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Come for the Run and Stay for the Fun at the 

40th Annual Run for Education

Sunday, October 8, 2023, | 8AM - 2PM

Don’t miss out on the 40th Annual Run for Education on Sunday, October 8 at 2700 Camino Ramon, adjacent to City Center Bishop Ranch. Walk, run, roll, or stroll! The event includes a 5K, 10K, Mini Run, Friendship Run, plus Expo for Education featuring: a 360-video booth experience, face painter, balloon artist, kids’ zone, live bands, food, refreshing drinks, and more!

It’s a great opportunity to support your DVHS. For any questions, please contact goyalpuneet@gmail.com, chair,

RFE DVHS.

For more information, visit: srvef.org/the-run

 Register Here

DVHS Music Booster



Join us for our Fall Concerts and support our talented young musicians:

• Band: October 10th 
• Orchestra and Choir: October 12th

Schedule: 

• 6:15 PM - Ticket office and lobby open 
• 6:35 PM - Booster Members seating 
• 6:40 PM - General Admission seating 
• 7:00 PM - Concerts begin

Ticket Info: General Admission: $10 for adults, $5 for middle school and up (cash, check, Venmo, PayPal.)  Free admission for elementary students and younger. Admission included with Booster Membership. 

Professional recordings available for $12 after the concerts. 

Come and enjoy the music! 

DVHS Athletic Booster

Our Fall Sports are in full swing! Please go out and support our Wildcat teams. Good Luck to all our athletes! 

Team Donations

Thank you to all our parents who have made donations to our athlete’s teams. Your team donations go directly to support the expenses in the team budget, so please donate! Any programs that hits the 75% received category will receive a bonus of $500 from Athletic Boosters. To run successful programs our teams need to hit their budgets. Please talk to your team parent if you have any questions about your team budget for the season. 

• Team donations new through FUTURE FUNDS
• The statistics are public, yet the family/player info is anonymous. The data is shared with the coaches so they know their program funds and standings by %. Donations by player name are 100% private and maintained ONLY by the DVHS Bookkeepers.
• Here are our numbers so far:

Fall Numbers   August Sept October

1. Cross Country: 9%   34%
2. Football: 22% 27%
3. WGolf: 16% 24%
4. WTennis: 0% 50%
5. Waterpolo(men) 74% 78%* hit the bonus
6. Waterpolo (womens) 45% 66%
7. Volleyball: 9% 19%
8. Cheer: 54% 57%
9. Song: 57% 57%

Booster Memberships

Come cheer on the Wildcats and see some great live sports! AB memberships are available that will save money to DVHS home football and Men’s basketball games. Information available on the DVHS Athletic Boosters Website. Members can pick up lanyards at our home football games.

Crab Feed

• Our annual Crab Feed will be on Friday, March 8, 2024. Please save the date for our biggest fundraiser of the year! We will need lots of help to make this a successful event!
• We are always looking for volunteers to help with planning so please contact: Hyon Yang

Athletic Boosters Meeting

Join us for our next meeting on Monday, October 9 , 5:30 pm in the DVHS Library. A representative from each team needs to attend for each team to be eligible for Coaches Grants.   

Student Leadership



Homecoming is coming! The homecoming spirit week will take place from October 9th - October 13th.

The Homecoming Rally will be after school on October 13th followed by the Homecoming Football Game at 7:00pm

The Homecoming Dance is on 10/14/23 from 7pm-10pm and TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE! Here’s what you need to know:



We will be selling tickets via GoFan (unless you are purchasing a guest ticket, which must be done at the bookkeeper’s office; more info below). You will use a mobile device to enter the dance along with your photo ID. If you do not have a mobile device, you will still need to bring a photo ID and a copy of your receipt so we can check you in manually.

CLICK HERE to purchase your ticket. If you have ASB, your 6 digit ID number is your ACCESS CODE so you can purchase the ASB-priced ticket.

Non ASB card holders will purchase GENERAL ADMISSION tickets.

