Parent Resources

Attendance, Excuses for Absences, Tardies, Truancy

Dropping Off and Picking Up Your Child

Parents, ALWAYS USE THE FRONT LOOP when dropping off/ picking up your child. Drop off/pick up is NOT allowed in employee/student parking lot due to safety concerns.

If you double up in the front loop while you wait, please merge carefully into one line to exit. Make NO left turns out of the front car loop. Left turns create backups and present a safety concern. A sign is posted, please comply.

NO students may enter the cafeteria until 7:30 AM. We have no supervision in that area until then.

DO NOT drop off or pick up your child along Millwood Avenue. It is not safe to cross Millwood Avenue, except at the marked intersection.

Please send a note signed by you, the parent or guardian, with your child to show your child's teacher at the time of early dismissal. The teacher will be responsible for sending your child to the attendance office to be dismissed.

A student also may be dismissed early if an adult on the student’s approved pick-up list comes into the building to sign out the student (a photo ID is required). We can no longer allow student early dismissal by email under any circumstance. Additionally, please be reminded that the early dismissal cut-off time is 2:30 pm.

My Ride Mobile App for Bus Transportation

Permission to Administer Medication

Please note that Possession of Over-the-Counter or Prescription Medications is a Level 2 Disciplinary Offense.

Note: If your child requires any medication, including an over-the-counter (nonprescription) medication, while at school - even on a temporary basis - you must obtain the proper permission form for the use of medication at school. The permission forms can be downloaded below.

First page of the PDF file: ConfidentialHealthQuestionnaire_1

Click on the first page of this form to open page two.

First page of the PDF file: PermissionforSchoolAdministrationofNon-PrescriptionMedicationForm

Click on the first page of this form to open page two.

First page of the PDF file: PermissionforSchoolAdministrationofPrescriptionMedicationwithSummerSchoolandICD

Re-enrollment of Returning Students

Annual Returning Student Enrollment- The Window is Open Now!

All current students who intend to return to Dreher for the 2025-2026 school year must be reenrolled. Emails from the Dreher Registrar’s Office to the parent/guardian of all currently enrolled students were sent on May 7, 2025. The parent/guardian of more than one current student who will be returning to Dreher next year has received a separate message for each child.

These emails contain vitally important information about the reenrollment process:

-a SNAP code that is unique to each child, and

-a link to the special online PowerSchool Enrollment page.

*****The online returning enrollment process is NOT COMPLETE until you upload TWO acceptable Proofs of Current Residence (POR). DO NOT SUBMIT your reenrollment package until you have uploaded TWO acceptable Proofs of Residence. Doing so will delay both your child’s enrollment and the creation of next year’s class schedule.*

The District Registrar’s Office has defined acceptable proofs of residence:

“You are required to provide two (2) documents to verify residency. Proof of residency must be in the parent/legal guardian's name and must be dated within thirty (30) days of the date it is submitted to the school. Poor quality pictures and incomplete documents cannot be accepted.

Below are acceptable address verification documents:

Proof of Residency #1: all the pages to your current, unexpired lease, rental agreement, or mortgage statement, deed, property tax bill

Proof of Residency #2: Utility or residential service bill, examples include: electric, gas, water/sewage, landline phone, cable/satellite/internet

If your family is living with another family, you must complete a Shared Housing Affidavit packet. The packet and information regarding the Shared Housing process can be found on the Richland One website at /Page/6288. This packet must be completed every school year that your family continues to reside at your current residence or if you move into another family's home.”

If you encounter any difficulties, please contact

Dreher’s Registrar, Quenna Smith (quenna.smith@richlandone.org) or

Records Clerk, Hannah Markowitz (hannah.markowitz@richlandone.org)

Replacement Costs for Chargers and School IDs

At the start of the school year each student was issued a laptop, a charger, a school ID with lanyard and sleeve to hold the ID. If items go missing, arrange for replacements with the Media Center.

Replacement Costs:

Computer chargers: currently $35, but cost will vary depending upon Media Center's replacement costs.

Replacement ID: $5

Laynard: $1

ID Sleeve: $1

Security Response Protocol

Severe Weather Procedures

Summer School 2025 - Credit Recovery

About Our School

Communication between Home and School

Communications Between School and Home

There are a variety of vehicles the school and the district use to communicate with students and their families.

-The main phone line into Dreher is 803-253-7000.

-Grades and attendance are accessible on PowerSchool Parent Portal both online and on the Parent/Student Mobile App.

-The Richland Mobile App (especially valuable for emergency alerts) can be download from the App Store or Google play. On the Mobile App you can request immediate notifications of absences and grade postings.

-The email address of each teacher, counselor and administrator is on the Faculty and Staff Listing on the Dreher website. Email is usually the preferred method of reaching a teacher.

-The administration uses an automated telephone system to advise parents when their child is absent from school.

-The school and the district also use automated telephone messaging systems to communicate important information. Dreher also may send emails or text messages with school-wide information.

-Dreher maintains a website (dreher.richlandone.org) and accounts on Twitter (twitter.com/dreherhigh), Facebook (facebook.com/dreherhighschool) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/dreherhighschool/).

-The District maintains a website (www.richlandone.org), a Cable TV channel (ROTV-Spectrum cable channel 1303), Video on Demand, a YouTube channel and social media accounts on Facebook (facebook.com/richlandone), Twitter (twitter.com/richlandone), and Instagram (www.instagram.com/richland.one).

Messages from Dr. Eberlin

Message on May 15, 2025

May 15, 2025

Hello, Blue Devil Families! This week at 3319 Millwood, we wrapped up the majority of the AP and End-of-Course Exams. While we have a few make-up AP and EOC exams to do next week, we will hold school exams for underclassmen. Also, next week, we are finalizing the last items for our seniors and prepping them for Graduation on May 28. Thank you for helping your students to be truly present, involved, and engaged! Here are a few things to share for this week and beyond:

Congratulations to Nurse Jackson who received the DAISY Award for exemplifying the nursing values of Extraordinary Compassion, Courage, Integrity, in every situation! Well-deserved!

Congratulations to Mr. Rafferty and all our Orchestra Students—they were once again awarded the SCMEA Gold Outstanding Performance Award for superior achievements throughout the year. Well done!

Congratulations to our World Language Teachers and Students in Chinese, French, German, Latin, and Spanish! Multiple students earned the State Seal of Biliteracy as well as earned awards on National German and Latin Exams! Amazing work!

Congratulations to Boys Varsity Golf for a great season!

Congratulations to Varsity Softball for a great season!

Girls and Boys Varsity Track and Field, 4A State Championships, Richland Northeast, May 16, 5:00 pm.

Lady Blue Varsity Soccer at AC Flora, 4A Upper State Championship, May 16, 6:30 pm.

For a full schedule of all athletic events, visit https://dreherathletics.com/ and the Dreher Athletics app https://dreherbluedevils.app.link/download. Come see our Blue Devils in action!

Hadestown, the musical, presented by Dreher Drama, May 15-17 (7:00 pm) and May 17 at 2:00 pm.

Senior Check List—very important: https://dreher.richlandone.org/school-counseling/grade-specific-news-from-the-counseling-department

Dreher Graduation, Colonial Life Arena, May 28, 8:00 am.

Attendance make-up sessions: if hours are not completed by May 28, 2025, summer hours may be available for current 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. Seniors must recapture attendance hours by May 24, 2025. If you have any questions concerning attendance make-up, please contact Assistant Principal Jacob Baxter at 803-253-7045 or at jacob.baxter@richlandone.org.

Complete Dreher Final Exam Schedule: https://dreher.richlandone.org/school-resources/calendars-and-schedules

From Nurse Jackson: student medication pick-up from the school nurse, May 29-June 4. After these dates, medication will be discarded.

Student Enrollment emails for the 2025-2026 school year have been sent to parents. REMEMBER: Return Enrollment/Registration IS NOT complete until you have provided two current Proofs of Residence (POR). If current acceptable proof of residence (POR) is not received, this may cause a delay in receiving a class schedule. Please see the email with specific details. Questions? Please contact Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Markowitz in the Counseling Office at quenna.smith@richlandone.org or hannah.markowitz@richlandone.org.

Thank you for all you do for our Dreher Community! And please remind student drivers to watch their speed while driving through the neighborhoods. Be safe!

Go Blue Devils!

Dr. Lawrence J. Eberlin, Jr.

Principal

Message on May 8, 2025

May 8, 2025

Hello, Blue Devil Families! This week at 3319 Millwood, we celebrated our teachers for National Teacher Appreciation Week. THANK YOU teachers!!! And we fully entered “testing season” with a complete week of AP Exams and the first of several End-of-Course Exams. We had some struggles with fire alarms again, but in these last two days, we made some strides in preventing the alarms due to students vaping. Please keep talking to your students about the dangers of vaping. Disrupting the learning environment impacts not only our entire school but also impacts community resources with the Fire Department having to respond. Thank you for helping your students to be truly present, involved, and engaged! Here are a few things to share for this week and beyond:

Thank you to our PTO for the wonderful barbeque lunch and to all the parents who helped make that happen.

