Vol. 8 No. 1

1st Nine Weeks

Dalton Middle School

By Naomi Martinez

Dates to Remember

October 21 Picture Retakes

October 23-30 Red Ribbon Week

November 7 Cougar Carnival

November 24-28 Thanksgiving

Break

December 5-6 MS Play

December 18 Early Release Day

December 19-January 5 Winter Holiday Each year the United Way raises money for the many contribu-tions it makes to our community. Last year, over 70% of teachers contribut-ed to the cause. This year DMS is planning for 100% contribution. Teachers at DMS realize the significance of the United Way has on the students. During post planning in May, DMS teachers toured many of the United Way facilities including the Boys and Girls Club, Salvation Army, and the Family Crisis Center. This year’s giving campaign theme is “Be a Game Changer in the Game of Real Life.” If you would like to make a donation, visit online at www.ourunitedway.org.

By Diego Garcia

The middle school has chick-ens! That’s right! A chicken coop is located outside the seventh grade wing. It was built by Team D after the CRCT last year.

The chickens provide a hands on experience covering genetics and sex links traits that are covered in sev-enth grade science class according to Coach Lollis. There are two breeds in the coop, the Bard Plymouth Rock and the Rhode Island Red. The chicken coop is sure to make learning fun in the sev-enth grade. For the complete video news story visit www.dmscougarnews.com.

The new eighth grade club, Pass My Plate, went on a field trip to the Chattanooga Conven-tion Center to partici-pate in a Feed My Starving Children Mobile Pack event.

The club packed meals to be sent to 70 countries around the world. After watching a presentation to inform the

group of the global hunger issues, the club got instructions and training on how to pack the meals. There were several positions involved in the packing process: scooping the food into bags, weighing the bags, and zip closing the bags and pack-ing them.

The Boys and Girls Club provided transportation to the event along with volunteer parents.

This new club meets on Friday mornings. It is about helping make this world a better place and helping people that are starving. Eighth grade teacher, Ms. McDonough, is the adviser.

Beckham Luca Natola Born October 14, 2014

6lbs 7oz 19 3/4 in long

Mr. Natola, ESS teacher, and Mrs. Natola, counselor, welcomed a new baby boy. Everyone is doing great.

Mrs. Cardona, band director, welcomed a new baby girl. Baby Brooklyn is doing great, and students are excited that Mrs. Cardona is back in the director’s chair.

Brooklyn Skye Kay Born August 19, 2014

4lbs 14oz

17 1/2 in long

Construction at DMS is coming to a

close. Thank you for your patience

during this time. Be on the lookout

for a COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE

coming soon to share our new space

with all of you!

By Ana Thomas

Eighth grader Maria Martinez

won first place in the area bus safety poster contest on September 22.

Sponsored by The Georgia Department of Education, her post-

er will compete at the state competi-

tion in October. The first place winner will win $100.

Kids waiting for the bus safely was the theme of this year’s con-

test. Posters for the contest had to show that kids need and should al-

ways wait in a safe area for a bus.

Maria was inspired by the Magic School Bus series. She said

that she has watched it since she was in elementary school. The colors real-

ly inspired her.

“I felt very competitive be-cause I did this in second grade and

had never won. Now I have finally won,” Maria shared.

The Irregulars Finnegan ………………….Jake Dean Alaska……………………...Anna Hodges Phoebe…………………….Abby Gleaton Quinn ……………………..Vanessa Bonilla Wiggins ………………....Cash Robinson The Police Inspector Lestrade …….Michael Millifanti Officer Wilkes…………….Jacob Mitchell Officer Pelham…………..Guy Hartline

The Circus Wainwright…….…………Cole Cooper Elza……………….…………Chandler Chastine

Jingles……………………..Bethany Southerland Crank………….…………..Abel Albor Piper…………….…………Anna Grace Rogers Fess………………………..Cristian Vergara Digger………………….….Felixity Salyer Zolda……………………….Mali Payne Hawker……………………Jack Haley Blythe……………………..Hillary Dong Tara……….……………...Tori Magana Charity…………………….Megan Robertson Lizard Girl ……………….Taylor Triplett Bearded Lady ……..…..Ismael Carballea Conjoined Twins .…….Gracie Plott & Haley Harless

The first production of the year follows a group of kids who help Sherlock Holmes solve a mystery at the circus. Mr. Rollins and the cast are busy rehearsing to present a great performance.

