McCarroll Middle School

Last call for pop tabs! 📞 AVID will be collecting them through the end of the week for this grade level competition. 6th and 7th grade are currently in the lead, so come on 8th grade! Let's support AVID and bring in those pop tabs.

These academic UIL participants were rewarded with an Eagle Time party today. 🦅📚 Thanks to all our UIL competitors for dedicating your time, working hard, and contributing to our campus effort this year! 🏆#hardworkpaysoff #bringinghomethegold

The Decatur School Board voted to approve the 2023-2024 academic calendar during the February board meeting. Calendar Link: https://5il.co/1py8c

We are partnering with BrightBytes, an educational research and analytics company, to learn more about our students’ school and home technology use for learning. Take part in our school questionnaire to help us form a more complete picture of technology use for learning in our students’ lives, and help us choose the right technology for their classrooms. Please know that all of your responses will remain anonymous to protect your privacy. The questionnaire will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and will be open until March 10th. Please respond using the link below: http://www.BByt.es/CC6KP Thank you for taking part in this important initiative!

Congratulations to all our UIL competitors! McCarroll Middle School placed first overall, in addition to the following FIRST PLACE finishers. All students who placed will be honored at our end-of-year awards ceremonies. Way to go, Eagles! #smartypants #weAREdecatur 6TH GRADE: Lilah Newkirk (Art Smart), Kylie Barthold (Editorial Writing, Number Sense), Brooklyn Mangus (Listening), Barrett Hurst (Maps, Graphs, and Charts), Hannah Hunter (Math), Emma Loucks (Music Memory), Ellie Clackler (Oral Reading), and Doris Lo (Ready Writing) 6th Grade First Place Teams: Dictionary Skills, Listening, Maps, Graphs, and Charts, Math, Music Memory, and Number Sense 7TH GRADE: Autumn Bernal (Dictionary Skills), Emily Watkins (Editorial Writing), Emma Jones (Music Memory), Cody Hunter (Number Sense), Diana Benitez (Oral Reading), and Preston Lowery (Social Studies) 7th Grade First Place Teams: Dictionary Skills, Music Memory, Number Sense, and Spelling 8TH GRADE: Bioleta Guevara (Art Smart), Auburn Garrett (Dictionary Skills), Emma Crabtree (Editorial Writing, Oral Reading), Barrett Campbell (Music Memory), Kimball Houchin (Social Studies) 8th Grade First Place Teams: Social Studies

https://www.embraceausometexas.org/event-details-registration/3rd-annual-embrace-ausome-walk pdf: https://5il.co/1pppw

Thank you to our bus drivers and transportation department for keeping Decatur ISD rollin'!! #weAREdecatur

DISD will wear blue tomorrow to celebrate the life of Ms. Kim Blase. Funeral arrangements: https://www.hawkinsfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Kimberly-Blase?fbclid=IwAR3Hg1dtexLvAADBIslk1jbTlJ8dPcOd6x_AK5c5M_Vmebsz6HF52IxCF_E&mibextid=tejx2t#obituary

March 1st @ 11:30 am DISD District Admin Building Silver Eagle luncheon and meeting for current and new members. Decatur residents age 60 years and older are invited! RSVP: https://forms.gle/Bej6wYu9yhH28P1y9 or call (940)393.7100

It is with a heavy heart that Decatur ISD shares the passing of Rann Elementary kindergarten teacher Kim Blase. Please join us in prayers of comfort for her family, friends, students and colleagues. Services are pending. Ms. Blase’s kindness and love touched many lives, young and old. She will be dearly missed. Counselors will be onsite at Rann Elementary when school resumes to offer support and assistance to students, staff and families. https://gofund.me/6935b61f

STUDENT AND STAFF HOLIDAY FEBRUARY 20TH- NO SCHOOL

⏰ 8th Grade Reminder: Your Advanced/AP/Dual Credit Course Agreement is due tomorrow and must be signed by both your parents and teachers.

We're holding virtual auditions for next year's theatre class. 🎭 If you're interested in being a part of our award-winning program, you can find all the details here: https://sites.google.com/decaturisd.us/auditioncentral78production/audition-process

***STATE CHAMPIONS*** Decatur Boys Swim Medley Relay are State Champions! Congrats Eli Dollins, Brody McKeel, Logan Fultz, and Johnny Albaugh. #weAREdecatur

Don't forget to support AVID and purchase your Valentines Candy Grams this week! 2 days left!

Check it out! February is Black History Month, and we're celebrating many famous faces who have inspired, changed, and molded American history. We're grateful for and would like to honor those who have paved the path of opportunity for many! #BlackHistoryMonth2023 Eighth grade students are also invited to participate in the optional @AmericanAirlines sponsored @Mavsoffcourt Black History Art Competition, in which they must create and submit a visual art medium that interprets the beliefs of past and present black leaders and how they inspired others to unite and join hands for justice. Find the details on Canvas or @ https://www.mavs.com/art/.

Happy National School Counselors Week! 🎉 We’re grateful to counselors Ambra Beaty and Chasen Jackson for making a difference at MMS. 💙 Thank you for providing guidance, care and curriculum advice to our students and families. You are appreciated!

Decatur ISD will be CLOSED Friday, February 3, 2023 due to forecasted freezing temperatures which will refreeze moisture on roadways making them unsafe. After school activities WILL resume Friday because temps will rise midday.

District officials have been out driving roads and while the main streets are currently just wet, there are some rural spots that are questionable and temperatures are supposed to drop back below freezing tonight. Please know that when we make a decision that alters the normal school schedule, we consider the following factors: • Road conditions and whether buses/cars can safely travel on residential and rural roads • The existing accumulation of snow or ice and the possibility of moisture refreezing as temperatures drop • The rate and expected duration of future precipitation • Parking lot and sidewalk conditions • Weather predictions As always, please know we try to make decisions based on the best interest of our students, staff, and stakeholders. Thank you for your patience as we wait to see the effect of this evenings weather on road conditions. We will communicate any additional changes to the school schedule as soon as a decision is made. Stay safe and warm Eagles!

Decatur ISD will be CLOSED Thursday, February 2, 2023 due to inclement weather and road conditions. Continue to stay safe and warm Eagles!!!