T h e D i lw o r t h E x p e r i e n c e
Washoe County School District
Our mission is to create a safe, effective and rigorous learning culture, which will provide students with the
foundation they need to be college and career ready by the time they graduate from high school.
We believe that students learn best through Project-Based Learning, which is driven by the combined efforts of
students, staff, parents and the community.
Focus on effort by fostering your teen’s long-term thinking
Teens can be impulsive. They often react quickly and, for many, thinking long-term can be a challenge. Yet the most
important things in life require effort and persistence. Here are three ways you can foster long-term thinking:
When your teen is frustrated because he can’t figure something out right away, teach him about the value of persistence.
Remind him that most of the things he has learned have taken time.
When your teen talks about a big project for school, teach him about time management. Help him break it down into
smaller steps with individual deadlines— working backwards from the due date until today.
When your teen shows you the latest gotta-have-it fashion or electronic device, teach him about financial planning. How
much does it cost? How can he save money for it? Help him create a plan to get what he wants.
Winter Break
December 18 - January 10th
Just because students are out of school for a few weeks doesn’t mean your teen can stop reading. With some time off
from textbooks and research papers, winter break is the perfect time to encourage your teen to pick up a book—just
for the fun of it! To promote reading while your teen is on winter break, you can:
 Ask to read at least one book for pleasure. Visit the library and encourage your teen to wander the stacks until she finds a
book she’s interested in reading. If she has a hard time finding one, have her talk to the librarian.
 Play word games as a family. Play board games, like Scrabble or Boggle. Pick a long word and see who can make the most
words from the letters in it. You can also challenge your teen to invent a game based on words and reading.
 Suggest a place to volunteer. Encourage your teen to call a local nursing home or day care and see if they need anyone to
read aloud. She can also see if the staff at the local library needs help shelving books.
 Have family discussions about books. Have everyone in the family read the same book, and ask your teen to lead an informal
chat about it.
 Watch a movie that is based on a book—as long as your teen reads the book first! Talk about how the
two are similar or different. How did the depiction of the characters in the movie differ from how your
teen imagined them?
Remember DSA has a 25 book campaign and our Scholars need to be reading
LA EXPERIENCIA Dilworth
Washoe County School District
Nuestra mision es crear una cultura de aprendizaje, segura y efectiva, que provea a los estudiantes con la
fundacion que ellos necesitan para la Universidad y Carrera al tiempo que se graduan de la preparatoria.
Creemos que los estudiantes aprenden mejor a traves del proyecto basado en el aprendizaje. Donde se
combinan los esfuerzos de estudiantes, personal, padres y comunidad.
Al pensar a largo plazo, estará haciendo hincapié en el esfuerzo
Los jóvenes suelen ser impulsivos. Con frecuencia reaccionan con rapidez, y a muchos les resulta difícil pensar a largo plazo. Sin
embargo, las cosas más importantes en la vida requieren esfuerzo y perseverancia. Estas son tres maneras de promo-ver la
visión a largo plazo:
Cuando su joven esté frustrado porque no puede resolver algo inmediatamente, enséñele el valor de la perseverancia.
Recuérdele que muchas de las cosas que ha aprendido, desde andar en bici-cleta hasta conducir un automóvil, le han tomado
mucho tiempo.
Cuando su joven hable de un proyecto grande para la escuela, enséñele a administrar su tiempo. Ayúdelo a dividirlo en pasos más
pequeños, cada uno con su propio plazo. Comience de atrás para adelante, desde la fecha de entrega hasta el día de hoy.
Cuando su joven le muestre la ropa de última moda o el aparato electrónico que se acaba de lanzar al mercado, hable de
la planifica-ción financiera. ¿Cuánto cuesta? ¿Cómo podría ahorrar dinero para comprarlo? Ayúdelo a crear un plan para
conseguir lo que anhela.
Winter Break
December 18 - January 10th
Su joven estará de vaca-ciones durante unas semanas, pero eso no significa que debe dejar de leer. Un par de días sin
libros de texto y trabajos de investiga-ción es la oportunidad perfecta para animar a su hijo a tomar un libro por el placer de leer.
