DPHS Community Member,
After seven school days, our Panthers now have real momentum built up and as the calendar of events listed below indicates, activity is picking up across the board. However, we are still working towards getting everyone to follow several important school policies & procedures which is to be expected at this point in the school year.
I do ask that all of our DP parents and guardians please invest a minute to re-read the few expectations we have listed within this edition. Most any school policy or procedure that we have in place has an overarching goal: student safety to some degree. Therefore, we depend upon both student and family cooperation throughout the entire year. Compliance with these expectations also works in maximizing student academic achievement and will give all of our students a positive high school experience during their time at DP.
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Pictured above and at the very top:
The first seven days of school were a massive success! Students were greeted by their teachers with fun and innovative “getting to know you” activities or fantastic introductory lessons. The two images above are from Mrs. Patel's CIS English I honors class engaged in teams working on an activity called "Lost at Sea." We are off to a great start! (Additional pictures in a special segment below.)
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I hope that you enjoy reading this latest edition and have a wonderful week. Thank you for your support.
DP Panthers—Never Less Than The Best
Jackie Ramsey
Principal
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Aug. 23: Swim team vs. Lake Buena Vista at HOME, 2:30pm
Aug. 24: Chess Club Officer Interest meeting, 2:30-3:30pm (Meet in room 2-110)
Aug. 24: Volleyball teams at HOME vs. Edgewater, 5.00pm/6:00pm
Aug. 25: SENIOR SUNRISE
Aug. 25: Spirit Friday (wear your favorite DP swag every Friday!)
Aug. 25: Varsity football away vs. Lake Mary, 7:00pm
Aug. 25: Regular Friday GSA meeting, 2:30-3:30pm (Meet in room 2-209)
Aug. 28: FOOTBALL SEASON KICKOFF SPIRIT WEEK
Aug. 28: Homecoming Dance tickets go on sale
Aug. 28: MANICURE MONDAY #1, 2:30-3:30pm (Meet in room 2-107)
Aug. 28: PERT for Dual Enrollment
Aug. 29: FAST ELA PM1 for all 9th & 10th grade students
Aug. 29: VPA Recital, 7:00pm (attendance is mandatory)
Aug. 30: Girls soccer interest meeting, 1:30pm in room 4-203
Aug. 31: CIS Orientation, 6-8pm in the PAC (required event)
Sept. 1: Yearbook price will increase (currently $60.00)
Sept. 1: Fresh Fest prior to the home football game (Freshmen special event)
Sept. 1-3: Volunteer Opportunity with the 13th Annual Global Healing Conference at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel (Bright Futures Hours)
Sept. 4: MANICURE MONDAY, 2:30-3:30pm (Meet in room 2-107)
Sept. 7: First Chess Club meeting for both new and existing members (no experience necessary; students and staff welcome!)
Sept. 12: Biology/US History Makeups
Sept. 14-19: FAST ELA Retakes for 11th & 12th
Sept. 18-22: BEST Algebra 1 & Geometry Retakes
Sept. 23: HOMECOMING DANCE - Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld, 7:00-11:00pm
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PTSA
Senior Sunrise this Tuesday, August 25th
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Seniors! Family of seniors! Friends of seniors! It’s time to start your senior year off right with a wonderful event hosted by your PTSA!
Thank you very much for your support of the Class of 2024 and our PTSA. Any kindness you care to donate is most appreciated!
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Additional curriculum highlights from
the start of 2023-2024:
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Above and just below: Creative Photography |
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Above and below: In Ms. Labarga’s AP Art History class, she had students try to replicate a famous art piece for 10 minutes in a color of their choice. Then they had to leave their paper by the art piece, keep the colors they used, and move to the next art piece to add their color to it in 5 minute rotations. They started off pretty well! |
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Students in AP seminar team building through playing Get to Know you Jenga. |
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Ambika C., Meena A., Ella I., and Thomas C. welcome CIS students back to school at a Meet and Greet during lunch. |
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Air Force JROTC
Our Panther cadets are already actively in service to the community!
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AFJROTC cadets volunteering at the Winter Garden VFW charity event Sunday 13, Aug 23. |
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School Policies and Procedures
Important reminders as we begin our 2nd full week . . .
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In the Classroom
Students, please remember that you are not allowed to leave your classroom in the first or last 10 minutes of every class period
Attendance
Students, your job here at school is to attend class and succeed in your studies and extracurriculars. Please make sure you are arriving to ALL of your classes on time and are attending each of your classes throughout the day, every day. Poor attendance, skipping and tardiness can and will have a negative impact on your grade. If you are absent for a doctor's visit or anything else that warrants an excused absence, please make sure to submit a signed note to the front attendance office as soon as possible once you return to school. If you have 5 unexcused absences in a calendar month or 10 in 90 days, you are considered truant and which can lead to school and legal consequences (driver's license revoked for example).
Arrivals & Dismissals
Panther parents and student drivers, please remember that there is only ONE lane to turn right into the student parking lot and student drop off lanes. Please do not cut off other cars or attempt to turn right from the center lane. This not only can cause an accident but endangers yourself, the other drivers around you and anyone walking in the immediate area. As a reminder, you should also NEVER be dropping your students off ON Turkey Lake Rd. This is extremely dangerous, especially in the dark mornings and could cause you or your student to be harmed if other cars do not anticipate your stop or see your student. The only place your student can be dropped off is in the drop off lane on DPHS campus. Remember, arriving early means your student can be dropped off quicker and safer. Please plan accordingly, especially in the first few weeks of school.
