Paul Szmanda, Online Co-Editor-in-Chief

October 15, 2018

Monday: Today kicks off the start of Red Ribbon Week. There is also the usual 9:20 a.m. late start. Tuesday: Seniors will be taking their portraits for the yearbook today, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. There will also be an orchestra concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday: Last full day of school this week. At 7 p.m., check out a meeting about the master facility plan at DGS. Thursday: An early start to your next three-day weekend with a 1:30 p.m. dismissal today. Parent-teacher conferences start after the bell. Friday: NO SCHOOL (except for some of your parents, who may be coming in for the second day of parent-teacher conferences, from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.).

Rachana Pokkuluri, Freelance

October 15, 2018

As the 2018-2019 school year started, a new punishment has been introduced to the students in DGS by the administration and deans. This punishment is known as social probation, which is when a student who has violated school policies is banned from any school events that take place outside of the 8:00-3:20 school day. For example, if a student got into a fight, they would be banned from school dances, football games, basketball games, etc. The administration and deans noticed that misbehaviors have increased in the past year. During the second half of the last school year, they held a basic trial period of socially prohibiting students to see how the number of school policy violations will be affected. The number of expected student behaviors increased, which helped the administration officially...