TOMORROW (Thursday, May 21st) is the LAST day to get a DMS yearbook!
Attention DMS families! As we wrap up the school year, please remind your student to check the Lost & Found for any missing items that may belong to them. There are lots of water bottles, sweatshirts, lunch boxes, and more waiting to be claimed! All unclaimed items will be donated at the end of the school year, so be sure to stop by and take a look before it’s too late! #drexlerms #wdbqschools
COMPUTER CHECK IN DAY IS TOMORROW!! #drexlerms #wdbqschools
Last Friday, May 15th, the 7th graders went on their class field trip to Maquoketa Caves! Students hiked, participated in team-building activities, and explored the caves. Did you know that Maquoketa Caves State Park in Jackson County, Iowa, is one of the state’s most unique natural attractions, with more caves than any other Iowa park? (by Logan Kutsch and Jayce Hermsen) #drexlerms #wdbqschools
DMS Yearbooks will be distributed next week during Bobcat Time!
This year 6th graders attended Camp Little Cloud for a three-day outdoor education. On this field trip, the students went fishing, tie-dyed shirts, had outdoor cooking classes, and made pie/pizza sandwiches along with many more fun things. Today we had the Epworth fire department come out and showed the students their equipment and talked about lawn mower safety among other useful information. The ladies from the University of Iowa came to talk about ATV safety practices as well. We appreciate the volunteers who helped make this experience happen! We hope the students had a great time participating in this wonderful event. (written by Journalis students: Samantha T, Lacey M, Lainey K) #drexlerma #wdbqschools
7TH GRADE FIELD TRIP REMINDER! #drexlerms #wdbqschools
Computer Turn In Day is NEXT Thursday, May 21st! Your student will need to turn in their computer, computer bag, their charger, and their student ID/bus card. Current 6th and 7th graders will keep their bus card in their bag over the summer and current 8th graders will not turn their card in so they can keep it for when they go to the high school in the fall. #drexlerms #wdbqschools
REMINDER: 7th grade field trip to Maquoketa Caves is THIS FRIDAY! Please remind your student to wear long pants, tennis shoes,bring a hat, and to use bug spray and sunscreen. Please make sure your student is wearing old clothes & old shoes as they may get muddy!! #drexlerms #wdbqschools
WD Youth Basketball Club for grades 3-8 coming soon! #drexlerms #wdbqschools
We had a fun assembly this past Friday to celebrate all of the growth this year on ISASP testing at DMS! 🎉🥧
Any student who showed growth on the ISASP assessments in ELA, Math, and Science had their names entered into a drawing. Three names were selected from each grade level — 6th, 7th, and 8th grade — and those students earned the chance to pie a staff member in the face! 😄
To add even more fun to the celebration, a few of our leadership students also volunteered to get pied! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to all of our students for their hard work and growth this year! 👏🐾
#drexlerms #wdbqschools
Any student who showed growth on the ISASP assessments in ELA, Math, and Science had their names entered into a drawing. Three names were selected from each grade level — 6th, 7th, and 8th grade — and those students earned the chance to pie a staff member in the face! 😄
To add even more fun to the celebration, a few of our leadership students also volunteered to get pied! Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to all of our students for their hard work and growth this year! 👏🐾
#drexlerms #wdbqschools
On Thursday, we welcomed our future Bobcats to Drexler Middle School! 🐾
It was great having the 5th graders from the elementaries visit DMS for a tour, meet staff and students, and get a glimpse of what middle school life is all about. We loved seeing their excitement, curiosity, and smiles throughout the day!
We can’t wait to welcome this amazing group to DMS next year! 💓🐾🖤 #drexlerms #wdbqschools
We would like to give a huge shoutout to our DMS PTO and all of our wonderful parents for treating our teachers and staff to breakfast this morning! We also want to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank you to everyone for being so generous and thoughtful throughout Teacher Appreciation Week. Your support, kindness, and appreciation mean so much to our staff and are truly appreciated! #drexlerms #wdbqschools
Mrs. Bahl has been incubating chicken eggs in her science room for the past 3 weeks and some of them hatched on April 28! She does this every year and at the end of the year she lets some of her students take the chick's home. The chicks are different breeds there are Rhode Island Red, Olive Eggers, Barred Rock, and Black Sex Link. The chicken eggs hatch on different days. It’s fun to watch them hatch and grow. (by Quinten, Tanner, and Alex) #drexlerms #wdbqschools
Happy School Nurse’s Day to our amazing nurses at Drexler Middle School! 🩺🐾💓🖤
Today we celebrate the care, compassion, and calm they bring to our building every single day. From helping students feel better and stay healthy, to being a trusted support for so many, your impact does not go unnoticed or unappreciated!
