August 2025 Newsletter

We hope all of our students and families are having wonderful summer experiences! This newsletter is being sent to provide DHEMS updates, and share important dates for the coming school year.

Additional dates of note:

Monday, September 1: No school - Labor Day holiday
Tuesday, September 16: School picture day

Please note the arrival and dismissal times at DHEMS for the 2025-2026 school year:

7:20 AM - doors open; breakfast begins

7:40 AM - first bell; students to lockers and homeroom

7:45 AM - homeroom late bell

2:40 PM - dismissal bell

Fall Sports Meeting

All High School and Middle School fall sports will meet July 29 at 7:00 PM in the High School Auditorium for a brief informational meeting with Mr. Wetzel, LASD Athletic Director, before meeting with coaches and teammates in breakout sessions. We encourage you to attend so you can meet the team and coaches as well as get important practice and game information for the season.

Free Sports Physicals

If a student is still in need of a sports physical for the 2025-2026 school year, July 29 is the last date the district is offering free physicals at the High School. Doors open at 8:00 AM, and no athletes will be seen if they arrive after 9:30 AM.

Please have your paperwork filled out prior to arrival for a smooth process. Physical packet.pdf

Don't forget to register for your fall sport! Registration closes August 7th. https://www.familyid.com/organizations/lewisburg-area-school-district

Please contact Ms. Hoover, Athletic Department Administrative Assistant, if you have any questions: 570-522-3233 or hoover_k@dragon.k12.pa.us

Per state requirements, incoming 7th grade students must have Tdap and meningococcal (MCV) immunizations prior to the start of the school year. Please reach out to our school nurse, Mrs. Heather Smouse, at smouse_h@dragon.k12.pa.us with any questions. Immunization records can be mailed to or dropped off at the DHEMS office, emailed directly to Mrs. Smouse, or faxed to the middle school at 570-522-3331.

Orientation for incoming 7th and 8th graders who are new to the district will be held on Tuesday, August 19 at 10:00 AM in the DHEMS library. Students and their parents are invited to meet our school counselors. Our counselors will have a short presentation and provide a tour of our school. If you are the parent of a new 7th or 8th grader and are interested in attending, please email Mr. Kevin Mowrey, school counselor, at mowrey_k@dragon.k12.pa.us.

Please note: incoming 6th graders, whether new to the district or just new to DHEMS, should attend 6th grade orientation on Monday, August 18 only. The August 19 event is reserved for 7th and 8th graders who are new to the district. Thank you!

The dates for 6th grade Orientation and 7th/8th grade Back to School Night have been set! Please mark your calendars for the following dates:

6th grade Orientation: Monday, August 18 @ 6:30 PM
7th/8th grade Back to School Night: Thursday, September 4 @ 6:30 PM

Families will have the opportunity to meet and greet their children's teachers and see the building. Members of our student services team will also be available to meet students and families, and answer questions. We are excited to have representatives from our DHEMS PSA prepared to share information about their important mission!

PowerSchool parent letters will be mailed home at the beginning of August. After completing the required online parent updates, our administrative assistant will review the information and approve each update (this can take up to three days after you submit the parent update). After the updates are approved, you will be able to access the PowerSchool Parent Portal to review your child's schedule and transportation information.

Please note: all information in the PowerSchool parent portal, including schedules and transportation information, is tentative and subject to change. Please expect tweaks to schedules throughout August and into the first week of school as we make adjustments due to new enrollments and balancing of sections. We will provide your child's official schedule at Orientation and/or the first day of school. A special thanks to our school counselors, Mr. Mowrey and Mrs. Ulrich, who have worked hard to schedule students for the upcoming school year!

We have many projects occurring at DHEMS! Our new stage curtain has been installed, and the gym has been resurfaced. Currently, work is underway to update the roof at the middle school and update flooring in a few classrooms. Other projects will be beginning soon, such as our office vestibule security enhancement.

Our long-awaited update to the rounded wall in the DHEMS lobby is complete! The photos don't do it justice - we're excited for all of our students to see it! We also invite past students to stop by to see it in-person.

As always, our custodial and maintenance staff have been working hard to ensure the building is ready to go for our students. Their task has been challenging with multiple projects to work around, but they have done a fabulous job and classrooms are looking great!

Grade level teams have created supply lists for the upcoming school year. It is helpful if students come to school with these items ready to go. Please contact the school principal, school counselors, or a classroom teacher if you have trouble obtaining these materials for any reason, including lack of availability or financial hardship.

6th Grade Supply List

7th Grade Supply List

8th Grade Supply List

Additionally, students in music and FACS classes are encouraged to bring a two-pocket folder for each class and earbuds.

Please consider supporting our DHEMS PSA during the upcoming school year through chaperoning, donations, or supporting important fundraisers! Our PSA is involved with school dances/fun nights (including hosting a dance in February), Fun Day/Field Day, the 8th grade Knoebels trip, book fairs, teacher appreciation, and much more! This would not be possible without hard-working parent volunteers and the financial support of our community. PSA representatives will be at 6th grade Orientation and 7th/8th grade Back to School night providing information on how you can get involved and also asking for small donations to support the group in their efforts to enhance opportunities for our students and staff. They will also be hosting fundraisers during the school year, so keep an eye out for those! You can reach our DHEMS PSA through email (dhemslewisburg@gmail.com) or through Facebook (Lewisburg Middle School PSA). Thank you to our PSA members for all of your hard work!

Our students will once again be given school-issued Chromebooks for educational use. Technology protection plans will be offered to all families for the current school year. These plans cover the cost of accidental damages beyond typical wear and tear. Please click here to purchase or waive the technology protection plan for the coming school year. More information on one-to-one computing, including the district acceptable use policy, can be found here.

DHEMS will not be holding early laptop distribution this year. All Chromebooks will be given to students on the first day of school. All required forms, such as the user agreement, will be included in the PowerSchool annual updates this year.

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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