Tuesday night, November 19th, at DeWitt Elementary School, approximately 250 dads and their children showed up to hear about the Watch D.O.G.S. program. They enjoyed free pizza and cokes and had a chance to sign up and volunteer to be a Watch Dog. Watch Dogs started because of an incident that happened in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Two boys, an 11-year-old and a 13-year-old, decided that the answer to their problems was to pull a fire alarm and watch as their peer group walked outside and gun down four kids and a teacher. Jim Moore, the founder of Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), decided it was time for the dads to step up. He thought "Who is missing in the schools?" and when he looked around it was DADS! Over 160 dads volunteered Tuesday night to be a Watch D.O.G. at DeWitt Elementary School! They will patrol the hallways and give warm greetings at the beginning of school and at the end. They will make sure kids are getting onto the bus and into cars safely. They will play at recess, eat lunch with the students, and join in on some PE activities. They will also let students read to them, help with spelling words, or study multiplication facts. We are so excited to get started December 1st with the first five dads!

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Students at DeWitt High School, DeWitt Middle School, and DeWitt Elementary School may order their yearbooks now. Deadline to order is February 19, 2009.

• click below to order online: www.yearbookordercenter.com
• order toll-free: 1-866-287-3096
• order by mail with order form:
  Yearbook Order Center
  PO Box 29
  Edwardsville, KS 66113-9029

Important! You will need your child's grade level and the correct school code to place your order:

• DHS and DMS: #8166
• DES: #8168

DHS and DMS yearbooks cost $28.75 and DES yearbooks cost $17.75. For an additional $5 yearbooks can be embossed with the student's name. The school will not be taking any money for yearbooks. All orders must be placed through Herff Jones by one of the methods above.

Ordering Tips and Instructions

DHS Senior Technology Seminar students Colten Bishop and Justin Bigham invite you to share your hunting stories and photos! Click below for the page they designed and return often to (hopefully) see photos.

Hunter's Corner

Mr. Franks recently brought his English Pointer, Mr. Sniff, to visit Ms. Dana Horton's class. The class had read about several famous dogs in the past weeks, and had also read about Mr. Sniff. Mr. Sniff, an eight-year old birddog, lost his front leg to cancer. After Mr. Sniff's amputation, he would recover and compete in a field trial competetion in Ozark, Arkansas, against 32 other dogs. Mr. Sniff won 2nd place and was featured in the Purina Magazine. Ms. Dana's class wrote to Mr. Franks and requested that he bring Mr. Sniff to visit. Mrs. Franks brought Mr. Sniff to Ms. Dana's class and Ms. Meredith McGee's fourth grade class was invited to join them. Mr. Franks told the children about Mr. Sniff's recovery and victories.

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DMS Student Council is sponsoring a Rock Band competition fundraiser at the middle school campus. Students are competing in the popular video game which is an excellent way to teach hand eye coordination as well as a way for students to have a lot of fun showing off their skills in front of friends. DMS Student Council sponsors are Mr. Clay Dollar and Mr. James Guest.

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The DeWitt High School Spanish classes recently studied Día de los Muertos, a popular Mexican holiday that blends the pagan, cultural beliefs of the ancient Aztec and Mayan Indians with the beliefs of Christianity. Students participated in the November 1 and November 2 celebration that honors deceased loved ones by building an altar in the classroom of flowers, food, and items that honored a deceased grandfather, by creating animal and skull masks like those used in the parades, and by baking the traditional "pan de los muertos" served with Mexican hot chocolate.

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November 5 and 6, 2008, the entire DeWitt Middle School 6th grade participated in Hunter Education. Students heard guest speakers and participated in a field course, then finished with the written test. All students scoring 80% or better received their temporary Hunter Education card.

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The DeWitt Middle School Academic Awards Assembly for the first nine weeks was held Friday, November 7. After the posting of colors and the pledge, Ms. Blevins welcomed everyone to the program. Certificates were presented for Merit List, Honor Roll, All As, Computer Lab Awards, and Accelerated Reader Awards. Congratulations!

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Students from DMS and DHS T-Labs recently participated in the Special Olympics Bowling Tournament held in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Click below for photos of gold, silver, and bronze medal winners. Congratulations!

