Spring Break !

DA will be closed on Friday May 2nd for Spring Break.

Classes will resume on Monday April12th.

Happy Easter!

DA Alumni Softball Tournament Winners

Congratulations to our Varsity Softball Team.
They won the final game of the Alumni Tournament on Saturday beating the Over 30's (The Rusty Raiders) team 9-3. The Rusty Raiders won their first game 3-1.
A great day was had by all!

Tom Thumb Wedding

DA's Tom Thumb Wedding went off without a hitch ! Everyone had a great time. Thanks to Dee Dee & Bubba Hartzog, Ruth Anne O'Cain , Kathy Shuler, Sandi Wimberly, Jennifer Hilton and others for all their hard work. Their efforts earned DA $1033.00 toward SmartBoards purchases for the school.

Tom Thumb Wedding

Don't miss the Tom Thumb Wedding on Sunday, March 28th at 3:00 p.m. in the gym.
It is going to be a great day for dressing up and having fun ! Please have the participants dressed and in the cafeteria by 2:30 p.m. Family members and friends are invited to join us.
All proceeds will go to help purchase Smart Boards for our school.

We are looking for volunteers to help with the clean up after the wedding. This should only take a short time. Your help will be greatly appreciated.

Bake Sale

The Student Government is sponsoring a Bake Sale on Wednesday, March 24th. All proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Please help support this good cause !

First Annual Alumni Softball Tournament

The Class of 2010 is proudly sponsoring the First DA Alumni Softball Tournament at DA Softball Field on March 27th.

The schedule is:
Alumni vs Alumni 11:30 A.M.
2010 Varsity Softball Team vs winner of Alumni game 1:30 P.M.

Admission: $2 Adults
$1 Students

Concessions will be sold

SCISA Science Fair

The SCISA Science Fair will be held in Orangeburg on April 14th

2010 Science Fair Winners

Congratulations to our Science Fair winners!

Elementary Division:

2nd runner-up: Alex Marchant - project- "Which Whitening Toothpaste Works Best?"
1st Runner - up: Hannah Grace Reeves - project- " Hand Sanitizer vs. Antibacterial Soap"
Winners: Alex Canaday and Jacob Reeves - project - "Does Dog Saliva Kill Bacteria?"

Middle School Division:

2nd runner-up : Hannah Hinton - project- "The Difference Between Natural and Artificial Sweetener"
1st runners - up: Ashlyn Fralix, Elizabeth Hartzog and Julianna McAlhaney - project - "It's Worth a Homerun"
Winner: Benjamin O'Cain - project - "Germs"

High School Division:

2nd runners - up: Cody Gruber, Josh Bacot and Dakota Jones - project - "Signal Sabotage"
1st runners-up: Allison Allen, Grace Neil and Jana Bradley - project- "Fatal Distraction"
Winner: Drew Canaday - project - "Sandbag Materials"

Report Cards

Third Quarter report cards are being sent home today, instead of tomorrow. (We preferred not to send major reports home on a Friday.) Please note the absences listed are Total absences, including excused and unexcused. Please visit Intouch to see unexcused absences.

Life Touch Pictures

Life Touch Pictures will be at Dorchester Academy on Tuesday, March 30th. All students will be photographed. Please notify your student's teacher if you do not want an individual portrait taken of your child. Your son or daughter may be included in any group portrait . Choose from 5 poses on the selection form and bring to school on Picture Day.
A portion of your purchase goes back to Dorchester Academy.