Visit the online DHMS Master Calendar for the complete 2021-22 calendar of dates.

***DHMS Families, without your help, we may need to cancel this event. Please review the SignUp Genius link to see how you can support this fun event for our students and school community!***

Join us THIS Friday, April 29th from 5pm-7pm in the school driveway and field. Featuring music, popcorn, food trucks, a cake decorating contest, and a variety of outdoor games. Students who compete and "win" a game/event will earn a point for their class. The class with the most points will be treated to an outdoor party during last period later this spring.  PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a drop-off event! 

Your PTSA is hard at work preparing for another great year of building our school community! We have a number of vacant positions to support the PTSA next year. Your leadership and energy help us to support our wonderful students and staff. Please click here to review the role descriptions, and contact Kristen Shattuck, DHMS PTSA President, to indicate your interest.

Last Week to Order Your 2021-22 DHMS Yearbook! Order Deadline: Friday, April 29th

This is the last week to order your 2021-22 DHMS Yearbook! Make sure to place your order by this Friday, April 29th, and contact DHMS Yearbook Advisor, Abbey Gwydir, with any questions.

All students in grades 6-8 in Arlington Public Schools will take the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Tests between May 16, 2022 and June 14, 2022. Dorothy Hamm Middle School has selected the testing dates below:   

We welcome volunteers for a couple hours each day in the DHMS Library. Volunteer hours are anytime between 8am to 2pm. Please click here to sign up, and enter the hours you will be volunteering in the comments. Make sure to complete your APS Volunteer Application if you haven't already, and email Ms. Tsai with any questions.

Thank you again for all your amazing efforts with the DHMS Trex Plastic Film Recycling Campaign! With a grand total of 543 pounds of plastic film, DHMS came in 6th in our division, and there were 530 schools participating nationwide. The collection locations are currently closed, but we encourage you to bring your plastic film directly to the Cherrydale Safeway (there are two white bins outside the grocery store for plastic film collection). Please note that Safeway will only accept plastic film that either (1) fits in their bins, or (2) is contained in a 64 gallon clear plastic trash bag and placed near their bins.

APS Walk/Bike/Roll to School Day is coming up on Wednesday, May 4th! Bike, Walk and Roll to School Day builds on the momentum of Walk Bike and Roll to School Day in October, but on wheels — with a focus on bicycling. The May celebration, part of Bike Month, helps to raise community awareness about the importance of bicycle and pedestrian safety education, safe routes to schools, well-maintained walkways, and traffic calming in our neighborhoods and around our schools. Visit apsva.us/safe-routes-to-school-overview/walkbike-to-school-day for more details.

The Superintendent’s School Bell Times Recommendation and the School Bell Times Survey Findings are available online for the community to review. The goal of the project is to streamline school start and end times to improve operational efficiency and transportation services, as well as to ensure APS instructional minutes are aligned with neighboring school divisions. This item will be presented at the School Board Meeting as an information item on April 28 and as an action item on May 12. The changes will take effect for the 2022-23 school year. View meeting materials, meeting recordings, and FAQs by visiting the School Bell Times Study Project webpage. Questions regarding the study should be sent to engage@apsva.us.

Innovation Elementary School's Huskyfest is Saturday, April 30th from 12-4pm! DHMS 8th Graders are invited to run stations and volunteer for many other tasks. Click here for event details, and sign up here if your student is able to help out. Please list the student name in the Comments field, and arrive 10-15 minutes before your slotted time to receive instructions. Contact Rabia Oubenadi with any questions.

Freshman practices/tryouts begin on Monday, August 8th in the afternoon. Practices are mandatory and you should expect practices to run Monday - Friday and Saturday mornings.  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 -https://www.yorktownsports.org/main/filesLinks/. The latest information is posted on Team App so if you have not already done so, please download Team App and request access to YHS Football. www.teamapp.com. 

If you have any questions please send an email to yhsfootballbooster@gmail.com and I’m happy to respond to your question or point you in the right direction!

Arlington County’s Public Health Division is offering FREE COVID-19 vaccines to anyone 5 years and older. Visit the Arlington County COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Scheduling website for complete details, including clinic locations and hours.

DHMS Basics: Office: 703.228.2910 / Clinic: 703.228.2940 / Attendance: 703.228.2911

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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 Thursday at 10am for inclusion in the following Monday's Phoenix Post.