Hurricane Milton Update

Dear Spartan Family,

First we want to apologize.  It seems as though our message did not go out yesterday as planned.  We want to make sure everyone has the correct information for this week.  We hope all of our families made it through the storm safely and that everything is starting to get back to normal.

Our schools must remain closed on Monday, Oct. 14, and Tuesday, Oct. 15. We expect to reopen our campuses to students on Wednesday, Oct. 16.

When schools reopen, we anticipate being short-staffed on some essential personnel, including bus drivers. We ask for your patience.
We understand that school closures raise concerns regarding the loss of instructional time, and the possibility of makeup days. We remain in contact with the Florida Department of Education on our status and the challenging circumstances facing our community. We will keep you informed on any plans regarding potential makeup days.
Thanks for your understanding as we strive to return to normal operations. We appreciate your support and look forward to our students and staff returning to school.
*We will be following the regular calendar when we return. We’ll keep you posted about potential make-up days.* We have an Early Release scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 17 and students are out of school on Friday, Oct. 18.

Please keep in mind that the decision on make-up days is not made by the school but by the Florida Department of Education.

Homecoming Dance Update

 

Parents/Students,

Due to an adjustment to the football game schedule, we have made the decision to move the Homecoming Dance to Saturday, Nov. 2nd. Students that have paid and don’t want to attend on Nov. 2 will receive a refund. We apologize for any inconvenience this decision has caused.

We’re taking threats seriously.

Already this year, 24 students in Polk county have been arrested for making threats

against our schools and students. Being careless has consequences: students can be

arrested, charged with felonies and expelled from school. Discovery Schools will also

pursue restitution from those responsible. This has to stop.

Please click on the links below to see our full message.

English:

Spanish:

APPLY NOW
 

FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR

 

Open Enrollment has ended, but we are still accepting

applications.

 

**Please note: DALA 8th grade students must apply to DHS**

 

We are only accepting online submissions and applications:

 

Click on the links below for more information:

English

Spanish

 

To tour our campus, please contact erica.hudson@discoveryfl.org or call 863-268-7178

 

To submit an application:

Graduation and Testing Requirements

 

Interims went out on Wednesday. We are sending out some links to

important information regarding graduation requirements and testing

requirements. One is for Students entering Grade 9 prior to 2023-2024 and

the other for Students entering Grade 9 in 2023-2024 and thereafter so

please make sure that you are looking at the correct one for your child.

The last one contains testing requirements.

 
 

Grade 9 in 2023-2024 and thereafter

Grade 9 prior to 2023-2024

Graduation Testing Requirements

DHS Safety Precautions

    1. Hand sanitizing stations in ALL classrooms and all common areas.
    2. Masks are optional, but encouraged, on campus and on bus. (Students should have their own mask. We will have some DHS masks for sale if they don’t have one.)
    3. Busses will be cleaned after each run.
    4. All classrooms and common areas will be cleaned and disinfected daily.
    5. Lunch will be staggered by grade level to decrease traffic in the dining hall.

Watch All Home Volleyball and Basketball Games Live

Join the NFHS Network for
full access to:

-All DHS live and on-demand sports broadcasts
-All other sporting events from around the Nation

Friends and family members who can’t make the game
will never miss a play again!

Here’s how to watch:
1) Visit www.NFHSnetwork.com
2) Search for Discovery High School and go to our page
3) Subscribe and Follow

About-Face Award Winner

Frank Mozqueda

Transportation Update

 

We will NOT be sending out letters for transportation this year. Please check your parent/student

portal for transportation information. If you do not have any transportation information, please call or email

Betty Newman.

 

Phone – 863-295-5955

Email – betty.newman@discoveryacademy.org

 

If you don’t have access to the Parent/Student Portal, please email Mr. Jemison at darryl.jemison@discoveryfl.org

Discovery App

Announcements

School Hours are: 7:41am – 2:15pm

 

Senior Portraits Information

Click here

Purchase a Yearbook and a Student Ad

Click here

Updated Transportation Information

Click here

Attendance

For questions concerning attendance please
use the email link below.

Email Link

Upcoming Events

Tuesday – Friday,

October 8 – 11, 2024

No School Due to
Hurricane Milton

 

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Early Release

 

Friday, October 18, 2024

No School

 

Saturday, November 2, 2024

Homecoming Dance

 

Monday, November 11, 2024

Veterans Day
No School

Links

Cognia Accreditation information click here.

Online Free and Reduced Meal Application click here

DHS Diploma Replacement Form click here

Safe Schools Parent Letter click here

FortifyFL – report suspicious activity click here

DHS Course Catalog 2024 – 2025  click here

Parent Portal Accounts:

For instructions on how to set up your Parent Portal account:

click here

To obtain a P.I.N. number for each of your students, please contact:

alondra.hernandez@discoveryfl.org

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the school at 863-268-7178.

Athletes and Parents,

Please click on the link below for the DHS Athletics Participation Requirements. All parents/guardians of Discovery High School athletes must register with Aktivate. Click on the link below for instructions. The required Consent and Release form (EL3) will now be signed electronically on Aktivate. The completed (EL2) Physical form will no longer be turned in to the school, it will be uploaded to Aktivate.

Please remember that ALL athletes must submit a SPORTS physical on the appropriate physical form. The form can be dowloaded from the link below and can also be downloaded from Aktivate. We can NOT accept any other physical forms. The appropriate form is the EL2 (Physical). Please remember that high school physicals are different and are only valid for the current school year.

If you have any more questions you can email Mr. Jemison or Cynthia Bulson (cynthia.bulson@discoveryfl.org)

DHS Athletics Participation Requirements

2024-2025 Aktivate Registration Instructions

EL2 Physical Form

PLEASE DO NOT DOWNLOAD THE FORM OFF OF ANY OTHER SITE. IT WILL NOT BE VALID.

Contact Numbers

P: 863-268-7178
F: 863-956-0059

Address

640 Evenhouse Road
Lake Alfred, FL 33850

School Hours

7:41AM – 2:15PM

The front gate is locked during school hours.

The gate will open at 2:00 pm for student pickup.

Parent Contact and Custodian of Public Records

Attention Parents and Stakeholders! Erica Hudson is Discovery High School’s designated parent contact and custodian of public records. Should you have questions, concerns, or need assistance resolving any issues pertaining to school operations, or have a public records request, you may contact Erica Hudson at 863-268-7178 or email her at erica.hudson@discoveryfl.org.

 

Document Requests

Due to our rapidly growing population, please note that the following timeline for processing paperwork will be utilized effective July 10th, 2019:

Paperwork Requests- 2 business days

(i.e. scholarships, social security paperwork, papers to be filled out by Guidance, etc.)
***Please note: Point of Contact is your child’s Guidance Counselor

Transcript Requests- 5 business days

***Please note: Point of Contact is Lynda Saxon, Terminal Operator

Spark Of The Year

Lynda Saxon

Teacher Of The Year

Richard Schellhase