Dorothy Hamm Middle School PTSA

PHOENIX POST

Monday, April 8th, 2024

Mark Your Calendar: Upcoming DHMS Dates
  • Wednesday, April 10th - NO SCHOOL (Eid al-Fitr)
  • Monday, April 15th - NO SCHOOL (Grade Preparation Day); End of 3rd Quarter
  • Tuesday, April 16th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7:00pm *Re-scheduled*
  • Thursday, April 18th-Saturday, April 20th - DHMS Musical, Frozen Jr.
  • Friday, May 3rd - EARLY RELEASE (12:05pm Dismissal)
  • Monday, May 6th-Friday, May 10th - Teacher Appreciation Week
  • Tuesday, May 14th - DHMS PTSA Meeting, 7:00pm
  • Monday, May 27th - NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)


Please visit the online master DHMS Calendar for all 2023-24 school year dates.

DHMS News & Events

Re-scheduled: DHMS PTSA Membership Meeting - Updated Date: Tuesday, April 16th


The May DHMS PTSA Membership Meeting has been re-scheduled for next week, now Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00pm via Zoom. Join us to learn about the latest DHMS news and PTSA updates, including highlights from the DHMS Green Team, both the PTSA and Student/Staff! 


Zoom Meeting Link:

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Meeting ID: 957 7632 0120

Passcode: 621232

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Please contact DHMS PTSA President, Danusha Chandy, with any questions.

SAVE THE DATE! “Frozen Jr”, the musical, is coming to DHMS!


The shows are as follows:

  • Thursday, April 18th 7pm
  • Friday, April 19th 7pm
  • Saturday, April 20th 4pm


More info on ticket sales to come. There will definitely be ticket sales the day of each show through the “Box office” - (cash or check only!) Tell your neighbors, tell your friends! We hope to see you all there!

DHMS Solar Eclipse Information

Monday, April 8th


See Ms. E. Smith's Phoenix Flyer sent on Saturday, April 6th with details: Phoenix Flyer - Eclipse Information (4/6/24) regarding the solar eclipse that will occur on Monday, April 8th, between 2:00-4:30pm, while students will be in their 7th period class and as they travel home or participate in after school activities. 

Donate Your Used Sneakers!


Donate used sneakers and cleats that no longer fit and make an impact on the environment! Each donated pair will be reused/recycled and count towards the You Tuber Mark Rober and Mr. Beast competition of Team Seas vs Team Trees. 


Our fall sneaker collection allowed for 40 trees to be planted and 35 pounds of plastic to be removed from the ocean!  Donate from April 1 - 30. Boxes near the front office.


If you want to help with this recycling event and others please reach out to the Green Team club, led by Ms. Thomas or PTSA Green Team lead, Heather Shinn, with any questions.

DHMS School Resource Room


The school’s resource room includes food, hygiene items, school supplies, and warm clothes. Offerings vary per month. Here are some of the items you can expect:

  • Food: pasta, rice, canned goods, peanut butter, cereals, snacks
  • Hygiene items: laundry detergent, soaps feminine hygiene products, toothpaste/brushes
  • School supplies: binders, notebooks, pencils, backpacks, lunch boxes
  • Warm clothes: jackets, sweatshirts, gloves, socks


The school social worker is also able to locate and order items by request. To make an appointment to visit the resource room, have items sent home with your student, or request items, contact Gabby Bomberg or (703)-946-9032.

Online DHMS School Spirit Wear Store


The online DHMS Spirit Wear store is open all year round! You may order anytime and items will be shipped to your home address. Select from a wide variety of tees, hoodies, hate, shorts, jammie pants, bags, and accessories in adult, women, and youth sizes. A great way to show your school spirit, and the DHMS PTSA receives 5% of sales. Click below to place your order, and contact spiritwear@dhmsptsa.org with any questions.

Order Your DHMS Spirit Wear Today!

Donate Your Plastic Film Waste & Help DHMS Win a Trex Bench


We are almost there! Help us get over the finish line. The DHMS Green Team is striving to win a Trex bench for our school if we can collect 1000 pounds of plastic recycling material. Bring in your CLEAN, DRY plastic film waste like newspaper sleeves, plastic grocery bags, bubble wrap and all of those empty shipping envelopes. Just drop it in the plastic bins in the hallway near the front office and we'll do the rest.  Please make sure all of the plastic is CLEAN, DRY and FREE of FOOD RESIDUE. 

2023-24 DHMS Yearbooks Available for Sale


Check “ORDER A YEARBOOK” off your list! Click below for more details and to place your DHMS Yearbook order for the 2023-24 school year now:


Order Your DHMS Yearbook 2023-24

APS & Community News

Yorktown HR Freshman Football Information Meeting - Thursday, May 9th 6:30pm


There will be an optional freshmen football information meeting on Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 pm in Patriot Hall at Yorktown High School. The head freshmen football coach, school staff and booster leadership will be available to answer questions and go over expectations and opportunities for participating on the freshmen football team. All rising 8th and 9th grade players and parents are welcome. 

DHMS PTSA Reminders

DHMS Basics: Office: 703.228.2910 / Clinic: 703.228.2940 / Attendance: 703.228.2911

​​​Get Involved: Join the PTSA / PTSA Meetings / Volunteer / Phoenix Fund / Order Spirit Wear

Stay Connected: DHMS Calendar / DHMS Website / PTSA Directory / Morning Announcements

Engage With APS: APS Engage / Contact the School Board / Open Office Hours / Meetings / Agendas​​

The DHMS PTSA Phoenix Post is a weekly newsletter that informs the DHMS community about DHMS, PTSA, and relevant APS and community news. Please send any newsletter submissions to newsletter@dhmsptsa.org by EOD Thursday for inclusion in the following Monday's Phoenix Post.

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