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Middle School Years at DGS Build on Our Foundational Values
Here's how the day takes shape for our middle schoolers and how these students put our values into action in and outside the calssroom.
Derek Henig
Feb 135 min read
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MS Sci & Engineering Updates
Hey err'body! Hope all is well! A couple updates from MS-land. First thanks to everyone who was able to attend our Curriculum Day event....
Ed Haponik
Feb 32 min read
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MS Skate Science! 🛹
Hi all! Lots of fun continuing in middle school science (and also some work - I promise). These past few weeks, that work has taken the...
Ed Haponik
Dec 8, 20242 min read
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MS Sci - Trees, Skateboards, and Halloweeeeen
Fun times in the MS classroom. Our tree unit came to an end with the presentation of our Tree Projects. I was so impressed by the effort...
Ed Haponik
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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MS Science: I wanna be a TREE!
For the past few weeks in middle school, the squad has been focused on the completion of their interdisciplinary project on TREES. This...
Ed Haponik
Oct 14, 20241 min read
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Solar Ovens and Thermodynamics
Howdy howdy howdy! It's been a fun few weeks in middle school science & engineering (I'll grant you I'm biased). The crew has been...
Ed Haponik
Sep 15, 20242 min read
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Welcome Back! (MS Sci)
We're off to a great start in the Middle School Science & Engineering classroom! After getting to know each other, we have jumped right...
Ed Haponik
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Middle School Climbing Trip
Only the most masterful artists can capture the nuances and feelings of a precious moment in time. Over our three-day adventure, we had...
kathleen McIntyre
May 20, 20241 min read
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MS Science & Engineering: Yo-YO!
Hi from Middle-School Island! Fun times the past few weeks as we have been working through our "Yo-Yo Physics" curriculum. This is always...
Ed Haponik
Apr 15, 20242 min read
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MS Science & Engineering 3/18
The hits keep comin' in MS Science & Engineering. First off, I want to congratulate everyone for their hard work and success in this...
Ed Haponik
Mar 18, 20242 min read
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MS Science & Engineering 2/5
Hi all! It's been a productive past few weeks in the middle school classroom. Our science & engineering work has been primarily focused...
Ed Haponik
Feb 5, 20242 min read
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MS Science & Engineering 11/12
The MS crew has had a terrific, productive past few weeks in their Sci/Eng classes, culminating in Friday's presentation of their 3D Cell...
Ed Haponik
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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In Other Loft News.... Our UN Focus
To give a little background information....... In 2016, the United Nations ratified a declaration stating seventeen audacious goals that...
Patricia Hatch
Oct 21, 20232 min read
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Middle School Grayson-Highlands Mountain Adventure
15 middle schoolers 0 cells phones 7 wild ponies 5,000 ft elevation picnic 15 inspire journal entries 17 miles of Virginia Creeper Trails...
kathleen McIntyre
Oct 14, 20231 min read
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MS Science & Engineering 9/26
Hey all! Just a quick update from our adventures upstairs. Lots going on in MS Sci/Eng these past few weeks. We completed our Future...
Ed Haponik
Sep 26, 20232 min read
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MS Sci/Eng 09/04
Here we go... We are up and running. Our first full week at school is in the books, along with our parents' Back to School Night, and...
Ed Haponik
Sep 4, 20232 min read
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MS Science & Engineering 4/1
Howdy, everyone! Hard to believe that we are well into spring! In just a few weeks, we'll be tying a bow on this school year, but there's...
Ed Haponik
Apr 1, 20231 min read
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MS Sci & Engineering 3/3
Had a fun week in Science class. We have been working on plate tectonics and the Earth's interior structure for the past several weeks....
Ed Haponik
Mar 3, 20231 min read
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¿hablas español?
This week, middle and upper elementary students went to lunch with their amazing Spanish instructor Mr. Jeff. They feasted on incredible...
kathleen McIntyre
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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MS Science & Engineering 2/12
Greetings all! We are in full-go mode as we approach this week's Science Fair event at DGS! The class has worked hard throughout each...
Ed Haponik
Feb 12, 20232 min read
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