Traffic, Parking, Other Rules for Those Attending Turkey Bowl Game on Thanksgiving

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The 2019 Darien-New Canaan Turkey Bowl starts at 10 a.m., Thanksgiving morning at Darien High School, and for the 4,000 people with tickets, there are rules about where to park and how to get onto the high school campus. Expect delays in traffic, so give yourself plenty of time. If you’re one of the lucky people parking on the campus, you got your parking pass with your tickets. Don’t forget to bring it. If you don’t have a parking pass (or forgot to bring it or you lost it or the dog ate it or you left it in your unlocked car and it was stolen overnight), you’re not going to get in.

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DHS Principal Ellen Dunn Issues Thanksgiving Message, Slips In a Little Reminder About Good Behavior at Turkey Bowl

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Darien High School Principal Ellen Dunn issued an announcement early Wednesday afternoon wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving and gently asking students to remember that “you represent your school and your community” at Thursday’s Turkey Bowl game with New Canaan. She emailed the announcement to families of students. Here’s the full text:

Dear Families,

I want to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving from the entire DHS family to yours.  I would also like to share the announcement I made a few moments ago about the Turkey Bowl tomorrow. All my best,
Ellen Dunn
Principal

Good morning, DHS family! As we prepare for an exciting Thanksgiving football game, it provides an opportunity for us to pause as a school community to consider how fortunate we are.

“Purpose and Passion” Events

Events Monday at Darien High School Encouraged Students, Parents to Prepare for Life After School

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A series of events were held Monday at Darien High School to help students prepare and plan for their careers and figure out what they want to do with their lives. The events included an assembly for students, then small group meetings with adults to talk about how the adults found their ways into careers, and in the evening a presentation for parents to help their sons and daughters. — an announcement from Darien High School
Vince Benevento, founder and director of Causeway Collaborative, addressed Darien High School juniors and seniors classes in the assembly, titled “Purpose and Passion: Finding Your Pathway.”
Causeway Collaborative is a Westport-based organization founded to counsel young men, particularly in career development and with and therapeutic mentorship, according to the organization’s website. Benevento encouraged students to take actions to find their interests and strengths that would lead toward their career path. He spoke to the importance of surrounding themselves with positive influences, learning to grow through setbacks, and anchoring themselves to a meaningful purpose.

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DHS Band Thanksgiving Turkey Drive is on Tuesday from 7 to 7:40 AM

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The DHS Band will hold its annual turkey drive on Tuesday, Nov. 26 from 7:00-7:40 a.m. during morning drop off in the bus loop. — an announcement from the band
Fresh and frozen turkeys, as well as sides, will be collected by band members — donors do not need to get out of their cars! Our goal is to collect 100 turkeys for the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County. Please consider a donation to help families in need!

How to Buy Tickets for Turkey Bowl 2019, Coming to Darien High School

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Turkey Bowl 2019 will be held on Thanksgiving morning at 10 a.m. in the Darien High School Stadium. The agreement between Darien and New Canaan to host the Turkey Bowl in Stamford cannot be renewed because this alternate site is unavailable. Following the guidelines set by our first responders, we are limited to 4,000 spectator tickets to be shared between Darien and New Canaan. To accommodate our fans, we are including two temporary sets of bleachers for the game. Although this is a community event, it belongs first to the students and to the student athletes who are participating.  As a result, we will prioritize student ticket sales, and offer remaining tickets to the public.

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Public Invited to Brown Bag Lunch with DHS, Middlesex Police Resource Officers, Oct 24 at Depot

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You can meet and talk with Darien’s two school resource officers, the police assigned to Darien High School and Middlesex Middle School, at a brown bag lunch on Oct. 24 at the Depot Darien Youth Center. You just need to register online — and bring your lunch. “Please join us for a brown bag lunch for an informal discussion with MMS Student Resource Officer [Stuart “Stu”] Schwengerer and DHS Student Resource Officer Bryan Wallman,” the Depot recently announced. The lunch starts at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct.

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Police Issue Traffic and Parking Regulations for Darien High School Open House for Parents

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Due to the traditionally large turnout for the Darien High School Open House, the Darien Police Department advises that the following traffic regulations are being put into effect for the area surrounding Darien High School on Thursday September 19, 2019 starting at 6 p.m.
— an announcement from Darien police
—All traffic will enter the High School grounds via Noroton Ave.  Vehicular traffic will not be permitted to enter the area via High School Lane, Nutmeg Lane, Holly Lane, or Libby Lane.  Officers will be present to direct all vehicles to appropriate and designated parking areas. —All vehicles will be properly parked so as to facilitate and expedite the safe flow of vehicles at the conclusion of the graduation ceremony. —Vehicles will be parked on both sides of Nutmeg Lane and High School Lane facing away from Darien High School. —Motorists are asked to pay particular attention to posted “No Parking” areas.  Previous experiences have resulted in illegally parked vehicles blocking driveways or restricting access to emergency vehicles. Improperly parked vehicles causing restrictions of this type will be towed.   
—As on-site parking is limited for an event of this type, all attendees and guests are requested to carpool.

DHS Club and Activities Fair 2019

Darien High School’s Annual Club and Activities Fair on Friday Showcased 50 Clubs

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To cap off its second week of the new school year, Darien High School held its annual Club and Activities Fair. The festive atmosphere featured over 50 clubs representing a wide array of interests including scholastics, community service, and social clubs, according to Andrea Cragin, one of the parents helping to organize the event. Here’s what the event looked like (contributed photos):

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Darien High School Principal Ellen Dunn Welcomes Students, First Day of School is Thursday, Aug 29

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Most Darien High School students have been or will be on campus yesterday and today, Tuesday, with seminars on substance abuse, orientation for new students or sports practice before the start of the regular school year across the school district on Thursday, Aug. 29. Principal Ellen Dunn officially welcomed students back in an online document mentioning unchanged rules but also mentioning changes since classes ended in June for the previous school year. Here are excerpts from Dunn’s message, including what’s scheduled for Wednesday’s new student orientation and Thursday’s first day of school, followed by what’s new this year at DHS. Information that wasn’t labeled as new or about events on Wednesday and Thursday was removed:
WEDNESDAY: Freshmen, New Student Orientation
“Freshman and new student orientation will take place on Wednesday, Aug.

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REMINDER: First Two Mandatory Workshops TONIGHT, TOMORROW for DHS Students in Sports, Extracurricular Activities

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Darien High School students participating in sports or extracurricular activities must attend a workshop about illegal substances presented by the school starting in late August, and the schedule for the workshops has just been announced. Students participating in fall sports programs (or extracurricular activities in the early part of the school year) need to attend the workshops held on or before Sept. 10 (or before Sept. 9 for students in Grades 11 and 12). The workshops begin on Aug.

New Assistant Principal at Darien High School Announced

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Darien High School Principal Ellen Dunn announced the appointment of Mark Mazzone as a new assistant principal, replacing Adam Schoenbart, who resigned in July to take a job in Chappaqua. Here’s the full text of Dunn’s announcement, emailed Monday afternoon:

It gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of Mark Mazzone as assistant principal at Darien High School. Mark will replace Adam Schoenbart, who resigned in July to take a position in Chappaqua. Mark comes to Darien after serving as assistant principal at The Institute for Collaborative Education, a New York City public school, for seven years.  Prior to that Mark served as the Math Department chairperson, math teacher and athletic coordinator and coach, all at The Institute for Collaborative education. Mark graduated from Amherst College with a Bachelor’s [degree] in economics.