Ticket pricing (price changes begin at 12am on dates listed; price ranges subject to change after 9/11):

• Tuesday, September 5th - Sunday, September 11: ASB: $17 // Regular: $34 // Guest: $66
• Monday, September 12th - Sunday, September 24th: ASB: $34 // Regular: $55 // Guest: $73
• Monday, September 24th - Wednesday, October 11*: ASB: $45 // Regular: $68 // Guest: $80

*Limited tickets MAY be available at the door for DV students only for $100.

Notes:

• FREE drinks and light snacks will be provided.
• Food trucks will be selling food and we recommend bringing a debit or credit card to purchase food. Full list of food trucks will be revealed a week before the dance. The food trucks this year are not included in the ticket price, in order to cut down on the chaos of the lines and food waste.
• The dance attire is semi-formal.
• GUEST PASSES must be turned in to the bookkeeper's office. Guest tickets can only be purchased from the bookkeeper's office.
• You can find updated dance info here.

Guest Passes:

Guest tickets MUST be purchased in person at the bookkeeper’s office along with turning in a signed guest pass. Click here to download the guest pass. The deadline to turn in the guest pass and purchase a guest ticket is 10/9/23.

Hope to see you all at the dance!

Willie’s Last Touchdown - A Pre-Senior Night Social

Hey wildcats! We are thrilled to announce that we are hosting Willie’s Last Touchdown - a pre-senior night social which will be from 4:30 to 6:15 PM on October 27th near the DVHS stadium! All families in SRVUSD are invited, and there will be activities (such as henna), food trucks, and games to play before the football game starts! Admission is free!

DISNEY GRAD NITE

Our senior Grad Nite at Disneyland is on May 17, 2024! Registration is open until Tuesday, September 26, 2023. If you do not register by 9/26, you will be placed on the WAITLIST. Go to https://secure.istours.net/travsignup/triptype.cfm to register now! Take a look at this flier for more information.

The trip can be paid in full or in $100 monthly payments with the total trip cost being $529. The full payment is due by February 28, 2024. If you miss a payment date, you will be placed on the waitlist.

Registration instructions: Go to secure.istours.net/travsignup/triptype.cfm, and click GRADNITE.

Enter our zip code (94582), school name (Dougherty Valley High School), and graduation date (6/6/2024)

Select our group (Dougherty Valley High) & trip and click continue.

Enter your personal information

Enter your payment information and confirm your registration!

DVHS Library News

We hope your school year is going well, wildcats! A few announcements: 

1. Come visit! Our hours are M/Tu/Th/F- 7:45am-4:15pm, W- 9:15 am-4:15pm.
2. Sora, our awesome ebook collection is still available! We’ve also added hundreds of stellar new titles to our print collection just for you! Please come by and check them out! 

How can you help support the DVHS library? There are a few ways! 

1. We have an Amazon Wish List that we update frequently. Everything from bookmarks to games, school supplies, and, of course, books! Items get sent directly to us.  
2. Make a donation via the Future Fund 100% of the donation comes directly to the library. 
3. Do you have any gently used AP/SAT/ACT/College prep books that are no longer needed? We’d love any issues from 2020 onward! You can drop them off in the front office or send them with your student.  

Lastly, we would like to offer our sincerest thanks to families who donated to the DVHS Library during registration. Your donations will be used this year, for your student(s). Without donations, we could not thrive to the capacity that we do! If you did not get a chance to make a donation or want to donate again, it’s not too late! Please visit the FutureFund website to donate.

Please reach out with any questions! We are here to serve the fabulous patrons of the amazing DVHS community! 

