One of our global competencies is TAKE ACTION, and our 4H and NJHS clubs are collecting personal care items for the DDMMS Food Pantry. They will be collecting items Monday – Wednesday this week during morning arrival. Please think about donating. Thank you in advance. And Saturday was the start of the Chinese New Year, and it is the year of the Dragon – It is our year! The Dragon is a symbol of strength, wisdom, and good fortune in many cultures. Like the dragon, we encourage our students to harness their inner strengths, pursue knowledge with passion, and approach challenges with resilience and determination.
ASK YOUR CHILD WHAT HAPPENED AT DDMMS THIS WEEK:
6th – Ask how they did on their ELA test
7th – Ask how they did on their science or social studies test
8th – IMPORTANT - CLICK HERE to learn about Rising 9th Grade High School Information Nights
Your Proud Principal,
Margaret Feldman
DDMMS PTA SPIRIT STORE -Take a look at this! The PTA has created an online store with NEW items. YES....PJ bottoms! The store opened 2/12 and will be open until 3/1/24!
https://dillarddrivespiritwear24.itemorder.com/shop/home/
- Monday, February12th – A Day
- Tuesday, February 13th – B Day
- Wednesday, February 14th – A Day
- Thursday, February 15th – B Day
- Friday, February 16th – A Day
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
- Monday, February 12th – BASKETBALL @ OBERLIN
- Tuesday, February 13th – PTA MEETING – 6PM – Click here to sign up to get the link.
- March 12th at 5:30 – Rising 9th Grade / High School Information Night – more information to come.
March 12th 6:00 – 7:30 – Math Night – Come learn about DDMMS’s math and stem program and how you as parents can support your mathematician.
PTA MEETING 2/13 – Please CLICK HERE to sign up for Tuesday’s PTA meeting.
WANT TO BE PART OF GREATNESS? – CLICK HERE to learn more about being part of Athens High School Band.
STEM CAMP Registration links for STEM Camps 2024 are open! STEM Camp provides the opportunity for students to do hands-on activities with faculty and staff in the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences and the School of Engineering.
Please visit STEM Camp | Events | Campbell University or click on the appropriate link below to register. We would love for your student(s) to join us. Registration for STEM Camp includes a $150.00 non-refundable fee per student. Fifty seats are available per camp and are a first come, first served basis. Please register your student for the correct grade level.
Registration Deadlines:
Middle School Camp Registration Deadline: June 12, 2024
- Middle School Camp (rising 6th – 8th graders) will be held Tuesday – Thursday, June 25–27, 2024
- https://campbell.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0ri72kXrqnWcXkO
High School Camp Registration Deadline: July 3, 2024
- High School Camp (rising 9th – 12th graders) will be held Tuesday – Thursday, July 16-18, 2024
- https://campbell.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9sIQU1mI8SSTcWO
LOVE IS IN THE AIR - We are now planning our next teacher and staff luncheon. We will have this on Friday, February 23rd. We are super excited and have planned an Italian Pasta Bar. If you'd like to be creative and make/decorate your items with a Valentine's theme, please do so! CLICK HERE TO HELP
GREAT SUMMER OPPORTUNITY – CLICK HERE - Summer Explorer is a weeklong program for rising 9th graders to learn about careers and the soft skills needed to be successful. It will take place at various Wake County high schools the week of July 8th - 12th, 7:30 am - 2:30pm each day. Do not miss out on this opportunity. Space is limited! Apply using by going to bit.ly/CTESummer24
WE NEED YOUR HELP – We have two global/career events coming up. If you or if you know someone who would be a good fit to provide opportunities for our students to learn about some of the options for their future careers, please reach out to Ms. Simmons our Career Development Coordinator at lesimmons@wcpss.net
- Career Fair - Friday, May 10th 7:45am – 12:00pm - All careers - trades, professional, military, entrepreneurial, etc.
- Global Marketplace - Friday, March 15th 7:45 - 11:30am - Global Marketplace is all about careers that involve a global connection. This could involve:
- international travel
- international clientele
- international collaborators or parts of the company
- understanding other cultures right here in the US
- needing to understand international events or situations
- staying on top of international regulations
Volunteer speakers give brief 8–10-minute presentations to classes of 6th, 7th & 8th graders with a few minutes for questions. Speakers repeat this presentation 12 times - four times for each of our three grades.
LEARN ABOUT CYBERBULLYING – Click the link for a great resource – CLICK HERE
INFORMATION ABOUT TRACK TRYOUTS - Attention all 7th and 8th Grader Students interested in trying out for Track please complete the form below and plan to attend the mandatory meeting on February 22 and all three days of tryouts February 26, 27, 28. YOU MUST ATTEND THE MEETING to try out for track. Please check eligibility and complete Dragon Fly Max before the meeting date. PLEASE Complete THIS FORM
YEARBOOK - Hello Dillard Families! This year we are looking to make the yearbook amazing, and we need your help! We want the yearbook to represent all of the students that make up our Dragon family and to do that we need as many photos as possible. If you have any photos from school events that could be put into the yearbook, please contact Christeanna Friend (cfriend2@wcpss.net). Remember yearbooks can also be purchased online at https://jostensyearbooks.com?ref=A01097836
FROM THE HALLS
- 8th Grade – CLICK HERE
- 7th Grade – CLICK HERE
- 6th GRADE - CLICK HERE
REMEMBER TO STAY IN THE LOOP - Follow Mrs. Feldman, DDMMS, and WCPSS on Twitter. Even if you don't ever tweet, it's a great source of information. @msfeldman and @DDMMSDragons. We also have a DDMMS Facebook page.
