



| Bickham News |
| *Check out what's going on at Donnie Bickham! Rick Rowe recently visited DBMS as a part of his "50 Cities Back to School" project. Click on the link below to see what Mr. Rowe had to say about our Patriots! http://www.ktbs.com/news/donnie-bickham-middle-school/ |

| *Check out the GREAT things that are happening at Donnie Bickham! Thanks for your support Channel 6! * Louisiana History Lesson for the Who Dat Nation! *Shreveport School Pays Up For Parental Involvement! |

| Click HERE to view the 2010-2011 School Supply List for each grade. |
Show your support for Donnie Bickham and your community, by purchasing one of our Donnie Bickham yard signs, bumper stickers! Yard Signs - $12.00 Bumper Stickers - $3.00 Orders along with a check or money order can be sent to : Donnie Bickham Middle School c/o Patriot Press Newspaper 7240 Old Mooringsport Road Shreveport, La 71107 *all proceeds will go towards printing and maintaining the Donnie Bickham Patriot Press Newspaper. If you have any questions, feel free to email Emily Smith at ELSmith@caddo.k12.la.us *Summer Reading* 7th Grade - Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis 8th grade - Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline Cooney *Update - 7/26/2010 There have been some students who have had difficulty locating the 8th grade novel, Diamonds in the Shadows by Caroline Cooney. This novel is available at both Barnes and Noble and Books-a-Million. Barnes and Noble has ordered an additional 30 copies which will be in the store by Friday, July 30th. Books-a-Million will have 12 copies in on Thursday, August 5th. |



| *Parents, please visit the DRESS CODE page to view the updated 2010-2011 dress code policy. IMPORTANT DATES *Back to School Parent Orientation Meeting for ALL grades: Sunday, August 15th at 2:00 in the auditorium. 6th grade students may attend and report to the library. No 7th and 8th grade students should attend on Sunday. At this meeting you will be able to: Pay school fees - $35.00 Order DBMS t-shirts Purchase yard signs and bumper stickers (these will require cash or separate checks made payable to DBMS). *Back to School Parent Orientation (make-up): Tuesday, August 17th at 6:00 in the auditorium. *Registration begins on August 10th. The first day for students is Wednesday, August 18th. |


