Doherty Blast Sep 19, 2025
Key Dates
Today, Sept. 19 — Homecoming and All Family Cookout, 5-9 p.m. The Cookout ends at 7 p.m. Spirit Night Grades 1-6, 6:45 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 22 — Grades 1-8 Winter Sports Registration Begins. Closes Oct. 3.
Saturday, Oct. 4 — Doherty Parent Social (See Details under Parent Community News)
Thursday, Oct. 9-Friday, Oct. 10 — Fall Break. No Classes
Monday, Oct. 13 — Faculty Records Day. No Classes
Wednesday, Oct. 15 — Fifth Grade Field Trip with Lotspeich
Thursday, Oct. 16 — Picture Retake Day and Pre-kindergarten for 2-year-olds Picture Day
Friday, Oct. 17 — Doherty PC Meeting, 8:30 a.m.
Photos of the Week
Unit II went on a walking field trip to give tokens of appreciation to the firefighters at Station 23.
What to Know Now
Homecoming Starts Tonight!
Homecoming and the All Family Cookout is tonight, Friday, Sept. 19, starting at 5 p.m. Events continue throughout the night and on Saturday, Sept. 20. Check out the full schedule of Homecoming events. We hope to see you to celebrate this joyous occasion! Go Stingers!
Parent Community News
Thank you to everyone who attended our first PC Meeting of the year. It was great to see new and returning parents. Ideas or suggestions for our future meetings? Send a note to doherty.pa@7hills.org.
Parent Social — Saturday, Oct. 4, 7-10 p.m.
The Doherty Parent Social at Oakley Greens is Saturday, Oct. 4, 7-10 p.m. Book your babysitter, and join us for a fun night out.
Trunk or Treat — Saturday, Oct. 25, 3-5 p.m.
Trunk or Treat will take place on the Doherty Campus on Saturday, Oct. 25, 3-5 p.m. Families have the option to pass out candy from their car/trunk or simply attend with their trick or treaters. Sign up here to reserve a spot for your trunk at the event!
Announcements
Reporting Transportation via Veracross
If your transportation needs have changed during the school day, please enter these changes in Veracross by 2 p.m. that day.
Holiday Care on Records Day — Monday, Oct. 13
Holiday Care is offered on the Hillsdale Campus for pre-kindergarten for 2-year-olds through fifth grade on Monday, Oct. 13.
- Hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- How to Register: Register using the Veracross parent portal.
Introducing … The Honeycomb! A Community Service Opportunity for Lower School Students
The Honeycomb is a Lower School community service initiative where first through fifth grade students come together to spread kindness, responsibility, and community — our Hive values — in action. Meeting twice a month after school on either on Hillsdale or Doherty Campus, we learn how even the smallest acts can make the biggest ripples. The first session will be on Wednesday, Oct. 1, after school at 3:45 p.m. on the Doherty Campus in Ms. Hills room. Parents don’t have to stay, unless they would like to help out.
Like bees in a hive, we work as a team to care for others, create joy, and make our school and wider community stronger. Through service projects, songs, and teamwork, The Honeycomb inspires each other to BEE kind, BEE safe, and BEE learners who use their gifts to make the world a better place.
Each opportunity has a small fee to cover the cost of supplies for our projects!
Register for ONE or ALL of our sessions!
LEAD Together: Learning, Educating, and Discussing Together
Parents and caregivers, please join us for LEAD Together: Learning, Educating, And Discussing Together. Join us for one or all events to learn alongside other families and faculty members. These book talks, speaker series, and other sessions will be led by various faculty and staff groups and our Parent Community. Registration is now open. RSVP today! The LEAD Together flyer includes all events for our first semester. Stay tuned for our second semester flyer.
