1. Dr. Joseph Schumacher, Principal Andrew Reinke, 8 th Grade Asst. Principal Karen Cumpata, 6 th /7 th Grade Asst. Principal Amanda Hurley, 7th Counselor Jessica Jagielo, 8th Counselor

2.  Fitness Center  35 pieces of Cardio Equipment on Stage Area  Music Equipment  Chimes, Timpani, Vibraphone, Marimba, Pearl Snare Drum  Meeting Space  Reconfigured and repurposed space to triple our meeting locations  Security  Increased security cameras and upgraded system  Math Textbook Adoption  CMP3 was adopted for all middle schools for 14-15

3. Latest Additions  Fall Play  Student Newspaper  Street Ensemble Major Events  Midnight Mile  School-a-palooza  Musical

4. DMS plans to continue online scheduling! Details coming in our November Parent Newsletter November 24November 25 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.8:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

6. JOIN OR HELP THE TEAM! GOLF OUTING Meets 5x year Volunteer Opportunities emailed out via PA list serv and Parent Link Fall Fundraiser Sales Begin Tonight! President- Jay Gulati VPs- Kim Spychala & Angela Turskey Treasurer- Yessenia Munos Secretary- Sherry Kenney October 5 at Randall Oaks Visit dmsopen.com to register or contact Mrs. Koenig to volunteer!

7.  DMS is Representing Greece!  October 19, 2014  11:00 am - 5:00 pm 

8. December 2014 An opportunity for 8 th grade parents to meet administrators from their child’s high school and to receive an overview of high school programming, EXPLORE, and course scheduling.

9. PARENT LINK PARENT PORTAL  New system for email and voicemail blasts  Used for any emergencies, school closings, or important reminders Contact: Mrs. Wiss  Activate a parent portal account ASAP to view student’s progress in all classes and access report cards

10. Mrs. Hurley, Mr. Godfrey, Ms. Omsberg, Mr. Scheurich, Mr. Iossi, & Mrs. Wilkinson -3 Terms of P.E., 1 Term of Health -Dress for the weather -P.E. Expectations -Check teacher’s webpage often -Emphasis on personal fitness, fitness center -Midnight Mile-info available online, volunteers

11. Fitness Testing, Cross Country, Flag Football, Tchoukball Fitness Testing, Cross Country, Soccer, Flag Football Fitness Testing, Cross Country, Flag Football, Ultimate Frisbee

12. Most eighth graders will take four exploratory classes during the 2014-2015 school year. Each class session is nine weeks (one quarter). The classes are:  Art  Oral Communications  Computer Essentials  Digital Literacy

13.  Students will build upon their knowledge of art and visual culture.  Students will sharpen their art-making, art analysis, creative thinking and problem solving skills as well as acquiring new skills and knowledge.  Students will use a variety of media and techniques, including drawing, painting and ceramics with major focus on drawing skills and storytelling through art.

14.  This class will spend time working on keyboarding skills, striving for proper technique, accuracy, and speed.  Explore the Office 2013 Suite, practice safe use of the Internet, and create real world computer generated projects.  Projects will include the use of word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software, and use of the Internet.  Students will take the H.S. keyboarding proficiency test at the end of the quarter.

15.  Career Exploration  Likes and skills assessments  Job market  Goal Setting  Future Planning  Product Design Project  Create/Innovate  Design Collaboratively  Market/Pitch Idea  Build a Video game  Beta Test  Sell (Produce globally to school)

16.  Students will be building on the skills that they learned in 7th grade through in depth speech and communication projects.  Students will give an informative multimedia-based presentation.  Analyze communication in advertising.  Create their own advertisement using appeals that we discuss in class.  Perform dramatic readings of writing pieces, and develop basic debate skills while they create arguments on current issues. The projects in the class are presentation-based, while the rest of the grade is based on in class assignments and day-to-day checkups.