Delta Middle School
April Newsletter 2016
Every Eagle
Every Day
UPCOMING EVENTS
4th - 8th
13th
Book Fair - Buy One, Get One
Del Com Foundation Fundraiser Dinner
6:30pm @ DHS Auxiliary Gym
4th
Cheer Try-out Clinic 5:30 - 7:30
5th
Cheer Try-out Clinic 5:30 - 7:30
School Board Meeting 6:30
Campus Life 7:15 - 9:00
Guest Speaker: Joey Lynch
$20 per person - contact DMS for tickets
19th
School Board Meeting 6:30
20th
Q4 Mid-terms go home
6th
PTO Meeting 6:30
“Just Write a Check” Fundraiser begins
7th
Academic Super Bowl Invite 4:00
8th
Cheer Try-outs 5:30 - 7:30
14th
Jazz Band Concert 7:00
DJHS Inductions 6:00 - 7:00
21st & 22nd - NO SCHOOL
29th
“Just Write a Check” Fundraiser ends
30th
Academic Super Bowl Competition
ISTEP: April 19th to May 6th
DMS DOORS
Attention Delta Middle School Parents: Doors do not open until 7:45am each morning. Please do
not drop your student(s) off until 7:45am.
DMS PTO
The DMS PTO will meet Wednesday, April 6th, at 6:30pm at Delta Middle School in the teachers’
lounge. Please join us!
ISTEP TESTING
The second round of ISTEP testing will begin April 19th thru May 6th. Please be sure your son/
daughter gets plenty of rest throughout the week and encourage them to do their very best. Studies show eating breakfast will assist in mental preparation. We strongly encourage you to make
doctor/dental appointments around the testing schedule to avoid your student making the tests up
which will cause the student to lose classroom instructional time.
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED
Transportation is in need of drivers. If you are interested
in becoming a driver, please contact Transportation at
765-288-7555.
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS NEEDED
Are you retired, between jobs, a college student, or a stay-at-home parent? Are you looking to
make an impact in someone’s life? Substitute teaching may be ideal for you. Delaware Community
Schools is seeking substitute teachers.
If interested, you can print an application from the Del-Com website (www.delcomschools.org) or
you may also pick one up at the Administration Office: 7821 State Road 3 North, Muncie, IN.
Please Contact Kim Kemper @ 765-284-5074 if you have any questions.
SUB CUSTODIANS NEEDED
Delaware Community Schools are in need of sub custodians. Please contact Chris Pyle at Central
Office 765-284-5074 for information.
APRIL BOOK FAIR: BUY ONE GET ONE FREE
The Book Fair is coming! The Book Fair is coming!
The Book Fair will make an appearance in the Media Center April 4th
through April 8th for a buy one get one opportunity.
COLLECTING HOMEWORK
Delta Middle School Office will collect homework for students who are ill and are out of school with
sickness for at least three (3) consecutive days. When a student has been out of school three consecutive days, upon your request by 10:00 am, we will contact the student’s teachers and collect
the work for parents to pick up in the office by 3:30 pm. Delta Middle School policy for make-up
work states that the student will be given one day for each day absent to complete all make-up
work.
FELLOWSHIP of CHRISTIAN ATHLETES
Fellowship of Christian Athletes meet on Friday mornings in Room 32. You are
welcome any time from 8:00 to 8:30 a.m. FCA is a nationally recognized studentled organization. All students are welcome and invited. You do not have to be an
athlete to attend.
YEARBOOK SALES
The 2016 DMS Yearbook may now be preordered online! Our $30 yearbook is hard cover, 64
pages, and full color. Yearbooks are distributed to buyers in August. Go to yearbookordercenter.com and use DMS’s order number (8458). See Mr. Hazelrigg in room #2 if you have any questions.
BAND and CHOIR UPCOMING EVENTS
April 14th, 2016: Jazz Band Concert 7:00pm DMS
May 10th, 2016: Spring Choir Concert 7:00pm DMS
May 17th., 2016: Spring Band Concert 7:00pm DMS
6TH GRADE FIELD TRIP
The sixth grade will be a taking a field trip to Kings Island on Friday, May
13. The cost of the trip is $82 (includes admission to the park, t-shirt,
charter bus transportation, and a meal voucher). This is an increase
from last year, because we have decided to buy meal vouchers with our
tickets. The meal vouchers give the students several options at a cheaper price than buying food the day of the trip. The vouchers will also help
avoid some of the problems we have encountered in the past with students not bringing enough money for food, or spending all of their money on souvenirs and not
having enough money left for food at the end of the day. Any questions regarding the trip should be
directed to Miss Jones.
