March Highlands Highway Newsletter: See below under Latest News

Mar 20-24: Literacy & Lunch Week

Book Fair & Family Picnics

Mar 22: Good Citizens Lunch

Report Cards

Mar 27-31: Spring Break

April 1: State Science Fair

April 3-7: Assistant Principal Appreciation Week

April 4: Media Specialist Appreciation Day

April 5: Paraprofessional Appreciation Day

Community Meeting at HInes Chapel A.M.E. Church at 6:00

April 7: Teacher Professional Development Day (No School for Students)

April 11: ACAP Testing Begins

April 17: Volunteer Appreciation Week

April 20: Marco's Pizza Night

April 21: Earth Day Assembly

April 25: Good Citizen Lunch

April 26: Secretary Appreciation Day

Progress Reports

April 28: Field Day

May 1-5: Teacher Appreciation Week

May 2: Studio 1400-Student Art Museum at 5:00-6:00

May 5: School Lunch Hero Day

May 10: School Nurse Day

May 16: Highlands Board Meeting at 5:30

May 17: Good Citizens Lunch

May 18: Speech Pathologist Appreciation Day

Marco's Pizza Night

May 19: Active Service Parade

May 26: Students' Last Day

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According to the Alabama Department of Public Health, from newborns to college, you can help protect your children from 16 serious diseases by getting them vaccinated. Make sure your kids get any needed vaccines before the back-to-school rush!

As a parent, making sure your children are vaccinated on time is an important step toward ensuring their long-term health. Vaccination also helps protect the health of classmates, friends, relatives, and others in the community.

By following the CDC’s recommended immunization schedule for your children, you help protect them from disease outbreaks.

See the ADPH Back-to-School flyer.

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Latest News

District News

Dothan City Schools Announces 2023-2024 District Teachers of the Year, Principal of the Year and Support Person of the Year

On Thursday, February 9, 2023, Dothan City Schools (DCS) proudly announced their District Teachers of the Year that will represent Dothan City Schools at the state level for Alabama Teacher of the Year. DCS also announced their Principal of the Year as well as Support Person of the Year.

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Dothan City Schools 2023-2024 School Calendar Now Available

Dothan City Schools Board of Education approved the 2023-2024 School Calendar at their January 17, 2023 Meeting

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Dothan City Schools Implements Video Monitoring Deterrent System to Enhance Student Safety

Dothan City Schools (DCS) is diligent in its work to ensure safe school bus ridership to and from our schools. As part of our bus safety focus, we teach students rules to follow as they get on and off the bus.

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Dothan City Schools are named Heart Safe Schools

All 18 schools in the Dothan City school district were named Heart Safe Schools Tuesday by Alabama LifeStart, a school safety program at Children’s of Alabama.

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Dothan Tech Job Shadow Day selected as Governor Ivey’s K-12 Work-Based Learning Seal of Excellence Award Winner

Dothan City Schools’ (DCS) Career and Technical Education School, Dothan Tech, was recently awarded Governor Ivey’s 2022 K-12 Work-Based Learning Seal of Excellence Award.

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Highlands Elementary School Secretary named CLAS District 2 Secretary of the Year

The Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools (CLAS) recently awarded Highlands Elementary School Secretary, Crystal Shelley, as the 2022 Secretary of the Year for District 2 in the state of Alabama. Ms. Shelley is one of eight district winners from across the state of Alabama.

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Dothan High School Student Section Recognized as Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Fan Challenge Winner

Dothan High School’s Student Section was recently recognized at the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s (AHSAA) Super 7 State Football Championships in Auburn, Alabama at Jordan Hare Stadium.

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Two Dothan City Schools Recognized for Academic Growth

Recently, the Alabama Department of Education released its Alabama State Report Card that provided many reflections and indicators of the 2021-2022 school year, including academic achievement within schools and school districts across the state.

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Dothan City Schools Board of Education Member Named All-State School Board Member

The Alabama Association of School Boards (AASB) recognized Dothan Board of Education Member and Vice Chair Brenda Guilford of District 1 as a recipient of the association’s highest honor, the All-State School Board Member Award.