Para promover la lectura mientras su hijo esté de vacaciones, podría:
 Pedirle que lea por lo menos un libro por placer. Vaya a la biblio-teca y anime a su hijo a darles un vistazo a las repisas hasta
que encuentre un libro que le interese. Si le resulta difícil hacerlo, sugié-rale que hable con la bibliotecaria.
 Jueguen juegos de palabras en familia. Saque sus juegos de mesa, como Scrabble y Boggle. Seleccione una palabra larga y vea
quién puede formar el mayor número de palabras usando las letras que la componen. Podría
 también poner a prueba el ingenio de su hijo, sugiriéndole que invente su propio juego basado en palabras y lectura.
 Sugiérale que trabaje de volunta-rio. Anime a su joven a llamar a un hogar de ancianos o una guardería para averiguar si necesitan alguien que lea en voz alta. Podría ver si el personal de la biblioteca local necesita ayuda para colocar los libros en los estantes.
 Comenten libros en familia. Sugiera a todos los miembros de la familia que lean el mismo libro y pídale a su joven que dirija
una charla informal sobre el mismo. • Vean una película inspirada en un libro, ¡siempre y cuando hayan leído el
libro primero! Hablen de las diferencias y similitudes entre los dos. Los personajes en la película, ¿eran
diferentes de cómo se los había imaginado?
T h e D i lw o r t h E x p e r i e n c e
Find ways to spend time with your teen
Ask teens what they’d really like and you may be surprised at
the answer. According to one study, one in four teens wants to
spend more time with parents. And most of the others say
they’re happy to spend time with their folks. Here are some
things teens say they’d like to do:
It’s normal for teens to like some teachers
better than others. Learning to get along
with authority figures is an important life
lesson.
Answer yes or no to the questions below to see if
your teen is working well with his teachers:
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• Enjoy simple activities. They don’t need a plan for how
they’ll spend time with you. Teens just want to take a walk,
prepare a meal or read a book together.
___1. Do you remind your teen of his responsibility
for relationships with his teachers? He should always
be courteous and respectful.
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• Learn more about their family. Sharing family stories is a
terrific way to pass on family traditions and bring history to
life for your teen.
___2. Do you help your teen keep things in perspective? He doesn’t have to like a teacher to
learn something in that class.
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• Get it on the schedule. If you’re busy, teens understand
that they’re a priority if they see an appointment with you
on the calendar.
___3. Do you help your teen figure out what is
causing the problem if he is having trouble in a class?
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• Unplug. To make the most of your time together, make a
pact to turn off cell phones, computers and the television.
Source: “Surprise! Teens Want Time With Parents,”
___4. Do you encourage your teen to work with
his teachers on his own to resolve any issues?
___5. Do you ask to speak to a teacher if a problem
becomes overwhelming for your teen?
How well are you doing? Mostly yes answers
mean you’re helping your teen learn how to
work with teachers. For no answers,
try those ideas.
A study of 1,035 middle/high school students found that teens who were grateful experienced
greater satisfaction in life and higher academic performance.
Encourage gratitude in your teen by helping her establish a time every day to think about all the
things she is thankful for in her life. She could take a few minutes to write in a gratitude journal
before she goes to sleep at night. This gives her a permanent record of the many good things in her
life and builds her writing skills, too. The journal can then become an action list. If your teen realizes
that she’s grateful for having a funny history teacher, she might decide to sign up for another one of
his classes next year.
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Los estudiantes de secundaria pasan gran parte de su tiempo
enviando mensajes de texto a sus amigos eintercambiando mensajes en los sitios de contacto social, tal como Facebook, Twitter
e Instagram. No es sorprendente, entonces, que estas sean las
vías que muchos acosadores utilizan para intimidar a los jóvenes.