Performance Dates

December 4 for students during school

Tickets are $2.00.

December 5 and 6 @ 7:30pm for the public

Tickets are $2.00 for students and $4.00 for adults.

Jamon Waston won first place also for Division 4 ESS.

The Writer's Inc and Teacher's Voice, the two writing groups that

serve DMS, have teamed up for their first writing project ever: The Note-book Challenge.

In the month of October over 150 students and teachers pledged to fill up a composition notebook with words and pictures in order to de-

velop their literary voices. Prizes will be given for weekly winners (those

who have written the most words each week) and for those who com-plete their notebooks by October 31st.

The groups will also be hosting a reading of works sometime this winter. Stay tuned for more writing events to come.

By Mrs. Triplett

The Duke Talent Identification Program recognizes students in seventh grade who show high achievement. CRCT scores are analyzed from both 5th and 6th grades. Students had to score at or above the 95th percentile on one of the CRCT subtests. Students who qualified have the opportunity to take the ACT or SAT this school year as 7th graders. They also receive continuing support to guide them as they become college bound. This year’s Duke TIP students are as follows:

Ryan Laruy Ross Valdez Hayes Rollins David Marquez Lindsay Schisler Christopher Gomez Augustino Flammini Bryce Houghton Hannah Miller Megan Robertson Lily Rehberg Alexander Kerr Harrison Jones Itzel Garcia William Stocks Abel Patino Griffin Kirk Brandon Cervantes Austin Burt Stephanie Herrera Holly Potts Kyler Daniel Olivia Golden Isaak Lara Selena Rangel-Piceno Lizzette Quezada Jurnee Harris Jack Haley Sarah Wakeman Courtney Burgin Anna Amos Kimberly Hernandez Selena Paniagua Lily Halverson Leslie Ramirez Kristopher Layfield Mollie Sand Joshua Ayers Areli Guijon Zoie Luffman Noemi Paniagua Juan Zepeda Maldo Angel Cruz Pedro Garcia Cristian Lama Jacob Mitchell Jacob Herald Angel Aguilar Avery Hill Willdelys Carballea Dakota Keener David Hernandez Carla Canchola Veronica Martinez Ansley Keylon Richa Patel Karina Paez Kassandra Sandoval Cole Cooper Alexis Lynch Kevin Cortez Jill Patel Jimena Lopez Flores Jackson Simmons Chloe Wells Tyreese Branham Oscar Chenard Manuel Prieto Page Hartshorn Christopher Montalvo Jacqueline Sanchez Timothy Culver

Team 8D Students of the Month August Catherine Romo Saul Casteneta C.C. Burgess Naomie Arrango Prachi Patel September Jorge Salaices Yendry Cruz Yoselin Fraire Eida Paiz Catherine Navas

This year for the first time Dal-ton Middle School has its own Intramu-ral Football League. The Red Team won the championship game against the Gray Team on Thursday, October 2. The seventh and eighth grade football players were assigned a team. Each week they competed for the Playoff trophy. There was the White Team, Red Team, Black Team, and Gray Team.

