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Morgan Soto is our DHS Rookie Teacher of the Year!

Top 10% of 2023
First row: Joel Soto-Angeles, Samantha Muniz, Jose Contreras-Perez, Lizet Sanchez, Abigail Zolkos, Daniel Rivera, Layna Taylor, Piper Phillips, Stephanie Mejia.
Second row: Julio Chavez, Emidio Macedo, Marcos Villafuerte, Elanna Smith-Pena, Lauren McCray, Addison Gill, Taylor Forinash, Lizette Bautista, Savannah Werner, Faith Iverson.
Third row: Matthew Langley, Wyatt Jones, Robert Nedley, Tyler Woods, Braden Flaherty.
Students not pictured: Callie Arrington, Cesar Hernandez, Andrew Shea, Jaymee Bass, and Cinthia Gonzalez.


DeSoto High School in the 2022 ManaSota Honor Choir Event

DeSoto County Teacher of the Year Mrs. Jayne Arrington!!!

DHS JROTC- Veteran's Parade 2021



Holly Boone is our DHS School Related Employee of the Year!


Kaleigh Goodman and Principal White - DeSoto County High School Sunshine State Scholar 2023

Bulldog Strong!

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Click here for more info!
Simplfy create an original piece either drawn, painted or digital of your visual representation of An Exiting Summer in DeSoto on
8 x 14 paper (paper available in Room 506)
Submissions should be given to Mrs. Arrington in Room 506 by Friday, April 28th. Entries will be judged and chosen by the Main Street Group. All artwork will be printed on a banner and displayed on Main Street this summer!! See flyer for more details.

Graduation Attire
-Graduating Men: black/navy dress shoes, black/navy dress pants, white long sleeve dress shirt, and black/navy tie. No jeans or shorts, sandals, sneakers.
-Graduating Women: dark dress with black dress shoes.
*Any senior who has a question about appropriate dress should contact Mrs. LaCava. Attire will be checked prior to lineup. Students will not be allowed to have phones, keys or purses/bags with them during the graduation ceremony.
Graduation Caps are not to be decorated; only school regalia permitted.

Tutoring 2023!!!
Dear Students,
Please use this Google Form to sign-up for FREE Afterschool Tutoring. Our tutoring program is available Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays afternoons in the DHS Cafeteria from 3:30pm to 5:30pm. Students can get help in all subjects. Tutoring starts Monday, March 27th, 2023 for all students. For students who need school transportation to get home, you may sign up using this same form.


2022-2023 Tutoring
Need help with a class? Math? Science? English? Spanish? Or something else? Well you're in luck! Starting next week there will be tutoring afterschool every Tuesday and Thursday in the cafeteria from 3:30pm-5:00pm. Unfortunately, transportation is not provided this year—your parent/guardian must pick you up if you are not a walker.
Teachers of Afterschool:
Ms. Privitello – Science, Math, English
Ms. Soto – Spanish
Mrs. Oravec – Reading, ESOL
Mr. Shea – Math
Mr. Erickson – Math, English, Social Studies

Tutoria 2022-2023
¿Necesitas ayuda con una clase? ¿Matemáticas? ¿Ciencias? ¿Inglés? ¿Español? ¿O algo mas? ¡Pues estás de suerte! A partir de la próxima semana habrá tutoría después de clases todos los martes y jueves en la cafetería de las 3:30 p. m. a 5:00 p. m. Desafortunadamente, no se proporciona transporte este año; su padre/tutor debe recogerlo si no camina.
Profesores de After School:
Sra. Privitello – Ciencias, Matemáticas, Inglés
Sra. Soto – Español
Sra. Oravec – Lectura, ESOL
Sr. Shea - Matemáticas
Sr. Erickson – Matemáticas, Inglés, Estudios Sociales

Cap and Gown Information
At a Glance
- 1:1 Student to Chromebook
- 28 Sports Teams
- 22 School Clubs
- $110K Awarded in Scholarships