We have selected some students who we feel could benefit from working on essential literacy & math skills while also having fun with STEM and science experiments.
Some of your students may have came home with a summer school letter inviting them to join us throughout the month of June. We need you parents to read this letter, and we would like you to sign your child up. Please fill out the forms attached and return to the school.
Students who were invited to attend summer school can return their letter to the office by May 21 to be entered in for a prize drawing!
For more information, contact Mrs. Rachel Mitchell at 870-946-3708.
We will honor our students with an assembly for their 1st semester grades and for 3rd nine week grades.
Please see the flyer attached for times. The assemblies will all be on Monday, May 17 in the DHS Cafeteria. Parents are welcome to attend.
All grade levels will include Beta Club inductions during their assembly times.
8th Grade students will tour the high school after their assemblies. This is a teacher/student guided tour.
Students should plan to stay the remainder of the school day after each assembly because we are still counting attendance, and this might affect their exemption status for semester tests.
Spring Fling Reminders:
Tonight is our STUCO Spring Fling Dance. It will be in the aux. gym from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Students must be picked up by 10.
Students: Be sure to bring your ticket with you!
Students will enter through the east doors (nearest the field house). Each student will sign in. At the end of the night, we ask that parents/guardians enter the same doors to sign their child out. If your child is leaving with someone other than their parent, you will need to give us a handwritten note indicating who will pick them up.
Students: Please wear comfy shoes and come ready to have fun! Tennis shoes or slide on sandals might be a good idea. If you are wearing heals or any shoes that might scuff the gym floor, you will need to take them off when on the floor.
If any parents have questions about this evening's events, please contact the office: 870-946-3708.
Not only is it Teacher Appreciation Week, but it's Nurse Appreciation Week as well. Today is Nurse's Day! We are blessed to have our school nurse, Mrs. LeighAnn. She makes all of our hurts feel better, and she is one big DRAGON FAN! Thanks for all you do for us.
8th Grade Parents:
Please see information attached regarding registration for 9th Grade.
Contact DHS with questions.
This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week!! We are so thankful and blessed with the gift of teachers!! May they feel extra love this week!
Progress reports will go out today for all DMS Students. There will be a ticket attached to the report for students who will be eligible to attend the Spring Fling next Friday, May 7. Please keep this ticket as it will be the way they are allowed to enter the dance.
For any questions or for more information, contact the office or your child's teacher. Thank you.
Did you know that today is National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day?
We are thankful for all of our drivers who make sure that each student arrives to school and back home safely each day.
Our DMS kids have not only been busy testing this week, they have also been busy competing in multiple extra curricular activities.
Congrats to this guy for qualifying and competing in the AR 4-H State Trap Shoot. He placed 4th in the meet.
GO DRAGONS!
I've had a few people ask, so I wanted to share a post to address the question. Virtual students should not attend school tomorrow in-person. We have assigned pods and seats in common areas such as classrooms and lunchrooms, and having additional students would make seating in the lunchroom while skipping seats impossible at this time.
ALL DMS STUDENTS, both virtual and in-person learners, will be invited to attend the STUCO Spring Fling Dance on May 7 if they meet the procedures for discipline infractions in the DMS Handbook. Each student that is eligible to attend the dance will receive an invite. If you are a virtual student and you ordered a STUCO Shirt, we encourage you to wear it on May 7 and you can even wear it to the dance.
Contact me, Rachel Mitchell, DMS Principal if you have any further questions. 870-946-3708.
Many congratulations to our JR Boys & JR Girls for bringing home Conference Championships in track. GO DRAGONS!
DMS Students (both in-person & virtual) will be ACT Aspire testing this week, beginning tomorrow. This is just a reminder to charge your chromebooks fully, get a good night's rest, and eat a good breakfast. Also, bring a pencil or two for testing and a book to read once you finish your test.
Students should arrive by 7:45 tomorrow, Wednesday, & Thursday. Anyone who misses will have to make up test on Friday.
Let's do our best to ACE this TEST! See you all tomorrow.
-Mrs. Rachel
ACT Aspire Testing is next week for BOTH In-person & Virtual Learners at DMS. Please see the attached photo for all the details. We asked that each student bring their Chromebooks charged, pencils, and something to read each day. Take time to get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast! Let's Do Our Best on the Test!!
REMINDER: Beta Club Dues & Parent/Student Agreements are due TODAY, APRIL 15. You may bring to the school and give to Mrs. Shanna Place. $20.00, and checks should be made out to: DMS Beta Club.
Date & Time of Induction Ceremony will be announced soon.
DMS Virtual Students: We will take clubs and sports teams photos for the yearbook this FRIDAY, APRIL 16 beginning at 8:05. Please bring your child up to the school if they are a part of a school club or team sport and you'd like them to be photographed for the yearbook.
DMS Students, Staff, & Families: In keeping with our annual tradition, there will be STUCO Day/Spring Fling Shirts available for purchase at Funcessories. The information is below in the pic. Remember, the shirts will only be ordered via Funcessories. No orders or money will be taken at school. Mrs. Nikki will notify us when shirts are ready for pickup.
DJH Cheerleaders want you to participate in their fundraiser: KISS A PIG. The week of testing, April 19-23, there will be jars with DMS Staff pics on them. You can bring your loose change or a dollar or two and drop it in their jars. The staff member with the most money in their jar at the end of the week will KISS A PIG during STUCO Day on Friday, April 23.
It’s getting hot out there! Please remember to bring your water bottle to school due to the water fountains not being open yet. Our water bottle filling station is available at the front of the building by Mrs. Barnett’s office to keep your water bottles filled!
Attention DMS Students & Families:
We are proud to announce that plans are being made for STUCCO events!
On Friday, April 23, we will have STUCCO Day here at DMS during the school day. All students who have perfect attendance during the ACT Aspire Testing (April 19-22), will be able to participate. ***Students can wear shorts, but they must follow the handbook dress code.***
On Friday, May 7 (7:00-10:00 p.m.), we will host our annual STUCCO Spring Fling Dance in the Aux Gym. This year's theme is: LUAU. All students are encouraged to dress in vacation/Hawaiian wear. As stated in the DMS Student Handbook, "Students that receive Out-of-School Suspension or have accumulated six days or more of In-School Suspension may not be eligible for field trips, school dances, exemptions from school, etc. Participation for events like exemptions, school dances, & field trips will be for currently enrolled DeWitt Middle School Students (In-Person or Virtual) Students Only.
Link to order online:
http://prepayorders.com/
Code: BOWDEN
Reminder: DMS will be closed tomorrow, April 2, 2021. School will resume on Monday. Enjoy your long Easter weekend!
