Class of 2025

• The Sisters of Culture Club
• Parents of C3PO (Cultural Community Connections Parent Organization)
• President Katie Konieczny, DSHA '92
• Principal Dan Quesnell
• Director of Student Services, Equity, and Engagement Lisette Rodriguez-Reed
• Dean of Student Affairs Ruby Brock, DSHA '92
• Director of Admissions & Financial Aid Ann Duffy, DSHA '10

• Introductions + Content
• Closing

• To purchase a two-hour tubing ticket, families must register here to access the special DSHA group rate of $15/person (as opposed to the normal $20/person rate). Use group code DSHA2025 to login.
  
• This online portal is where anyone who plans on tubing must register, complete their liability waiver, and submit payment. Everyone who plans on participating must be registered no later than 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 3.
  
• Those who are not registered through the online portal WILL NOT receive the group rate tickets at time of purchase. 
  

• Transportation | Learn about options for getting to and from DSHA.
  
  
• DSHA uniforms | Dean of Student Affairs Ruby Brock, DSHA '92, will be available to answer any questions about uniforms with a visual uniform display. A Land’s End rep will be available to answer questions about the ordering process and sizing. Uniform samples will be available to try-on and will follow COVID-19 apparel protocols. By attending this event, you will be entered into a drawing for a $150 Land’s End gift card! Be sure to check out these uniform resources from Land’s End before the event!
  
  
• Clubs and Activities | Check out display boards representing the variety of clubs and activities available to students, and meet current Dashers involved with your areas of interest.
  
  
• Class of 2025 students will receive a special Class of 2025 t-shirt! 

• Students who are registered for FH Math or Honors Algebra II HAVE TO take the test.
• Anyone who was placed in Algebra I, Adv Algebra I, or Freshman Algebra II CAN take it if they want to move up.

Questions?

• Math placement | Contact Math Department Chair, Dawn Gardner. 
• World Language placement | Contact World Language Department Chair, Jennifer McLaughlin.
• General placement test questions | Contact Academic Dean, Heather Moran Mansfield, Ph. D.

• Camp Dasher  | Rev up for the new school year! Spend five glorious days at DSHA in this fantastic introduction to your first year. You’ll explore the school, make new friends, meet faculty and staff, learn about classes, and discover ways to make the most of your four years as a Dasher. Sample school curriculum through mini-session and gain skills in notetaking, writing and organization, and more. You’ll also participate in a service project, daily reflection and recreation. 
• Leadership Boot Camp | Leadership is a big part of being
  a Dasher and this Boot Camp will get you in shape to be a leader at DSHA. This day-long experience will build a connection within the Class of 2025 as well as a sense of community while inspiring students to be leaders from their first day at DSHA. Group activities focused on teamwork, critical thinking, and real-life scenarios combined with fun ice breakers will prepare freshmen to make an immediate impact at DSHA. Are you up for the challenge? Are you ready to lead?
• Learning How to Learn: How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying | This practical, fun and hands-on workshop is based on the best-selling book of the same name, and we will use that book as a guide for our workshop. Get ready to learn how you learn most effectively and efficiently so you can eliminate bad habits you’ve (unfortunately) picked up. Learn new things about how people really do learn and use all this as a way to create a learning approach you can put into practice when school starts. Please note: each participant must purchase the workshop book before camp and bring it on the first day.
• Forensics Boot Camp | Extemporaneous speaking, dramatic interpretation, poetry, prose and more! Suitable for seasoned competitors or beginners entering high school, this camp is designed to prepare you for the 2021-22 forensics season. In a fun, supportive atmosphere, you will build on your strengths to refine your communication skills and learn the art of effective delivery. Other areas of focus will include voice and breath control, peer coaching and using mindfulness to gain a competitive edge. You will receive intensive personalized coaching as well as team-oriented training. DSHA and MUHS students interested
  in forensics are welcome.

• walk through your class schedule and meet your teachers.
• participate in fun activities and ice breakers with upperclasswomen student leaders.
• orient yourself to the building and technology.
• pray with the DSHA community.