Graduation day is a community affair! Many thanks to the folks at PRES, BMS, DES, and DMS for hosting their former students as they said a final goodbye and thank you to the educators who brought them along their journey.Thanks also to the families, friends, and community supporters who participated in the parade on Thursday. Everything you've done to make our grads feel your love and support has been noticed and appreciated.

On this graduation eve, the weather is looking good, so we fully expect to hold the ceremony outside at the Robert T. Roy Stadium on the high school campus. Please remember that seating in the stands is open, first-come, first seated. If the weather takes a turn, we will notify the community that the ceremony will be held indoors via our Apptegy website and the automated call and text system just like we would when school is cancelled due to snow. The decision will be made by 2pm. No news is good news. Unless you hear otherwise, graduation will be outdoors.

If you are a parent or family member of a graduate, I need your help! Please remind the graduates:

• Meet in the auditorium at 3 pm
• Caps may be decorated following the "classy, not sassy" guidelines
• Gowns must be zipped for the ceremony
• Enjoy the moment! Keep your phone away during the ceremony!

Once graduation has passed, we are looking forward to the annual Junior Book Awards ceremony taking place on Tuesday at 12:30 pm in the auditorium. If your child is receiving an award, you should have received an invitation from Ms. Chang. Please read the newsletter linked below.

For all underclassmen, please remember that final exams are worth 10% of your grade in all your classes. Prepare for success! We have only 4 full days of school this year. Let's make them count!

Gail DeCecco, Principal

Ai-Ling Chang, Assistant Principal

John Herald, CTE Director

Doug Kelley, Dean of Activities and Athletics

Please read the Final Exam Schedule and FAQs. Exams are begin on Friday, June 16th, and continue on June 20th, 21st, and 22nd. Exam days are early release days, so no lunches are served.

Last week, I mentioned that the Celebration of Excellence would be posted on DRRHS TV YouTube Channel. I'm including a link to the channel because you will find other high-interest videos there as well. Enjoy!

Megan Keane, Sophie Darling, and Lorelei Kellum continued their advocacy for their Civics Project by visiting the state house this week where they met with two representatives and two senators during a lobbying session to make them aware of the bill S.1424 which will ban the sale of cosmetics that test on animals. They also had the opportunity to speak with Representative Jack Lewis who is the House Sponsor/founder for the bill they have been promoting. The students got to visit his office and explain their project and he talked about the bill and other actions he has done to support animals. He also followed their Instagram account, how cool! The girls were able to tour the House Chamber and snap some photos as well. The students also met with a member of the MSPCA who wanted to hear more about their project and urged them to go to the hearing of the S.1424 bill once it is on the House agenda. The students are hoping this bill will be passed this legislative year and hopefully they will be able to urge other states to do the same once it does. It was overall an amazing experience!

The Junior Book Awards celebration is an annual event where juniors are recognized for their outstanding achievements. Many generous scholarships offered by prestigious colleges and universities are given to outstanding members of the Class of 2024. The event is held in the high school auditorium and begins at 12:30 pm.

We will be closed in celebration of Juneteenth.

Dear families,

You and your student are invited to join us on Dighton-Rehoboth’s educational tour to Italy in Summer 2024! We will be talking about all of the trip details including the itinerary, pricing, safety, and more at our virtual informational meeting Tuesday, June 20. You must RSVP here in order to receive the virtual meeting link: https://bit.ly/3NfVyMq. If you cannot make the meeting time, please click “No, but send info” so we can send you the trip details. You must RSVP to receive information. The meeting will also mark the official opening of enrollment.There are limited spots on this tour, so we would love to have you attend this meeting to learn more about this exciting opportunity!

Summer Travel Opportunity

The DR Art department is offering a chance to tour Rome and the Island of Sicily summer 2024. This is another wonderful chance for student travel offered by DR. The tour would include a tour of the Vatican and Roman forum, an overnight ferry experience from Naples to Sicily, a tour of the Siracusa Archaeological site and valley of Ruins, a tour of Pompeii and a trip along the Amalfi coast. The tour would be July 1-11, 2024. For more information use the link provided for itinerary and cost. Hope you can join us on a wonderful tour of Italy.

Ms. Tache and Ms Hamlin

Here's a link to this year's summer reading lists. You can also find the high school summer assignments on our website.

We are excited to offer several hands-on CTE camps this year! Take a look at the flyer for details.

Here's a link to additional information, including the details for the MANDATORY meeting.

All of our games are scheduled on Arbiter Sports. You can search game schedules on ArbiterLive.com. Our student-athletes appreciate your support.