July 27, 2021
Dear Fawn Families,
I hope the summer has proven to be a safe and happy one for you and your family. Since the start of another school year is just around the corner, we are sending this letter with important information regarding our early registration process.
Deer Park Junior High will be hosting an early registration on August 5th from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. We will be holding Early Registration in the Girl’s Gym. Early registration will be a time when students will pick up their schedules, pay applicable fees, and receive important handouts and information. If your student is unable to attend early registration, he or she will report to the Semmelmann Gym (Boy’s Gym) on the morning of August 18th (first day of school). Please remember that there is no incentive to arrive early and please, please be patient with our volunteers as we move everyone through our stations.
All applicable student fees will need to be paid at early registration. Checks for fees should include your driver’s license number, list your student’s name in the memo section, and be made payable to DPJH. If you choose to pay your student’s fees with cash, bringing the exact amount owed is greatly appreciated. Student fees for the 21-22 school year are assigned based on the student’s current course enrollment. Your student’s fees owed are available for your viewing in Skyward Family Access under the fee management link. This year you may also pay your student’s fees online through myschoolbucks.com. This is the same website that the district utilizes for school lunch accounts. If you choose to pay your student’s fees online, please bring a printed copy of your receipt to early registration.
Before our early registration process can begin, Deer Park ISD will again utilize Skyward Family Access to allow parents to verify and update contact, emergency, and health information for each child. This online portion of the registration process may either be completed at home, at DPJH, or at the DPISD Technology Building. Directions for completing online registration can be found on the district’s webpage at dpisd.org under the ‘Latest News’ heading. Upon completion of the online registration process, you will need to print the review and signature pages, and bring both of these pages to DPJH for early registration on August 5th. Please also remember to bring your printed receipt from myschoolbucks.com if you choose to pay your student’s fees online.
Texas Immunization Law requires that all incoming 7th graders show proof that they meet the minimum requirements for Texas School Children before entering the 7th grade. If your student is an incoming 7th grader please make sure that he/she has had his/her booster shots and that you have given an updated shot record to the nurse. If you have not yet turned in the updated shot record, you may turn in a copy at early registration. All incoming 7th graders must have their updated shot records turned in to the school nurse by the first day of school on August 18th . Typically, doctor’s offices and clinics run out of the required boosters in August and since 7th graders may not attend school without this immunization, this presents a huge problem for families and schools. Please plan ahead.
Prior to the first day of school, Deer Park Junior High will be hosting an optional sixth grade camp on Tuesday, August 17th. This will be a half day beginning at 8:10 and the students will get out at 12:30. This will allow our students to go through a shortened day and see all of their classes and teachers. We will end the day with the students getting to eat lunch in the cafeteria and learn our lunch procedures.
We can’t wait to see our Fawns on August 5th! GO BIG RED!
Sincerely,
Brett Day
Principal