By Jack Sanderson

Team 6C Students of the

Month for September: Jose Collazo David Garcia Abbie Burt Eber Calzada Reese Reynolds Max Hasselberg Mincey Jones Jamshed Kaikobad Maddie King Paige Manahan

ESS Weekly Spotlight Students Skylar Griffin Daniela Pina Malyki Taylor Brisa Albarran

Team 6S Students of the Quar-

ter Daniela Ramirez Ava Knowles Genesis Machado Lily Burnette Anet Hernandez Jacqueline Camacho Fredy Ambriz Chris Pimentel Mauricio Quinter, Aaron Saldana Hotaka Koizumi Juan Garza

Team 8M Students of the

Month Caitlyn Ridgway Chase Rodriguez Kimberly Bustamante Dayanara Villela Lance Sotelo

Team 7C Star Students Avery Hill Derek Tuck

Lily Rehberg Bryce Houghton Hannah Miller

The coaches alternated be-tween the teams. The IFL gave all play-ers the chance to play and improve. The games also give the coaches the chance to work on plays and instruct players more easily during the actual game. In addition to the Intramural Football League, there are also regular season games against different schools.

13-Nov DMS Ocoee 7th/8th Girls 5:00/6:00 13-Nov Ocoee Ocoee Middle 7th/8th Boys 5:45/7:00 17-Nov Cass Cass Middle 7th/8th Girls 4:30/5:45 17-Nov DMS Cass Middle 7th/8th Boys 4:30/5:45 19-Nov DMS Baylor 7th/8th B & G 4:30 (M) 7th Girls/ 5:30 (A) 7th Boys 5:45 (M) 8th Girls/ 7:00 (M) 8th Boys

4-Dec Baylor Baylor Middle 7th/8th B & G 4:30/5:45 5-Dec McCallie McCallie Middle 7th/8th Boys 4:30/5:30 5-Dec DMS GPS 7th/8th Girls 4:30/5:30 8-Dec Cleveland Cleveland Middle 7th/8th B & G 4:30/5:30/6:30/7:30 9-Dec CCS CCS 8th Girls and Boys 4:30/5:45 12-Dec RMS Rome Middle 7th/8th Girls 4:30/5:45 12-Dec DMS Rome Middle 7TH/8TH Boys 4:30/5:45 15-Dec Calhoun Calhoun Middle 8th B & G 4:30/5:30 16-Dec DMS Ocoee 7th/8th B & G 5:00 (A) 7TH Girls / 6:00 (A) 7th Boys 5:00 (M) 8TH Girls / 6:00 (M) 8th Boys 17-Dec Cass Cass Middle 7th/8th Boys 4:30/5:45 17-Dec DMS Cass Middle 7th/8th Girls 4:30/5:45

10/20 Practice Begins DMS 11/6 Dual vs Baylor DMS

11/11 Dual @ Cleveland Cleveland MS 11/13 Dual @ Ocoee Ocoee MS 11/18 Dual vs Lake Forest, NW DMS 11/20 Dual vs Gordon Lee, Bagley DMS 11/21 LF JV tournament Lake Forest 11/22 North Murray Tourney NMHS 12/2 Dual @ CCS CCS 12/4 Home McCallie, Gladden DMS 12/6 Cleveland Duals Cleveland MS

12/12 JV League Lake Forest 12/13 League Lake Forest

1/7 Gladden or @Mtn creek TBD 1/10 State Duals Cass

Date Location Opponent Teams Time 11/6 McCallie McCallie Middle Boys 4:30 11/11 Ashworth Ashworth Middle Boys and Girls 4:30/5:45 11/13 DMS Ocoee Girls 5:00 (AUX GYM) 11/13 Ocoee Ocoee Middle Boys 4:30 11/17 Cleveland Cleveland Middle Boys and Girls 4:30/5:30 12/11 DMS Cleveland Middle Boys and Girls 4:30/5:30 12/15 - 12/19 Ocoee Tournament Boys and Girls TBA

11/11 Darlington @Darlington 5:15

11/13 Calhoun/Heritage @DHS 5:00

11/20 McCallie/GPS @McCallie 5:00

12/04 Cleveland/CSAS @DHS 5:00

12/09 Baylor @Baylor 4:45

12/16 New Hope/CSAS @DHS 5:00

Location Opponent Teams Time Date