Discovery Schools

Greetings Swamp Owl Families, We are incredibly grateful to all 1,163 participants in our Spring culture survey! Your engagement —especially for a second survey—demonstrates your strong commitment to our network and to the campus your child(ren) attends. Your feedback is a valuable part of how we grow and improve. We are extremely proud of and satisfied with these results. Because we want you to know just how much we appreciate your voice, we’re excited to share this reflection. Click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1csRrXIOn07B7Fg2YlXWpgeoacts6DAh8p1nh45ejWGg/edit?usp=sharing THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!! - DoC Kennedy

Swamp Owl Families, We're impressed by how you rise to the occasion--ALWAYS! As of today, 210 parents/guardians have completed the spring culture survey. What a great start!! Now let's get more...let's double or triple it over this weekend. Tell your family and friends with Discovery students to get theirs done too. Here is the link if you haven't completed it yet: https://forms.gle/AEkTdvjrNBVYRHwG6  FYI: Fusion has 15% of the responses so far, followed by DJOD MS with 12%, and BROD with 9%. Let's Geaux Fam! DoC Kennedy

Dear Swamp Owl Families, Our Spring Culture Survey is now live through Wednesday, May 21, 2025, and we need your voice! This is our first time doing both a fall and spring survey, and we’re aiming to top our strong fall participation. The survey takes just a few minutes and covers a variety of topics. Middle & high school students are also completing their version of the survey, so we’ll have a full picture of our culture as we plan for next year. Let’s make it a friendly competition—which campus will have the highest response rate? Click below to complete the survey: https://forms.gle/7awKhTLk2RzLszKD9 Thank you for helping us grow and improve. Every response matters! DoC Kennedy

Calling all alumni and class of 2025 seniors! Join us for the alumni social on May 9th - see flyer for details! https://5il.co/3epio

Early Giving Has Begun for Give NOLA Day! We challenge each family to donate $10 for every child enrolled at Discovery Schools. Each campus that meets its fundraising goal will earn two dress-down days for the students on May 8th and 9th. (Campus goals are based on student count.) Follow the links below to contribute towards a campus goal.  DJOD - https://www.givenola.org/fundraiser/djod Maine - https://www.givenola.org/fundraiser/Maine Vintage - https://www.givenola.org/fundraiser/Vintage Loyola - https://www.givenola.org/fundraiser/Loyola

Only 8 days left to purchase your raffle tickets and support Swamp Owl athletics! https://go.eventgroovefundraising.com/discoveryraffle

Calling all Swamp Owl artists! We seek student artists to design artwork for the 2025-2026 Discovery Schools Spirit Shirt. See the flyer for details: https://5il.co/3dkv0

The 2025-26 Calendar is here! https://5il.co/3bncu

Check out the "Student Experiences" in the Silent Auction for priceless items to bid on! https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-001C000001hQehIIAS/events/vevt:50deefd5-3653-4323-8856-9b84c2bc4b01/auctions/silent-auction

THE SILENT AUCTION IS OPEN!! Place your max bid now!! https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-001C000001hQehIIAS/events/vevt:50deefd5-3653-4323-8856-9b84c2bc4b01/auctions/silent-auction

Thank you to all of our Swamp Owls who crafted a gala centerpiece. The centerpieces add a wonderful personal touch to our fundraising event! We received over 50 entries! The results have been tallied, and we have our top 3 winners. 1st - Aaliyah Meulens-Camacho 2nd - Brandon Christoffer 3rd - Asher Satterlee Congratulations to our winners! They were all wonderful and unique, making it a tough job for the judges to choose. The names were redacted during the voting process, but age and grade level were considered when judging. The 3 winners' parents will be contacted on Monday or Tuesday about the prizes. At the end of the event, the centerpieces will be stored at the Loyola campus for pickup. They will be recycled if they are not picked up by Monday, April 7th.

Bayou Jam will be on April 12th! Check out the flyer for cook-off team, 5K, and general ticketing information! https://5il.co/3batx

Happy Friday Swamp Owls and Families! Please click the link for reflections from our Middle & High Schools' Student Fall Culture Survey. We greatly appreciate everyone's participation and partnership! This is an amazing Swamp Owl Family! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P4_Xg8QhsYdLi1pCZFkFVBrxOqQYDJGsJr4gMYYMgV8/edit?usp=sharing

STEAM Fest is on March 22, 2025! See flyer for details. https://5il.co/3a80g

The Athletics Raffle is here! Three lucky winners will have a chance to win cash prizes of $5,000, $2,000, or $1,000. Purchase a ticket for just $10 for your chance to win! Student-Athletes have a goal to sell 10 tickets. go.eventgroovefundraising.com/discoveryraffle

Discovery Bash Student Art Contest: https://docs.google.com/document/d/193fvMg2d7ph_xLreZr42eoWuklwasbwGNy51j-zTVsw/edit?usp=sharing

Happy Sneaux Day! Please click the link for reflections from our Parents/Guardians Fall Culture Survey. We greatly appreciate everyone's participation and partnership! This is an amazing Swamp Owl Family! Click here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ylr1KBj7TomS165OtIms6ywSDns4qYWX0N9jXWvVE-8/edit?usp=sharing

The lower school open house scheduled for January 22, 2025, has been postponed to January 30, 2025

Swamp Owl Families, We have surpassed our preliminary goal of 1,100 participants in the Parent/Guardian Fall Culture Survey! As of today, we have received an incredible 1,117 responses—THANK YOU SO MUCH! If you haven’t yet completed the survey, there’s still time this weekend. The survey will close on Monday, January 13, 2025, at 8:00 AM. You can access the link in your email. Thank you for being such an integral part of our school community! Dr. Michael Kennedy, Jr.

Please mark your calendar for the DJOD Open House on January 15th at 5:30 PM!