Did you know? A study found that kids gain weight more quickly during summer vacation than during the school year. Maintain the momentum your school created this year by encouraging students and families to continue to eat better and move more this summer. The Health at Home section of Game On has ideas for recess at home, healthy summer snacks and creative ways to be active as a family. For more healthy tips, be sure to visit wellness.ccs.k12.nc.us.

Tip of the Day from Action For Healthy Kids

Attention 10th and 11th-grade students. If you are interested in taking FTCC classes next year, your paperwork is due no later than Wednesday, April 12th.  If you are currently taking FTCC classes and want to continue taking them next year, you need to update your paperwork. Please see Ms. Matthews in Student Services for questions as soon as possible.

Attention Students!!! Starting today and lasting through April 13th you can return your overdue books and all late fees will be waived! We encouraged everyone to return their overdue books so they can get back to discovering all that the library has to offer, and so others can ENJOY these books.

Calling all Biology Students! It is that time of the year. Starting Monday, April 24th ( the day after Spring Break) Mrs. Shook and Ms. Hilscher will start holding Biology EOC Remediation after school from 3:35-4:15 on Mondays and Wednesdays. Any questions, please see Mrs. Shook or Ms. Hilscher.

The Douglas Byrd High School Gospel Choir will rehearse on Monday, April 24, 2017 and Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Room 111 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Please make sure your ride home will arrive no later than 4:45 p.m. For more information see Ms. Farmer in the General Purpose Lab – Room 126.
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Did you know that gardening is a form of physical activity? Switch up your routine and spend time playing in the dirt! Explore some ideas for being more active and take advantage of some gardening resources.

The voting for the 2017 Creating Healthy Schools Video contest has begun. Watch the videos and cast your vote today! Vote by viewing each video and “liking” your favorite. The two videos with the most votes will earn $500 for their school’s wellness initiative.

Thanks go out to Catherine Walwer, Tamia Brown, and Jada Johnson for representing the Douglas Byrd High School Speech & Debate Team at the Tarheel East District Tournament on March 25-26, 2017. While all three did an excellent job, Tamia made us extra-proud by making it all the way to the semi-final round. That’s no small feat for a sophomore!  We congratulate all three of these students as they take on the Tarheel Forensics League State Tournament. Congratulations to all of you and we wish you luck on April 1-2, 2017!

Congratulations Catherine Walwer for her acceptance in the 2017 North Carolina Governor’s School. Way to Go Catherine!!! Governor’s School Program.

Zyria Farmer and Lariel Rosado-Vega, went to FSU to lobby support for our Ladies of Distinction and Boys 2 Men programs. They met with the NPHC advisors at the university in order to get more college access and mentoring programs at Byrd. They represented our school and district very well as they explained the mission and goal of the programs.

Congratulations to Douglas Byrd High School student Ronnie Lock on recently winning Foxy 99’s Hotshot Basketball Half-court Shot during halftime at the Scotland High vs. Douglas Byrd basketball game. Lock received a Play Station 4 for the winning hoop.