Many thanks to our Education Support Professionals! We appreciate you!
The Lady Stags took third place in the 2A state basketball tournament. They played a fantastic season! Many thanks to the many fans, band members, and cheerleaders, including school board members, who came to cheer on the Stags!
Many thanks to our team who ensure our lights are on, the HVAC works, the plumbing works, our buildings are maintained and cared for, and our grounds and facilities are taken care of! Thanks to our maintenance team as we celebrate maintenance worker appreciation day!
Follow the Lady Stags as they play 3/6, 3/7, and 3/8! Good luck and Go Stags!
Live bracket: https://www.wpanetwork.com/wiaa/brackets/tournament.php?act=view&tournament_id=4571&school_year=2024-25&district=-1&sport=12&class=0
View/watch (with a subscription) on NFHS Network: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/
Our Stags participated in the SCC Eastern Washington Welding Finals. Way to go Stags!
Gunner Breckner - 1st Place, Champion
Logan Reynolds - 2nd Place
Hayden Perez - 5th Place
Mason Frye - 6th Place
SkillsUSA Finals - March 27 - 29th in Tacoma
Gems, robots, worms, stars, and brains, oh my! Home Link hosted a successful and fun STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) night for families! Families had the opportunity to explore a variety of STEM-related fields and explore and participate in a variety of activities.
Congratulations to Deer Park High School DECA students! Students represented DPHS well in their manners, professionalism, and in competition. Ten students will be advancing to the International Competition in Orlando in April. Five students received top honors at State. Way to go DP DECA!
Moving on to Internationals:
Student Based Enterprise-RETAIL: Andrew Feist and Eoin Bogle (State Finalist)
Student Based Enterprise-FOOD: Talon McCoy and Haley Martz
Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan: Leah West and Emily Bogle (State Finalist)
Marketing Communications Service: Laura West (State Finalist)
Leadership Thrive: Logan Kunkel
Membership Thrive: Morgan Knustson and William Collins
Stags Wrestling went to State! Stags took 17 to State to battle for their spots on the podium as the newcomers to 2A.
Congratulations to Stags:
Gavin Carnahan - 2nd
Jonas Bond - 4th
Evan Henry - 4th
Brock Berger - 5th
Tucker Miller - 6th
Boys Team Placing 5th
Hailee Orgill - 3rd
Katie Nelson - 3rd
Evelyn Scott - 4th
Girls Team Placing 15th
Lady Stags: State Tournament Opening Round
Friday, February 28, 8:00 pm @ West Valley High School
Purchase tickets online: wiaa.com/tickets
DPHS FFA participated in the North District 5 FFA Competition at DPHS. Congrats to our FFA students! Below are the results:
Prepared Public Speaking:
1ST Addie Russell
3RD Madison Lafley Breckner
Creed Speaking:
1ST Alexis Hallgarth
2ND Zachary Gardner
Spanish Creed Speaking:
Thomas Escobar
In January, Elizabeth Fausti took 3rd in Extemporaneous Speaking and is moving on to State in May!
Deer Park Middle School was proudly represented by our 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Math is Cool teams on February 7th, at the Regional Math is Cool competition at Mead High School. As always our MIC students represented their school very well. In true fashion, our students showed great enthusiasm and exceptional school spirit, while maintaining good sportsmanship with their fellow competitors. In fact, the 8th Grade MIC Kettle Falls team cheered on our Deer Park 8th team during the college bowl competition with make-shift banners!
Our 6th grade team did not place as a team but EllaLee White took 6th place overall. Our 7th Grade MIC team also fell short of earning a team placing but rocked college bowl and individually, Addy Simonson took 1st, Ray Harper earned 3rd place, and Samantha Cosner placed 7th. Our 8th Grade MIC team did extremely well, placing 3rd place, with Camden Rich leading the way. The 7th and 8th Grade MIC teams will represent DPMS to Masters (State) at Moses Lake High School on Saturday, 26 April.
Deer Park Elementary celebrates Read Across America Day! March 3 - 7
Calling all future kindergarteners! Do you know a student who will be 5 years old before September 1, 2025? Time to register for kindergarten! Kindergarten Registration is open: https://www.dpsd.org/article/2048274
DPHS Archery students have been shooting every Monday and Friday morning before school since mid-September. The students competed in Kennewick two weekends ago for the State competition and finished 3rd overall in the high school division. We are proud of our Stags!
The Deer Park High School Knowledge Bowl Team wrapped up their season at the ESD101 Regional Competition hosted by East Valley High School on February 21st. As a division 2A team, the Stags had to vie with 7 other schools in our region - including 1A schools (which were combined with 2A) - for one of two allocations at the State Competition in Wenatchee. Although the Stags fell short, they competed with zest and determination. Most importantly, all experienced the exclusive bond of working as a team to proudly represent their school.
There were 5 rounds in the preliminary competition. Like 3-round regulation season play, these rounds consist of 50 trivia questions. Three separate schools are matched-up per round, and the 1st place winner is determined by the most correct responses.
To prepare for the culminating meet at East Valley, the Stags competed five other times at area schools this season. With consistent practices, the Deer Park Stags Knowledge Bowl Team continues to improve and strives to earn a spot at State in the future. Go Stags!
Good luck to our wrestling team, currently at State in Tacoma! Join our Lady Stags (v. Selah) on Saturday, February 22 at 4:00 pm @ DPHS for the District 5/6 Championship. No GSL passes.
Come support our Lady Stags Basketball as they play in the District Tournament on Thursday, February 20 at 5:30 pm! (No GSL passes accepted.)
Lady Stags are undefeated this season and take the 2A GSL Championship! Way to go Stags!
