Shadowing is the best way for a student to get a personal perspective of the Duchesne experience.  Typically, eighth graders shadow in the fall and seventh graders shadow in the spring.  Here's how it works:

• Please make a shadow appointment at least two days in advance by calling Mrs. Emily Saettele Kuryla in the DHS Advancement Office at (636) 946-2603.  (Some black out dates apply.)
  
  
• On the day of your visit, you should arrive in the DHS library between 7:45 and 8 a.m.  The library is on the main floor of the 310 Duchesne Building (across from the main building). Visitors may park along the driveway.
  
  
• You will receive a visitor badge and a complimentary lunch ticket.
  
  
• A student ambassador will be assigned to you and will meet you in the library during homeroom.

• Visits will last the entire school day (unless special arrangements have been made); your student ambassador will walk you back to the library for pick up at 2:45 p.m.

Frequently asked questions:

• Who will show me around?  Our student ambassadors must meet certain criteria and go through a rigorous selection and training process.  Traditionally, sophomores host shadow visitors in the fall; freshmen are eligible to apply for student ambassador positions in the spring.
  
  
• How are we matched up?  You will be matched based on academic interests or co-curricular activities, to the best of our abilities.
  
  
• What do I wear?  On regular school days, students who visit from Catholic grade schools may wear their uniforms.  Students visiting from public or non-uniform schools may wear any plain slacks (no jeans) and any plain shirt with a collar (no midriff-baring or halter tops); tennis shoes are acceptable (no flip-flops).  You will be advised if the summer uniform prevails or if a special reprieve from the uniform is scheduled.
  
  
• What should I bring?  A notepad and pen will allow you to jot down any points you want to remember; a paperback book, in case your ambassador has a quiz; no electronic devices are allowed, such as iPods, MP3 players, cell phones, hand-held games, etc.