Arwen Pokorny Lyp
@ArwenLyp
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Proud principal of Downers Grove South High School. Forever Social Studies teacher, boy mom, wife, avid reader, White Sox fan, Peloton biking/yoga enthusiast.
Woodridge, IL
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Thank you for the love
@VilofWoodridge
! I am looking forward to representing my home town in my new role
@DownersSouth
.
#DGSPride
#99learns
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A big
#DGSPride
celebratory thank you for
@DGS_Football
&
@DGSSports
for providing the foundation for 2 student athletes to sign to play D1! This is the first time in program history for this to occur! Congrats to Mack (Army) and Brandon (Indiana State). We are so proud of you!
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Trostangs are the IHSA STATE CHAMPIONS in gymnastics!!!! Congrats to Coach Campos and every member of this amazing team!
#DGSPride
#99learns
#youbelonghere
@DgGymnastics
@DGSSports
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Mustang Mad Dash 2022: This is the experience every 9th grader has walking through our "Welcome to
#DGSPride
Tunnel!" Amazing. 💙⭐️
@DGSActivities
#D99Learns
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So this happened! 10 of our "superfans" stayed late after Fri's home football game to clean up ALL of the trash that was left in the student section. Today, we called them down to the "principal's office" to celebrate their kindness & issue Stable Coins.
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
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#DGSPride
means bringing our entire Superfan section to the north side of town for the annual cross-town game. Thank you
#99learns
community for such an amazing turnout tonight!
#youbelonghere
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On my last day in
@HinsdaleD86
I shout a big thank you to my beloved
@HinsdaleSouthHS
&
@HSHSBoosters86
for 15 years of building community for our students, families & staff. I am forever thankful for the relationships we've built.
#SouthPride
💛🖤
#onceahornetalwaysahornet
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For the first time ever, our boys and girls track teams hosted a co-ed dual meet versus DGN. It was so much fun watching our two
@DGSouthTF
teams compete as one.
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
@DGSSports
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A perfect day to kick off the season for our
@DGSXC
&
@DGSCC
teams! Our runners are fast & our determination is fierce. Associate Principal Mr. Freyer
@DGSSports
& I got to arrive in style in our new ride.
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
#99Learns
Thank you Coaches Caldwell & Plunkett!
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Oh my goodness! Our
@DgGymnastics
Trostangs are SECTIONAL CHAMPIONS! We had the biggest cheering section & it was so very deserved! Congrats!💙
@DGSSports
@dgnathletics
@CortyD
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I loved seeing students fill our building today. Great spaces and even better faces. Welcome Class of 2026!
#DGSPride
#YouBelongHere
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There were many moments of pure
#youbelonghere
magic at today's assembly but the authentic and beautiful response from our student body to our soloist dancer representing Orchesis make this one really stand out. 💙
#DGSPride
@DGSActivities
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Big shout out to our Class of 2027 future Mustangs!
#youbelonghere
Our entire school community welcomes you & we can't wait for you to share your gifts with us. Thank you to our entire staff & to my Principal-Parent Partnership for being such great hosts.
#DGSPride
#99Learns
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Today I got to take a vacation day to chaperone my 4th grader's class trip to Springfield! So much fun connecting with these future Mustangs. I had the best group of six boys ever. 😀
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Good morning DGS! Happy 1st full day of school. Spoiler Alert: We'll be celebrating w/a "Happy New Year" celebration at arrival! Here's a sneak peak at Ms. Martinez & Principal Lyp. It's A Great Day To Be A Mustang.
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
@DGSActivities
@DGSSports
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Thank you
@cbschicago
for highlighting our amazing school community today! What a fabulous way to start a Friday.
#youbelonghere
#southsideSTRONG
#99Learns
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Thank you
@DGSActivities
for a perfect evening! HOCO Dance in the stadium with fireworks! 💥💙🍕⭐️
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
#99Learns
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It's not everyday we get to send a freshman to STATE! Good luck Miah at the IHSA Girls Golf State Final. You have our entire army of
#DGSPride
cheering for you.
