Halloween Information

As you know we will be having many Halloween festivities next Tuesday. Above there is an attachment where you can find extra information about menus for the dessert food truck rodeo and our special schedule for that day. Don’t forget to bring in your Halloween decorations for door decorating before THIS THURSDAY’S advisory period (your advisory may want to start early since SC will be around on Monday at lunch to check the doors). We’ll also be checking UNICEF money on Monday. Remember, you need at least $10 in your advisory box to earn an extra ticket to the costume parade and the advisory in each grade with the most money will get a special treat. Thanks!

CLICK THE RED LINK BELOW TO SEE FOOD TRUCK MENUS!

1718 Food Truck Rodeo Menu, Schedule, & Truck Locations 2017-2faz8tr

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All School Pep Rally, Homecoming and MS Movie Night!!

This Friday is the 2nd annual All School Pep Rally! Bring your green and white, smile, enthusiasm and extra change to the Upper School Gym! Your money will be collected at the doors and will be given to help hurricane relief! Go out there and cheer for DA Middle School! Go Cavs!
Don’t forget this is also before homecoming! So remember to come out and support our DA sports!
After the sporting events, DA shuttles will be provided for you if you would like to go to our first ever DAMS MOVIE NIGHT!! The movie being played will be “Middle School: The Worst Years Of My Life.” Bring a blanket, a chair, and your friends! You can also bring some extra change to pay for the movie (the donation is suggested to be around $15) and to buy food while you watch the movie. There will be Hot Dogsfor $2.00, Chips for $1.00, Pizza for $2.00/slice, Sprite, water, and Sparkling flavored water for $1.00, Popcorn for $1.00, Oreos for $1.00 fruit snacks for $0.50! Hope to see you there!

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Bloggers for 2017-18 School Year! + School Store Reminder!

Hey, DA community welcome to this year’s EduBlogs, I am your new 7th Grade Public Relations, Amari O. Obviously I’m a 7th grader and as I included in my speech, I play 4 sports and I’m really interactive with people. My favorite color is red, so when I’m rocking all red just know that it’s my favorite color, and my favorite ice cream flavors are Cookies N Cream and Vanilla. I love to dance and sneaker shop. I’ll be posting all year on this year’s blog, so let’s have fun and have a good year.

-Amari O. (7th Grade PR)

Hi! Welcome to the Student Council blog, My name is Veronica Q. and I am your secretary for this year. As you know I am a 7th grader at DA, I love to sing and my favorite sports include Shotput, discus, and tennis. My favorite color is mint and I love coffee ice cream. On the blog, I will be one of the people making sure information gets out to you all so please keep checking the blog. I can’t wait to share new and upcoming events with you all!

-Veronica Q. (Secretary)

Hey! I’m Molly H., this year’s 8th grade Public Relations Officer! I can’t wait for another year of student council events and activities! Here in the blog we’ll get to post all of the major events that the Student Council will put on and give you updates about life at the middle school! This is my second year at DA, and I love sports! I am a HUGE UNC fan and I play basketball and soccer. My favorite color is UNC blue and I love chocolate mint ice cream! I am so excited for this year and all for the fun it will bring!

– Molly H. (8th Grade PR)

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School Store:
Monday was the first day of the 2017-2018 school year that the school store will be open! Come on down to Mrs. Howes’s classroom and get your favorite snack or drink right after school from 3:00 to 3:20! All food is under $1.75. Some new additions we have to the store include; Gatorade protein bars, Nutella Go Packages, fish, Pirate Booty, Capri-Suns, and Izzes!

We also have a container next to our cash box which is for extra change. All of the proceeds in this jar will go to the efforts of Hurricane relief! Remember there is no added pressure to donate but please remember, everything helps.

We hope to see you this week at the store!

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7th & 8th Grade Dance Survey

SC is getting ready to start planning our Middle School Dances! This fall, winter, and spring the dances will be open to 7th and 8th graders. This time, the student body has a say in the attire! We would like to know if the 7th and 8th graders would like to have a casual dance at some point this year. This could mean jeans, a flannel or a t-shirt, and YOU get to decide. You will also get a chance to make suggestions about what theme you think would be fun for the middle school dances! Submit your answers in the survey below and please have it completed by Thursday, October 5th by 3:30pm. Thank you!

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Student Council Store!

