Dublin High School 101 Sponsored by the PFSO

Dublin High School: 101 Sponsored by the PFSO Parent Faculty Student Organization 1

Who’s Who at DHS Maureen Byrne (X 7001): Principal Jennifer Nickl (X 7002): Assistant Principal Last Names A-Da Lenni Velez (X 7023): Assistant Principal, Last Names De-Jo Krista Taylor (X 7003): Assistant Principal, Last Names Ju-M Diane Santamorena(X 7039): Assistant Principal, Last Names N-Sh Paul Faris (X 7010): Assistant Principal Last Names Si-Z Administration 2

Who’s Who at DHS Angela Thomsen (X 7005): Principal’s Secretary Sandy Trevor (X 7101): Attendance Secretary Janice Miklos, (X 7102): Attendance Secretary Naheed Imran (X 7102) Attendance Secretary Administration Support 3

Who’s Who at DHS Tim Sbranti (X 7110): Athletics Director Robert Frazier (X 7170): Student Activities Director, Leadership Kelly Beck (X 7199): Freshmen Leadership Tammy Gaynor (X 7105): Student Activities Secretary Jenna Bernal (X 7107): Student Activities Account Technician Athletics & Student Activities 4

Who’s Who at DHS Kim Halket (X 7278): A- Bond, Engineering Academy SPED Case Manager: Darpino Diana Heisse (X 7175): Bone-Fel SPED Case Manager: Mann Cynthia Walker (X 7055): Fem-Han ELD AVID SPED Case Manager: Bhatt Sou Saeteurn (X 7060): Hank-Lin , SPED Case Manager: Straface Gloria Da. Silva (X 7004): Ling-Paz SPED Case Manager: Durham and Dunbar Warren Parker (X 7028): Pea-Staf SPED Case Manager: Bretey Eric Calloway (X 7021): Staf-Z , NCAA SPED Case Manager: Machado-Potestio Caroline Rubio (X 7022) Head Counselor Biomedical Sciences Academy SPED Case Manager: Edgar, Melvin, Middleton, Skrentny Counselors

Who’s Who at DHS 6 Dena Merrill (X 7016): Registrar Emily O’Shea (X 7014): Data Processor Ethelyn Villanueva(X 7050): Counseling Secretary Leann Nobida (X 7220): College and Career Technician Counseling Staff 6

Tips for Success While your student will become more independent at Dublin High School, it is still important to stay involved: – Learn who your student’s teachers are, meet them and be familiar with their websites. • Attend Back-to-School Night Thursday, August 29 st 6: 30 -8 pm – Use Parent Portal regularly to track progress – Explore the tutoring opportunities, if needed • Gael Period and The Hub (M-F 7 a. m. to 5 p. m. ) • Go to DHS website, Resources, THE DHS HUB for tutor availability by subject – Get to know your student’s counselor – Attend extracurricular activities on campus: sports, music, culinary, drama, etc. – Attend the PFSO Monthly Meetings 7

Attendance Procedures Parents/Guardians of students who are absent from school are to clear their student’s absences by either: 1. Contacting the Attendance Office by phone 925 -828 -6413 each day the absence occurs; leave a message after school hours 2. Sending a note upon return to school signed by parent/guardian stating the reason and date of the absence Only a parent or legal guardian listed on the student’s emergency card can clear absences. All absences must be cleared within 2 days of return to school. Absences not cleared will be turned into cuts. 8

Attendance Procedures Off Grounds Passes: Any student required to leave school during the school day must check out through the Attendance Office prior to leaving. Failure to check out will result in a cut. Tardies: Are taken very seriously. The penalties are as follows: For all tardies (cumulative throughout the year): # 5=30 minutes lunch time detention W # 7= one hour Saturday School detention # 9=two hours Saturday School # 11= three hours Saturday School # 13= four hours Each hour after 13 th will result in 4 hour S S. 9

Freshmen-Specific Policies • Campus is closed for freshmen at lunch time. • Freshmen Mentoring Program (FMP) is held the first 20 minutes of the lunch hour on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. This program includes: – Counselor Visits – Orientation to DHS Policies and Happenings – Support from Junior and Senior Mentors – Homework Time – Team Building 10

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What is the PFSO? The DHS Parent Faculty Student Organization: • An independent, non-profit organization • All DHS parents and students are members • Faculty and administration are members • Dedicated to providing all students and teachers with financial support and community-building activities • Support each class’ fundraising efforts for a Safe & Sober Grad Night 12

PFSO Executive Board Catheryn Grier, President Shazia Nomani, Vice President Irene Padnos, Co-Secretary Leslie Portugal, Co-Secretary Ellen Ladouceur, Co-Treasurer Damon Borrelli, Co-Treasurer 13

Parent Class Representatives • Each Class has Parent Representatives – 2020, 2021, 2022 & 2023 • • Serve as liaison between students & PFSO Work in conjunction with Class Faculty Advisors Recruit and coordinate volunteers for student activities Communicate with parents regarding class activities and volunteer opportunities Oversee Homecoming activities with students Organize Senior activities, including Senior Banquet and Grad Night Supervise local student activities and initiate fundraisers for Grad Night account These heroic volunteers do A LOT for our students. When they ask for your help, please answer the call! 14

