Visting Author at DMS to Celebrate PARP week!

We were pleased to spend some time with Vivian Vande Velde on March 2nd!  She held three assemblies with our students in grades 4-6 to talk about her journey as an author of children's books.  Vivian shared that she became a writer because she loved stories of all kinds.  Her favorite was fantasy.  She was born in 1951 and lived most of her life in Rochester, NY.  Her first book was A Hidden Magic.  It took her 2 years to write this book and she had to submit her book to 33 publishers before getting published.  She never gave up.  She followed her dream and has become quite accomplished.  We have many of her books here in our library.  Check one out today!  Have you read one of her books? Post a comment below! Thank you Mrs. Vande Velde for visiting our school and sharing your story!

Festival of the Bands 2012

Congratulations to all of our band students who performed during the Festival of the Bands.  The Elementary Band, the 7/8 Band, the SHS Concert Band and the Symphonic Band all performed to a full house with guest conductor Justin Mertz from Syracuse University.  The concert was a huge success. 

Congratulations Jeffrey!!!

Jeffrey participated in the Post Standard/WCNY Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, February 4th.  Jeff was one of 37 students who qualified for the final round at the regional level.  To get there, Jeffrey first won our DMS Spelling Bee to become our 2012 School Champion.  He then took a written spelling test in the first round of the regional competition.  More than 200 students participated in this first round and only 37 students moved on to the televised oral round.  The winner of the oral bee will participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee at the end of May. 

Of the 37 who participated in the televised oral spelling bee, Jeffrey was one of two 5th graders, representing the youngest students who qualified.  Jeffrey made it through 6 rounds in the Bee and came in 30th out of 37.  Way to go, Jeffrey!!!  We are very proud of you.  You represented DMS and Marcellus with style!

Winter Concert

Congratulations to our 4th Grade Choir and our 5th and 6th grade choir for a very pleasant and fun concert on Wednesday, January 25th.  Our students did an awesome job.  Each group sang separately and then sang a song together. They were prepared and poised with big smiles on their faces!  The audience gave a standing ovation in recognition of their hard work.  Special congratulations to Rachel Tanguay who created a powerful power point show in remembrance of The Oklahoma City bombing to accompany one of their songs.  It was a very impressive slide show that she created all on her own initiative. 

Students Make Desserts in Art Class

7th graders created appealing desserts from clay in art class.  Popular desserts include: ice cream, cannolis, brownies, pies, cakes, cookies and many more options are on display in the hallway.  Complimenting the clay work are drawings of similar desserts!  The display might make one hungry for something sweet while walking by!  Nice work students!

 

Silver Key Winner at DMS!

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, identifies teenagers with exceptional artistic and literary talent and brings their remarkable work to a national audience through The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards have an impressive legacy dating back to 1923 and a noteworthy roster of past winners including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Richard Avedon, Robert Redford and Joyce Carol Oates.

The Awards are an important opportunity for students to be recognized for their creative talents.

Driver Middle School celebrates Paige Manahan for winning a Silver key for her drawing "The Hip Bone". Silver Key winners will receive a certificate and a pin recognizing their accompliment from the Scholastic Arts Competition.

 

WCNY records the ceremony for later broadcast.  This year the air date is March 25th at 6pm on WCNY 24.1.

 

Congratulations Paige!

 

 

5th Grader Moves on in Regional Spelling Bee

Congratulations to Jeffrey Shi, DMS School Spelling Bee Champion!  Jeffrey moved on in the Spelling Bee to compete in the Regional Written Spelling Bee a week ago at Onondaga Community College.  The spelling bee is sponsored by the Syracuse Post Standard and WCNY Television.  The next round of the Bee is an oral, televised round.  Jeffrey will be one of 37 contestants in this round.  You can watch Jeffrey compete on WCNY at 2 p.m. on February 4th.  Congratulations Jeffrey and good luck!!