The Panther Post
February 2021 Edition
Principal's Corner
Panther Families,
Excitement abounds at Discovery! We have students that are showcasing their various talents and winning! It is great to see our students doing what they love and doing it well. We will be kicking off our spring sports season this month. That means there will be lots of opportunities to show our Panther Pride!
Our DMS students that participated on BJHS cross country and track and field teams had a great season this year. The following students competed in the Gold Standard Championship and Kalah Christoper won the gold medal in the long jump.
Ava Dickow
Aaron Wiswesser
Corinne Wilhelm
Ethan Mitchell
Kalah Christopher
Kaleb Christoper
Jalyn Toney
Madisyn Lamberston
Rachel Pennell
Romeo Washington
Sarah Pennell
Sawyer Andrews
The PTA Reflections Contest winners were announced this week. Discovery's own Caroline Streling won 2nd place in the middle school dance choreography division. She also won 1st and 2nd place in the middle school literature division. Thanks to our PTA for supporting our students as they showcase their many talents!
Second semester fees are visible in your students INow account. You can pay all fees for this semester online via the DMS website. Click the Online Fee Payment link to submit your payment.
This week is National School Counselors Week. I would like to take a moment to THANK our wonderful DMS counselors--Kelle Moody, Shanaya Thompson and Tim Van Dorn. Words cannot express how valuable they are to our DMS family. Their dedication to our students and school community is simply AMAZING!! Please join us in celebrating them!
With Panther Pride,
Kim Stewart
Discovery Middle School: A place for innovation, excellence and discovery.
From Our DMS PTA
Dear Panther Families,
There are many ways to PTA...volunteering, becoming a member, baking, purchasing supplies, donations, etc. We are so grateful fo all those who have participated. We still need your help. Income < Expense. We have not met our membership or donation goals and the money we had budgeted for teacher appreciation at the beginning of the school year is hardly enough for what this year has become. In order to help the children, we are focused on uplifting the staff, teachers, and admin by providing quarterly individuallly boxed lunches and monthly thank you surprises. We can not do enough for everyone at Discovery and believe that the trickle down effect will ultimately reach our children. Our goal is $5000 by Monday, Feb 8. Any amount would be appreciated because it would only take $5 from all of our families to surpass our goal...together we can roar like a Panther! Please click on the link to see how close we are to reaching $5000 https://dmsptagiving.memberhub.gives/8d0aab
Thank you,
Loretta Justice, PTA President 2020-21
Check out January’s Newsletter https://drive.google.com/file/d/12R28Yt5y3rYqJenS7ZerjKNaaQ5w8Q8y/view?usp=drivesdk to see what the PTA has done for Discovery.
Upcoming Events
February 5: Virtual Day
February 12: Virtual Day
February 15: No School in Observance of President's Day
February 18: Progress Reports
Virtual FCA/First Priority
Click the link below
Archery
Flight and Space News
Members from the UAH Engineering Department, known as Charger Rocket Works Outreach, will be hosting hands-on learning for students in Flight and Space this term. The outreach program will consist of UAH students studying engineering. They will introduce the basics of rocketry then give students the opportunity to apply their knowledge as they build and launch water-fueled rockets on campus.
DMS Band
Congratulations to Alex Fedoseyev who made First Chair all state Euphonium! He was also chosen best in all of Madison, Morgan, and Limestone counties and he is one of the top 4 in the state. He will audition again in April at the All State Music Festival. Congratulations to Kaitlyn Johnson who made first alternate for flute, which means she is 5th in the district! This is a great accomplishment.
DMS 2021 Baseball Schedule
2021 Discovery Baseball Schedule
February 11 (Home) vs Decatur 4:45/7:00
February 12 (Home) vs Hartselle 4:45/7:00
February 13 (Home) vs Athens 11:00/1:15
February 16 (Home) vs Priceville 4:45/7:00
February 18 (Home) vs Florence 4:45/7:00
February 20 (Home) vs Madison Academy 12:00/2:00
February 22 (Away) vs Priceville 4:30/6:45
February 23 (Away) vs Meridianville 4:30/6:45
February 25 (Home) vs Meridianville 4:45/7:00
February 27 (Away) vs Muscle Shoals 11:00/1:15
March 2 (Away) vs Sparkman 4:30/1:15
March 4 (Home) vs Sparkman 4:45/7:00
March 6 (Away) Madison Academy 12:00/2:00
March 9 (Away) Buckhorn 4:30/6:45
March 11 (Home) Buckhorn 4:45/7:00
March 13 (Home) Muscle Shoals 11:00/1:15
March 22 (Home) Monrovia 4:45/7:00
March 23 (Away) Monrovia 4:30
March 24 (Away) Monrovia 4:30
March 27 (Away) Athens 11:00/1:15
April 3 (Away) Florence 11:00/1:15
DMS 2021 Softball Schedule
2021 DMS Softball Schedule
February 16 (Away) vs Sparkman 4:30 p.m.
February 23 (Home) vs Meridianville 4:30 p.m.
February 25 (Home) vs Central 4:30 p.m.
February 26-27 Ardmore Tournament TBA
March 2 (Home) vs Buckhorn 4:30 p.m.
March 4 (Away) vs Monrovia 4:30 p.m.
March 5-6 DMS Tournament TBA
March 9 (Home) vs New Hope 4:30 p.m.
March 11 (Home) vs Sparkman 4:30 p.m.
March 23 (Away) vs Central 4:30 p.m.
March 25 (Away) vs Buckhorn 4:30 p.m.
March 29 (Home) vs Liberty 4:30 p.m.
April 1 (Away) vs Liberty 1:30 p.m.
April 6 (Home) vs Monrovia 4:30 p.m.
April 8 (Away) vs New Hope 4:30 p.m.
April 13 (Away) vs Meridianville 4:30 p.m.
County Tournament
April 15-19 (Home) TBA
DMS 2021 Soccer Schedule
2021 DMS Soccer Schedule
February 6 (Away) vs Monrovia G/11:00 a.m. & B/12:30 p.m.
February 9 (Away) vs Priceville B/4:30 p.m.
February 10 (Home) vs Sparkman G/6:30 p.m. & B/5:00 p.m.
February 12 (Home) vs Priceville B/5:00 p.m.
February 13 (Away) vs JP 2 B/11:00 a.m.
February 16 (Home) vs Meridianville G/5:00 p.m. & B/6:30 p.m.
February 19 (Home) vs Monrovia G/6:30 p.m. & B/5:00 p.m.
February 22 (Home) vs Liberty G/4:30 p.m. & B/6:00 p.m.
February 24 (Home) vs JP II (Boys) & Decatur (Girls) G/6:30 p.m. & B/5:00 p.m.
February 26-27 Liberty Tournament
March 2 (Away) vs Randolph G/5:30 p.m. & B/4:00 p.m.
March 4 (Away) vs Sparkman G/5:00 p.m. & B/6:30 p.m.
March 5 (Away) vs Westminster B/5:30 p.m.
March 8 (Away) vs Sparkman G/6:00 p.m.
March 10 (Away) vs Liberty (Madison Cup) G/6:30 p.m. & B/5:00 p.m.
March 12 (Home) vs Meridianville G/6:30 p.m. & B/5:00 p.m.
March 23 (Home) vs Randolph G/5:00 p.m. & B/6:30 p.m.
March 27 (Away) vs Athens Middle G/2:00 p.m. & B/3:30 p.m.
County Tournament
April 5-10 (Home) Times TBA
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/