Dermott School District

During the DSD's regular school board meeting in January, our local members were honored in recognition of School Board Appreciation Month! They are extraordinary people who voluntarily tackle the enormous job of governing our school district and they do so in a manner that illustrates what it means to be resilient, ready, and relentless for all they represent! We are grateful for them! 🧡🖤🐏 Stephanie Jones, President; Leroy Kennedy, Vice President; Lexa McMickle, Secretary; Board Members, Lucan Hargraves, Clarence Thrower, and Lanette Britt.

Dermott School District is preparing to host a second COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic. In order to prepare for the clinic, we are sending forms home with the Elementary students and asking High School students to come by the office to pick a form up. Please have these forms returned by Tuesday, February 1, 2022. If you have any questions, please contact the Superintendent's office.

Homecoming 2022 Coronation Ceremony The DSD will proudly present its Homecoming Royalty Friday, January 21, 2022 in the gym. Please govern yourselves to the following announcements: *Doors open at 1:00 p.m. *Ceremony starts at 1:30 p.m. *Masks are required! (NO MASK, NO ENTRY) *Social distance at all times and remain with your immediate family or party.

100th Day of School! 💯🎉🎈

Spirit Week 2K22! 🧡🖤🐏

The DSD salutes Elisabeth Rowe on a job well done! We are extremely PROUD of you Beth! Keep ballin'!!! #CongratulationsBeth #RamProud #RamPride 🧡🖤🐏🏀 Top stars, best performances in Arkansas high school girls basketball!!! https://www.newsbreak.com/n/0dbbx6IE?pd=04Y3IEkq&lang=en_US&s=i4

The Ram teams will NOT travel to Bradley, Friday, January 7, 2022. The Ram teams WILL travel to Bradley to face the Bears Thursday, January 27, 2022. Scheduled Games: JG/SG/SB Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: Bradley High School #GoRams #BeatTheBears 🧡🖤🐏🏀

GAME RESCHEDULED FOR January 24, 2022! NO GAME TOMORROW! Rams Basketball 01/04/22 Visiting Team: The Strong Bulldogs Scheduled Games: JB/SG/SB Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: Dermott Gymnasium #GoRams #BeatTheBulldogs 🧡🖤🐏🏀 MASKS ARE REQUIRED! NO EXCEPTIONS! If you are sick, PLEASE stay at home! 😷 #MaskUpDermott #COVIDIsReal

Rams Basketball 01/04/22 Visiting Team: The Strong Bulldogs Scheduled Games: JB/SG/SB Time: 5:00 p.m. Location: Dermott Gymnasium #GoRams #BeatTheBulldogs 🧡🖤🐏🏀 MASKS ARE REQUIRED! NO EXCEPTIONS! If you are sick, PLEASE stay at home! 😷 #MaskUpDermott #COVIDIsReal

Happy New Year from the DSD! Students return to school Friday, January 7, 2022 at the regular scheduled time. School doors open at 7:30 a.m.

The Ram teams will travel to Lake Village to face the Beavers Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Teams: JG/SG/SB https://gofan.co/p/C1B6226D69E13E57BD31803DB1C31C156FEEAABD24F6253E Use the link above for the game Tuesday. All tickets must be purchased online. No tickets will be sold at the door. There are only 150 tickets available for the visitors. All visiting fans will park in the area in front of the football stadium and enter the gym through the doors where the visiting teams enter. The Lakeside School District is still under a mandatory mask mandate; therefore, masks will be REQUIRED!!! #LetsGoRams #BeatTheBeavers 🧡🖤🐏🏀

DES Holiday/Christmas Parties Please check with your child or your child's teacher about the item or items that he or she is responsible for bringing to the Christmas party. The parties are scheduled for Friday, December 17, 2021.

AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING The last day for After School tutoring is December 16, 2021. Tutoring will resume Monday, January 10, 2022.

To Our Dearest Dermott Community, Ram Fans, Staff, Administrators, Students, Stakeholders, and Visitors: On behalf of the DSD, we would like to sincerely apologize for the altercation that occurred in our gymnasium during Thursday night’s basketball game against the Dumas Bobcats. Although it has been said that the incident involved our students, no Dermott School District students were involved in any way. Life throws all of us challenges and we have to deal with them; yet, the level of respect we have for our parents and our community allows us to work together in mutually supportive ways which creates an environment where understanding, trust, and respect can flourish. As a district, we will stay engaged in parent and community partnerships to benefit our students in order for them to develop more positive attitudes about school and to achieve more! This is vital to the Dermott School District. Social media is FULL of fake influencers, fake profiles, as well as scammers who seek to cause disruption whenever possible. We feel that the Dumas School District unfairly associated a threat they received with the Dermott Community with absolutely no evidence to back up such an accusation. It is important that all school districts in Southeast Arkansas have open communication. We must work collaboratively when issues arise concerning our communities. If it pertains to our students, we encourage anyone with salient information to contact our administration. If it pertains to adults in the community, we have your authorities within the law enforcement community whose responsibility it is to resolve such issues. If we fail to adapt, we fail to move forward! WE WILL MOVE FORWARD! #DermottStrong #DermottPride #TogetherWeCan #WeLoveOurCommunity #WeLoveOurStudents #LetUsWorkTogether

Rams Basketball 12/04/21 Location: Drew Central School District Mighty Running Rams vs Alpena Leopards @ 1:30 p.m. Sr. Lady Rams vs Sr. Lady Leopards @ 2:45 p.m. #DermottProud #GoRams

Rams Basketball vs. Taylor Tigers 12/03/21 Jr. Running Rams 50 Taylor Tigers 27 Sr. Lady Rams 42 Sr. Lady Tigers 36 Mighty Running Rams 60 Taylor Tigers 54 #ConferenceGameOne #Victory4TheRams #DermottProud

GAME NIGHT SG/SB Dermott Rams vs Poyen Indians Lady Rams 40 Lady Indians 48 Mighty Running Rams 55 Indians 35 #RamPride #WeLoveTheRams

1st Annual Davis-Strickland Thanksgiving Tournament When: Saturday, November 27, 2021 Where: Dermott High School Gymnasium Who: Senior Girls and Senior Boys Admission: $5 at the door ALL students kindergarten and UP will have to pay! Game 4: Warren vs Loser Game 1/SG -- 4:00 p.m. Game 5: Loser Game 2 vs Loser Game 3/SB -- 5:15 p.m. Game 6: Dermott vs Winner Game 1/SG -- 6:30 p.m. Game 7: Winner Game 2 vs Winner Game 3/SB -- 7:45 p.m.

1st Annual Davis-Strickland Thanksgiving Tournament When: November 26 - 27, 2021 Where: Dermott High School Gymnasium Who: Senior Girls and Senior Boys Admission: $5 at the door ALL students kindergarten and UP will have to pay! Friday, November 26, 2021 Game 1: Lake Village vs Crossett /SG -- 4:00 p.m. Game 2: Dermott vs Crossett/SB -- 5:15 p.m. Game 3: Lake Village vs Monticello -- 6:30 p.m.

CONGRATULATIONS Dermott Pee Wee Rams 14 Cabot Panthers 6 #RamProud