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MS Spirit Week 2019!

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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.

 

Here is a rundown of the Spirit Week dress up days:

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.

2019 Spirit Week T-Shirt Contest

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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.

 

 

Student vs. Faculty Game Raffle Tickets

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Remember, during the recess this week (Jan 8-12) you can purchase tickets to play in the Student vs. Faculty Basketball Game game at either the fifth-grade pod, sixth-grade picnic tables or the seventh/ eighth-grade courtyard. If you would like to purchase tickets after school, drop by the student Council Store through Jan 18th! The tickets are 25 cents each and you can purchase as many as you would like! Remember, the more tickets you purchase, the higher chance you have at playing in the game!

Spirit Week T-Shirt Design Contest

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The Student Council and Parent Council are sponsoring the 7th Annual Durham Academy Spirit Week T-shirt contest. Please consider submitting a design to celebrate DA Middle School spirit. Your design may be chosen to decorate the t-shirts given to all Middle School students during Spirit Week. Here are some details about the contest.

  • Your submission must include the Durham Academy name or Logo and the year 2018 somewhere in the design.
  • You may choose to include a front pocket design, a back design, or both.
  • Your design may be created by hand or on a computer.
  • Hand drawn submissions must be drawn in a black fine-point Sharpie. No colors or ultra-fine lines in the original submission.
  • Computer generated submissions must be black & white, original designs, and may not include images from the internet. Please obey copyright rules.
  • You may attach a second draft with a suggested color scheme (not required). The front pocket is limited to 1 color and the back can have up to two colors. Please understand that we may need to change the colors at the printers.

Design submissions are due on Monday 12/4 at 8:00 AM to Ms. Morris (411), Ms. Aitken (413), or Ms. Mack (213).

Click the RED LINK below for a COPY OF THE T-SHIRT DESIGN PACKET!

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Spirit Week Wrap-Up!

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Last week was one of the student body’s favorite weeks of the year! It was so great to see all of the fun and creative ideas that people came up with throughout the week.

A big thank you and congratulations to MacKenna M., Camille M., and Alex H., the designers of our amazing 2017 spirit week shirts! They are awesome!

So, on to one of our favorite parts of the week– The Student vs. Faculty Basketball Game! We began with an amazing performance by the Upper School acapella group, Fourteen Hours, next we got to hear about all of our Middle School Winter Sports teams. Then we were introduced to our special guests– two Duke basketball player Kyra Lambert and Sean Obi and a Duke volleyball player, Jordan Tucker. We had a very exciting basketball game, but the faculty squeaked by with the win! It was very close and a big thank you to all of our players…

STUDENTS:

Chloe C., William C., John D., Nick G., Cameron H., Nicholas H., Lukas L,  Connor L., Lauren W., Sean M., Lucien A., Tristan M., Larkin C., Alex P., Alex D., Brent R., Nikolas G., Joey S., Jake Z. and Oliviero Z.

TEACHERS:

Mr. Fortin, Mrs. Goldstein, Ms. Brown, Mr. Harris, Mr. Boyd, Mr. Fitz, Mr. Michelman, Ms. Ellis, Mr. Lantzy, Mr. Pogach, Mr. Pronto, Mrs. Reade, and Mr. Ulku-Steiner.

The halftime show was a hit… Very fun and funny to watch and the champion, our very own, Clay M!

If you are interested in see pictures from the week – check out the link to the DA Flicker Account in the menu bar!

If you are interested in watching the game again… watch below! Thanks, Mr. Schafer for recording the event.

We can’t wait for next year!

Student vs. Faculty BB 2017 from Durham Academy on Vimeo.

Spirit Week T-Shirts!

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The 2017 spirit week t-shirt has been revealed! It is awesome and we can’t wait to see the whole school wearing it on Friday! We want to congratulate the winners of the spirit week shirt design contest for making this year’s great! The front pocket was designed by Mackenna M. and Camille M. and the back by Alex H! Thank them and all the participants for their creative submissions! Just a reminder that the spirit week shirts will be delivered to your advisory Wednesday the 25th at lunch. Thanks for reading and don’t forget to dress up the rest of spirit week with crazy day tomorrow!

Here are the winning designs!

 

 

 

Spirit Week!

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Middle School Spirit Week is next week! Although dressing up is not mandatory, it is fun! Raid your closet and be ready to SHOW YOUR SPIRIT! Spirit Week is going to be amazing! 
 
  • Sports Day – Dust off your jerseys and sporting equipment! Wear your favorite team’s jersey. Don’t have a favorite team? Dress as your favorite sports star or as an athlete of your favorite sport!  Or wear one of your uniforms from a team you like to play on! 
  • Raffle tickets to play in the basketball game sold after school in student council store!


  • Crazy Day – Have fun and walk on the wild side with crazy socks, crazy hair, and crazy clothes! Don’t be afraid to get a little wacky & whole lot tacky!
  • Raffle tickets to play in the basketball game sold after school in student council store!


  • Time Warp Day – Step through a time machine today! Wear clothes from your favorite era (colonial, 20s, 50s, 80s, 90s – or another favorite) or even from the future! 
  • Raffle tickets to play in the basketball game sold after school in student council store! LAST DAY TO BUY TICKETS TO PLAY IN THE GAME!


  • Pajama Day – Wear your favorite PJs or onesie, but no sleeping in school 😉
  • RAFFLE TICKETS BOUGHT TODAY WILL BE FOR A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HALFTIME GAME! The drawing will be at halftime during the game Friday Jan. 27


  • Spirit Week T-Shirt Day – Wear this year’s student designed spirit week t-shirt! (T-shirts will be distributed to advisories before Friday.)
  • Student vs. Faculty Basketball Game – Special Schedule
  • Middle School Night at the Cav Dome in Kirby Gym at 6pm! Please join us to watch the DA Varsity basketball teams battle against Ravenscroft! There will be the chance for students to participate in a sumo wrestling event during halftime. The advisory with the most students attending the game will get a pizza party – be sure to sign in with parents council when you arrive (you’ll get a pom-pom too)!


If you have any questions, you can direct them to any of our Student Council members or advisors. The advisors are: Ms. Aitken (kim.aitken@da.org), Mrs. Morris (julie.morris@da.org), and Ms. Mack (melissa.mack@da.org).

 

 

Spirit Week T-Shirt Contest

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The Student Council and Parent Council are sponsoring the 6th Annual Durham Academy Spirit Week T-shirt contest. Please consider submitting a design to celebrate DA Middle School spirit. Your design may be chosen to decorate the t-shirts given to all Middle School students during Spirit Week.  Here are some details about the contest.

  • Your submission must include the Durham Academy name or Logo and the year 2017 somewhere in the design. You may choose to include a front pocket design, a back design, or both.
  • Your design must be created by hand in a black fine point Sharpie. (No colors or ultra fine lines in the original submission. No computer generated images.)
  • You may attach a second draft with suggested color scheme (not required). The front pocket is limited to 1 color and the back can have up to two. Please understand that we may need to change the colors at the printers.

 Design submissions are due by Monday 12/5 at 8:00 AM to Ms. Morris, Ms. Aitken, or Ms. Mack.

BELOW YOU CAN FIND A COPY OF THE T-SHIRT DESIGN FORM:

Spirit Week T-Shirt Contest 2017 FORM