Thank you to Mrs. Heather Capone and The Sugar Cookie for the delicious Blue Devil sugar cookies!

Thank you to Nurse Jackson for taking such great care of our students! This is also National School Nurses’ Week!

Congratulations to our 2025-26 Student Council Members! Sophomores: President - Kate Stewart, Vice President - Emerson Humphries, and Treasurer - Aiden Wang; Juniors: President - Bailey Williams, Vice President - Gracie Kisner-Drennan, Secretary - Xavier Thompson, and Treasurer - Andrew Creed; Seniors: President - Iylah Davis, Vice President - Isla Struhar, Secretary - Annabelle Kip, and Treasurer - Amoni Berry; and Student Body Officers: President - Kamryn Pressley-Cooley, Vice President - Lacy Eaddy, Secretary - Alana Porter, and Treasurer - Gracie Robertson.

Congratulations to Varsity Baseball for a great season!

Congratulations to Boys Varsity Tennis for a great season and for making it to the 3rd Round of the State Playoffs!

Congratulations to Boys Varsity Soccer for a great season!

Congratulations to Girls Varsity Track and Field—Region Champs!

Congratulations to Boys Varsity Track and Field for placing 2nd in the Region!

Varsity Softball at Camden, State Playoffs, May 8.

Lady Blue Varsity Soccer at Daniel, State Playoffs, May 9.

Girls and Boys Varsity Track and Field, State Qualifiers, Camden, May 10.

For a full schedule of all athletic events, visit https://dreherathletics.com/ and the Dreher Athletics app https://dreherbluedevils.app.link/download. Come see our Blue Devils in action!

Doctor’s Care Sports Physicals for 25-26 Athletic Season: Sports Physicals 2025-2026

Morning Arrival Reminders—the Front of the school opens at 7:45 am. Students may enter at the Auditorium and Cafeteria starting at 7:30 am. First block begins at 8:00 am. All students arriving after 8:00 am will enter the school at the front of the building.

Please remind your students that cell phones and all electronic devices (headphones, earbuds, tablets, etc.) are to be put away at school from 8am to 3:15pm. (Free to Focus SC: https://www.richlandone.org/freetofocus)

Attendance make-up sessions: if hours are not completed by May 28, 2025, summer hours may be available for current 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. Seniors must recapture attendance hours by May 24, 2025. If you have any questions concerning attendance make-up, please contact Assistant Principal Jacob Baxter at 803-253-7045 or at jacob.baxter@richlandone.org.

Seniors are reminded to complete the Senior Plans Form to let the counseling office know what they intend to do after graduation. Every senior should complete this form. It is available at https://forms.office.com/r/KmKv87Cfrj.

AP Exams continue through May 16 for students who are enrolled in AP courses this year. Please see the exam schedule below. AP students should be present and seated in their testing rooms no later than 7:45 am for morning exams or 11:45 am for afternoon exams. Metal detector screening will open at 7:30 am by the Cafeteria doors to ensure that students can arrive at their exam rooms on time. It is important that students arrive on time for testing; because of College Board regulations, we cannot delay the beginning of exams for latecomers. Most afternoon exams will extend beyond the end of the regular school day, so families should make appropriate transportation arrangements. AP students have until June 20 to specify which colleges or universities they wish to receive their AP scores. When students log in at https://myap.collegeboard.org, they will be prompted to designate a college or university to receive their scores. AP Capstone and Testing information: https://dreher.richlandone.org/school-counseling/school-counseling-department/ap-and-ap-capstone-programs-at-dreher

Complete Dreher Final Exam Schedule: https://dreher.richlandone.org/school-resources/calendars-and-schedules…

Student Enrollment emails have been sent out to parents. REMEMBER: Return Enrollment/Registration IS NOT complete until you have provided two current Proofs of Residence (POR). If current acceptable proof of residence (POR) is not received, this may cause a delay in receiving a class schedule. Please see the email sent this week with specific details.

Dreher Graduation, May 28, 8:00 am, Colonial Life Arena.

Thank you for all you do for our Dreher Community! And please remind student drivers to watch their speed while driving through the neighborhoods. Be safe!

