Fall break is here! We hope you all enjoy your time off and stay safe. See you back on Wednesday, October 23! #FallBreak 🍁

The DMS choir held their Fall Concert this evening. Thank you to the many friends and families who came to support the performers!

Football had their last football game of the season at Centerville tonight!

For any 5th grade boy interested in playing AAU basketball there will be a try-out on Monday, October 14th from 4:30- 6:00 pm at Willard Elementary. If you have any questions feel free to contact Dustin Baldwin at Driver Middle School, 584-4671. Thank you!

Some DMS students were nominated by teachers, coaches and club sponsors to attend leadership training today with Live2Lead.

News you can use! The end of the grading period is next Friday, October 11. Report cards will go home with students on October 15th.  We look forward to seeing families on October 16th at parent/teacher conferences from 3:30 to 7 PM. We have an open forum concept where you can meet with all of your student's teachers in one evening. We hope to meet with as many families as possible! During conferences we will also have a book fair in the library and the required parent meeting for those 8th graders going to Washington DC at 7 PM.  We will have Fall Break October 18-22. 

Without further ado, we are proud to present our College Go Week door decorating contest results! Grade level winners: 6th grade - Mrs. Lawrence’s class 7th grade - Mrs. Littman’s class 8th grade - Mr. Ehrhart’s class Everyone did a great job! Our overall winner was Mr. Ehrhart’s class - congratulations!

This week we celebrated College Go Week at Driver with a variety of activities students could participate in! Today was ‘College Gear Day’, so faculty and students could dress up to support their favorite college. Students who participated were able to enter their name in a drawing and win some prizes! We also had ‘Pennant Hide & Seek’ on Wednesday and Thursday, and our top ‘seekers’ won prizes. Payton Clott found the most with an amazing total of 17 pennants! Each day there was a college related trivia question students could answer at lunch (with more prizes) and there is also an Indiana college door decorating contest which is ongoing. We can’t wait to show you the final results!

Here we go Hawks!

See You At The Pole this morning

Great job tonight Hawk runners!

Students received this message today: This is a reminder that Monday, September 23rd is an eLearning day for students. To count as "present" you must turn in work to your teachers as they have instructed. The rules state that you have 3 days to make up work from an eLearning day so for this first day all assignments absolutely must be turned in by the end of the day on Thursday the 26th. If you do not have internet access at home, you may come to the building and report to the choir room between 9 AM and 3 PM. You must have a parent with you. For more details about eLearning at DMS visit: http://randolphin.apptegy.us/o/driver-middle-school/browse/81676

Our Cross Country runners did a great job tonight against Hagerstown! Quentin Keen came in fourth for the boys with a photo finish. Ellie Rose took first for the girls, and RyAnn James finished strong in fourth. #GoHawks

The 8th grade class got to go on a field trip to Ball State University and the Muncie Area Career Center today. Students were able to tour the facilities and learn more about their future college and career options. #FieldTrip #CollegeAndCareerReady

Lots of fun at DMS tonight!

The 7th graders took on Randolph Southern tonight, and the 8th graders defeated Union! The Hawks will be taking on Union City tomorrow night, we hope to see you there!

Kicking off at Wes Del tonight!

As you can see, our students have quite the wide variety of tastes in music! 🎶 #PumpUpTheJams #hoco2k19 Tomorrow will be all out Black & Gold day - let’s get ready to cheer on the Falcons!

A few photos of the 7th graders taking on Selma tonight - the 8th grade game is up next! #GoHawks #Volleyball

Homecoming week is in full swing, and we love seeing the outfits that the students and teachers come up with. Today’s ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ theme was definitely a success!

Due to the widespread technology outage today, midterms will be sent home on Thursday of this week instead of tomorrow.

Phones and internet are currently down at DMS.

HS Homecoming is next week! Driver students may choose to dress up and cheer on the Falcons.

Midterms will be sent home with students on Wednesday, September 11. Watch for the grades and newsletter to come home that evening.

A great program for middle school families! Free to attend and free dinners!

Just a reminder that there is NO SCHOOL on Monday for Labor Day. Enjoy the long weekend and see you on Tuesday!

Volleyball is at home tonight and football kicks off at Northeastern.

We are loving our new PRIDE signs! The locker signs are a great reminder for students of what they chose to work on this school year! #RandolphCentralPRIDE

It’s a beautiful day for DMS fall sports!

We have had a few questions about the call this morning. Randolph Central has a new All-Call provider. The same company manages our websites, apps, & all-call system. The voice messages we send to everyone from the system that come to your cellphone will say they are coming from Little Rock, Arkansas. Useful information!

Randolph Central will be on a two hour delay today, August 14, due to fog.

Very proud of the teacher externs who visited local businesses this summer to bring their experience to our students!

To kick off our new corporation PRIDE initiative, we have a first day filled with special activities. Students may choose to bring only part of their supplies on the first day as they only will need a pencil. Students should know they will follow a special schedule for this first day that we will explain when they arrive.

A reminder from your registration packet that our Open House for 6th graders and new students is tomorrow from 5:30-6:30. We will begin the meetings in the Commons.

The Force is getting ready to go on at State Fair Band Day!

