Cardinal Call
Dodge City Middle School
DCMS Principals
November Newsletter
Email: dcms@443mail.org
Website: https://usd443.org/DCMS
Location: Dodge City Middle School, 6th Avenue, Dodge City, KS, USA
Phone: (620) 471-2100
Facebook: facebook.com/dodgecitymiddleschool
Twitter: @DodgeCityMiddle
Mr. Still- Head Principal (6th Grade Principal)
Mrs. Bogner - Assistant Principal (8th Grade Principal)
Mr. Rogers - Assistant Principal/Athletic Director (7th Grade Principal)
Stuco November News
Hello Cardinals, This is The Dcms Student council reporter letting you know about your monthly news. I will be reporting about the thankful month of november. The carnival has just ended and it was a blast. Thank you to everyone who donated items and to everyone who went. The second quarter began not too long ago and I hope everyone has been keeping up with their grades. The 2nd quarter sports have begun and your girls basketball team and boys wrestling team have been working hard to bring trophies home, so thank you to them. This month Stuco doesn't have big plans. But It will be staff appreciation week. So don't forget to say thank you to all staff around the building. On The 10th, 22nd, and the 24th there will be no school. On the 21st of November we will have a 2 hour early dismissal that will take place on a Tuesday. Thanksgiving break will be from the 22nd to the 24th.
Nurse's Corner
In October, all 7th graders had their hearing screened. Those who were not able to hear all of the tones are being rescreened as factors such as sinus congestion can temporarily affect hearing. You will be notified if there are concerns about your student’s hearing.
Here is some advice from the Centers for Disease Control about how to protect our hearing:
Hearing protection is for everyone. There is no cure for hearing loss! The good news? You can prevent hearing loss by protecting your hearing.
Avoid loud noise whenever possible and turn down the volume on personal listening devices. If you can’t avoid loud noise, use earplugs or earmuffs to protect your ears.
If you suspect you may already have hearing loss, take steps to keep it from getting worse. Get your hearing checked.
CDC supports National Protect Your Hearing Month (#NPYHM). It is an annual event each October to provide an opportunity to raise awareness about hearing and speech problems, encouraging people to think about their own hearing, and to get their hearing checked if they think there might be a problem.
Early identification and intervention for hearing loss is important. Many people live with unidentified hearing loss, often failing to realize that they are missing certain sounds and words. Checking one’s hearing would be the first step towards addressing the issue.
Do you use your music, your show, or a podcast to shut out the noise around you? Be cautious; hearing loss is real. A volume that lets you hear someone a few feet away is a safer way to go.
Did You Know?
Repeated exposure to loud noise over the years can damage your hearing—long after exposure has stopped.
This is just one of the many informative facts available on CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health’s new hearing loss website.
Think you are aware of how to protect yourself? When it comes to hearing loss, we can all think of the usual suspects: attending sporting events, entertainment venues, and loud concerts. Volume isn’t the only factor to consider. Noise exposure is cumulative. Practice safe listening at home, school, and while commuting by reducing the duration of headphone use.
Everyday activities such as using power tools, mowing the lawn, or attending a fitness or gym class with loud music can damage hearing.
Peruse CDC’s website on noise-induced hearing loss to learn more detailed information on the following topics: “What Noises Cause Hearing Loss?” “How Does Loud Noise Cause Hearing Loss?” “How Do I Know if I Have Hearing Loss Caused by Loud Noise?” “How Do I Prevent Hearing Loss from Loud Noise?” and “What If I Already Have Hearing Loss?”
Browse these pages to discover critical information you are likely unaware of.
Useful Info
Is the noise too loud? If you need to shout to make yourself heard, yes.
Ways to protect your hearing include turning the volume down, taking periodic breaks from the noise, and using hearing protection, such as earplugs and hearing protection earmuffs.
Signs that you may have hearing loss include difficulty hearing high-pitched sounds (e.g., doorbell, telephone, alarm clock) and difficulty understanding conversations in a noisy place.
By the Numbers
Sound is measured in decibels (dB). A whisper is about 30 dB, normal conversation is about 60 dB, and a motorcycle engine is about 95 dB. Noise above 70 dB over a prolonged period may start to damage your hearing. Loud noise above 120 dB can cause immediate harm.
Hearing loss is the third most common chronic health condition in the United States. Almost twice as many people report hearing loss as report diabetes or cancer. In the United States, about 40 million adults aged 20–69 years have noise-induced hearing loss, and about 1 in 4 adults who report “excellent to good” hearing already have hearing damage.
Think that hearing damage is usually workplace-related? Activities away from work can damage hearing just as much as a noisy job. Over half of all adults with hearing damage do not have noisy jobs.
The average person is born with about 16,000 hair cells within their inner ear. These cells allow your brain to detect sounds. Damaged inner ear cells do not grow back. So, protect your hearing, and if you already have hearing loss, or are experiencing pain, discomfort, or ringing in the ears, take steps to keep it from getting worse.
Have you ever left a concert and heard a ringing in your ears? This is a sign that you’ve overworked your ears, leaving them prone to hearing damage that can’t be reversed. You can prevent this by wearing hearing protection the next time you’re at a concert.
More Information
Teens on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (New webpage!)
6th Grade - Olympians & Spartans
6th Grade Spartans
Here are you Student of the Month and Citizenship winners for the Spartan team for the Month of October. Winners were given a non-uniform day, a certificate, and a medal!
