T minus 21 days before students return with smiling faces! Please see the 2025-2026 School Supply Lists as you prepare for students' return to school. Click the arrows to find the class or grade-level supply list for your child(ren). See you soon! -------- ¡Faltan 21 días para que los estudiantes regresen con alegría! Consulten las listas de útiles escolares del ciclo escolar 2025-2026 mientras se preparan para el regreso a clases. Hagan clic en las flechas para encontrar la lista de útiles escolares de su(s) hijo(s) por clase o grado. ¡Nos vemos pronto! English - https://www.canva.com/design/DAGrMuXCwQs/IpxuxYOYpATU7f-CQuuzxw/view?utm_content=DAGrMuXCwQs&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=haa38578aa6 Spanish - https://www.canva.com/design/DAGr1UeGKc0/AzQOj4rY32toTmybN3RBVQ/view?utm_content=DAGr1UeGKc0&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h9c10924305

🎉 It’s Teacher Appreciation Week at Durham Public Schools! 🍎💙 This week, we honor the dedicated educators who shape minds, build confidence, and create a lasting impact in our schools and communities. Throughout the week, we’ll be highlighting our school-level Teachers of the Year—outstanding individuals who go above and beyond for their students every day. Stay tuned right here as we celebrate their passion, commitment, and the powerful role they play in every child's future. #ThankATeacher #DPSProud #TeacherAppreciationWeek #WeAreDPS

New and Returning Families of Rising Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade students: Have questions about next school year? Want to get a headstart on preparing for your child’s next grade level? Join us for our Welcome and Transition Night. Refreshments will be served on a first come first serve basis! 🍧🍦🧋🧃

New and Returning Families of Rising 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students: Have questions about next school year? Want to get a headstart on preparing for your child’s next grade level? Join us for our Welcome and Transition Night. Refreshments will be served on a first come first serve basis! 🍧🍦🧋🧃

Join us for Spring Fling! All are welcome!

Today was so exciting! Students and their families enjoyed Science Kit Activities sponsored by Duke Energy and Morehead Planetarium and Science Center! Today was also Science & Math Spirit Day. ➡️Swipe to see how our day went. Join us tomorrow for Career Day 8:30 - 10:00am. We have many community partners excited to share their careers. Tomorrow is also Technology Day for STEAM Spirit Week - Wear futuristic clothing, coding symbols, and gaming shirts! -------------- ¡Un día muy emocionante! Los estudiantes y sus familias disfrutaron de las actividades del Kit Científico, patrocinadas por Duke Energy y el Planetario y Centro de Ciencias Morehead. Hoy también fue el Día del Espíritu Científico y Matemático. ➡️Desliza para ver cómo nos fue. Acompáñanos mañana al Día de las Profesiones, de 8:30 a 10:00 a. m. Tenemos muchos socios comunitarios entusiasmados por compartir sus carreras. Mañana también es el Día de la Tecnología para la Semana del Espíritu STEAM: ¡Viste ropa futurista, símbolos de programación y camisetas de videojuegos!

🎉 Congratulations to our DPS Assistant Principal of the Year Finalists! 👏 Candace Clark – Oak Grove Elementary 👏 Dr. Quincey Farmer – C.C. Spaulding Elementary Thank you both for your outstanding leadership, dedication, and the positive impact you make every day. We’re proud to celebrate you! 💙 #WeAreDPS #DPSLeaders #APoftheYear

📢 State Superintendent Mo Green Wants to Hear From You! 📢 Join the "Mo Wants to Know" tour on April 7 at 6 PM at Northern High School (Durham, NC) for a public listening session on the future of NC public schools. Parents, students, educators & community members—your voice matters! Register here: go.ncdpi.gov/NorthCentralMWTK #MoWantsToKnow #NCed #PublicEducation

Happy Spring! See you on April 7th!

Teacher of the Year 2025: Raye Thompson; Teacher of the Year Runner Up: Ann Marie Wisdom; Beginning Teacher of the Year: NyJah Frazier