Los estudios revelan que el 70% de los estudiantes ven instancias
de acoso en línea frecuentemente. Trátese de un comentario
hiriente sobre una foto de Instagram o un rumor que se ha reenviado muchas veces, el acoso cibernético puede tener efectos
devastadores en la autoestima y el desempeño académico de un
estudiante. Los jóvenes pueden tener un papel importantísimo
para acabar con el acoso cibernético. A conti-nuación, le ofrecemos cuatro pasos que su hijo debería dar. Debería:
• Borrar cualquier mensaje o comentario mal intencionado o
hiriente. No debería enviarles mensajes o comentarios nega-tivos
a sus amigos. El acoso empeora cuando otros ayudan a transmitir el mensaje.
• Bloquear o eliminar de su lista de amigos a cualquier usuario
que ponga comentarios negativos de los demás con regularidad.
• Informar del acoso a un adulto de confianza. Con frecuencia,
los jóvenes operan bajo un código de silencio. Informar a un
adulto puede ponerle fin a la situación.
• Hablar con otros estudiantes. Su joven debería decirles a sus
ami-gos que considera que el acoso no está bien y nunca
es aceptable.
Es normal que a los jóvenes les guste más un maestro que otro. Aprender a llevarse bien con figuras de
autoridad es una lección importante que debe-mos
aprender.
Responda sí o no a las siguientes preguntas para determinar si su hijo se lleva bien con sus maestros:
___1. ¿Le recuerda a su joven de su responsabilidad
en cuanto a su relación con los maestros? Debería
ser siempre cortés y respetuoso.
___2. ¿Ayuda a su joven a mantener las cosas bajo la
perspectiva ade-cuada? No es necesario que le guste
un maestro para aprender en su clase.
___3. ¿Ayuda a su joven a descubrir cuál es el problema, si es que tiene dificultades en una clase?
___4. ¿Anima a su joven a trabajar con sus maestros
por su cuenta para resolver cualquier dificultad?
___5. ¿Pide hablar con un maestro si el problema es
abrumador para su joven?
¿Cómo le está yendo? Si la mayoría de las
respuestas fueron sí, usted está ayudando a su
joven a aprender a trabajar con sus maestros.
Para las respuestas no, pruebe esas ideas del
cuestionario.
Un estudio de estudiantes de escuela intermedia y secundaria 1.035 encontró que adolescentes
que fueron agradecidos experimentaron una mayor satisfacción en la vida y un mayor
rendimiento académico.
Fomentar la gratitud en su hijo por ayudarla a establecer un tiempo cada día para pensar sobre todas las cosas
que ella está agradecida por su vida. Ella podría tomar unos minutos para escribir en un diario de gratitud antes de que ella va a dormir por la noche. Esto le da un registro permanente de las muchas cosas buenas en su
vida y construye sus habilidades de escritura, también. La revista puede convertirse entonces en una lista de
acciones. Si su hijo se da cuenta que ella está agradecida por tener un profesor de historia divertida, ella podría
decidir para inscribirse en una de sus clases el año que viene.
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The Dilworth experience
Help your scholars be Successful by staying on top of their education
through Infinite Campus. Receive FREE notifications of tardies, absences,
missing assignment and over all grades by using your phone and
Infinite Campus
The best way to make sure that your student is on task at school and earning good grades & their middle
school credits is to check grades via infinite campus (a teacher online grade book) and know what they’re
doing in school. But, not always as parents do we have access to a computer, the internet or we’re just
busy living our active lives and things get put on the back burner. Family engagement at DSA is a TOP
PRIORITY. In order for your students to be successful we need you to know what’s going on with
them and their education. It is our goal to have your children prepared for high school and be college and
career ready. Some say that sounds silly, but the next 4 to 5 years will come and go in a flash and
everyday will bring them closer to graduation.
Our Family & Community Engagement committee would like to challenge DSA families to use their cell
phones, ipads, notebooks or any other mobile device to receive FREE infinite campus updates. That’s
right! if your student is missing an assignment, absent, low tests ect you will be notified with a brief message. This is one of the best family friendly apps as parents that we can use to stay in the loop. So don’t
wait to receive those academic warnings, low grade report cards or be notified by the school/teacher that
your student is struggling.
How do get it on my mobile device??
 Go to your phones app store….Google Play, Amazon or your Iphone store and download the infi-
nite campus app.
