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See link for Addendum #1 for the arts and athletic performance center RFQ. https://5il.co/15g4s

Let the good times roll! Come and support the Swamp Owls this Mardi Gras season!

Please click the link for a very important message for all Discovery students and families: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15FHws3LBtnzTPZzGcmiyRsUPHcJJ6lzDzLL_dmYT_Ro/edit?usp=sharing

Discovery Health Sciences Foundation, Inc. is soliciting a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Construction Management at Risk proposers for a new arts and athletic performance center based on approval by the Joint Legislative Transportation Committee to use CMAR as an alternative project delivery. The RFQ is available in electronic form and may be obtained from Albright Management Strategies, LLC beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 20, 2022 by contacting Ms. Rachelle Albright, at (504) 416-0890, by email at rachelle@amsmgt.com or in writing at 234 Beverly Drive, Metairie, LA 70001. The RFQ will also be available via Discovery Health Sciences Foundation’s website, www.discoveryhsf.org. A mandatory project meeting will be conducted on February 8, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy located at 3837 Loyola Avenue, Kenner, LA 70065. Deadline for questions is February 14, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. It shall be noted that all questions regarding the RFQ shall be communicated in writing or by email to Ms. Rachelle Albright. Deadline for RFQ response is February 22, 2022 by 2:00 p.m. Additional details are provided in the RFQ. Below is the link to the RFQ with Exhibits: https://5il.co/14hzr

OnCourse Connect Update At this time, OnCourse Connect is back up. Please ask students to close their browsers before trying to rejoin OnCourse Connect. EdTech Department

Good morning, The EdTech Department is aware of the OnCourse Connect outage. We are working with OnCourse to get this back up and running.

We'd like to announce our new food service vendor, SLA Management. SLA brings 19+ years of food service experience, only specializing in K-12 schools. SLA will begin providing healthy school meals at all Discovery campuses starting January 3, 2022. To help with a smooth transition, please remind your student to bring their student IDs. Meals are free through June 30, 2022.

Winter STEM Robotics & Chemistry Camp Registration Now Open! Join GNO STEM and local high school robotics team members for a morning of tinkering with EV3 Robotics and Circuitry -- Tuesday, December 28 from 9 a.m. until noon. Students will explore the building, coding, and circuitry of EV3 Robotics alongside our certified instructor and robotics team members. This camp is open to 5th-8th grade students. No prior experience is required. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-stem-robotics-and-circuitry-camp-tickets-221011400047

The Discovery Health Sciences Foundation will hold a Regular Board meeting on Monday, November 15, 2021, at 4:15 PM. in the cafeteria of the Dr. John Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy, at 1108 Shrewsbury Road, Jefferson, LA 70121. We request all Board members to attend in person. To view the meeting agenda, click the following link: https://www.discoveryhsf.org/o/discovery-schools/browse/149648

Google Docs Blocked Error Message About 4:30pm, Google Docs received an error message that it was blocked by Lightspeed. This error has been resolved. Users will need to restart devices in order to access Google Docs again. We apologize for this inconvenience. Discovery IT Team

Tick Tock...less than 8 hours before the Raffle closes. There's still time to buy the winning ticket! https://rafflecreator.com/pages/42027/5th-annual-discovery-raffle

Today is the last day to purchase Fall Fest tickets in advance online! Advance ticket sales will close at midnight tonight. The $5 ticket includes entry to fest. The $10 "play pass" ticket includes entry and unlimited games & activities. Tickets will go up to $15 at the gate. https://events.ticketspicket.com/agency/fe74caab-a82c-423c-8930-b376db67815b/events/f2dbc85e-813e-4847-8c35-d7da1b77416a?fbclid=IwAR2kalSu02rgaQWiZaKanIA6IDElSxHzE3Gsqjv5Ce5Wyjy6Vyqq2sjfPkk

There are only 2 days left to purchase Fall Fest tickets! https://events.ticketspicket.com/agency/fe74caab-a82c-423c-8930-b376db67815b/events/f2dbc85e-813e-4847-8c35-d7da1b77416a

Discovery Schools New Arts and Performance Center RFQ: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1634288/Discovery_Schools_New_Arts_and_Performance_Center_RFQ.pdf

Click the link for a raffle update: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1625654/Raffle_update_10.17.21.pdf

Did you forget to add your student and/or family ID to get credit for selling raffle tickets? We can help! Email your ticket numbers or forward your receipt to Michelle.Snow@discoveryhsf.org. Please include your child(ren) names to be credited in the email.

FREE drive-thru dinner happening now at Loyola and DJOD! The event is open to all. We still have meals to give out! Tonight’s dinner is meatballs and gravy!

FREE drive-thru dinner happening now at Loyola and DJOD! The event is open to all. We have lots of meals to give out! Tonight’s dinner is meatballs and gravy, mashed potatoes, and vegetable medley.

Student retakes/absentee photos are scheduled for the following dates: DJOD, Vintage, and Loyola - Monday, October 11, 2021 Maine - Monday, October 25, 2021 Image proofs will be directly emailed to you from Barberito Photographers. Contact@barberitophotographers.com 504-455-6818

Buy raffle tickets for your chance to win $5,000! https://rafflecreator.com/pages/42027/5th-annual-discovery-raffle