Students Leading Their School
Hey y’all we have a food truck rodeo coming up next week on Thursday, April 18th during an extended lunch period!
Don’t want to open the PDF? Click through the slideshow below to see the menus for the rodeo and the details for the day!
Are you a sports fan? Check out 7th grader Sarah’s amazing personal blog, Krazies’ Korner, all about Duke Sports! She posts multiple times a week, including her pre and post-game thoughts. Leave a comment, start a discussion!
Welcome to the Durham Academy 2019 NCAA Bracket Challenge. Below, you can see the current standings for the best brackets in the school! There are 128 participants, we will have a winner from each grade level. Who will be our champion?
The Student Council is happy to announce the theme for the next school dance – A Night in Paris!
This dance will be held on Friday, February 1st, from 7:30-9:30 pm in Taylor Hall and is open to 7th and 8th-grade students. More information is to come the week of the dance.
The attire for the dance can include dresses, skirts, slacks, khakis, dressy tops or button-down shirts. Please no jeans and remember the school dress code still applies. If your child wants, he or she can dress in Paris or Valentine’s Day attire, but it is absolutely not required.
If you have any questions, please contact one of the Student Council advisors.
Middle School Spirit Week is next week! We hope you will show your spirit by being creative with what is in your closet, not your wallet! Although dressing up is not mandatory, it is encouraged and fun too. Spirit Week is going to be amazing!
On Friday, January 25th, the last day of Spirit Week, we will be having our Annual Student vs. Faculty Basketball Game during the school day. If your child would like to participate in the game, he or she can buy raffle tickets after school in the Student Council store until Wednesday, January 23rd. The raffle tickets are 25 cents each and all proceeds will be donated to charity. If your child would just like to participate in the halftime or quarterly events, but not the game, they can buy raffle tickets on Thursday, January 24th after school at the Student Council store. These tickets will be drawn during the game.
Also, next Friday 1/25 is the Middle School Night at the Cav Dome in Kirby Gym at 6pm! Please join us to watch the DA basketball teams battle against Ravenscroft. The varsity girls team will play at 6:15pm and the varsity boys team will play at 7:45pm. Pizza and snacks will be on sale from the concession stand and during halftime of the boys game.
Tuesday 1/22 – PAJAMA DAY!
Wear your favorite (school appropriate) PJs – don’t forget your accessories as well such as robes, slippers, or stuffed animals.
Wednesday 1/23 – OPPOSITE DAY!
Dress opposite for the day! Turn your clothes inside out or backwards. Like to match? It is a day for mismatched outfits! Dress older or younger than you are. Have fun!
Thursday 1/24 – MONOCHROME DAY!
Dress in different shades of all one color.
Friday 1/24 – BLACKOUT AND SPIRIT WEEK T-SHIRT DAY!!!
Wear this year’s student designed spirit week t-shirt!
(T-shirts will be distributed to advisories before Friday.)
If you have any questions, you can direct them to any of the Student Council advisors.
This year’s Halloween is going to be spectacular! This year we have a fun parade planned, an assembly with performances by your peers, and an exciting Dessert Truck Rodeo!
Treats range in price from $5-$15 for the Dessert Truck Rodeo so be sure to plan ahead to ensure you can get all the treats you want.
Below is the schedule of the day, the location of the dessert trucks, the list of trucks, and all the menus of each truck.
Here is the link to a PDF of the documents below!
Wouldn’t it be cool to see everyone wearing a t-shirt that you designed? It is now your chance to turn that idea into a reality. The 2019 Spirit Week T-Shirt Contest begins today!
You can pick up submission forms from Ms. Mack (213), Ms. Aitken (413), Mrs. Morris (411), or from Mrs. Pierce in the MS office. Or you can get a form right here by clicking on this link: Spirit Week T-Shirt Contest Info Packet 18-19 (1)-1f1hmdj
Can’t wait to see what designs you come up with! All designs are due Tuesday, Nov. 13th by 8am.
Spirit Week T-Shirt 2019 from DA MS Student Council on Vimeo.
If you are are interested in running Student Council for the 2018-2019 school year, this is the blog post for you! The directions, documents, and videos that follow will provide you with the essential information you will need during the process of running for a position on Student Council.
Questions? Come see Ms. Aitken (room 413), Mrs. Morris (room 411), or Ms. Mack (room 213).
The red link below will get you to a digital copy of the Fall SC Election Packet. Extra printed copies can be picked up from the classrooms of Ms. Aitken (room 413), Mrs. Morris (room 411), and Ms. Mack (room 213). Be sure to READ THE ENTIRE PACKET!
The VoiceThread for the Fall Student Council Election can be found below. This is where you will record your video comment about why you think you would make a good candidate for Student Council.
VoiceThread Reminders:
If you are having trouble signing into the VoiceThread app, please watch this troubleshooting video below to learn how to log in and how to change settings in VoiceThread. Still having trouble AND have watched the video below? Please see Mr. Schafer (he’s the best!).
Calling all 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students who are planning on attending the dance!
Do you have a song you’d really like to hear? Complete the google form below with early song requests. Please keep the following in mind when requesting songs: