Please join us for a tailgate party sponsored by CIS prior to our first home basketball game vs GSMS on Monday 11/20/23!
Support the DMS Cavalier Basketball Teams!
It was a beautiful day for the DMS Girls on the Run: Heart & Sole team members and their coaches, running buddies, and family members to celebrate the end of the season with a 5K at ETSU!
On Friday, November 10, Damascus Middle School honored veterans with a special program and lunch. During the assembly, SCA members spoke about each of the branches of the military, and the band and chorus provided special music. Mr. David Matlock was the guest speaker. The program concluded with comments by Principal Jason Matlock and a slideshow of photographs of veterans from DMS families, created by Mr. Joe Preston.
Family & friends of students are invited to donate. The homeroom with the highest participation will get a pizza party!
Holston High School Juniors & Seniors who are participating in the Red Cord Program for graduation have permission to donate also.
Call 276-739-4100 or email [email protected] to schedule an appointment. Appointments will be made every 15 minutes; however, walk-ins are welcome in open time slots.
The Damascus Middle School Veterans Day Celebration is tomorrow at 10:30.
Don’t forget!!!
This Saturday Night!!!!
Our Veterans Day Celebration is on Friday, November 10. Please email names and photographs of veterans to Mr. Preston on or before Wednesday, November 8.
Congratulations to Aiden L. and Bella G. for winning the annual Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Aiden's E.T. pumpkin took the prize for the painted category and Bella's Cookie Monster pumpkin was the winner for the carved category.
To celebrate Halloween, Ms. Childress's sixth-grade math students received a sweet reward for their hard work! They solved multistep word problems with partners, and if they solved a problem correctly, they got to go trick-or-treating at the front of the classroom.
It was a beautiful day for the DMS Girls on the Run: Heart & Sole team to run their practice 5K on the Virginia Creeper Trail! A special thanks goes to School Board member Debbie Anderson, Principal Jason Matlock, School Resource Officer Alex Connelly, Secretary Dana Lethcoe, Community in Schools Coordinator Brandon Dale and his son, and family members who supported the girls as they ran their first 5K!
The Criminal Justice Club at DMS, led by SRO Alex Connelly, sponsored a special K9 demonstration during the October club meeting. Students were excited to meet Sergeant Tanner Graham and K9 Officer Flexx!
Check out this month's Washington Always Newsletter: https://www.wcs.k12.va.us/article/1313870
7th-8th Grade Basketball Cheerleading Tryouts are this week!
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We are honored that @GovernorVA visited Greendale Elementary and are thrilled that he and @lisacoons10 were willing to listen and elevate the work our staff is doing to ensure our students are exceeding expectations! #TheWashingtonWay #ElevateEducatorsVA
WCPS leaders are excited to be a part of the SWVA Leadership Conference today. Dr. Lisa Coons, Virginia DOE Superintendent kicked off the conference with encouraging and challenging expectations for the future of Education in Virginia. #WashingtonWay
Please note the time change for Basketball on Wednesday, October 25.
Good afternoon,
We were all heartbroken when we learned that Cameron Craig had lost his life in the line of duty as a local Firefighter. The services to honor his sacrifice will occur on Wednesday afternoon and the procession will have a tremendous impact on traffic in our community. In order to honor Cameron's ultimate sacrifice and to ensure that our buses and car traffic do not interfere with the procession, all Washington County Public Schools will dismiss 2 hours early on Wednesday, October 25. Childcare will be available at all middle and elementary schools for working families who need that service. Each school will provide individual details prior to Wednesday.
Thank you for your understanding. We know you join us in loving, supporting, and praying for everyone involved.
Thank you,
Keith Perrigan, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Washington County Public Schools
Good afternoon,
We were all heartbroken when we learned that Cameron Craig had lost his life in the line of duty as a local Firefighter. The services to honor his sacrifice will occur on Wednesday afternoon and the procession will have a tremendous impact on traffic in our community. In order to honor Cameron's ultimate sacrifice and to ensure that our buses and car traffic do not interfere with the procession, all Washington County Public Schools will dismiss 2 hours early on Wednesday, October 25. Childcare will be available at all middle and elementary schools for working families who need that service. Each school will provide individual details prior to Wednesday.
Thank you for your understanding. We know you join us in loving, supporting, and praying for everyone involved.
Thank you,
Keith Perrigan, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Washington County Public Schools