Here are a few points to follow regarding Early Dismissal:
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● If your student is ill, he/she must go to the Clinic, our nurse, Mrs. Carrasquillo, will call you if your student needs to go home and will issue the appropriate dismissal paperwork and pass. Your child may not call you to pick them up for being sick unless he/she has been dismissed for the day by Mrs. Carrasquillo.
● When retrieving your student early for an appointment, upon their arrival back to school please have him/her place the doctor/dentist/therapist/attorney/court/DMV, etc note in the Attendance Box located in the Front Office.
● If your student drives to school and he/she needs to leave, IN A TIMELY MANNER please send an email along with a copy of your state issued ID to: DrPhillips_HS@OCPS.net
Thank you!
The Panther Attendance Team
Dress Code:
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Homecoming Dance
Tickets go on sale Monday, August 28th
(A StuCo production)
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Business Partner of the Week
Firehouse Subs, 1790 Sand Lake Road
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GSA meetings held on Fridays: |
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Chess Club meeting Aug. 24th: |
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Parent Academy
August 26th
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This week Superintendent Vazquez talks with Jamie Holmes about about the new student cell phone policy and how it came about.
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OCVS
For canvas courses you can sign up with your OCPS username and password and start immediately!
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All students eat all meals at no charge this year: |
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Seniors! Plan to Make Your Mark and paint your parking space!
Space painting will be held Saturday, August 26 from 7:30 am – noon. Seniors must register to paint a space and submit their designs for approval ahead of time. For full information, visit the senior Instagram @dpseniors24 or tinyurl.com/DPmakeyourmark. To complete the registration, visit this link: https://forms.gle/wyhq38h2tzZdimQv9
See below for some examples from last year!
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Center for International Studies Magnet |
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CIS Orientation (August 31): |
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The Center for International Studies Magnet of Excellence invites all CIS families to Orientation in the Performing Arts Center on Aug. 31, 2023. We will go over critical information including CIS requirements, CIS opportunities, CIS curriculum, and CIS events for the year. Current students will share how to get the most out of your time in CIS and upcoming travel and hosting opportunities will be announced. We will also have CIS merchandise on sale in the lobby prior to orientation. You can pay cash or pay on school pay. This is a required event so please save-the-date and plan to attend.
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Visual and Performing Arts Magnet |
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Volunteer Opportunity
Bright Futures Hours
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Joyce Carelock Ministries will host the 13th Annual Global Healing Conference at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, FL from September 1st - September 3rd. We have several volunteer opportunities available for students who need to meet their Bright Future's requirements. |
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● Where were you prior to coming to DP, and how long?
I taught at the Frost Museum in Miami as a Museum Educator/ Docent while completing my masters at Florida International University.
● What is your position this year?
Art Instructor, I teach Fine Crafts and Drawing 1.
● College, certifications?
I have a Bachelor's in Studio Fine Arts, a Master's in Art Education, and a Graduate Certificate in Portraiture and Figurative Art.
● Hobbies, interests, anything fun you can share about yourself?
I like to play cozy games like Stardew valley and Animal Crossings, and I am obsessed with my beautiful cat, Maoji.
● What do you hope to accomplish at DP this school year? What kind of impact, or legacy, do you hope to have?
I hope to inspire my students artistically and show the multitude of possibilities within fine crafts and drawing curriculums.
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● Where were you prior to coming to DP, and how long?
I taught at Edgewater High for 6 years. I was the Coordinator/Instructor for the Center for Future Educators Magnet program. In addition to coordinating the program, more recently, I also taught a few sections of 12th Grade English.
● What is your position this year?
I am going to be teaching 12th grade English!
● College, certifications?
Florida Memorial University- Miami, Florida: I am English Language Arts and Social Studies certified.
● Hobbies, interests, anything fun you can share about yourself:
I am from the SUNNY Islands of The Bahamas, so I enjoy meeting new people. I especially appreciate spreading love and light with everyone. I love playing board games. One of my favorite games to play is MANCALA! Many moons ago, I won the Mancala championship that was held in The Bahamas.
● What do you hope to accomplish at DP this school year? What kind of impact, or legacy, do you hope to have?
I hope to add to the rich tradition of meeting the needs of all learners at Dr. Phillips. I want my students to embrace me as a FIRM but FAIR teacher. I hope that I am a pillar of support for my students, as well as for my colleagues. I want to be remembered as an educator who LOVED teaching others, but one who also understood the importance of learning from my students and from my colleagues.
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This Week in Panther Athletics: |
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2023-24 Dr. Phillips HS Fall Sports Tryout Dates, Contacts, and Eligibility Requirements:
1. YOU are required to have a physical and ECG certification on file before you can try out for ANY sport.
2. Please make sure that your physical packet is submitted online 48 hours prior to tryouts.
3. Forms and instructions are listed on our website, under the more tab and on our Instagram @panterzonedphs in the link tree in the bio. 6. All students must have at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA or higher to participate.
7. Contact your Head Coach to confirm all tryout dates, times, location and/or requirements.
8. For all future updates concerning DP Athletics, please monitor our twitter, Instagram and our athletic website for all updates.
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DPHS —Never Less Than The Best!
Ms. Ramsey, Principal
Dr. Phillips High School
Sunday, August 20, 2023
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Dr. Phillips High School
6500 Turkey Lake Road,
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone 407-355-3200
Fax 407-355-3288
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