Youree Drive Middle Advanced Placement Magnet

LEAP TESTING: Students, it is extremely important that you are on time to school and present every day of testing. You should be in your testing sites by 8:00 a.m. each morning. Remember — if you are present, on time, and have no discipline concerns for each day of testing, you may dress down at no cost to you on Wednesday, April 16 and Thursday, April 17. Let's go Spartans!

Reminder: No backpacks during testing. Lunchboxes and small purses are allowed. Students should report directly to their testing location when arriving to school. Spartans will LEAP to success and show what they know! You've got this!

HUGE congrats to our amazing YDMS Band students! 🎉 We took 36 talented musicians to Solo & Ensemble, and an incredible 28 of them earned a SUPERIOR rating in either their solo or ensemble performance! 🤩 What an outstanding achievement – we're so proud of your hard work and dedication! 🎶 #YDMSBand #SoloAndEnsemble #SuperiorRating #ProudBandDirector #MusicEducation

This week, we celebrate National Assistant Principals Week, and it's the perfect time to recognize the amazing contributions of Mr. Amidon and Mrs. Ferguson! Principal Edwards is absolutely right - the countless hours and hard work they invest often go unseen, but they are the backbone of our school's success. Let's make sure they feel the love this week with a kind word, deed, or action. Their dedication truly shapes our students' experience! ❤️ #NationalAssistantPrincipalsWeek #APpreciation

📢 C.E. Byrd Highstepper Interest Meeting 📢 🌟 Join us for the Highstepper Interest Meeting to learn all about tryouts and what it takes to be part of this incredible team! 📅 Date: April 7, 2025 ⏰ Time: 5:30 PM 📍 Location: CE Byrd Learning Center ‼️ Attendance is REQUIRED to try out for Highsteppers ‼️

LEAP TESTING STARTS NEXT WEEK! We are excited for our students' hard work to show on their LEAP Tests! Our students (grades 6, 7, & 8) will participate in state-mandated LEAP 2025 testing April 9th - April 15th. Testing will begin promptly each morning. Students should plan to get a good night's sleep, eat a good breakfast in the morning, and prepare to do their best! Please make arrangements to ensure that your student attends school each day and is on time for these very important school days. Our first bell rings at 7:55. Students are expected to be in class and ready to test by 8:00. Students will not be allowed to check out from school until after school-wide testing is completed each day. All electronic devices (cell phones, smart watches, ear buds, headphones, etc.) will be collected from students before testing and will be returned to students at the end of each school day. We encourage students to leave electronic devices at home during testing. Failure to follow our school-wide electronic device policy for testing will result in disciplinary action. Jackets and sweaters may be worn during testing, but cannot have pockets or hoods. No backpacks are allowed during testing. Small lunch boxes and small purses are allowed. We look forward to a successful Spring 2025 Leap Test. We appreciate your support as we work to ensure our students' success!

🎨🖌 YDMS ArtBreak Visual and Literary WINNERS! ✍📖 🎨 Visual Awards: 🏆 $100 Very Special Arts Best of Middle: Diamond Mensah - Cake and Watermelon Shop 🎭 $50 Best of Collage: Jamie Jackson - Blossom 🖼 $50 Best of Painting: Angelina Ngueyn - Flowers 🖍 $50 Best of Pastel: Sophia Tippit - Girl Dreams 🎖 Jurors’ Choice Visual: Landon Jackson - Lebron 🎖 Jurors’ Choice Visual: Jarodrick Butler - Hot Dog 📖 Literary Awards: 🏆 $500 VSAF Best of Show Literary: Brooklyn Jackson - November 1995 🌞 $100 Best of Seventh: Avery Edwards - Sunshine 🍍 $100 Best of Eighth: Lyric Stewart - Spongebob 🚀 $50 Best of Prose – Descriptive (Middle School): Violet Kleckinger - Celebrations on Another Planet 🎖 Jurors’ Choice Literary: Bailey Mandigo - Divorce 🎖 Jurors’ Choice Literary: Jasmin Montenegro - Starry Eyes 👏🎉 Congratulations to all the talented artists and writers! Keep shining! ✨🎭📚 #SpartanProud #SpartansTodayLeadersTomorrow🖤💛

Track Meet today at Lee Hedges! https://www.locallevelevents.com/events/details/38944

🍎📚 Don't forget to show some love to your teachers this week with our Teacher Appreciation: Student Edition! Here's the schedule: Monday: Bring a heartfelt note or picture for your teacher. Tuesday: Share the love with school supplies (think pens and post-it notes). Wednesday: Treat your teacher to a delicious snack. Thursday: Quench their thirst with a refreshing drink. Friday: Sweeten their day with some candy! Let's show our appreciation for all they do! 🎉 #TeacherAppreciation #ThankATeacher 🍏📝

⏰ LAST CALL SPARTANS! ⏰ Don't miss your chance to snag a piece of history! The deadline to pre-order your 2024-2025 yearbook is THIS SUNDAY, March 30th at MIDNIGHT! 😱 Quantities are SUPER limited, so act fast! 🏃‍♀️💨 Capture all the amazing memories from the 2024-2025 school year. 📸📚 ➡️ Order now at: www.buytheyearbook.com School ID Code: 723816 💻 Get your yearbook before it's too late! ❤️🎉 #Yearbook #SpartanPride #DontMissOut #Memories #SchoolSpirit

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🌴 Don't miss the last dance of the year! 🌺 Join us for the Sadies Dance: Tropical Paradise at Youree Drive Middle School! Friday, March 28th, 5:30-7:30 PM. Tropical attire encouraged but not required. Wristbands $20 at the door. Concessions available! 🍹 #SadiesDance #TropicalParadise #YoureeDriveMiddleSchool #LastDance