7TH GRADE CHICAGO FIELD TRIP
The 7th Grade Chicago Field Trip this year will be on May 20, 2016. We will
be going to Shedd Aquarium and the Museum of Science and Industry. This
is a great trip to finish off the 7th grade year at Delta Middle School. We will
take charter buses and leave from Delta High School at 6:00 am and arrive
back at Delta around 10:00 pm. Cost of the Field Trip is $75.00. This includes the cost of transportation, admission into the museum and the aquarium
and a trip t-shirt. The money will be due along with their permission slip the
week of March 7th - 11th. Please do not send money or permission slips
in early. More information will follow in a letter to the students. If you have any
questions please feel free to contact Mr. Banta.
8TH GRADE DEARBORN FIELD TRIP
The 8th grade field trip to Dearborn, Michigan, will be on Friday, May 6,
2016. This all-day trip will include visits to the Henry Ford Museum and adjacent
Greenfield Village (www.thehenryford.com). Mrs. Decker is the contact person for
this trip.
adecker@delcomschools.org
DELTA MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEERLEADING
Cheerleading Clinic and Try-outs are scheduled for any current 6th or 7th grader. The clinic is
Monday, April 4th, and Tuesday, April 5th, from 5:30 - 7:30pm. The try-outs will be Friday, April
8th, from 5:30 - 7:30. You must have a sports physical on file with the athletic director before the
clinic.
A mandatory parent meeting will be on Tuesday, April 19th, at 5:30pm in the DMS cafeteria.
DELTA HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING
Important dates for Delta High School cheerleading:
Clinics: Wednesday, April 13, 2016, and Thursday, April 14, 2016, 5:30 - 8:30pm
Tryouts: Friday, April 15, 2016, at 5:00pm in the auxiliary gym
Mandatory Parent Meeting: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 6:00pm in the high school commons area.
Mandatory Uniform/Clothing Sizing: Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at 6:00pm in the high school
commons area.
All required paperwork is due by April 8, 2016. Turn into the high school athletic office, middle
school front office, or Coach Alli/Coach Nikiya.
We will NOT be accepting paperwork after April 8, 2016.
CHALLENGE ART
In February the Challenge Art classes took a trip up to Fort Wayne. In the morning, students were
able to see the Scholastic Art and Writing exhibit, in which four students from Delta Middle School
and one Delta High School student had work displayed. In the afternoon they were given a tour of
the University of Saint Francis (USF), School of Creative Arts, including all the classroom and studio spaces, two small galleries, and endless displays of USF student work.
DELTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
2015-2016
1st 9-weeks Q3
Grade 6: All A Honor Roll
Kathryn Alexander, Adam Altobella, Jacob Beaty, Michael Bilby, Wyatt Bilby, Ella
Bright, Cori Chapman, Janay Cicotte, Gwendolyn Clark, Sierra Dalcher, LandonFreiburger, Shelby Gillis, Madelyn Haley, Heddie Heintzelman, Savanna Hickey, Jaykeb
Howell, Maggie Hunt, Mykayla Kowalski-Brock, Anna Krejsa, Amber Langdon, Neil
Marshall, Samuel Marshall, Maxx Martinez, Eleanor McClain, Brenden Mead, Olivia
Miller, Mason Neal, Ella Painter, Kaleb Rhonemus, Eden Richey, Madelyne Robbins, Jacob Royal, Mallory Schwer, Bradley Shue, Ellie Summers, Reed Talbot, Elizabeth Thompson, and Jackson Ullom
Grade 6: All A & B Honor Roll
