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Derby, CT Grades 6-8. Member of the CT Commissioner’s Network. #DMSontheRISE Principal- Rachael Caggiano rcaggiano @derbyps .org
73 Chatfield Street Derby, CT 06418
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A special congratulations to DMS Para Educator of the Year: Mr. Sal Frosceno.
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A special moment for SSO D’Antona today. His son Pete (DHS Class of 15’) returned from Japan where he is station as a member of the US Navy!!
#Family
#WeAreDerby
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Congratulations to Mrs. Caggiano, the new Derby Middle School Principal! DMS is excited to benefit from her wealth of knowledge in all the areas that make DMS students special!
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Congratulations to Ms. Jordyn DiMartino on her recent engagement. Welcome to the Derby family Ryan.
#WeAreDMS
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Passing of the key! Welcome to DMS Mrs. Wasilnak. She will joining us as the 6th Grade Science Teacher.
#DMSontheRISE
📈
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Happy Birthday to my dear friend
@DerbyRedRaider
Mr. Pascale. We will celebrate soon!! Here is a little video of some of the memories over the years.
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Congratulations to Ms. Quartiano on your appointment as Assistant Principal of Derby Middle School.
#WeAreDMS
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With the support of
@NBHS_nb
we raised $1,356.27 to support
@YNHH
Children’s Hospital to purchase bears for pediatric cardiology 🫀 patients who undergo surgery! We are so proud of you Jayden for leading the charge for such an amazing cause.
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
#RiseUp
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Congratulations to Ms. Chevarella and the DMS Best Buddies for being awarded the Emerging Chapter of the Year.
#WeAreDERBY
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Happy Assistant Principal Week Ms. Quartiano. Thank you for all you do each and everyday to support our teachers and students!!
#WeAreDMS
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Amazing show of support for the community. Students at DMS and DHS did an outstanding job collecting items for donation to stuff Thanksgiving baskets. With these donations we will be able to support over 20 families in our community.
#DerbyStrong
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Congratulations to Brianna Kling for winning Senator
@ChrisMurphyCT
‘s 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest. Brianna’s essay was one of 15 winners of over 2800 submissions!!
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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Overjoyed to share the outstanding news with staff that Derby Middle School has been accepted into the Commissioner’s Network today!! Beyond excited for the journey.
@EducateCT
thank you for believing in DMS.
#WeAreDMS
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DMS Administrative Team for today. Mrs. Caggiano, Ms. Quartiano and Mr. Lebel. Three students will have an opportunity to be Principal for the Day this week, purchased through the Kickboard Store.
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
@derbypssuper
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Congratulations Mr. Dydyn
@DerbyMS_PE
Derby 2023 Teacher of the Year. Continue to shine bright like a Dydyn! 🌟
@derbypssuper
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Congratulations to Roujda and McKeon for their CAPSS Award recognition!! Two of the most deserving DMS students to receive this prestigious accomplishment.
@capssct
@derbypssuper
@DerbyCT
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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Happy Principal’s Day to the crew! A special thanks to
@Irving_School
@Bradley_School
@DerbyRedRaider
for always being there to lend an ear of provide support when needed!!
#WeAreDerby
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Congratulations Ms. Anroman, Mrs. Sheridan and Mr. Gozzo! They will travel this summer to Germany 🇩🇪 and Amsterdam 🇳🇱. Thank you Fund for Teachers for this amazing opportunity.
@FundforTeachers
@DalioEducation
@EducateCT
@lisa_lamenzo
@derbypssuper
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Happy Assistant Principal Appreciation Week Ms. Quartiano!! You are the best partner a principal could ask for. DMS is a better place because of you! We can’t wait to celebrate you and all you do throughout the week.
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
@tquart713
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Our students went above and beyond for our last day of Spirit Week! Photos to come... For now thank you Ms. Quartiano for being the Peanut Butter to my Jelly. We are a great team.
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Congratulations to Mrs. Sheridan our April DMS Rise Up Award winner! Thank you for all you do each and everyday to support DMS!
#WeAreDMS
#CTCommissionersNetwork
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Congrats to Ms. Cayer-McCarthy and Mr. Slack - this year’s SCASA (South Central Area Superintendents Association) award winners from DMS!
#WeAreDMS
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DMS staff rolling into Winter Break!! The train will be back in the station on January 4th!
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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A huge congratulations to Derby Middle School's 2022 SCASA Student Award winners, Emma and Carter!
@derbypssuper
#WeAreDMS
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Thank you Ms. Quartiano for being the best partner and Assistant Principal anyone could ever ask for. We are so lucky to have you leading, supporting and loving all the staff and students of DMS! This week we celebrate you! Happy Assistant Principal Appreciation Week!
#WeAreDMS
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What a week for
@DerbyMS_PE
DMS Teacher of the Year, Derby District Teacher of the Year and you and Nicole officially became Mr. and Mrs. Dydyn.
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Derby Middle School is proud to announce Mrs. Lisa Russo as the 2020-2021 DMS Teacher of the Year!!
#WeAreDMS
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Special afternoon supporting Derby families in collaboration with the Derby Police Department.
@DerbyRedRaider
@Bradley_School
@derbypssuper
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!
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Happy Administrative Professional’s Day to Mrs. Minolaio and Mrs. Esposito. You ladies are the glue that ensures everything stays together and runs smoothly. Thank you for all you do!!
#WeAreDMS
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Proud Mom moment for Mrs. Caggiano today!!
