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SHS Only-School will dismiss at 1:00 PM today, Friday, January 13, due to a power outage.

Fresh Feeling Friday! When we are mentally healthy, we enjoy our life and the people in it. We can be creative, learn, try new things, and take risks. We are better able to cope with difficult times in our personal and professional lives. Be sure and take care of your mental health. TheDeSotoDifference

We take student safety just as serious as we do student learning. NDUE staff spent time after school learning about new safety systems in place to ensure all students are safe. #TheDeSotoDifference #DeSotoStrong

LHS students have been busy learning about the skeletal system, fingerprinting and practicing CPR! #CTEisfun #TheDeSotoDifference #FindYourWayFriday

In remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, schools and district offices will be closed on Monday, January 16. #DeSotoCares

Louisiana Autism Spectrum and Related Disabilities (LASARD) is hosting a Lunch & Learn webinar this Friday, January 13, that will provide strategies and resources for teaching self-regulation skills. Register at this link: https://tinyurl.com/yc8jevhw #SPEDTalkTuesday

Congratulations to the 146 students who were dedicated to earning perfect attendance during the fall semester! Can you find your name in the image? #DeSotoStrong #EverydayMatters #TheDeSotoDifference

North DeSoto Middle School students started the new year with a frog dissection. Frogs are vertebrates in a class called Amphibians, but have similar body systems to other vertebrates like humans, making them an excellent specimen for comparative anatomy.

MHS FACS students started the semester off with Name Pictionary. This icebreaker allowed the students to work on introduction skills by spelling out their name in images and explaining why they drew each item. #FindYourWayFriday #CTEisFun

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Fresh Feeling Friday! Don't forget to take care of you. Self care is not selfish. #DeSotoStrong

Teachers began the new year with a variety of professional development activities. They were excited to see one another and share ideas of how to improve instruction for their students. We are great alone - but we are greater together! #TheDeSotoDifference

Please share-Download the free DeSoto Schools App from the Apple App Store or Google Play, by searching “DeSoto Parish Schools”. If you have already downloaded, please be sure to update your app, and remember to enable your Push Notifications once downloaded. #TheDeSotoDifference

Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans hosts free webinars about various SPED topics for parents and educators. We linked three this month on our Parent-U page: https://www.desotopsb.com/page/special-services. Register at the links attached! #SPEDTalkTuesday

Calling all DeSoto SPED teachers! Welcome Back. Just a reminder that the Students with Severe Disabilities (SWSD) clusters meet today. We are excited to see you all! #SPEDTalkTuesday

Meow that’s what I’m talking about! We can’t wait to see students on Thursday! We will have staff development days Tuesday and Wednesday this week!

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year from DeSoto Parish Schools! #TheDeSotoDifference

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Welcome to New Year's Trivia. Everyone knows New York City drops a crystal ball at midnight on New Year's Eve, but do you know what other US cities drop? Do some research, match the city and item and then challenge a friend. #TheDeSotoDifference