Elijah Arnold, Drew Auker, Ali Bailey, Christopher Blezek, Benjamin Bodkin, Dustin
Borth, Clay Bragg, Kennedi Bramlett, E’lia Brown, Anna Cardemon, Gara Childers,
Johnathan Chimbanda, Aidyn Coffey, Kenton Coleman, Landon Coulter, Nicholas
Crabtree, Elisabeth Crouch, Kayla Crutcher, Nataleigh Daugherty, Dominick Davenport, Lane Decker, Lydia Denniston, Joseph Edwards, Camryn Eldridge, Parker
Faletic, Gracee Gibson, Nicole Gilland, Karissa Gwyn, Sarah Haney, Elaine Hardman, Brayden Hunt, Chase Huntington, Brady Jennings, Owen Johnson, Javin Kile,
Aidan Landis, Aurora Ledbetter, Chloie Lowe, Alexander Lyons, Brayden Matheny,
Hannah McDowell, Sydney McKinney, Aubrey Michael, Macy Miller, Kameron Milner,
Jazlan Montero, Chase Myers, Bryson Noble, Austin Parker, Katelynn Penrod, Jake
Phillips, Josie Pippin, Elizabeth Pyles, Abigail Raleigh, Sydney Randle, Cassidy
Reader, Campbell Reed, Makayla Rogers, Malachi Salmon, Wade Schauer,
Madalynn Smith, Daniel Stanton, Nicole Stephenson, Cody Stults, Jared Taylor,
Sloane Townsend, Madeline Waxman, Raven Weaver, Kody Withers and Mason
Wrisley
DELTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
2015-2016
1st 9 - weeks Q3
Grade 7: All A Honor Roll
Hayden Armstrong, Forrest Arnold, Zoe Ashcraft, Abigail Bamidele, Lucas Belangee,
Samuel Bennett, Ashleigh Brelage, Naomi Brewer, Sara Cardemon, Evan Conley,
Cameron Cox, Lilia Davis, Madalin Davis, Tynan Dishman, Laura Fowler, Alyssa
Gregory, Ainzli Grismore, Mary Groover, Warren Groscost, Jarren Haggard, Leah
Hayes, Thomas Hess, Cody Howard, Braden Hunt, Carter King, Aidan Kissick, Taylor
Lambertson, Logan Manor, Maggie Manor, Payton Manus, Malaika Maqbool, Kinsey
Matchett, Alexander Metzing, Adam Navarro, Emily Neal, Emerson Slopsema, Mollie
Tuttle Christina Veatch, Conner Welton, Riley Windsor and Erin Wirt
Grade 7: All A & B Honor Roll
Jordan Ashton, Justin Barton, Natalee Bohanon, Gage Bradburn, Riley Brand, Jenna
Breedlove, Abigail Brooks, Justin Burcham, Dylan Casebere, Logan Clanin, Caleb
Clauson, Alexa Coffey, Raquel Collins, Austin Cooper, Jesse Cross, Kylie Del Pozzi,
Braxton Edwards, Summer Ellington, Michael Fish, Aaron Flanders, Lucas Fox,
Kennedi Freiburger, Virginia Goul, Joseph Gowin, Olivia Harrold, Emily Himes,
Traceston Hollowell, Callum Hotmire, Brandon Jackson, Kadance Logan, Lily Marcum, Sabrina McElyea, Dorothy Eloise McKean, Morgan Meeks, Chelsea Miller,
Hayley Nix, Marah Osner, Ian Parker, Delaney Pence, Addison Phillips, Mayana
Pickering, Alexis Randle, Carly Ratliff, Evan Reno, Braden Reynolds, Jadon Richey,
Hailey Ricker, Amara Roberts, Leah Robinson, Aubree Seals, Jackson Shafer, Brett
Shearer, Aubrey Showalter, Tanner Southerland, Bray Stebbins, Brock Steigerwalt,
Maranda Stotler, Hunter Supan, Codie Thrash, Allison Weaver, Reid Webber, Morgan Wells, Sarah Whitesel, Javaughn Whitfield, Mitchell Whitmer, Ethan Whitney,
Grant Williams, Evan Wilson, Samuel Woodson, Trenton Woolum, and Grayson
Zgunda
DELTA MIDDLE SCHOOL
2015-2016
1st – 9 weeks Q3
Grade 8: ALL A+ HONOR ROLL
Christopher Childress and Natalie Talbot
Grade 8: ALL A HONOR ROLL
Samantha Allen, Sage Beckley, Olivia Bradburn, Cadence Brown, Micah Brown,
Samuel Campbell, Kortney Criswell, Kassidy Dishman, Lucille East, Alaina Edwards,
Abby Fenwick, Morgan Gardner, Zachary Garner, Allyson Greiner, Anthony Gullion,
Kaylee Kemp, Caleb Landis, Marissa McCoy, Katherine Paxson, Tristan Pickering,
Austin Selvey, Cora Sherman, Zachary Stanley, Wesley Stitt, Morgan Storie, Kyle