Go Blue Devils!

Dr. Lawrence J. Eberlin, Jr.

Principal

Message on May 1, 2025

May 1, 2025

Hello, Blue Devil Families! This week at 3319 Millwood, we celebrated the Junior / Senior Prom at the State Museum. It was an exciting evening, and it was great to see the students enjoying themselves! BIG thank you to Ms. Peay, Ms. Brooks, and all those who helped with the evening! Thank you for helping your students to be truly present, involved, and engaged! Here are a few things to share for this week and beyond:

Congratulations to our 2025 Prom Royalty—Lila Garfield, Prom Queen; Ryan Turner, Prom King; Honesty Aquil, Prom Princess; and Khyree Lucas, Prom Prince.

Congratulations to Dr. Lee, Mrs. Lee, Ms. Wyland, Ms. Stephens and our Band Students, for once again earning the SCBDA Outstanding Performance Award!

Congratulations to Head Football Coach Corey Jenkins for being inducted into the Garden City Community College (KS) Hall of Fame! In his last season there, he helped the team to a 10-0 season and a No. 1 ranking, threw for 932 yards and 8 TDs, rushed for 816 yards and 10 TDs, and led the BroncBusters to the National Championship.

Congratulations to Mr. Tim Shipley—our April Teacher of the Month!

Boys Varsity Tennis at Wren, 2nd Round of the State 4A Playoffs, May 2, 5:00 pm.

Lady Blue Varsity Soccer at Lexington, May 1, 5:30 pm.

Girls and Boys Varsity Track and Field, Region Championship, York, May 1, 7:00 pm.

JV and Varsity Softball v. AC Flora, May 1, 5:30 / 7:00 pm.

Varsity Baseball v. AC Flora, May 1, 6:30 pm.

Varsity Baseball v. Gray Collegiate, May 2, 6:30 pm.

Boys JV and Varsity Soccer at Irmo, May 2, 5:30 / 7:00 pm.

For a full schedule of all athletic events, visit https://dreherathletics.com/ and the Dreher Athletics app https://dreherbluedevils.app.link/download. Come see our Blue Devils in action!

Doctor’s Care Sports Physicals for 25-26 Athletic Season: Sports Physicals 2025-2026

Guitar Concert, Dreher Auditorium, May 1, 7:00 pm. Admission is free!

SIC Report to the Parents 2024-2025: SIC Report to the Parents 2024-2025

The Dreher Foundation is honored to announce this year's Dreher Foundation Scholarships. The Dreher Foundation will award 22 $500 scholarships this year to students in Dreher's class of 2025. Seniors who wish to be considered for this year's scholarships should download and complete the application available here: https://dreher.richlandone.org/school-resources/senior-section-class-of-24. Applications are due to Mr. Kevin Kirkley in the counseling department no later than May 7, 2025. The scholarship winners will be announced at this year's Senior Awards Night to be held on May 22, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Dreher auditorium.

The Dreher PTO is sponsoring a Teacher Appreciation Lunch on Thursday, May 8, with catering from Little Pigs Barbecue. Parents and supporters of Dreher can sign up to sponsor lunches through the sign-up genius below: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F45A8AF2FA4FD0-56567493-dreher
Morning Arrival Reminders—the Front of the school opens at 7:45 am. Students may enter at the Auditorium and Cafeteria starting at 7:30 am. First block begins at 8:00 am. All students arriving after 8:00 am will enter the school at the front of the building.
Please remind your students that cell phones and all electronic devices (headphones, earbuds, tablets, etc.) are to be put away at school from 8am to 3:15pm. (Free to Focus SC: https://www.richlandone.org/freetofocus)

Content Recover for Q3: student work must be completed by May 2. After-school Content Recovery Sessions continue April 24, April 28, and April 30 in Room 314 (Mr. Penney).

Attendance make-up sessions will be offered on the following dates: May 6-8, 2025 (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday - Room 121: 3:30 to 5:30) and May 3 (Saturday- Cafeteria 8:00 am to 12:00 pm). If hours are not completed by May 28, 2025, summer hours may be available for current 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students. Seniors must recapture attendance hours by May 24, 2025. If you have any questions concerning attendance make-up, please contact Assistant Principal Jacob Baxter at 803-253-7045 or at jacob.baxter@richlandone.org.

Seniors are reminded to complete the Senior Plans Form to let the counseling office know what they intend to do after graduation. Every senior should complete this form. It is available at https://forms.office.com/r/KmKv87Cfrj.

