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Dorothy Hamm Middle School PTSA
PHOENIX POST
Monday, January 29th, 2024
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Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming DHMS Dates | |
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Monday, January 29th - NO SCHOOL (Grade Preparation Day)
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Friday, February 2nd - Stratford Integration Anniversary Ceremony, 6:30-8:00pm
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Saturday, February 3rd - Stratford Integration Open House, 10am-2pm
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Wednesday, February 7th - Early Release (12:05pm Dismissal)
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Wednesday, February 7th - DHMS Dine Out Night: Chipotle, 4-8pm
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Tuesday, February 13th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7:00pm
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Monday, February 19th - NO SCHOOL (Presidents Day)
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Tuesday, February 20th - Peaceful Parenting Presentation, 7-8:30pm
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Tuesday, March 12th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7:00pm
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Friday, March 15th - NO SCHOOL (Parent-Teacher Conferences)
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Monday, March 25th - Friday, March 29th - NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)
Please visit the online master DHMS Calendar for all 2023-24 school year dates.
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65th Anniverary of the Integration of Stratford Jr. High
Friday, February 2nd & Saturday, February 3rd
Join us this Fri, Feb. 2 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the integration of Arlington Public Schools. This formal program will honor and celebrate the desegregation of Stratford Jr. High and Arlington Public Schools.
On Sat, Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. DHMS will host an open house to explore civil rights history, the new Dorothy Hamm building and other fun activities. Click here to learn more.
Volunteers Needed: The event we have planned for Saturday, February 3rd would not be possible without the help of everyone, including our Phoenix Family! If you are available to volunteer your time, please consider signing up via the SignUpGenius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904084DAFAB29A6FC1-47388254-65th
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DHMS Dines Out: Chipotle Mexican Grill
Wednesday, February 7th
Support the DHMS PTSA when you order online or dine out at Chipotle on 4520 Langston Blvd. on Wednesday, February 7th anytime between 4-8pm. 33% of event sales will be donated to the DHMS PTSA!
Order online for pick-up using code HK9ZPXF or click to download the DHMS Dines Out Chipotle Flyer to show when you order. (Click here for details.)
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Peaceful Parenting Presentation: Tuesday, February 20th 7-8:30pm
Parenting: one of life's greatest gifts and greatest challenges.
Gain tools to grow more confident in your roles as a parent, build a stronger connection to your child(ren), and learn about the brain science that shapes your relationship with them.
Please join us:
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Date: Tuesday, February 20th
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Time: 7:00-8:30pm
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Location: Dorothy Hamm Middle School Library
For our planning purposes, please take a moment to register: Peaceful Parenting Presentation Registration Form
Speakers: Christine Katcher and Phyllis Thompson
- Christine Katcher, LCSW, has been a social worker with Arlington Public Schools for almost 4 decades. She currently works at DHMS as the Intervention Counselor. Her experience of students and their parents is broad, ranging from preschool through high school. Some of her professional experience includes direct counseling, parent training, special education, social emotional education, and professional mentoring. She loves spending time with her family, including 4 adult children.
- Phyllis Thompson, LCSW, has recently retired from APS where she served as a school social worker, focusing on students with significant disabilities and supporting their families. Previous areas of her career include child abuse prevention, marriage and family therapy, and parenting skill building. Phyllis is the parent of two adult children.
Snow Date: Tuesday, February 27th
Click here for printable flyer with details.
Contact Christine Katcher, DHMS Intervention Counselor, with any questions.
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Online DHMS School Spirit Wear Store
The online DHMS Spirit Wear store is open all year round! You may order anytime and items will be shipped to your home address. Select from a wide variety of tees, hoodies, hate, shorts, jammie pants, bags, and accessories in adult, women, and youth sizes. A great way to show your school spirit, and the DHMS PTSA receives 5% of sales. Click below to place your order, and contact spiritwear@dhmsptsa.org with any questions.
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Donate Your Plastic Film Waste & Help DHMS Win a Trex Bench
Holiday season is here, and that means you're probably getting lots of shipping envelopes from online retailers! That's great news because the DHMS Green Team is setting our sights on winning a super cool Trex bench for our school if we can collect 1000 pounds of plastic recycling material. Bring in your CLEAN, DRY plastic film waste like newspaper sleeves, plastic grocery bags, bubble wrap and all of those empty shipping envelopes. Just drop it in the plastic bins in the hallway near the front office and we'll do the rest. Please make sure all of the plastic is CLEAN, DRY and FREE of FOOD RESIDUE.
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Free Pop Up Shop
Help your closet and the climate by getting free, gently used clothes!
When: February 18th, 2 - 5 pm
Where: Washington-Liberty High School Cafeteria
Who: All students and community members are welcome!
Brought to you by Arlington Students for Climate Action, EcoAction Arlington, Sierra Club Potomac River Group, NAACP Arlington Chapter, and Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions.
To contribute clothes, drop off washed, gently used clothes of any size at Wakefield, H-B Woodlawn, Yorktown, Arlington Career Center, or Casual Adventure before February 17th. please email Laura Watchman with questions.
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Arlington Little League is Seeking Umpires!
We provide umpires for our upper level games, and we’re looking for those ages 13 and up to join us! We’ll even compensate you at $50 per game. We provide the training and the equipment to safely get behind the plate. All we need is you!
We can take you for a game here or there, or a fairly regular gig–it’s up to you, depending on what fits in your schedule. Games are weeknights (mostly early evening) and Saturday mornings and afternoons at a variety of Arlington fields.
If you’re interested, or have questions, you can reach Umpire-in-Chief Steven Sundbeck at umpire@arlingtonlittleleague.org and/or register for the umpire program at:
https://arl.fyi/umpireregister. Click here for the flyer with details.
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Upcoming Yorktown Dance Team Clinics
We are offering a special Valentine's Day edition of our Parents Night Out program. Information including the sign up link is below, and click here for more details.
Parents' Night Out with YHS Spirit Program Valentine's Day Themed
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