March 2026 Newsletter

Please note the following important dates in March and April:

• Wednesday, March 18: Chorus concert @ LAHS (5:00pm Workshop; 7:00pm Concert)
• Monday, March 23: End of third marking period
• Wednesday, April 1: Half day for students (11:30 AM dismissal)
• Thursday, April 2 - Monday, April 6: No school for students
• Monday, April 13: Spring Pictures
• Tuesday, April 21 - Thursday, April 23: ELA PSSA Testing
• Monday, April 27 - Thursday, April 30: Math & Science PSSA Testing

Mrs. Jarrett is looking for help preparing for the Art Show. Help is needed mounting, labeling, wrapping, and organizing artwork. Please review the available slots on the link below to sign up. Thank you in advance!

https://tinyurl.com/2026artshowprep

Congratulations to our February 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: Madelyn Briede, Lincoln Onken

7th Grade: Masen Dressler, Molly Good

8th Grade: John Morris, Emma Wert

Related Arts: Kaylani Balde, Aiden Stump

🐉Our 8th grade gifted class recently completed their video for the What's So Cool About Manufacturing contest. Public voting will be open March 24–26 on the What's So Cool About Manufacturing website: https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/central-susquehanna-pa/. The video will be active on the website on those dates as well. Please consider checking out the videos from local schools, and voting for the Green Dragons!

The Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit will once again be hosting the Girls Summer STEM Camp from June 22 - 26, 2026. This is open to any student who will be entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade during the 2026-2027 school year. Please see the attached flyer for more information, including registration details.

Please review the following health updates from Mrs. Heather Smouse, DHEMS School Nurse:

6th grade physicals

On Monday March 9th, the school physician is planning to see any 6th grade students who need a physical examination completed for the Pennsylvania requirement. If you want your child to have his/her physical done at the school, please email or call Mrs. Smouse to discuss at smouse_h@dragon.k12.pa.us or 570-522-3215. No immunizations will be administered.

7th grade dental exams

Friday March 27th, our school dentist, Dr. Snyder, is planning to see any 7th grade student who needs a dental examination per the Pennsylvania requirement. The school dentist does not do any cleaning or treatment; just a quick visual inspection and it'll count for this requirement if he sees him/her. If you DO NOT want your child seen, please reach out to Mrs. Smouse at smouse_h@dragon.k12.pa.us or 570-522-3215.

The lost and found at DHEMS is once again overflowing with shirts, sweatshirts, pants, shoes, water bottles, and more. Please encourage your child to look through the lost and found if they are missing any belongings. Any unclaimed items will be donated to at the end of March.

Capture this year’s memories with the middle school yearbook! Orders must be placed by April 1 to guarantee a copy, as extra yearbooks may not be available. Visit yearbookordercenter.com and use code 21654 to secure your copy.

PSSA testing is right around the corner! Dates for testing are as follows:

• April 21 - April 23: ELA testing
• April 27 - April 28: Mathematics testing
• April 29 - April 30: Science testing (8th grade only)

As a reminder, educational travel requests cannot be permitted during state testing windows. Please ensure educational travel is planned outside of state testing windows.

All testing will be completed online this year, with the exception of students who have paper/pencil testing as an accommodation in their IEPs. All students will leave their Chromebooks at school the evenings before testing so that they can be charged. More information will be communicated next month.

Please review the PSSA FAQs and Electronic Device letter at your convenience. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mr. Sokalzuk.

Some of our Dragon RAPS winners from February earned a Valentine's breakfast served by our 7th grade team. The students earned this opportunity through meeting and exceeding our school-wide expectations of being Respectful, Accountable, Prepared, and Safe. Each winner was able to bring one guest, and students seemed to genuinely enjoy being served by their teachers!

Have photos from school events, or activities? They could be featured in this year’s yearbook! Families and students are invited to upload appropriate photos using our eShare site. Submitting photos does not guarantee inclusion, but it gives our yearbook staff more moments to choose from as they capture the story of our school year. We are particularly interested in photos from the fall sports season! Click this link to upload your photos: https://yearbookshare.com/eShare/home and use code dhems.

Susquehanna Kids is a local group, founded by a group of mothers in our community, with a mission of ensuring parents and caregivers know about the multitude of activities and resources available for kids in our own community.

Visit Susquehanna Kid's website, https://susquehannakids.com/, for valuable resources including:

• A daily calendar of local events and activities

• Helpful blogs for parents and caregivers

• Seasonal and special-interest guides

• Community-based resources for families

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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