SCA
Creeper
Trail
Clean-Up
Crew
Members of the DMS SCA and
Mrs. Amy Caywood, sponsor, recently participated in the Virginia
Creeper Trail Club Clean-Up Day. The club selects a day in the spring
and fall for volunteers to grab orange trash bags and work on removing
trash from the beautiful natural areas that surround Damascus. Our
students worked under trestles, the river banks and on the Creeper
Trail filling 15 large trash bags for their community. Some of the
surprising items they found during the clean-up were a table, a house
gutter and an exhaust from a car. Hopefully our members came away
learning how trash affects the impression people have of Damascus as
they come from all states and countries.
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DAR Winners
Two of our DMS students attended a
reception in their honor hosted by the Black's Fort Daughters of the
American Revolution on Tuesday, March 20th at the Abingdon Baptist
Church. This year the D.A.R. Chapter selected the 200th Anniversary of
the War of 1812 as the backdrop for the essay. The topic was "Young
America takes a stand: The War of 1812". Chloe Y., 8th grade and
Tommy G., 6th grade were selected as the Washington County winners
and their essays will now be submitted to the regional contest. Mrs.
Joella Barbour-Johnson, D.A.R. member presented the students with a
certificate, a medal and a gift certificate to Books A Million. Mr. Joe
Preston, DMS U.S. History instructor and school sponsor was in
attendance along with Mrs. Dixie Hunter, principal; Mrs. Rhonda
Mossholder, GATE Coordinator and their families.
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Order of the Arrow
Benjamin M., pictured right,
7th gr. Boy Scout Troop 117, Damascus recently attended the Order of
the Arrow National Leadership Seminar in Nashville, TN. This weekend
conference focuses on the skills and characteristics of leadership and
service. The Order of the Arrow is Scouting's National Honor Society.
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H20
For
Life
Service
Group
Mrs. Frederick's World Geography
class has formed a leadership committee to guide them through an
ambitious service-learning project "Water(H20)for Life. This program
partners schools in the US with schools in Tanzania, Africa to help
build clean water stations. Our school has adopted Uhelela
Primary School to support in its fundraising efforts. Our students are
exploring how the lack of clean water plays an important role in the
development of water born diseases and the global impact of this
crisis. Their next major fundraiser will be the Womanless Beauty
Pageant @7:00pm on March 16th. Please come out and support this
worthwhile cause.
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