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Ronnie Hill of Fort Worth, Texas, and ronniehill.com recently presented a motivational speech to students at Gillett High School, DeWitt Middle School, and DeWitt High School. He talked about peer pressure, letting students know it is okay to say "no" to harmful choices, and to make good grades while finishing school. After his speech, he had a contest to see who could roll the basketball to the center ring of the court for a chance to win cash. One student from DMS was the winner of $100!

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Friday, October 31, was the last 2008 home football game, and the Dragons soundly defeated Batesville-Southside 34 to 14! Friday also happened to be Halloween with a costume contest sponsored by DHS Art Club, the last football pep assembly as well as Senior Night recognition before the game. Enjoy a variety of photos taken by Mrs. Lee Ann Morgan by clicking below.

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Ms. Hollye Jackson's Art Club at DHS sponsored a costume contest on Halloween. Students from all grades competed with the "Oompa Loompa" being chosen as the winner!

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The AAVTC Distance Learning class went on a field trip to Little Rock to visit local news and radio stations. The students got to experience what it was like to be on live television. It was also a chance for the DeWitt students to mingle with other schools. While at the radio station some students got to speak. The trip opened all the students' eyes to a whole new world.

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The DHS A-Team met Thursday, Oct. 30th during both lunches in Mrs. DuMond's room. There was a total of 110 students in attendance. Students were told a fictitious story about a newly married couple that was haunted on their honeymoon night by ghosts of relationships past. The story helped students realize that the choice to be sexually active as a teen may indeed haunt their future marriage. The only TRUE ghostbuster is ABSTINENCE!!

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Members of DHS Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) participated in the annual Ghost Out Day demonstrating the potential devastating results of making bad decisions. Every 33 minutes of every day, a life is lost as a result of an impaired driving crash. The Grim Reaper tapped selected students on the shoulder turning them into ghosts who spent the remainder of the day silent, clothed in black, and wearing tombstones depicting the bad decision that cost them their life. At the end of the day the ghosts were covered in sheets and displayed in the front hall for the student body to see between classes.

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DHS Art Faculty Favorites

Students and staff at DeWitt High School are treated to an art gallery in the hall near the art room. Ms. Hollye Jackson displays a variety of her students' work for everyone to enjoy and for the DHS faculty to vote for their favorites in each category.

Click below to see the latest works of art by DHS AP Studio Art, Advanced Art, and Art I students.

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The staff of DeWitt Middle School had a luncheon recently to welcome their new principal, Ms. Julie Blevins. Everyone at DMS wishes her the best of luck with her new job.

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Ms. Dana Horton's students conducted a giant solar bag experiment recently. The 50-foot black bag (very much like a garbage bag) was filled with air and tied off. The heat from the sun is absorbed by the black bag and causes the bag to rise. Ms. Horton's students really enjoyed this experiment.

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Students in Mrs. Betty Emerson's DMS T-Lab and in Mrs. Laura Cunningham's DHS T-Lab recently enjoyed a trip to the Pumpkin Patch.

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The DeWitt Jr. Dragons held their last pep rally of the season on Thursday, October 23. The football boys were escorted out and introduced by the cheerleaders and after the pep assembly the team enjoyed refreshments.

Enjoy photos from Spirit Week at DeWitt Middle School, October 20-24.

Monday---- Pajama Day
Tuesday--- Twinkie Day
Wednesday-- Nerd Day
Thursday--- Spirit Day (Blue/Gold) Day
Friday --- Celebrity/Superhero Day

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Miss Lisa Sampson's drama class had fun last week with fake blood. Students learned how to make fake blood and use it in scary scenes. They made the blood from Karo syrup, baking soda and food coloring. Several students and teachers were convinced that the blood was real!

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Beleaz’s Kitchen and the Happy Helpers prepared a luncheon for teachers (whose names had been drawn from a list of all the teachers). Students really enjoyed preparing and serving the meal. They are really learning many lessons about communication skills and food preparation.

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In a longstanding tradition of patriotism, students and staff at DeWitt Elementary School observed Patriotic Day on October 17th. Wearing red, white, and blue, everyone watched as a color guard presented the flags. Speakers and a special photo presentation were included in the program.

