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DC Seniors - 5/4/2020

Dear DC Seniors,

I hope this letter finds you and your family healthy and doing well.  This letter is intended to give you and your parents a brief update in regard to graduation.  The staff and I miss you more than I can ever express, and I could not be more proud of each and every one of you.  You have been faced with an unprecedented challenge, and you have met that challenge head on.  Your hard work, perseverance, and dedication is admirable and I am forever grateful for your leadership.  

We are moving forward with plans to have a graduation celebration on the originally scheduled date of June 7th. We feel this is the best option with the uncertainty of the future, and with our strong desire to honor ALL of you.   I want to thank all of the seniors and parents that shared potential ways to honor this great group of kids.  It is you and your ideas that have helped us to formulate this plan.  I wholeheartedly appreciate all of you that have helped us during this challenging time.

We are moving forward at this time with planning two types of graduation ceremonies so that we have a solid plan in place to honor you.  We will be listening patiently, yet intently to Governor Walz and the Centers for Disease Control to see which of these plans we will be able to proceed with.

At this time, we believe that the best outcome that we can hope for is a graduation ceremony on the football field.  This plan would include a limited number of guests per senior, and would also involve social distancing.  There will be many more details to come, but this would mirror many components that traditionally take place with our ceremonies.  It is important that you all understand that this will only become an option if Governor Walz changes his expectations for Minnesota, and the Centers for Disease Control alters their guidelines.  We are hoping this will come to fruition and that we are allowed to execute this plan.

If the state expectations are not changed, we still have a plan that will allow you and your family to experience this right of passage.  This plan will also be explained in great detail over the next several weeks.  This would involve a virtual ceremony that you could view surrounded by your family from the comfort of your home.  Following the ceremony we will have a process in place for you to join us at DC High School PAC for diploma distribution.  You and your family will share in the experience of you walking the stage in your cap and gown, having your name read, and receiving your diploma.  This entire process would be live streamed and available for the public to watch. This option would be executed bringing our graduates across the stage, one student at a time, to receive their diploma.  This process would also allow for their parents/guardians to be with their son/daughter as they receive their diploma.  Each graduate and their parents/guardians would be brought into the PAC one at a time, practicing social distancing.  Our preference would be to have our friends, family, and the entire community join us for the celebration, but that will not be an option if we are having to execute this plan.  

We are focusing our energy on putting together the best plan within the guidelines we have to work with.  We will do all we can to maintain safety for all involved, while still giving our seniors an opportunity to be honored.  Please watch our website for weekly updates.

Thank you,
Chris J. Meisch
Principal DCHS

DC Seniors - 4/17/2020

Good Morning DC Students & Families,
I hope all of you are staying safe and doing well during this challenging time.  We are missing all of you a great deal, and are hoping that we are able to see you back in the building soon.  My message today is for our Seniors and their families.

Please know at this point we are still hoping and planning for a traditional graduation ceremony however we are fully aware of that opportunity being slim.  There has never been a question about whether or not our Seniors will be honored but instead how to do so in the best and safest way possible given the conditions we are faced with.  I understand your desire for answers and sympathize with the worry families are experiencing but the truth is, as a district, we are in a holding pattern until more information is decided upon and shared from the state. 

What we do know is the date and time of the ceremony won't change.  The format of the ceremony and the process used for diploma distribution is currently undecided as we await further recommendations regarding groups and gatherings from state officials.  We are currently exploring options to best honor our seniors while being mindful of the health and safety of all. Please watch our website for information and updates related to graduation.   

Thank you for your patience, and I am wishing you and your family the very best from afar.
Principal Meisch

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April 2, 2020

Dassel-Cokato High School Parents/Guardians and Students,

Please note the following changes to our distance learning plan at the High School and ALC, effective starting Monday, April 6th, 2020. 

• Attendance

• Attendance will now be completed through Infinite Campus. This must be completed every day before 11:00am.  
• For students that do not have access to the internet, please send a text to “sara.sebring@dc.k12.mn.us” by 11:00am every day with your first and last name. 

• Daily schedule

See the new schedule on the DCHS website.  The schedule applies to Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

• Staff “Office” Hours Tuesday and Thursday--Independent Work Time for Students

Staff will now have office hours for a 2 hour time period on Tuesday and Thursday of each week. Teacher’s office hours will be listed on their schoology pages. Office hours will be different for every teacher and this time should be used for getting homework help, asking questions, communicating with your teacher, etc.  You no longer have to report at the start of each class period on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Your teachers will still post lessons and assignments, but your scheduled check ins will be reserved for M-W-F.

Thank you so much for your continued flexibility and patience as we continue to navigate our temporary new “normal”. We are all feeling very grateful for this community and our incredible families as we walk this journey together. 

Chris Meisch

High School Principal, Dassel-Cokato High School

chris.meisch@dc.k12.mn.us

(320) 286-4202 or (320) 286-4100 x1802 (office)

www.isd.466.org