Showcase pictures

Thanks to all of our students, parents, staff, and partners for attending tonight's Showcase. The students' presentations, podcasts, and final books were great representations of their work, and it was great that so many came out to see it. Below are some pictures from the event.

Showcase, Update

Just a reminder of our Eighth Grade Showcase tonight from 6:00-7:30. Hope that many of you can attend.

Also, any parent that is interested can attend one of two school update session with me: One will begin at 5:45, and the other will begin at 7:15. Both sessions will be identical and last no longer than 30 minutes.

Dr. Boyd

Engineering programs

Below is a link to summer and other programs for high school students through the School of Engineering at the University of Dayton.


http://www.udayton.edu/engineering/high_school_programs.php

Summer Camps

DRSS Students and Parents:

Below is some information about upcoming summer camps at The Ohio State University for any girls interested. Be sure to check out the links below if you are interested in attending any of these.

Dr. Boyd

The Women in Engineering Program at the Ohio State University is pleased to announce 
the release of the WiE Summer Camp Applications!

This year, our summer programs (for those currently in grades 7-11) will be based upon first come-first serve IF the applicant meets the minimum criteria. For more information, please view the camps websites (list below) or go to WiE’s website: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-pre-college-programs .

WiE GROW, sponsored by Scotts Miracle-Gro, is a five-day, non-residential summer program designed to introduce middle school girls to the exciting world of engineering and to ignite their interest in an engineering-related career. Female students currently enrolled in grade 7 are eligible to apply. Dates for WiE GROW 2011 are from 8:30am-6:00pm starting on  Monday, August 8^th until Friday, August 12^th. To view more about WiE GROW, including application process and participation fee, go to: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-grow . 

*Please view the application process before starting the application.  *The WiE GROW online application can be found: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WiEGROWApplication2011

WiE CHEER, sponsored by Ashland, Shell and Dow, is a six-day, residential summer program focused on the field of chemical engineering. Female students currently enrolled in grade 8 are eligible to apply. Dates for WiE CHEER 2011 are Sunday, June 26^th until Friday, July 1^st. To view more about WiE CHEER, including application process and participation fee, go to: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-cheer  

*Please view the application process before starting the application. The WiE CHEER online application can be found: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WiECHEERApplication2011 .

WiE RACE, sponsored by the Honda-OSU Partnership, is a is a six-day, co-ed residential summer program focused on the field of engineering and engineering-related careers. Female and male students currently enrolled in grade 9 and 10 are eligible to apply. Dates for WiE RACE 2011 are Sunday, July 24^th to Friday, July 29^th. To view more about WiE RACE, including application process and participation fee, go to: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-race 

Please view the application process before starting the application. The WiE RACE online application can be found: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WiERACEApplication2011 .

WiE RISE, sponsored by the Honda-OSU Partnership, is a is a six-day, residential summer program focused on designed to introduce female students to Ohio State's undergraduate engineering majors and related career fields. Female students currently enrolled in grade 11 are eligible to apply. Dates for WiE RISE 2011 are Sunday, July 10^th to Friday, July 15^th. To view more about WiE RISE, including application process and participation fee, go to: http://wie.osu.edu/content/wie-rise  

*Please view the application process before starting the application.  *The WiE RISE online application can be found: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WiERISEApplication2011

Parents meeting

DRSS Parents,

Glad so many of you were able to attend the parents meeting via Elluminate last night. Below is a link to the slides from the meeting.

Dr. Boyd

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0B29hCVV9xmV5YjIzYTFiOWQtMTM4Ni00OTc1LTgxMTEtZjUzMzViYTFiMTll&hl=en&authkey=CJCgmpUE

January

DRSS Parents:

Just a reminder of the upcoming events at DRSS...

On Monday, January 10, remember to eat at Chick-Fil-A for the DRSS fundraiser. We have copies of the flyer you need to provide so that a percentage of your bill goes to DRSS.

On Tuesday, January 11, from 5:30-6:30, we have our next DRSS Parents meeting. Some items on the agenda include a curriculum update from Mrs. Tash and an update about the permanent facility. All DRSS parents are welcome to attend.


Dr. Boyd