Quest for Success!

November 12th, 2008

Well, we are off to a great start this school year!  The DNS Men are truly taking full responsibility for their success!  This year’s theme is “Quest for Success” and that is our everyday motto as a DNS family!  We are continuing to offer a great course schedule for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students which include Latin, Spanish I & II, World Religion, Old Testament, New Testament, Africa/Asia/Australia, S. America/Europe, and N. Americal/US History, Physical/Earth/Life Sciences, Arts Exploration, and Healthful Living/PE.  The students have an opportunity to maximize their learning in their core subjects with 90 minute blocks of class time and 45 minute blocks of class time in ancillary subjects.  In addition, they receive 1 hour of Homework Help Mondays – Wednesdays with volunteer and peer tutors.  Finally, we are continuing our extended day enrichment with Team Sports, Arts Enrichment (Durham Arts Council), Weekly Community Service, and Friday Clubs! 

What an exciting time we are having at DNS!  I am so grateful to all of our families, volunteers, faculty/staff, students, and board members for making this school year’s “Quest for Success” such an adventurous journey!  Let’s all roll up our sleeves and charge forward with vigor and passion to develop the leadership potential in each and every one of our DNS Men!  Onward with the quest!

Dare to dream big! Never give up! Strive to excel!

March 23rd, 2008

DNS Principal’s Points     

AT DNS, WE BELIEVE IN BUILDING STUDENT LEADERS WHO WILL, ONE DAY, BECOME PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY LEADERS!  THE DNS MEN ARE BEING TAUGHT WEEKLY TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY!  WELL, NOW YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE BACK….

CLICK, PLAY, LEARN AND GIVE BACK!  DNS FAMILY, THIS IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO BUILD YOUR WORD POWER, HAVE FUN, AND HELP TO END WORLD HUNGER!  CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW….

www.freerice.com

        For every word that you correctly define, freerice.com donates 20 grains of rice through the United Nations to help end world hunger.

CONGRATULATIONS GOES OUT TO ALL OF OUR 8TH GRADE DNS MEN! 

THEY HAVE EACH BEEN ACCEPTED INTO SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTRY! 

WE ARE SO PROUD OF ANTONIO CARLTON, ALEJANDRO CASULA, MARTIN LOPEZ, AND DESSALINES RAYMOND!!

HATS OFF TO ALL OF YOU! 

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR DNS PRIDE!