Damascus Middle School

Lacrosse Opportunity for Washington County Students:

Thank you, Mr. Matlock, for all you do at Damascus Middle School!

As a reward for recruiting the most family members and friends to donate at the DMS blood drive, students in Mrs. Childress's homeroom enjoyed donuts from Blackbird Bakery and a movie!

Our St. Jude Math-A-Thon has officially begun! Please use the following link to register your students & share with family & friends through social media, text, & email: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Math/Math?pg=entry&fr_id=155009

It's safety first for the WCPS Transportation Support Team! This team is up early and staying late daily to ensure safe travels for all Washington County Students for school days and for afterschool activities! #WashingtonWay @WashCoSuper

Be sure to check out Varsity Tutoring's Practice Tests and Personalized Learning Plans that are free to all WCPS Students through their SSO Portal. This week's highlight is on Practice Tests. Be sure to take time to log in and see how this could enhance your students' learning.

DMS is excited to announce our annual St. Jude’s Math-A-Thon fundraiser, from February 1-15. Students will bring home their sponsor forms & permission slips today. The easiest way to spread the word & receive donations is through social media, especially Facebook. We will share a link to our event page on Thursday. Please help us support this worthy cause. We would greatly appreciate your participation!

Support the DMS Basketball Teams as they play in the Semi-Finals! The Girls play at 5:30 at Northwood; the Boys play at 6:30 at Chilhowie! Go Cavs!

Due to current road conditions, buses in the Green Cove, Konnarock and Taylor's Valley area will run on a two hour delay on Monday, January 29th.

Tonight, Washington County Schools is proud to recognize some of our excellent teachers who were chosen as Teacher Of The Year by their colleagues for the 2023-2024 school year. #WashingtonWay #WCPSBest @WashCoSuper

Wallace Middle School is host to several WCPS Teachers and Administrators for Safety Care Training today. Just another way our staff is putting the needs of our students first! #WCPSBest #WashingtonWay @WashCoSuper

The deadline has been extended for donations of new or gently used coats to be given to People, Inc. to be distributed to those in need. Please put donations in the box in the main hall.

Support the DMS Cavs Basketball Teams!

Good afternoon, Increased temperatures today not only allowed ice to melt, but enabled VDOT to treat roads more efficiently and effectively. As a result, Washington County Public Schools will operate on a regular schedule on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Unfortunately, there are still a few roads and turn arounds that we can’t access by bus. We have contacted those families to make other transportation arrangements. We appreciate your patience as we have worked through this weather event. I will be making recommendations to our Board on Thursday to reschedule and account for the days we have missed to this point. Based on our policy, we are now able to implement virtual learning days if we have adverse weather in the future. I will also recommend that we have a virtual learning day on March 5, 2024 (Presidential Primary) rather than closing. I anticipate that our Board will take action on those recommendations in February. Stay tuned, we will keep you updated! Thank you, Keith Perrigan, Ed.D. Superintendent

Missing Matters is an attendance incentive for Damascus Middle School students sponsored by Communities in Schools. It is a competition between homerooms for best attendance each month, with a banner in the main hallway reflecting how each homeroom ranks in the competition. In addition to the homeroom component, weekly drawings are held for individual prizes for students with perfect attendance that week. Congratulations to our most recent winners, Bailee S., Marley L., and Brady H.; they each received a Food City gift card!

Support the DMS Cavs Boys Basketball Team!

This is just a reminder that Varsity Tutoring is available FREE to ALL Students through their SSO Portal. This is a service provided by the VDOE. This week's spotlight is on the 24/7 On-Demand Tutoring Chat.

Good afternoon, There are still at least 27 roads in Washington County that are impassable by school bus. In addition to the safety of students who live on these roads, these roads are connecting roads to other students on our bus routes. Even though I would love to bring students back to school tomorrow, we are going to close school on 1-23-24. Childcare will be provided at our elementary schools for working parents who need the service. I apologize for the inconvenience this causes our families. Thank you, Keith Perrigan, Ed.D. Superintendent Washington County Public Schools 812 Thompson Dr. Abingdon, VA 24210 276-739-3000 @WashCoSuper “Committed to the Success of Every Student“

Good afternoon, There are probably few folks who would like for our students and staff to return to school tomorrow more than me. We waited as long as possible today to make the call, hoping the sunshine today would help melt the ice. However, there are still many secondary roads and turn around spots that are snow and/or ice covered. As a result, Washington County Public Schools will be closed on Monday January 22, 2024. We will share information later in the week about rescheduling the days we have missed.

Good afternoon, There are probably few folks who would like for our students and staff to return to school tomorrow more than me. We waited as long as possible today to make the call, hoping the sunshine today would help melt the ice. However, there are still many secondary roads and turn around spots that are snow and/or ice covered. As a result, Washington County Public Schools will be closed on Monday January 22, 2024. We will share information later in the week about rescheduling the days we have missed.