AP Exams take place April 30-May 16 for students who are enrolled in AP courses this year. Please see the exam schedule below. Students will receive their testing locations from their AP teachers. AP students should be present and seated in their testing rooms no later than 7:45 am for morning exams or 11:45 am for afternoon exams. Metal detector screening will open at 7:30 am by the Cafeteria doors to ensure that students can arrive at their exam rooms on time. It is important that students arrive on time for testing; because of College Board regulations, we cannot delay the beginning of exams for latecomers. Most afternoon exams will extend beyond the end of the regular school day, so families should make appropriate transportation arrangements. AP students have until June 20 to specify which colleges or universities they wish to receive their AP scores. When students log in at https://myap.collegeboard.org, they will be prompted to designate a college or university to receive their scores. AP Capstone and Testing information: https://dreher.richlandone.org/school-counseling/school-counseling-department/ap-and-ap-capstone-programs-at-dreher

Complete Dreher Final Exam Schedule: https://dreher.richlandone.org/school-resources/calendars-and-schedules…

Dreher Graduation, May 28, 8:00 am, Colonial Life Arena.

Thank you for all you do for our Dreher Community! And please remind student drivers to watch their speed while driving through the neighborhoods. Be safe!

Go Blue Devils!

Dr. Lawrence J. Eberlin, Jr.

Principal

Parent Resources on the District Website

Preparing for Parent /Teacher Conferences

PowerSchool for Parents and Students

The PowerSchool Student/Parent Portal allows access to the record of each student's attendance, tardies, and grades.

Student and Parent PowerSchool Sign In

Create a Parent Account

A parent account allows you to view the information for one or more students with a single sign in. You can also manage your personal account preferences.

To create a parent account, enter the following information:

Name - Your first and last name
Email - Student notifications and correspondence related to your parent account will be sent to this email
Desired Username - Your username is your unique PowerSchool identity
Password - Your password must be at least 8 characters long
Student Access Information - Information for a minimum of one student, including the student name, Access ID, Access Password, and your relationship to the student

School and District Snapshots

School Report Card

Climate Survey

About Parent Organizations

Volunteer Opportunities for Parents

Athletic Booster Club

Dreher Foundation

PTO

School Improvement Council (SIC)

April 30, 2025

Dear Dreher Families,

As we prepare to enter testing season and begin the process of ending the 24-25 school year, I hope everyone is doing well. Over the next several days, students will take a variety of tests and exams—Advanced Placement, State End-of-Course, and School Exams. There are awards nights, athletic competitions, fine arts performances, and, of course, graduation for our Class of 2025. To help encapsulate the year, please see attached our Annual School Improvement Council “Report to the Parents” 2024-2025. The report provides a snapshot of some of the many accomplishments and achievements our students and school have made this past year. Our major focus this year has been improving the learning environment (Goal 3) by addressing the issue of vaping in schools. We made some progress with the installation of vape-detectors as well as an increase in vape education. However, we have more work to do to solve this issue. While we intend to continue working on Goal 3, for the 2025-2026 school year, we are looking toward clarifying the school report card process (Goal 1) and providing an online mechanism for collecting feedback from our parents (Goal 2).

I thank all those who contributed to our SIC this year, especially to Mrs. Sally McCants, our SIC Chair. And I thank all the individuals (students, staff, and faculty) who have made 2024-2025 a successful year. With a few more weeks to go, we certainly have time to add to our list of 24-25 accomplishments.

Dreher Annual SIC Report to the Parents, 2024-2025: SIC Report to the Parents 24-25

With regards,

Dr. Lawrence J. Eberlin, Jr.

Principal

What is SIC?

WHAT IS A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL (SIC)?

Key Points

The School Improvement Council (SIC) serves as an advisory committee to a school's principal and faculty.
Unlike PTA/PTOs and other voluntary school organizations, councils are mandated by law to exist in every public school in South Carolina.
SICs play a key role in the education of our state's children, bringing together parents, educators and community stakeholders to work collectively to improve their local schools.
More than 16,000 people serve on SICs in South Carolina.

Key Functions

SICs work with the school to develop and implement a five-year school improvement plan (school renewal plan).
SICs monitor and evaluate success in reaching the plan's goals and objectives.
SICs write an annual report to parents about the progress of the plan.
SICs assist the principal in writing the narrative for the School Report Card.
SICs advise on the use of school incentive awards and provide assistance as requested by the principal.