Darlington will host virtual mini college fairs on Monday, October 5, Tuesday, October 6, Thursday, October 8, and Friday, October 9 from 1:30 - 2:10 pm each day. There will be 5 different colleges presenting information about their institutions each day with time for questions at the end.  All of the meetings will be held via Zoom. Wear your headphones and join in from anywhere! The Zoom links will be emailed to you soon.

For those taking the SAT this Saturday, September 26  plan to arrive by 7:45 a.m. at the side door to Thatcher Hall. Testing will begin promptly at 8:00. Bring the following items with you:

• Admission Ticket
• Acceptable ID
• Calculator
• Two #2 Pencils
• Masks are required during testing
• No Cell Phones Allowed

The Balfour Company will be on campus taking class ring and letter jacket orders on Tuesday, September 22nd during lunch periods.  Class Ring orders need to be paid in full or set up a 3 payment installment.  Letter Jacket orders and will need a $100 deposit and the student's letter they earned.  The Balfour Representative will be set up on the Zelle Patio and Library breezeway.  There will be jackets to try on for sizing with cleaning protocols in place.

Balfour brochures were distributed to the Junior Class. Extra brochures are available in the Student Life Office.

Purple Tie will be a bit different than years before because we’re celebrating Purple Tie all year! During the fall we will have an online silent auction and sell the reverse raffle tickets. We plan to have an in person event in late winter/early spring 2021 with a silent and live auction as well as the Raise the Paw for Athletics. Check out the Purple Tie website for more details!

All proceeds from both of these auctions will be distributed amongst all the booster clubs (Pre-K to 8 and Upper School Tiger PRIDE, the Fine Arts Booster Club, and the Athletic Booster Club) and will support every single one of our Darlington students! 

September & October:

Fall Online Auction: Don’t miss the opportunity to bid on priceless Darlington packages!

• One week only!  Sept. 18 at noon - Sept. 25 at noon.
• Click here to set up your account and start bidding!
• Don't miss out on Trippeer parking, Yancey Suite for football games, class coupon books, tiger days, and much more! 

Reverse Raffle Tickets: A ticket will buy you a 1 in 300 chance to win $10,000!

• Ticket sale dates: Sept.18 at noon - Oct. 23 or until tickets are sold out
• Oct. 23: The winning ticket will be pulled at halftime at the Darlington football game.
• You do NOT need to be present to win.
• All Reverse Raffle tickets will be sold online for $100 each and can be purchased on the Reverse Raffle Tickets page. Ticket stubs will be mailed.

If you have any questions please email purpletie@darlingtonschool.org.

For seniors registered to take the School Day SAT on Wednesday, September 23, please plan to arrive at the Huffman Athletic Center-Johnson Field House by 7:45 A.M.  For those taking the exam with extended time you will meet at the Huffman Classroom (upstairs). Testing will begin promptly at 8:00 A.M.. We will not be observing late-start for testing. Bring two #2 pencils and an approved calculator. Masks are required. Email Wendy Payne with questions. 

*** Please note that these are all ZOOM links, not Google Meet, so you may be prompted to download a free version to your computer if you do not have one installed already. ***

Tuesday, September 8, 9:40 am