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Y5 & K Round Up was a huge success! Welcome to all of our new Vikings! 💙






Twin Day at DES










Heads up to all elementary parents picking up their students at the end of the day. Currently, all cars exiting the traffic pick-up loop must turn right onto Dunham Street due to ongoing road construction.
Viking Nation,
Police will be using the middle school for K-9 training tonight, so you will see more police vehicles than usual on campus.
Police will be using the middle school for K-9 training tonight, so you will see more police vehicles than usual on campus.
On May 5th, the Monroe County Intermediate School District will conduct an election to seek a renewal of the county-wide millage for educational technology supporting K-12 curriculum goals. The ISD has created a Factual Information Sheet For Voters regarding the May 5, 2026 election. We hope you will take the time to review the information in the Fact Sheet and to vote on Tuesday, May 5th.


Viking Nation,
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has approved our request for three additional "forgiven" school days. Because of this, we have updated our end-of-year calendar:
Thursday, June 4 & Friday, June 5: Full days of school.
Monday, June 8 & Tuesday, June 9: Half days of school.
Last Day of School: Tuesday, June 9 (pending any further emergency closures).
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has approved our request for three additional "forgiven" school days. Because of this, we have updated our end-of-year calendar:
Thursday, June 4 & Friday, June 5: Full days of school.
Monday, June 8 & Tuesday, June 9: Half days of school.
Last Day of School: Tuesday, June 9 (pending any further emergency closures).
Mr. Hawkins and the 3rd graders did a wonderful job tonight!






On May 5th, the Monroe County Intermediate School District will conduct an election to seek a renewal of the county-wide millage for educational technology supporting K-12 curriculum goals. The ISD has created a Factual Information Sheet For Voters regarding the May 5, 2026 election. We hope you will take the time to review the information in the Fact Sheet and to vote on Tuesday, May 5th.


Mr. Briggs celebrated our February ROW Ticket winners with pizza! 🍕🍕🍕




Thanks to the 98 families who joined us for DES Family Reading Night! Fun was had by all! 📚📚📚










Thanks to Mr. Hawkins for planning an awesome field trip for our 4th Graders! They participated in Link-Up Recorders with the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at Hill Auditorium. 🎶










Congratulations to our 4th grade science challenge team and Mrs. Rebacz on their hard work representing DES at the county level! 🔬🥼




Dress Like a Book Character Day at DES 📚










Over the weekend five DES students were honored for having their artwork on display at the MAEA Region 3 art show at Washtenaw Community College. 🎨🖌️






Silly Sock Day at DES 🧦🧦

Our 3rd grade Science Challenge team worked hard today at their completion. Thanks to Mrs. Marek & Ms. Trudeau for coaching the team!









Thank you to Michigan author, Jodi McKay, for joining us to kick off March is Reading Month! 📚📚📚




We rocked our purple and zebra stripes at DES today to celebrate Rare Disease Day! 💜🦓💜









Good luck to all of our DCS wrestlers at the state meets!







