Welcome to Floyd Dryden Middle School - Aug 06, 2010 11:19 AM

Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year at Floyd Dryden Middle School!  Fresh starts, new faces, exciting learning, and unknown experiences are waiting for us all as we venture down the new school year path starting on August 24^th.

Our new faces will include all our 6^th grade students.  Our 6^th grade students start their first day of school by finding their name on the 6^th grade Advisory Teacher lists that will be posted on the front door, then going in the gym at 8:15 to locate and check in with their Advisory Teacher.  Our 7^th and 8^th grade students find their name on the posted Advisory Teacher lists, and then simply go to their Advisory classroom at 8:15.

Additional "new" this year at Dryden includes Register Nurse Allison Berg, Special Education teacher Cindy Liggit and girls PE/Healthy Lifestyles teacher Amelia Ludeman. Amelia is replacing Molly Box, who is now our new Assistant Principal!  We are also very fortunate to have Chris Heidemann returning after a year in Fairbanks and to have Kirstie Dye as a full time teacher at Dryden.  Along with the new this school year, students and parents will also find the "old" commitment of the Floyd Dryden staff to provide the finest education possible for our students and community.  We will continue to do our best to provide a safe and caring environment to successfully enjoy the middle school experience.

Your Floyd Dryden team will create the opportunities for student success, but it is ultimately our challenge to motivate students' work ethic and academic dedication that will determine progress this year and in the future as they move on to high school.  We believe all students can achieve their potential academic success by maintaining good attendance, organizing for class, and completing all schoolwork on time.  Working together we can truly achieve standards of excellence and success, while gaining knowledge, self-assurance and pride.

I strongly encourage you to be active members in the education of your children this year.  There is a significant correlation between student achievement and parent involvement in their child's school. It is especially important to have parents participate in the governance of the school through PTO meetings and Site Council meetings to ensure that Dryden continues to reflect the values, goals, standards and academic desires of the community we serve.   Our first PTO and Site Council Meeting will be a joint meeting on Monday, August 30^th, in the Dryden library at 5:00 PM.

One value of our Dryden community is reflected in our school dress code.  As a result, Floyd Dryden is an educational institution that maintains both high academic standards and modest decorum standards.  Please review the dress code on our website and in the newsletter with your son or daughter, then assist them in selecting clothes that support the dress code and an academically focused middle school community.

I am excited about the new beginnings and old commitments this year.  I will enjoy hearing about our students' experiences as we travel and learn together along the 2010-2011 school year path.

Tom Milliron
Principal

August/September 2010 Eagle Gazette (pdf only)

September 2010 Lunch Menu (pdf)

Floyd Dryden 2010/11 Bus Route Schedule (pdf)

2010-2011 Juneau School District Calendar (pdf)

Floyd Dryden Middle School Dress Code Information (pdf)

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