Space Night Coming Soon
Friday, January 22nd
6:00 p.m. -8:45 p.m.
We are hostung a virtual Space Night for our 16th Annual Space Night with special guest Janet Ivey from Janet's Planet! We will give away our 23rd student scholarship to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama. All ages welcome to attend! 
We will have a special guest, Janet Ivey from Janet’s Planetholding workshops.You will be able to sign up for interactive sessions with Janet on Zoom. Ms. McFall and Mr. Moszenberg are going to hold their Space Mission via Zoom this year! Mrs. Westfall will be reading some super fun non-fiction/ historical fiction space stories about people that are a huge part of our history!
We have an out of the world arrangement with Pixie Dust Cookies. Pixie Dust is owned by one of our DSA families. They will be donating a portion on the sales to the scholarship fund! Everyone that purchases Space Night cookies will be entered into a drawing for $20 towards your next Pixie Dust purchase (that was donated by Karen Westfall). Please consider ordering cookies.
Download the Informational Flyer HERE. You will be directed to scan the QR code on the form in order to register for any of the Zoom workshops or to buy Pixie Dust Cookies. Zoom attendance is limited and will be filled first come, first served so sign up today!
You can also participate in a Virtual Silent Auction to support Space Night and our Space Camp Scholarship.The auction opens at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, January 15th and it closes at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, January 22nd. The auction is on a free app called "Bid Beacon" that can be downloaded from the app store. Our auction code is YPFPZZ.
| This video will give you a closer look at the items that are in the Space Night Auction on Bid Beacon. Thank you to the follow students for filming and editing: Mallory Jessee Alyson Olson Ever Caceres Cooper Katz Joshua Wang Isabella Kalafian Darcey Wilkins Anna Westfall Trenton Thomas Jack Thomas |
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Updated 8th Grade Reminder
Discovery High School, Lake Alfred
Open Enrollment Online applications only: January 14-Jaunary 28
Transportation is not provided to all areas of the county.
Parents Have Options for Student Learning Style
You may now request to send your student back to campus at any time.
Access this form: - Change from Elearning to Face to Face Learning - in order to change from eLearning to face to face learning. When your request is received you will be contacted by our school counselor or assistant principal.When you are called, you will receive the date your student will be able to return to campus, information about returning technology signed out from school, purchasing uniforms, and signing up/receiving a car rider tag and/or bus transportation information.
If you have questions, please call the school office at 863-420-2557.
Register for Meal Pickup
As we start the spring semester, we are asking all families who would like to start or continue using our meal pickup service to register or re-register using the form found at https://tinyurl.com/ecampusmeals. Once you have registered and been placed on the roster for your chosen school, you will not need to register again for the remainder of the school year. Thank you for assisting us with our meal preparation by taking the time to complete this form.
Estimadas familias, Comenzado un semestre nuevo, queríamos tomar la oportunidad de pedirles que si quisieran seguir recogiendo comida, de que se registren una vez más usando https://tinyurl.com/ecampusmeals. El formulario solo se necesita llenar una vez y será registrado para el resto del año. Gracias por su tiempo en ayudarnos a prepararnos.
Weekly Yearbook Photo Contest
We will be hosting a weekly themed photo contest every Monday for elearning students and for face to face students to participate in. Students have until Friday of each week to upload their picture. On Mondays, during announcements we will announce the winner of that week and they will recieve a coupon to get $5 off of last years yearbook. We will be using the photos turned in for this years yearbook! Use the link below to submit your photo:
Submit to the Weekly Photo Contest
Mrs. Mosley
Teacher of the Year 2020-21
Mrs. Mosley is the 2020-21 Teacher of the Year. She has been teaching middle school science at DSA for 11 years. She loves DSA because “…it is really like a family. We care about each other” but her favorite thing about teaching is the students.
Mrs. Mosley likes to play disc golf and walk on nature trails. She says, “I would like to thank my co-workers for always helping when I need them, my admin for all they do for us, my family for supporting and encouraging me, but above all, I thank God for the blessings in my life! Any good that is found in me is an extension of His grace and my Mission Statement to “Honor God and Bless Others”.
Continue to Support DSA
Continue to clip box tops and Tyson labels while you are home. See the links below for more instructions.
Check Out Our Service Projects
All students are participating in service projects as part of their leadership initiative. Check out pictures HERE.
PCSB: There's an App for That!
The free Polk County Public Schools app is available for download from both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Users can download the app by searching for “Polk County Public Schools” in their app store and following their device’s prompts for installation.
After downloading the app, users will be prompted to log into their Parent Portal account. Instructions for setting up a Parent Portal account can be found here: polkschoolsfl.com/parentportal
Once users log in, they will be able to access their student’s grades, attendance, upcoming assignments, test scores, school messages, the district calendar and more.
Mrs. Moro
Employee of the Year 2020-21
"This is my 3rd school year at DSA. I started as a volunteer with 2 out of 3 children enrolled. When asked to join Mrs. Stamper in the media center, I jumped at the opportunity. I absolutely love our library and the atmosphere that it creates for the students. To see a child, start out reserved and unsure, to enthusiastic about a hold that came in, or if they can take an AR test for a book they recently finished. It truly is heartwarming to think that I get to help nurture a love for reading in these children, regardless of what level. Ms. Stamper and I are truly blessed to have administrators who trust, support, and encourage us to make our space welcoming to all our students. With their support and countless volunteer hours from students' loved ones, we strive to make our library a magical place where all can come and get lost in a book."
