David C. Outwin Middle School

A message from Mrs. Ingell: Middle school students today will receive a panther buck for no missing assignments in their seminar.  This Friday students will be able to buy a treat with the panther bucks and finish Round 2 of Battleship.  Next  Thursday, students will participate in the incentive by having no RTC, ASD, ISS, or OSS's.  Students will be able to sign up for electronics, movies, gym, board games, reading and other ideas for the incentive.   Middle School Sports and Activities: * Wednesday Middle School Wrestling @ Fremont at 4:00 p.m. * Shout Out to Daylen Castillo for placing in the top 12 out of 30,000 students in the State of Michigan Patriots Pen essay contest!  We are proud of him!   * Shout Out to elementary students Sparrow Forbes for taking 1st in the Spelling Bee, and Harley Pinnell for placing as the runner up!  Shout out to middle school students Easton Hornbrook for taking 1st in the Spelling Bee, and Jack Parsons as the runner up!  The first place winners will compete against students from local schools at NCRESA on February 18th.  The runner-ups will take their place if necessary.  Way to go, Panthers! Parents, thank you for supporting us and coming together as a community to help others during Pink Out!  It was awesome to see and experience again this year!

UPDATE- The Middle School and High School Glow Dances have been CANCELLED for Friday, 2/7. More info to come on a reschedule date. We have a couple GLO NIGHTS coming up this Friday! Be sure to look at the flyers for details. The Middle School has a GLOW activity night coming up on Friday! It is in the MS Gym and Cafeteria on 2/7 from 5-7 pm. Cost is $5. This is for grades 5-8. The High School also has a GLO dance on Friday! It will be in the HS Gym on 2/7 from 8-11 pm. Cost is $5 if also attending the home basketball game, otherwise is $10 to enter. This is for gradse 9-12.

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee finalists!!! Sparrow Forbes placed first in the elementary, while Easton Hornbrook won the middle school. Harley Pinnell and Jack Parsons as runners-up!!! The two winners will move on to represent Hesperia at the County Bee in February. Shout out to all our spellers, even the ones who left before we could snap a group photo. We couldn't BEE prouder!!! Way to go, Panthers!!!

A message from Mrs. Ingell: We are continuing with incentives and panther buck earnings for students' second semester going toward items that students can purchase with them and towards entrance fees to home sports events. This Friday, students may purchase a treat out of seminar with a panther buck. This week it is going to be frigid outside. Please be safe out there and enjoy Martin Luther King Jr. and Inauguration Day! Middle School Sports and Activities: * Middle school wrestling practice daily after school. * Friday, January 24th Middle School Wrestling @ Fennville 4:00 p.m. * 7th and 8th grade girls basketball open gym is Wednesday, January 15th and 22nd at 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the middle school. First practice is on Monday, January 27th. * Middle School Spelling Bee is on Tuesday, January 28th between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. If you have any questions contact Mrs. Frederick or Mrs. Montague. * Hesperia Pink Out 2025 is Wednesday, January 29th, with Senior Night beginning at 4:45 p.m. and wrestling beginning at 5:00 p.m. You can support by sponsoring a wrestler, raffle items donated, purchasing a pink out shirt, sharing a post, and coming to the event. If you have questions, contact Mrs. Walker or Mrs. Kammer. * Middle school writing club sign up sheets are in the middle school office. A meeting will be scheduled this week. More information will be forthcoming. Once again, stay safe out there and students, let's have a great second semester! Mrs. Ingell

A message from Mrs. Ingell: Middle school students will receive a panther buck for no missing assignments on Monday. The semester ends this Friday, January 17th. We will be having an assembly on Friday for the November and December student of the month, and panther buck drawing for prizes. We are continuing with incentives and panther buck earnings going toward items that students like, and towards entrance fees to home sports events. This seems to be working great for staff and students! Our students are working hard and we appreciate it! Middle School Sports and Activities: * Honors Band is performing Tuesday in Shelby at 6:30 p.m. for parents. * Middle School wrestling practice has started daily after school. * 7th and 8th grade girls basketball open gym is Wednesday, January 15th and 22nd at 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the middle school. First practice is on Monday, January 27th. * Middle School Spelling Bee is on Tuesday, January 28th between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. If you have any questions contact Mrs. Frederick or Mrs. Montague. * Hesperia Panther Pink Out 2025 is Wednesday, January 29th, with Senior Night beginning at 4:45 p.m. and wrestling beginning at 5:00 p.m. You can support by sponsoring a wrestler, raffle items donated, purchasing a pink out shirt, sharing a post, and coming to the event. If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Walker or Mrs. Kammer.