We are looking forward to seeing students soon! Remember that start times have changed at the MS/HS. Doors open at 8:00 AM. Students will be dismissed to classes at 8:15 and first period starts at 8:22.

The Force performing at The Drums of Winchester! Go Force!

The Force performing at The Drums of Winchester. Go Force!

Randolph Central Families, Your 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students participated in the ILEARN assessments earlier this spring. Since ILEARN is a new test, the final results with proficiency levels and scale scores will not be available for schools until August 15. In accordance with Indiana Code 20-32-5.1-12(d), parents and schools have an opportunity to request a rescore for any open-ended item(s) to which students responded on the ILEARN assessment. Important Information about the ILEARN Rescore Request Process: • The ILEARN Rescore Request window will be open in mid-July (July 15–31). Requests submitted outside of this window will not be processed. • Parents or guardians who wish to view students’ response images and scoring rubrics must visit the school in which their child is officially enrolled. There will not be a separate online portal for parents to access this information. • Together, we will be able to view an image of your student’s response to each open-ended item, sample student responses for each score point, and the scoring rubric to help decide whether to request a rescore for that item. • I will submit any rescore request(s) on your behalf in the online platform. • It is extremely important to understand that requesting a rescore CAN result in your child’s score being lowered, meaning we could unintentionally move your child from a passing score to a failing score through this process. • Once a rescore request is submitted, the request and/or score change cannot be reversed. • A rescore request can only be requested one time for an item. Multiple requests to rescore the same item for a student are not permissible. • All items, responses, and scoring rubrics are secure materials and must not be discussed, shared, distributed, or duplicated. • Final results released on August 15 will reflect any properly submitted requested rescores. Parents or guardians who choose to request a rescore for their child’s ILEARN assessment, must contact our school office to do so no later than July 31, 2019. We will be able to help you view your child’s response images and scoring rubrics and request a rescore for each item. You’re also welcome to contact me or Mrs. Jaelyn Winkle with any questions you have regarding requesting a rescore for an ILEARN assessment. Sincerely, Katie Lash, Principal

Congratulations to Driver Middle School’s Teacher of the Year, Heather Littman!

These two students were honored with the Gary Harvey and Bev Jones Athletic Award. The criteria include playing 3 sports in 8th grade, dedication and citizenship and voted on by coaches. Congrats!

Today some of our 6th grade Ambassadors got to visit Deerfield and Willard Elementary to talk to the 5th grade students about what they can expect at Driver next school year. These students had a fun time sharing what they know, and they did a great job! #PositiveRoleModels

The 7th graders in Industrial Tech get to create their own CO2 powered dragsters. Each class gets to compete and race their cars, and the overall winners this year competed today for the championship. Congratulations to Matthew Miller on having the fastest dragster for this school year!

Today the 7th & 8th grade Choir and the 8th grade Band performed for the students at Deerfield and Willard Elementary. This is a great way for the younger students to see some opportunities they will have at Driver in the future!

We have many flyers & applications in the office for activities to help keep students busy this summer! Arts in the Parks Randolph County Law Enforcement Camp Reading & Writing Camp (IUPUl) Ridgeville Little League Summer Reading Program at the Winchester Library Sharks Swim Team

On Friday we have planned fun events for all students. Permission slips for 6th grade for skating and 7th grade for a movie at the cinema have been due. Beginning at 8:15 AM, all students will attend a short recognition of the 8th graders headed to high school. Parents of 8th graders might choose to attend for this 30-minute event but the afternoon is planned with fun activities for students only until we start summer break at 3:15 on Friday!

County Champions!

The MS County Track meet has begun! #GoHawks

The band did an excellent job at their last concert of the school year last evening!

Congratulations to these Students of the Month!

It was another great night on the track for the Hawks at the Union City Invitational. The boys came away with a sixth place finish and the girls came through with the win against eight other teams (and some tough competition!). Hard work pays off!

Students, don’t forget to visit the book fair next week! Great deals on your favorite reads!

As the week comes to a close, the DMS SADD Club would just like to say we appreciate all of the teachers at DMS and we are thankful you work here! #HappyFriday #SADDClub #TeacherAppreciationWeek

Congratulations to the Diver Girls track team on their first place finish at the TEC Invitational in Union City this evening! Everyone did a great job - proud day to be a Hawk!

The Hawks are home against East Jay

We want to wish all of our wonderful teachers here at DMS a 'Happy Teacher Appreciation Week'! We are grateful for all that you do for our students on a daily basis! #ThankATeacher #TeacherAppreciationWeek #EducatorsMatter

Congratulations to Caitlyn Campbell for breaking the DMS 400 meter record! The previous record that had stood for 18 years was 1:03. Caitlyn beat it by running a 1:02.74 on Saturday at Connersville - great job! The Hawks will be back in action tonight at Home at 5pm #GoHawks

Many DMS students are in the musical!

Cheering on the archery team that competes at county today!

The track callout meeting will be Wednesday March the 6th during SOAR.

The County Spelling Bee will be held at Randolph Southern on Wednesday, February 20 at 6 PM.

Congratulations to Andy Toney, the 2018 WIPB Spelling Bee first runner-up!