Jaguar Journal Vol. 10
October 21, 2022
Hello Merrill Community,
Hello Merrill Families,
We are excited to host the Monster Mash tonight. Please make sure your student brings their ID and pick them up at 8:00 PM. We want this to be a safe fun night for all.
Please remind your student Merrill's Cell Phones/Earbuds Policy: We do not allow cell phone/earbud use during school. Cell phones/earbuds need to be in lockers or backpacks or at home. If a student is on their cell phone/using earbuds they will be collected, and parents/guardians will need to pick up these belongings at the end of the day. We will begin this at the start of Quarter 2 10/24.
We hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather.
In Partnership,
Patrice Underwood, Molly Zick, Ellie Foust, and Vince Franklin
8th Grade Language Arts Field Trip Fundraising!!!! Our 8th grade students will be reading To Kill A Mockingbird, and the touring Broadway production will be here performing To Kill A Mockingbird at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts in February. Each ticket costs $40. Please log on to your MySchoolBucks account and select 8th grade Language Arts Field Trip, and if you can sponsor a student in need, we would appreciate it! We are writing grants as well to hopefully raise enough for all 8th graders to have this incredible experience. Here’s a video preview of the tour
Everyone is invited to the PTSA Meetings. The next meeting will be held in the Merrill library on 10/26 at 6:00pm with Assistant Principal Ms. Zick.
Calling all DADS!
You are invited to join this social group by emailing
Save the date for our next dine-out
Help Stock the Merrill Store
Can you contribute items to the Merrill Store or spend a
Friday over lunch “selling” items? Click to contribute what middle schoolers want: Merrill Store needs items
IN OTHER PTSA NEWS...
Merrill Meals
Did you know that Merrill Meals pantry provides free groceries once a month to Merrill families
that would like to receive extra food? We know that everyone could use a little support from
time to time, and we’re here to help. Families can tailor their food orders to get the foods that
they like to eat and match their eating preferences. If you’d like to receive free, nutritious
groceries once per month, please complete this anonymous and private food order
form: Merrill Meals Order Form
Links to help raise cash for Merrill Middle School, when you select Merrill:
Merrill Thanksgiving Baskets:
In lieu of Thanksgiving baskets that we’ve provided in past years to Merrill families in
need, this holiday season we are shifting to grocery gift cards so each family can
purchase the traditional foods they prefer. If you can support a family ($25 or $50) or
want to contribute any amount, please donate to our PayPal by November 1st by clicking
HERE and comment with Merrill Families in Need (MFIN).
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MERRILL JAGUAR ATHLETICS
FLAG FOOTBALL-
Thank you to the 75+ students who tried out for the Flag Football team. More information to come.
Mr. Franklin
Volleyball:
Contact Wendy_Shepard@dpsk12.net if you have any questions.
6th Grade Practices are on Tuesday and Wednesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 AM. Please enter from the gym door near the blacktop each morning. If you have questions, email Wendy Shepard or Rachel Greene. Kathy Swigle will also be helping coach 6th grade.
Here is the link to the Physical Form – all students trying out must have a physical.
Please send all athletic questions to vincent_franklin@dpsk12.net or call 720.424.0621
www.Merrill.dpsk12.org under Athletics/Fall sports
COOL CLASSROOMS!
Cool Classroom: 6th Grade Social Studies- Julie Hanson
Students are learning about essential map skills in order to determine a safe location to survive a “Zombie Apocalypse.” They needed to synthesize different maps and how to accurately use them to find a place that has adequate water, is far from a major city, and has a low population. Hopefully, all our 6th graders find a safe place and survive the zombies!