Durham Unified School District - Small Schools BIG Education

Tiger Spotlight of the Week: Shannon McLean, Art Teacher

FFA:
Last week Liam Edson, Jonathon Gore, Rauley Hengst and Kate Vanella competed in the North Valley Section Project Competition. Jonathan received 2nd place and a gold award in the advanced placement division. Kate Vanella received a gold award in the middle school division. Liam received a silver award in the advanced ownership division, and Rauley received a silver award in the novice division.

Attention 7th and 8th Grade Parents.

We are excited to announce the updated tryout dates and times for our girls' basketball teams. Please take note of the following schedule:

7th Grade:
- October 2nd @ 3:30 - 5:00 PM
- October 3rd @ 3:30 - 5:00 PM

8th Grade:
- October 2nd @ 5:15 - 6:30 PM
- October 3rd @ 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Feel free to reach out to Michael Richards (mrichards@durhamunified.org) if you have any questions

Last week. The DIS cross country team kicked off its season by competing in the Valley Ridge Middle School Meet #1 at Wildwood Park on Thursday. It was a great start for our Panthers, as the boys' team took second place overall, behind only Chico Junior.
Durham's Ben Webb finished first overall among sixth grade boys with Josh Crete finishing third and Clark Plummer 5th. Austin Southworth finished second among 7th grade boys and Grayson Gagne rounded out the top 10 in the same race.

Lauren Qualls finished first among all 8th grade girls, with Haddie Hayland (3rd) and Holly McCoy (4th) also having strong runs. Hannah Walker finished 8th in the 7th-grade girls' race.

Tiger Spotlight of the Week: Carina Ellis, DUSD Health Aide

"When I Was A Kid.....

Durham Community. We want to share some exciting news.
Cadet Jason Storey from Durham High School has been named Region 12-8 Cadet of the Year.

Jason will represent Butte County in the Navy/Marine Corps 250th Anniversary Parade in Philadelphia this October. He’ll be marching with Sea Cadets from all over the country, carrying the flag and honoring our heroes.
Let’s give Jason a big shoutout for his amazing achievement. We are very proud of Jason.

Happy National IT Day

Today, we want to give a huge THANK YOU to Derik and Christina from our partners at BCOE. Your hard work, dedication, and expertise keep Durham Unified running smoothly every single day.

It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month, and we’re excited to celebrate all the amazing cultures, traditions, and contributions of our Durham Hispanic Community.

Tiger Spotlight of the Week: Kevin Martin, Fourth Grade Teacher

Monday, 9/15: Minimum Day Release at 12:20 PM for K-5th grade students. TK students will get out at their regularly scheduled dismissal time of 11:45 AM. DIS will release students at 12:10 PM, so the buses will pick-up early bus riders at DIS and then pick-up DES early bus riders at the elementary school. Please DO NOT PARK in the DES Bus Lane on Monday, September 15th. If your student is waiting for their DHS siblings, they will wait with Ms. Michele Mokres in the DES Courtyard until it is time to walk them over to DIS to catch the late bus with their DHS siblings, who will be dismissed at 12:50 PM.

The Exchange Clubs students of the Month: Makayla Dovin and Rowen Turnquist.

A message from our Durham Community.
*Please note that this has no affiliation with the school district.

Un mensaje de nuestra comunidad de Durham.
*Tenga en cuenta que esto no tiene ninguna afiliación con el distrito escolar.

Tiger Spotlight of the Week: Kelly Bischel, Kindergarten Teacher

Student of the Month:

September’s Student of the Month is Bryce Landon. Bryce has a 4.26 GPA and is the FFA Treasurer. Bryce is on the ski team and pitches on the baseball team. Bryce will be applying to several colleges this year, including Cal Poly, Colorado State, Oregon State, and Texas A&M. Bryce will be majoring in AG engineering. He is currently taking Advanced Ag Mechanics, Physics, SOU English, SOU Government, Calculus, and Butte Spanish 3.

What an amazing day at DIS! The DHS Jazz Band brought the energy and talent that had everyone tapping their feet and smiling. A huge thank you to the students for their incredible performance.

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Learn the warning signs, ⚠️normalize help-seeking, and let people know there are proven treatments that work.
Check out samhsa.gov/suicide-prevention-month

Septiembre es el mes de concientización sobre la prevención del suicidio. Conoce las señales de advertencia, ⚠️normaliza buscar ayuda y haz saber a otros que existen tratamientos comprobados que funcionan

Tiger Spotlight of the Week: Evelyn Franzella-Chiem, Alternative Learning Teacher

As we approach a three-day weekend, we wanted to share an informational sheet listing all the days we don’t have school. This will make it easier for you to plan a getaway, a vacation, or even some quality family time.
Have a fantastic weekend, and we can’t wait to see everyone back on Tuesday, September 1st.

Hello Durham Community

It’s finally here, game day week. We can hardly contain our excitement for this Friday night as our Trojans head out to face Redding Christian.

You could truly feel the energy and enthusiasm filling the air for this new season. Let’s all rally together and show our support for our football team.

Wishing them the best of luck this season. GoTrojans.