Pictured Right to Left:
Emma Fant (Buckner), Keidy Garibay (Barajas), Chelsea Zelaya (Dierksen), Karina Garcia (De La Torre), Jose Ramos (Blanco), Saul Hernandez (Ramirez), Raymundo Perez Rojas (Chance), Mauricio Leon (Gonzales), Israel Mata (Martinez), and Norlin Fleitas (Citizenship Award).
Not Pictured: Joshua Bustillos (Osornio)
Student of the Month
Each month every 6th grade teacher will choose a student for any of the following reasons; someone who has been working hard in class, has shown growth and improvement in the content area, someone who is responsible and a good role model for their peers. We will have a short assembly at the end of the month and students will receive a certificate, medal and a non-uniform day bracelet. Families of the recipients will get a notification from their child’s teacher through Talking Points so they can attend. During this assembly we will also recognize the Citizenship award winner who is given to a student who is unanimously chosen by the teachers who demonstrates leadership, good character and great effort in all areas.
7th Grade - Odyessy & Voyagers
As autumn finally swings into full gear, the Odyssey Team teachers have many exciting learning opportunities planned for the month of November. In Ms. Figueroa’s math classes, students will be working on adding and subtracting rational numbers. Ms. Rodriguez and Ms. Rohrbaugh, 7th grade ELA teachers, are excited to start Unit 3, Turning Points. The stories in this unit are about events that take place in life that turn your life around. The first story we are reading is a play adapted from Charles’s Dicken’s novel, “A Christmas Carol”. This is a fun way to start the holiday season and to keep our students engaged in various types of texts.
In Mr. Varner’s science classes, students will be learning about physical and chemical properties of numerous substances. Students will also do experiments to determine whether a substance undergoes a physical change or chemical reaction.
Ms. Camacho’s Connect classes will be doing more Xello work that includes some career searching and goal setting. We will continue learning more about Digital Citizenship, graphing grades weekly and more presentations. Finally, in Ms. Johnston’s social studies, students will continue the study of Human Geography which involves learning about culture and the various elements of culture. These include such concepts as the role of family, government, economy, education, religion, and creative expressions.
The Voyager team held their "Student of the Quarter" awards assembly on October 11th, 2023.
(L-R Back Row) Kayden Hixon, Victor Mayarda, Ryan Luna, Caysen Rohr, Adrian Vedoy, Pedro Lopez
(L-R Front Row) Avery Garrett, Sophia Pineda, Maria Us Sic, Angela Romero, Leslee Hernandez, Jaleen Soto
8th Grade - Allstars & Defenders
All Stars have been celebrating our amazing students. Celebrations included first quarter academic awards as well as acknowledging students chosen for October student of the month. These students were selected from their teachers by displaying good work ethic, making good choices, and being an example student for their peers. Pictured left to right, Domingo L, Bandon C, Eric O, Joshua D, Janet L, Alina B, Norma M, and Alexis A.
Connect
November Important Dates
November 5th - Daylight Saving Time Ends
November 7th - DCMS Orchestra Concert 7th/8th Gr 7 pm
November 9th - PreK-12 Parent Teacher Conferences
November 10th - PreK-12 Parent Teacher Conferences No School
November 14th - DCMS PTO/Site Council Mtg 4:30 pm
Band Concert 6th 6:30 pm
7th/8th Gr 7:45 pm
November 17th - DCMS Western Kansas Orchestra Festival 7 pm
November 18th - DCMS Western Kansas Orchestra 8 am
November 21st - PreK-12th and & Staff 2 HR Early Dismissal
November 22nd/24th - Thanksgiving Break
November 28th - DCMS Orchestra Concert 6th Gr 7 pm
Red & White Day November Calendar
DCMS Cardinal Athletics
Girls Basketball
Oct 31rd - DCMS 4:00
Nov 2nd - DCMS 4:00
Nov 6th - Hays Middle School 4:00
Nov 9th - Great Bend 4:30
Nov 13th - DCMS 4:00
Nov 16th - DCMS 4:00
Nov 28th - L.Seymour Rogers 4:00
Nov 30th - GC. Horace Good 4:00
Dec 4th - Eisenhower
Dec 7th - DCMS
Dec 11th - DCMS
Dec 14th - Comanche
Boy's Wrestling
Nov 4th - Comanche Middle School
Nov 9th - Hugoton
Nov 11th - Dodge City Middle School
Nov 14th - GC. Kenneth Henderson
Nov 18th - Ulysses High School
Nov 20th - Dodge City Middle School
Dec 9th - Hays High School
Key:
Red filled boxes = red day
White filled boxes = white day
Gray filled boxes = no school
6th Grade Team Red Day/White Day Schedule
Spartans (Red Day = P.E.) (White Day = Connect)
Olympians (Red Day = Connect) (White Day = P.E.)
7th Grade Team Red Day/White Day Schedule
Odyssey (Red Day = P.E.) (White Day = Connect)
Voyagers (Red Day = Connect) (White Day = P.E.)
8th Grade Team Red Day/White Day Schedule
All Stars (Red Day = P.E.) (White Day = Connect)
Defenders (Red Day= Connect) (White Day = P.E.)
Skyward Family Access
Please call the Dodge City Middle School office at 620-471-2100 and ask to talk with Mrs. Burkhard to help you get started and signed up!