@DGSSports
@CoachDeGiulio
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I am a long time fan of
@shawnachor
's "Happiness Advantage" & just got to spend 2 days w/my
#99Learns
colleagues who are committed to collectively spreading joy. Thank you
@DevinCHughes
!
@CortyD
@henrythiele
@Erin_LudwickDGN
@langroberte
@JeffBergholtz1
@SrBodenheimer
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All staff are bringing our
@GuyFieri
energy to school today! Happy Halloween DGS!
@DGSBlueprint
@DGSActivities
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
We even crowned a King and Queen of Flavortown - Congrats Mr. Krick & Ms. Earwood.
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Thank you to our
#DGSPride
family of students, families, & staff for welcoming me with such open arms into our school community at Curriculum Night & our first 9 days of the school year. It's going to be a great year.
#youbelonghere
#99Learns
@DGSActivities
@DGSSports
@DGS_CSSS
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Off to a great start! Today I had the opportunity to welcome about 20 members of the Class of 2026 into our
#DGSPride
family. They asked me great questions about being a principal & I am so excited to get to know them (and all of their peers!) as learners & thinkers.
#D99Learns
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SURPRISE! Today was yard sign delivery day for the Class of 2023! We assembled a large team of volunteers & personally delivered signs to the homes of 654 seniors. I love working in D99 where we make things like this happen.
#99Learns
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
@DGSActivities
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Current and former DGS leaders celebrated the retirement of our beloved Associate Principal
@GeorgiaLHash1
last night at the
@whitesox
game with a Sox win!
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Here we GO! DGS Barbie HOCO!! First song of the night and the dance floor is fully packed.
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It was a great day with our
#southsideSTRONG
adults as we modeled our
#youbelonghere
motto by taking time to intentionally connect as a staff. Our mission this year is to increase the collective joy that exists in our beautiful school community!
#DGSPride
#99Learns
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On the 1st day of fall sports season, we assembled the BEST team of students & adults to prepare to welcome you to the 23-24 school year in just 2 WEEKS! Can you feel the energy & smiles? We're excited & ready!
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
#southsideSTRONG
@DGSSports
@DGSActivities
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@DGSSports
and I absolutely loved watching our
@DGSCC
&
@DGSXC
in action this morning's regional. Perfect weather to watch our
#bestfriends
do what they do best.
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
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Great way to start the morning celebrating the accomplishments and dedication of these impressive student athletes (and their families & coaches!) for National Letter of Intent Signing Day.
#southsideSTRONG
#DGSPride
#99Learns
@DGSSports
@DGSsoftball
@DgsBaseball
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Loved spending the last 1.5 days learning alongside women leaders from across the state at the 5th annual WELL Conference in conjunction with
@ilprincipals
.
#99Learns
@SaraCourington
@loriecristofaro
@jschwarzeteach
@ah810
@JillGeocaris
@CortyD
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What a fun first Friday ... It really is a great day to be a Mustang.
#DGSPride
#99Learns
#youbelonghere
Thank you
@DGSActivities
and
@DGSSports
!
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Today was my first Students v Staff Assembly at DGS. Student (and staff) vocal performances were amazing along with Cheer and Step and Fillies.
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
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Wow!
@DGS_Wrestling
hosted our home meet and junior high exhibition meet under the lights in our Performing Arts Center Main Stage tonight. What an impressive venue!
@DGSSports
@JJHwrestling
#DGSPride
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Congratulations to our DGS National Letter of Intent athletes. Soccer players, Emily Petring (Coastal Carolina University) and Grace Rappel (Drake University) signed a National Letter of Intent to play their sport in college.
#DGSPride
#youbelongeverywhere
@DGSSports
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So happy to be a super fan at our
@dgsvball
home opener tonight! Thank you Coach Babich for your positive leadership!
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
#99Learns
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Congrats
@DgsBoysVB
on your regional championship tonight!!! See you Saturday for the sectional!!!
#DGSPride
@DGSSports
Congrats Coach Nevrly on the win and on your retirement!
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The Cannon comes home for the third year in a row!
#hithard
Congrats
@DGS_Football
and
@DGSSports
!
#southsideSTRONG
#DGSPride
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State bound!! Congrats
@DGSXC
!
