Phase IV-DCSS Return to School Plan: Letter to Parents and Families
DCHS Girls Basketball
The Dooly County High School girls' basketball team will host a home Region 4 Tournament game on Friday February 19th at 6:00 pm. The girls will play the Patriots of Wilcox County. This will be a single header game, with admissions set at $7.00. Capacity has been increased to 300 spectators for the playoffs. Of the 300 tickets, 50 will be given to Wilcox to sell. Parents will have the option of purchasing tickets in advance. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door on a first come first serve basis. In order to attend, mask/ facial covering must be worn. Temperatures will be checked upon entrance. If you have a temperature of 100.4 degrees, please do not attend. Once capacity is reached, no GHSA Passes will be accepted.
DCHS Boys Basketball
On Wednesday February 24th at 6:00 pm, the Bobcats will welcome the Mitchell County Eagles to Vienna for the 1st Round of the GHSA State Playoffs. Tickets for this game will be sold at the door on a first come first serve basis. Admission is $7.00 for this single header. Capacity for this game will be set at 300 spectators. Parents will have the option to purchase tickets in advance. We will send an allotted number of tickets to Mitchell County for them to sell. Remaining tickets will be sold at the door on a first come first serve basis. All spectators must wear a mask while in attendance. Temperatures will be checked upon entrance. If you have a temperature of 100.4 or higher, please do not attend the game. Once capacity is reached, no GHSA Passes will be accepted.
The Tuesday, February 23rd Virtual Parent Family Engagement Meeting​ that will be held at 6 p.m. for grades K-12. The meeting will deal with upcoming testing. A door prize will be awarded to a parent attending. The meeting link will be posted on the District website for February 23rd.​
​The DCSS School Board is holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, February 18th at 6 p.m. We will follow guidelines provided by the CDC in holding the meeting. The Media will be allowed to cover the meeting live. The public is encouraged to view the meeting via Facebook Live from the Dooly Schools Facebook page. No more than ten people will be allowed in the Board Meeting room for safety. Please follow this page to receive notifications of live videos. You can also click on subscribe to receive updates on future live videos.
Dooly County Schools celebrate CTAE Month.
Please go to the the high school's webpage for the updated remaining schedule for Dooly County High School basketball. With all the COVID reschedules, we were able to work things out to get all remaining games in. Hopefully no other COVID issues will arise that could impact communities throughout the region.
Cordially,
Coach King
February 1 to 5 is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia. The following information is from the National Weather Service
(https://www.weather.gov/ffc/swpw_2021), Peachtree City. It covers all types of weather and is good information to review periodically.
Dear Dooly County School System Families,
We regret to inform you that Dooly County Schools will remain 100% virtual until February 22, 2021. The reason for this sudden change is due to recently issued quarantines for DCSS staff and COVID-related illnesses among faculty, staff, students, and households. The February 22nd date allows us to safely lift existing quarantines and carries us through the upcoming Winter Break. We hope that we can return to the buildings when we are confident that we can better safeguard our students, staff, and their respective families, but unfortunately, this is not the time. Currently, we do not have enough staff available who can provide quality in person services to our students. Once our workforce can safely come back to the building, we will allow students to return. Until that time, students must continue to work online from home. Thank you for your understanding and patience.
Respectfully,
Dr. Craig Lockhart
Superintendent,
The away girls basketball game at Telfair County has been closed to the general public on Monday, February 1. GHSA and region passes will not be accepted. Each student athlete will receive two tickets for their mother and father.
Update on DCHS basketball ticket sale: We will have 25 tickets to sell for the Johnson County away game on Sat., Jan. 30, 6 PM. Parents will have the first option buy tickets for this game. For the Monday away game against Telfair on Feb. 1, 6 PM, tickets will be sold at the door. We will be allotted 50 tickets for the Wheeler County away game on Feb. 2, 6 PM. Parents of student athletes will be given the opportunity to purchase tickets first. Parents, please purchase all your tickets at one time for the games. Leftover tickets will be sold to general public, after 12:00 noon Friday January 29th. Tickets can be purchased at the front office of DCHS. Once capacity is reached, no GHSA Passes will be accepted.
The door prize winners from the January 26, 2021 Virtual Title I Parent/Family Engagement meeting are: Philise Johnson and Minnie Walker! Congratulations on winning a fruit basket! Mrs. Burden will be in contact soon.
Please visit the district website for an update on the return to school on Monday, February 1st, 2021 for students.
Phase III DCSS Return to School
Andrew L. Felton, II, a 2004 graduate of Dooly County High School, Vienna, Ga and 2009 graduate of the Fort Valley State University (FVSU), Ft. Valley, Ga holding a B.A. in Criminal Justice and Middle Grades Education. He has served FVSU in a professional capacity since November 2010 in the roles of Assistant Tennis Coach and Residence Life Coordinator, overseeing Watson Hall, Boyd Hall, Jeanes Hall, Ohio Hall, Wildcat Commons 4 and Wildcat Commons 5 (Residence Halls).
Following this assignment, he transitioned over into the role of Peer Associate (Fall 2013) for The Office of Student Health & Counseling Services (OSHCS) formerly Valley Behavioral Health Services (VBHS). In 2014 as the Sr. Peer Associate he became the advising coordinator of the FVSU Peer Educators Program, a student led student health and mental health outreach initiative supported by funding from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Since 2015 Mr. Felton has served as the Project Coordinator for the Teaching Everyone about the Risks Community Coalition (TEARs2C) addressing HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention in Peach and Houston Counties and TEARs2C+ focusing on outreach in Bibb County. In his current grant project, the PRIDE (Protective Resources for Inclusion, Dignity and Equity) Navigator initiative brings focus and attention to the stigmas associated with these mental health epidemics through the provision and guidance of Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) also addressing such systemic crises as sexual violence, inclusion and suicide prevention. In this capacity he has assisted in securing more than $2.8 million in federal grant funding and is charged with encouraging and increasing student involvement and awareness on campus for increased resiliency against these impediments to student progression.
Basketball tickets are available!!!
​The DCSS School Board is holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, January 21st at 6 p.m. We will follow guidelines provided by the CDC in holding the meeting. The public will be able to view the meeting via Facebook Live from the Dooly County Schools Facebook page. Please follow this page to receive notifications of live videos. You can also click on subscribe to receive updates on future live videos.
​Bobcat stakeholders - please be advised that the return to physical instruction at school for students has changed to February 1st due to the increase of COVID numbers. All students will continue working virtually until February 1st. Thank you for your support and please stay safe!
​The main phone at the high school is down. We are in the process of replacing our phone system. For now please call the BOE at 229-268-4761 to be transferred to the high school. We apologize for the issue and appreciate your understanding. Thank you!
Please click below on the link to register to view the Tuesday, December 15, Title 1 Parent/Engagement Meeting over myON, Infinite Campus and a technology update. After completing the registration, you will be given the link to view the meeting. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=_2z2glaSR0Gh9EWzHPXcCuQbIiqxWJlKr9yEidXzFDRUN1pURE5ETlFNTFVCVVFVMDc0TkhKM05LVS4u
Congratulations to the door prize winners from last night's Virtual Title 1 Parent/Family Engagement Meeting: Ms. Keeshia Carter and Ms. Rhonda Oglesby! Ms. Burden, DCSS Family Engagement Liaison, will reach out to you about receiving your fruit baskets. Happy holidays!