DCPS Participate in High Attendance Day

The Daviess County Public Schools district is participating in a statewide focus on school attendance, which will culminate with “High Attendance Day” on Thursday, Sept. 15. The campaign is sponsored by the Kentucky Directors of Pupil Personnel.

Windy Kretman, DCPS director of student services, said good attendance is a key element in a child’s academic success. “The mission of DCPS is to prepare students to succeed for life, and the first step to success is just simply being in attendance,” he said. “It’s so important for kids to be in school every day, so they can establish a strong foundation of knowledge on which to build year after year.”

DCPS schools have already implemented a variety of attendance incentives that will continue throughout the month. A few of the highlights are listed here, organized by school.

Audubon Elementary School – Caleb York

(270) 852-7150 - 300 Worthington Road

Audubon is celebrating High Attendance Day on Sept. 15 with a block party. Game stations, relay races, movies, limbo and Wii dance party and kickball tournaments are all part of the fun!

Burns Elementary School – Amy Shutt

(270) 852-7170 - 4515 Goetz Drive

“The race is on at Burns!” – Special attendance incentives include a book fair from Sept. 12-16; Grandparents’ Day Lunch on Sept. 13-14; and the Bobcat Bash on Sept. 16. Thursday, Sept. 15, is “Race Day” – a real race car and driver will be at the school to visit with kids. Various racing activities will be held throughout the day. Students are encouraged to wear their favorite racing or BES shirts. BES is looking for all students in the “winner’s circle!”

Country Heights Elementary – Stacy Harper

(270) 852-7250 - 4961 Kentucky 54

CHES is planning some “PAW”some attendance incentives from Sept. 6-29, including giveaways and drawings. Special prize is a “Husky” stuffed animal (school mascot). The school mascot will also spend a week with the classroom that has the highest attendance percentage throughout the week.

Deer Park Elementary School – Cindy Galloway

(270) 852-7270 -4959 New Hartford Road

Grandparents Breakfast begins at 7 a.m. Sept. 15. The day also features a “Lunchroom Beach Party” with games and a balloon release. Prizes will be given away throughout the day, and all students present on Sept. 15 will receive a gift card to a local restaurant. Students are encouraged to wear DPES shirts, and the homeroom class prize will be a Home Depot build-it project.

East View Elementary – Ann Marie Williams

(270) 852-7350 -6104 Kentucky 405

EVES students are “wild” about good attendance! Students present on Sept. 15 will be eligible for a drawing for an iPod. If the school has an attendance rate of 99 percent or higher, Mrs. Williams will turn into a gorilla for lunch. The school is also hosting a Grandparents Breakfast from 6:45 to 8 a.m. Sept. 15. Other incentives throughout the month include daily drawings, with a special drawing for a safari hat, lunch and wildlife adventure to the Joe Ford Nature Center.

Highland Elementary School – Anita Newman

(270) 852-7370 -2909 Highway 54

Highland is “Soaring High for Great Attendance.” Prize giveaways are planned from Sept. 6-29. Prizes include iPod Shuffles, pogo sticks, Lego sets, soccer balls and gift cards. Students who have perfect attendance Sept. 6-29 will be eligible for a drawing for a bicycle (one girls’ and one boys’ bicycle will be given away).

Meadow Lands Elementary School – Kevin Lowe

(270) 852-7450 - 3500 Hayden Road

MLES kids “leap into attendance” with special prizes all week! Each student will be given a frog with a number on it. A number will be drawn each day, and if that student is present, s/he will win a fabulous prize. The classroom for each grade level with the highest attendance percentage for the week will also earn a special celebration on Sept. 23.

Sorgho Elementary School – Beverly Dawson

(270) 852-7470 - 5390 Kentucky 56

The word “attendance” has 10 letters and can be broken up to spell “at ten dance.” So classrooms that have perfect attendance may put one letter on the door each day they have perfect attendance. When they have spelled “attendance,” they can dance at 10 a.m.!  (Hokey-Pokey, Chicken Dance, YMCA, Cha-Cha Slide, etc.). This project will continue throughout the year. Other games and activities are planned, including a prize wheel. On Sept. 15, each grade is assigned a color to wear for “Rainbow Day.” At the end of the day, students in classrooms with perfect attendance will get a surprise – “at the end of the rainbow is a pot of treats.”

