 2010

DA Geography Bee

Congratulations to the winners of the school Geography Bee on January, 15th.
1st place - Ryan Huff. Ryan will have the opportunity to move on to the state competition!
2nd place - Benjamin O'Cain
3rd place - Katey Schwendinger

Congratulations to DA One-Act Play Performers

The Middle School cast of "The Old Folk's Home" won the SCISA middle school regional division's one act play competition Tuesday, January 12th. The cast competed against 8 other schools. They will compete in the state competition February 3rd at Holly Hill Academy. The cast is: Gregory Peagler, Doodle Mitchell, Hunter Kennedy, Annsley Judy, Holly Clayton, Hannah Byrd, Ashley Ammons, Cole Cleland, Effie Moorer, Taylor Marchant, Elizabeth Hartzog, Jordan Weathers with DeeDee Hartzog as director.

The High School cast of " The Campout" placed second in their competition. Cast members are:
Hannah Hill, Alli Wimberly, Grace Neil, Connor Quattlebaum with Ruthanne O'Cain director.

Congratulations to all of our young actors and thanks to their hard working directors!

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Softball Meeting

There will be a softball meeting for any interested students and parents on Sunday , January 17th at 3:00pm on the Softball Field. B Team, Jr. High and Varsity.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Student Sign-Out Reminder

Parents and Students please remember that a written , signed note from a parent needs to be turned in to the office before any child can leave school. A parent may call and give permission directly over the phone to the office.

Everyone is invited to our January 25th Chapel.

On January 25th our chapel speaker will be Jason Burbage. Jason , son of Bambi Rushton, is a 1994 graduate of DA and a 1999 graduate of Clemson University. Jason "delivers a powerful message that inspires audiences of all ages to face life's multitude of challenges as if each one is a special gift from God rather than a debilitating curse."
Chapel starts at 8:10 am.
SAT Prep Class


There will be a SAT Prep class on Friday, February 19th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Dorchester Academy. There is a $50.00 per student fee to attend.
PSAT Information Session


Dorchester Academy will have a PSAT Information Session on Monday, January 18th at 6:00 pm. All 9th ,10th and 11th graders and parents are encouraged to attend. It will be led by Tim Jantzi who is a nationally known PSAT Consultant. You will receive your PSAT score sheets, learn how to interpret your results and find out tips for SAT test taking.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

One Act Play Results

Congratulations to the Dorchester Academy Middle School One Act Play team. They won 1st place and will represent DA at the state independent school's competition on Feb. 3 at HHA. The High School team took 2nd place. Awesome job Mrs. DeeDee Hartzog and Mrs. Ruth Anne O'Cain for working with our teams towards this outstanding achievement!

Items Needed

We are in need of a large refrigerator for the HS science lab and a small refrigerator for the MS lab. If anyone has one in decent shape that we could have to store science materials in we could give a tax credit for the donation. We also still need a wall mount for the old style TVs for our school television station. Please be on the look out for these items and let us know if you or someone you know has one they would like to donate.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Regional One - Act Play Competition

Dorchester Academy will be hosting the Regional One-Act Play Competition at the Lourie Theater on Tuesday, January 12th.

Miss and Mister Dorchester Academy

Applications for the Miss and Mister Dorchester Academy Pageants are in the office.
Please stop by and pick one up.

Student Government Meeting

Student Government will have a meeting on Tuesday, January 12th in Mrs. Penny's room during the second half of lunch.

P.T.O. Meeting

There will be a P.T.O. Meeting on Tuesday, January 12th at 7:00 pm.