Tempest, Daviel Vencel, Laura White and Kerissa Withers
Grade 8: A & B HONOR ROLL
Kailee Amos, Jillian Bantz, MacKenzie Bell, Tyler Bishop, Rayven Bowman, Miranda
Buck, Emmalee Conatser, Kylei Cook, Samuel Cox, Madison Crouch, Noah Davis,
Madison Delaney, Tori Folkner, Grady Foreman, Joshua Greenberg, Nicholas
Haney, Olivia Haney, Abbigail Harris, Evan Hill, Aiden Hinds, Dakota Hummer, Molly
Hunt, Mack Huntington, William Jones, Alexis Keppler, Mason Knight, Michaela Lambert, Ann-Marie Lane, Trak Larrabee, Jordan Locke, Derek Marcum, Meredith Marlow, Elizabeth Marshall, Annah Mattucci, Jared May, Evan McClain, Devin McKinley,
Seth McKinney, Daylan Montero, Sarah Moore, Carter Neal, Taylor Osman, Ashton
Painter, Devyn Perry, Jaleah Richards, Lillian Richardson, Johnathon Robinson, Wyatt Scheid, Tyson Shaw, Emma Shreve, Bradley Smith, Charlie Spegal, McKenna
Taylor, Clarissa Terry, Ryan Van Pelt, Emily Warner, Chloe Weaver, Katelynn Webb,
Torilayna Winningham and Addison Wordinger
The Delta Little League is starting a Challenger Division for special needs
children in Delaware County ages 4 through high school. It will begin on
Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 9 -10:30 a.m. at the Royerton Little League
field (located at the corner of State Road 3 and Royerton Road).
You can register at deltalittleleague.com by clicking on the Challenger Division link on the page. This league is free. League sponsors will cover registration fees, shirts, and hats. We also provide bats, balls, and batting
tees.
For questions call Chuck or Becky Horvath at 423-502-9997 or go to our
Facebook page at www.facebook.com/DeltaLittleLeagueChallenger.
FCCLA APRIL NEWS
Five FCCLA members qualified for FCCLA National Leadership Conference
in San Diego, CA, to be held in July 2016!
Left: Devyn Perry and Emily O’Connell with their
“Illustrated Talk” presentation.
Below: Hunter Ashton (Career Investigation) and
Helena Heintzelman (Nutrition & Wellness)
Left: Jordan Ashton with his Recycle & Redesign project “All Zipped Up.”
FCCLA APRIL NEWS
The chapter will be doing some fundraising to help with the costs of attending
this conference. Here is a listing of events being planned. We hope you might
choose one (or more) of these events to participate in and help the students attend and compete at this conference.
 Basket/Thirty One Bag Bingo
Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us! Thursday May 5, 2016 we
will be offering a Basket/Thirty One Bag Bingo. There will many opportunities to win prizes! This will be held at DMS beginning at
6:00pm. Tickets are available for $15 in advance and $18 at the
door. Snacks and drinks will be available at very reasonable prices.
Contact Mrs. Kirtley for tickets: kkirtley@delcomschools.org
 Little Caesars Pizza Kit Sales
Back by popular demand, we will take orders for pizza kits from
April 25th -May 6th. With pick up being May 18th in the foods lab at
DMS at 6pm. These kits are a great value and allow you to customize your pizza and bake it fresh at home! You can email your order
or questions to Mrs. Kirtley at kkirtley@delcomschools.org
 Bob Evans Restaurant Fundraiser
EVERY SATURDAY (all day) during the month of APRIL, Bob
Evans Restaurant will donate 15% to our chapter if you eat there
and take a copy of our organization flyer with you. There is a copy
in the newsletter for you to print or you can stop by the DMS office
and pick one up.
