June 2020

Even though they couldn’t gather in person during the last months of school, the members of the Deer Park High School Orchestra recently joined together virtually to record a moving version of “In the Company of Angels” by William Hofeldt. 

According to DPHS Orchestra Director John Law, the project was created to keep his musicians engaged.  It also provided a positive experience for students---particularly seniors---to remember amid the difficulties caused by COVID-19.

The process took about five weeks, during which students learned the music and recorded their individual parts to a conductor’s track provided by Law.  Once he had each student’s recording, Law combined them into a single piece of music.  “In the end, I would say the effort from everyone was completely worth it considering that we were creating something long-lasting, memorable, enjoyable and meaningful in the midst of a very difficult time,” he said.

To listen to “In the Company of Angels,” click the following link:

Congratulations to Deer Park High School National Merit Scholar Jacqueline Diep! DPHS-South Campus and District administrators recently visited Jacqueline at her family's business to congratulate her and present her with a gift basket.

Congratulations to Deer Park High School’s first Early College Academy graduating class! Founded in the Spring of 2018 in conjunction with San Jacinto College, the academy allows incoming 11^th-grade students the ability to earn an associate’s degree from San Jacinto College prior to their high school graduation.

Pictured are:

John Alvarado

Carlos Arroyo

Andre Batres

Marshall Carlson

Emma Cone

Marcela DeBlas

Jacqueline Diep

David Dominguez

Neal Eav

Cindy Escobar

Carlos Flores

Sierra Henderson

Carlos Hernandez

Elijah Joy

Stevee LeMaire

Peyton Nance

Kerstyn Norman

Shiv Patel

Crystal  Ramos

Deborah Rodriguez

Humberto Rojas

Zachary Seager

Christian Swoop

Peyton Vasquez

Meagan Weir

Maya Zaid

Deer Park High School College and Career Readiness Counselor Angela Butler-Carter

San Jacinto College Educational Planner Christal Dover

Not pictured are:

Daisy Acosta

Anatoly Cuello

Lexi Mason

Madison McGaughey

Paola Olvera