🎉👏 Congratulations to our Youree Drive Most Improved Student for 2024-2025, Lacorion Strong! 📚 Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off, and we couldn’t be prouder! Keep striving for greatness! 🚀💪 #YoureeDrive #MostImproved #Success #SpartansTodayLeadersTomorrow

🎤 YDMS Talent Show Auditions Information 🎭 Talent Show Date: Thursday, May 1st, 5:30 - 7:30 PM Audition Date: Thursday, April 3rd, 3:30 - 6:30 PM in the auditorium The Audition Google form must be completed by March 31st Dress Rehearsal: Wednesday, April 30th, 3:30 - 6:30 PM (Mandatory for all performers) 🌟 Rules & Regulations: Open to a variety of acts: singing, dancing, skits, magic, comedy, juggling, and more! Acts must be under 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Performers must be YDMS students; one adult accompanist allowed if needed. Only one act per student. All lyrics must be fully appropriate; clean versions of explicit songs are not allowed. Acts must be fully prepared with memorized content and completed choreography. Music accompaniments can be live or recorded; bring your audio file to auditions. Costumes must be described on the audition form, but not purchased yet. 10-12 acts will be selected, with announcements on April 4th. A $25 entry fee applies to selected acts. 📋 Procedures: Audition Packets can be picked up in the front office or in Mr. McDade’s classroom (802). Each participant must fill out the "Contract, Contact, and Permission Form." One participant per act must fill out the "Act Information Form." Attach printed lyrics to the "Act Information Form." All forms and lyrics must be stapled together and submitted at auditions. No audition without a signed contract! 🎉 Judging & Prizes: Judges are unaffiliated with YDMS students. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners! Prepare to dazzle and shine at the YDMS Talent Show! 🌟✨

📢 YDMS LEAP 2025 Testing Information 📢 We are excited for our Spartans to LEAP to success! 🎉 YDMS will participate in state-wide LEAP 2025 Testing from April 9th - April 15th. ✅ It is important for students to be present at school during these days. ✅ If possible, please arrange medical appointments on non-testing days. Parents, for more details, check out the LDOE Parent Guide to the LEAP 2025 Tests here: https://shorturl.at/UaHBK Thank you for your support in helping our students succeed! 🚀📚 #LEAP2025 #SpartansLEAP #YDMS

📸 8th Graders! We Need Your Photos! 🎓 Help us create an unforgettable 8th Grade Slideshow! Send in your best pictures from this school year—group photos, class events, sports, and fun moments. No baby pictures—just memories from this year! 📩 Submit to: 8thgradeydms@gmail.com 📅 Deadline: April 9th Let’s celebrate your journey together! Tag your friends and spread the word! 🎉 #8thGradeMemories #SlideshowTime

🎉 Honors Assemblies 👏 Friday, march 28, 2025 6th grade – AB Honor Roll (3.0 or higher/No C’s) – 9:00 a.m. 📚👏 7th grade – AB Honor Roll (3.0 or higher/NO C’s) – 9:30 a.m. 📖🌟 8th grade – AB Honor Roll (3.0 or higher/No C’s) – 10:00 a.m. 🏅👍 6th/7th/8th – Straight A’s (Principal’s List) – 10:30 a.m. 🤩👨‍🎓 Lunch with Principal at 1:30 p.m. (cafeteria, students only). 🍗 🥤 #Honors #AcademicExcellence #YDMS #Awards #SpartanProud #SpartansTodayLeadersTomorrow

🎉 FLAMINGO FRENZY ALERT! 🎉 Get ready to turn your school day into a tropical treasure hunt! 🌴 We're hiding 50 adorable PINK FLAMINGO DUCKS all over the school TOMORROW, Wednesday, March 25th, to get you hyped for our Sadie Hawkins "Tropical Paradise" dance! 🌺 Find a flamingo? 🦆 Snag it! Bring it to the dance on Friday, March 28th, and BAM! ✨ You'll score a special prize! (Limit - one prize per student, so make it count!) Think you've got the eagle eyes to find one? 🕵️‍♀️🕵️‍♂️ Get ready to search high and low! These little birdies could be anywhere! The birds will NOT be hidden in personal teacher and staff areas. And don't forget! 🎟️ Tickets are only $10 on Local Level until Wednesday at 5 PM! After that, they jump to $15 and sales will end Thursday March 27th at 5pm! Don't miss out! Get your best tropical outfit ready, and let's make this dance a paradise party to remember! 🥳 #TropicalParadise #FlamingoHunt #SadieHawkins #SchoolFun #PrizeAlert #DanceParty

YDMS Student Council Presents the Sadie Hawkins Dance, Tropical Paradise! 🌺🌴 Tropical Paradise - Sadies Dance 2025 (1).jpg Attention, YDMS students! Get ready to celebrate the end of the year approaching, with a tropical twist! 🌴🏖 The Student Council is thrilled to announce our final dance: Sadie Hawkins Tropical Paradise! Join us Friday, March 28th, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM for a night of music and fun. 😎 Tickets will be available for $10 on Local Level from tomorrow until Wednesday, March 26th, at 5:00 PM. After tomorrow, tickets will be going up to $15 until Thursday, March 27th at 5:00! So, grab your best tropical attire and get ready to dance the night away! And remember, this is a modern Sadie Hawkins, so everyone is invited – no need to wait to be asked! Don't miss out on the last dance of the year!🌴🍍🐠

A huge THANK YOU to all the parents and future Spartans who joined us for our Open House today! We loved sharing why we love it here at Youree Drive Middle School. We hope you all had a great time and got a glimpse of the amazing community we have here. #YoureeDriveMiddleSchool #OpenHouse #FutureSpartans #SchoolCommunity