Happy St. Patrick's Day! We're looking forward to welcoming everyone to the high school next week. On Tuesday, March 21st at 6:30, there will be an important public meeting held in the auditorium. The topic will be the 2023-2-24 budget. All are encouraged to attend. The spring musical, Head Over Heels, will be held in the auditorium on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We hope you are able to catch a show! Please also note that MCAS ELA will be administered to sophomores on March 28th and 29th. Teachers have been preparing their students for success, and we will hold an informational session for all sophomores on Monday morning. Until then, stay safe this holiday weekend.

Sincerely,

Gail DeCecco, Principal

Donald Izzo, Assistant Principal for Grades 10 & 12

Ai-Ling Chang, Assistant Principal for Grades 9 & 11

John Herald, CTE Director

Doug Kelley, Dean of Activities and Athletics

Parent teacher conferences are being held on Thursday, March 30, 2023, 5:30pm - 8:00pm. Here is the link for you to sign up with teachers. If you have have questions, please call the high school office at 508-252-5025 x 5602.

We are pleased to partner with the District Attorney's Office and the Dighton Police Department to offer the Hidden in Plain Sight presentations at DRRHS on Thursday, March 30. These short presentations will take place every 20 minutes between 6pm and 8pm. Middle School and High School families are encouraged to attend. Please park and enter at the Superintendent's Entrance near the tennis courts for the most direct access to the auditorium. No appointments or sign-ups are required.

The CTE Media Studies Program’s Junior and Senior Students planned and created a Social Media Campaign for the Rehoboth Fire Department. RFD reached out to assist in the ongoing recruitment effort to advertise for Rehoboth residents to become firefighters. The Media Studies Crew provided the “Seasons of Fire” which included specific target designs for each of the four seasons and a video. This was a great opportunity to learn about advertising & design campaigns and produce a real product for our community. Keep an eye out on RFD’s social media platforms for our work! The public service announcement is viewable through the link below.

• Students in the Classes of 2025-2026 must pass MCAS ELA, Math, and Biology to graduate with a high school diploma.
• Students in the Class of 2025 will take the ELA MCAS assessments on March 28th and 29th. The Math exams are scheduled for May 16th and 17th. We will be holding an assembly for sophomores next week to review MCAS expectations. In the meantime, please encourage your child to begin reviewing the MCAS practice tests.
• ELA MCAS practice: go to the link and select the computer based test for 10th grade
• MATH MCAS practice
• Students in the Class of 2026 will take the MCAS Biology assessment on June 6th and 7th.
• BIOLOGY MCAS practice

HEAD OVER HEELS is a bold new musical comedy. This laugh-out-loud love story is set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s, including the hit songs, “We Got the Beat,” “Our Lips Are Sealed,” “Vacation,” Belinda Carlisle’s “Heaven is a Place on Earth” and “Mad About You.”

A hilarious, exuberant celebration of love, HEAD OVER HEELS follows the escapades of a royal family on an outrageous journey to save their beloved kingdom from extinction—only to discover the key to their realm’s survival lies within each of their own hearts (Broadway Licensing).The performance times are: March 23, 6:30 PM; March 24, 6:30 PM; March 25, 1:00 PM. TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED ONLINE THROUGH THIS LINK.

Special Education Director Dr. DiGioia is leading the district's equity and inclusion work and is seeking feedback from all stakeholders about equal access for all students to our district's programs.To gather this information, we are asking for just a few minutes of your time to complete this survey. We value your input and believe that it is essential to create an action plan that addresses any concerns that may be identified. Please find a link to Dr. DiGioia's full-text letter here.

FamilyID.com will be opened up for Spring Sports registrations on Wednesday, March 1st and close at midnight Friday, March 31st. User fee payments will be due by Friday, April 14th. If there is a financial hardship, please contact Mr. Kelley. All athletes MUST have an up-to-date physical on file with the nurse prior to participating in a Spring Sport.

All of our games are scheduled on Arbiter Sports. You can search game schedules and pre-purchase tickets on GoFan.co. Our student-athletes appreciate your support.

SRO Hathaway and SRO Bennett invite you to follow them on their new Facebook page, "Dighton School Resource Officers," designed to help strengthen outreach to parents, families, and the community.

Click here to learn more about the benefits of joining our substitute teacher pool.