DSA Yearbooks are now on sale! $5 deposit to reserve your copy! Payment plans are available. Price is ONLY $25!!!! And $30 AFTER APRIL 23, 2012. Full payment must be made no later than May 4, 2012.

Yearbooks will be available for pick-up in August. The yearbook will have a soft cover and be in full color!

Return order form and payment(s) to Mrs. Eike

Click here to see/download the flier, bottom part is the order form.

Dove Science Academy Robotics Team got 1st place in the PTC Design Award category on First Tech Challenge(FTC) Muskogee Qualifier yesterday. Our Robotics Team is invited to compete in the Oklahoma Statewide FTC Robotics Competiton on March 3rd.
Congratulations!

The PTC Design Award recognizes design elements of the robot that are both functional and aesthetic. All successful robots have innovative design aspects. The PTC Design Award, however, is presented to teams that incorporate industrial design elements into their solution. These elements could simplify the robot giving it a clean look, decorate the robot, or otherwise express the creativity of the team. The winning design does not compromise the practical operation of the robots but compliment its purpose.

One of the greatest joys of science is discovery. When we give our children a chance to discover something on their own, we provide not only an exciting scientific experience but also a real life experience.

We had our exciting Science Expo on Saturday, 1/14/12, for students to experience firsthand how to perform an experiment.

Thanks to all judges, teachers and students for making this event happen.

Dear Prospective Parents,

Dove Science Academy is accepting applications for 2012-2013 academic year. Dove Science Academy is a tuition-free, College Preparatory Charter school with a strong emphasis on academics. Dove Science Academy is seeking serious students that desire the educational excellence our academy can provide.

CLICK HERE to APPLY ONLINE or

CLICK HERE to download the APLICATION PACKET.

Statewide First Lego League competition was held on Dec 17th. Our FLL Robotics team, Aliens, got 3rd Place on Champions Award category. Congratulations to all members. Great thanks to team members' parents for their support on preparations and being there for them during the qualifier and regional competitons.

Gooo Aliens!

5th Annual Alumni Dinner in the year of 2011 was held on Saturday, December 17th. It was a very productive and fun gathering.There were a lot of alumni and teachers from current and earlier years.

Everybody had a great time along with good food and nice gifts.

On Tuesday, December 6, Oklahoma’s Lieutenant Governor, Todd Lamb, visited Dove Science Academy’s middle and high school campus in Oklahoma City. DSA students presented science experiments and a robotics demonstration to the Lt. Governor before he spoke about the future of Oklahoma and the importance of student leaders. After a Q and A session between Lt. Governor Lamb and students, he recognized the DSA FLL robotics team with individual awards and a team banner. Dove Science Academy is honored to have such a distinguished guest visit our school to recognize the hard work of our students and staff. We look forward to hosting the Lt. Governor again and sharing more of our student and school successes.

This years annual Canned Food Drive was amazing! On behalf of NHS and NJHS, we want to thank everyone who donated cans or money for the cause.

A special shout-out to the two winners of the fancy breakfast this year: Mrs. West's 10th grade class (for the high school competition) and Mrs. McAffrey's 6th grade class (for the middle school competition).

Although we did not reach our goal, the school was able to raise an astounding 3,462.53 points, all of which will be donate the National Food Bank.

NHS's first annual Toys for Tots Party was a complete success! A warm thank you to everyone who came out and donated toys or money for the event. We were able to donate plenty of toys and money to the Marine's Toys for Tots foundation.

After making a donation, the students were able to enjoy music by two live DJs. They also watched a small dance-off, which was won by Davion and Erick.

Before leaving DSA, the Marines introduced themselves and thanked the DSA students for their donations.

Dove Science Academy students hosted an American Red Cross blood drive on November 21, 2011.

Students, staff, and parents were encouraged to come give blood and save a life!

Students donated 37 usable pints of blood and helped save over 121 lives!

Latino students recently participate in the T.R.E.E. Conference held at the University of Oklahoma.

Students spent the day learning and interacting with other Latino students from around the state. Dove had two scholarship winners during this event.

Miriam Ortega won a $1,000 scholarship with her personal essay about struggles and diversity. Jesus Duran won a $100 best buy gift certificate.

Students from Rose State College visited the school on November 18th. Seniors enjoyed the assembly and a big thank you for Coach Case and Mr.Mack for their contributions.

In this edition of the Rocket News, we will discuss Coin Wars, the canned food drive, and spend a day in the life of Charlie, the DSA Mascot. Enjoy. Check back each month for a new edition of Rocket News.

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DISTCO 2012 is part of a series of “Digital Storytelling Contests". DISTCO 2012 is an online contest where Students and Teachers in K-12 are invited to submit their original digital stories between November 28, 2011 and January 27, 2012. Pleace check our website at distco.org for complete timeline and rules. The project has certain benefits for both students and teacher. It is a way of exposing and challenging the students in a competition where they can show their certain skills in multimedia, technology, researching, writing and creativity. DOWNLOAD DISTCO 2012 Flyer Here
Participants could win IPAD or INano from among the many rewards available this year. You could win an IPAD or IPOD Nano. SUBMIT YOUR DIGITAL STORY BY JANUARY 27, 2012!