 You will need your user name/password & district code which you can get from DSA – (if you
know your login info…the district code is GGCXNK.
 Once it’s downloaded, you will have instant access to teacher gradebooks, if you have more than
one student you will be able to monitor all of them at one time with one app.
The DSA staff is here to help you download and get the app on your phone, if you are having trouble.
So PLEASE don’t hesitate to come to the school or call us so we can walk you through the process.
How will the competition work???
Once you have the app on your phone… you will send an email to your advisory teacher using the
app, teachers will print the email and give it to the engagement committee; who will keep a tally with
team totals. Team numbers will be updated in our cafeteria. When we return from winter break the
team with the highest downloads will win a family team dinner provided by our Administrators and
Engagement committee.
LA EXPERIENCIA Dilworth
Ayudar a sus eruditos ser exitoso por mantenerse en la cima de su educación a través de
Infinite Campus. Recibir notificaciones gratis de tardanzas, ausencias, falta de asignación y en
todos los grados usando el teléfono y el Infinite Campus
La mejor manera de asegurarse de que su hijo está en la tarea en la escuela y ganar sus créditos de la escuela
secundaria es comprobar los grados a través del campus infinito ( un libro de calificaciones en línea maestro)
y saber lo que están haciendo en la escuela. Pero , no siempre lo hacen los padres que tenemos acceso a una
computadora, el Internet o sólo estamos ocupados viviendo nuestras vidas activas y las cosas se ponen ponemos en un segundo plano .
La participación de la familia en la DSA es una PRIORIDAD . Para que
sus estudiantes para tener éxito necesitamos que sepan lo que está pasando con ellos y su educación. Es
nuestro objetivo de tener a sus hijos preparados para la escuela secundaria y la universidad y estar listos para
una carrera . Algunos dicen que suena tonto, pero los próximos 4 a 5 años se van y vienen en un instante y
todos los días va a Nuestro comité de Familia y Comunidad de compromiso le gustaría desafiar familias DSA
utilizar sus teléfonos celulares , ipads, ordenadores portátiles o cualquier otro dispositivo móvil para recibir
actualizaciones del campus infinitas GRATIS . ¡Eso es correcto! si su hijo le falta una asignación, pruebas ausentes, bajo ect se le notificará con un mensaje breve . Esta es una de las mejores aplicaciones para familias
como padres que podemos utilizar para mantenerse en el bucle. Así que no espere recibir esas advertencias
académicas, las boletas de calificaciones de bajo grado o ser notificado por la escuela / profesor que su hijo
está luchando.
¿Cómo no hacerlo en mi dispositivo móvil ??
Vaya a su tienda de aplicaciones ... .Google Juego o Itunes y descargar la aplicación campus infinito
Usted necesitará su nombre de usuario / contraseña y código de distrito que se puede obtener de la
DSA Una vez que se haya descargado usted tendrá acceso instantáneo a libros de calificaciones del
maestro , si usted tiene más de un estudiante va a ser capaz de controlar todos ellos a la vez con una
sola aplicación.
El personal DSA está aquí para ayudarte a descargar y obtener la aplicación en su
teléfono , si usted está teniendo problemas . Así que por favor no dude en venir
a la escuela o llámenos para que podamos caminar a través del proceso
Una vez que tenga la aplicación que va a enviar un correo electrónico a su maestro asesor uso de la aplicación , los maestros imprimir el correo electrónico y darle a la comisión de compromiso ; quien mantendrá
un recuento con los totales del equipo . Los números del equipo serán actualizados en nuestra cafetería
Cuando regresemos de las vacaciones de invierno del equipo con las descargas más altas ganará una cena de
equipo familiar proporcionada por nuestros administradores y el comité de compromiso
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The Dilworth experience
Attendance is critical to Middle School Success and will set the Standard
for high school attendance…… Know the risks
When it comes to your middle schooler heading out Follow the rules. If your child misses a day
the door each morning, a little foot-dragging is
of school, write a note explaining his absence.
normal. After all, who wants to leave a cozy bed
for a day of classes? But your middle schooler
Show him that you take the school’s attendance
rules seriously.
won’t learn much at school if he doesn’t spend
enough time there. It’s critical that you insist on
and enforce good attendance. It’s your job to make
Ask for help. If your middle schooler falls into a
pattern of skipping school, ask the counselor for
help. You’ll have a better chance of solving the
sure your child is in class every day.
