Category: News

Feb 2 – Carter G. Woodson is known as “The Father of Black History Month” as he established it in February of 1926 to recognize African-American achievements.  President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976.  In his decree he stated “In celebrating Black History Month, we can seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area throughout our history.”

Wildcats, ticket sales are currently low for Winter Formal. If you plan on going to the dance, please purchase your tickets soon so we know our numbers! Tickets can be found on Local level.

Embry-Riddle will visit Davidson on Monday, February 5th at 8:30. If you are interested in talking with a representative, see Mrs. Mongolier in the Guidance Office.

GSA meets in room 167 right after school on February 8th and 22nd for fun crafts and good conversation.

Interact Club is hosting a dress clothes drive during all lunch periods from Monday to Friday. You can donate dresses, pants, or shirts on any day this week and shop starting Wednesday.

The Environmental Club will be meeting after school today in room 216.

Brett Kingsley reports that today’s weather will be high of 44 and low of 30 with partly sunny skies!

Attention softball players – there is a MANDATORY tryout meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 6th immediately after school in Room 227.  You must be signed up on Final Forms in order to attend and tryout.  All prospective players must attend.  Questions…see Coach Speakman

Attention all girls interested in playing Girls Lacrosse: There will be a preseason kickoff meeting for players and parents on Feb 8th @ 7:00pm in the commons.  We would like all players and a parent in attendance as we will go over tryouts and details for the season.  If you cannot make it, please reach out to Coach Smock for details.

Davidson’s Parent-Teacher conferences will be held on the afternoon/evening of Tuesday, February 13.

Click here to be directed to the page with teachers’ sign-up links.

Hilliard Davidson High School has earned the College Board AP^® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science A. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded girls’ access in AP computer science courses.

More than 1,100 institutions achieved either 50% or higher female representation in one of the two AP computer science courses or a percentage of the female computer science exam takers meeting or exceeding that of the school’s female population during the 2022-23 school year. In 2023, Davidson was one of 225 recognized in the category of AP Computer Science A.

“We’re thrilled to congratulate our female AP computer science students and their teachers on this step toward gender parity in computer science education,” said Davidson principal, William K. Ragland, II. “We’re honored that our school earned this distinction and look forward to seeing these young women and others pursue and achieve success in computer science education and careers.”

“Computer science is the source code of our economy and much of the career landscape,” said Trevor Packer, Head of the AP Program. “In the six years since we began the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award, it’s been heartening to see schools like Hilliard Davidson welcome so many more young women into this vital field.”

AP Computer Science A (CSA) students learn to design and implement computer programs that solve problems relevant to today’s society. AP Computer Science A, which first debuted in 1988, continues to grow and female participation has increased 69% since 2017, to 24,147 women. Overall AP computer science course participation has increased 147% since 2017, broadening STEM career opportunities for more students.

Providing female students with access to computer science courses is critical to ensuring gender parity in the industry’s high-paying jobs and to drive innovation, creativity, and representation. The median annual wage for computer and information technology occupations was $100,530 in May 2021. However, women represent just 24% of the five million people in computing occupations.

According to a Google study, 54% of female computer science majors took AP CSA in high school. College Board research about AP CSP also finds AP CSP students are nearly twice as likely to enroll in AP CSA, and that for most students, AP CSP serves as a stepping stone to other advanced AP STEM coursework.

These findings highlight the importance of schools nationwide achieving gender parity in AP computer science classrooms. Female students remain underrepresented in our high school computer science classes, accounting for just 34% of AP Computer Science Principles participants and 26% of AP Computer Science A participants. Currently, 57.5% of high schools teach foundational computer science. The 1,127 schools that receive this year’s AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award serve as inspirations and models for all U.S. high schools.