Southern Oaks Elementary School – Pam Burns

(270) 852-7570 - 7525 U.S. 431

Monday – P.J. Day

Wednesday – Camouflage Day

Thursday – Doughnuts for breakfast; All-Out Red, White and Blue Day (SOES Spirit Day)

Friday – Mismatch Day.

Tamarack Elementary School – Allison Coomes

(270) 852-7550 - 1733 Tamarack Road

“School is Cool” beach party is planned for Thursday, Sept. 15. Lunch will be served “beach style” with a picnic on the grounds. Kids will wear sunglasses and bring their beach towels and enjoy pizza and a cool treat.

West Louisville Elementary – Nathan Satterly

(270) 852-7650 - 9661 Kentucky 56

West Louisville is celebrating good attendance throughout the month of September with the following activities:

Sept. 12      I Love the USA Day - wear red, white and blue to school

Sept. 13      Favorite Book Day - dress like your favorite book character

Sept. 14      Favorite Animal Day - bring ONE stuffed animal to school

Sept. 15      ***High Attendance Day** First school dance at lunch; wear racing clothing.  SPECIAL GUEST for Sept. 15: Roger Hayden, record-holding motocross racer

Sept. 16      Popcorn Party for students with perfect attendance all week

Sept. 19      Hat Day - wear a favorite hat to school

Sept. 20      Go Green Day - wear green clothing- Frog Spit treat at lunch

Sept. 21      Team Day - wear favorite team clothing to school

Sept. 22      PJ Day - wear appropriate pajamas to school- brunch for lunch

Sept. 23      Popcorn Party for students with perfect attendance all week

Sept. 26      Johnny Appleseed Day - wear “hick” clothing-apples & caramel lunch

Sept. 27      Crazy Hair Day - wear a crazy “do” to school

Sept. 28      Attendance Celebration Day - fun stations after lunch

Sept. 29      Dress for Success Day – school pictures day

Whitesville Elementary School – Cindy Appleby

(270) 852-7670 - 9656 Kentucky 54

“Race to Perfect Attendance at Whitesville” this week with following daily activities:

Monday – Rock Out in Your Crazy Socks

Tuesday – Get a Grip on your Crazy Hair

Wednesday – We’re #1 at WES – Spirit Day

Thursday – Race With Us – wear a racing shirt – “Racing to the Finish” is 1 p.m. with a go-kart race on the track between the two teachers whose students have the highest attendance, and a special race between Principal Mrs. Appleby and Interim Superintendent Mike Gray

Friday – Pop out of bed in your PJ’s – PJ day

Burns Middle School – Dane Ferguson

(270) 852-7400 - 4610 Goetz Drive

Sept. 15 is “Pajama Day” – Roll out of bed and come to school! The BMS Student Council is sponsoring prizes for the most spirited pajamas.

Daviess County Middle School – Kelly Skeens

(270) 852-7600 - 1415 E. Fourth St.

DCMS is sponsoring special prize drawings to celebrate High Attendance Day.

Apollo High School – Charles Broughton

(270) 852-7100 - 2280 Tamarack Road

AHS appreciates all the efforts our students, parents and guardians make to get to school and to be on time.  Our celebration will consist of “door prizes” for each grade level to be given out at the end of the school day on Sept. 15. All students have to do to be eligible is to be on time and stay at school all day.  Attendance is an important part of our school pride and individual academic achievement.

For a special “Challenge Incentive,” Apollo principals and lunchroom monitor Terry Travis have agreed to take a pie in the face at our home football game if our attendance percentage is higher than that of Daviess County H.S.

Daviess County High School – Matt Mason

(270) 852-7300 - 4255 New Hartford Road

Drawings will be held throughout the month for students who have perfect attendance Sept. 14-23. Prizes include a free DCHS yearbook, prom tickets, all-sports passes and cash. All students with perfect attendance during the campaign will receive free food gift certificates from local restaurants.