Trojan Times
Friday April 28 - Thursday May 4
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Location: Daphne Middle School, Daphne, AL, United States
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This issue of the Trojan Times is jam packed with all of our happenings!
Happy Birthday To:
Rick Parent 4/29
Students:
William Calkins 4/29
Ella Hewes 4/30
Sarah Evelyn Powell 4/30
Carson Rowe 5/1
Isabella Martir 5/1
Madison James 5/2
Skylark Pavlovsky 5/4
Career Week at DMS!
This week Daphne Middle School hosted Career Week! College and career night was Monday night and was held in the gym and various classrooms. Students and their families could attend and learn more about colleges and careers. Throughout the week students also had different activities to complete during Trojan Time that were all associated with getting college and career ready. Today, (Friday 4/28) speakers came and presented about several different careers to students.
College Colors Day during Career Week
Have You Started Counting Down the Days to Summer Yet? We have!!!
DMS Sports Section:
DMS Track traveled to the Gulf Shores Sports Complex this past Tuesday to compete in the County Championship Meet
The boys brought home the 2nd place overall trophy! GO TROJANS!!
Pictured: (L to R) Jordan Powell, Gabe Robinson, Dillon McCovery, Kaden Rennaker, Phillip Jordan, Tyler Bradley and Joe Hall
The DMS Band played the National Anthem at the Mobile Bay Bears game on Wednesday! The Bay Bears lost to the Pensacola Wahoos but we had a blast!
What are your classes doing next week?
7A/7B
Smith:
Adv- Area and Volume
Reg- Box and Whiskers
Lindsey:
Ecology
Nettles:
Test on Stereotypes
7B:
Kinard:
Holt: USA Scrapbook
Pendley:
Starting the 12th night
Majewski:
Antinarella:
US States Project
8A/8B
Larisey-Starting renaissance
Madison Ap-Reading shakespeare
Madison-flowers for algernon
Garafola ap- Rational espressons
Garafola-Enequalities
Surrey-American civilizations
Law ap-mid summer nights dream
Law-midsummer night dreams
Boone -scantron performance test
Boone ap-test ch 10
Turner-Continuing light mirrors sound
Benifield- Working on projects
Electives
Bittinger:
Students will create original artworks based on Dutch artist, Pieter Bruegel
Pearson:
Creative Writing-
21st Century Skills- Note Taking
Google Tech- Google Forms
Thomas:
Symphonic Band performs at WJ Carroll and Daphne East Tuesday. Daphne High School Band Concert May 2nd at 6:30 at Trojan Hall. Daphne High School Band Parent Meeting May 9th at 7 in the Band Room; All upcoming Freshmen parents are required to attend.
Nielson:
7th- Geometry
8th- Solving Multi-Step Equations
Club News:
FCCLA: No meeting next week and they will be attending field day next week.
Fleurettes: Project Litnus- making blankets for babies in need. End of the year party- May 10th -food sign up outside Mrs. Antinarella's room.
TSA: Last meeting of the year and refreshment party will be Friday May 19 from 3:00-4:00. We'll discuss plans for the FBLA club next year.
Student of the Week:
7th Grader, Olivia Mitchell
What part of 8th grade are you most excited about?
-I’m excited about being the oldest in the school.
What advice do you have for upcoming 7th graders?
-Make sure you are respectful to the teachers and do your homework.
What is your favorite subject?
-Geography with Mrs. Antinarella
What sports do you play?
-I play softball for the high school and volleyball for the middle school.
Athlete of the Week:
1. How long have you been doing track?
-Since 7th grade
2. How was your last meet on Tuesday?
-I think we did very good, we got 2nd place overall!
3. What do you run in Track?
-100 meter and long jump
4. Are you going to continue doing track in high school?
-Yes, I like it very much.
Administrator of the week: Mrs Kalakheti
Principal points By Mrs. Kalakheti
- We are still very sad about the recent loss of a student. Our condolences go out to the family and friends of our lost Trojan.
- ACT Aspire testing is complete, everyone gave it their best shot!
