Daniel Boone Area High School

DBAHS Student Recognition: Grace Glass Congratulations to DBAHS Sophomore, Grace Glass, on setting a new school in the discus with a distance of 110'2"! Continue to shine your light. #DBBlazers

DBAHS Tennis: Berks County Playoffs For the first time in program history the Daniel Boone Boys Tennis team is BCIAA Playoff bound! They finished division play with a record of 7-1 with key wins over defending champion Wilson and rival Exeter. The Boys tennis team's first ever playoff game will be Friday, April 26th @ 3:30. The location and time has not been determined yet. #DBBlazers

DBASD Weekend Events: April 19th - April 21st Come out and support our students! #DBBlazers

DBAHS Blazer Internship & Career Fair: Video Special thank you to the community partners who attended the Blazer Internship & Career Fair on April 12th at DBAHS. Please use the link below to check out highlights from the Fair! https://youtu.be/rupoRit7zyQ #DBBlazers

DBAHS: Alvernia Try It Day Daniel Boone Area High School had the opportunity to participate with UCS Sports team members, other unified club members and/or Special Olympic eligible athletes at The Plex on the campus of Alvernia University for the Special Olympics PA Greater Lehigh Valley Pocono Region UCS / Community Try It Event! #DBBlazers

DBAHS Music Department: Disney's Magic Kingdom The DBAHS Music Department traveled to Orlando, FL on April 3-7 to participate in several amazing performances. The choir performed a concert at Disney Springs and the band marched in the Main Street parade in Magic Kingdom. Then both groups participated in backstage soundtrack sessions with Disney staff to record their own Disney soundtracks! Students also had plenty of time to enjoy time in all 4 parks. Way to represent the Daniel Boone community! #DBBlazers

DBAHS Student Recognition: Good Citizenship Award On Wednesday, March 20th, Olivia Darrohn, Myah Derer, and Giana Stoltzfus were each presented with a 2024 Union League of Philadelphia Good Citizenship Award. These three young ladies were nominated by members within the Daniel Boone community, through the Girl Scouts of Eastern PA organization. The award recognizes high school students who demonstrate good citizenship and encourage them to stay actively engaged in their communities. This annual program recognizes and awards nearly 300 high school juniors from the Greater Philadelphia region and positions them to potentially receive scholarships next year from the Union League of Philadelphia. Congrats to Olivia, Myah and Giana! #DBBlazers

DBAHS Internship Program: April 2024 DBAHS Intern: Cassidy Kuchenbrod Internship: Kiddie Academy of Royersford Special thank you to Diana Kuchenbrod (Assistant Director) Vikki Hannahoe (Academy Director) for sharing their time and talents with Cassidy. https://kiddieacademy.com/academies/royersford/ #DBBlazers

DBAHS Student Recognition: Julia Leady Julia has done it again!! This past weekend at the Black Knight Invitational at Hempfield HS, Julia set another school record in the 3200M run. She broke the record with a time of 11:28:32! Continue to do great things! #DBBlazers

Blazer Internship & Career Fair: April 12, 2024 Special thank you to our community partners who were in attendance at the Blazer Internship & Career Fair at DBAHS. We appreciate the time you spent connecting with our students! #DBBlazers

DBAHS FBLA State Competition Exciting news everyone! FBLA has returned safe and triumphant from our state competition in Hershey. Each student was an incredible representative of Daniel Boone and put in tremendous effort in preparing for each of their competitions. We would also like to acknowledge all of the teachers these students have had over the years. The positive impact all of you continue to have on their growth is undeniable. Thanks for supporting our program and dealing with their absences/make-up work. Main Competitions Claire Yocom & Cassidy Kuchenbrod - Graphic Design - 3rd Place (National Qualifiers!) Sean Berger - Securities & Investments - 4th Place (National Qualifier!) Rithu Subbiah & Dean Marlowe - Sales Presentation - Preliminary Round Competitors Jacqueline Hammond - Economics - Preliminary Round Competitor Victoria Ortiz - Introduction to Social Media Strategies - Preliminary Round Competitor Open Competitions (Additional tests available to all SLC attendees.) Sean Berger - Stock Market & Investments - 6th Place #DBBlazers

DBASD Spring Concert Series: April & May 2024 Set your calendar to join one of these dates. This will be an awesome experience for everyone. #DBBlazers

DBAIC STEM Night On Thursday, April 4, the Chief Science Officers of Daniel Boone: Anna Beth Glass, Sadie Mardeness, Quentin Hart, and Rhys Kline (Not pictured) organized,in partnership with Mrs. Bugay and Mrs. Worrell, a STEM Night of fun themed to the ocean. Around 50 families attended and were treated to building challenges, an art project, and coding with ocean creatures. A special thank you to the BCIU for the grant for the supplies for the event, the FBLA club who volunteered at the event, and for the many teachers and administrators who volunteered their time. View Pictures Here:https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16dOsVvaTzXC3u4yMyhprovZWHtPzv5fI?usp=sharing #DBBlazers

DBAHS Internship Program: April 2024 DBAHS Intern: Lana Madden Mentors: Ashley Griffith & Dr. Jamie Becker Internship: DBASD Wellness and Alvernia University (Environmental Science) Alvernia University Information: https://linktr.ee/alverniauniversity #DBBlazers