Sincerely,

Mrs. Knapp Ms. Hussenet Annalisa Raphael 

kknapp@srvusd.net ahussenet@srvusd.net araphael@srvusd.net 

Teacher Librarian Teacher Librarian Library Media Coordinator

POLICY & PROCEDURE FOR EARLY STUDENT PICKUP



If your student needs to leave before dismissal, the parent/caregiver must call the attendance line (925-479-6400, press 1 for attendance) before 9:00 a.m. Please state your student's ID number, first and last name, the time they will be leaving campus and the reason for the early dismissal. Students need to come to the front office to obtain an Off Campus Pass either before school, at brunch, or lunch. Then, at the designated time, they show the pass to their teacher and come sign out in the front office. Students are not allowed to leave their classroom without a pass. We will not call the classroom to have your student dismissed. If students do not sign out, it will result in a cut on their attendance record. 

For more information regarding attendance, please see the attendance page on the DVHS website.

YEARBOOK PHOTO SUBMISSIONS

Have you or someone you know traveled over the summer? Consider submitting your photos to HJEshare to be included in the yearbook! Summer is a time for relaxation, pursuing goals, and time with family and friends, so we hope to represent the things worth celebrating in the yearbook. Go to https://hjeshare.com/eShare/ (code 12540) to submit your photos. We look forward to covering your summer memories for other people to see!

STUDENT DROP-OFF/PICK-UP

It is important that everyone uses caution on the streets and in our parking lot. DVHS will have 3,300 individuals coming to campus at the start of each day. By law, fire lanes MUST BE CLEAR AT ALL TIMES and cannot be used for pick-up or drop-off; This is considered a civil code violation. Please plan for morning drop-off delays. Click here to see more information regarding traffic and student safety information. Below is a map of the drop-off routes.

Students driving to school will need to purchase a parking permit through the Webstore. Cars that don’t display a valid DVHS parking permit will be ticketed beginning Monday, August 28. It is important to allow extra time in the morning so students can make it to class on time.

*There will be heavy traffic every morning; please allow extra time to get to school.

LOCKERS

As in years past, lockers will be distributed to students via this Google form. FYI – Lockers are optional and if your student would like a locker, they must bring their own lock. As per DVHS tradition, each one of our buildings houses a class of students (Freshmen-4000; Sophomores-3000; Juniors-2000; Seniors-1000). Due to the large number of incoming freshmen, we will have our freshmen partner with each other (2 to a locker) in order to have locker access. There are sufficient lockers in the 1000, 2000, and 3000 buildings for some sophomores, juniors, and seniors to be assigned their own individual locker (2nd floor only). Those who wish to have 1st floor lockers will need to have a locker partner. 

SCHOOL LUNCH

All students will have access to free breakfast and lunch this year. Students will need to input their School ID number for every meal. Students will be able to eat in the outdoor campus areas. The Commons will be open for seating after textbooks have been distributed. Eating in the school building hallways is prohibited (except during inclement weather). We are excited to announce the addition of over 200 more seats for our students, thanks to the purchase of new tables and benches funded by parent generosity via the DVHS Ed Fund.. Thank you families for your support. 

ESSAY COMPETITION



The Exchange Club of the San Ramon Valley invites students in grades 1-12 to participate in their essay contest in remembrance of September 11, 2001. Essays are due by September 29, 2023. See all details in their 2023 application.

DREAM MAKERS AND RISK TAKERS AWARD NOMINATIONS



Innovation Tri-Valley’s 13th Annual DreamMakers and RiskTakers awards event will take place on November 7, 2023. The application is now open and will close on Friday, October 6, at 5:00 p.m. Students can self-nominate, or parents/educators can nominate a student. Please review all details in the nomination portal.

HIRING & INTERVIEWING EVENT FOR SRVUSD KITCHEN POSITIONS

SRVUSD is hosting a hiring and interviewing event for kitchen positions. Check out the great job opportunities we have, including paid training and lots of schedule options. With more staff, we can accomplish our goals of serving more students cooked-from-scratch meals and reducing lunch wait times.  View our current job openings. Questions? Email SRVUSDEats@srvusd.net or call 925-871-8503

• What: SRVUSD Kitchen Positions Hiring and Interviewing Event
• When: Monday, September 25, 2023, come anytime from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
• Where:  3280 Crow Canyon Road, San Ramon

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