W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School
Week at a Glance, News and Notes
April 20, 2023
Note from the Principal:
Greetings from the middle of our April break! We had a fabulous Spirit Week leading up to the break this week. The student council organized spirit wear days–different decades, formal day, etc.–for each day of the week. The best was the culmination in a pep rally at the end of the week on Friday afternoon in the gym. It is important to get together as a full community to celebrate ourselves periodically through a school year. We stopped doing it so regularly during the pandemic, and it is time we get back to more regular connections. The whole school got to see each other right before we left for a vacation, and there were fun activities. Grades had specific colors they represented, and there were games and silly activities that just brought the students and staff to laugh and enjoy each other for a moment. We take school very seriously for so much for each week and the year, it is really good just to let loose together and appreciate us as a community.
Another great milestone is the Shakespeare and Company residency in our seventh grade. Every year S&Co come for an eight week engagement with our students to put on a play. This year it was Romeo and Juliet–the actors came every Thursday and worked with all five English classes–all the seventh graders. Then this past Thursday the entire seventh grade put on the play at S&Co in Lenox, right on the main stage. It is a wonderful event, and great to see every student in a role, and all the families gathered to watch.
Enjoy these last days of break, and we will see everyone on Monday!
Please drop me a note if you have feedback or questions at ben.doren@bhrsd.org.
Be well,
Ben Doren
Principal
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April Break
Monday, April 17-21
No School
Monday, April 24
Regular School Day
Tuesday, April 25
Regular School Day
Wednesday, April 26
Regular School Day
Thursday, April 27
Regular School Day
Friday, April 28
Regular School Day
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Ultimate Clinic
Calling all middle school players interested in Ultimate. Join Empire Ultimate for a fun afternoon and learn from the BEST! Sunday, April 23 from 3-5pm. The event will be held in Delmar, NY.
Jeff Babbitt and players from 2022 AUDL Champions- NY Empire will be helping you to level up your Ultimate skills. Registration is open to all female, male and non-binary players ages 11 (6th grade) to 14 (8th grade). Participants will receive an official NY Empire Academy reversible and disc! Don’t forget to enter your shirt size while registering. Space is limited so don’t wait to sign up. Scholarships are available.
Link to register: https://albanyultimate.com/e/empire-clinic-middle-school-division
Any questions can be directed to Erin McKinney, AUDA Youth Director at erinmckinney.ultimate@gmail.com
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REMINDERS:
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Flyers and School Letters
Flyers and School letters are available on our website at this link: https://dbrms.bhrsd.org/category/families/flyers/
This week’s flyers:
- GB LIbraries April Newsletter https://mailchi.mp/townofgb/gblibrariescovertocover-april2023-8278153
- BSO Days in the Arts: Berkshire 2023
- Flying Fish Swim Team: BSRCC
- GB/Housy Earth Day Town Wide Clean Up
Recent flyers:
- Swim America Lessons
- Boys & Girls Basketball at Berkshire South
- Project 351 Clothing Drive
- Get Boosted Gift Card Appointments
- Car Seat Event with Free Car Seats
- MMRHS performs Fiddler on the Roof
- Spring 2023 GB Softball Grades 2-8 Registration
- Berkshire County Lacrosse Sign Ups
Older Flyers:
- GB LIbraries March Newsletter
- 23/24 Butternut Family and Student Season Pass Application
- Great Barrington Little League Registration
- Mass Audubon Camps
- YMCA Camp Hi-Rock
- Southern Berkshire Babe Ruth Sign Ups
- Portrait of a Graduate: Community Input Feb. 27th 6-7:30
- Dine to Donate for MMRHS Ski Team
- Overcoming Overwhelm & Stress: Feb 8 @ 7pm
- Vocalis Youth Choir Auditions
- Flying Cloud Institute: February Break Programming
- Portrait of a Graduate Meetings
- MassHealth Renewal Reminder
- Special Kids, Special Diet: A Virtual Workshop to Explore Ideas and Speak to a Nutrition Team
- Paper Bag Drive
- Vaccination letter-English and Spanish versions
- RSDPB January 2023 Update
- Project Safe Childhood
- Overcoming Overwhelm & Stress: Online workshop for parents and caregivers of adolescents
- Great Barrington Libraries “For the Love of Reading” 2023 Reading Challenge https://gblibraries.org/event/beanstack-reading-challenge-for-the-love-of-reading/