The district has changed to a new Microsoft Outlook Exchange email server. District employees wishing to check their email via the web should use the link: https://owa.hershey.k12.pa.us/owa
To make the transition from one school level to the next a smooth one, Derry Township School District is offering โBridge Dayโ โ a new orientation event for rising 6th and 9th Graders. The programs will take place on Wednesday, August 22, from 7:30 to 10:10 a.m. Running much like an abbreviated school day, Bridge Day provides participants with an opportunity to meet their teachers & classmates, access lockers, run through class schedules and even become familiar with the food court.
Medication Drop Off Day is for DTSD students who will require medication to be dispensed at the health office and will take place Thursday, August 23 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 to 6 p.m. in the Nurseโs Offices in each school building.
The โBack To Schoolโ sales have begun, everything from clothes to protractors. Looking for some guidance on what supplies your elementary student will really need this year? Check out the lists compiled by the Hershey Elementary Schools. There are lists for Grades K & 1, 2 & 3 and 4 & 5. Click the graphic for more information.
Derry Township School District has partnered with a company called ZippSlip to reduce the amount of printed paperwork sent home to parents/guardians in the upcoming school year. ZippSlip will also allow the district to better facilitate forms communications with features such as the ability to accept electronic signatures on documents. In the coming days, families of currently enrolled DTSD students will be receiving more detailed information about ZippSlip and their account credentials.
Derry Township School District has been awarded an overall โA+โ by Niche, a web site that publishes research on U.S. colleges, schools, neighborhoods and companies. In the recently-released 2019 rankings, DTSD earned high marks locally, statewide and nationally in categories ranging from school safety, best places to teach and best teachers. The site ranked the district as overall โBestโ in Dauphin County, #19 (of 498) in Pennsylvania and #163 among the 10,758 public school districts rated across the nation.
Hershey High School is once again pleased to offer an SAT Prep Workshop this fall to prepare students for upcoming SAT exam. Classes begin the second week of school, and we are still accepting registrations. Click the graphic for more information or email Mrs. Ogle at LOgle@hershey.k12.pa.us.