Best friends got it done!!!
7th place and state bound from
@WVHSCCTF
Sectional.
@DGSSports
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We had the privilege of highlighting our DGS Royalty Step Team at tonight's D99 Board of Meeting. This team simply radiates spirit, passion, and love for who they are and what they do and it's so positively contagious.
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
@DGSActivities
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I got to start my break watching our
@DGSgirlsBBALL
huge win at their home opener plus I got to hear Briyana Zeigler start things off with her beautiful singing of the National Anthem. Thank you Coach Long for your leadership tonight. Happy Thanksgiving Mustangs! 💙🦃
@DGSSports
52-33 WIN over Kaneland to put our first tally in the win column!! Girls worked hard and brought the energy.
Addy Bryant with a HUGE game for the Mustangs! 8 points and 15 rebounds!
@emilypetring
16 points
@meg_ganschow88
13 points 9 reb
@Allisonjar11
11 points
@DGSSports
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Thank you science!! Mustangs had a blast viewing the eclipse in community today. We invited all students to join us again as alums in August 2044!
#youbelonghere
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Loved getting to hear student athletes talk with such authentic love for their senior teammates. This is what it's all about. 💙
#youbelonghere
Congrats seniors on your Senior Night & thank you Coach Babich for creating such special bonds within
@dgsvball
.
#DGSPride
@DGSSports
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Our first Cocoa in the Commons was such an uplift this morning! Spreading joy and cheer is always so good for the soul. We are doing it again every Friday until winter break.
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
@DGSSports
@DGSActivities
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All staff Halloween costumes! We all picked a costume under the theme of Super Mario Brothers. I love watching our amazing staff having fun doing what we love. Happy Halloween DGS!
#southsideSTRONG
#youbelonghere
@DGSActivities
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Thank you again for the fulfilling days
@ilprincipals
. As I made my drive home, I was reflecting on these words from
@BOOMLeader
Dr. Thomas Webb: "Happiness is on your face. Joy is in your heart." We must all build systems that create joy for ourselves and for those we lead.
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Mustang Country was a busy place today with both
@DGS_Wrestling
and
@DGSHoops
. Love the energy and community that surrounds our student athletes.
@DGSSports
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
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State send off for Conor and Miah! Go bring all of our
#southsideSTRONG
energy and
#DGSPride
to
@IHSAState
Golf!
@CoachDeGiulio
@DGSBoysGolf
@DGSSports
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Senior Prom 2024!! So much fun. So many good looking dresses and tuxes. Delicious food and great music.
We're going to miss these Mustangs next year!!
@DGSActivities
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Last night's Friday Night Lights showed a great student fan section supporting
@DGS_Football
, our Cheerleaders & Fillies bringing their best energy, the
@DGS_Bands
sounding great! It's going to be a phenomenal fall season!
@DGSSports
#southsideSTRONG
#youbelonghere
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We are bursting with
#DGSPride
for both Conor
@DGSBoysGolf
and Miah
@CoachDeGiulio
who qualified for STATE today! Thank you for making us
#southsideSTRONG
@DGSSports
#99Learns
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PowderPuff! Seniors and sophomores win! This proud principal got to hand out the coveted gold medals to each winning athlete and their coaches. Thank you
@DGSActivities
!
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
#99Learns
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Happy New Year!
@DGSActivities
planned a NYE themed celebration for our first full day of school. Marty the Mustang along with students and staff were loving the vibe in our Learning Commons this morning.
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
@DGSSports
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Amazing energy at my 1st DGS home opener/Senior Night! Best fan section around & loved watching the players, cheerleaders, Fillies, marching band/colorguard & student athletic trainers all belonging in school community. My own 3 future Mustangs were in the mix of it all too. 💙
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Best rivalry in the WSC! Two great communities come together under the Friday night lights to play for the cannon and I couldn't be happier that it is coming home with us at DGS for another consecutive year.
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
#99Learns
@DGS_Football
@DGSSports
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As we move into the second week of school, we want to take a moment to remind all of our Mustangs that
#youbelonghere
.
