FOX FEATURE WEEKLY UPDATE
September 13, 2024
DFMS PTO Virtual Fundraiser: Oder today to help support our students!!!
Upcoming Events
09/16/2024 Begin Green Week: students report to 1st Period at 08:15 a.m.
** Attendance Awareness Month **
***PTO Fundraiser: Double Good Popcorn (ends today)***
09/17/2024 Constitution Day
*** AWAY Volleyball Game vs Northside Middle School 05:30 to 07:00pm ***
09/18/2024 MUSC Health Van: immunizations 09:00 am to 11:00 am (read the details below in the Health Room section)
*** HOME:C-Team Football vs Grey Collegiate Academy 06:00 to 08:00pm***
09/19/2024 HOME Volleyball Game vs Irmo 05:30 to )7:00 pm
Health Room
Meal Modification Form Request
A completed "Meal Modification Form" from your healthcare provider is required in order for nutrition services to omit or provide a substitute for any food allergies. Please return completed forms to your school nurse
Aiko Selage
School Nurse
Phone: 803-476-4809
Fax: 803-476-4820
MUSC Health Van is coming to Dutch Fork Middle School on September 18th to provide immunizations to students. All seventh grade students are required to have a Tdap shot to be compliant with South Carolina's immunization laws and regulations for schools. If your child still needs their Tdap immunization or requires any other immunizations please reach out to the school nurse for the required paperwork to utilize the health van. Paperwork for the MUSC Health Van is due back to the school nurse by September 11th.
ATTENDANCE UPDATES
Beginning with the 2024-2025 School Year, we will no longer accept calls for picking up a student for early dismissal.
Parent/Guardian must come into the school and sign the student out.
Sorry for this inconvenience, but this change is necessary.
You can always send a note with your student and we will provide the student with a pass for the dismissal time.
Thank you for your understanding,
Kelly Lilie
Attendance Clerk
Career Corner
8th Grade Tours of the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (CATS) will take place September 30 & October 1, 2024. Students will attend 1 day according to the Den assignment. Permission slips will be distributed for students and are due no later than Friday, September 13th to your students' Den teacher.
If you are interested in being a chaperone, the interest form is attached to the Tour Information letter and Student Permission form that will come home with your student. You must also fill out a D5 Volunteer Forms (all 3 volunteer forms must be submitted to Fiona Lofton at flofton@lexrich5.org by Friday, September 13th). Please remember to fill out all 3 forms and send a copy of the back and front of your Driver's License. Form Link here: Lex/Rich 5 Volunteer Form
Any questions: Contact Fiona Lofton at flofton@lexrich5.org or 803-476-4805
Spirit Wear
Picture Day 10/03/2024
Yearbook
Capture the moments, keep the memories!
Our yearbooks are now on sale, and we're offering a special discount that you won't want to miss. For a limited time, get your yearbook for just $45 (regular price $55) using code backtoschool at checkout..
Don't let these precious school days slip away without a keepsake. Order your yearbook now and save!
Drama
DFMS Honors Theatre
FALL MUSICAL AT DFMS!
The DFMS Honors Theatre Program in collaboration with the Exploring Dance classes (first semester students only) will present HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, JUNIOR on the DFMS cafeteria stage on November 14 (featuring "Cast A") and November 15 (featuring "Cast B") at 6:30 p.m. All Honors Drama students enrolled in Honors Drama first semester will be in both performances, but may play different roles for each.
TICKET INFORMATION:
Audience tickets will be $5.00 for ages 17 and under. Tickets will be $7.00 for ages 18 and up. All DFMS and DFHS faculty and staff will have free admission (and their families). Tickets will be available the day of the show beginning at 5:45 p.m. and exact change is very much appreciated. Parents of Honors Theatre students do not need to purchase a ticket for both shows, but please keep your ticket stub to show proof of payment.
Athletics
Football: C-Team Roster
Girls Lacrosse
We are excited to announce an upcoming interest meeting for our Girls Lacrosse Team. Scheduled for Monday, September 16TH at 6:30pm to 7:30pm in the DFHS Athletic Building Presentation Room.
This meeting will provide interested students with all the information they need about joining the team, including practice schedules, game details, and the benefits of being part of our lacrosse community.
We look forward to welcoming new athletes to our team!
Wrestling
Wrestling will have an interest meeting in the athletic building located behind the high school on Tuesday, September 17, at 6:30 pm. Contact Coach Bush at CoachBryanBush@gmail.com for more information
FCA
FCA will meet on Wednesday, September 18. We will meet from 7:45 to 8:10 in the media center. Please join us for breakfast snacks, fellowship, devotions, and to meet new people! We look forward to seeing you there! If you would like to join FCA and have not, email Dr. Smith at ansmith@lexrich5.org.
Golf
Dutch Fork Girls Basketball
GIRL’S BASKETBALL
Basketball Season is around the corner!
We will have an interest Meeting September 23, 2024 – 6:00pm
Dutch Fork Middle School Cafeteria
In order to be eligible for Try-Outs you must be approved on
https://studentcentral.bigteams.com/.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Coach Stokes, SStokes@lexrich5.org
Boys Basketball
The most important thing right now would be to make sure everything has been uploaded and approved on https://studentcentral.bigteams.com/. That is where you will upload a copy of your athlete's physical, birth certificate, and complete about 5 or 6 other forms to insure his eligibility. Both of you will have to create an account and then as the parent, you would link them together.
We will also post it on our Basketball website, Facebook page and Instagram accounts.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Coach Smith, Asmith@lexrich5.org or 803-476-4811
JV GOLF
***Safety Alert***
PTO Corner
We have a new and fun site to get all your information about our PTO here :
DFMS PTO needs YOU
Thank you to our PTO partners!
DUTCH FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Website: http://lexrich5.org/dfms
Location: 1528 Old Tamah Road, Irmo, SC, USA
Phone: (803) 476-4800
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dutch-Fork-Middle-School-549147891811317/
Twitter: @DutchForkMS