A student with poor school attendance:
problem if you work with the school.
Use routines Following routines is a simple way
 May get behind in work. Missing school can
to help your child get to school on time every day:
Enforce a sensible bedtime.
really hurt classroom performance. Most children
have trouble keeping up if they miss more than a
few days.
 Is at risk of falling in with the wr ong cr owd or
getting into trouble.
 May become a victim of cr ime (especially if she
skips school to hang out (away from home).
Make attendance a top priority
You can preserve your
child’s good attendance if you:
Middle schoolers need sleep to function, so be sure
your child gets enough. Occasionally staying up
late to finish a project isn’t a crisis, but it shouldn’t
be a habit.
Stick to a morning routine. Have your child wake up
at the same time each day. Once he’s up, offer a
healthy breakfast (or set one out before you leave
for work).
Prep the night before. Don’t leave for tomorrow
what you can finish tonight! That means the back-
Communicate. If your middle schooler starts missing school, find out what’s going on immediately.
pack is loaded and waiting at the door. Clothes are
laid out. Lunch is packed. The less scrambling your
Help him deal with the problem before it snowballs
out of control.
child has to do, the less likely she’ll be to miss the
bus.
If your student does not make it to school, it is their
Schedule vacations during school breaks or weekends. Consider the school calendar as written in
stone.
responsibility to make sure they pick up any missing
assignments from their teachers.
Keep your child home only if she is sick or if there
is a family emergency. Don’t take your child out of
school to care for family members or to do erands.
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La asistencia es vital para tener éxito en la escuela intermedia
Cuando se trata de que su escolar intermedio salga a la
Deja que su niño permanezca en casa solo si está enfer-
puerta cada mañana, es normal que haya que sacarlo ar-
mo o en caso de una emergencia. No saque a su niño de
rastrando los pies. Después de todo ¿quién quiere dejar
la escuela para encargarle que se ocupe de miembros de
una cómoda cama para ir a la escuela a un día de clases?
la familia o para que haga mandados.
Pero su escolar intermedio no aprenderá mucho en la escuela si no quiere permanecer suficiente tiempo ahí. Es
vital que usted insista en y haga que se cumpla la buena
Siga las reglas. Si su niño falta un día a la escuela, envíe
una nota explicando el motivo de su ausencia. Muéstrele
asistencia. Es tarea suya asegurarse que su niño asista a
a su niño que usted toma con seriedad las reglas de asis-
clase todos los días.
tencia establecidas por la escuela.
Conozca los riesgos
Pide ayuda. Si su escolar intermedio cae en un patrón
Un estudiante con asistencia escolar pobre: Puede atrasarse en sus estudios. Faltar a la escuela puede perjudicar el rendimiento escolar. La mayoría de los niños
de faltar a la escuela, pídale ayuda al orientador. Usted
tendrá una mejor oportunidad de resolver el problema
si trabaja en coordinación con la escuela.
tienen problemas para mantenerse al nivel de ense-
Use rutinas
ñanza si faltan a la escuela más de unos cuantos días.
Seguir las rutinas es una manera sencilla de ayudar a su
Corre el riesgo de hacer amistad con chicos de mala
niño a llegar a tiempo a la escuela todos los días:
influencia o de meterse en problemas.
Haga que se cumpla una hora de acostarse razonable.
Puede convertirse en una víctima de la delincuencia
Los escolares intermedios necesitan dormer para fun-
(especialmente si falta para irse a haraganear lejos de la cionar, de modo que asegúrese que su niño duerma suficiente. Ocasionalmente, el hecho de desvelarse para
casa).
terminar un proyecto no es una crisis, pero no debe con-
Haga que la asistencia sea la prioridad
vertirse en un hábito.
