In an effort to promote good communication between home and school, Darby High School will have our fall Parent Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, October 17.  Parent-Teacher conferences are an important part of communication between parents and teachers. You may now sign up at https://www.hilliardschools.org/hdb/parent-teacher-conferences/.

The PTO provides dinner for the staff on this evening.  If you would like to donate an item for the dinner, please visit this link to signup.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4dada62aa31-fall7  Thank you very much!  The staff really appreciates this dinner!

In Hilliard City Schools, we are celebrating a decade of innovation.  In 2008/09, our schools and community created a plan to prepare students for the future, and now we can celebrate!  We are proud to share with you, all that we have accomplished over the last 10 years. Our students, staff and community are on the cutting edge of innovation. Over the next several weeks we will be posting videos to show our District’s successes.

Thank you for your support of our Hilliard City Schools. Although we have a lot to celebrate, we cannot rest on our success. We already have a team working on what’s next!  We look forward to continuing on a path of innovation, ensuring our students are Ready for Tomorrow!

Please make plans to attend the 2018 State of the Schools address on Thursday, October 25. This year we will host the event in partnership with The Hilliard Area Chamber of Commerce and Heritage Golf Club.  We will have light appetizers and music from the HCSD Honors String Quartet beginning at 6pm at Heritage Golf Club. The presentation will begin at 6:30pm.  We are grateful to our sponsors of the evening, Credit Union of Ohio, Elford and Fanning/Howey Associates, Inc.

Apple has announced that iOS12 (the latest operating system for the iPad) will release to the public on Monday, September 17.  We will be blocking the update for the next few weeks on district-owned devices.  Students and staff will not be able to run the update on district devices at school or at home.

The purpose for blocking the update is several fold.  Some apps will not have updates out or will have significant issues with the new OS.  We would like to test our major apps such as AirServer, Canvas, Notability, Google Apps, etc. so that we know that they work.  This will reduce issues students and staff have with essential applications.

Secondly, ODE has not approved iOS12 for state testing yet.  Since all of our students take state tests including the ELL screener, we want to make sure that students will not have technology issues when taking those tests.

In addition, we will block iOS12 updates on the school Wi-Fi for the next week or so while users run those updates on their personal devices like iPhones to preserve bandwidth for school work.

Thanks for your patience.  As soon as we have worked through these evaluations, we will begin to open updates for iOS12.

Where: Westerville South High School
When: Wednesday, Nov. 7th 2018, 6:00 P.M.-7:30P.M.

These questions and more will be addressed:

Will I have someone to help me in college?
Do I need to take my IEP to college? Is there a college IEP?
Will my professor be notified about my disability?
Can I have extended time on tests like in high school?
How are college and high school different?
Can I take open book/open note tests?
Can I have reduced assignments?

This seminar is open to students and families from all area high schools. Bring your questions for college representative. Q & A time will be provided throughout the seminar Sponsored by the following High School Transition programs: Dublin, Grandview Heights, Hilliard, Westerville, Worthington & Upper Arlington

Panel Representatives may include: Hocking College, Columbus State, DeVry University, Otterbein University, Wright State University, The Ohio State University, Sinclair Community College, OSU Newark, Muskingum College, Defiance College, Kent State University

QUESTIONS CONTACT Sarah Painter 614-797-6217 painters@wcsoh.org

Please help us continue the FUN events listed below.  These activities help us build a closer relationship among the students, their families and the staff of Hilliard Darby High School.  They enhance education, promote communication and encourage involvement by all parties.

Your gift helps in the following ways…

Free Cookie Day – on the 3^rd Thursday of every month, we provide free cookies to students during lunch periods.  It’s great to watch their face light up when they come to pick out their favorite cookie.

Homecoming Courtyard – this provides a safe and supervised area where students can cool off before returning to the dance floor.

Parent/Teacher Conference Meals – this helps us provide a meal for Hilliard Darby staff who have worked all day teaching our students and then meet with parents all evening.  The staff really appreciates the opportunity to have a meal before the evening activities begin.

After Prom at Dave & Busters – help us continue this great tradition of providing a safe and supervised after prom activity for our students.

Senior Picnic – this activity takes place after graduation practice in May.  The seniors are so excited about finishing up school!  This picnic allows us to celebrate their accomplishment together and is a great bonding activity for them before they graduate and head off into different directions.

Staff Appreciation – Our children are so fortunate to learn from the amazing staff at Hilliard Darby High School.  Each spring, during Staff Appreciation Week, we like to thank them in a small way for all they do for our kids!

Through your kindness and generosity, we can continue to provide these activities  for our students, parents and staff. 

Donations of any amount are appreciated and can be made online at www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1527613  No fees!  100% of your  donation is distributed  to our organization.

Don’t forget to support the PTO year round with Kroger Community Rewards and Amazon Smile! www.hilliarddarbypto.com   darbypto@gmail.com

Hilliard Darby HS PTO is an IRS 501 (c)3 organization and your donation may be tax deductible.