Due to continued hazardous road conditions due to ice DISD is canceling school for the day.
Due to icy road conditions Dalhart ISD will delay school 2 hours. Buses will run 2 hours late. School will start at 10:00.
Dalhart ISD will start at 10:00AM tomorrow Tuesday January 21st and buses will run on pavement only due to visibility and road conditions.
Open House at DJHS
DISD will have an early release at 1:00 p.m. in order to travel to our Area Play-Off Game vs. Jim Ned at Lubbock Cooper High School Friday, November 22, 2024.
Buses will run at 1:00 p.m., all campuses will serve lunch before we release.
Yearbook Ads are available for 8th graders. Parents please consider adding a special touch for your student this year in the yearbook. Contact Amanda Breeden at amaden.breeden@dalhartisd.org for more information.
All Football games scheduled today both at home and in Shallowater have been cancelled.
Good Morning, Just wanted to let every everyone know that the school phones are down at the schools. We are working on it and they should be back up soon.
Red Ribbon Week dress up days
Please join us at DJHS for our Book Fair and Open House on October 1, anytime from 4:30-6:30.
Dalhart ISD Update:
I apologize for the late post but we had a board meeting this evening and wanted to meet as administrators and check in with law enforcement before posting.
Here is what I can share with you in regard to today’s events.
Law enforcement was made aware of a threat at DHS. They notified the district and students were placed in holding. After making sure there was no Imminent danger students were released to lunch on the high school campus.
The DISD administration and law enforcement followed every lead and still have not found a creditable threat.
DISD wants to thank the Dalhart PD, both the Hartley & Dallam County Sheriff Offices, as well as the fire departments and Emergency Management Coordinators for their swift response and making sure we were safe.
Law enforcement was present on all 4 campuses. I was very proud of our administration, our faculty, and our students. Everyone responded appropriately and made sure our students were taken care of.
I understand parent concerns and the desire for more communication. But there are three very big important factors that determine what and when we can share information.
#1 Our first priority is student & staff safety and making sure we are not in imminent danger. We can not waste valuable time communicating when the facility has not been secure.
#2 We do not want to impede an investigation and must have law enforcement approval before releasing information.
#3 Every bit of information we share with parents and community members on social media, the bad guys could have access to as well.
If you are upset with anyone of the timing of the communication be upset with me. We will take every threat serious, we cannot assume anything is not serious, but never doubt your child’s safety is our number one responsibility.
Understand that most administrators have children that attend DISD, & some of us have spouses that are employed here as well.
As far as allowing your child to attend school tomorrow.
No one knows your child better than you do. If your child is concerned or you have concerns regarding them attending school tomorrow, keep them home with you. They will be marked with an excused absence. Both today and tomorrow’s excused absence will not count against your child for attendance purposes or in regards to semester exams. Safety will always outweigh academics in regard to DISD decisions.
The high school and junior high campuses were in the middle of six weeks exams. We WILL NOT HAVE SIX WEEKS EXAMS, for the first six weeks.
We understand students will not be in the right state of mind to take tests this week. We will have assessments next week to see where we are at academically.
We will have a heavy presence of law enforcement on each campus this week and as long as it takes.
If I have not addressed your concerns please do not hesitate to reach me by my cell or office phone or by email.
Sincerely,
Jeff Byrd
Superintendent of Schools
Dalhart ISD
Law enforcement has released students from the hold position on both the High School and Junior High Campus. The High School has been released from lunch. We have adjusted the schedule to allow everyone an opportunity to have lunch.
If you choose to check your students out and keep them at home today you are more than welcome to do so. This will not count against them in regards to absences for semester tests.
We sincerely appreciate your patience and understand your concerns. Our number one responsibility is keeping your children safe at all times.
When law enforcement has completed their investigation DISD will make a media release and update everyone.
Today at 11:45 the Dalhart PD received notification from a tip reporting agency that a student brought a firearm to school today.
At the request of law enforcement we went into a holding pattern to make certain that our students were safe. At this time there is no creditable threat. At the request of law enforcement we will remain in a holding pattern to assure everyone’s safety. As soon as we are allowed to remove the students from a holding pattern we will do so. As soon as we have the authority to release more information we will do so.
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DJHS Parents and Volleyball Fans.
Due to AC issues in the DJHS Gyms all Home Junior High Volleyball games will be played in the Gyms on the DHS campus until further notice. Tonight’s games versus Highland Park will be on the DHS Campus.
We do apologize for the inconvenience.
DJHS is replenishing our PE closet and we are looking for the following sports equipment to be donated to the school, used or new:
-Tennis Balls
-Tennis Racquets
-Golf Club Sets
-Practice Golf Balls (limited flight)
-Pickleball Paddles/Balls
-Footballs
Any and all donations would be greatly appreciated.
Please drop these items off at Dalhart Junior High School.
Picture Day is coming to DJHS on August 27.
Your student will be bringing home a order packet this week for you to complete and return with your order.
Should you have any questions, please call the school at 806-244-7825.
Thank you!
We have been notified that there is a long distance phone outage in the area. We have no estimated repair time currently.
Dear DJHS Parents and Students,
Dalhart Junior High School will be holding their back to school /meet your teacher/Title 1 Meeting night on Monday, August 12, at 5:30 p.m.
There will be a short meeting in the gym. This will also be the required Title 1 meeting for DJHS.
Please plan to attend this informational meeting. Student schedules will be handed out after the meeting.
If you are unable to attend the meeting, you may pick up your student's schedule on Tuesday, August 13, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
If you have not registered your student yet, please come Monday, August 12, from 9:00-2:00, or Tuesday, August 13, 9:00-3:00.
The 1st Day of School is Wednesday, August 14. The bell rings at 7:55 a.m.
We can't wait to see our students and their parents!
We are experiencing an outage with our long distance phone service. Currently we have no estimated time of a fixed. We will update when we know more.