Red Ribbon Week was a Huge Success!

Red Ribbon Week is a nation-wide initiative that asks both children and adults to take a stand for drug prevention. This year, Red Ribbon Week was a great success at Driver Middle School! We had several activities during the week and participation was excellent throughout the school. On Tuesday, there was a contest between the 4^th through 6^th grade classrooms to see which homeroom could have the most students wearing red! We had seven classes that had 100% participation and after being picked at random from those seven classes, Mrs. Dixie’s room won the pizza party! We also had a poster contest between the 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th grade students and the posters were judged on creativity and how well the artist represented the Red Ribbon Week theme, “Drug Free: Not Just For a Week, but for Life!” We had over 150 entries and the winners are pictured below! A special thanks goes out to all of the teachers and administrators who made the Red Ribbon Week activities a success and to all the students who participated in the fun!

Merry Go Round Theater

Merry Go Round Theater sahres a performance that shares Native American history and culture with our 4th grade students.

Senior Citizen Breakfast

Thank you to the Senior Citizens who joined us for our Annual Senior Citizen Breakfast in October!  It is always an honor to have you here!

Pumpkin Carving

 On Wednesday, October 26^th, NJHS students will have the opportunity to host a Halloween pumpkin-carving event in collaboration with Syracuse University’s Executive Education Programs and The Redhouse Arts Center. Students presented the history of Halloween and the tradition of Jack-o-lanterns to a group of Indian families. Then they lead the families in making their very own jack-o-lanterns!

Kris Joseph Visits DMS

SU Basketball player, Kris Joseph visited DMS on Friday, November 4th to spend some time with our students.  The focus of his message was to have tolerance of others, respect their differences and respect yourself by doing well in school.  He talked about setting goals and working hard to meet those goals without giving up when times get tough.  He also reminded students that the adults in their lives are here to help even though they might not recognize that now.  Students were given the opportunity to ask some questions and some lucky students won an autographed photo of Kris.  Thank you Kris for taking time out of your schedule to spread an important life lesson to our students!

Things are Happening at DMS

It is hard to believe it is November already!  So much has happened here at DMS already and the year is just zooming by!  Our students have heard many messages since the start of the year to support our character education and our sage and comfortable environment. At the start of the year, our 7th and 8th grade students joined the HS to participate in Rachel's Challenge.  Rachel Scott was the first person killed in Columbine HS in 1999 and the mission of Rachel's Challenge is to honor her memory by spreading the message she tried to live by every day.  Her message is to do good things for others as a form of "paying it forward", spreading acts of kindness and starting a chain reaction.  The program encourages students to treat others in a positive, respectful, kind and compassionate manner.  This message was then shared with our students in grades 4-6 by some of our 7th and 8th grade leaders.  All of this ties in very well with our focus on anti-bullying initiatives for this year.  While we strive for a safe and comfortable environment we want all students to understand bullying and know that it will not be tolerated.  Our goald is to teach students how to handle bullying situations and know where they can go to get help. 

Area All State

Sixteen of our DMS students were selected to participate in Area All State Band which was held on November 5th.  This is a great accomplishment for our students and an outstanding representation of our school and our music program.  Congratulations!!

Home and Careers

The 8th grade Home and Careers classes are making toddler dresses and shorts for an organization called Little Dresses for Africa.  They will be sent to countries in Africa or other countries around the world including the US, where clothing is needed.