The Swamp was represented well on Friday by Tayven Carter, Marcus Carter, Keidron Thomas, and Dede Young at the Many Raising Cane’s Track Meet. This team of four placed 5th overall. Tayven Carter received gold in both long jump and triple jump as well as receiving the MVP award in field events. Marcus Carter took gold in javelin. Keidron Thomas broke both school records in the 100 M Dash with a time of 10.61 and the 200 M Dash with a time of 22.53. The group took third in the 4x100 event.
Congratulations to the 3rd 9 Weeks AR Winners:
To qualify the student must have met their accuracy percent goal along with their accumulated points. Winners will receive Gator bucks and a dress-down pass. Their photo will be in the upcoming student newsletter.
3rd Grade:
1st Place: Branson McManus (9.5)
2nd Place: Juan Castillo (8.2)
3rd Place: Nathaly Gonzales (8.2)
4th Grade:
1st Place: Madelyn Lee (33)2nd Place: Baylor Purvis (15.5)3rd Place: Jacob Ramshur (6.5)
5th Grade:
1st Place: Abdulkarim Saleh (41)2nd Place: Payson Baines (33.6)3rd Place: Madisyn Brown (20)
6th Grade:
1st Place: Alex Davis (133.1)2nd Place: Faith Anderson (33.7)3rd Place: Cayden Smith (23)
7th Grade:
1st Place: Ava Clark (26.5)2nd Place: Marley Williamson (18.1)3rd Place: Jaxon Buttitta (11.7)
8th Grade:
1st Place: Rayleigh Raney (39.1)2nd Place: Isabella Davis (19.6)3rd Place: Emma Walls (16)
DCS would like to send a special thank you to Kam Harper with Macon Ridge Drone Services for coming to showcase his spray drones and talking about his business with some of our Ag students and our AeroSpace Engineering classes.
Tomorrow is not a jean day. Tomorrow is positive behavior dress down day. You may dress down if you qualified (no referrals since the last dress down day) or you must be in FULL school uniform.
Opportunity Knocks!
Congratulations to our Varsity Basketball Players that made the All District Team
Girls
1st Team All District - Destiny Bayonne and Jada Jackson
2nd Team All District - A'Kyrah Alexander
Honorable Mention - Shakayla Montgomery, Olivia Clark, Angel Lampley, Ziana Chandler, and Jada Johnson
Boys
1st Team All District - Major Fortenberry and Maliky Dunn
2nd Team All District - Jaevon Davis
Honorable Mention - Marquan Montogomery, Jonas Carroll, Marvin Polly, and Allyn Weathersby
Congratulations to the captains of the 24-25 Jr High Cheerleaders!
Here are the 5 students who raised the most money for Jump Rope for Heart. DCS elementary students raised a total of $4,230 for the American Heart Association.
Our Fall Sports Banquet will be held in Amber Hall tonight at 6pm. We will recognize Varsity Football, Cheer, Cross Country, Bayou Belles, and the DCS Drumline. Each student being recognized is allowed 2 guests. Dinner will be served. Sign in sheet for guests will be available at the door.
Congratulations!
Greetings Gator Family,
FRIENDLY REMINDER
DCS Dress Code policy is part of the standard set for our school.
Students must adhere to the Dress Code as it is written in the Handbook and Policy Manual.
Students not in compliance with DCS Dress Code will receive consequences ranging from warnings to a possible expulsion hearing.
Please review the Student Handbook or Policy Manual and feel free to reach out to Coach Clark with any questions.
Our Fall Sports Banquet will be this Wednesday March 6 at 6pm in Amber Hall. We will honor the Varsity Football, Cheer, Bayou Belles, and Cross Country Teams. Each athlete will be allowed to bring 2 guests. Coach Clark will pass out tickets this week. Dinner will be served.
For students that paid for Jean Fridays, Jeans may be worn on Thursday this week.
**Autism shirt orders have been extended to March 9th.**
DCS 2024 Track and Field Schedule
Delhi Charter will be closed on Friday, March 1, 2024, due to extenuating circumstances.
The school will resume on Monday, March 4th.
Also, the PTO meeting that is scheduled for this Thursday will be rescheduled.
Gators in the Spotlight!!
Ashari Jones Continues to rake in the awards and perform well for the McNeese State University Track and Field Team.
This past week, Ashari came in third place in the Shotput at the Southland Conference Championship! Way to Go Ashari! #GatorPride 💙🧡
On Friday, surrounded by family, teammates, and coaches, DCS Senior Running Back Deandra Young signed his letter of intent to attend and play football at Louisiana Christian University. DD leaves big shoes to fill as he became the All Time Leading Rusher in DCS Football History this past season. The Gator Family wishes him well as he transitions from playing on Fridays to playing on Saturdays. 💙🧡🏈
#GatorPride
Congratulations to the DCS Varsity Boys basketball team on advancing to the 2nd round of the LHSAA 2024 Basketball Playoffs!
The #16 Gators defeated the #17 Thrive Academy Bulldogs 55-44 and will travel to Metairie on Tuesday to face #1 Crescent City Christian School. Tip Off is 6:30 Tuesday and admission is $10.
It is our pleasure to announce and introduce our new Head Football Coach, Storm Ridgway. Coach Ridgway is a Richland Parish product having been raised in Start, La and currently resides in Rayville, La. He has been the Head Baseball Coach at DCS for 4 years and has spent the last 3 seasons as the Offensive Coordinator. Coach Ridgway’s previous coaching experience includes stops at Beekman Charter, Caldwell and Neville Junior High. He and his wife, Jessica Ridgway, have 3 children… Deacon (11), Ava-Tyler (7) and Gatlin (1). They are proud members of Start Baptist Church.
“I'm just excited about sitting down with every player and coach and selling my plan for the program going forward. Having been on staff, the familiarity is there with the kids so it is just a matter of tweaking some things and continuing to move the program forward.” - Ridgway
When asked about the promotion, Coach Ridgway was very passionate in his appreciation of his former and current players for both Baseball and Football. He stated that if it were not for them and their success he would not be stepping into this new role.
He also would like to thank Board Chairman, Mike Martin, Board Member Doug Craig, Headmaster Brett Raley and Athletic Director Chad Clark. He wanted to also compliment them on the interview process and how detailed the search was.
“I believe the most humbling part of this is that Coach Raley has been with this program since its inception. And to have him tell me that I was selected to carry the torch for Gator Football means the world to me. That was truly a unique moment for me just as a person.” - Ridgway