 

SC Store Menu 2017-2018

Today is the first day of the 2017-2018 school year that the school store will be open! Come on down to Mrs. Howes’s classroom (room 412) and get your favorite snack or drink right after school from 3:00 to 3:20! All food is under $1.75. Some new additions we have to the store include; Gatorade protein bars, Nutella Go Packages, Goldfish, Pirate’s Booty Capri-Suns, and Izzes!

We also have a container next to our cash box which is for extra change. All of the proceeds in this jar will go to the efforts of Hurricane relief! Remember there is no added pressure to donate but please remember, everything helps.

We hope to see you this week at the store!

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2017-2018 SC Elections Information

If you are are interested in running Student Council for the 2017-2018 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).

IMPORTANT DATES:

  • Tues 8/29 – All students interested in running for SC meet in the Board Room during lunch for an informational session (bring non-microwavable lunch) – THIS IS MANDATORY FOR ALL STUDENTS INTERESTED
  • Fri 9/8 by 3:02pm – All paperwork and your VoiceThread must be completed and turned in to Ms. Aitken (room 413), Mrs. Morris (room 411), or Ms. Mack (room 213).
  • Wed 9/12 to Fri 9/15 – Campaigning (5 posters for Grade Level Reps and 10 posters for officers) – see packet for more information about posters.
  • Fri 9/15 at 11:09am – SPECIAL SCHEDULE – Entire middle school will watch all officer and their grade level representative VoiceThread videos with their advisory. Students will then submit their votes for candidates before the end of tutorial.
  • Fri. evening 9/15 – The results of the election will be emailed to the candidates.
  • Mon 9/18 – Election results will be announced during morning announcements.
  • Mon 9/18 by 3:30 pm – All posters must all be removed.

ELECTION PACKET

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! 

  • Failure to follow any of these election guidelines may result in losing the privilege to run for this year’s Student Council.
  • THE RED TEXT BELOW IS A LINK TO A PDF OF THE ELECTION PACKET.
  • Fall SC Election Packet 2017-18dr6nh

VOICETHREAD

The VoiceThread for the Fall Student Council Election can be found below. This is where you will record your comment about why you think you would make a good candidate for Student Council.

VoiceThread Reminders:

  • Press and HOLD the VoiceThread below and select “Open in VoiceThread” to hear Mr. Schafer’s Directions and to add your video comment for your speech on the slide for the position for which you are running.
  • You will need to record a video comment (up to 30 seconds for grade level reps and up to 60 seconds for officers).
  • If you are proposing any changes or making any promises for next year, you must email ALL of the SC advisors to get approval for your idea before submitting your recording.
  • There should not be any props, music, extra people, or special effects in your comment. You should also only use the VoiceThread program. All video comments made with other programs will need to be re-recorded by the due date.
  • Your comments will not go live until Mr. Schaefer approves the comment, which will happen when everyone who is running for the office has finished their recordings.

VOICETHREAD REMOVED

VOICETHREAD TROUBLESHOOTING?

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!).

VoiceThread iOS App Settings Adjustments from Durham Academy on Vimeo.

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What A Great Year…

Wow! It has been an amazing, fun-filled year! Make sure to find an eighth grader and wish them well through their journey in the upper school! Thank you Katherine for all you did for the student council and the blog this year… We’ll miss you next year! Happy summer to all middle school students and faculty! Here’s a quick recap of the first little bit of our 2016-2017 year…

In the beginning, we had a Spirit Week t-shirt contest, and ended up with an awesome shirt designed by MacKenna M., Camille M., and Alex H. Spirit Week was an awesome week this year… On Monday, (January 23), it was Sports Day… Dress up as your favorite athlete, or wear your favorite team colors! Then Tuesday (January 24) was Crazy Day. It was an awesome day to see your friends–and teachers!!– dressed in crazy goofy clothes! Wednesday (January 25) was Time warp day… People were dressed like themselves or their parents from years ago, and others in futuristic clothing–some even as dinosaurs! Thursday (January 26) was Pajama Day, one of everyone’s favorites! Wake up, brush your teeth, eat some breakfast, and grab your backpack… You don’t even have to get dressed! 🙂 The last day of Spirit Week everyone wore their 2017 Spirit Week shirts. We gathered together during the day to watch the Student-Faculty Basketball Game. That night was middle school night at the Cav Dome…We played out rival Ravenscroft and had sumo wrestling at half time, and a competition between advisories… The advisory with the most attendees got a pizza party! Then, we had the Middle School Winter Dance for 7th and 8th graders. The Winter Wonderland Dance was full of fun and the delicious food truck– Sweet Traditions.

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