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Interim Grade Reports Interim reports will be posted to Focus on April 27, 2023. | No School for Students Schools are closed Friday, April 7 and Monday, April 10, 2023. |
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Safety First
When dropping students off in the morning, the safest way is through our parent drop off loop. Stopping along the roadway to drop off students creates a safety issue for you and those travelling the roadway. No drop offs should occur in the DMS faculty lot or the elementary school parking lot.
When picking up students in the afternoon, the safest way is through our parent pick up loop. Our parent pick up line moves quickly and clear by 4:20 each afternoon. As a reminder, school dismisses at 4:00 and students need to be picked up from school 4:30, if they are normally a parent pick up student.
JA Inspire Field Trip Information for 8th Graders
On April 27, 2023, our 8th graders have the opportunity to attend JA Inspire- a career exploration experience at Alico Arena. There is no cost to parents or students to attend this trip. Students will be transported to and from Alico Arena by the School District of Lee County Transportation on school buses. Students will leave the school by 10:00 a.m. and will return by 1:00 p.m. This trip will occur during the regular school day.
Students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of careers through hands-on activities, inspiring all to find interest in a specific career path. All students will receive a student workbook sent directly to schools with curriculum that will be introduced by their history teacher. More information about JA inspires can be found at: https://southwestflorida.JA.org/events/2023-JA-inspire
Grab-and-go lunches will be provided by Nutrition Services. Our 8th grade teachers and electives teachers will be attending as chaperones. We will send out a reminder with additional information as the date of the trip comes closer.
Please fill out the attached permission form and return by April 11, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact Quinn Schnabel- quinnms@leeschools.net or Andrea Lowther- andreall@leeschools.net.
8th Grade Awards Information
Diplomat Middle 8th Grade Awards Ceremony and Dance
Our 8th grade Awards Ceremony will be held on May 19th at 6:00 P.M. in the DMS cafeteria. A dance to celebrate our 8th graders will be held immediately following the ceremony.
Invitations will be sent out prior to the Awards Ceremony for those students that will be receiving an award. This is not a graduation ceremony, as that is reserved for high school, but is a way to recognize our 8th graders’ achievements during the 2022-2023 school year.
All DMS 8th graders are invited to attend the dance with the exception of those that are noted below.
Dance Information:
· Dance will be held in the DMS Gym on Friday, May 19, 2023 from 7:00 P.M. to
9:30 P.M.
· Only Diplomat Middle 8th graders are invited to the dance
*Students are not eligible if they receive a referral during 4th Quarter or if they have an F for 4th Quarter by May 12th.
*After May 12th, students can still turn work in to raise their grade, but will still be ineligible to attend the dance.
*All fees and fines must be paid
*Books and other school issued materials must be returned
· The dance and refreshments will be free of charge (pizza, soda, water, candy)
· Drop off and pickup will be at the DMS Bus Ramp – No limos
· Parents please be at the bus ramp by 9:20 for pickup
· Information regarding the dress code for the dance is below
Dress Code for the Dance
Girls:
Dresses/skirts no shorter than 3" above the knee (Must touch fingertips when standing)
No exposed stomachs or side cut outs
No low-cut front or back (No strapless dresses, but you can sew clear straps into a strapless dress) Halter dresses or dresses that come over one shoulder are fine as well
No visible undergarments
No heels on the gym floor (Options - wear heels and bring flats, wear flats, or wear wedges)
Boys:
Properly fitting pants or slacks with a belt (no sagging/ visible undergarments & no jeans)
Oxford cloth shirt or dress shirt with a collar (tie, vest, bow tie, jacket are optional)
Failure to comply with the above dress code will result in being sent home.
Permission slips to attend may be obtained from the school and must be returned by May 5, 2023.
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School Board of Lee County
Armor Persons, District 5 (Chair)
Samuel Fisher, District 1 (Vice Chair)
Melisa W. Giovannelli, District 2
Chris N. Patricca, District 3
Debbie Jordan, District 4
Jada Langford Fleming, District 6
Cathleen O'Daniel Morgan, District 7
Superintendent of Schools
Diplomat Middle School