Douglas Anderson School of the Arts

DA Yearbook Senior Parent Night - September 10

CAllen — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:14:17 +0000

Senior Parent Night will be held on September 10, 2008 from 6-8pm in Portable One. All parents with a senior are invited to attend to discuss Senior Ads for the Yearbook. This is a great way to capture your student’s childhood forever in print. Please bring photos and we can design your ad or just stop by to gather information. For more information, contact Sarah Thurlow at thurlows@duvalschools.org or call 346-5620 ext. 141

Weather Make-Up Days Announced

CAllen — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:21:50 +0000

Due to Tropical Storm Fay, Duval County public schools were closed August 20-22. As a result, it has been determined that students will make these days up on Monday, November 10, Wednesday, November 26, and Thursday, December 18.

For a copy of the updated school calendar with corrected “A” and “B” school days, see our events calendar page.

Next Early Release Day - September 10

CAllen — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:22:41 +0000

The Duval County School Board has set aside sixteen early-release Wednesdays throughout the school year for the purpose of teacher training and departmental collaboration.

The early-release days for the 2008-2009 school year are as follows:

August 27
September 10
September 24
October 8
October 22
November 5
November 19
December 10
January 7
January 21
February 4
February 18
March 4
March 25
April 15
April 29

On these early-release Wednesdays all Douglas Anderson students will be released at 1:55 to go home. It is critical that all students leave campus as soon as school is released, as our faculty and staff will begin training sessions immediately.

SCHOOL CLOSURE EXTENDED THROUGH FRIDAY 8/22

CAllen — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:23:03 +0000

As Tropical Storm Fay moves slowly through the Jacksonville area, we are carefully monitoring the track of the storm with Duval County Emergency Operations. At this time, school will be closed on Wednesday, August 20th, Thursday, August 21st, and Friday, August 22.

According to the Duval County calendar, the days off will be made up on Nov. 10, the Monday before Veterans Day; Nov. 26, the day before Thanksgiving; and Dec. 18, which would have been the first day of Christmas vacation.

School is expected to resume on Monday, August 25. For updates, please visit www.duvalschools.org.

2008 Open House - September 8

CAllen — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:03:41 +0000

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts’ Open House will be held the evening of Monday, September 8. The schedule will be as follows:

5:30 - PTSA serves food and provides opportunity for membership
6:30 - Mini-Showtime Performance for PTSA members
7:00 - Classroom visitations

Open House provides an opportunity for parents to meet their child’s teachers, and get an overview of each class. Please remember that teachers will be happy to share their contact information should you need it, but they have been asked not to discuss individual student progress at this event.

We recommend that you plan to arrive early, as Open House parking is always at a premium. We hope to see you there!

Faculty Calendar

CAllen — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:31:56 +0000

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts is now using the Google Calendar application. While we hope that you find the information useful as posted on our website, we encourage you to give the full version of Google Calendar a try. By simply creating a user name and password, you can create your own calendar and upload shared calendars. Add DA information to your calendar by searching for “Douglas Anderson School of the Arts“, “Duval County Public Schools“, and “DA Faculty Info” in the public calendar search. As we update the DA calendar, those changes will be reflected on your calendar as well.

DA Rated an “A+ School” by Florida Department of Education

CAllen — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:43:09 +0000

For the eighth consecutive year, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts has been rated as an A+ school by the Florida Department of Education on its state-wide school rating system. DA is one of only four high-schools in Duval County to recieve this honor for the 2007-2008 school year. More information about the state school grading system can be found at the FLDOE Web site.

Douglas Anderson grad up for Tony Award

CAllen — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:19:35 +0000

The Florida Times-Union / Jacksonville.com - June 13, 2008

Daniel Breaker, a Douglas Anderson School of the Arts graduate, has Step 1 planned out in case he wins a Tony Award tonight. He isn’t worried about what to say. He’ll have plenty of support there - one of his teachers from Douglas Anderson will be outside Radio City Music Hall in New York, cheering him on. [Read More]

Douglas Anderson named Grammy Gold School

CAllen — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:30:38 +0000

Douglas Anderson wins big honor

First Coast News - May 20, 2008

Douglas Anderson School of the Arts is being recognized by the Grammy Foundation for being one of the top performing arts school in the country. [Watch video]

New Student Photo ID Sessions

CAllen — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:02:22 +0000

Students new to Douglas Anderson School of the Arts are invited to come in over the summer to take your picture for your Photo ID. This will expedite the orientation process in August.

Photos will be taken in the Douglas Anderson Dean’s Office from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on the following Tuesdays:

June 24
July 1
July 22
July 29

Congratulations on being accepted and hope to see you there.