Good afternoon, I’m Jeff Harris, Superintendent of Schools for Del Norte, and this is the update for the week of March 10, 2025.

Dates to Remember

Parent-teacher conferences are coming soon. Conferences will be held from Tuesday, March 18, through Friday, March 21. During this time, all K-8 students will be on minimum days. You should receive conference information from your school soon, if you haven’t already. If you haven’t been contacted and would like to make sure that you are able to speak with your child’s teacher, please contact your school’s office directly. I also want to remind everyone that Spring Break is March 31 through April 4.

Spelling Bee

Congratulations to all of our Spelling Bee participants on a job well done! Their dedication, hard work, and enthusiasm for learning inspired everyone in attendance. A special thank you goes out to every staff member and volunteer who made this event possible—your support and encouragement helped create an unforgettable experience for our students! The following students are the 1st place spellers in each grade: 2nd Grade – Lynette Amos (Uncharted Shores), 3rd Grade – Arabella Lanum (Bess Maxwell), in 4th grade there was a tie for first place – Aubrey Pena (Smith River) and Elijah Flores (Joe Hamilton), 5th Grade – Jagger Fruth (Castle Rock), 6th Grade – Sequoia Corpstein (Crescent Elk), 7th Grade – Max Tyler (Smith River), and 8th Grade – Kayla Neibert (Smith River). Congratulations once again to all our competitors for a fantastic Spelling Bee! 
Students from grades 6, 7, and 8 have been invited to represent our county at the state spelling bee on April 26, hosted by the San Joaquin County Office of Education in Stockton.

ELOP Summer Program Registration

Registration for our ELOP Summer Program goes live online this Saturday, March 15, at noon and is open through April 18. Placement into programs will be dependent on staffing. The program will take place a little earlier this year and will run from June 16 through July 11, Monday through Friday (with no program on June 19 or July 4 due to state and federal holidays). Activities are scheduled to include visits to Yontocket, jetboat rides on the Klamath, tidepool trips, and Future Warriors Mini-Camps. Breakfast, lunch, and supper are provided daily. Our primary location for the program this year is Mary Peacock Elementary and students in grades 6–10 can also attend the Cal Poly Summer Algebra Institute at Del Norte High School. Space may be limited, so, again, please register early by filling out the registration form at dnusd.org/summer, starting this Saturday, March 15, at noon. The form is available in English and Spanish, We look forward to a fun and enriching summer for all!

DNUSD & DNCOE Board Meetings

This, Thursday, March 13, are regularly scheduled board meetings. The county meeting will begin with an open session at 3:00 PM. At 3:30 PM, the District will go into a closed session, before reconvening to open session at 4:30 PM. The meeting may be attended in person or is available to watch on Zoom. The agenda for the meeting and the Zoom link are available at DNUSD.org/agenda. 

DNHS Sports Update

The spring sports season is officially underway! Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11, the JV Baseball team will face off against McKinleyville at Del Norte High, starting at 4:00 PM, and on Wednesday, the JV Softball team will travel to McKinleyville for a game at 4:00 PM.

On Friday, the JV Softball team will be on the road in Eureka for tournament play, while the Varsity Softball team heads to Petaluma for a two-day tournament. Saturday will be a busy day for Warriors athletics, with the Track & Field team competing at Shasta College, Boys’ Tennis taking on North Coast Prep at DNHS at 10:00 AM, and the JV Softball team hosting Fortuna for a doubleheader, with games at 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM.
Best of luck to all our Warriors this week

You can always find info on all upcoming athletic events by visiting dnhigh.org/sports.

That’s it for this week’s update. Stay safe and we’ll see you next Monday.