PFSO Other Representatives Class Parent Representatives Class of 2020: Juanita Sheppard, Lisa Sweeney & Melissa Weakland Class of 2021: Laurel Mc. Mahon, Alyssa Whitney, Kerri Minor & Jamie Schaible Class of 2022: Wendy De. Mello, Rosemary Gray, Ruth Cunniffe & Christine Munoz Class of 2023: Diana Hernandez & Kristy Lijesen 15

PFSO Other Representatives Raise Your Class Gaela Chairperson -Leslie Portugal, Kristy Lijesen & Diana Hernandez Email Editor & Webmaster -- Barna De & Lindy Chia Facebook Administrator -- Diana Hernandez Staff Appreciation Luncheon Chairperson --Swati Chopra Scholarship Committee Chairperson -- Heather Whiting & Leslie Portugal Fireworks Booth Chairperson -- Ellen Ladouceur Every 15 Minutes Chairperson -- Lisa Bradshaw 16

Parent Booster Organizations There are three major parent-organized Booster groups at Dublin High School: 1. Parent Faculty Student Organization (PFSO): Meet the 4 th Monday of each month during the school year www. dhspfso. com 2. Athletic Boosters: Meet the 2 nd Monday of each month during the school year www. dhsathleticboosters. com 3. Irish Guard Music Boosters: Meet the 3 rd Monday of each month during the school year www. dhsirishguard. org 17

Get Involved! If your student is involved in either Athletics or Music, we encourage you to get involved with the Boosters. Parent volunteers in these organizations make the extra-curricular and co-curricular activities possible. 18

PFSO Fundraising The PFSO General Fund supports ALL the students at DHS, including line-item funds for every education department. Funds come from: – Donations to the General Fund (you can donate by visiting our website http: //www. dhspfso. com/ and selecting ONLINE STORE) – Fireworks Booth (all three booster organizations partner to help staff and share equally in the proceeds) June 28 th through July 4 th – Raise Your Class Gaela (dinner dance with live and silent auction) – Corporate Matching Program PFSO Class Funds are used to support the Grad Night account for each class: – Donations to the Specific Class, plus various fundraisers organized by the Class Parent Representatives with support from Parent Volunteers Visit our website www. dhspfso. com to learn how your Amazon purchases can benefit the PFSO! 19

Additional Fundraising Other fundraising that occurs at DHS: • Associated Student Body (ASB) funds support Junior Prom and Senior Ball expenses for a particular class – Various fundraisers organized by student officers in each class • Individual Departments and Clubs/Groups support their own program needs: – Athletics, Music, Drama, individual academic departments, clubs – Various fundraisers organized throughout the year 21

Raise Your Class Gaela* Saturday, January 25 th, 2020 6: 30 to 11 PM Shannon Community Center - Dublin Your evening will include Dinner, No-Host Bar, Dessert Dash, Silent Auction, Live Auction & Dancing! $75 person or $700 for a table of 10 ($70 person) if purchased before 11/15/2018. Ticket prices go up after November 15 th , 2019 *Not a typo, just showing our Gael pride 22

Your Money At Work PFSO funds are used for a variety of activities and events at DHS: Supplies for academic departments Support of the DHS Library collection Support for The Hub Prep 2 Pass Study Nights Before Finals Supports Back to School Night, Honors Night, Senior Awards Night, Future Freshman Night, and Staff Appreciation Luncheon – Awarding Ten (10) Scholarships to Graduating Seniors – Purchasing Student Awards 23 – – –

How You Can Help • Donate to the PFSO General Fund • Help at specific events, such as Homecoming, Raise Your Class Gaela, Fireworks Sales – watch for opportunities in emails from the PFSO and your Class Parent Representatives • Support your student’s class fundraisers and activities • Serve on a PFSO Committee • Attend PFSO Monthly Meetings – Help determine how the PFSO funds will be spent 24

The Gift of Time All of the booster organizations rely heavily on volunteers to survive and thrive 25

Communications • Visit our website – www. dhspfso. com and Join Our Mailing List: – Select General Interest – Select Your Specific Class – Weekly Email from with updates on upcoming events and important information • Like our Facebook page • Visit the District website and sign up for E-Alerts and their Social Media sites • Sign-up for Peach. Jar (link on our website) – Flyers for events and activities in Dublin 26

Extra- & Co-Curricular Activities DHS offers hundreds of options for your students – encourage your student to get involved! – Dozens of Frosh/JV/Varsity athletic teams – Freshmen Mentor (Juniors/Seniors) – Music (Orchestra, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Concert Band, Choir, Percussion and Color Guard) – Drama – Over 100 clubs representing service, art, culture, academic and many other interests 27

Questions? www. dhspfso. com info@dhspfso. com 28