Aikido-Judo Club will meet in the school commons every Monday & Wednesday from 3:05 - 4:25 pm from October 12 through December 2, 2009. Come and learn rolls, falls, joint locks, throws, and other self-defense techniques. No experience necessary; just bring the desire to learn.

Jay Watts (jay_watts@jsd.k12.ak.us) is the coach--email for more information.

We invite all interested students to participate in art club! The club meets each Monday from September 14 through December 14, 2009 at Dzantik'i Heeni library from 3:05 to 4:25 p.m. A starter idea or two will be supplied each session but students are encouraged to create artwork which most intrigues them. From pencil and paper to yarn and fabric, we have the materials to make art fun!

Beginning Tuesday, September 14 and continuing through November 19, 2009, we will learn ballroom dancing from 3:05 - 4:25 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday in the Commons. What an opportunity for our students to learn foxtrot, merengue, Electric Slide, swing, waltz, and T-A-N-G-O!

We have an active girls and boys basketball program. Click on the links below for more information.

The Links will up updated soon!

Wolverine Girls' Basketball 2009!
Girl's Basketball Schedule

Wolverine Boys' Basketball 2009!
Boy's Basketball Schedule

Battle of the Books is a great way to learn and to show off how much knowledge you gained from reading! Click here for the 5th & 6th Grade book list and here for the 7th & 8th Grade book list and start reading! (Lists for 2009/10 will be updated soon!)

The Juneau Indian Studies Program is a USOIE (Untied States Office of Indian Education) grant-funded program. The mission of the Juneau Indian Studies Program is to provide culturally related activities to promote culturally responsive learning environments that supplement and enrich the academic programs of the Alaska Native/American Indian students attending the Juneau Schools. The Indian Studies staff provides services in the following areas:

Daily formal reading instruction with targeted students in grades 1-8
Daily formal writing instruction with targeted students in grades 1-8
Daily formal math instructions with targeted students in grades 1-8
Native History and Culture instruction with targeted students in grades 1-8

In addition, staff also provide after school homework and culture clubs, foster parent involvement through helping students and parents understand attendance and homework requirements, and support student's involvement with after school and community cultural activities.

Victoria Johnson
Indian Studies Program - AK Native Paraeducator
E-mail contact - victoria_johnson@jsd.k12.ak.us
Telephone contact - 463-1899 ext. 231

Rhonda Hickok
Indian Studies Program - Administrator
E-mail contact - rhonda_hickok@jsd.k12.ak.us
Telephone contact: 523-1732

The FIRST LEGO League, considered the "little league" of the FIRST Robotics Competition, is the result of a partnership between FIRST and the LEGO Company. FLL extends the FIRST concept of inspiring and celebrating science and technology to children aged 9 through 14, using real-world context and hands-on experimentation.

With the help of LEGO® MINDSTORMS™ Robotics Invention System™ technology, young participants can build a robot and compete in a friendly, FIRST-style robotics event specially designed for their age group. Using LEGO bricks and other elements such as sensors, motors, and gears, teams gain hands-on experience in engineering and computer programming principles as they construct and program their unique robot inventions.

Info on Hockey coming soon! Practice is from 3:05 to 6 p.m. at the Treadwell Arena. Physicals are not required to participate in Hockey

MATHCOUNTS Practices begin in January. Practices are on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school (3:05 - 4:25 pm) in Room C204 through March 19. The in-school MATHCOUNTS competition is also held in January. After the DHMS team has been selected, practices will be held more frequently to prepare for the Southeast Alaska Regional Competition. Please contact Dawn Momblow if you have questions about this program.

You can find more information about MATHCOUNTS at this web site: MATHCOUNTS

Soccer is starting on September 1, 2009 in the gym. Soccer meets Monday through Thursday from 3:05 to 4:25 p.m. Current physicals are required to participate in Soccer. There are activity buses at 4:30 for students attending school activities or homework clubs. Please encourage your student to consider participating.

Link to Soccer Schedule. (Updated soon!)

Will you be Dzantik'i Heeni Middle School's next Spelling Bee champion?

Well, it's never too soon to begin practicing words like plausible and medallion. The Merriam-Webster Spelling Bee booklets are available from your Language Arts teacher or online for FREE at the following links:

Spell It 2009
Spell It 2009 Challenge Words

But to win you must do more than practice spelling words; you must compete in your team's home base spelling bees. Once you have claimed one of these two titles, it's on to the school-wide spelling bee, where twenty winners will provide tough competition.

Feeling invincible? Then undertake the quest to capture the coveted DHMS Spelling Bee title.

Student Council is made up of elected students who represent their classrooms in various activities. Talk to your teacher for more information.

Season Dates: February 22, 2010 to April 17, 2010
Practice Time: 3:10 to 4:25 pm Monday thru Thursday

February 22, 2010
Season Begins/Sign ups
3:10 in Gym

March 2, 2010
Parent Meeting
4:30 @ Commons

March 3, 2010
Physicals and Grade Checks Due
3:30 @ Office

March 10, 2010
1st Match- A @ DH, B @ FD
3:30

March 17, 2010
2nd Match-B @ DH, A @ FD
3:30

March 31, 2010
3rd Match-A @ DH, B @ FD
3:30

April 7, 2010
4th Match-B @ DH, A @ FD
3:30

April 9, 2010
Volleyball C Jamboree @ FD

April 16-17, 2010
DH Volleyball A & B Jamboree @ DH

**Physicals are required to participate in Volleyball**

Wrestling preseason begins mid-December, and the season officially begins when we return from Winter Break. The team travels for our away tournament, and will also compete at the Southeast Tournament as well. We will have open competition for all weight classes, we have very few returning wrestlers and need a strong showing from all grades and houses.

Link to Wrestling Letter 2010 (Updated soon!)

Yearbook is a group of students who design and create the school yearbook. Students learn numerous computer, photography and organizational skills in order to complete this task. Yearbook club will be meeting on an as needed basis. Students are responsible for their pages and each deadline is different. For this reason students will be asked to work on their pages before their deadline only. There will occasional times when a student will need to remain after school to take photos of clubs or sporting activities. If this is the case a student should notify a parent/ guardian and the adviser of the club in advance.

If you have any questions please email or call Corrine Marks at corrine_marks@jsd.k12.ak.us or 463-1899 ext 251.