And congratulations to Dr. Andrea Coffey! This is Mrs. Coffey's second year at PDCMS. She has jumped right into our staff as ASB advisor this year. She brings innovative and creative teaching methods to her 7th grade Humanities team. She also earned her doctorate this year from Indiana University. Thank you for all you do to support student voice and literacy on our campus!

Congratulations to our record-breaking Battle of the Books team for their 6th consecutive victory at the DSUSD Battle of the Books competition! Shout out to coaches Mrs. Davis-Kirchhevel and Ms. Girten and our student champions:

• Prachi Amin
• Sophia Hoang
• Sophia Jimenez
• Emma Valovic
• Margot Clerc

Three teams of Esports students from our Bridges program competed in a district-wide tournament. Our teams were defeated in the second round, but only after they had conquered half the teams in the field. Win or lose, all of our players exhibited great sportsmanship and showed their Panther PRIDE! Mr. Munksgard was especially proud to see this when we were losing matches, or facing toxic players. We’ve already started strategizing for next year so we can bring the traveling trophy to PDCMS.

Our Fuel Up students made their smoothies during PE. They peddled the bike to power the blender!

A big thanks to Ms. Fecera for making the "food" part of the smoothie bikes happen.

Our very own PDCMS Winter Guard Team is traveling to Ohio to compete in Winter Guard Internationals. They will be the only middle school competing with high schools and colleges.

A huge THANK YOU to Miss Samantha Meyer for her assistance in the business office. We will miss you!

• PDCMS Students are required to wear their ID, lanyard, and school uniform daily.

• Please review students’ planners and grades weekly.

• Cell phones must be turned off and remain in backpacks until school is over.

• Always follow the drop-off and pick-up procedures and drive slowly to keep all pedestrians safe.

• Common Sense Media provides important information for parents regarding technology and social media.

• Consider donating to support year-end 8th-grade activities to celebrate their years at PDCMS!
  

• Mar 29 to Apr 8 - Spring Break
• Apr 9- Return to school
• Apr 29- May 17 State Testing Window

• Apr 11- 3 to 4:30 LQMS vs PDCMS (Home game)
• Apr 15- 3 to 4:30 PDCMS @ CMPMS
• Apr 17- 3 to 4:30 JGMS vs PDCMS (Home game)

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With guidance from Ms. Jarden her art students began a colorful journey into the world of pastel animal portraits. From delicate strokes to vibrant hues, each stroke of pastels brings to life the unique personalities of each portrait. Through the process our students honed their artistic skills and techniques.