Darien Elementary fifth graders came to life as characters from their favorite books in the annual 2018 Wax Museum of Reading Event! The event is a fundraiser for the class trip to a springtime Milwaukee Brewers game. The event was held over two days and featured students from all fifth grade classes at Darien. Students acted out their books when attendees dropped money in their buckets! Looking good, students! #CometProud
From Wax Museum 2018
Santa's Elves from DDHS FBLA and Spanish classes visited Wileman and Turtle Creek students on Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 18-19 to read the letters Santa wrote back to the elementary students.
The students in the first grade dual language program shared with their schoolmates at Turtle Creek Elementary school a Latin American tradition called "Posadas.""Posadas" is celebrated a few days before Christmas and consists of visiting family and friends to be with together, share a snack and prepare for Christmas!The first grade students invited students to visit them in their classroom and created Christmas crafts, decorated Christmas trees with ice cream cones and candies, made snowmen using marshmallows, plus some other fun activities in the spirit of the holiday!The first graders worked with their classmates and also students in second grade and third grade students from both the dual program and also the monolingual classrooms.
DDHS Soccer needed overtime — for the third game in a row — to advance in the WIAA Division 3 state playoffs. The Comets prevailed 2-0 against the Plymouth Panthers in the state semifinal match to give the squad its third chance at a state title in four years.
Darien Elementary School students take ous on the school's 2017 Vocabulary Parade!
Wileman Elementary School kindergarten students took a walk to the Delavan Fire Department to learn about fire safety and fire prevention as part of the national Fire Prevention Week! They got to tour the station, see the fire trucks up close, watch a ladder demonstration, and spray a fire hose, all with the help of our city's local volunteer fire fighters!
Scenes from teh 2017 DDHS Homecoming Football Game and halftime activites, including football vs. Burlington, the homecoming court, our king and queen crowning and a performance by the DDHS Marching Band and the Phoenix Middle School Marching Band.
From DDHS Homecoming 2017
Delavan-Darien preschool students and their families explored Wildwood Park for a scavenger hunt as part of a preschool parent outreach program. There is a new outreach program for 4K students and parents monthly. This month's theme was "exploring science."
ParentOutreachOct2017062DelavanDarien preschool students and their families explored Wildwood Park for a scavenger hunt as part of a preschool parent outreach program. There is a new outreach program for 4K students and parents monthly. This month's theme was exploring science.
From 4K Parent Outreach
World Wheelchair Body Building Champion and motivational speaker Nick Scott spoke to students at Phoenix Middle School, Turtle Creek Elementary School and Delavan-Darien High School on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017.
NickScottDDHS062World Wheelchair Body Building Champion and motivational speaker Nick Scott spoke to students at Phoenix Middle SchoolTurtle Creek Elementary School and DelavanDarien High School on ThursdaySept. 212017.
Delavan-Darien celebrated the return of students on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Happy First Day of School!
Delavan-Darien summer school students performed in the musical production of "Character Matters," directed by Kirsten Andreoni. Filled with humor and fantastic songs, Character Matters is a wildly fun way to spark classroom discussion about character issues and conflicts (when, for example, should you be honest and when should you avoid hurting someone's feelings?). And, the show helps students improve reading, vocabulary, reading comprehension, performance and music skills, class camaraderie and teamwork, and numerous social skills, all while enabling students to be part of a truly fun and creative experience they will never forget!
From Character Matters
Scenes from the 2017 DDHS Scholarship Awards Ceremony, held Sunday, June 4, at Delavan-Darien High School. Locally, 132 Scholarships worth $153,450 were awarded. they were a part of a cumulative total of $706,460 students earned from local and outside scholarships, such as from specific colleges, universities and corporations.
The combined choirs of Delavan-Darien Schools performed together for the first time last night on the DDHS auditorium stage. The Delavan-Darien School District Choir Festival was a collaborative effort by the elementary, middle school and high school choral music teachers, Ms. Berg, Ms. Guzman, Ms. Ropers-Rosendahl and Mr. Larson. The concert began with the 4th and 5th grade Honor choir from Darien Elementary directed by Ms. Guzman and Ms. Berg. Then, the Phoenix Singers, directed by Ms. Ropers-Rosendahl took the stage followed by the Lydian choir from the high school. These choirs are filled with the very best vocalists in our schools. It was powerful when all three choirs joined their voices for the finale; a rousing rendition of the song OYE, sung entirely in Spanish. This song comes from Acapulco, where inner city children were asked what they wanted to convey to the world in a song. Their answer was simple: "to listen." Listening in English translates into "Oye" in Spanish. Our audience was privileged to listen to these excellent voices in concert and look forward to the second annual DDSD Choir Festival next spring. #DDCometProud of our talented, and nationally-recognized music students, staff and community!
ChoralFestival2017062The combined choirs of DelavanDarien Schools performed together for the first time last night on the DDHS auditorium stage. The DelavanDarien School District Choir Festival was a collaborative effort by the elementarymiddle school and high school choral music teachersMs. BergMs. GuzmanMs. RopersRosendahl and Mr. Larson. The concert began with the 4th and 5th grade Honor choir from Darien Elementary directed by Ms. Guzman and Ms. Berg. Thenthe Phoenix Singersdirected by Ms. RopersRosendahl took the stage followed by the Lydian choir from the high school. These choirs are filled with the very best vocalists in our schools. It was powerful when all three choirs joined their voices for the finalea rousing rendition of the song OYEsung entirely in Spanish. This song comes from Acapulcowhere inner city children were asked what they wanted to convey to the world in a song. Their answer was simple to listen. Listening in English translates into Oye in Spanish. Our audience was privileged to listen to these excellent voices in concert and look forward to the second annual DDSD Choir Festival next spring. DDCometProud of our talentedand nationallyrecognized music studentsstaff and community
Scenes from the 2016 DDHS Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
DDHSScholarshipAwards2016062Scenes from the 2016 DDHS Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
Packers legend Donald Driver visited Wileman Elementary School on June 1, 2016, after the school won the Goodwill Industries Pack'er Up Donation Challenge. The school set a record by having more than 176,000 items donated to Goodwill in its name during the contest month of April.
Turtle Creek Elementary School students celebrated Cindo de Mayo at a school-wide assembly. After learning about the meaning of the Mexican holiday — which commemorates the triumph of the Mexican army over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862 — students performed traditional Mexican dances in authentic, hand-crafted costumes. The event was coordinated by Dual Language Teacher Ms. Vicky Barquero, a native Mexican, who herself made most of the costumes.
DDHS Homecoming 2015: Homecoming Court introductions and Comet Contests.
From Homecoming 2015
Division 3 State Semifinal Game vs. Rice Lake. DDHS won 6-2. October 30, 2014.
From State Soccer
