It was a perfect day to be outside celebrating the festivities.  The hope is that this event will be held each year with the funds raised going to help defray the costs of the Senior Class  All-Nighter.   This year the Class of 2010 Boosters sponsored the event. Special thanks to the many people who [...]

On Saturday March 20 the Deer Park Archery Team loaded the bus at 7:00 am and went to Ellensberg to compete in the 5th annual State Archery Tournament. There were approximately 250 archers ranging from elementary to high school age. The Deer Park High School Team consisted of 7 girls and 8 boys. The girls team consisted [...]

The Deer Park Chapter of the National Honor Society inducted new members on February 25 in the high school library.  The National Honor Society upholds standards of scholarship (3.5 cumulative G.P.A.), leadership, service and character.  The NHS students organized a food drive before the holidays in December.  The students at the high school brought in [...]

The Spokane Scholars Program recognizes academic excellence among the top one percent of high school seniors.  The selection committee reviews the nominees from each high school and awards scholarships to the top student and next three runners-up in each category.  Each recipient may also receive significant college assistance if they attend a matching college.  Grant [...]

The HS select choir members have been performing coffee shop-style music starting in January. Students perform contemporary songs individually or in duets. I started this program to get my students use to performing in public and to improve their over-all musicianship. Everyone is having a great time. We perform every couple of weeks, usually on [...]

Cameron Razwick – Our chosen sophomore student of the month comes from Mrs. Hilts.  Mrs. Hilts says she is nominating Cameron Razwick because of his consistent contribution to classroom discussions.  Cameron often has insightful comments and is not hesitant to share his ideas.  Congratulations to Cameron Razwick. John Mize – Mr. Karas has nominated this [...]

In the beginning….    It all started with Coaches vs Cancer being announced at a Gonzaga Basketball game and as a Zag fan wanting to be a part of a worthy cause and supporting a Basketball team that we enjoy following during the season. I thought to myself how cool would it be to see if [...]

Upon return from the holiday break, DPHS opened the new library, three new computer labs, new classroom and meeting rooms for the special education department, as well as the Counseling/Career Center.  With the opening of new construction completed during this phase, the total DPHS renovation project is now about 75% complete – only a few [...]

The “Night at the North Pole” is a community service project designed to assist members in our community, as well as show appreciation for their support of our schools.  This task was accomplished with the assistance of the Elementary and Arcadia Elementary counselors who selected and contacted 25 families consisting of 121 family members, of [...]

Seniors, Lexie Schultz and Brittney Burton organized a Junior Stag Cheer Camp 2010 held January  12, 14 & 16 (Tue, Thu & Sat) as their senior project.  The camp was offered to girls in kindergarten through grade 4 and 5th through 8th grade.  Participants were taught cheer and dance routines, received a Cheer Camp T-Shirt [...]