News from the Nest

Greetings Decatur Central Families,

We have had a great week last week...and we look forward to a great week this week as it is Snowcoming Week! We will have a daily spirit competition which really creates a fun atmosphere! It was wonderful to celebrate one of our wrestlers, Karla Marmalejo, who qualified for the state tournament. It was the first time since Covid that we were able to gather for a Parade of Champions and show true Hawk Spirit!

As well, it is wonderful to see our students help our community. This past week students in Choice and our social action class served 250 students in our district from our food pantry. It is always encouraging to see young people take seriously the idea that together we can make our society better!

Finally, it is that time of year where we need to be mindful of the weather. Below we will outline expectations in the event that we would have an e-learning day. If an e-learning day is declared, students will be expected to attend classes on an abbreviated schedule. All students will need to log into each Canvas course in order to receive directions on how to attend, what to work on, and how to complete and turn in assignments for the day.

As always...we are committed to being better today than yesterday, better tomorrow than today because we are Hawks, it's what we do!

Tom Wachnicki

Principal

Students will attend the live video feeds at the beginning of each learning period for their assigned classes in order to receive instruction on what they should accomplish for the day. Students are expected to complete the work assigned as well as complete the directions for showing they attended for the day. Teachers will post attendance procedures on their agenda in Canvas for each period. Students will need to sign in to each Canvas course in order to receive this instruction.

Decatur Township Families,
In coordination with the Indiana Immunization Coalition, we will offer school vaccination clinics in February at the following locations:

February 15th: Decatur Central High School 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
February 16th: Blue/Gold Academies and Valley Mills Elementary Schools 9:00 AM-3:00 PM

Transportation will be provided to one of the three locations during the school day for any MSD Decatur Township student who registers and completes the transportation permission slip.

Registration Link: patients.vaxcare.com/registration

Enrollment Code: IN65942

*Registration Deadline is February 8th.
*Please contact your school's nurse if you have any questions about required vaccinations.

We are excited to announce that we will have several opportunities to purchase prom dresses at a discounted price here at DCHS. The purchase of the dress includes and accessory and a ticket to prom.

Sales are as follows:

Saturday, January 28

Door 16, 10am to 2pm

We love having many attend our evening events and enjoy in the DC school spirit Hawks have to offer. In order to make sure all enjoy the experience students K-8 need to be accompanied by an adult. Students in grades 7-12 will need to present their student ID. This will allow us to know who is our district students versus out of district students. Thank you for your continued support!

We will have a slightly altered schedule on Friday, Jan 27 for our Snowcoming Pep Session! Please see below for the altered schedule.

Home Events this Week:

Wednesday, January 25

Boys’ Basketball v. Avon

Friday, January 27

Girls’ & Boys’ Basketball, Snowcoming, v. Plainfield

LINK to Athletic Calendar

LINK to District Calendar

Please use the buttons below to keep up with your student's work, attendance and grades!

DCHS has many opportunities for students to participate in clubs, activities and the like. Research is very clear that the more a student is involved in the activities of their school the better they do academically. This new section of our newsletter will begin featuring different opportunities we have for your student to get involved at the school!

It may not look like much but this is a really exciting picture. Each Thursday, DCHS' food pantry provides meals to community members in need. Pictured above are meal packs that are being readied for distribution. This past week over 250 district students were supported through this effort. We are #DecaturProud of our Social Action class for their servant leadership!

Returning to school in 2023, our students have been showing school culture by displaying our cultural norms of trust, respect, and responsibility. New Tech students met in the gym for a fun-filled New Tech Family Friday this week. During this time, we participated in re-establishing our culture expectations by looking at our culture contract and completing a Break Out Room over these expectations. Students and teachers cheered their CCRs on while participating in this exciting activity.

Furthermore, New Tech has participated in showing our fellow New Tech students support while going off to a State Championship and having fun at lunch playing UNO with one another. We have enjoyed laughing, communicating, and supporting each other while also having FUN! What better way to learn in New Tech!

Boys Basketball: Coach Surber and the Hawks enter the week 8-4 on the season and 4-0 in Mid-State Conference action. The Hawks will be back in action Wednesday night as all three teams host Avon. Freshman and JV will start at 6:00pm with Varsity following. They then will follow up with Mid-State Conference foe Plainfield on Friday evening. Freshman will play at 5:00pm, JV will play at 6:00pm and Varsity will play at 7:30pm.

Girls Basketball: Coach Carothers and the Lady Hawks look to finish the season strong. The Lady Hawks currently hold a 12-7 season record and a 2-4 record in Mid-State Conference play. Coach Carothers and the Lady Hawks start the last week of the regular season Tuesday night as they head to Guerin Catholic in non-conference action. JV will start at 6:00pm with Varsity following. The Lady Hawks will finish the regular season hosting Plainfield in their Mid-State Conference finale. Varsity will start at 6:00pm in the Main Gym and JV will play at 7:30pm in the Aux Gym.

Swimming & Diving: Coach Grace and the Hawks Swimming & Diving teams look forward to a strong week of practices as they get prepared for IHSAA Sectional action next week. The Lady Hawks Swimming & Diving team will be back in action next Thursday, February 2nd in the IHSAA Sectional Championships. The Hawks Swimming & Diving team will be back in action next Saturday, February 4th also competing in the IHSAA Sectional Championships.

Wrestling: Coach Schlueter and the Hawks Wrestling team are gearing up for IHSAA Sectional action. The Hawks will head to Mooresville this Saturday to compete in the IHSAA Sectional Championships starting at 9:00am. Congratulations to Senior Isaac Cadwell and Junior David Oyebode for finishing first in the Mid-State Conference Championships. Also, Congratulations to Senior Karla Marmolejo on a strong season finishing the year as an IHSGW State Qualifier. Good luck to Coach Schletuer and the Hawks this weekend at Sectionals!

Mrs. Beecher, our amazing media specialist at DCHS, has her own newsletter. Please take a moment to catch it on the following link!

The latest Beecher Feature newsletter (DCHS Library Media Center news) has finally been published. You'll find highlights from semester one of 2022, and January of 2023.

The Beecher Feature newsletters are housed on the DC MC website.