#DGSPride
@DGSActivities
@DGSSports
#99Learns
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And Luke Swan is ALL-STATE in IHSA State Wrestling! Congrats to Matty Lapecek on a great state tournament as well. What a day!
#DGSPride
@DGSSports
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We celebrated our National Merit Award Winners this morning with a breakfast hosted by our full administrative team for our highest achieving students and their families.
#99Learns
#southsideSTRONG
#DGSPride
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Congratulations to all newly inducted members of the National Technical Honor Society! Thank you
@DGS_CTE
and
@DGSActivities
for a great evening celebrating the successful culmination of skills and talent for each of our inductees.
#DGSPride
#99Learns
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There is nothing like the positive energy of New Teacher Orientation. Welcome Ms. Schreiber (Art), Ms. Hicks (Band/Digital Music) & Mr. Kennedy (Band Director)! You can tell they're ready because we all dressed in blue!
#DGSPride
#99Learns
@DGSFineArts
@DGSActivities
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Such a great celebration of country & community at the DG parade with our South & North High bands marching together as one. Loved spending time with
@CortyD
& proudly representing
#DGSPride
&
#D99Learns
. Great to have Brody Lyp representing the DGS Class of 2031 with us too. 🇺🇸
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Tomorrow we kick-off the school year as we welcome back all staff members! Today, our leadership team met to "get all the things ready" and I also got to compare "back to school" nails with senior Mia O.
#southsideSTRONG
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
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Prom 2023 is in full swing! Gorgeous sparkly dresses, tuxes, fireworks, a beautiful terrace, a fabulous DJ + a packed dance floor, great food, and a chocolate fountain!
@DGSActivities
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Today we celebrated our "Distinguished Honors" seniors by formally unveiling their picture in the Commons. So fun to celebrate our academic all-stars and we look forward to celebrating more in the weeks to come.
#youbelonghere
#southsideSTRONG
#99Learns
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So much
#DGSPride
for
@DGS_Dance
Fillies
@IHSAState
Finals
@grossingerarena
in Bloomington. I loved everything about their state send off at school this a.m., to cheering w/ our amazing families during the performance, to celebrating with our dancers after. Congrats!
@DGSSports
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We are proud of Mike Reyes, Supervisor of Buildings & Grounds, for becoming a Certified Professional Maintenance Manager through the Association for Facilities Engineering. Mike's leadership helps to increase our
#DGSPride
on a daily basis!
#youbelonghere
#99Learns
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Principal power is all in the nails?!? No, not really but
@CortyD
and I are enjoying showing our love for
#D99Learns
with our blue and purple pride.
#DGSPride
#WeWearBlue
It's A Great Day To Be A Mustang 💙
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First ever DGS Polar Plunge to raise money for Special Olympics! Me and rock star Associate Principal
@SaraCourington
were some of the first to plunge! 🥶 Thank you to all of our students & staff who joined us!
@DGSActivities
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Loved getting to spend time watching our girl's golfers this afternoon and having the chance to meet Senior Captain Katherine Olson. Thank you to
@CoachDeGiulio
and
@OrelDarren
and
@DGSSports
for hosting me.
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
#99Learns
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What a glorious day to celebrate the Class of 2023! Congratulations to every graduate and their families!
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
#99learns
@DGSActivities
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Get ready
#D99Learns
and
#DGSPride
community! Today our rock star team of administrators & student leaders filmed a video explaining the ins and outs of our new Hybrid Block Schedule. It will be both informational & entertaining & we look forward to sharing it w/you very soon.
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Love being able to lead alongside these amazing professionals and learning together at the annual Women in Educational Leadership Luncheon.
#WELL
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
#99Learns
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Congrats and good luck to Holly Johnson and Josh Poeschel as they head to the
@IHSAState
Cross-Country Race in Peoria!
#southsideSTRONG
#DGSPride
@DGSSports
@DGSCC
@DGSXC
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Enjoying having time to focus on leadership at the
@ilprincipals
annual conference in Springfield with
@CortyD
&
@Erin_LudwickDGN
. My favorite quote so far is from
@HinsdaleSouthHS
alum
@MaTt_MaYbErRy
... "Leaders are dealers of hope."
