Dell Rapids Middle School Announcements:

Monday, October 21st
• Happy Birthday to Connor J. (Mon)!!
• Lunch today will be choices of:  Buffalo Mac & Cheese or Cheeseburger

• Attention 7^th graders:  If you would like to read morning announcements next quarter, please sign up in the office.
• Quiz Bowl practices will be held Wednesdays in the middle school commons until 3:45 or 4pm. 
• Come, Dance, Have Fun with your Friends!  Haven Halloween Dance is Friday, October 25 from 6:30 to 8:00pm in the Middle School Commons. You can wear your costume, no weapons please.  You must be accompanied by an adult.  $3/child.
• Halloween Haunted Barn at Lone Tree Corner will be open the following dates:  October 25^th & 26^th from 6:30-10pm.  Admission non-perishable food items to be donated to the Moody County Bread Basket.  For more information see the flyers.
• As you all know Red Ribbon Week starts today. The bingo fact for today is: The National Red Ribbon Campaign begin in 1988.
• IMPACT Students will be hosting a food drive October 21st through October 25th for the Dell Rapids Community Storehouse Food Pantry. Food items received will be used to pack Thanksgiving food baskets for families in our community that are in need.
  • The food drive will be a friendly competition between homeroom groups. The homeroom that collects the most food will win a special treat day served by the IMPACT students.
  • The following items are needed for the food baskets: ​
    • Large Boxes of Instant Mashed Potatoes
    • Large Boxes of Stove Top Stuffing
    • Brownie Mixes
    • Large Canned Fruit or Large Bottles of Fruit Juice
    • Boxes of Jello or Pudding Mix
    • Boxes of Hamburger Helper or Macaroni and Cheese
  • There will be posters around the middle school with more information or talk to Mrs. Holmberg if you have any questions.
• Any 7th or 8th grade girls interested in playing basketball this year need to sign up in the middle school office.
• Shopping for Christmas gifts yet? Would you like to eat some fresh Rushmore Mountain taffy? Micah Pickard (8^th grade) will be selling taffy to help raise funds for his Washington DC/NY trip in June. For $5.00 you can buy a 7oz  bag of assorted taffy or buy a 7oz Christmas bag with assorted red, green and white taffy for $7.00. Pre-order forms are in the high school office. Taffy will be available to be picked up at the high school office the week of November 4^th.  Any questions? Please contact Micah in the middle school or Eve in the high school. Thanks!
• Attention 6^th – 8^th grade boys and girls basketball players: If you are interested in Monday basketball workouts in November, please get the information from the office.  Any questions, please see Coach Fersdahl.
• Attention students:  Dell Rapids Public Library is hosting Monster Mania this Thursday @ 4pm
• Good Luck to the oral interp students as they travel to Harrisburg today, starting at 2pm.
• Good Luck to the JV football team they travel to West Central today.
• Good Luck to the competitive cheer team as they travel to Tyndall today.