Chirp Sheet
Singing the praises of our DCS students and staff 9-15/23
Military dad makes surprise visit after 6-month deployment
Second grader Jaymes Arter joined his classmates in putting his head down on his desk and closing his eyes for what he thought was a game that his teacher Mrs. Rebecca Ellerbrock was playing with the class on a Friday afternoon. He didn't expect that when he opened his eyes that his dad, who has been serving overseas for the past six months, would be standing in front of him. Jaymes got up from his seat and leapt into his father's arms during the emotional reunion that left others in the Central Elementary classroom teary-eyed as well.
Jaymes' father, Richard Arter, is a member of the Army National Guard and has been serving in Poland.
Joining the reunion was Jaymes' step-mom, Emily Travis, who said that the family just plans to take it easy and "chill" this weekend as they enjoy having Richard back home.
Students get to know their classmates during first weeks of school
Many students got to know their new classmates during the first week of school by participating in team building and ice breaker activities.
Davison Middle School Art Teacher Erin Mohrman, who is new to the district this year, had her students participate in a portrait challenge.
"Students counted off to five and matched up numbers to find their group," she explained. "Teams had five minutes to create a portrait by adding one item to the paper at a time. After the time was up I hung all portraits on the wall and we voted for the most creative portrait. The rule was that it had to be a portrait but did not have to be human."
In Allisoyn Johnson's Spanish class at Davison Middle School, students were introduced to each other by playing a game of Human Rubik's Cube. Using Post-It Notes, students wrote down their first name on one of the Post-It notes and the initial of their last name on the other. Students are then put into groups where the Post-It notes are scrambled. The goal of the game is for every student to get his or her Post-It notes back.
ASE recognizes DHS Auto Teacher for 25 years of service
Andrew Michalik, Auto Technology Teacher at Davison High School, recently received an Auto Service Excellence (ASE) medallion in recognition of his 25 years as a master technician. Mr. Michalik said he normally just receives a yearly recertification medallion and was pleasantly surprised to find this in his mail just prior to the new school year. He was 18 years old when he passed his first national test.
