22 students in the Hospitality Services class have recently taken the Guest Service Gold National Exam from the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute. This is a tough, ACT style multiple choice exam and we are proud to share our successes! A mini-ceremony was held in the classroom on May 17 to award students their Guest Service Gold National...
Congratulations to the following students on being selected to represent DDHS at Badger State this summer: Payton Gordon, Jacob Prado, Ryan Hoey, Andrew O'Niel, Jarod Comas, Ben Butke, Ivan Aranda & Burke Struck. Badger Boys State will be June 8-15 at Ripon College, while Badger Girls State will be June 16-21 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
Congratulations to Elijah Jeninga & Ronnell Fleming for qualifying to attend the Next Step Prep Summer Musical Theater Program in Missoula, Montana, for summer 2019. Both students will be looking for sponsorship to attend the event ($5,500 per student). The camp is a 6 week residential program, where the students will receive training in dance, vocals and...
DDHS is very proud to announce that through the leadership of our SkillsUSA teachers, Mr. Mike Rick and Ms. Jacqueline Jordan, we had 6 students achieve recognition through their SkillsUSA competitions on Tuesday and Wednesday, April 30 and May 1, 2019.Finishing in 3rd place was Jordy Perez in the Medical Terminology competition.Finishing in 2nd place was Kody...
We invite the community to join us on Saturday, May 18th (7 PM) and Sunday, May 19th (2 PM) for our Spring One Act Plays. Mr. James Larson, Mr. Nick Marsh, Mr. Zachary Barker & Mr. Eliberto Gomez-Rodriguez will be directing three hilarious one act plays.* The first play is titled, Going To School, and is directed by Zachary Barker, Elibero Gomez-Rodriguez and Mr....
DDHS will be hosting its' annual FFA Plant Sale beginning May 8.Hours will be Wednesday, May 8 - Friday, May 10 (3-5:30) / Saturday, May 11 (9-2) / Thursday & Friday, May 16 & 17 (3-5:30) / Saturday, May 18 (9-noon) / Thursday & Friday, May 23 & 24 (3-5:30) / Saturday, May 25 (9-noon)As an added bonus this year, WSLD will be broadcasting and Sorg's will be grilling...
Congratulations to Madeline Robertson & Mackenzie Janisch for their success at the Geneva Lakes Arts Foundation Student Art Show in Lake Geneva. Each student won a $100 prize for their artistic talents. Madeline Robertson won with her photograph "High Priestess," and Mackenzie Janisch won with her charcoal drawing "It's a Wrap."
The DDHS Symphonic Winds and Jazz Ensemble recently traveled to St. Louis & New Orleans during our Spring Break. Highlights of the trip included: attending a music clinic with John Miller, visiting the St. Louis Arch, touring the World War II Museum, taking a carriage tour of the French Quarter, sampling authentic foods of the region, visiting the Rock & Soul...
Delavan-Darien High School and their Business Education Department teachers, Mrs. Scott & Mrs. Grover, have supported student growth and understanding of their future finances through offering Personal Finance as a required course. The school has received the highest ranking by the Next Gen Personal Finance Organization, Gold Standard, through the efforts of our...
UW-Whitewater Double Bass, Jazz and Improvisation Lecturer, Bradley Townsend, visited DDHS on Tuesday, April 9 to teach a workshop for the schools bassists (pictured from left to right) Collette Rivere, Payton Gordon, Bradley Townsend, Anthony Wilson, Nick Armstrong, Cody Bliss and Ian Bullock. The students worked to improve bow control, body position and agility.
Delavan-Darien High School celebrated their Junior Prom at The Riviera in downtown Lake Geneva on Saturday, April 6. The attendance was at near capacity and saw juniors, Ross Gengler and Shannon Piecha get crowned as king & queen of this year's Prom celebration.
Sunday, April 7 was an excellent evening for Delavan-Darien School District, along with the other seven schools in the Southern Lakes Conference, to celebrate our Academic Top-Ten from the Class of 2019. Students acknowledged at the dinner and award ceremony were (front row, left to right) Elizabeth Sirkman, Aidan Showalter, Sam Grover, Corban Larson, Katelynn...
The Delavan-Darien High School staff have been mindful and are helping celebrate Autism Awareness month by "sporting" their newest Comet gear. According to the Centers for Disease Control, autism refers to a variety of conditions correlated with challenges in social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and even nonverbal communication. Additionally, autism...
Congratulations to the members of the 2018-19 Delavan-Darien Girls' Swim Team as they were recently acknowledged as an All-American Scholar Team by the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association of America, Inc. (NISCA). The girls earned this honor by having a high team cumulative GPA of 3.631! We would like to acknowledge all the swim team members, as...
