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DOROTHY HAMM MIDDLE SCHOOL

•Civil Rights activist from Halls Hill, Arlington

•Participated in original civil action suit for her son and three other African American children to desegregate Arlington Public Schools

•Continued to fight for equality

Principal: Ellen Smith

6th Grade Assistant Principal: Lisa Moore

Director of Counseling: Janae Rittenhouse

● Unfortunately, due to Covid-19, our school building has been

closed and we were not able to provide our usual Spring

orientation visit and tour to students. We hope that the

information that we provide you in this presentation will be

helpful and get you excited to join the other 6th graders when we

can return to school.

● Please keep in mind that with the uncertainty of this pandemic,

information and details are constantly changing. The information

in this presentation was created in early June 2020. Please stay

tuned for any updates that may come.

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ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL MS. MOORE

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Period 0 TA/Phoenix Time

Period 1/2 Core Class

Period 3 Core Class

Period 4 Elective Class

Lunch

Period 5 Elective Class

Period 6/7 Core Class

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For more information about clubs at DHMS click here

Anime Club

Best Buddies

Board Game Club

Choir

DHMS Newspaper

Doodle Club

Friendship Bracelet Club

GEMS

Heart & Soles

Jazz Band

Kindness Club

Lego Leisure

Math CountsModel UNPhoenix BikesPing Pong ClubPROSRobotics ClubSCATABTSAFCCLA (Family, Career, Community Leaders of

America)

FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)

Intramurals:◦ Do not require a

physical◦ Mondays, Tuesdays

and Thursdays during ASP 2

◦ Drop in, no tryouts

Interscholastic:◦ Students MUST have

a current physical on file with the Activities Coordinator (dated after May 1)

◦ Most sports require tryouts

For more information about Sports at DHMS click here

Fall (September – December) Boys & Girls Soccer* Tennis* Ultimate Frisbee Girls Basketball* Cheerleading*Winter (January – April) Boys Basketball* Wrestling Swim Cheerleading*Spring (March – May) Track and Field

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How to open a combination locker

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