The official dismissal time for the district on Thursday is 12:05 pm. However, grades 6-12 are participating in an evacuation drill and will be dismissed as parents pick them up beginning at 11:35 a.m. at the First Baptist Church. Students who drive themselves to school will be escorted back to campus and then dismissed.
Practicing for Dirks-Anderson Christmas Program at 6:30 tonight at the high school auditorium. Come enjoy a program of holiday music and fun!
Class Schedule this week:
Tuesday, Dec. 18 and Wednesday, Dec. 19 - classes begin at 8:55 a.m. and end at 2:35 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20, classes begin at 8:55 a.m. and end at 12:05 p.m. No school breakfast service. Classes begin again Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 at 7:45 a.m.
Elementary Activities:
Monday - Christmas Program at 6:30 pm, HS Auditorium. Students arrive at 6:15 p.m.
Tuesday - Grinch Day. Wear PJs.
Wednesday, Dec. 18 - Classroom holiday parties.
Thursday - Christmas at the Fort from 10-11:45 a.m. School out at noon. Happy Holidays!
Join us at 6:30 p.m. Monday December 17 at the high school auditorium! Happy holidays everyone!
Practicing for the Christmas music program on Monday, December 17 at 6:30 pm. Mark your calendar for this special program.
Cold and windy today! Kindergarten students are checking the weather and hoping to catch a snowflake!
Little Dribblers Basketball Registration for Grades 3-6 continues through Dec. 19. Forms for students in Grades 3-5 can be returned to the elementary office or to Brenda Sanchez. Contract Brenda for further information - 432-254-2659
Kindergarten students visited the Jeff Davis County Library this week. The students made paper penguins and listened to the story "Three Cheers for Tacky". Thanks Gwin Grimes and Kathy Hurst!
Kindergarten students took over the school kitchen today to bake and decorate cookies! Happy holidays!
Read Fort Davis volunteer Amanda Fisher performs music for her Grade 3 reading group. We love our volunteers!
The National Honor Society food drive continues this week. Please bring a can of food or other non-perishable food item to school. The drive ends Wednesday, Dec. 12. The class that collects the most food at each campus will be given a pizza lunch! Let's help our community.
Merry Christmas from the FDISD Board of Trustees!
Veteran board members Evin Prude and Stephen Boultinghouse return to their seats after 6 months! Welcome Back!
Regular school classes will be held for all FDISD students Friday, Dec. 7.
Only Kinder-Grade 8 students who qualified for UIL teams will travel to Balmorhea Friday, Dec. 7 to compete. Most students will return to Fort Davis by 2 p.m. The second bus will arrive about 5:30 pm.
Junior High Students will eat breakfast in Balmorhea before the UIL competition. Elementary students are encouraged to have breakfast before coming to school or can eat breakfast from 7:15-7:45 at the gym during regular breakfast service.
Elementary and Junior High Students are participating in UIL Academic Competition in Balmorhea Friday, Dec. 7. The bus will leave about 8:30 a.m. Students competing in the morning will return about 2 p.m. Students competing in the afternoon will return about 5:30 p.m.
Students may bring money to buy snacks from the concession stand. Five dollars ($5.00) should be enough for a drink and candy. Students may also bring snacks. Lunch is provided.
Students should wear dress clothes such as a button-down/collared shirt, pants or jeans. Girls can wear a dress or skirt, if they want.
Mrs. Foster’s 3rd graders are learning about the Jewish holiday Hanukkah. Today they cooked latkes.
Today's JH basketball game against Valentine at 5:00pm will be a boys' game. The JH girls will not be playing today.
Go Indians!
Dirks-Anderson December calendar was distributed today with a mistake. The Friends of JDC Library Church tour is Dec. 8. See this week’s Mountain Dispatch for more information. Thanks!