Main Phone 281-634-5600 Associate Principal Terra Smith (A-F) 281-634-5603 Assistant Principals Cholly Dubeau (G-L) 281-634-5607 Sarah Laberge (M-R) 281-634-5605 James Soders (S-Z) 281-634-5615
Viking View March 2014 Published Six Times/Yr 550 Dulles Ave Sugar Land, TX 77478 Issue #6
The arrival of March brings thoughts of Spring as the weather starts to warm, and we begin to see the end of the 2013-14 school year in sight. Term 3 which began on January 8, will end on March 21. I ask you to help us in encouraging our students to keep their academic focus this term in order to continue their academic progress. We will also begin our STAAR EOC tests at the end of March and Beginning of April in English I and English II. The remaining STAAR EOC tests in Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History will be given at the beginning of May. Students have been receiving quality instruction throughout the year; our staff and students have been working to prepare for the upcoming assessments. We are confident they will be successful. The Vikings have seen several accomplishments this semester as our Spring activities are in full swing. Our National Science Bowl team won the regional competition and will advance to Nationals in April to compete against the best in the nation. The Boys Basketball team had a great year finishing the regular season with a record of 23-10 and advancing to the state playoffs. Our swimmers had a strong performance at district with some advancing to Regionals. The Dulles Dolls had an outstanding contest season. I had the pleasure to see these ladies perform; they are an amazing group. As the weather warms, I encourage you to come out to see our Soccer, Baseball, Softball, and Track teams perform. They are exciting teams to watch. Course selection for 2014-15 is now complete. Our administrators, counselors, and staff will soon begin building the master schedule for the upcoming year. I have started meeting with students monthly this semester to receive their feedback to help continue the Tradition of Excellence we have here at Dulles. We have an amazing student body that has a tremendous amount of pride in their school which has been reflected in those meetings. It has been an outstanding year at Dulles High School, and we are looking forward to more great accomplishments as we move to the end of the year. Once again, please continue to encourage your child to stay focused academically and to do their best on the upcoming EOC tests. I hope you have a great Spring. Go Big Red! Ronnie Edwards
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A P EXAM R EG ISTR AT I O N 20 14 Registration/Payment Information: • For the 2014 AP exams, students at Dulles High School will register online. •
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 11:59 PM - Registrations and payments after this date will incur a $10.00 late fee per exam, $100.00 per exam cost.
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Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014 at 3:00 PM - Registrations that have not been paid for will be cancelled and exams will not be ordered.
3 A P TEST DATES Monday, May 5
Chemistry Environmental Science
Psychology
Tuesday, May 6
Computer Science A Spanish Language
Art History
Wednesday, May 7
Calculus AB Calculus BC
Chinese Language and Culture
Thursday, May 8
English Literature and Composition
Latin: Vergil
Friday, May 9
English Language and Composition
Statistics Studio Art
Week 2
Morning 8 a.m.
Afternoon 12 noon
Afternoon 2 p.m.
Monday, May 12
Biology Music Theory
Physics B Physics C: Mechanics
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
Tuesday, May 13
United States Government and Politics Human Geography French Language and Culture
Wednesday, May 14 United States History
European History
Thursday, May 15
Macroeconomics World History
Microeconomics
Friday, May 16
Comparative Government & Politics Spanish Literature
4 CONGR ATUL ATIO NS ! L AT IN Congratulations to the following Latin students that have met the qualifications for the Latin National Honor Society. They have also achieved membership in the Texas State Junior Classical League. Â Gratulatio! Glenn Bentulan Arjun Goswami Spencer Hankins Keegan Huffman Darren Hui Jacob Johnson Ali Marks Melissa Martin Milan Mathew Cole Mujadzic
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VIK IN G S WIN U IL DISTRICT CX DEBAT E ! 1st place- Priya Suri and Dhariya Soni 2nd place- Ayala Huber and Druv Soni 3rd place- Riley Franklin and Andreas Lupascu All 3 teams will be going to UIL state in March
G O O G LE CO DE- IN CO M P E T I T I O N Please congratulate Sushain Cherivirala, one of 20 national winners in the Google Code-In competition.
5 T E X A S R E G IO NAL S CIE NCE BOWL The following students won the Texas Regional Science Bowl, and will be going to Nationals in Washington DC.
NATIO NAL M ERIT FINALISTS Kelly Baker
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Justin Chia
Rik Nag
Caroline Fernelius
Aman Patel
Arjun Goswami
Rahul Nagvekar
Karthik Jagannath
Kevin Li
Eucharist Kun Trevor Le Kevin Li Sumarth Mehta Nathan Moi Bassel Saleh Jared Schaumann Conner Smith Kaelan Yu
FEL LOW SH IP OF CHRISTIA N ATH L E T E S Venue: Rm. D114 Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Date: March 24, 2014
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6 DU LL E S ACADE MI C DE CAT HLON T E AM We are looking for students for the 2014-2015 Dulles Academic Decathlon team. Juniors and Seniors from all academic backgrounds are welcome. Students can take a fall semester honors-level class to be a part of the team. Sign up for the Special Topics Leadership class! Contact Ms. Halfen (kelsey. halfen@fortbendisd.com) or Mr. Lewis (richard.lewis@ fortbendisd.com) for more information. Also, the Dulles Academic Octathlon is looking for freshmen and sophomores from all academic backgrounds to compete in the spring. Octathlon meets after school with in A219.