The Tiger Times
March 25, 2024
Spelling Bee Winner Advances:
Disnard’s Spelling Bee champ, Malahkai Pfenning has advanced to the final round of the NH State Spelling Bee! Malahkai will compete against other New Hampshire finalists on Saturday March 30th in Concord! Good luck Malahkai!!!
Calendar:
April 5th - Quarter 3 Ends
April 22-26 - Spring Break
May 8th - Title 1 Family Math Night
Dartmouth Engineering Event
The Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College welcomes community members and families into our labs and workshops to showcase engineering education and innovation. The annual Thayer Open House will take place on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
All ages are welcome, and this is free and open to all. No registration or RSVP required!
Free parking is available in the parking garage under the Class of 1982 Engineering and Computer Science Center (ECSC) at 15 Thayer Drive in Hanover.
Find more information at: engineering.dartmouth.edu/events/open-house
Health Office News:
There have been a few cases of strep throat in the school.
Most sore throats are caused by viruses as seen with colds and seasonal allergies. Strep throat is caused by a bacterial infection that if untreated may lead to scarlet fever, rheumatic fever and kidney disease.
Symptoms usually begin two to four days after contact. Although you can’t always tell by looking, there is a somewhat characteristic appearance to strep throat. You can suspect strep if the sore throat came started quickly, if the tonsils are beefy red, if there are white patches or streaks of pus on the tonsils, if there are tiny red spots on the roof of the mouth, if the uvula is red and swollen (the fleshy part at the back of the throat that hangs down like a raindrop), and if lymph nodes in the neck and under the chin are swollen. Children may also talk as if he or she has a hot potato in the back of the throat.
The only certain way to diagnose strep throat is with a throat culture. It is best to
contact your pediatrician if your child has a sudden onset of fever, sore throat, swollen glands, headache or abdominal pain. Nausea and vomiting can occur with severe cases. If your child does not appear well or develops any of these symptoms, keep him/her home and see your doctor.
If it is confirmed that it is strep throat your physician will order antibiotics. It is important to finish the entire course of medication, even if your child feels fine. This will help ensure that the medication has time to kill all the attacking organisms down to the very last “bug”. Remember to change the toothbrush after this and other illnesses.
Students with strep throat need to remain home until they have completed a full twenty-four hours of antibiotics. They must also be fever free for twenty-four hours without the use of fever reducing medication such as ibuprofen and/or acetaminophen.