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DMS Students Study Medieval Europe

Students in Mr. Dollar's 7th grade social studies classes have been studying medieval Europe. Recently the classes had an activity where we drew names to see who would be a Serf (peasant), a Knight, a Lord, or a Lady (one of each from every class). Everyone in class got to try a piece of authentic peasant bread made just like in medieval days. It was a homemade rye bread. Most students were surprised to see how bland medieval food would have been. Students described the bread as tasting like everything from bagels to cardboard. Click the link below to see more photos. In the pictures some are giving a thumbs up if they thought the taste was okay or a thumbs down if they thought it was bad. To understand feudal society and how it was not always fare we added a twist. The nobles -- one Lord, one Lady, and one Knight from each class -- got to eat a little better than the rest of the class. They got to have a piece of cake. Most students thought this was not fair at all. Mr. Dollar told them it wasn't fair, but where you were born in society wasn't always fair either. It went really well and seemed to be a great way to finish out a chapter.

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Enjoy these great game shots of the Junior Dragons taken by DHS Sophomore, Rustin Holbert.

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Members of the Pink Knockouts, the district's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure team, participated in the annual event in Little Rock October 10-11. Participants and survivors took part in the festivities which included a pasta party and sing-along of "I Will Survive" with television personality Craig O'Neal.

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Dragon EAST Lab, FBLA, and Leo Club are making a difference in the lives of patients at Arkansas Children's Hospital. For the third year in a row, students have started knitting hats for ACH. Knitting for Noggins is one of the many ways you can help make the lives of the patients and families brighter, and Dragon EAST Lab has knitted over 300 hats since they started the program. Students are also working on the hats this year to complete community service hours required for class. Anyone that would like to donate yarn or a loom, should contact Carole Anderson in Dragon EAST Lab.

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Mrs. Danner's DMS health classes just finished a unit on tobacco. The class was divided into groups, wrote the skit themselves, and then presented the skit to the class. Each group had to mention at least four facts on the ill effects of tobacco on the body. Each group did a fantastic job!

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For three years Jeff Rader has been principal at DeWitt Middle School, but he has recently been named Director of Transportation and Maintenance for DeWitt School District and will be moving to the district's administrative office soon. DMS staff prepared a luncheon on Boss's Day for Mr. Rader and assistant principal Bobby Applegate.

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Members of the DeWitt Junior Women's Club recently presented DeWitt Elementary School third graders with dictionaries. Club member Rachel Mitchell is shown here making the presentation on behalf of the club to students in Ms. Dana Horton's class.

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Congratulations to 2008 Homecoming Queen Jordan Murphy and Maid of Honor Mallory Dodson!  The annual Homecoming festivities were great fun and many happy memories were made.  Click below for photos on pages designed by Jenna Fuhrman in DHS Senior Technology Seminar, and please return often as more pages are added.

 Spirit Week Dress-up Days

Pep Rally and Parade

Students in Mrs. Meagan Padgett's GT classes have been working on some very interesting projects. Click below to see photos of DMS 6th and 7th graders working in groups on a Crime Scene Investigation. The students are learning how investigators use math, science and reasoning skills to solve crimes. Also click below to see DMS 8th grade students at the South Lab at PCC. Mr. Clinton Yarbrough is their instructor. The 8th grade GT students attend South Lab twice a week and will be learning about several different computer programs. The DMS GT program is taught by Mrs. Meagan Padgett.

6th & 7th Grade GT Students

8th Grade GT Students

The DeWitt High School Library and the DeWitt Middle School Library are in need of make-overs. Help us raise money for this project by recycling your old cell phones and ink cartridges. Click the Green School Project link to the left for a list of items that may be dropped off at the library. Donna Padgett, DHS Librarian, and Judy McSwain, DMS Librarian, appreciate your support and help.

Ms. Hollye Jackson, DHS Art Class teacher, and Mrs. Melissa Patterson, DHS AP World History teaher, have team-taught their classes many times. The two teachers use their subject areas across the curriculum in many different ways. Many areas of art naturally parallel and overlap almost every area of history -- both ancient and modern. Please click below for more details and photos.

AP World History and Pottery