E-Waste Drive!

DOHERTY IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE E-WASTE DRIVE!

How we set up:
We let people know about the E-drive, by making fliers with information and spreading information about the E-drive by talking to them and presenting on what it is to parents. 

What happened:
We set up an E-waste drive which just happened at Doherty on October 19th. As a group we collected old machines and electronics that didn't work anymore or are no longer in use.
A lot of the electronics we took apart and recycled parts of them like motherboards,fans, batteries, steel, brass, aluminum, copper, wire, etc.

Future plans:
we wanted to educate people on the E-waste that is ruining our environment and let them know that there is a way to safely dispose of old electronics, and recycle to make parts for new electronics instead of them ending up on landfills. This way we use less of our natural resources, clean up our landfills and make new machines who people will want.

E-Drive Video

IMPORTANT:

The freshmen ETA Learning Fair has been moved to May 23rd in the auditorium and cafeteria due a schedule overlap from Doherty Junior-Senior Prom on the 16th.

The 19th Annual Doherty Food Drive

The Food Drive field trip was on February 7th, 2019 for Jeremiah's Inn. The food drive is run and organized by Mr. Garcia, the freshman history teacher of the ETA. The food drive annually makes posters to advertise and boxes to hold the donations in. For four weeks, the students bring in non-perishable items like canned food, boxed goods, hygienic products, and similar products to donate. Also, a concert was held at Nu Cafe on January 28th, 2019, in which we collected donations. The students and teachers raised 6,745 items this year!

For eighth graders who are thinking about the ETA...

ETA APPLICATION ARE AVAILABLE NOW UNDER THE PAGES TAB OF THE ETA WEBSITE

Doherty Memorial High School will be visiting Forest Grove on January 24, 2019, to let the 8th graders who are thinking about Doherty, to be aware of the different programs and clubs that are available at our school. For anyone who is thinking about the ETA, the application is available at our admissions page.  Admission is based upon attendance, grades, and conduct during their seventh and eighth-grade years. Applications for the ETA program can be accessed through this link: ETA Application 
The application needs to be filled out by the student and the student parents and then returned to the guidance counselor to finish filling the application. The application must be submitted on time if not the student chances to be accepted will be lower. You do not need any prior experience in engineering to be accepted in the ETA. For more information go to our admissions page on this website.

The Fall Learning Fair 2018 

The Fall Learning Fair 2018 was a great success! We'd like to thank all the students for all their hard work throughout the learning fair process. We'd also like to thank those who joined us Thursday night to celebrate the achievements of our ETA students. A video of the learning fair is attached above. The learning fair highlighted the intertwined subject matter of the ETA. The students were pushed to achieve their best and were held to strict deadlines. The students all did well and we are very proud of them all. Thank you to all the ETA Teachers for their hard work to make it happen.

Special Thanks to the students speakers at the Learning Fair, Victoria Peters, Ava Hurley, and Santiago Baez. They talked about what the Learning Fair is and about what they did in all different subjects.

                                             What is the Learning Fair?

The Learning fair is a project where all subjects in the ETA are connected together. It happens two times in a year, in the fall and the spring. This fall topic is about the Blackstone Canal. In history class students get to create a timeline about the Blackstone Canal. In biology students get to create a green plan. In Engineering class students get to build there building, which must be in scale, like all the other students buildings, it also have to be build online on Inventor. Inventor is used all year long, a software where they get to create their products, which has to be done after measuring their specific product. In English class, students get to write letters to the mayor about their specific product to be build. In Math, students get to make a blueprint of their building. It usually last for about a month and a half.

The Learning Fair: What to expect

The Learning fair will be held on December 13th in the Doherty cafeteria. Students will have the option to purchase pizza before the learning fair for a reasonable price that will be disclosed later on. Students that purchase pizza are asked to arrive around 5:30 pm and students that do not purchase pizza are asked to arrive around 6:00 pm. The learning fair shall promptly begin at 6:30 pm. When students arrive, they will be greeted by a table with sign in sheet for extra credit. Students are asked to sign in to their respective homeroom sheet. Posters will be set up in the cafeteria, around the canal which is made up of the models. The evening will begin with a short speech from Mr. Garcia and two student speeches. One student speech will cover the classwork and the other student speech will cover the students' experiences with the project. The projects will then be open to be viewed by the parents and attendees of the learning fair. Students are asked to remain by their projects while the projects are open for display. There will also be two raffles, one student raffle and. Parents are encouraged to interact with students and inquire about their project. Students can take their project home with them.

More photos can be found here: Blackstone Canal Learning Fair 2016 Photos

NOTE: Make sure that your design is to scale, or POINTS WILL BE TAKEN OFF. Below are a student example of a complete project.

                       DMHS Open House: 

The DMHS open house will be held on Thursday, November 1st 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm at Doherty Memorial High School. Parents and students will have a chance to view the multitude of academics, club, and sports Doherty has to offer and  take a guided tour of Doherty Memorial High School. The ETA will be among these opportunities represented at the open house. Parents and students will be able to find out more about the ETA program and decide whether the ETA is a program they would like to be a part of. If students are interested in joining the ETA, they must apply. A shadow day may be be scheduled if the student would like to see more of what the ETA is like on a daily basis. More information can be found by clicking on this link: More Information about the ETA
Applications for the ETA can be found by clicking on this link: 
ETA Application Copy