
Third grade students are working together to answer questions using reading strategies they have been practicing. Students had to identify where they found the answer and explain their reasoning.











DES Positive Office Referrals
September 23-27, 2024


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Fellowship of Christian Athletes National "See You at the Pole" 2024







Information for tonight's game at Independence.
Admission $7-pay at gate
*Clear bag policy and fans will go through metal detectors*

Mrs. Allred's 4th grade students took a gallery walk around the classroom to explore themes from different types of texts. Music was played and students were focused, learning, and having fun all at the same time! Many lessons were learned with each story.

Fall Break is just around the corner. Students will NOT attend next Friday, October 4, 2024.


DES counselor, Miss Warren, has completed an attendance wall in an attempt to keep parents updated on each week’s attendance percentages and the percentage goals we want to reach! :)
DES will soon implement weekly incentives for perfect attendance the months of October and November !!! 🎉


Zae Bradford and his "Trench Mob" Offensive Line racked up 396 Rushing Yards (A Maxpreps Era School Record by a Single Player) and 581 Yards Overall Friday Night!!!


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DES Prek students have been studying their shapes at their centers.






Mrs. Jacks's students created edible atoms to represent where to find protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom.











DES Positive Office Referrals
Week ending September 20, 2024


Miss Lamberth's 4th graders enjoyed a beautiful day in the DES garden.

Pictured: Ayden Winters (10th) Christian Griffin (11th) and TJ Story (9th) competing in the Saltillo XC meet on Saturday.
Aydan finished in a time of 21:37.2
Christian finished in 24:31.9
TJ story finished in 25:35.3


Congratulations to Mr. Byrd for being this month's WVHS Star Teacher of the month and Mrs. Houston for being honored with WVHS Star Staff of the Month. Both received a lunch certificate to BTC and the honor of displaying the star in their classrooms. Thank you both for your superb positivity and going the extra mile.



On August 9th, Dorian Pomerlee came to speak to the Health Science 1 and 2 students about nursing school and NWCC and performed student check offs on skills such as handwashing and donning and doffing PPE. Dorian is a graduate from WVHS and the Health Science program. She has a phlebotomy certification and is now in her last semester of RN school at NWCC. Dorian did a wonderful job presenting and we look forward to her coming back!



Pre k made homemade applesauce for their unit of apples.







Third grade students made comprehension cootie catchers. They had fun working with partners to ask and answer comprehension questions from this week’s story. Next week they will make one to practice vocabulary words.











As part of a life science unit on apple trees, Mrs. Sain's Superstars tasted and graphed the best tasting apple and followed a picture recipe to make Crockpot Applesauce.






