We appreciate your understanding and support of these and all ACS/DMS policies!
Mrs. Armstrong recently sent out an email to our DMS families. You can read that email here.
JOIN THE DRAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL PTO 2023-2024 FACEBOOK PAGE: www.facebook.com/groups/drakepto2324/
From now until Monday, April 8, 2024, online registration for returning students will be open! Students who do not complete registration will not receive team placement notifications from East Samford School. Proof of Residency is essential in the registration process, and ACS requires 2 proofs of residency in the name of the legal guardian. Custodial documentation, if applicable, is important to upload, too. Please submit one of the following combinations for proof of residency:
-Current year Lee County property tax statement AND current month’s utility bill
-Mortgage closing document (+signed Settlement Statement by Seller) AND current month’s utility bill
-Mortgage bill statement (itemized, detailed and identifiable) AND current month’s utility bill
-Recorded Warranty Deed AND current month’s utility bill
-Current Property Tax Receipt (you can download a copy of your property tax receipt at https://www.altags.com/lee_license/property.aspx) AND current month’s utility bill
-Current lease/rental agreement AND current month’s utility bill (Please make sure the signature page is included)
-Trailer rental or ownership document AND lot lease AND current month’s utility bill
If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Josie in the front office!
Our next LitWits book club meeting (sponsored by Auburn Public Library) will be Wednesday, March 20th during ALL lunch waves. Bring your lunch to the Reading Room during your lunch wave and be prepared to discuss Disability Representation for the month. Hope to see you there!!
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East Samford School will host their annual informational sessions for rising 7th grade parents/guardians on Tuesday, March 26th at 12pm and 6pm in the ESS auditorium. Feel free to bring a sack lunch during the noon session. Each session will last 45-minutes to one hour.
East Samford principal, Dr. Duriel Barlow, will present on the following topics: meet admin and staff, upcoming transition meetings, core and elective course options/enrollment information, a day in the life of an ESS student, and general expectations
Parking at ESS is available in the following locations:
We are looking forward to meeting you!
Females interested in volleyball for the 2024-2025 school year at East Ssamford School should review the information provided at the link below. Sign up before or by Monday, March 25, 2024. Details are in the packet at the link below.
Local resources have been pulled together by the Alabama Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education Project. Click here to review Lee County resources on employment/work, housing, child services, mental health, education, health services, and more!
Due to the traffic limitations in our front driveway and afternoon bus pickup, checkouts will not be permitted after 3:00 PM each day. Please make plans to check your child out prior to 3:00 PM if you have afternoon appointments, etc.
Cell Phones (pg. 5 in the DMS Student/Parent Handbook): If the device is visible, heard, or in use we will confiscate the device in line with the procedures detailed in the handbook.
Dress Code (pg. 23-24 in the ACS Parent and Student Handbook): As a reminder, the updated dress code policy went into effect in January 2023. Please revisit clothing choices with your student to ensure they are in line with the procedures in the handbook.
Download the Auburn City Schools app in the app store: Click here for Android. Visit your Apple app store to download.
DMS Facebook: Click here for the DMS Facebook page Click here for the DMS PTO Facebook page
Twitter: @JFDRAKEMIDDLE @PrincipalDMS
Instagram: @jfdrakemiddleschool
Online Payments: Click here for online payments (field trips, cafeteria, etc.)
Phone: 334-887-1940
Fax: 334-502-4057
655 North Donahue Drive
Auburn, AL 36832