The Panther Post
March 27, 2023 Volume 47
Principal's Corner
- Welcome to week 30 everyone!
- Please follow us on Twitter - @DMSPanthers1
- See "upcoming events" on our DMS calendar below DMS news and DMS Quicklinks.
- Please see the PTA link in the newsletter for more info on how to join!
- Week of March 27 - 31…See ACAP schedule for block schedule each day with NO Advisory on Tuesday, March 28 or April 4.
- Textbook adoption for Career Technical Education (CTE) with sample textbooks are on display in the DMS media center. Please stop by and take a look.
- PLEASE encourage your students to get to school by 8:15 am and follow each class transition on time (5 minutes between classes) or receive AM or PM detention.
- Please remember that students are allowed 5 parent notes per semester (5 - fall; 5 - spring)
- Report cards went home with students on Friday, March 24
- March 27 - April 7 - ACAP assessment in grades 6-8
- The DMS ShamROCK Spring Dance sponsored by our DMS PTA will be this Friday, March 31 from 6-8 PM in the DMS gym. This dance is for DMS students only and any remaining tickets can be purchased here…
- Please see all the awesome events / activities below that are taking place at DMS!
March Lunch Menu
State MATHCOUNTS
Math-a-Palooza
Division 1 students are currently on the math team. Division 2 students are not.
Division 1:
Xander Yem - Gold Medal
Elise Dactu-Charrault - Silver Medal
Sophia Jerez - Silver Medal
Division 2:
Grace Mehta - Gold Medal
Deidra Dorcoo - Silver Medal
Cathy Liao - Bronze Medal
Space Camp
Copy and paste the following address into a new browser. There is additional information on the Space Camp button on the DMS website. Roommates will not be assigned until the Space Camp fee is paid and registration is complete.
https://events.circuitree.com/spacecamp/Registration/RequestCode/146844--
You should see Discovery Middle and Space Academy Expedition 33.
Volleyball Tryouts
Below you will find information as it relates to Discovery and Bob Jones Volleyball tryouts.
Please contact jbjarrett@madisoncity.k12.al.us for questions about BJ volleyball and almartin@madisoncity.k12.al.us for questions about DMS volleyball.
Science Olympiad
Not pictured is Louis Johnson (2nd Anatomy and Physiology, 1st Road Scholar,and 1st Meteorology).
The following students placed and have some hardware to take home.
Sophia Jerez - 2nd crave the wave
Krystin Chiu- 2nd crave the wave, 2nd Flight, 1st storm the castle
Hope Ellis- 1st Forestry, 2nd Rocks and Minerals
Christina Yang - 1st Forestry, 2nd Rocks and Minerals
Lachie Jones- 3rd Solar System, 3rd Roller Coaster
Jules Mixer - 2nd Sound of Music, 2nd Wheeled Vehicle
Eric Weon - 1st in Bridge, 2nd in Flight, and 1st in Storm the Castle
The team placed 3rd overall.
Winter Guard
8th Grade Math ACAP Review Week
The final challenge of the amazing race was a speed walking relay around the track.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X_oT2EbvjEHVhylRt-1ygLeNn_J6IlBE/view?usp=sharing
Fox 54 Valley's Top Teacher Award
Scholar's Bowl JV State Tournament
We advanced to the quarter finals. We played ASCTE. Although we lost this one, we scored more points against them than we ever have before. Their coach congratulated us on how well we did and how quickly some of our boys buzzed. This is a great complement coming from one of the top teams in the state.
Louis Johnson -9th individual scorer
Miles Ezell -17th individual scorer
German Games Day
Here are some photos from our German Games Day. Part of the Alabama World Language Standards include:
4) Investigate, explain, and reflect on the relationship among the products, practices, and perspectives of the target cultures.
b. Identify typical activities, events, and celebrations of the target cultures.
Drachen Stark, memory with a twist
3D Tic-Tac-Toe 4x4
Memory with German Images
Four Square with German Words
Phase Zehn card game
Art Teachers' Juried Biannual
Youth Art Month
Katie Crocker (7th Grade, Mrs. Bagwell)
Bailey Lehmann (6th Grade, Ms. Abney)
Zaid Rashidah (8th Grade, Mrs. Nalty)
State Scholastic Chess Championship
Chess Team
All new or returning members have to try out each year. Deadline to apply is March 30th. Try out tournament is Saturday April 1st. Additional information is in the application.
FCA
March 31st
April 28th
Everyone is welcome! 7:30-8:05 in the Media Center! See Mrs. Cooper if you have any questions!
RPG Club
Sports Schedules
S2 Pass
Discovery Middle School has partnered with S2 Pass, a new innovative digital ticketing provider. In order to attend sporting events at Discovery Middle School, you must purchase your ticket from the S2 Pass app. While our ticketing system has become electronic, our concessions will remain cash only until we can make that transition.
You will need to download the S2 Pass from the App Store or Google Play (links below). Once you have downloaded the app, you may purchase your ticket(s), and it will be scanned upon entry from your smartphone. An instructional video is below. Please be sure to purchase your ticket(s) prior to arrival. Please share this information with other students and fans!
If you don't have a smartphone, you can also purchase your tickets from the S2 Pass fan website (for computers only) and print out your tickets to present at the game through this link here.
• App download links
- Google App Store - Google Play Store - Android
- Apple Store - App Store - iPhone
• Instructional Videos
- S2 Pass - How to purchase and validate tickets
Important Reminders
- Please ensure that your students adhere to the dress code. All clothing must meet appropriate guidelines as noted in the DMS Student Handbook and MCS Code of Conduct. Also, students may bring a jacket or sweater if they are cold; however, blankets and stuffed animals are not allowed as a cover at school.
- Attendance is very important. Please be sure to send absence notes to dmsattendance@madisoncity.k12.al.us whenever your student is absent from school.
- Students should arrive to class on time and be in their seats when the tardy bell rings.
- For morning drop off and afternoon dismissal, parking in the front northeast lot or in the loop at the front office will soon require a clearly marked parking pass. Those without this pass are asked to use the car line. Thanks to everyone for using the car line unless you have an "approved reason" from the DMS administration. Approved reasons are for SRO, medical/emergency, special needs, late arrival, etc. We are working for the safety of all of our students and staff at DMS. Thank you for your continued support!
Lost and Found
- Please encourage your students to check the DMS Lost & Found near the front office if they have misplaced any items.
- The Lost and Found will be cleared out on the first day of each month and unclaimed items will be donated to a worthy cause.
PTA
We’re excited to be in the last 9 weeks of the year! PTA has a lot going on to wrap up the year and we’ll need your help, so keep looking for our emails, posts on Facebook, and updates in this newsletter.
· Spring Dance – It’s time to ROCK! The dance will be on 3/31 6-8 pm. Wear your rocker jeans or your fancy dress and come ready to dance. Must be appropriate for school. Sign up to volunteer at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080a44acab2ea64-dmsspring#/
· Interested in joining the PTA Board? Fill out our interest form here: https://forms.gle/ghWHpBuxgXddhmiz6
· Last PTA Meeting of the year will be April 20th at 9am in the cafeteria. Mr. Hill and Dr. Nichols will give updates about our school and the district.
-Class t-shirts and 8th grade yard signs will be available in the memberhub store beginning March 26 at 9pm. dms.memberhub.com/store
Discovery Middle School
Website: https://www.madisoncity.k12.al.us/discovery
Location: 1304 Hughes Road, Madison, AL, USA
Phone: 256-837-3735
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discoverymspanthers/