Dingman-Delaware Middle School – MR. JAMES MITCHELL
 The winter pep band has been in session since the first day after winter recess. Members have been
rehearsing and performing at boys and girls basketball games during the Month of January. Their performance
and spirit have been outstanding.
 The Anime/Manga Club is intended to provide interested students an opportunity to share their love of
Japanese animation/comics and to learn about various facets of anime and Japanese culture. Students have
the opportunity to learn new animation techniques and share original artwork and writing. In addition, students
learn about Japanese culture and customs, and spoken Japanese words and phrases.
 The 2015 Special Olympic Ski Program is taking place at Big Bear/Masthope. Sixth-, seventh-, and eighthgrade students are participating. Four ski trips are planned, with medal day on February 23, 2015. Our ParentTeacher Association generously donated ski gloves for all participants.
 Terminology Trivia has started once again at the DDMS library. Students must write on a slip of paper their
name and the definition of the weekly words. They must then place that slip in the Terminology Trivia box
located in the library. Winners are announced at the beginning of each week. Every week so far there have
been at least two winners. The terms this month are PSSA science and reading words. Ms. Rachel Liesau, our
librarian, has also worked with Mrs. DeFrancesco, a sixth-grade math teacher, in adding a PSSA math word
problem. Students must solve the weekly word problem correctly to be entered in the drawing.