FCCLA PACKS AWAY HUNGER
On Saturday March 12, 2016, FCCLA members, parents and adviser travelled to Hagerstown Jr/Sr
High School to pack meals being sent to local food pantries and to Guatemala as part of the End
Hunger Now program.
There were over 700 people volunteering that day to pack over 162,000 meals. This program began five years ago and to date 593,676 meals have been packed and distributed to food pantries
and third world countries to help in the fight against hunger in our communities and worldwide.
FCCLA is proud to participate in this community service.
Below are pictures of our participants in the event.
8TH GRADE FACS EAGLES NEST
DENIM IN DISGUISE
The 8th grade FACS Eagles Nest class completed a recycling project using denim from jeans, a
dress, and shirts.
They searched for projects on Pinterest and used leftover lab supplies to make their creations.
Items made: pot holders, totebags, bracelets, flowers to decorate pillows, and pencil bags.
The students learned facts about recycling and were very resourceful and creative.
Here is a picture of their creations:
DMS ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Makayla Rogers, 6th grade
Monochromatic Painting
DMS ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Justin Barton, 7th grade
Self-portrait Drawing
DMS ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Samantha Herron, 8th Grade
Colored Pencil Grid Drawing
DMS ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Elizabeth Marshall, 8th grade Challenge
Personalized Letter Drawing
HOMEWORK HOTLINE
Let’s face it: Students may not always have parents or friends available to help with homework after
the last school bell rings. And here at the start of the year, it can be tough adjusting to new classes
and learning new concepts. Fortunately for Indiana students, bright, patient Homework Hotline tutors are available from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (EDT), Sunday through Thursday, with no-charge math and
science help. The tutors are Rose-Hulman college students who are trained in tutoring and communicating clearly with younger students, and are equipped with resources to help students work
through challenging problems and develop better problem-solving skills. Students won’t get the answers from our tutors, but they will get expert help in breaking through tough homework problems.
They can call toll free at 1-877-ASK-ROSE, or send an e-mail by visiting the Web site at
www.AskRose.org.
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOLARS
7th and 8th grade Indiana students whose families meet income eligibility guidelines can apply to become a 21stCentury Scholar. Applications must be received by June 30 of the student’s 8th grade
year. Students may apply online, or through a local school or nonprofit organization that has agreed
to submit online applications on behalf of eligible students. For more information, please go
to: www.scholars.in.gov , or talk to Mr. Brannock or Mrs. Lay.
*****NOTE: Application is now available online!
PLEASE SUPPORT DMS THROUGH BOX TOPS AND MORE
Did you know that our school earned $860.00 from Box Tops for Education this past year? Did you
know that through Campbell’s Soup labels we were able to purchase needed art supplies like watercolor trays & sidewalk chalk? PLEASE SUPPORT DMS THROUGH THESE EASY FUNDRAISERS!! Please ask family and friends who might not have school-age children to save Box Tops for
Education (worth 10 cents each), Campbell’s Soup labels (worth 1 to 5 points each), and Tyson
Chicken Project A+ symbols (a small blackboard on the red flaps of boxes and pull strip of bags –
worth 24 cents each). Send these items to school in baggies or envelopes. We have student volunteers who can sort and count the labels for shipping. All labels should be turned in to your child’s
first period class. Thank you so much for your support!
DMS PAPER RECYCLING PAPER
Our paper recycling program continues during school hours (8:40-3:30pm)Last year we had a very
successful response from our community, and we thank all of you who helped us achieve this. We
earned hundreds of dollars for the DelCom Foundation scholarship program. We want to thank
RockTenn in Eaton for providing us with the recycling container and offering us this opportunity.
Our DMS students are also vital to our recycling effort. We are recycling all types of paper and
cardboard. Please flatten cardboard boxes. We want to fill the recycling container as full as possible so that we can increase our earnings. If there is no wasted space, such as large empty boxes,
we can get much more in the container. Metal fasteners, including staples, need to be removed. Plastic laminated paper and plastic coverings also need to be removed. We do not
recycle any other materials. The funds from the paper recycling program benefit the scholarship program for Delta students. Thank you for supporting our recycling program. Contact the
school at 747-0869 with any questions.