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Dothan High School Advanced Placement Students Receive Qualifying Scores & Incentives

86 Dothan High School students were recognized for their A+ College Ready AP Courses.

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Dothan City Schools Principal Named Alabama 2023 District National Distinguished Principal Nominee

Heard Elementary Principal, Tamika Fleming, is among nine district nominees for 2023’s Alabama NAESP National Distinguished Principal.

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Board of Education Members Recognized by the Alabama Association of School Board's (AASB) School Board Member Academy

At the October Dothan City Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Dr. Dennis Coe recognized school board members who have achieved levels in the Alabama Association of School Board's (AASB) School Board Member Academy during the 2021-2022 Academy Year.

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Dothan Hoops Gameday Information

Dothan City Schools will reinforce attendance procedures for upcoming Dothan Home Basketball Games. These attendance procedures are in the best interest of our student and community’s safety.

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Alabama Accountability Act Schools Designation

The Alabama Department of Education (ALSDE) released the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) mandated list of schools in the bottom 6% on the state assessment on Thursday, November 10, 2022, for the 2021-2022 school year based on the state’s standardized assessment in reading and math.

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Superintendent Dr. Dennis Coe Presents at School Superintendents of Alabama Fall Conference

Recently, Superintendent Dr. Dennis Coe presented with partner Trane at the School Superintendents of Alabama's Fall Conference. Their presentation highlighted DCS and Trane's partnership and commitment to infuse STEM curriculum into our schools, leading to a new Career Tech Credential in HVAC that will be IC3 approved.

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Dothan City Schools Student Selected as Inaugural Participant in RealTime IT newly launched High School Tech Co-Op Program

RealTime, LLC is proud to announce the successful launch of the RealTime IT Co-Op Program. RealTime has partnered with Dothan City Schools (DCS) to provide a hands-on learning experience for high school students in their junior/senior year(s) of high school.

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Dothan City Schools Honors Dr. Sam Nichols

The Dothan City Schools family is deeply saddened at the passing of Dr. Sam Nichols, former superintendent. Dr. Nichols was a kind and faithful servant to many in Dothan and served with distinction in his role as superintendent from 2005 through 2011. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Nichols family.

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Selma Street Elementary Schools Named National Beta School of Distinction and School of Merit

Dothan City Schools is proud to announce that Selma Street Elementary School is a 2021-2022 National Beta School of Distinction and a 2021-2022 National Beta School of Merit.

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Heard Elementary School Named National Beta School of Merit

Dothan City Schools is proud to announce that Heard Elementary School is a 2021-2022 National Beta School of Merit. The school earned this recognition by offering National Beta to all eligible grades on their campus. National Junior Beta includes grades 4-8 and National Senior Beta includes grades 9-12.

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Dothan Tech Wins Big at State Competitions

Two Dothan Tech program teams will advance to SkillsUSA Nationals after being named State Champions at SkillsUSA Alabama Competition in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Dothan High School Senior, Michelle McCleod, named National Merit Scholar

A senior at Dothan High School has been named a Scholar in the 67th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program and has accepted a National Merit Scholarship Award from the University of Alabama. Michelle McCleod was among 16,000 Semifinalists nationwide who will had the opportunity to compete for some $30 million in scholarships.

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Dothan City Schools Names Principals for Kelly Springs Elementary and Girard Intermediate Schools

The Dothan City Board of Education recently named two new elementary school principals for Kelly Springs Elementary School and Girard Intermediate School.

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Highlands Elementary's "Block 3" read for 76,000 minutes; crowned 2022 READBowl World Champions

Read with Malcolm, the Youth Literacy Initiative of NFL Super Bowl Champion and Children's Book Author Malcolm Mitchell has announced that Amy Jones' Sixth Grade Class has won its Fifth Annual READBowl Global Reading Competition and has been crowned the 2022 World Champions of Reading.

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Rotary District 6880 Awards Dothan City School Students in Essay and Speech Contests

The Rotary Club of Dothan, Alabama and Dothan City Schools is pleased to announce the winners of its annual Menace of Addiction speech contest for grades 10, 11, 12 students at Dothan High School and Dothan City Virtual School as well as the annual Four-Way Test essay contest for seventh, eighth and ninth grade students at Dothan Preparatory Academy and Carver 9th Grade Academy.

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Dothan City Schools Students Participate in Alabama Science and Engineering Fair

Dothan City School students from across the district earned recognition and prizes for their projects at the recent Alabama Science and Engineering Fair.

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