Doolen: The 21st Century IS HERE!

We are proud to announce our great strides in becoming an authentic Global Studies Academy.  Ms. Corsi, our Math Co-Curriculum Leader, also teaches H.S. credit French.  Lately, she has been using EPals and Skype to communicate with our brothers and sisters around the globe.  Skype is a free service that allows people to chat via face-to-face video.  Recently, she and our French students have been happily communicating with French-speaking students in Quebec, Canada.  Ms. Corsi reports that both parties are enamoured with one another - they love to hear about our incredible, local Mexican cuisine, and we are learning about their poutine.  Bon Appetit!

Ken, Of Course!

TBird Tweets

During our recent "crisis" with freezing temperatures, pipes bursting, and schools closing, we were able to get out the latest information to those who followed our Twitter feeds.  The local media, and even our TUSD website were oftentimes wrong or slow with the correct news about our situation.  You do not need to have a fancy phone for this capability.  In the future, if you would like up-to-the-minute, accurate information about current events, simply head to Doolen's website.  On the right-hand side of the page is our Twitter feed.  Ms. Stachura and Mr. Beaton will "tweet" away the situation - they are the Ashton Kuchers of TUSD tweets!

Best Ever

We are fortunate to have so many people in (and connected to) our organization who truly care.  It was confirmed that this year was the best ever when it came to the number of Holiday Food Boxes collected and distributed.  Count them: 57 Holiday Food Boxes!  Ms. Reinhart, Ms. Happel, Ms. Borrego, Ms. Atjian, Ms. Kobritz, our Student Council and many others were instrumental in providing much-needed support to families in our community.  Thank you, everyone, for making this holiday season just a bit better for everyone.

Wishing You Well, Pam

Pam Simon, Gabby  Giffords' Community Outreach liason, was extremely lucky to survive the Tucson Tragedy. She has been a mainstay at Doolen, assisting us with different events and even attending our Doolen Meet Yourself experience held in our cafeteria first semester.  She was in the process of seeing whether or not Ms. Giffords might join us for our Retreat when she was understandably way-layed.  We invited her to join us for our Retreat, and hope she can be with us on 2/19.  Get well soon, Pam.  You are family.

Doolen Out In Front

We were recently recognized as having the greatest drop in out of school suspensions in our District.  Suspensions fell by 57% as compared to this time last year.  Thank you to all who have contributed to this amazing accomplishment!

Our Connection To Dr. King

Ollie Woods, our beloved Civil Air Patrol Instructor, met Dr. King a few years back when she was just a little girl.  She recalls him staying over (or attempting to stay over) at her mother's house during the Civil Rights Marches in Alabama in the 1960's.  The interaction left an indelible memory of a kind, driven man who was soft-spoken yet determined.  Ask her about this encounter when you see her next - you won't regret it!