Dragon Nation E-News 1/20-1/25
Inspiring students and staff to their next level.
Calendar Highlights for this week.
Monday, January 20th
School Holiday
6:00 Martin Luther King, Jr Celebration at Marcus High School
Donation of dried goods/canned food is encouraged.
Please see link for addition details: https://www.mlkofnorthtexas.org/
Tuesday, January 21st
Spirit Day: Put a Cap on the Longhorn's Points; Wear a hat!
LHS Cheer Tryouts : Packet and Athletic Forms Due
4:30 - 5:15 7th Team Meeting
5:15 - 5:45 Culture Committee Meeting/Library
5:30 Late Bus**Students must have a late bus pass to ride
Wednesday, January 22nd
9:00 TSA12 Testing
4:15 - 5:05 Durham Diamonds Meeting/Room 2400
4:30 - 5:30 8th Team Meeting
4:30 – 6:30 WNS
5:00 - 6:30 Future Farmer Colorguard meetings begin/LHS Band Hall
5:30 Late Bus**Students must have a late bus pass to ride**See attached
7th Girl's Basketball vs Lamar @ Lamar
D1 - 5:30; D2 - 6:30
7th Boy's Basketball vs Lamar @ Durham
D1 - 5:30; D2 - 6:30
Thursday, January 23rd
9:00 Accuplacer Test
4:30 - 5:30 6th Team Meeting
8th Girl's Basketball vs Lamar @ Durham
D1 - 5:30; D2 - 6:30;
8th Boy's Basketball vs Lamar @ Lamar
D1 - 5:30; D2 - 6:30;
5:30 Late Bus**Students must have a late bus pass to ride
Friday, January 24th
Panda Express Fundraiser Night 10:00 am - 10:30 pm.
Saturday, January 25th
Saturday School 9:00 - 12:00
9:30 - 11:00 AVID Keep Lewisville Beautiful Monthly Clean Up
Future Events:
1/27 3P1 Grade Period Ends
1/27 Durham Diamonds Meeting
1/28 District Basketball Tournaments Begins
1/28 3P1 Mark grades complete by 4:00
1/28 LHS Band Info Night
1/29 Durham Diamonds Meeting
1/29 Student Council Meeting
1/29 Fine Arts Interskate Social
Contact us
Email: holtg@lisd.net
Website: www.lisd.net/Page/101
Location: 2075 South Edmonds Lane, Lewisville, TX, USA
Phone: 469-713-5963
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/durhamms/timeline/
Twitter: @DurhamMS
Our 123 Published Poets
We are so fortunate to have 123 students whose work was chosen to be published.
Congratulations to our December Students of the Month
8th grade- Caleb Thang and Keyra Strong
7th grade- Kallie McDonald and Carlos Vasquez
6th grade- Nahla Walton and Braylon Jackson (not pictured)
Communicate in Any Language with TalkingPoints
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Presentations - How to Use!
SPANISH Presentation / ENGLISH Presentation
Yearbooks On Sale Now!
Order your 24-25 Durham yearbook online at www.tinyurl.com/durhamyearbook or students may bring cash to Mrs. St. Clair in room 2560. Yearbooks cost $25 each. Don't miss out on the first yearbook in over a decade to be created by students for students!
HOMEWORK HELP
First Christian Church United is providing a homework help opportunity every week!
Where: FCC United - 2565 MacArthur Blvd (behind Doc's carwash)
When: every Wednesday during the school year from 5pm - 7pm
Dinner is provided.
For more information and a registration form, visit: https://fccunited.org/outreach