Dear Parents and Guardians: The Keystone Exams are end-of-course assessments designed to evaluate learning in a particular academic content. Beginning with the Class of 2023, successful completion of the Keystone Exams is a graduation requirement. Act 158 of 2018 shifted some of our reliance on the high stakes testing as a graduation requirement to provide alternative pathways for high school students to demonstrate post-secondary readiness. In the past, most of the focus was placed on the Keystone exams. The Keystone exams are the first and only one of a few ways in which students can graduate by showing proficiency. Act 158 provides additional pathways to help students meet graduation requirements. The Pathways to Graduation flowchart and graphic as well as an informational video explaining each pathway can be found at https://www.dboone.org/domain/72 The Spring 2024 Keystone exam testing window is May 13-24 for the following DBAHS students: All students currently enrolled in any of the following courses 302-Algebra I, 401-Biology, 403-Honors Biology, 105-English 10, or 113-Honors English 10 Students in grades 9-11 who have not previously completed a Keystone exam Students who have been identified to retake a Keystone exam for Act 158 pathway completion. Information regarding which Keystone exams a student may be taking will be communicated via teachers, counselors, and our Keystone Site Assessment Coordinator Mr. Berger. Communications will be sent via Infinite Campus and Blackboard. Any questions regarding previous test scores can be directed to your child’s school counselor. Questions regarding Keystone Exam logistics and scheduling can be communicated to Mr. Berger DBAHS Keystone Site Assessment Coordinator. Keystone Exam Testing Schedule To facilitate the administration of these, important end of course assessments, DBAHS will operate on a modified schedule, shown below on the following dates May 13,14,15,16,20 and 21 ONLY. Testing will occur each day from 7:35 am – 9:30 am, at 9:35 am DBAHS will follow our regular 2-hour delay schedule. Shown below. Transportation All students scheduled to take a Keystone exam will report to school at normal arrival time and move directly to their designated testing location. Students who do not have their own transportation for the modified later arrival time are expected to ride their bus or through another mode of transportation arrive at normal morning arrival time and report to the auditorium. From the auditorium students will be divided out by staff to rooms for supervised academic preparatory time. Students will be able to work on schoolwork, with assistance from the staff or complete their assigned Naviance career exploration tasks. Students not required to complete a Keystone exam and who have their own mode of transportation or walk to school may arrive at school for a 9:35 am start time on the designated dates above. Upon arrival at 9:35am students will report to their regularly scheduled first period class for attendance. Attendance on those days will be taken in the morning during both the testing session and first period. First period attendance will be recorded in Infinite Campus as done on our regular 2-hour delay school days. Exam Schedule May 13 – 7:35 am – 9:30 am – Algebra Module 1 May 14 – 7:35 am – 9:30 am – Algebra Module 2 May 15 – 7:35 am – 9:30 am – Literature Module 1 May 16 – 7:35 am – 9:30 am – Literature Module 2 May 20 – 7:35 am – 9:30 am – Biology Module 1 May 21 – 7:35 am – 9:30 am – Biology Module 2 May 17, 22, 23, 24 – Will be utilized for make ups ONLY. DBAHS will operate with our normal start time and daily bell schedule. Opting out If students opt out of the Keystone Exam they will need to complete a locally designed end of course assessment (final exam) in its place. Students are required to complete one - end of course assessment; if students complete the Keystone Exam, they will be exempt from the final exam. If students are opting out of a Keystone exam, they will still need to report at 7:35am on the exam day to complete their final exam.

DBAHS Student Recognition: Marin Krause Congratulations to HS senior, Marin Krause for being honored as Berks County's Top 19 High School Girls! Marin will be attending Pittsburg University in the Fall to study nursing. Continue to shine your light! https://www.readingeagle.com/2024/04/07/aauw-honors-berks-countys-top-high-school-senior-girls-2/ #DBBlazers

DBASD Staff Recognition: Bo Shappell, PA. Teacher of the Year Finalist We're bursting with pride to announce that one of our very own teachers, Mr. Bo Shappell, has deservedly been selected as one of the 12 finalists for Pennsylvania’s Teacher of the Year! This incredible achievement is a testament to his dedication, passion, and unwavering commitment to shaping the future leaders of tomorrow. Let's show our support and appreciation to Mr. Shappell as he continues to inspire and empower our students each and every day. PA. Teacher of The Year Finalist: https://www.media.pa.gov/pages/Education-details.aspx?newsid=1454 #DBBlazers

DBASD Weekend Events: April 12th - April 14th "Rain rain go away, please come back another day". The sun will shine and there will be plenty of events happening this weekend! #DBBlazers

DBAHS Student Recognition: Julia Leady Congratulations to HS Freshmen and Track Athlete, Julia Leady for setting a school record in the 1600M run of 5:10.05. Julia, keep up the great work as your future is bright! #DBBlazers

DBAHS Student Recognition: Lilah Herold Congratulations to DBAHS LAX player, Lilah Herold on earning her 100th career point! Keep up the good work and continue to be a team player. #DBBlazers