AHS and DCHS Student Councils are proud to present this year's DCPS 12 Days of Christmas! All schools are encouraged to participate to help spread holiday cheer leading up to Christmas Break.
Last week, students from Apollo and Daviess County High who are in the academic career exploration program at the HBCU showcase in Louisville KY. Students participated in various breakouts ranging from ACT Test Prep, and the HBCU experience to the Kentucky Scholars program. In addition, students could talk with college representatives from nearly 20 HBCU's including fraternities and sororities.
Spend a day in one of our classrooms as a substitute!
For Permanent District Substitute status with an earned Bachelor's Degree is $130 per day with benefits included.
For Permanent District Substitute status with 64 college credits or more without an earned Bachelor's Degree is $120 per day with benefits included.
To sign up for any substitute positions across our district, please email: hr@daviess.kyschools.us.
The Juntos program began prior to Fall Break for our high school Latino students with a goal to increase parental involvement and promote access to higher education. The next Juntos evening will be tomorrow from 5:30-7:15 PM at the Owensboro
Museum of Science and History. Food and childcare will be provided as the topic of the evening is Post-Secondary Options.
Congratulations to Sorgho Elementary for receiving the Purple Star Award during their Veterans Day program today. They are 1 in 72 schools in the Commonwealth of Kentucky that have earned this award.
The Purple Star Award designation recognizes schools that show a major commitment to serving military-connected students and families. This award speaks directly to the amazing administrative staff and teachers at the school who go out of their way to serve military families.
The results are in for the Kentucky Thespian Festival for Apollo and DC.
DC results are:
Raylee Brubaker was recognized as an all-state Thespian.
Nathan Goins served as a state officer and helped plan the event.
Katie Kenny and Elaina Norton received superior ratings for their Musical Theater performances.
Apollo results are:
Isaac Hay finished out his duties as a State Officer and was named as an All Star Thespian. Several students received excellent ratings on their Thespy competition pieces.
Richmond Holinde received a superior rating and was awarded a $20,000 theatre scholarship from Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Xander Berry was named as a new State Officer.
As a reminder, DCPS schools will be closed tomorrow November 7 for Election Day!
🇺🇸 Join us at one of our schools as we celebrate Veterans Day! 🇺🇸 All veterans are welcome to attend any of the following programs at our schools as we honor veterans and their service.
Way to go, DCPS! These are just some of the many highlights from our district's KDE School Report Card data that was released this week.
Details can be found at kyschoolreportcard.com
DCPS Family Resource and Youth Centers are entering their Season of Giving. Each of our buildings are taking a variety of donations during the holiday season. If you are interested in donating, reach out to the school's FRYSC coordinator.
DCPS schools will be closed for Fall Break Monday, October 9 - Friday, October 13. We hope everyone has a great restful week and look forward to seeing everyone on Monday, October 16.
This Saturday, September 30, the Daviess County High School Marching Band will host their Fall Spectacular competition at Reid Stadium. The show begins at 6 PM with the first band performance at 6:45 PM. Tickets are $10.
This will be a great evening of student performances by both Apollo High School Marching Eagles and the DCHS Band of Pride.
There will be no school for students on Friday, September 22 as this is a professional development day for teachers!
Many of our school's Fall Family Events are kicking off this week! Check with your child's school for more information.
Starting today, September 14, 2023, DCPS is offering a $1,000 bonus for individuals who refer new bus drivers or monitors along with a $1,000 sign-on bonus for new bus drivers and monitors.
For more information visit the DCPS.ORG or email hr@daviess.kyschools.us
Tomorrow is the BIG day!
We can't wait to see ALL of our buildings full of students and staff having a great day of learning and fun.
DCPS is hiring substitutes!
Substitute positions available for:
- Teachers (64 college credit hours required)
- Instructional Assistants
- Lunchroom Monitors
-Food Service Assistants
-Health Services Assistants
DCPS is also hiring for full-time Permanent District Substitutes. These positions require a bachelor's degree in any area and are benefit-eligible.
Pay varies per position. If you are interested in applying please visit, the DCPS website and click Join Our Team.
If you have any questions, you can email hr@daviess.kyschools.us.
This month we are focusing on the importance of attendance in our buildings. A week from today, September 13, 2023, is Kentucky's High Attendance Day. Our schools will be celebrating this in their own ways.
To help promote high attendance, we will give away prizes for each level for students who had perfect attendance all month and at each level for students who were at school all day on September 13.
See the images for all the details and make sure your students are coming to school to participate!
#KidsFirst #ExcellenceinLearning
We BELIEVE that it is vital for our students to be in school as much as possible. That is why we will again participate as a district in KY High Attendance Day on September 13, 2023.
We encourage all of DCPS to be in school for the full day on this day and help us have the highest percentage of attendance in the state!
On Monday, September 4 all DCPS Schools and Support offices will be closed in observance of Labor Day!
