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11-7-25 Family Friday Five

Posted Date: 11/07/25 (1:44 PM)
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Family Friday Five

DMS Principal's Weekly Newsletter

November 7, 2025

Amazon Wish List Updates

We have a lot of awesome opportunities for you to help our DMS community! Never feel obligated to donate -- we just always have parents asking for ways to help, so the wish list is always up and available


Please read to see all that you can help us with!

Music/Drama - They are organizing their costumes and making room for our Band to have more percussion practice space. On the list are some plastic bins that will help them with this organizing process!

Decal Club - These are the folks that put the decals on lockers recognizing all of our clubs, teams, and activities! Our teacher who runs this club would like some materials (tape and glue) to help this club happen! Use the link to donate!

Food Pantry Items - Right now we have very specific food needs for our different pockets of students at DMS. Please check out the list and choose some canned foods or other items to donate specifically for items that will help our students in need!

Clear Acrylic Plastic Signs/Bulletin Board Strips - At DMS, we brag on our students. We would like more ways to showcase their work and their events. These items are on the list to help us eventually add more and more areas in the school that HIGHLIGHT all the good things our students are doing!

Thanks for all the donations in the past, present and future! !

Send a gratitude note to DMS staff/teachers!

Help us celebrate our amazing staff during the month of November!

Use this GOOGLE FORM to write/share a message of gratitude for a teacher or staff member who has positively impacted your child or family.

You can remain anonymous if you wish - your message will be shared with them through a certificate of appreciation.

Please fill this out as many times as you would like. See what the certificate will look like below. Obviously, there will be a name, message, and optional name of person recognizing.

Please help us celebrate our AMAZING DMS STAFF!
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All the world's a stage!

This year's musical at DMS will be MARY POPPINS! Auditions will be coming your way in December, but students need to get all the forms they need by November 25. To get the form, students/parents need to email Ms. Pfauth at jpfauth@dekalbcentral.net.

DHS is having all kinds of fun for the family this year -- use the QR code to grab tickets for the upcoming show, ELF! Mark your calendars for The Little Mermaid and 101 Dalmations!
Poster announcing auditions for the DMS Musical 2025, 'Mary Poppins'.
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Congrats, Spell Bowl!

The DMS Spell Bowl Team finished FIRST overall and FIRST in our class at the regional spell team competition, hosted at DHS on November 5!

Coach Andrea Freeze shared that this group has been a joy to work with and she is so proud of their accomplishments!
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Sports Updates:

Please see the photos below for our upcoming Athletic events, announcements, and basketball updates.

Thank you to our Athletic Secretary, Erika Jordan, and our Athletic Director, Brett Eltzroth, for putting these together!

Please join us next week for our upcoming events!
Upcoming events graphic with dates and basketball game information.
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Sports announcement congratulating Carter Miller for the Off-Season Horizon Award for Wrestling.
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Questions to ask your student...

  1. What teacher or staff member would you like our family to write a gratitude note to?
  2. How is your "No Complain November" challenge going?
  3. Did you attend the Fall Family Fun Fest? What was your favorite part?
  4. What is currently happening in your classes?
  5. Did you take Mrs. Wisehart's challenge to tell a teacher something you like about them?

Mrs. Wisehart

Principal, DMS