The Mission of Darien High School
The mission of Darien High School is to nurture the mind, body, and spirit of each member of the school community and to encourage the development of all students as reflective thinkers who strive for excellence in their lives. In a rigorous intellectual environment students will develop the skills, values and integrity that will prepare them to become citizens with a commitment to lifelong learning and to lives of vision and consequence in the 21st century.
JUNIOR PLANNING MEETINGS
Individual Junior planning meetings began on February 8th. Each Junior has the opportunity to meet with their counselor and parents to develop a plan to help them reach their post high school goals. These meetings should be scheduled by the student during their free period. Also, students should submit their Junior Packet at least five days before their meeting.
The guidance department can not hold college conferences or process college applications until both packets are completed and returned. This packet must be returned by January 25, 2010, at which point your child may schedule a college conference.
- Download a "type on" Parent form in Adobe PDF
- Download a "type on" Student form in Adobe PDF
- Download a "type on" Parent form in Word 2007 format
- Download a "type on" Student form in Word 2007 format
If you do not have newer version of Word you can download this free converter tool from Microsoft to allow your computer to open the new 2007 Word file format.
Course Selection
Course selections are made by each student, in consultation with his/her parents, guidance counselor and often, previous teachers. Seminars for 8th grade parents are held to acquaint them with course information to assist their students. Student programs in grades 9 and 10 are organized around a core curriculum. Students must carry a minimum of six courses, plus Physical Education. A combination of exploratory electives such as Art, Music, Drama, Humanities and Technology Education, (selected according to student interests) are combined with the student's core curriculum to meet the six course requirement.
Course Load
All students in grades 9—11 are required
to carry a minimum of six full time subjects,
in addition to physical education,
each semester. It is recommended that at
least four of the six subjects be from the
departments of English, social studies,
mathematics, science and foreign languages.
Students in grade 12 are also required to carry a minimum of six full time subjects, in addition to physical education, each semester. However, seniors who are taking 3 or more courses at the 400 level (Honors or AP) may opt to take only five full time subjects, in addition to physical education during the semester(s) in which they are so enrolled.
CEEB Code for DHS
The CEEB Code for Darien High School is 070145
Contact DHS Guidance
- The Phone Number for DHS Guidance is (203) 655-3981 and then dial 5 for Guidance.
- The Fax Number for the Darien High School Guidance Department is (203) 655-3864