- 8th graders are starting their 4 year plan for the high school.
- College and Career Week was a success! If you would like to volunteer as a career speaker for next year’s event, contact Mrs. Kalakheti or Mrs. Caldwell.
- The Court Dance is this Saturday night, April 29. The cost is $10. This is a fundraiser for the DMS cheerleading squad.
- The 2016-2017 yearbook has been designed and is currently at the printer. Pre- orders will be taken starting Monday, May 1st. The books are 100 pages, full color and cost $40. See the pre-order form that came home with your student.
- Fun Day is coming up! It will be held on Friday May 12th. This will be a great opportunity to provide a nonacademic day that focuses upon character and team building activities. Sponsorship opportunities are available, please contact the office. Also, if you would like to volunteer please contact us.
- NJHS induction is May 18th.
- 8th grade Honors Awards will be held on May 19th at 8:30am. This is an event for 8th graders only.
- Final exams are scheduled for Monday, May 22nd to Thursday, May 25th (make up test day). If you plan to miss one of those days you need to get special permission from Mrs. Kalakheti to take your exam(s) early.
Final Exam Schedule
Monday - May 22 - Language Arts
Tuesday - May 23 - Math and Non-Core Classes
Wednesday - May 24 - Social Studies and Science
Thursday - May 25 - Make Up Day
These talented students pictured below headed to Tuscaloosa for the Young Voices Festival where they will sing their hearts out!
Trending: Pandora Princess Ring
Quote of the Week:
Trending Music:
1.29- There’s Nothing by: Shawn Mendes
1.29- Lust For Life by: Lana Del Rey
1.29- Stay by: Zedd and Alessia Cara
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Short Story of the Week:
Face Difficulties Positively
by STEPHEN on OCTOBER 14, 2008
This parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule praying or whatever mules do when they fall into wells.
After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together, told them what had happened, and enlisted them to help haul dirt to bury the old mule in the well and put him out of his misery.
Initially the old mule was hysterical! But as the farmer and his neighbors continued shoveling and the dirt hit his back, a thought struck him. It suddenly dawned on him that every time a shovel load of dirt landed on his back, HE WOULD SHAKE IT OFF AND STEP UP!
This he did, blow after blow. “Shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up… shake it off and step up!” He repeated to encourage himself. No matter how painful the blows, or how distressing the situation seemed, the old mule fought panic and just kept right on SHAKING IT OFF AND STEPPING UP!
It wasn’t long before the old mule, battered and exhausted, stepped triumphantly over the wall of that well! What seemed like it would bury him actually helped him … all because of the manner in which he handled his adversity.
THAT’S LIFE! If we face our problems and respond to them positively, and refuse to give in to panic, bitterness, or self-pity.
Art of the Week:
Restaurant of the Week:
Another Broken Egg Cafe
Another broken egg cafe is a big place with quick service and really good food. The food is good with a lot of it. The good food here combined with the good service makes it the perfect quick place to stop and eat if you need to.
Recipe of the Week:
Cheesy Ham and Asparagus Bake
1 1/2 cups chopped cooked ham
1/2 cup c1 1/2 cups chopped cooked ham
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped red bell peppers
1 (10 ounce) package frozen cut asparagus, thawed
8 eggs
2 cups milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
3/4 teaspoon dried tarragon
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Mix the ham, onion, red bell peppers, and asparagus in the prepared baking dish. In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, milk, flour, Parmesan, tarragon, salt, and pepper. Pour over the ham mixture.
- Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Continue baking 3 to 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
Who To Follow on Instagram:
@katherinelangford
She is the girl who played Hannah Baker on 13 reasons why
@awesomenesstv
Makes a lot of videos with famous people in them
News Story:
The Florida Gator took a hit from a softball to protect a boy. At a Florida Gators softball game, the Florida Gator was sitting next to a little boy when he noticed a ball coming to the boy’s head. He wrapped himself around the boy and let the ball hit his soft head. Read more at http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/baseball-mascot-throws-front-fly-ball-protect-child/. See the video on Twitter.