November 2024 Newsletter

Please note the following important dates in October and early November:

• Monday, November 4: Student mock election

• Tuesday, November 5: 2-hour delay for DHEMS only

• Friday & Saturday, November 8 and 9: DHEMS Fall Play

• Tuesday, November 12: 7th grade BCIT Career Fair (during school day)

• Thursday, November 14: 6th grade Dream, Learn, Pitch field trip

• Wednesday, November 20: DHEMS/LAHS Orchestra Performance @ LAHS

• Thursday, November 21: Bandfest & Stringfest

• Wednesday, November 27 - Monday, December 2: No School - Thanksgiving Holiday

On Tuesday, November 5, Donald H. Eichhorn Middle School will operate on a 2-hour delay to accommodate its role as a polling location, with doors opening at 9:20 AM and homeroom starting at 9:45 AM. Buses will pick students up two hours later than usual, and regular dismissal times remain unchanged. Parents are asked to stay in the right lane during drop-off to allow smooth traffic flow, while students walking or biking are urged to exercise caution due to increased parking lot traffic. Additional staff and police will be on-site to ensure safety, and all school activities, including recess, will be held indoors.

Congratulations to our October students of the month. These students are selected by the faculty for consistently following school expectations of being Respectful, Accountable, Prepared and Safe

Mr. Lepovetsky, our Business, Communications, and Information technology (BCIT) teacher lead students in a trust walk activity. Students are blindfolded by a partner and the partner guides them using only their voice through an obstacle course that leads them to sit in a chair. This activity taught students about leadership.

Recently, Mrs.Sample's 6th grade Pre-algebra class took part in an escape room. Students had to solve algebraic expressions and equations to unlock the boxes around the room. In the end students had to work together to unlock the final box and were handsomely rewarded with some chocolate!

Mr. Catherman's 7th grade science students are visiting streams throughout our community this week. The students are analyzing the quality of local streams to determine their suitability for releasing trout raised in the classroom throughout the year. Our students will collect data on physical, biological, and chemical elements and analyze the data to determine teh most suitable location to release the trout.

Our November teacher feature is Mrs. Gaugler our art teacher. Her interview is below:

Why did you become a teacher?

My elementary art teacher was very kind and inspiring. She made everyone feel like an artist and I wanted to be just like her.

What is your favorite project that you do with students?

My favorite project is the 8th grade sketchbook project. Students pick a word to describe themselves and the cover of the sketchbook is a collage inspired by that word.

What is your favorite art technique?

I enjoy print making. I like the process of carving the surface of the linoleum tile in order to create a print. It requires backwards thinking.

How long have you been a teacher?

This is my 10th year as an art teacher and my 9th year at the middle school. My first year of teaching was at Linntown elementary.

What do you enjoy doing outside of school?

I like spending time with my family and spending time outdoors.

Ms. Vanbuskirk has been working hard to plan a mock election for middle school students. Recently, students in all grades learned about the importance of exercising the right to vote. Students have learned about political parties, the voter registration process, electoral college, and voting on election day. Student volunteers assisted students with registering to vote during their lunch periods. Students who register to vote will be able to vote in our school-wide mock election on November 4; just like in real life, students who do not register will not be able to vote! Fortunately, our student volunteers encouraged students to exercise their “right” to make their middle school voice heard. A special thank you to Ms. Vanbuskirk for creating this opportunity for our students, 8th grade student Qasim Ali for planning and assisting with many facets of this process, and for Mr. Baker for supporting the many technical aspects associated with our mock election!

On October 22nd, Our art teacher Emily Gaugler and select DHEMS students attended an art demonstration at Dale’s Ridge in Lewisburg. Students participated in a “Plein air” painting workshop. “Plein air” art is about experiencing painting and drawing in the natural landscape rather than painting indoors or in a studio. The practice goes back for centuries but was made into an art form by the French Impressionists. Students had a demonstration by Robert Gorby an artist from Lewisburg. They also learned about the conservancy and history of the property. After the presentations, students were able to spend the afternoon sketching and painting scenes from the property.

Here at Donald H Eichhorn students are involved in community service projects. In the month of October students created thank you cards for Veterans. ​​These cards will be given to veterans with Veteran’s Day meals that will be provided to over 1000 local veterans during a free meal event held at Geisinger locations throughout PA on November 10th. Students created their cards during their weekly advisory meetings led by homeroom teachers.

The DHEMS student council and PSA sponsored a special event to celebrate the life of Jaxon Snyder. Students visited Ard's farm on Wednesday, October 23rd. Some activities that took place at this event were the classic corn maze, Pelican’s shaved ice, a tunnel slide, and so much more. All donations went to the Snyder family in honor of Jaxon.

The Fall play cast and crew have been hard at work preparing for their performance! A Lighter Shade of Noir will be performed on November 8th at 7:00 pm and November 9th at 1:00 pm and 7:00 pm. The entrance fees are $5 for adults and $3 for kids and seniors. Students who have paid their activity fee and have a blue stickers on their student ID can get in for free. Make sure you have you ID!

Want to see your own photos in the yearbook? You could submit your own photos through our yearbook eShare for consideration. See the poster below for more information.

It’s never too early to order your yearbook! Order yours today by visiting yearbook yearbookordercenter.com and use code number 21654.

This past week Mr. Mowrey, Mr. Sokalzuk, and Mrs. Ulrich took time to come to every student’s gym class to give a presentation on the forms of social cruelty. They touched on bullying, excluding, teasing, rumoring, and ganging up. Their goal is to make a safe, comfortable environment for everyone at DHEMS. If your child is having a hard time socially or is committing social cruelty, please contact the guidance counselors. At DHEMS we want our students feel welcomed at their home away from home. If you’re looking for a great conversation starter, then ask your kids for more information about this topic!

DHEMS is participating in the Weis4School program, where you can earn money for DHEMS simply by linking your club card to the middle school. Please click here and follow the steps to link your club card to DHEMS. Please note: we are listed as D H Eichhorn Middle School (we will not show up if you search Donald...). You can also type 87592 and DHEMS will show up as an option. Thank you for your support!

Wanting to know more about the sports calendar, or an important school day? Click the links below for helpful information

• DHEMS Calendar
• Athletics
• School calendar at a glance
• Cycle Days Calendar

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• August 2024
  
• September 2024
• October 2024

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Location: 2057 Washington Avenue, Lewisburg, PA, USA
Phone: 570-522-3213
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