Unity Day is tomorrow, October 16! Join WCPS as we wear orange to show our support of bullying prevention. Bullying can be prevented, through sharing kindness, promoting acceptance, and encouraging inclusion. Learn what you can do at https://www.pacer.org/bullying/ #WeAreWorcester #UnityEveryDay
Congratulations to Aaron B. for all his hard work! Well Deserved!
SDMS Bulldog Families: with the excitement of the high school Homecoming activities this weekend, please take note that if your SDMS student goes to the football game, they are to arrive and stay with their parent throughout the entire game.
Calling all Worcester County: Join WCPS and schools across the nation by wearing orange on October 16, for Unity Day. The goal of Unity Day is to bring together youth, parents, educators, businesses, and community members across the nation to emphasize the message that bullying is not acceptable, and that all students deserve to be safe in school, online, and in the community. #WeAreWorcester #UnityEveryDay
Learn more about Unity Day at https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp
Today Stephen Decatur Middle School conducted a school safety drill. There is no emergency at this time. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
Congratulations to Baltimore City's Kat Locke-Jones for being named Maryland Teacher of the Year! Congratulations once again to Gabby Remington for representing Worcester County so well!
The Maryland Teacher of the Year celebration is underway! We're cheering on our Worcester County Teacher of the Year Gabrielle Remington as a finalist for the state title tonight. #WeAreWorcester #WCTOY2024
Today, Stephen Decatur Middle conducted bus evacuation drills. Bus evacuation drills are conducted to ensure the safety of students and staff in the event of an emergency while on the bus. There was no emergency, this was just a drill.
We are celebrating our Principal, Mrs. Torpey, the entire month of October!
It's Custodian Appreciation Day! Our crew works their hardest year-round to provide a clean environment for our Bulldogs. Thank you so much to Mr. Ward, Ms. Godfrey, Mr. Miller, Mr. Rhine, Mrs. Hensley, Ms. Riggin, Michael, and Caroline (not pictured). We appreciate you all!
Check out stills from our Pep Rally last week! Our Bulldogs had a PAWESOME time! #SDMS #BulldogSTRONG
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SDMS Families,
We are ready for Week 2 of our Afterschool Academy! Please take a look at the Week-at-a-Glance visual to see which clubs are meeting this week. 7th Gr. students that are interested in joining Student Government can register on our website on the Afterschool Academy page. It is first come first served.
Today is #SeeSayDay! Join WCPS as we make a difference in school safety! Learn how to “Spot the Signs. Report the Activity”. Find out how you can get involved on September 25 ➡️ https://go.dhs.gov/opJ #SpotReportPrevent
Mark your calendars! Back to School Night Conferences and Picture Day are coming soon!
Pre-Order pictures and receive 25% off your order!
We are excited for Bulldog Afterschool Academy Session 1 to begin next week! All confirmation messages have been sent out. If you have any questions contact Mr. Haines.
Stephen Decatur Middle School was briefly in a SECURE safety status at the request of local law enforcement officials, which has now been lifted. All students and staff are safe, and operations were not disrupted during this time. We appreciate your understanding as we keep our students’ and staff’s safety our top priority.
What's happening around SDMS? Mrs. Patton's 8th grade social studies students are doing a play on The Lost Colony of Roanoke and they are painting scenes for their play (forest, castle, and ship). Meanwhile, Mrs. Cook's and Mrs. Metheny's 7th grade social studies students are creating and posting their service pledge goals in memoriam of 9/11.
Last call for T-shirts! We will forward our order today at 4.. Reminder that this is NOT a must do for students. If families need assistance paying for a shirt, we have that covered. If a shirt is NOT ordered for a student we will not have a shirt for them. Here is the link!
https://forms.office.com/r/EiBU9hzjXS
Attention Parents of Students that ride bus 36! Due to a mechanical issue bus 36 will not be picking up students. Bus 57 has been re-routed to pick up bus 36 students. Should a student arrive late to school due to this issue, he or she will not be marked late.