9/27 - Homecoming Dance

9/29 NHS Induction Ceremony

10/3 - Picture Make Up Day

10/6 Fall Orchestra Concert

10/10 Deadline to Purchase Chromebook Protection

10/13 Fall Choir Concert

10/16 Parent-Teacher Conferences

10/16 FAFSA & Financial Aid Night

10/17 - NO SCHOOL - Staff In-Service Day

11/1 Deadline to submit CCP Intent to Participate Form

COMING OCTOBER 16TH

CHROMEBOOK PROTECTION PURCHASE DEADLINE

The deadline to purchase Chromebook Protection for the 25/26 school year is October 10th. The cost is $35. You may purchase it using a debit or credit card via PaysSchool or in the main office with cash or check made payable to Delaware City Schools.

College Credit Plus (CCP) Spring 2026 Semester Deadline for NEW CCP Students

If your student is planning to take College Credit Plus Courses (CCP) for the first time in Spring 2026, they must submit the Delaware City Schools Intent to Participate Form by November 1st.  Students should apply to the college/university as soon as possible. Directions for applying are below:

How to Apply to College Credit Plus Institutions

Information is coming soon about the November Sophomore Field Trip to DACC, stay tuned! A reminder that no student will be permitted to attend this field trip, or any other field trip, unless their Back-To-School forms have been completed. The forms portal will be closing soon. Please log in to your Parent PowerSchool Portal and complete the Back-to-School forms ASAP so your student doesn't miss out! See instructions HERE.

(Need help with your username/password? Call Hayes at 740-833-1010 for help)

For Seniors who are applying to an Ohio State University Regional Campus (i.e. OSU-Marion), the application waiver code RCW2026 will waive the $60 application fee from October 1-December 1.  

Seniors who apply by November 1st will get a $2,000 automatic scholarship, so apply by November 1st!

Picture Make up Day is October 3rd

Students who did not get their picture taken on our first picture should make sure they get that done on October 3rd. This is how they will receive a current school id.

School id's are needed for many things in the building (signing in/out, buying lunch, checking out materials in the library, lunch attendance. In addition, students use their school id's to take exams such as the SAT/ACT and enter dances for Hayes and as guests at other schools.

Parents of 6-11th graders:

Thinking college and career? Attend an upcoming coffee chat to learn more about the "super electives" your kids can take later in high school via the Delaware Area Career Center. Zoo school, biotechnology, engineering, pharmacy, nursing, cybersecurity, robotics, digital design and more, including senior-only programs!

TWO in-person (limited seating on 10/14 am & 10/16 pm) and TWO virtual (on 10/21 pm & 10/23 pm) chats. Translated captions or transcription are available during the LIVE webinars. RSVP and more details here: https://www.delawareareacc.org/o/dacchs/page/coffee-chats

See FLYER

Information For Students Registered for PSAT

If your student has registered for the PSAT/NMSQT, they have received an email with their testing dates. Parents/guardians should have received an email as well if their child entered a parent/guardian email during registration.  

Paying for the exam

1. - PaySchools (must create an account; fee of $18 has been added to accounts; must pay before testing)
2. Cash (can pay in the Welcome Center or Front Office; please place it in an envelope marked to the attention of "Susie Backus" and "PSAT"; ask for a receipt)
3. Check (make check payable to Delaware City Schools; can drop it off in the Welcome Center or Front Office)

Exam dates/times (11th grade)

• Last names (A-L): Test on Tuesday, October 21st, 7:30a @ Fairgrounds 
• Last names (M-Z): Test on Wednesday, October 22nd, 7:30a @ Fairgrounds

Exam dates/times (9th & 10th grade)

• All 9th & 10th grade: Test on Tuesday, October 21st, 11:30a @ Fairgrounds

*If the student has an approved CollegeBoard accommodation (IEP/504) they will test at Hayes on Tuesday, October 21st starting at 7:30a. 

If your student drives to school, they can report directly to the Fairgrounds starting at 7:15/7:20a and park in the lot (map is in the presentation).

All other students will report to the Rowland Center at the designated time and walk with our proctors to the testing building. They will also walk back as a group.  

There will be a makeup session on Wednesday, October 22nd at 11:15a at the Fairgrounds. The last available session will be Wednesday October 29th at Hayes starting at 7:30a.

Please refer to the presentation your student received and contact Mr. Jamal with any other questions.  

The Early Assurance Program (EAP) at Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM) offers high school seniors the chance to earn a guaranteed seat in medical school before they even begin college.

This pathway is designed for students who demonstrate strong academic ability, leadership, and a clear passion for serving others through medicine.

  Learn more and apply here by December 12, 2025.

See FLYER for information on a PSAT/NMSQT Seminar for Delaware Hayes Students on Wednesday October 8th. This 6-hour seminar is geared exclusively for Delaware Hayes HS junior-year students preparing who soon will take the PSAT/NMSQT.

Reserve your yearbook at

YEARBOOKFOREVER.COM

Senior Portraits: Due January 15th -- upload here to Yearbook Snap using code: delhi2026 (or, get the Yearbook Snap app and upload straight from your iPhone or Android phone). This video walks you through the process.

Senior Superlatives (click HERE seniors to vote!) Responses due by 10/31/25

FROM THE LIBRARY