Thank you, Mrs. Noonan and Mrs. Delaney for everything you do to keep our Bobcats safe, supported, and ready to learn!
#drexlerms #wdbqschools
Today we celebrate the care, compassion, and calm they bring to our building every single day. From helping students feel better and stay healthy, to being a trusted support for so many, your impact does not go unnoticed or unappreciated!
Thank you, Mrs. Noonan and Mrs. Delaney for everything you do to keep our Bobcats safe, supported, and ready to learn!
#drexlerms #wdbqschools
Last week, our Leadership students and Pathways students had a great time out on a fishing trip! 🎣
It was an awesome opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, build connections, and try something new. There were plenty of smiles, a few great catches, lots of hot dogs and s'mores roasted, and lots of memories made!
We love seeing our students learning and growing beyond the classroom—way to go, Bobcats! #drexlerms #wdbqschools
It was an awesome opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, build connections, and try something new. There were plenty of smiles, a few great catches, lots of hot dogs and s'mores roasted, and lots of memories made!
We love seeing our students learning and growing beyond the classroom—way to go, Bobcats! #drexlerms #wdbqschools
Last Friday at Drexler Middle School, we celebrated "Lunch Hero Day" in a fun and meaningful way! 🍎🥪
Mr. Kedley, Mr. Hatcher, Mr. Wernimont, & Mrs. Goldsmith stepped in to give our hardworking kitchen staff a well-deserved break by serving lunches to students. It was a small way to show our appreciation for everything our kitchen crew does each and every day to support our students.
Thank you to our lunch heroes for your dedication, care, and all the meals you serve with a smile—we appreciate you more than you know! 🐾💓🖤 #drexlerms #wdbqschools
Mr. Kedley, Mr. Hatcher, Mr. Wernimont, & Mrs. Goldsmith stepped in to give our hardworking kitchen staff a well-deserved break by serving lunches to students. It was a small way to show our appreciation for everything our kitchen crew does each and every day to support our students.
Thank you to our lunch heroes for your dedication, care, and all the meals you serve with a smile—we appreciate you more than you know! 🐾💓🖤 #drexlerms #wdbqschools
A Math Olympiads competition was held at Drexler Middle School last Friday, May 1, 2026, in the Drexler new gym. Participants included 113 students from 5th and 6th grade from our district elementaries and middle schools. Students participated in two individual competitions and two team competitions, as well as Math Olympiads contests throughout the year. Many awards were given to celebrate student success. It was a great day of math! #drexlerms #wdbqschools
Congratulations to all the students from Drexler who placed in the Eastern Iowa Reading Council writing competitions! In the poetry division- 6thgrade- 3rd place tie- Lucille Otting and 3rd place tie- Alainah Roe, 7th grade- 1st place- Colton Vogel and 3rd place- Cooper Hess and Keaton Hodgson (co-authors), 8th grade- 1st place- Briella Reinert, 2nd place- Lacey Goebel, and 3rd place- Dakota Gaul
In the short story division- 6thgrade- 1st place- Lucille Otting and Adalind Santiago (co-authors), 2ndplace – Jack Smith and Beckett Goldsmith (co-authors), and 3rdplace – Natalie Galle, 7th grade- 2nd place tie - Brynlee Huebner and Lexi Scherbring (co-authors), and 2nd place tie- Clara Wilson, 8th grade- 1stplace- Jack Neumeister and Owen Paisley (co-authors), and 3rd place- Addy Brinkman and Cora Bredeson (co-authors).
The students who placed first presented their writings at the banquet held at Lambert Elementary School in Manchester on April 9, 2026. Thank you to all the students who submitted writing to this contest! #drexlerms @wdbqschools
In the short story division- 6thgrade- 1st place- Lucille Otting and Adalind Santiago (co-authors), 2ndplace – Jack Smith and Beckett Goldsmith (co-authors), and 3rdplace – Natalie Galle, 7th grade- 2nd place tie - Brynlee Huebner and Lexi Scherbring (co-authors), and 2nd place tie- Clara Wilson, 8th grade- 1stplace- Jack Neumeister and Owen Paisley (co-authors), and 3rd place- Addy Brinkman and Cora Bredeson (co-authors).
The students who placed first presented their writings at the banquet held at Lambert Elementary School in Manchester on April 9, 2026. Thank you to all the students who submitted writing to this contest! #drexlerms @wdbqschools
Please see the attached information about 2026 Summer Strength and Conditioning!
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