Downingtown Area School District

Summer playground days? 10/10. ☀️😊
Happy Friday, DASD!

Save these dates, DASD families! 📅

We are thrilled to welcome back all our DASD students and staff in just a few weeks! Here are some important back-to-school dates to mark on your calendar:

• August 12 Midday
Grades 6-12 teacher assignments and schedules released in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal https://bit.ly/3WFQC7g

• August 13 at Midday
Grades K-5 teacher assignments released in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal https://bit.ly/3WFQC7g

• August 17
Bus assignments emailed to families 🚌

• August 18
First Teacher Day 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫

• August 25
First Day of School for Students 🏫

School Supply Lists
Supply lists for grades K-6 are available on your school’s website under Resources > Backpack.

Looking for more important dates?
Visit the DASD district calendar for the full school year calendar and upcoming events: www.dasd.org/calendar 📅

See you soon! 👋

Track Closure Notice 📢

The tracks at Downingtown High School East and Downingtown High School West will be closed to the public beginning August 3 while renovations are underway.

• Downingtown East: Expected to reopen September 7, 2026
• Downingtown West: Expected to reopen September 21, 2026

Thank you for your understanding as we complete these improvements.

A big thank you to the DASD Facilities team for everything they do to prepare our schools for a new year! 👏

The annual Facilities Luncheon celebrated the hard work, dedication, and countless hours the team has put in all summer to make sure our buildings are clean, safe, and ready to welcome students and staff on August 25. 💙💛

Waiting for August...
Back-to-school season is calling! 🚌🍎

Join us for the 5th Annual Summer Sendoff 5K and 1 Mile! 🏃‍♀️

• Saturday, August 15 📅
• Pickering Valley Elementary School and Eagle Crossroads Park 📍
121 Byers Road, Chester Springs

This community event, organized by Downingtown East and Downingtown STEM Academy Cross Country and Track and Field student-athletes, supports Best Buddies Pennsylvania, the Downingtown East Best Buddies chapter, and Downingtown East Unified Sports. 💙💛

Register today and use code SSO-DASD for $5 off registration. 🎟️

Learn more and register: https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/ChesterSprings/SummerSendoff5K1Mile

Congratulations to our students and advisors who represented DASD at the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference in San Antonio, Texas! 🎉

More than 13,400 students competed in 108 business-related events. Along with competing on the national stage, our students attended workshops and networked with peers from across the country.

Top 10 National Finishers 🏆
1st Place
• Shreshta Poluri (STEM) – Future Business Educator

3rd Place
• Daniel Wu (STEM) – Introduction to Public Speaking
• Puneesh Mehndiratta and Neil Thakkar (STEM) – Introduction to Social Media Strategy
• Abhiram Vadiguri (East) – Financial Planning

4th Place
• Evan Iyer (STEM) – Introduction to Information Technology

5th Place
• Gayatri Manoj (STEM) – Introduction to Programming
• Srikar Mukkamala and Rishabh Patel (East) – Introduction to Business Presentation
• Aadyant Jain (STEM) – Job Interview

6th Place
• Suvir Bhatla, Advik Sugan, and Anish Sugan (STEM) – Data Analysis

7th Place
• Neha Ananth (East) – Public Speaking

8th Place
• Rishika Kurma (East) – Supply Chain Management

9th Place
• Rinay Prasad (East) – Introduction to Programming

10th Place
• Aayush Singh (STEM) – Website Coding & Development

Congratulations as well to Downingtown STEM Academy, which earned both National Gold Seal Chapter status for the Eastern Region and Gold Level Champion Chapter status. ⭐
FBLA National Center

Alumni: What song was the soundtrack to your high school years? 🎶
Drop it in the comments! ⬇️