#LeadersofHope2022
#99Learns
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Congratulations to our
@DGSBowling
seniors! I loved getting to be a small part of your senior night celebration this afternoon. Thank you Coach Topor for making this team a family.
@DGSSports
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
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We started
#southsideSTRONG
today with a full blown "Happy New Year" Party in the Commons sponsored by
@DGSActivities
. Students were greeted with noisemakers, hats & tiaras! Love the positive energy & looking forward to creating these moments all year long.
#youbelonghere
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Today we celebrated our Educational Support Professionals for the work they do to keep our building running. We appreciate all of you and want to remind you that you are
#DGSPride
and that
#youbelonghere
. As
@DGS_AP_Omar_D
said today, our building wouldn't function without you!
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We are all cheering for our
#bestfriends
this weekend!!!!
@DGSXC
@DGSSports
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
Good luck to
@DGSXC
at the
@IHSAState
meet this weekend! Thanks to
@DGS_Bands
, our students, and staff for the great sendoff.
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Absolutely nothing comes close to matching the positive, enthusiastic energy that is the
@DGSActivities
Mustang Mad Dash! The welcome tunnel for the Class of 2027 instills our
#youbelonghere
motto into our freshmen from the beginning!
#southsideSTRONG
#DGSPride
#99Learns
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Best weather to celebrate
@dgs_soccer
seniors!
@DGSSports
Mr. Freyer & I loved shaking all 17 hands of our student athletes at Senior Night! Thank you Coach Stapleton & parents for the many years of support. Fat heads in the fan section were a hit too!
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
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Nice job
@DGS_Football
on the 51-14 win on this very brisk evening!
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
@DGSSports
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SO MUCH
#DGSPride
all in one day! Celebratory breakfast for National Merit Award Winners & their families, Red Ribbon Week "99 Reasons" in Resource, literally HUNDREDS of mini-Mustangs at our community Halloween Fun Fair. Just in case anyone needs a reminder:
#youbelonghere
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Journalism placed 3rd in state! Maya Homberg placed 3rd in copy editing, Mia Cassin placed 3rd in yearbook copy writing, Hugo Pletcher placed 2nd in Radio, Megan Fox, Emma Fudacz, and Izzy Shin placed 5th in TV, & Juliana Conyer placed 1st in caption writing! So much
#DGSPride
!
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Thank you to our student leaders who shared the magic that happens at D99 Snowball. These leaders are poised & polished & are making our school a more positive place through their ability to foster genuine connections.
@dgsactivities
#99Learns
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
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Senior Night for football, cheer, Fillies, band. and athletic trainers!
#youbelonghere
#southsideSTRONG
@DGSSports
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Wow! We are so proud of our very own Jerry Lowrey
@DGSFineArts
who is published in "The Instrumentalist" which is one of the most revered professional journals in the world of Music Education.
#99Learns
#DGSPride
#youbelonghere
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Happy
#southsideSTRONG
Friday DGS! There is so much
#DGSPride
energy this morning! Remember that
#youbelonghere
and DGS is a better place because of you! 💙😁
It's a great day to be a Mustang!
@DGSSports
@DGSActivities
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This was the best part of my day! I also accepted the challenge to run bleachers with these superhero
@dgsvball
athletes in the morning with Mr. Freyer
@DGSSports
& Dr. Taylor. Wish us luck! And you all know I can't wait to be there cheering you on as part of our
#DGSPride
.
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The time is now! Today our leadership team met to get "all of the things" ready to go for students & staff. We also had a team of students & adults working together to assemble staff goodie bags. 💙 So excited to see staff tomorrow & students 8/15!
#D99Learns
#DGSPride
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It's a great day to be a Mustang! Happy first day of school to our
#southsideSTRONG
community. Shout out to
@DGSActivities
StuCo President Lily K. who welcomed our freshmen during their opening presentation.
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
#99Learns
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Spring Snowball 2023 was a success! This is always one of the most anticipated events of the year and we're already looking forward to next time.
@DGSActivities
#99Learns
#youbelonghere
#DGSPride
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