August 4, 2021
Hello DPM Families, 

We are thrilled to welcome back our students to Deer Path Middle School! We hope that everyone had a wonderful, restful and adventurous summer as we are excited to start the 2021-22 school year! It is a privilege to return and serve as the principal of Deer Path Principal. Also returning is Mrs. Megan Eigenrauch, Associate Principal for 5th/6th grade and Mr. Sam Paulsen, Associate Principal for 7th/8th grade. We are also honored to have an outstanding staff at Deer Path that works hard to ensure each student has a well-rounded education. The staff at DPM hold our students to high expectations that are anchored in our DPM Core Values of Perseverance, Integrity, Compassion, Curiosity and Funtastic; while providing a safe environment so that each student can contribute to the success of Deer Path Middle School. 

As we prepare together for the start of the school year and our student’s return to DPM in the following weeks, we wanted to share important information, updates and calendar dates with our families. We will highly encourage our families to read our Parent Newsletter each week, which will contain updated information regarding DPM events. Below is important information to share as we welcome students back for their first full day of school on Wednesday, August 25th.

Important Dates (details below)
August 19th - New Families PARENT Orientation
August 20th - New Student Orientation & WEB Day for 5th Graders
August 24th - Student Walkthroughs
August 25th - First Day of School (more info to come)
September 2nd - Picture Day (more info to come)
September 9th - Parent Information Night (more info to come)

As we welcome our students back to Deer Path, please know the DPM Administrative Team is here to assist you! We are happy to help, so please reach out. Our office staff and building administration information is included below for your reference.

Thomas Herion, Principal - [email protected]
Megan Eigenrauch, 5/6 Associate Principal - [email protected]
Sam Paulsen, 7/8 Associate Principal - [email protected]

Deans of Culture
Ben Neidich (5/6) - [email protected]
Rob Wegley (7/8) - [email protected]

5/6 Office Staff
Terri Green - [email protected]
Dawn Klasinski (attendance) - [email protected]
Ines Morroni - [email protected]

7/8 Office Staff
Shauna Buday (attendance) - [email protected]
Linda Crowe - [email protected]
Pam Salm - [email protected]

Important Change to DPM School Day Hours: As we plan for a return to in-person learning, we wanted to share with our DPM Families that Deerpath’s start and dismissal times will be adjusted for this school year. This is a return to our previous schedule. Our 2021-2022 school day schedule will have a new arrival and dismissal time of 8:35am and 3:35pm, respectively. This change will help transportation in the morning and ensure that our 5-8 students arrive on time to DPM in addition to providing adequate time for the buses to complete the elementary routes and arrive safely. The 21-22 Deer Path Middle School schedule is as follows:

School Supplies: Families that are still looking to purchase school supplies, a list of materials for each grade level can be found here. 

Summer Reading: If students haven’t started their summer reading requirement, it's not too late! Families can access information regarding Summer Reading by clicking the following link. If there are any questions please reach out to our DPM librarian, Patti Flesser via email at [email protected]. 

We look forward to a wonderful new school year and to thank our community for your support in making this year a great success.

Thomas Herion
Principal DPM

Additional Details

New Student Orientation: Students new to District 67 who will be in 6th, 7th or 8th grades are invited to attend our New Student Orientation on Friday, August 20th from 9am-11am. New students will have the opportunity to go on a tour of DPM and receive important information on technology and the ins and outs of being a DPM Brave. Students will meet current DPM students who are serving as our DPM Ambassadors and will be there to help welcome our new students and answer questions! The New Student Orientation will be held in the Haskins Center which is the media center on the 7th/8th grade side of campus (side closer to the police station). We hope your student can join us! Light snacks/refreshments will be provided. We can't wait to welcome and meet our newest Braves! Questions? Please reach out to Kristin Tiveron ([email protected]) or Jadie Johnston ([email protected]).


New Families Parent Orientation: New Family Orientation will be held on August 19th from 11:00 - 12:00 pm in the Haskins at DPM. If you park in the back lot, you can enter through Door K which is right up the ramp by the tennis courts. Look for the balloons!


5th Grade Orientation: The staff and students of Deer Path Middle School invite all incoming fifth graders to Fifth Grade Orientation sponsored by the WEB (Where Everybody Belongs) Program! We will be welcoming our incoming 5th graders on August 20th, 2021 from 8:45 - 11:00am

The 8th-grade WEB Leaders will guide the new 5th graders in fun activities that are designed to build positive relationships and help with the transition to DPM. Drop-off and pick-up will be in the rear of the building. For more information contact Ken Smith at [email protected]. 


Student Walk Throughs: We will be hosting student walk throughs on Tuesday, August 24th from 9:30 - 11:30am. Students will be able to tour the building and walk through their individual student schedules. Students are encouraged to bring their school supplies and to set-up their lockers.
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