Welcome Huskies!
Today starts the 2026-2027 school year! We are excited to have all our students back in the building and look forward to another year of exemplifying our mission: dedicated to inspire, motivated to achieve, and striving for success.
Eastside Pep Rally
Last Monday, teachers and staff attended the Back-to-School Pep Rally at East High. It's a great way to kick off the year surrounded by all our Eastside schools. Shout out to DMS students, Kara Luu and Sophia Scarpace, who delivered fantastic speeches during the event.
New to DuBray
For the 2026-2027 school year, we have eight new teachers joining the pack. Please extend a warm welcome to:
Mrs. Argent - Special Education
Mr. Aubuchon - 6th Grade Computer Science
Mrs. Carr - 7th Grade Math
Ms. Jolly - 8th Grade ELA
Ms. Lloyd - Choir
Mrs. Lohman - Speech Language Pathologist
Mrs. Orr - 7th Grade Science
Mr. Ostby - Tech Ed
Special thank you to Grant Parrack for representing DMS during the event!
Welcome DMS Bus Drivers!
This morning DMS welcomed our bus drivers in for the new school year. They grabbed some breakfast, met with administration and picked out charms for their new keychains. Need to find out when or where the bus will pick up your student? Visit the interactive map and enter the address to search.
7th & 8th Grade Open House Today
Tonight all 7th & 8th graders are invited to open house from 5:30-7:00 pm. Bring a copy of your schedule, tour the building and meet your teachers. The performing arts meeting for 7th graders is at 6 and for 8th graders it is at 6:30. Meeting locations are as follows: Band 305, Orchestra 303, and Choir 302. We hope to see you tonight!
6th Grade Open House Today
Come tour the building, meet your teachers and collect your team t-shirt tonight at 6th grade open house! Students with last names A-L are scheduled from 5:30 - 6:15 pm, with a performing arts meeting at 6. Last names M-Z are scheduled from 6:15-7:00 pm, with their performing arts meeting at 6:45. Parking is also available at Mid Rivers Christian Church if the school lot is full. A shuttle to DuBray will be available from the parking lot. View all the details on the flyer.
Schedule Pick Up Starts Today!
Schedule pick-up for all students is Tuesday, August 11 from 9am-4pm and Wednesday, August 12 from 3pm-6pm. During schedule pickup students have the opportunity to:
Get their yearbook photo taken
Please note, only online orders are accepted. Visit Wagner Portrait Group and use the pre-order password: 8D2W2S7R
Purchase a yearbook
Learn about the clubs & intramurals DMS offers
Buy spirit wear
Tour the building
We will have tables set up to learn more about the DuBray Cafe, get help with online registration, and the clinic will be there to answer any questions about immunizations and medicine. Can't wait to see you at schedule pick up!
🎓 Congratulations Graduates 🎓
Today, the East High Class of 2026 walked the hallways of DuBray and were greeted with cheers, smiles and memories of their middle school years. This is such special day where we get to congratulate our former students, inspire younger students, and celebrate how far these seniors have come.
👟 Walk-A-Thon Update👟
Throughout our Walk-A-Thon, we had:
donations from 25 different states & 2 countries,
287 students registered,
304 webpage shares,
AND $8,215 total in donations!
Thank you to each one of our students and families that helped make our first Walk-A-Thon a success!
🎶 Spring Concert Series 🎶
Yesterday was the last of our Spring Concert Series. Middle school concerts give students in band, orchestra, and choir the opportunity to showcase the skills they have worked hard to develop throughout the year. These performances build confidence, encourage teamwork, and allow families and friends to celebrate the students’ musical growth and dedication.
NJHS Induction Ceremony
Congratulations to those who were inducted into National Junior Honor Society this week. NJHS was founded in 1929 with the purpose of creating enthusiasm for scholarship, stimulating a desire to render service, promoting leadership, encouraging responsible citizenship, and developing character in secondary school students. Members from this school year completed over 1,900 service hours over the course of the year. We congratulate them on their accomplishments.
✏️ School Supply Drive ✏️
Beginning Monday, May 11th, Builders Club is collecting new and unused school supplies. Donations go to the FZ Back-to-School Bash which directly benefits our school community. Each donation will earn a prize / raffle ticket.
👟 Walk-A-Thon Prizes 👟
As we near the end of our Walk-A-Thon campaign, we wanted to remind everyone what incentives are up for grabs:
Top Grade gets to🍴 eat 🍴outside.
Top Team gets a 🍕pizza 🍕party.
Top Individual gets to name the DMS 🐕 Huskie and gets 🍕pizza 🍕for their lunch table.
2nd & 3rd Top Individuals get a🍕 pizza 🍕party with a 🧑🏫 teacher.
The event is May 6th; however, donations will be accepted through May 13th. Prizes will be awarded after that date. Thank you to those that have signed up, shared, and donated to our campaign to raise money for library and outdoor seating, outdoor classroom improvements, PE equipment and additional student technology!
🍦 Weekly Challenge Update🍦
This week, the team in each grade with the highest dollar amount of new pledges wins ice cream bars in Advisory. Here is the current status:
6th Grade - Team McKinstry with $20
7th Grade - Team Guiffrida with $50
8th Grade - Team Toczylowski with $75
This weekend is the perfect time to share those pages, get some new donations and help your team win ice cream!
📣 Job Olympics 📣
Congratulations to our students that attended Job Olympics! DMS took home 🏆 first place 🏆 at the event!
📣 Intramural Update 📣
5/1 UPDATE - Softball has been cancelled due to limited participation.
🍦 Weekly Challenge 🍦
The top class in each grade with the highest dollar amount of new pledges wins ice cream bars in advisory! Visit our School Webpage to see our live Leaderboards.
