DeTour High School

Parents, School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on http://www.mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number. All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card. For more about the Smilesafe program, visit the following site: https://lifetouch.com/smilesafe/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=PPD_F23_Po1_US&utm_content=safecard&fbclid=IwY2xjawFzeNZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfypaVHKwc_368hs563QMbtIMxiDpw9dHGQl5SZhWICRPiMG3ojP6DAKoA_aem_OxgENu5XDMMy8M1J17L0Cg

Parents, School pictures are ready! To order, log in to your account on http://www.mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number. All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card. For more about the Smilesafe program, follow this link: https://lifetouch.com/smilesafe/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_campaign=PPD_F23_Po1_US&utm_content=safecard&fbclid=IwY2xjawFzeNZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfypaVHKwc_368hs563QMbtIMxiDpw9dHGQl5SZhWICRPiMG3ojP6DAKoA_aem_OxgENu5XDMMy8M1J17L0Cg Thank you!

The DeTour High School Freshmen and Senior classes are selling caramel apples to raise funds for their classes. The cost is $5 per apple, either plan or with peanuts. Contact a class member or Mrs. Newell or Mrs. Galarowic to place an order. Thank you!

Tomorrow is the beginning of the school year! First and foremost, I would like to welcome everyone back and look forward to a great year!  As a reminder, tomorrow is our first day of school. It is a half day for everyone and ends at 11:30am. Again, school will be dismissed tomorrow at 11:30am. For Drummond Island parents: The parking lot has been expanded.  Please park only on the gravel and leave plenty of room for the bus to make the turn out of school.  For DeTour parents and students: Be advised the road heading into the school is now a one way with all traffic entering off St. Mary’s St and exiting on South Caribou Lake road. In addition, please be patient as we finalize the bond project work from this summer.  Everyone is working very hard to get everything completed. Your patience is greately appreciated Once again, we look forward to getting a great start to the new year.  Have a great rest of your evening. 

Update: As of today, all student active directory and email passwords have been updated. You’ll receive a new one along with your chromebooks next week. We apologize for the inconvenience as this was an unanticipated development! For our Juniors and Seniors participating in duel-enrollment classes: We understand that some of you may require access to your student account email before Tuesday. If this is the case, please call our main line, 906-297-2011, and leave a message on my voicemail (Mr. Deal) indicating this. I’ll call you back as soon as possible for identity verification, and will then supply you with your new password. Have a fantastic Labor Day weekend - See you next week!

The 20 Time Project. To help inspire innovation and creativity. Google developed the idea and offered employees 20% of their time to work on a project of their choosing that enriched the world around them. Mrs. Livingston took this concept and put to work in her classroom. Today 8th grade students presented their 20 Time Project to the rest of the school. Each project was unique and creative.

Meet The Guard - Camp Grayling - Friday, May 3rd 2024 - 9:30am to 1:30pm At the Parade Field location on Howe Rd. Camp Grayling, MI 49739: Learn about education benefits, training, career opportunities, and how you could become a Citizen-Soldier. Activities: Drone and Robotics Display Military Weapons and Technology Military Vehicles and Aircraft Culinary Equipment Display Special Guests: Cam Amine, Dylan Ragusin, Christian Tanefeu, Wilfried Tanefeu, Joanquin Consuelos, Sergio Lemley, Jaden Bullock, Ernest Hausman, Jaishawn Barhman, Zoey Bormet, and Branden Stauffenberg Interested students - SIGN UP in the DHS main office.

Are you interested in, or planning to participate in Work Based Learning during the 2024-25’ school year? Tuesday, May 7th @ 1:30PM: The ISD WBL site coordinators will be at DeTour Highschool to meet with interested students. They'll answer your questions, review site requirements, and address other criterion needed for participation, etc. Parents are welcome, and encouraged to attend as well, if their schedule permits.

The Solar Eclipse is coming next Monday, 4/8/24. Peak viewing for the solar eclipse will be at 3:15pm. We urge parents to educate your children about safe viewing practices, including the use of certified solar viewing glasses or pinhole projectors. Thank you to our local library for providing solar eclipse glasses to all of our students. Extra eclipse glasses may be picked up at the local library. Supervision of younger children during the eclipse is advised. Remember, not looking directly at the solar eclipse is best practice just like we don’t look directly at the sun.

DeTour Area Schools and DATA will not be holding classes tomorrow, Friday 22 March 2024, due to potential accumulating snow throughout the day, into the afternoon. No CTE.

March 20th, 2024. Due to the wind, the ferry boat is only leaving at the top of the hour. Therefore, all students at DeTour and Drummond Island will be released early from school today at 2:45pm in order to make the ferry at 3:00pm. Once again, all staff and students at Detour and Drummond Island schools will be released today at 2:45pm. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Our middle and high school students had a fantastic experience participating in the LSSU Pi day math competition this week! They formed four teams (two HS - two MS) and engaged in a series of high level, fast paced sessions. The competition was strong, but they held their own, both finishing in the top half of the 28 competing teams. Great job everyone, we're proud of you!

It appears that 2 calendars have been put out for general consumption and there may be some confusion. Please know that our official return to school day after Springbreak is Monday 1 April. Please forgive us for any confusion.

Due to freezing rain, high wind, dropping temperatures and weather not getting better until later this afternoon, DeTour Area Schools, and DATA will be closed today. We will make the determination as to whether or not we will have extra curriculars later today. Please share.

Don't forget about Parent/Teacher Conferences! This is a reminder to our families that we have parent/teacher conferences coming up over the next two days. Drummond Island Elementary will have parent teacher conferences tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb 28th from 3:30pm to 6:00pm. On Thursday, Feb 29th, all students will be released at 12:30pm for a half day of school. All schools will then have parent/teacher conferences from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Thursday evening only DATA and DeTour High School will have parent/teacher conferences from 3:30pm to 6:00pm. Thank you and we look forward to seeing everyone!

Thirteen of our 10th and 11th graders that had registered to attend, along with their Cedarville HS counterparts, had an engaging and informative experience on their field trip at the Career Center in the Soo! They were given a brief tour of each program offered, followed by an extended session with the head instructor of the field that interested them. Those that are interested and who's grades/schedules allow, will have an opportunity to attend CTE courses during their Junior and Senior year.

This is just a quick reminder to everyone that there will be no students in attendance at school tomorrow (Monday 19 February 2024)due to an EUP-wide staff Professional Development day. Enjoy the opportunity to sleep in and have a happy President's Day.

Bo on the lookout! This is a reminder to all of our families that report cards will be coming home today (1/26/24).

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and the fine learners of our districts. Having just spoken to both teams at the county garages. DeTour Area Schools/DATA will be closed tomorrow, 1/10/2024. Nasty roads, high winds, blowing snow, and dropping temps are the reasons. Includes CTE and The Learning Center. Please Share!

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