Theme: An Enchanted ForestDate: Saturday, April 6, 2019 (7-11 PM)Location: The Riviera Building: 812 Wrigley Drive - Lake Geneva, WITicket Sales: The cost of tickets are $30 per person. Tickets will be sold during lunch periods only, Tuesday through Friday (April 2-5). Students must have fees and fines, including lunch fines, paid-in-full before purchasing a...
Please consider supporting the Walworth County Food Drive. Boxes will be available at Delavan-Darien High School (outside the front office) for community members to drop-off food donations to support those in need in Walworth County. On April 13, 2019, food drop-off locations will be located throughout various grocery stores in the county. Please help support...
A huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated items to the DDHS Comet Care donation drive hosted by the DDHS Boys' Basketball program or purchased 50/50 tickets at a game! Over 300 items were donated from the community along with 72 brand new blankets and additional new sweatshirts, new underwear and gift cards for future purchases! The DDHS Boys' Basketball teams thank...
There were just over 100 performances by talented DDHS Band, Orchestra and Choir students at the Wisconsin School Music Association Solo and Ensemble Festival held at Lake Geneva Middle School on March 2nd. Congratulations music students on an outstanding day for Comets!
The following performances qualified for the State Festival to be held at UW-Whitewater on...
An amazing cast and crew will perplex your eyes in this heartwarming story. Mr. Larson and his crew of nearly 100 will amaze all audiences from middle school to senior citizens! You're missing out if you don't come out Saturday (7 PM) or Sunday (2 PM) to witness what they did tonight! We hope to see the community on March 9th or 10th, as March 8th (Friday) was a...
Congratulations to Ben Acheson, recipient of the 2019 Fontana Garden Club Scholarship. The award is a $3,000 scholarship to continue his education at a post-secondary institution. Ben will be presented this award at our Annual FFA Banquet & Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 14 at 6:30 PM.
Delavan-Darien High School students have been invited and are encouraged to register for the Bulldog Bash, sponsored by the National Guard. The Bulldog Bash is an athletic competition involving tire flip, log carry, archery tag and burpee competitions. Student athletes are strongly encouraged to register and participate. The competition is on Saturday, April 13,...
Congratulations to Delavan-Darien Senior, TRENT HERNANDEZ, for being crowned the CHAMPION at the 3rd Annual UW-Whitewater Midwest High School Pitch Competion. Trent collaborated with his team of entrepreneurs; Teammate Lizzie Sirkman, Teammate Aiden Showalter, CTE Teacher Mike Rick, and Reichert Prosthetics Orthotics Business Professional Elizabeth Bianchi-Knod. ...
Please consider joining us between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM this Thursday, March 7, at Delavan-Darien High School for our annual blood drive. If you need additional information, please contact Alexius Hehn @ 262-233-6675 or via email at ahehn@ddschools.org.
The University of Wisconsin Band will be performing at 1:00 on Sunday, March 3, 2019. Tickets are for sale at the front office of Delavan-Darien High School.
Congratulations to our WIAA State Qualifiers for the winter sports seasons. If you see any of these students walking the halls of DDHS or around the community, please congratulate them on their significant athletic accomplishments.Congratulations to our swimmers that competed at state: * Maggie Person - 16th Place in the 500 Freestyle * Luca Lopez - 12th...
Please set your calendar and come into Delavan-Darien High School to purchase your tickets for our spring musical, Footloose The Musical. There will be three performances and the performances are expected to be sold out, so consider getting your tickets sooner rather than later.Dates for the musical are: * Friday, March 8 (7 PM) * Saturday, March 9 (7 PM) ...
Parents & Community,Please consider joining us at any/all of our upcoming Community Collaboration Meetings to hear about what's happening at DDHS. The purpose of these meetings is to:1. get informed about what is happening at DDHS,2. support us by providing feedback to make us better,3. and contribute to making DDHS the best it has ever been through collaborating...
Delavan-Darien High School is teaming with Elkhorn High School to start up a lacrosse club that will compete in the Classic 8 Conference. All potential lacrosse participants are encouraged to give the sport a try by attending the FREE Learn to Play clinics offered from 6-8 PM on Saturday, Feb. 9, 16 & 23!
Students interested in participating are required to sign...
Our 3rd, and final, ACT Preparatory Session will be Saturday, February 16, 2019. Please consider having your high school junior, sophomore or freshman sign-up in Student Services to take this free preparatory session of the ACT. Research shows that the more students take the ACT, the better they perform on the actual exam. This year's ACT exam will be on...