DSA hosted its 2nd Annual College Fair on November 11th . Representatives from institutions all over the state were present to inform Dove students of what they have to offer. The event was informative primarily for seniors as they are in the process of selecting their future careers. Stay tuned with dsaokc.org , 3rd Annual College Fair is coming back with various innovative activities.

DSA-OKC FLL Robotics team , Aliens, got first place on the qualifier event. They showed great enthusiasm and dedication during practices and competition.Aliens got the highest point on robot game and became eligible to go to the statewide FLL competition. Congratulations to Aliens and good luck for the next competition.

Pictures and videos are coming up soon…

Noah Cordova, Lajoi Marshall, Quincy Runnels, and Espana Hulsey attend the University of Central Oklahoma Leadership Academy on Wednesday, November 9,
2011.

The Leadership Academy was hosted by the University of Central Oklahoma for 9th grade students across the state. Students participated in leadership activities and games as well as ice breakers.

They also took atour of the c ampus and competed for scholarships and prizes.

The students will tasked with the project of creating Lip Sync videos. They were divided into Jr. High and High School divisions. The winners from the high school division were Rocky Padilla and Darien Chebatah performing Kesha’s “Tik Tok”. The Jr. high division winners were Celicia Hernandez, Chika Okere, and A’sha Gipson performing Cherry Bomb’s “Play That Funky Music”. All winners will receive $10 Charlie Bills each, plus will be treated to a chinese buffet lunch with Mr. Julian and Mr. Bradford for all their hard work.
So many of the students created exceptional videos, so we would like to recognize the rest of the Top 5 finialists from both divisions:
High School:
Disturbia performed by Amber Fischer and Sylvia Galindo
Waka Waka performed by Khadiya Iskandarova
Far Away performed by Adil Iskandarov and Alex Garcia
I Won’t See You Tonight (part I) performed by Alfredo Santellano

Jr. High:
Billioniare performed by Colby Gill
Best Love Song performed by Damion Thornton
Calling All the Monsters performed by Kennedy Perez
Impossible performed by Leslie Rodriguez


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During his visit to DSA, Robert Greenlaw, publication manager for Character First, delivered a speech to students on October 13th .

The meeting with students was in a dialogue format and the topics included the aspects of effective leaders of the future. Students were encouraged to respond to questions and ask questions of their own. Mr. Greenlaw's visit and speech inspired students to exhibit the character traits of the leaders they plan to become.

We would like to extend our gratitude to Mr.Greenlaw for taking his time to visit our campus and for his great speech.

Juniors and Seniors attended to College Fair in Tulsa on October 7th. College Fair took place in DSA-TULSA campus. Following the fair, students visited the University of Tulsa and attended to a session where they gained admission information of the university.

After a great campaign season, NHS senate elections have been finalized--both NHS nad NJHS members voted. Thanks to all candidates who ran a campaign. It was a great experience for everyone in our school.

Results are below.
PRESIDENT
Jessica Vazquez
VICE PRESIDENT
Roberto Gonzales
SECRETARY
Bayan Abdallat
HISTORIAN
Sonia Abarzak
TREASURER
Aisha Jimoh
7th GRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Marcel Martinez
8th GRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Beronica Rico

Congratulations to the new NHS senate.
The first Senate meeting will be on Friday Sep 30.

Dove Science Academy OKC welcomed Senator James E. Halligan on Wednesday, September 21st. He took a tour of our school and met with students and teachers.

Oklahoma City University celebrated “The International Day of Peace” on the 21st of September.

Students from Dove Science Academy’s International Folk Dancers participated in this event. They performed different types of folk dances including music from Turkey and Sinaloa from Mexico.

Congratulations to Dove Science Academy Tulsa for earning America's Best High Schools top-ranked honor, 4th in the state of Oklahoma according to Newsweek Magazine. The ranking is based on six components: graduation rate, college matriculation rate, AP tests, average SAT/ACT scores, average AP/IB/AICE scores, and AP courses offered per graduate.

Dove Science Academy Tulsa is a public charter school, established in 2000. Since 2000, it has been Tulsa’s leading high school. The school serves students from every racial, ethnic, religious, and socio-economic group in Tulsa. Dove Science Academy continues promoting excellence and acceptance of diversity. This experience has enhanced our institution to be one of the most successful secondary schools in the United States.

Thanks to our outstanding students, dedicated teachers and staff, supportive parents and community members. Without each of you, this accomplishment would not be possible.

Congratulations to the entire DOVE SCIENCE ACADEMY Family!!

We are collecting Box Tops to earn educational supplies for the school. Periodically the box tops will be added up in each homeroom and the students will win a prize for the largest number collected. Please look for product with Box Tops and send them to school with your child(ren).

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