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Incoming Freshmen Information

Welcome class of 2025
Information Night Videos & Presentations
 
A make-up session for the Freshmen Year Course Selection Workshop will be held Wednesday, March 10 at 10am. You can access it by clicking on the Zoom link or by using the meeting ID listed below:
 
Zoom Meeting ID: 861 1242 5633
Password: Panthers
 
We apologize to those who could not make it to Incoming Freshmen Information Night due to time conflicts or due to the incorrect Zoom codes in our booklets. We have provided links below to recorded videos, presentation slides and/or other resources to the various sessions offered. Please click on the links (in blue) to access any of these resources.
 
NOTE: For more information about our Academic and Athletic programs as well as Activities, check out our Course Handbook HERE.
 
Incoming Freshmen Registration Session
  • Freshmen Year Course Selection Workshop [SLIDES] (Counselors & Administration)
 
Informational Sessions
(select one workshop that interests you during each session)
 
  • High School Athletics [WEBSITE] DR’s Athletic Director previews high school sports and addresses your questions. (Lisa Cheney, Athletic Director)
  • La Prepa no es como la secundaria en Español [VIDEO] High School and Middle School are different –in and out of the classroom. What do you need to know to be successful beginning on DAY 1? (Patricia Rosales, Counselor)
  • Running, Throwing, Jumping into College – What High School Freshmen Athletes Need to Know About the NCAA [SLIDES] Being a great athlete is only part of playing in college. The NCAA has rigorous requirements for playing in a four-year college or university, with or without a scholarship. If your goal is to play college sports, the journey begins on the first day of 9th grade. Find out what you need to know to make that goal a reality. (Natalie Kirkbride Escobedo, Counselor)
  • From Zero to Hero: - High School Grades and How to Conquer Them Grading in high school is different from grading in middle school. A “0” on the right assignment can sink your grade. “F’s” mean lost credits and summer school attendance. Social promotion does not exist – An “F” can mean not graduating. (Stewart Solomon, Counselor)
  • De Cero a Primero en Español [VIDEO] Grading in high school is different from grading in middle school. A “0” on the right assignment can sink your grade. “F’s” mean lost credits and summer school attendance. Social promotion does not exist – An “F” can mean not graduating. (Patricia Rosales, Counselor)
  • It’s More Than Just a Longer Car Ride – The Transition to High School [VIDEO] [SLIDES] Harder classes, more teachers, hundreds of students, a whole new social structure…What’s different? How to handle it all? (Patrick Farschian, Counselor)
  • Tools for High School…and College Success – AVID (en Español Session 2 ONLY)  [VIDEO] [SLIDES] [TESTIMONIALS 1, 2] 16% of high school students nationwide do NOT graduate. 33% of high school graduates nationwide do NOT attend college. 41% of students admitted to college nationwide do NOT graduate from college. How can you be part of the 59% who graduate from high school and college? Master the skills for high school and college success in the AVID program. (Rene Ubom, AVID Coordinator)
  • Passport to College Entrance [SLIDES] College Readiness begins with the first day of high school – What you need to know and do! (Leila McFarlin, Counselor)
  • Summer: More Than Just Fun in the Sun [SLIDES] [REGISTRATION LINK] Summer doesn’t mean taking a vacation from thinking and learning! Panther Camp (our Summer Bridge Program), Summer Reading and More… (Mary Jane Smith, Dean of Students)
  • Alphabet Soup: H? AP? CP? DE? Navigating the Rigor of High School Courses [SLIDES] Biology CP or Biology H? World History H or AP World History? AP English or DE English? What does it all mean? (Kelly Monnette-Esparza, English Department Chair)
  • Hobbies, Passions, and Spare Time – Activities Yes, there is a fun side to High School [SLIDES] Get involved in leaders, clubs and activities (Brenda Guillen, DRHS ASB President; Maria Alondra-Nodal, DRHS ASB Vice-President)
  • Visual and Performing Arts - An Edge in the College Application Process [VIDEO] You can join the VAPA Pathway or fun, friendship, competition, or to earn the VAPA major. Session features the Directors, Audition Information, and Camp Information (Phil Ruiz, Carlos Cardenas, Megan Frausto, Keith Crockett; VAPA Teaching Staff)
  • I want to be a Panther, but my den is not in Cluster IV [CONTACT] I would like to attend DR, but I don’t live in PUSD and/or the DR geographic region. What is the process? When does it start? Where do I get the paperwork? (Cesar Casarrubias, PUSD Director of Pupil Resources)
  • World Languages [VIDEO] Your passport to another world! (Osumane Fofana, Jessica Hung; World Languages Dept. Faculty)
 
NOTE: For more information about our Academic and Athletic programs as well as Activities, check out our Course Handbook HERE.