Daphne Elementary School

Reported by McKenzie Hunn, Emily Lambert, Jacob Nicholson, Ansley Salmon, Mallori Sanders, Shelby Stewart and Holly Yazdi 

Daphne Elementary would like to congratulate Ms. Palmer on being awarded the Alabama’s Outstanding Administrator for Reading Award. This award was presented to her in Birmingham at the Alabama Reading Conference.

Third-grader Anna Claire Nolfe will be making her final collection for her Red Ribbon project, Pennies for Pets on Friday. The class that collected the most money for this project will be treated to a pizza party. The winning class will be announced on Monday. 

Ms. Jackson’s kindergartners are having a great time learning about the first Thanksgiving and the different family traditions in their own classroom. They are preparing to cook and eat a fabulous Thanksgiving feast. The students will also be making their very own buckskin shirts to wear to the feast! After the Thanksgiving holiday the class will be learning about their five senses. They could not think of a better way to explore all five of their senses than by baking and tasting gingerbread men cookies!

Ms. Ferry and her class are going to celebrate Turkey Day in the classroom with a traditional Thanksgiving Feast! The parents are going to be bringing in turkey and cheese rolls ups, broccoli casserole, corn, mashed potatoes, and dessert. They are even bringing in the drinks, plates, and utensils. Ms. Ferry has the best parents in the world—the children and Ms. Ferry appreciate all the hard work they put in to make their class parties special.  

Mrs. Utsey’s class is learning about the country’s past including the pilgrims and Indians. The students have been talking about family traditions. They are looking forward to celebrating their Thanksgiving feast with parents tomorrow. Mrs. Utsey is so thankful for such a wonderful class and supportive parents! Congratulations to Preston Stapleton for being chosen as the Shining Star of the Week. 

Mr. Bellmyer’s, Mrs. Bowen’s and Mrs. Moorer’s classes are beginning a unit on Native Americans.  They will compare and contrast where they lived, the homes they built and the foods they ate. 

Ms. Bryant’s students are learning about the coordinate plane and how to plot points. Also, they are continuing their lesson on bar graphs and line graphs this week. 

Third-graders in Mrs. Megginsons’ class have enjoyed disguising a turkey. The students turned their turkey into the BFG, which is a book about “the big friendly giant.” 

Mrs. Peturis’ class is learning about Native American story-telling.  The students wrote their own stories about how something came to be. Kennedy wrote about how the dolphin got its long nose, and Jacob wrote about how the snake got is forked tongue. 

Daphne East Elementary

Reported by Killian Love, Annagail Holton, Martez Pruitt, Will Reeves, Michael Dean, Kiara Huguley and Fisher Reese

In first grade, the students have been studying about communities in social studies, dinosaurs in science, and double-digit numbers in math.  They are creating some interesting turkeys in celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The second-graders have been busy learning about technology in the computer lab and weather and erosion. The students are also learning about Veterans Day and have been noting the important facts about the holiday.

Third-grade students are learning about the Native American traditions. They are also studying about the water cycle in science and learning their multiplication facts in math. They have started working on science experiments to go along with their lessons. In Ms. Garl’s class, the students created paper mache turkeys and torn-paper cornucopias.

In fourth grade, the students are learning all about ecosystems, the Trail of Tears, and long division. They will be creating examples of ecosystems to be put on display and have created great examples of acrostic poetry.  Way to go!

In sixth grade, the students are studying about Egypt in their reading classes. In Mrs. Fountain’s room, the students are working on an ancient Egyptian burial chamber project and have created a cartouche with their names.  

Daphne High School

Submitted by Lisa Fiddler

Daphne High School welcomes Tim Amey to the Trojan staff.

Mr. Amey is the new assistant principal at Daphne High School.  He filled the position left vacant when former assistant principal Meredith Horton became principal.

Mr. Amey comes to Daphne High from Foley, where he was an assistant principal.  He also taught and coached basketball at Satsuma High School, Shaw High School, LeFlore High School and Murphy High School. Amey holds a Bachelor Of Science in Health and Physical Education from the University Of Mobile, an associate degree in Physical Education from Faulkner College and Administration Instructional Leadership certificate from Alabama State University. He is currently enrolled in an Educational Administration program and is pursuing an Educational Specialist degree from Alabama State University.

The ACT will be given at Daphne High School on Dec. 11. Late registration for this test is currently being taken and will continue through Nov. 19. In preparation for the December test, Daphne High School is offering an ACT Seminar Class. The class is held Nov. 20 and Dec. 4.  The seminar will cover all four areas on the ACT and will include testing evaluations in all subjects and general testing advice. The cost for the seminar is $50 and includes a Spark Notes Guide at no cost ($25 value). 

Raise your score!  Sign up now! See Mr. LaPalme in room 114 for sign-ups and questions. 

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church is offering free tutoring sessions for all DHS students. The tutoring sessions will be held Monday and Thursday evenings at the church. The church is at 902 Main St., in Daphne. Its phone number is 626-9393. 

Ms. Evelyn Walker, Mu Alpha Theta advisor, reports that members have been creating Math Minute videos that will be shown on the DHS closed-circuit TV system throughout the school. In these videos members work out and explain a problem that correlates to an Alabama High School Graduation Exam objective. 

Congratulations to Daphne High School’s class of 2011 International Baccalaureate students for completing their extended essays.  For 12 months the DHS IB students worked diligently on these essay. The essays topics were on a wide range of subjects and included extensive research accompanied by months of writing.  Some of the topics were The Mozart effect on the brain, siege warfare in the Middle Ages, the music of Michael Jackson and his lost childhood, great white sharks and their immunity to cancer and bi-racial questionnaires and the impact they have on Americans. Donuts were donated to the students in exchange for their hard work. 

Daphne High School is currently taking applications for Daphne High School’s King and Queen Of Safe Driving Contest.  Applications may be picked up in Ms. Blandford’s room number 161 and must be submitted to Ms. Blandford by Nov. 18.

Fields Of Faith will be held today at 6:30 p.m. on Daphne’s Trojan Field in Jubilee Stadium. Students who attend Daphne High will perform worship music with local youth group music bands and some will share their faith. The Daphne High School Fellowship Of Christian Athletes chapter sponsors the event. The FCA meets every Friday morning at 7 in Mr. Sutton’s room 176 for fellowship and fun. It is open to all DHS athletes and their friends. 

Senior T-shirts are now being sold in the DHS cafeteria during lunch waves. The cost is $12 for a short-sleeved shirt and $15 for a long-sleeved shirt. The shirt theme is a Mardi gras look and is gold, purple, black and white. The shirts also may be purchased in Mrs. Huggins’s classroom.