The elementary and middle school spelling bee is on Tuesday, January 28th. The elementary is at 8:30 am-10:30 am, with middle school from 1:00 pm-3:00 pm. This will be held in the high school cafeteria. A Zoom link will be announced soon. You can study all of the 450 words on the app Word Club. Visit your app store to download.

A message from Mrs. Ingell: Welcome back to school students! Middle school students will receive a panther buck on Tuesday for no missing assignments, instead of on Monday. On Monday, teachers will be going over expectations for classrooms and the building as a reminder for students. Parents, the semester ends on January 17th, only two weeks away. Please check skyward on grades and missing assignments. Students have two weeks to finish strong! On January 17th, we will be having an assembly for student of the month for November and December, along with a panther buck drawing for prizes to finish the semester. This Friday, students will be able to buy a snack for two panther bucks again! We are doing great this year, let's keep panther pride rolling! Middle School Sports and Activities: * In the library today is a blood drive being held by the National Honor Society. If you can donate, please come on in or schedule an appointment. Thanks for donating for an awesome cause! * Girls and Boys Middle School sports start up again. MS Wrestling practice begins today after school until 5:15 with a parent meeting immediately following. MS Girls Basketball signups are coming out soon! Stay tuned. Have a great week! Mrs. Ingell

We couldn't BEE prouder of our Panthers!!! Let's cheer them on as they prepare to compete against each other in the school Spelling Bee next month. Stay tuned for more details.

A message from Mrs. Ingell: Due to the snow day, we shifted some of the events for the week, so we could still do all of the activities planned for incentives. The student of the month assembly for November and December will be held in early January instead. The 5th, 7th, and 8th grade will be doing Reindeer Mascots, and the 6th grade gym games on Tuesday during seminar. Thursday, the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade will be having cookies. The fifth and seventh grades will be doing mad libs, sixth grade will be doing Reindeer Mascots, and eighth grade will be participating in gym games. Friday, 5th grade has their party, 6th grade will have Mad libs, 7th grade gym games, and 8th grade cookies and finishing Mad libs. I want to thank the staff for being amazing in the planning and participating in all of these incentives this year! A special shout out to Josh Page in creativity and planning! Middle School Sports: The 7th and 8th grade boys basketball games are cancelled tonight due to the snow day. National Honor Society Induction Ceremony in the high school is at 6:00 p.m. tonight! Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Mrs. Ingell

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A note from Mrs. Jennifer at Project Focus: Unfortunately, with school being closed on 12/12, Project FOCUS is also closed. We will reschedule our Bellwether Field trip for after winter break. There will also not be Project Focus programming on Wednesday, December 18th or Thursday, December 19th. The last day of programming before break will be Tuesday. Stay warm and enjoy your snow day!

We will be closed on Thursday, December 12th, due to road conditions. Stay safe.

Please note, the 7th and 8th grade boys basketball games are cancelled for tonight.

An important message in regards to tonight's band and choir concerts: We are moving tonight's concert times up due to weather conditions and some last minute changes to other schedules. 6th gr is unchanged and will still perform at 6:30 Choir is unchanged and will still perform at 7:00 After the choir we will immediately start the 7th & 8th grade band, HS Jazz Band and HS Concert Bands with no waiting in between. We are hoping this will speed things along. Please plan accordingly and notify family and friends who might not receive this information.

There is a middle school and high school food drive. Please see the flyer for more information.

The health department will be visiting soon for hearing and vision screenings. Please see the attached letter for further information. MS/HS: Thursday, December 19th Elem: February 24th-27th

Band and Choir Concerts. Tuesday, December 10th at 6:30 pm. Please review our flyer for more details

A message from Mrs. Ingell: Middle school students will be getting a panther buck today if they have no missing assignments. Tomorrow, they will get a panther buck in their classes if they have no tardies this marking period in them. This week we are continuing the mystery week challenge to earn the incentive on December 6th. Students need to be working hard on their academics and making good choices on behavior. Middle School Sports: Wednesday-7th & 8th grade boy's basketball Home vs. Shelby at 4:00 p.m. Friday-7th & 8th grade boy's basketball Away vs. Mason County Eastern 4:00 p.m. Once again, parents please keep checking skyward on how your child is doing in their classes. Have a great week!