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Dorothy Hamm Middle School PTSA
PHOENIX POST
Monday, April 24th, 2023
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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming DHMS Dates | |
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Monday, May 1st-Friday, May 5th - DHMS Teacher Appreciation Week
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Wednesday, May 3rd - Early Release (12:05pm Dismissal)
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Tuesday, May 9th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7pm
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Monday, May 29th - NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
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Friday, June 9th - 8th Grade Promotion Party, 7:00-9:30pm
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Tuesday, June 13th - 8th Grade Kings Dominion Park Trip
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Wednesday, June 14th - 8th Grade Promotion, 8:30-10:30am
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Thursday, June 15th - Last Day of School (Early Release)
Please visit the online master DHMS Calendar for all 2022-23 school year dates.
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DHMS News & Announcements | |
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2023-24 DHMS PTSA Officer Nominations
The PTSA Nominating Committee is seeking candidates for next year’s officer positions. Candidates can self-nominate themselves, or someone else can nominate them. If someone else nominates an officer, the nominated person has to agree to the nomination in writing by sending an email to the Nominating Committee Chair. The nomination period will be open until Sunday, May 7th, 2023, after which the Nominating Committee will announce the proposed slate of 2023-24 officers at the DHMS PTSA Meeting on Tuesday, May 9th, and elections will be held at the last PTSA Meeting of the school year on Tuesday, June 13th.
Please click below to submit your interest in any of the PTSA Executive Board positions:
- DHMS PTSA President
- DHMS PTSA VP Communications
- DHMS PTSA VP Community
- DHMS PTSA VP Programs
- DHMS PTSA Treasurer
- DHMS PTSA Secretary
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DHMS PTSA Committee Chairs & Leads for 2023-24
In addition to the DHMS PTSA Officer positions, please consider volunteering for one (or more!) other PTSA leadership positions we will be recruiting for 2023-24.
Visit dorothyhamm.apsva.us/ptsa/committee-chairs for a list of all the board and committee positions that are open for election or appointment. New to DHMS families are also welcome. So if you know elementary school families who will be joining us next year, please share our call for volunteers with them. All experience levels, or none at all, are welcome; just a willingness to support our students, families, and faculty. Please contact DHMS PTSA President, Khal Monaro, with any questions or if you'd like to get involved.
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DHMS Teacher Appreciation Week
Monday, May 1st-Friday, May 5th
We are getting ready to celebrate our amazing teachers and staff during Teacher Appreciation Week, May 1-5. Please consider donating a gift card to be included in a raffle drawing we have planned for that week. Be on the lookout for more ways to volunteer and show your appreciation in the weeks to come.
Donate Gift Cards for DHMS Teacher Appreciation Week
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DHMS 8th Grade Promotion & End of Year Activities | |
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Donate Your Used Bikes to Phoenix Bikes
One of KidsGiving's partners, Phoenix Bikes, an Arlington nonprofit that uniquely combines youth education programs with a full-service professional bike shop and retail store, is seeking used bike donations.
Visit phoenixbikes.org/donate-a-bike/ for more details on how to donate your used bikes to help their cause, and please spread the word to your friends and neighbors. Thank you!
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Taylor ES Families: Donate Vintage Taylor Spirit Wear
Are you looking to part with your kids outgrown Taylor Spirit Wear? Taylor Elementary is looking for donations to the Spirit Wear booth during Taylor’s annual Spring Fair (May 6th). Donations can be dropped off at Taylor Elementary (Vintage Spirit Wear bin in lobby) or contact spiritwear@taylorpta.org to make arrangements!
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APS Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Screener
Beginning April 24, APS will conduct a universal SEL screener for students in grades 3-12. The screener collects information about students’ SEL skills and well-being and the results will be used to support our student’s academic, social and emotional growth. Families can opt out by Wed, March 29 if they do not wish for their student to participate. Individual schools will be setting a specific date for the screeners during a three-week period. More information is available online.
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Yorktown HS Freshman Football - Rising 8th and 9th Graders
If your child is interested in playing Freshman Football this fall at Yorktown, please consider attending our May Parents Meeting on Wednesday, May 17th at 7:00 pm in Patriots Hall (located across from the main gym). Our head coach, Bruce Hanson along with Coach McBride, head Freshman coach, will be there to talk to you about the YHS football program and answer any questions you may have. Even if your child has not decided, this meeting is a great way to understand exactly what to expect from the program in the event they do choose to play from practice requirements to type of equipment used to coaching style. We have a great set of coaches and most of them actually teach at YHS.
Freshman practices/tryouts begin around August 1. Practices are mandatory and you should expect practices to run Monday - Friday and Saturday mornings during August. All players must have a physical on file with the Athletic Department in order to play. A copy of the physical can be found here - yorktownsports.org/main/filesLinks/. The latest information is posted on Stack Team App so if you have not already done so, please download Stack Team App and access YHS - Football. Once you are at the YHS - Football page, click on the gear icon in the top right corner and request access to Boosters Parent Group - All parents welcome. You may also request access to any additional groups you find relevant.
If you have any questions please send an email to yhsfootballbooster@gmail.com and we're happy to respond to your question or point you in the right direction!
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Yorktown HS Field Hockey - Rising 8th and 9th Graders
If your child is interested in playing Field Hockey this fall at Yorktown, please visit our Field Hockey information page on YHSBoosters.org. Even if your child has not decided, this is a great way to understand exactly what to expect from the program in the event they do choose to play from practice requirements to type of equipment used to coaching style. We have a great set of coaches and most of them actually teach in Arlington and with back to back trips to the State Championships (with a win in 2021), we’re a pretty successful team as well.
Freshman practices/tryouts begin around August 1. Practices are mandatory and you should expect practices to run Monday - Friday and Saturday mornings during August. All players must have a VHSL physical dated after May 1, 2023 on file with the Athletic Department in order to play. A copy of the physical can be found here. Additionally, players will need an outdoor Field Hockey stick and shin guards. The latest information is posted on Stack Team App so if you have not already done so, please download Stack Team App and access YHS – Field Hockey. Once you are at the YHS – Field Hockey page, click on the gear icon in the top right corner and request access to Pre-Season 2023 - All parents welcome.
If you have any questions please send an email to yhsfockey@gmail.com or to Coach Shipley, and we're happy to respond to your question or point you in the right direction!
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Cherrydale Farmers Market
Now Open Saturdays, 8am-Noon
Hosted at Dorothy Hamm Middle School, the Cherrydale Farmers Market is open Saturday mornings, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (noon). Market location is, adjacent to the soccer field, in the courtyard on the southeast face of the Dorothy Hamm Middle School. This year’s market will conclude in November, the Saturday before Thanksgiving.
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The DHMS PTSA Phoenix Post is a weekly newsletter that informs the DHMS community about DHMS, PTSA, and relevant APS and community news. Please send any newsletter submissions to newsletter@dhmsptsa.org by EOD Thursday for inclusion in the following Monday's Phoenix Post. | | | | |
