May 2026 Newsletter

Please note the following important dates in May:

Monday, May 4 (7:00 PM): Choral Concert @ LAHS Auditorium
Tuesday, May 5: 7th Grade field trip to Montour Preserve (during school day)
Thursday, May 7: Art Show Visit @ LAHS (during school day)
Tuesday, May 12 (7:00 PM): Band Concert @ LAHS Auditorium
Wednesday, May 13 (7:00 PM): Orchestra Concert @ LAHS Auditorium
Monday, May 18 (6:30 PM): 8th Grade Honors Reception @ LAHS
Monday, May 18 - Friday, May 22: Scholastic Book Fair @ DHEMS
Tuesday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 20: Algebra Keystone Testing
Friday, May 22: Fun Day/Field Day
Monday, May 25: Memorial Day - no school
Wednesday, May 27: DHEMS Awards Assembly
Thursday, May 28: 8th Grade Knoebels Trip
Friday, May 29: Last day of school - 1/2 day for students

Bucknell student farmer, Nina Kent, came to speak with students in Mrs. Snyder’s 7th grade gifted class about sustainable farming practices used on Morrow Farm. This was a great way for students to gain an understanding of initiatives in their local community as they wrap up their unit of study on food insecurity.

Mrs. Havill's math class enjoyed pizza as part of their unit on fractions.

DHEMS has once again been named a "Best Community for Music Education". Thank you to our music teachers, students, and families for the support in making this recognition continue to happen!

On April 14th students in Mrs. Snyder's 8th grade gifted class attended the regional What’s So Cool About Manufacturing awards gala hosted by the CSIU, where their video featuring local manufacturer Thermal Product Solutions earned awards for Best Team Spirit and Best Brand Placement!

We are incredibly proud of their hard work, creativity, and dedication throughout this project. A special thank you to Thermal Product Solutions for welcoming our students into your facility and giving them the opportunity to showcase your work in their production.

DHEMS is excited to partner with Ashburn’s Animals, a local animal sanctuary, to support their important work caring for animals in need. From May 8 through May 20, we will be holding a donation drive to collect items, gift cards, and monetary contributions to benefit the sanctuary. Each grade level that collects $100 dollars will be able to vote on an animal to sponsor.

In addition to donations, our students will be getting involved by creating chew toys for the sanctuary’s small animals. If you would please send in any cardboard tubes from toilet paper rolls or paper towel rolls, we will be needing a LOT of those to create the toys.

We appreciate your support in helping us make a positive impact in our community! For more information about Ashburn’s Animals, please visit www.ashburnsanimals.org

Wish list of donations needed can be found here: Ashburn's Donations Needed

All library books must be returned to the DHEMS library by May 15 so that our library staff can inventory books for the end of the year. Parents, please ask your children if they have any library books at home, and encourage them to bring them back in by May 15 to avoid being billed for the missing book. Thank you for your help!

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Former DHEMS student Diana Zheng, in collaboration with her classmates at Duke University, has created a brain science education program for middle school students. This is open to all DHEMS students who are interested in learning more about brain health and neuroscience. Check out the attached flyer and reach out to the email listed on the flyer if you are interested in more information.

The Middle School took part in a district wide National Poetry Month Project program between the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell University. For the third consecutive year, Bucknell students attended each ELA classroom to read and write poetry with our students. One student was chosen from each grade and read their poems in Bucknell Hall for a community poetry reading.

6th Grade: Jessie Castillo, Suzann Smith

7th Grade: Talia Gathwaite, Bethany Acker

8th Grade: Esme Kalberer, Anna Neuhard

A reminder from Mrs. Smouse, DHEMS School Nurse:

All 6th grade students should have completed physical forms turned in by the end of the school year
All 7th grade students should have completed dental examination forms turned in by the end of the school year

If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Smouse by email (smouse_h@dragon.k12.pa.us) or by calling the middle school office. Thank you!

Congratulations to our April students of the month! These students were selected by the faculty for consistently following school expectations of being Respectful, Accountable, Prepared and Safe.

6th Grade: Mason Gulden-Luthi, Mikayla Newsome

7th Grade: Julius Creeger, Jane Langdon

8th Grade: Harper Haile, Branton Kling

Related Arts: Sebastian Kraus, Olivia Spencer

Congratulations to our May students of the month! These students were selected by the faculty for consistently following school expectations of being Respectful, Accountable, Prepared and Safe.

6th Grade: Alex Banciu, Chloe McSween

7th Grade: Gavin Grozier, Ava McBryan

8th Grade: Kendall Smouse, Logan Tully

Related Arts: Miriam Chandler, Parker Chandler

Students in certain 7th and 8th grade math classes will take the Keystone Algebra exam. Dates for testing are as follows:

May 19 - May 20: Keystone Algebra testing

As we prepare for state testing, please review the attached parent letters from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The FAQ contains helpful information regarding the assessments, and the electronic device letter is provided as well.

Please encourage your child to come to school set up for success by getting a good night's rest and eating breakfast. As a reminder, breakfast in the cafeteria is free for all students every day. Students are welcome to eat breakfast here!

If a student is absent and misses a section of the Keystone, they will make up that section as soon as possible upon their return. This could occur on another testing day in the afternoon, or on Fridays of testing weeks when no test is scheduled.

If you have any questions about Keystone testing, please reach out to Mr. Sokalzuk.

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Mrs. Brininger and Mrs. Schlieder's painted terracotta pots in Spring/Summer Craft Club.

DHEMS is participating in the Weis4School program, where you can earn money for DHEMS simply by linking your club card to the middle school. Please click here and follow the steps to link your club card to DHEMS. Please note: we are listed as D H Eichhorn Middle School (we will not show up if you search Donald...). You can also type 87592 and DHEMS will show up as an option. Thank you for your support!

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Website: dhems.lasd.us
Location: 2057 Washington Avenue, Lewisburg, PA, USA
Phone: 570-522-3213
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Important Dates Important Dates

What's New at DHEMS? What's New at DHEMS?

8th Grade Gifted Wins at WSCM Competition! 8th Grade Gifted Wins at WSCM Competition!

Art Show @ LAHS Art Show @ LAHS

Community Service @ DHEMS Community Service @ DHEMS

Library Book Collection Library Book Collection

Lifetouch Offer Lifetouch Offer

NeuroPioneers Pathway Program NeuroPioneers Pathway Program

Poetry Month Winners Poetry Month Winners

Reminder from the School Nurse Reminder from the School Nurse

April Students of the Month April Students of the Month

May Students of the Month May Students of the Month

Keystone Testing Reminder Keystone Testing Reminder

Spring/Summer Craft Club Spring/Summer Craft Club

Weis4School Weis4School

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