Usted puede mantener la buena asistencia si: Se
comunica. Si su escolar comienza a faltar a la escuela,
averigüe qué está sucediendo inmediatamente. Ayúdelo
a enfrentar el problema antes que aumente
Ajústese a una rutina de la mañana. Haga que su niño
se despierte a la misma hora todos los días. Una vez que
se haya levantado, déle un desayuno saludable (o
prepárele uno antes de irse a trabajar).
de tal manera que quede fuera de control.
• Prepárese la noche anterior. ¡No deje para mañana lo
Programe las vacaciones durante los descansos esco-
que pueden terminar hoy en la noche! Eso quiere decir
lares o los fines de semana. Ajústese al calendario esco-
que la mochila esté lista y colocada cerca de la puerta.
lar como si estuviera escrito en piedra.
Que la ropa esté preparada.
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Get to know your child’s counselor
Middle school is a time of tremendous physical, emotional, social and intellectual growth.
As you watch your child go through these changes at breakneck speed—and in no particular order—there are probably times when you ask yourself,
“Who is this child?” At the same time, your child is also searching for his identity amid all the challenges of adolescence and feeling somewhat “too
cool” to look to his parents for guidance. Your child’s counselor is here to help. When you meet your child’s teachers, make a point of getting to know
his counselor, too. Counselors are an important member of your child’s educational team.
They are your students advocate in school and are their to support your child, and your family.
Academic Guidance
Schoolwork becomes more challenging in middle school. If
you see that your child is struggling in a subject
area, be sure to talk to her teacher. But don’t hesitate to
ask for guidance from her counselor, as well.
The counselor’s priority is to help your child see herself as a
capable student who can be academically successful.
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Counselors will be able to help with:
• Academic advising.
• Decisions about elective choices.
• Study skills.
• Setting goals.
• Time management.
• Scheduling.
• Referrals.
• Test-taking skills.
• Interpreting your child’s test scores.
As your child progresses through the middle grades, her
counselor will also be able to suggest appropriate high
school courses, signature academies and
help you and your child map out college or career plans.
Social and Personal Guidance
This is a time when many young people start to pull away from their parents. You
used to be your child’s best friend; now, he looks to his peers—not only for
acceptance, but also for guidance. It’s a time for experimentation with new behaviors. So it’s important for you and your child to build a trusting relationship with
his counselor.
To help students deal with social and emotional issues, counselors
can help with:
 • Decision-making.
 • Building self-confidence.
 • Peer relationships.
 • Sex education.
 • Bullying and cyberbullying.
 • Diversity awareness.
 • Substance abuse awareness.
 • Conflict resolution.
 • Coping with stress.
 • Coping with family issues, such as divorce.
 • Coping with tragedy.
 • Special personal needs.
Dilworth STEM Academy has an incredible Counseling Center. We offer 3 of the most compassionate counselors in Washoe County.
Our counseling team not only provides guidance to our students, but works closely with our teachers on the academic needs of our students and
support families and their educational goals for their children.
Mr. Clark, Mrs. McColl and Mrs. Barrie work with our community to bring student/family focused events that help guide our students into future
college and career goals. We hope you take the opportunity to attend one, if not all of our events.
Sparks Best Kids ~ High School Signature Academy Applications ~ Career Day ~ Job Shadowing and many others that support our students and
their future
The Dilworth Leadership Team has been hard at work planning big things for this upcoming year. The students have created a mission statement to
focus their efforts this year. Everything they will be doing is geared toward their motto of “We can make our school a better place.”
They are very excited to make a positive impact to the Dilworth culture. Dilworth scholars will serve as ambassador's'
LA EXPERIENCIA Dilworth
Get to know your child’s counselor
Middle school is a time of tremendous physical, emotional, social and intellectual growth.
As you watch your child go through these changes at breakneck speed—and in no particular order—there are probably times when you ask yourself,
“Who is this child?” At the same time, your child is also searching for his identity amid all the challenges of adolescence and feeling somewhat “too
cool” to look to his parents for guidance. Your child’s counselor is here to help. When you meet your child’s teachers, make a point of getting to know
his counselor, too. Counselors are an important member of your child’s educational team.
