Discovery High

Shout out to our students who volunteered at the Brian Long house today on the campus of Concordia Lutheran Church. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Congratulations to the combined DHS/NCHS Battle of the Books team who won the Catawba County tournament today!! #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Discovery High School Spring 2025 BBQ Fundraiser April 4, 2025 11am - 2pm Please support Discovery High School and enjoy delicious BBQ! Plates $10 each Includes: BBQ pork, beans, slaw, roll, dessert BBQ only $18 per pound For Spring 2025 BBQ. Orders(for non-students) may be placed by: Purchasing a paper ticket (paid for in advance) - (a separate ticket is needed for each plate) Filling out a paper group order form (paid in advance or day of BBQ) Google form (pay on day of BBQ) https://forms.gle/htPZJuD6rwSXeAap8 Email Mrs. Greenwald deborah.greenwald@n-ccs.org (pay on day of BBQ) ** Delivery service is available for orders of 5 plates or more!** DHS Students who wish to purchase a plate for their lunch on the day of the barbeque will NOT use a ticket. They should pay Mrs. Greenwald directly and will be placed on the list of lunches for that day. Attached is a flyer to help you spread the word to neighbors and coworkers.

Mr. Gordon provides a highly engaging lesson in his AP Biology class. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone has had a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for the upcoming week. Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday for students. This is a teacher workday. Tuesday-Enrichment, Wednesday-Advisory, Thursday-Family, and Friday-March Madness 3rd Place Game Planning ahead, our Spring BBQ will be held on Friday April 4th. More information will be coming about this. Character Awards can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bNvgJZi70o5jHZ-tCBq5ZdtuZFiabX_2/view?usp=sharing. Tuesday starts the 4th quarter of the 2024-25 school year. Let's finish the year off strong. Continue to work hard in your classes and be sure to ask questions when you have them. As always, please let me know if you need anything. Have a fabulous week. Take care. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Melinda did a fabulous job singing during halftime of the March Madness game today! #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

A huge shout out to Maggie White who recently competed in a drill meet with the Newton Conover ROTC where they received two first place ribbons. She was also accepted to Summer Seminar at the Naval Academy in Annapolis as well as to Governor's School!! Congratulations Maggie!!!

Mr. Crosson had an art enrichment during 3rd quarter. His group put together an art exhibit yesterday. Those students did a wonderful job with their art work. Thanks to Mr. Crosson and his leadership with this. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Pre-sale tickets start today for Shrek The Musical- Monday, March 10. Tickets are 10 dollars each. You can write a check to either Newton Conover Middle School or Discovery High School Theatre Department with the names of the people you would like to purchase the tickets for. If you pre-order tickets, they will be available for pick up at a seperate table when coming to watch the show. You may also purchase tickets at the door when coming to see the show! If you buy tickets at the door, please tell your friends and family that we do not accept bills larger than $20 and you can write a check. You can use a 100 dollar bill if it is the exact price. The auditorium doors will open 30 minutes before each show. If you have any questions, please contact rachel.isaac@n-ccs.org

Good afternoon Discovery family. I just wanted to send out a reminder about the ACT and CCRA for juniors and sophomores tomorrow. Freshmen and seniors will have an asynchronous day tomorrow. All juniors and sophomores should plan to arrive tomorrow by 7:35. You will not need to bring anything with you unless you have a personal calculator you would like to use on the math portion. Please get plenty of rest tonight and eat breakfast in the morning. Breakfast will be available in the cafeteria if you need it. If you plan to eat lunch in the cafeteria tomorrow. Please complete the google form I sent out last week. All sophomores will report to the media center. Juniors will be in the science wing. Students will be able to sign out once all testing is complete, which should be around 11:00. Best of luck to our juniors and sophomores. Take care.

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful afternoon. Below are the announcements for the upcoming week. A huge shout out to our Science Olympiad team who finished 4th at regionals on Saturday which qualifies them for states!! The Air Trajectory group placed 1st and the Anatomy & Physiology and the Disease Detectives groups placed 2nd. Great job guys!! Monday - Enrichment, Tuesday - ACT/CCRA for Jrs and Sophs, Wednesday -Advisory to complete 4 year plan, Thursday - March Madness Sophomores vs. Seniors. On Tuesday, just the juniors and sophomores will attend school. Freshmen and seniors will have an asynchronous day. Juniors and sophomores will be allowed to sign out once testing is complete. There is no school for students on Friday March 14th and Monday March 17th as these are teacher workdays. I hope that everyone has a terrific week. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Family Thursday at Discovery. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Thanks to Publix Super Markets Charities for providing a $200 donation to our 2024-25 Science Olympiad Team. This money will help fund the materials the team needs for their competitions. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

N-CCS will be closed for students on Wednesday, March 5 due to wind gusts making bus travel unsafe. Staff will observe an optional work day.

Ms. Arditti spoke with the Freshmen today during Advisory about study skills. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

On Tuesday March 11th, our juniors will be taking the ACT. More information about this can be found in the links below. English version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PkopSsdyq_nzz-M3YeoWiKUp5NSqcUyi/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106140142514690785611&rtpof=true&sd=true Spanish version: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1auTzmTXTz9evN9MW6LBtoLCCNJqJ095O/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=106140142514690785611&rtpof=true&sd=true

On Friday, our school participated in a fundraiser to raise money for the Children's Cancer Partners. Students could pay $1 for a strip of tape to tape Mr. Whitener to the wall. We were able to raise $194!! Stacey and Ron Archer, parents of Mayson Archer who is a 2020 DHS graduate that sadly passed away from cancer a couple of years ago, donated $200. I appreciate all of our students chipping in for such a noble cause!! #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Good afternoon Discovery family. I hope that everyone is having a wonderful weekend. Below are the announcements for the week. Monday-Enrichment, Tuesday-Advisory so we can offer ACT prep, Wednesday-SEL, Thursday-Family, Friday-March Madness Freshmen vs. Juniors Good luck to our Science Olympiad team as they compete in Regionals at CVCC on Saturday March 8th! Sunday March 9, Daylight Savings Time begins. Everyone should set their clocks ahead 1 hour on Saturday night. On Tuesday March 11th, Juniors will be taking the ACT and Sophomores will be taking the CCRA which is a practice ACT test. Freshmen and Seniors will have an asynchronous day on this date. However, Seniors will need to come to campus for their Summit class. There will be no school for students on Friday March 14th and Monday March 17th as these are teacher workdays. I hope that everyone has a terrific week. As always, please reach out if there is anything you need. Take care. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

Madisyn Bowkley signs with Mars Hill today for Acrobatics and Tumbling. Congratuations Madisyn! Best of luck!! #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter

We had a flexible schedule today which allowed our teachers the opportunity to do special activities with groups of students. For example, Mr. Scronce was able to meet with all of our juniors to do test preparation for Biology and he was able to meet with all freshmen at the same time to prep for AP Environmental Science. #DiscoverU #HandleHardBetter