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12-12-2025 Family Friday Five

Posted Date: 12/12/25 (02:35 PM)
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Family Friday Five

DMS Principal's Weekly Newsletter

December 12, 2025

Dress Up Days THIS WEEK!

Just a reminder of this week's DRESS UP DAYS!

  1. Monday - Pajama Day!
  2. Tuesday - Lumberjack vs. Luau Day
  3. Wednesday - Grinch vs. Rudolph
  4. Festive Family Photo - coordinate a holiday outfit with your friends!
  5. Crazy Christmas Attire - ugly sweaters, santa hats, all the things!

Encourage your student to get involved!

Food Pantry Food Drive:
Our Student Council and 7th grade Science classes are sponsoring a food drive to support the DMS Food Pantry. This has been extended to December 16 due to school closures.

Grade levels are competing to see who brings in the most! See the image below for more information!
A poster announces Dekalb Middle School's Holiday Food Drive, with a can of food held by hands.

Cool School Plunge

DeKalb Middle School has had the awesome privilege of being chosen by Special Olympics of Indiana to host this year's POLAR PLUNGE in support of our Unified Athletic teams.

If a student participates, they will be required to get parental approval and a signed waiver. They will also help raise a minimal amount of money to support Special Olympics.

Look for more information in the weeks to come!
Poster for the Cool School Challenge at DeKalb Middle School, featuring people in water.
A glowing red number three with light bulbs.

Athletic Information

Each week, our Athletic Director Brett Eltzroth, with help from his secretary, Erika Jordan, put together information about the current news from Athletics. See the images below for more information!
Upcoming events graphic with dates and basketball game details.
A review of boys' basketball games, with scores and top scorers listed.
A graphic summarizing girls' basketball games, featuring a basketball design.
A red number four with glowing lights, outlined in gold.

Unified eSports NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!

We are so proud of our first year Unified eSports team! They won the NATIONAL Championships this week.

Not only are we the first middle school eSports team in Indiana, we are the TOP middle school eSports team in the nation!

Congrats to coaches Ryan Baker and Amber Zimmerman as well as our team!
A group of young people wearing matching black shirts pose for a photo.
A group of young people wearing matching black shirts pose for a photo.

It's that time of year...

Thank you so much for filling out the Thankful for You certificates in the month of November. We posted them on teacher and staff doors/offices and they felt appreciated.

If you would like to appreciate our staff this month and aren't quite sure how, use this Amazon Wish List to purchase gift cards or teacher request items.

In the next week, the list will be updated with items teachers would like for their classrooms - a great opportunity to buy them a holiday gift!

All food items on this list are for the Food Pantry.
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Questions to ask your student...

  1. What is your plan for this week's dress up week!?
  2. Are you interested in the Polar Plunge?
  3. What was your favorite staff underground dress up day this week?
  4. What are you most excited about next week at school?
  5. What projects/assignments/tests do you have this week? How do you need to study this weekend?

Mrs. Wisehart

Principal, DMS