They are your students advocate in school and are their to support your child, and your family.
Academic Guidance
Schoolwork becomes more challenging in middle school. If
you see that your child is struggling in a subject
area, be sure to talk to her teacher. But don’t hesitate to
ask for guidance from her counselor, as well.
The counselor’s priority is to help your child see herself as a
capable student who can be academically successful.
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Counselors will be able to help with:
• Academic advising.
• Decisions about elective choices.
• Study skills.
• Setting goals.
• Time management.
• Scheduling.
• Referrals.
• Test-taking skills.
• Interpreting your child’s test scores.
As your child progresses through the middle grades, her
counselor will also be able to suggest appropriate high
school courses, signature academies and
help you and your child map out college or career plans.
Social and Personal Guidance
This is a time when many young people start to pull away from their parents. You
used to be your child’s best friend; now, he looks to his peers—not only for
acceptance, but also for guidance. It’s a time for experimentation with new behaviors. So it’s important for you and your child to build a trusting relationship with
his counselor.
To help students deal with social and emotional issues, counselors
can help with:
 • Decision-making.
 • Building self-confidence.
 • Peer relationships.
 • Sex education.
 • Bullying and cyberbullying.
 • Diversity awareness.
 • Substance abuse awareness.
 • Conflict resolution.
 • Coping with stress.
 • Coping with family issues, such as divorce.
 • Coping with tragedy.
 • Special personal needs.
Dilworth STEM Academy has an incredible Counseling Center. We offer 3 of the most compassionate counselors in Washoe County.
Our counseling team not only provides guidance to our students, but works closely with our teachers on the academic needs of our students and
support families and their educational goals for their children.
Mr. Clark, Mrs. McColl and Mrs. Barrie work with our community to bring student/family focused events that help guide our students into future
college and career goals. We hope you take the opportunity to attend one, if not all of our events.
Sparks Best Kids ~ High School Signature Academy Applications ~ Career Day ~ Job Shadowing and many others that support our students and
their future
El equipo de liderazgo de Dilworth ha sido arduamente planeando grandes cosas para este próximo año. Los
alumnos han creado una declaración de misión para centrar sus esfuerzos este año. Todo que va a hacer se
orienta hacia su lema de "Nosotros podemos hacer nuestra escuela un lugar mejor."
Están muy entusiasmados hacer un impacto positivo a la cultura de Dilworth. Dilworth eruditos servirá
como Embajador '
The Dilworth Experience
FACEBOOK ~ TWITTER ~ INSTAGRAM ~ SNAPCHAT
Remind your child that there is no such thing as online privacy and what is put on the internet is
accessible years from now
Use of social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and many others is on the rise. Middle and high
school students have signed up in droves to share their thoughts, messages, photos and even videos on such sites and not
all posts are negative, but not all are positive either.
To help your middle schooler make the best choices while on social networking sites, it's important to
monitor what he/she is posting. In addition:
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Remind your child that nothing can ever be completely removed from the Internet.
He should think carefully before posting anything that would damage his reputation or someone else's friendships.
Talk to your child about his online "friends." The accounts your child creates can only be viewed or followed by
people he allows.
One rule to set for your child: Only allow people you actually know to view your posts, some kids have 500 friends
and if it seems to you that they do not know 500 people then its time to review who is watching your kids status.
Talk about values. Remind your child that if he wouldn't do something in real life, he should avoid doing it online.
Stress safety. Your child should never post information that would allow someone to locate him in real life. He
should also never arrange to meet anyone he has only met online.
Did you know:
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Most hiring managers and HR departments use search engines to research applicants?
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69% of teens regularly receive personal messages online from people they do not know and most of them do not tell a
trusted adult about it.
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Teens readily post personal info online. 64% post photos or videos of themselves, while more than half (58%) post info
about where they live. Females are far more likely than male teens to post personal photos or videos of themselves
(70% vs. 58%).
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Nearly one in 10 teens (8%) has posted his or her cell phone number online.
