Veteran's Day Program

On Monday,November 9th there will be a Veteran's Day Program at Dorchester Academy. We will start off with Breakfast in the Cafeteria at 7:30am followed by a Program in the Gym at 8:15am.
This week students will be bringing home Sign-Up Forms.
We encourage all of our Veteran family members to attend.

Fall Festival

There will be a Fall Festival on October 29th in the gym.
It is sponsored by the Senior Class.
The hours are 5:00-9:00pm.
They will have games, prizes, food, and fun!

Let's all support our Senior Class!

2009 Dorchester Academy Homecoming Queen

Dorchester Academy is very proud to announce our 2009 Homecoming Queen and her attendants.

Congratulations to our Homecoming Queen, Chloe Berry .
Chloe, a Senior at DA,is the daughter of David and Edie Berry of Reevesville. She has a sister, Colleen,who is in the 10th grade here at DA.

The 1st runner-up, Savannah Hutto, is a Senior at DA. Savannah is the daughter of Bryan and Tami Hutto from St. George. She has a brother, Hank, who is in the 9th grade at DA.

The 2nd runner-up Kayla Fralix, a Junior at DA, is the daughter of David and Betty Fralix of St. George. She has a sister, Jessica, who is a 2009 graduate of DA.

We are very proud of all the members of the Homecoming Court!

Red Ribbon Week and Halloween

October 26-30
Friday: Boo to Drugs Day: Everyone may wear Halloween costumes.

All students will be allowed to wear costumes on Friday. No scary costumes or obscene dress. Seniors will be sponsoring trunk or treat for the school. Any candy donations for the trunks may be sent to the office. Students will parade from the Pep Rally on Friday around to the trunks. There will be a contest for the Best Trunk.

Seamstress services needed!

Dorchester Academy is looking for a volunteer seamstress to alter some curtains for the Board Room. Any one interested please contact Tami Hutto at 563-9372. We thank you for your help.

Report Cards

Parents:
There has been a computer glitch in exporting our attendance data on our report cards. The attendance may be inaccurate for 2nd thru 4th grades. If you see a problem feel free to make a note on your child's report card.

H1N1 Vaccine Available

The St. George Health Department will be giving flu shots (including H1N1 shots for free) on Friday, October 23, from 9-3:30 at the St. George Health Department. At Dorchester Academy we are in the process of working with DHEC to offer the H1N1 flu shot free of charge in November. Parental permission forms for this service will be coming home as soon as DHEC receives adequate supplies.

JV Boy's Basketball

There will be mandatory conditioning sessions for JV Boy's Basketball beginning on Monday, October 26, immediately after school. Boys interested in JV Basketball will meet in the gym. All players should report promptly to the gym and remain there during practice. For the safety of all students, no students are allowed to remain with players without permission of the coaching supervisor for the scheduled practice.

Congratulations Varsity Volleyball Team

Congratulations to our varsity Volleyball Team and Coach Jessica Infinger. The Lady Raiders have earned a trip to the Class AA state volleyball tournament. They open play on Friday at 1 p.m. against Pee Dee Academy at the Sumter Convention Center. If you see any Varsity Lady Raider Volleyball players, wish them well!

Junior High game 10/22/09 changed to 6:00 p.m.

The start time for the Junior High home football game against Florence Christian has been moved from 7 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 22.