The Panther Post
September 26, 2022 Volume 26
Principal's Corner
- Welcome to week 9 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 Sept 26 - Sept 30…ABCDE schedule with advisory Tuesday (Topic: Open-Mindedness)
- NO school next week for Fall Break, October 3-7.
- End of the 1st 9 weeks will be this week!! Report cards go home following fall break! Please remind your child to get all work done this week.
- VAK flu clinic for students that returned forms at DMS tomorrow, Monday, September 26th
- DMS football had a great win last week vs Monrovia MS. We are on the road again this week vs Sparkman MS on Thursday.
- DMS volleyball also had a great victory at Liberty Middle last Tuesday with a win vs Whitesburg Middle as well. The Madison County Volleyball tournament begins this week with Discovery 8th opening up with Liberty at Buckhorn on Tuesday at 5:30 pm and DMS 7th playing Monrovia at 4:30 pm.
- Our very first DMS school-wide incentive celebration will be Friday, September 30th!! Students with a minimum of $80 in their ledger will be able to participate.
- 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.
- Our next PTA meeting will be October 20th in the DMS cafeteria with "Cobwebs and Cocoa" from 6-8 pm. The DMS PTA "No hassle" fundraiser kickoff will be on October 10th and run through the 21st. Stay tuned for more information.
- The DMS fall dance sponsored by our DMS band will be October 27th from 6-8 pm.
- Veteran's Day program/breakfast will be sponsored by our DMS JS2S on November 19th at 8:30 am. More info coming soon!
Lunch Menu
Upcoming Events
Madison Street Festival
The following students will have artwork on display at the Madison Street Festival this Saturday in the student art tent. Please stop by and support our artists.
Ean Scanland
Cooper Meyers
Bailey Lehmann
Haley Hansen
Madison Godwin
Claire Walker
Kristyn Chiu
Malcolm Phillips
Brianna Mooney
Sakura Harada
Emily Krum
Madelyn GordonSamantha Anderson
Zaid Rashidah
Emili Kailoglo
United Way
Volleyball
This week will wrap up our 2022 volleyball season with county tournaments at Buckhorn Middle School. The 7th grade will play Monrovia MS Tuesday (9/27) at 4:30. The 8th grade team will begin play Tuesday (9/27) against Liberty MS at 5:30. If the Lady Panthers earn a win in the first round of the tournament, they will continue to play toward the county championship.
Thank you for your support over this season.
National Junior Honor Society
Current 8th Graders!
Interested in joining National Junior Honor Society?
1) Complete the online interest form by Friday, September 16th!
2) If you meet the 90% grade average requirement from your 7th grade year, you will receive an online application via your MCS email on Wednesday, September 21st. You must complete and submit the application form no later than the following Friday, September 30th.
3) Your application will be evaluated by our Faculty Council. Letters of acceptance or non-acceptance will be emailed on Monday, October 10th.
4) The Induction Ceremony will take place in the Spring Semester.
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
Yearbook
Pre Order Prices: Now- Nov. 18= $40/ Nov. 19-Jan. 31= $45
URL: https://www.balfour.com/student-info?smi=101856
Scan the QR Code below:
The Outsiders
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
Cobwebs and Cocoa PTA Meeting:
Please join us for our second general PTA meeting on 10/20 @ 6pm in the cafeteria!
Volunteers and donations are needed for the 1st PBIS (positive behavior incentive system) reward party on September 30th. Please drop off unfrozen popsicles and cups to the front office on or before September 23rd. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10c0e48a5ab2da3fdc07-pbis
Scan the QR code or use this link to find out more information about reflections, get the rules and forms and upload your entries.
https://sites.google.com/view/sharedcopyof2022-2023reflectio/home?authuser=0
All entires are due Wednesday Oct 12th. Visual Art Entries can be turned into the office. All other categories are uploaded on the website linked above.
- It’s not too late to join PTA! We currently have 301 members, and are well on our way to meeting our goal. Thank you for supporting our school! Join here: https://dms.memberhub.com/w/Membership
-Another great way of supporting our school is to signup for these free programs that give back when you do your shopping. It’s so easy and only takes a few minutes to set up. See below for details!
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/