401 Tower Road Box Elder, SD 57719 605-923-0050

DMS Office Summer hours until Jun 18 Mon - Thurs 7 - 3 Friday 7 - 12 When DMS Office is closed, call Central Office 923-0000 DMS Office Reopens July 28th Mon - Thurs 7 - 3 Friday 7 - 12 All-District New Student Registration will be held in DMS Commons, 6 August 8:00 - 3:00 Bring laptops in for reconfiguration, Room 201 or 711 August 17, 8:00 - 1:00 August 18, 11:00 - 4:00

DMS has a student population of approximately 600 students and 70 teachers and other staff. Each of the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades is divided into two core teams (i.e.. 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 8A, & 8B) with the Special Education, elective, and general course staffs serving alongside the core teams. The School District Superintendent is Dr. Loren Scheer. Mr. Dan Baldwin is the Principal of DMS, and Mr. Mark Sheets is the Assistant Principal and Activities Director.

DMS maintains a full-time counseling office, special services intervention staff for our physically and cognitively challenged students, as well as support professionals who provide help in areas of other behavior, speech, and special needs. The DMS Library is staffed by two people full-time, a librarian and a library aide. It houses about 10,000 books, along with an excellent selection of periodicals and reference materials. DMS subscribes to the standard Middle School concept, and works closely with the South Dakota Association for Middle Level Education.