Junior High School

End of the Year Reminder

Summer Feeding at DES

A concerning TikTok trend is circulating among students at Dalhart ISD, encouraging them to insert pencil lead, foil, or other conductive materials into their school-issued Chromebook USB ports to make the device smoke or spark. While some users see it as a prank or viral challenge, this is both dangerous and illegal. Tampering with electronic devices in this way poses serious fire and electrical hazards. It can cause permanent damage to the Chromebook, lead to potential injury, and may include school disciplinary action or even criminal charges for property destruction. The lithium ion batteries, when short-circuited, can overheat, swell, catch fire, or even explode, posing a serious threat to the student and others nearby Educators and parents are urged to talk with students about the consequences of participating in such trends. School issued technology is not only a valuable learning tool but also school property therefore, intentionally damaging or destroying it is not a joke, it's destruction of school property.

A concerning TikTok trend is circulating among students at Dalhart ISD, encouraging them to insert pencil lead, foil, or other conductive materials into their school-issued Chromebook USB ports to make the device smoke or spark. While some users see it as a prank or viral challenge, this is both dangerous and illegal. Tampering with electronic devices in this way poses serious fire and electrical hazards. It can cause permanent damage to the Chromebook, lead to potential injury, and may include school disciplinary action or even criminal charges for property destruction. The lithium ion batteries, when short-circuited, can overheat, swell, catch fire, or even explode, posing a serious threat to the student and others nearby Educators and parents are urged to talk with students about the consequences of participating in such trends. School issued technology is not only a valuable learning tool but also school property therefore, intentionally damaging or destroying it is not a joke, it's destruction of school property.

Beginning June 10th(EOC) and June 17th (grades 3-8), you can visit your district's parent portal to Log In & Learn More about your child's STAAR results and how you can provide additional support at home.

May 2025 T3 Newsletters for Parents of EB students. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11HDNxeqRvf6sEavb7o6Lf3BhHYXlwj9F?usp=drive_link

Dalhart High School Appliance Auction: Accepting Sealed Bids Dalhart High School invites the community to participate in a sealed bid auction for the following appliances: ● Frigidaire Heavy-Duty Washer ● Heavy-Duty Electric Dryer ● 28" GE Refrigerator with Top Freezer & Ice Maker ● 30" Electric 4-Burner Stove & Oven Combination Key Dates: ● Bidding Opens: Monday, March 31st, at 8:00 AM ● Bidding Closes: Friday, April 4th, at 12:00 PM (Noon) Details: Items can be viewed during school hours at Dalhart High School. All sealed bids must be submitted to the High School Office before the deadline. Don’t miss this opportunity—bid now for your chance to own these appliances!

We here at DJHS are hoping you have had an excellent Spring Break and enjoyed some family time. We are eager to get started again on Monday, March 17, and begin wrapping up the last 10 weeks of school. We are going to be on our IMPACT bell schedule, everyday day, until further notice. We will be utilizing IMPACT period to help our students fill in any missing gaps in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills standards, as well as, give students the opportunity to make up any missing classroom assignments. Students who decide to not take advantage of this extra time will be assigned after-school tutorials for more individualized instruction. We are asking every parent to help us by supporting this plan and to also give your student some extra encouragement to give Excellent Effort Everyday! Be sure to log in to Parent Portal to check on daily grades and assignments. Students also have access to Student Portal to monitor grades and any missing assignments. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your student's classroom teacher or our front office at 806-244-7825. Let's finish strong together as we help our students develop great academic habits and give excellent effort everyday! Kurtis Abla DJHS Principal IMPACT Schedule - Lunch Times "A" LUNCH 11:34 - 12:04 "B" LUNCH 12:28 - 12:58

Attention DISD Parents, This is in response to the notice that Dalhart ISD received last week from the Dalhart Hartley Counties Hospital District with the possible Clinical Diagnosis of a positive measles test result. The DHCHD notified Dalhart ISD this morning Monday March 3, 2025 that the lab reports showed this specific case to be negative. Therefore, there have been no known cases of Measles with in Dalhart ISD.

Dalhart ISD will have an early release on Thursday, March 6, for the Dalhart track meet. Classes will release at 12:00 and buses will run at 12:30. Lunch will be served on all campuses.

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.