NDMS 8th graders: if you’re interested in trying out for NDHS dazzlers, packets are available for pick up in our school office.
Don’t forget to schedule your conferences for Thursday or Friday of this week.
NDMS spring portraits will be Wednesday, February 1. Students must have a Lifetouch portrait to order a personalized yearbook. Photos may be ordered online using mylifetouch.com with the code EVTXQ9JJR or paying with cash/check on Wednesday.
NDMS students: grade level Mardi Gras T-shirt deadline is tomorrow.
Don’t forget… THIS MARDI GRAS T-SHIRT WILL BE YOUR ADMITTANCE TICKET TO THE DANCE.
The dance will be directly after school, Friday February 17, from 3:15-5:30. Students wearing their grade level Mardi Gras T-shirt (in the photo provided) will be allowed to wear school approved jeans that day. All other students will be in school uniforms. Orders are being taken through Friday, January 13th (this date may be extended, check FB for updates). Order forms may be printed using this link.
***This is not an editable copy.***
https://docs.google.com/document/d/16qskN3glJj3ihHcVy_uR6huLN_I_ZYH5G_mk36gFxcQ/edit
Kona Ice will be at NDMS Friday, January 27 after lunch. Prices are $4.00, $5.00, and $6.00. Hot chocolate will also be available for $3.00.
Order your NDWA T-shirt before January 27 to show your Griffin support for our NDMS wrestlers at the State Championship February 10-11. T-shirts are available to order at Howe About Monogramming in Stonewall.
NDMS yearbook staff is having a fundraiser selling Valentine grams each morning during WIN. Grams are $1 each and will be sold until Friday, February 10. Valentine grams will be delivered 7th period Tuesday, February 14.
NDMS students: all DPSB schools and district offices will be closed Monday, January 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
NDMS is in need of new or gently used uniforms. Sizes juniors 3-21, ladies 4-22, and mens 30-38 can be used. Currently, we have a greater need for juniors and girls’ bottoms (than tops). Bottoms can be khaki or navy blue and tops red, white, or navy blue.
NDMS spring portraits will be taken Wednesday, February 1, 2023, to ensure any student wanting a personalized yearbook will have a Lifetouch professional portrait. Lifetouch portraits are now required for a personalized yearbook. A photo of the order form is included. Portraits may be paid with cash, check, or ordered online. All information needed is included in the photo. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Catlin.
NDMS cheer officers were busy assisting NDUE at their incentive WIN today! It’s a great day to be a Griffin! #GriffinFamily #GriffinsServe #GriffinPride
Faculty and staff are excited to welcome students back to tomorrow, January 5, 2023. Please have chromebooks charged and wear school uniforms. It’s a great day to be a Middle Griffin! #DeSotoStrong
DeSoto Parish middle school ELA teachers are in Imagine Learning Classroom Professional Development today at MMS. #DeSotoStrong
Please share-Download the free DeSoto Schools App from the Apple App Store or Google Play, by searching “DeSoto Parish Schools”. If you have already downloaded, please be sure to update your app, and remember to enable your Push Notifications once downloaded. #TheDeSotoDifference
Congratulations to these students that placed in the District Christmas card contest. Congratulations are also shared with Kenly. Her design was awarded 1st place and will be the featured as the DeSoto Parish School Board Christmas card for 2022. Way to go, Griffins!
Congratulations to Katelyn who recently competed in the USATF National Junior Olympic XC Championship at Texas A&M? It’s a great day to be a Griffin!
Come and enjoy the NDMS Christmas Band Concert Tuesday, December 13 @ 7:00 PM in NDMS Gymnasium.
According to the NPS, December 7 each year Pearl Harbor survivors, veterans, and people all over the world come together to honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
We are so excited to be playing in the Football State Championships on Saturday at noon. In order to allow all to travel down safely, Friday will be a virtual learning day. All assignments will be posted in Google Classrooms. Good luck to our Griffins!!
It is with great pride and excitement that we, the faculty and staff of NDMS, announce that Mr. Barry Carter has been selected as DeSoto Parish Principal of the YEAR!! Congratulations, Mr. Carter! It is a great day to be a MIDDLE Griffin!!
