Start the year off strong!
Our staff had a great first week of learning and a huge thanks to our community partners for their support!
Dr. Peggy Yates led our paras through the first session of the Para educator Academy through the Council of Exceptional Children. They learned through engaging activities and real life scenarios.
Our teachers capped off a great week with keynote speaker, Dr. Nancy Frey! Her presentation was a great way to send us into the new year!
A great start to the 2026–27 school year with our staff learning and growing together! Our Back-to-School Professional Development is continuing to strengthen instructional practices with teacher clarity and supporting student success across APS.
Last week, we onboarded our newest Panther teachers at New Teacher Orientation. We are excited to welcome them to APS!
Our newest middle schoolers had a great opportunity to get a head start on their transition to middle school during 6th Grade Boot Camp! 💙
Students toured the building, practiced using their locker combinations, and learned more about what to expect as they begin this exciting new chapter. Our teachers and counselor were there every step of the way to answer questions, offer support, and help our students feel comfortable and confident.
We believe this is a wonderful opportunity to make those first days in our building a little easier—and a lot less overwhelming! We can’t wait to welcome our 6th graders back! 🏫✨
Students toured the building, practiced using their locker combinations, and learned more about what to expect as they begin this exciting new chapter. Our teachers and counselor were there every step of the way to answer questions, offer support, and help our students feel comfortable and confident.
We believe this is a wonderful opportunity to make those first days in our building a little easier—and a lot less overwhelming! We can’t wait to welcome our 6th graders back! 🏫✨
As we get ready to kick off a new school year, it is important to be aware of all of our welcome-back information and important updates. Getting off to a strong start is critical to setting the tone for a successful year and supporting student success.
🌟 Staff and Students Working Together for Success
8th-12th grade Girls - Don't miss out on the StrongHER workouts! This is a great opportunity.
✅ Higher Growth + Higher Achievement in ALL subject areas!
🤝 Success is possible because of students, staff, and families working together!
🌟🐾Check out our APS YouTube channel for more CTE Summer Camp content! Follow the link below to watch two photo slideshows and check in again soon for more awesome APS camp videos!🐾🌟
⭐Camps at APS playlist link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1TZMTJ6OLmWbYLVWK3t6r2NHtkdrrMwn
☀️🐾We had another awesome day of CTE Summer Camp here at APS! Our wonderful teaching staff have made this camp a real success, and we are very proud to offer invaluable hands-on learning experiences for students at the middle school level. It is amazing to see what these students have already learned in just 2 days! So excited for the rest of the week!☀️🐾
✅ Growth from Fall to Spring in ALL subject areas:
CTE Summer Camp is off to a great start! The students are having fun while gaining awesome hands-on learning experience! We are looking forward to the rest of the week! ☀️🐾
Dear DLPMS Families,
As we wrap up another successful school year, we are excited to share some highlights from our Spring NWEA assessment data. Overall, our students demonstrated growth in all subject areas from fall to spring, showing that they are learning and making meaningful progress throughout the year.
We are especially proud to report that DLPMS is now performing in the higher-growth and higher-achievement range across all subject areas. Reading and science continue to be areas of strength for our school, with many students performing well and continuing to improve. Additionally, math showed especially strong growth from winter to spring, reflecting the hard work of our students and staff and the impact of focused instructional support.
These results are a testament to the dedication of our teachers, support staff, and students. Student success is strongest when schools and families work together toward a common goal. We are especially grateful to the parents and guardians who consistently support learning at home, encourage effort, communicate with staff, and reinforce the importance of education. That partnership makes a meaningful difference in student success and helps create the conditions for students to thrive both academically and personally. Individual student NWEA reports will be mailed home with report cards on June 11 so that families can review their child's growth and achievement results.
Throughout this week, we will be sharing four additional graphics—one each day—that will provide a closer look at our spring NWEA data and celebrate the progress our students have made. We hope you will take a few moments to review them and join us in recognizing the growth and accomplishments of our students.
Thank you for your continued support of DLPMS. We are proud of what our students have accomplished this year and appreciate the collective effort it takes to help every child grow. Together, we are building a culture of achievement, growth, and success for all students.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Huntoon, M.Ed., M.A.
Principal of Donald L. Pavlik Middle School
As we wrap up another successful school year, we are excited to share some highlights from our Spring NWEA assessment data. Overall, our students demonstrated growth in all subject areas from fall to spring, showing that they are learning and making meaningful progress throughout the year.
We are especially proud to report that DLPMS is now performing in the higher-growth and higher-achievement range across all subject areas. Reading and science continue to be areas of strength for our school, with many students performing well and continuing to improve. Additionally, math showed especially strong growth from winter to spring, reflecting the hard work of our students and staff and the impact of focused instructional support.
These results are a testament to the dedication of our teachers, support staff, and students. Student success is strongest when schools and families work together toward a common goal. We are especially grateful to the parents and guardians who consistently support learning at home, encourage effort, communicate with staff, and reinforce the importance of education. That partnership makes a meaningful difference in student success and helps create the conditions for students to thrive both academically and personally. Individual student NWEA reports will be mailed home with report cards on June 11 so that families can review their child's growth and achievement results.
Throughout this week, we will be sharing four additional graphics—one each day—that will provide a closer look at our spring NWEA data and celebrate the progress our students have made. We hope you will take a few moments to review them and join us in recognizing the growth and accomplishments of our students.
Thank you for your continued support of DLPMS. We are proud of what our students have accomplished this year and appreciate the collective effort it takes to help every child grow. Together, we are building a culture of achievement, growth, and success for all students.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Huntoon, M.Ed., M.A.
Principal of Donald L. Pavlik Middle School
Check out these awesome photos from our friends at Arbor Grove Assisted Living! It was amazing to see so many smiling faces and sweet messages for our students! The Alma community is truly so special, and we appreciate all the kindness they show to the Panthers! Thank you to the kind residents and wonderful staff at Arbor Grove who helped make our students' last day of school extra special! 🧡🖤
Last night, our 8th graders had one final celebration before they begin high school in the fall! 🐾🎉 Thank you to all the family, friends and supporters who came out and made this evening so special for our awesome students! We enjoyed a performance by our 7th grade band under the direction of Mr. Newman and the National Anthem performed by our 8th grade choir under the direction of Mr. Cadena. Thank you to AHS Class of 2026 Valedictorian Claire Bloss for delivering Farewell Remarks. It was wonderful to have Claire join us and impart some of her wisdom to our youngest AHS students. The festivities concluded with a dance! 💃🏼🕺
🐾Great work this year, Panthers! Now onto high school!🐾
🐾Great work this year, Panthers! Now onto high school!🐾