Men and women Google each other when they first begin dating?
Colleagues at your company and companies you collaborate with look for information about you on Google and use that
information to make judgments upon you?
Overall, 19% of teens report they have been harassed or bullied online, and the incidence of online harassment is higher (23%) among 16 and 17 year-olds. Girls are more likely to be harassed or bullied than boys (21% vs. 17%).
Overview
Smartphone adoption among American teens has increased substantially and mobile access to the internet is pervasive. One
in four teens are “cell-mostly” internet users, who say they mostly go online using their phone and not using some other
device such as a desktop or laptop computer.
Parents:
Don't just depend on technology to protect your child, Your role as a parent doesn't change." Research advises parents
to focus less on managing filters and controls and more on talking with their tweens and teens about their overall views
on technology and cyberspace. Parents need to expand their knowledge on technology, be in their kids
network, partner with other parents to help monitor posts, and be the parent because your students
have enough friends.
LA EXPERIENCIA Dilworth
FACEBOOK ~ TWITTER ~ INSTAGRAM ~ SNAPCHAT
Recuerdele a sus hijos que no hay nada que ponga en internet que tenga privacidad y estara disponible por años desde
ahora.
Usando los medios sociales como Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat y otros mas que salen. Estudiantes de
secundaria y preparatoria que han firmado los hace compartir, mensajes fotos y aun videos en los cuales no todos son
negativos, pero tampoco positivos.
Para yudar a su hijo de Secundaria a tener mejores decisiones mientras estan en las redes sociales, es importante que los monitoree. En adicion:
Recuerdeles que nada se remueve completamente de Internet.
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Deberia de pensar cuidadosamente antes de poner algo que dañe su reputacion o la de alguien mas.
Hable acerca de sus “amigos” en linea." Las cuentas que crea pueden verse solo con las personas que los permita.
Una regla a tener: Solo permita personas que realmente conozca. Algunos muchachos tienen 500 amigos y usted los
conoce? Si no, es tiempo de revisar quien mira el estado de sus hijos.
Hable acerca de valores. Recuerdele que haga algo de la vida real. No deberia estar en linea todo el tiempo.
Seguridad Stress. Nunca de informacion que le permita a alguien localizarlo en la vida real. Nunca haga arreglos
para reunirse con alguien que conocio en linea.
Sabia Usted:
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Mas gerentes en departamentos de HR buscan aplicantes de ingenieria?
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69% de adolecentes reciben massages personales en linea por personas que no conocen y la mayoria no confian en
decirle a un adulto. .
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Adolecentes ponen en linea. 64% fotografias o videos de ellos, mientras mas de la mitad (58%) ponen informacion de
donde viven. Las mujeres lo hacen mas comumente (70% vs. 58%).
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Cerca de 10 adolecentes (8%) pone su numero de cell en linea.
Hombres y mujeres Google cada uno cuando espiezan a salir?
Compañeros en su compañia y compañias en las que colabora miran informacion acerca de usted en Google y usan
esa informacion que hace juicios acerca de usted ?
En general, 19% de adolecentes reportan que han recibido acoso o bulling en linea , y el incidente es mas alto (23%)
16 y 17 años. Muchachas son mas acosadas que los muchachos (21% vs. 17%).
Informatica
La adopcion de telefonos inteligentes entre adolecentes Americanos ha incrementado sustancialmente y el acceso a la internet es dominante . Uno de cuatro adolecentes estan con “cell mayormente”, ademas usan otros aparatos como computadoras.
Padres:
No solo dependa de la tecnologia para proteger a sus hijos, Su papel como padre no cambia. Investigaciones advierten a
los padres poner menos atencion en filtros que controlen y mas en hablar con sus hijos acerca de la tecnologia y el ciberespacio. Padres necesitan expander su conocimiento en tecnologia, estar con sus hijos en network, como parejas con
otros padres para monitorear lo que colocan, y ser padres porque sus hijos ya tienen suficientes amigos.
Washoe County School District
Dilworth STEM Academy
255 Prater Way.
Sparks Nevada 89431