Superintendent's Message 20180219

February 20, 2018

Superintendent's Message

Dr. Jan Irons Harris

C h a r a c t e r

Word of the Week: Wisdom

Theme: Humility

Wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.

King Solomon

OPTIMIST CLUB

STAR STUDENTS & TEACHERS

Congratulations to Jesse Chen and Cassie Higdon for being selected as Optimist Club Star Students. Additionally, congratulations to Teachers Tonya Gatlin and Jamey McMahan for being selected as Star Teachers! This is the third year that Ms. Gatlin has been selected by her students for this tremendous honor. Shown from left to right: Mr. James Fahrney, Principal; Ms. Tonya Gatlin, Jesse Chen, Cassie Higdon, and Don Townsend, and Mr. Jamey McMahan with Cassie. We have much to celebrate in Wolverine Nation!

Dade County Football Players Train with NFL Lineman Edmund Kugbila of the Carolina Panthers and former CFL Player Manuel Rodriguez

Dade County Wolverine Football Players got a chance this past Saturday to workout with former NFL lineman Edmund Kugbila of the Carolina Panthers and former CFL player Manuel Rodriguez. Both of these players played for Coach Warren at Central Gwinnett High School in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Kugbila played for Valdosta State and was on the National Championship team in 2012 and Rodriguez was a starter for West Georgia College as defensive back.

Coach Warren said, "It was really fun for some of our players to get a chance to workout at this level and to experience what it takes to play college football. It was awesome for me to have some of my former players coaching some of my current players. I really enjoyed seeing them work with our Wolverine players. I still run the same program that I did back then and it was awesome to see them show us new techniques to improve upon what we do. My plans are to get them to come work with all of our players one day this summer for practice."

From Left to right: Michael Green/Bailey Floyd/Tyler King/Coach Edmund Kugbila/Coach Manny Rodriguez/Josh Williams/and Malaki Webb

Congratulations, Dade Middle School Spelling Bee Winners!

6th Grade

1st : Jack Dupree

2nd : Elijah Barron

3rd : Grant McBryar

7th Grade

1st : Alyssa Wilson

2nd : Braden Hurst

3rd : Alannah Gray

8th Grade

1st : Olivia Adkins

2nd : Elijah Gilbreath

Thanks, Mr. David Lyons,

for sponsoring this event!

Upcoming Events

February 20 - Optimist Club Oratorical Contest, Noon - DCHS

February 21 - KWN-TV "Reading, Writing and Arithmetic" 1:0o p.m. (Davis Elementary will be featured.)

February 22 - Superintendent/PTO and School Council Officers Coffee Chat - 8:30 a.m. - Board of Education

February 22 - Dade County Board of Education Work Session, 5:00 p.m.

February 23 - Family Support Workshop, 9:00 a.m. - Board of Education

February 26 - DCS Board of Education Regular Board Meeting, 5:00 p.m.

Click Here for the Dade County Schools Calendar for 2017-2018

Click Here for the Dade County Schools Calendar for 2018-2019

Our Mission is to ensure that students have the opportunity to become independent, hard-working, life-long learners capable of succeeding in a changing society through: Dedicated teachers and staff, Community and parent commitment, Safe and orderly environments, and Strong leadership committed to excellence.