HUGE game from Mercedes Artaiz putting up a huge double double to lead her team to the W🔥🔥
#jrceltics
#ZGPOTG
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Congrats to Ms. Troop for being selected as the Derby Middle School Paraprofessional of the Year.
#WeAreDMS
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Amazing day in NYC! Special thanks to SSO Wandel for the police escort into the city. Then we had and amazing lunch
@BubbaGumpCo
before heading to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Broadway we will be back for sure!
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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Throw Back Thursday! Mrs. Caggiano her senior year of high school as a member of the North Branford High School Lady T-Birds Girl’s Basketball Team. 🏀
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Please join us in congratulating the 2024 Derby Middle School Paraeducator of the Year, Ms. Jaime Ortiz!
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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Congratulations to the 2018-2019 Derby Middle School Teacher of the Year.....James Rosa! Mr. Rosa is the school’s Physical Education teacher, PBIS coordinator, and a champion for every DMS student! Thank you Mr. Rosa for all of your hard work, kindness, and character.
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Thank you for the amazing sweater! It’s an honor to wear it an represent two things I love and hold dearly to my heart ❤️ my family and my school.
@Dehen1920
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DMS Unified Sports Athletes are ready for today’s basketball event at Brookfield High School!
#WeAreDMS
@ciacsports
@bestbuddies
@DerbyAthletics1
@derbypssuper
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Congrats to Rashiya your 2019 DMS Cook-off winner!! Your shrimp tacos were amazing. 🥑🌽🍤🌮🍽
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Please join me in congratulating Mr. Gozzo as he is being inducted tonight into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame. We appreciate his service, and are honored to have him a part of our DMS family!
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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There is something magical about a Friday night football game. Especially on our new field! Let’s Go Big Red 🏈
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A special thanks to Natalia for joining us this evening at the DMS Academic Awards! Take a moment to listen to her message to DMS students.
#Grit
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That’s a wrap on the 2022-2023 school year! Have an amazing summer everyone!
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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DMS and DHS band sounded amazing in the parade today! A special thanks to Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Brooks for all your hard work to prepare for today.
#DMSontheRISE
#WeAreDMS
@derbypssuper
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Mia is so proud of her mom, Mrs. Russo for being named DMS Teacher of the Year!!
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Happy National Administrator Assistant Day to the ladies who keep us running at Derby MiddleSchool - Mrs. Minolaio and Mrs. Esposito.
#WeAreDMS
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Congratulation to our 2022 CT Association of Boards of Education (CABE) Leadership Award winners Lazarae and Bruno. Way to go!
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
@derbypssuper
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DMS OnBoard! Mentors training and preparing for 6th grade student orientation tomorrow at 10 am.
#WeAreDMS
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Congrats to the DMS Girls Basketball team! They won today against West Shore! 32-31. Jillian Guilfoyle scored 10 points, Lisa Gall scored 8 points and Quinn Gray scored 6. Great team effort all around! A special thanks to Mrs. Gall for the stats. Keep it up ladies.
#WeAreDMS
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A special thanks to the members of DMS Student Council for helping to pack Thanksgiving Day Meals for families in Derby.
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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A special thanks to all member for the DMS staff for keeping us a “Float” this year!! We couldn’t do it without you. Who doesn’t love a soda 🥤 float on a Friday.
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
#CTCommissionersNetwork
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Principal for the Day Ms. Soni hit the ground running this morning greeting students at arrival and making morning announcements.
#WeAreDMS
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Good Morning DMS. Today is Tues. March 24th. We at DMS use Citizenship, Pride, Respect, and Responsibility to achieve Success in all that we do. We Are DMS! Remember kindness matters!! Keep up the good work everyone.
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A special thanks to the DMS staff for celebrating Boss Appreciation day with us! Crumble cookies and a basket of some of our favorite things! We are blessed beyond belief to work with such an amazing staff.
#WeAreDMS
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Congratulations to Mrs. Bette On being named our first On the RISE teacher recipient. Wear that belt proudly!!
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#DMSontheRISE
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DMS’s super successful Running Club presents two 1st place trophies to the school! These kids fly! Coach Gozzo and Coach Andrews lead the pack tirelessly all four seasons.
#WeAreDMS
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What’s better than a little Ice cream on a sunny day!
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Principal for the Day, Principal Camara leading us with morning announcements!
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
@derbypssuper
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Shout out to the Derby Police Department for celebrating World Teacher Day by bring Coffee and Donuts to the staff at DMS!
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Matching Day at DMS! SSO Caggiano and SSO Quartiano reporting for duty.
#WeAreDMS
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Tomorrow kicks off our first day of Distance Learning. All students will need to login to Google Classroom to check for assignments. Staff will be standing by to assist in anyway. You can comment in your Google Classroom or email a staff member directly for help. We got this!
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Congratulations to the DMS Boys Track Team! Bringing home some hardware from States. 🏆 🏅
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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We had special visitors at DMS this morning. Spreading holiday cheer!
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A sneak peek at some of the amazing artwork that will be on display tomorrow at the DMS Art Show (6-8pm) and Academic Awards Night (6:30pm). This piece was created by Ava.
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
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Students helping students is what matters. Recently two students at DMS suffered a devastating house fire. The students at DMS held a fundraiser to assist the two affected families.
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
#Family
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A special Happy Birthday to our SSO Officer Dave. Thank you for all you do each and everyday to support and protect our staff and students. We hope you enjoyed your special day!
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Congratulations Mr. Carlson on your nomination for a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Good luck in the application process.
#WeAreDMS
#DMSontheRISE
@derbypssuper
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So incredibly proud of you! You always think of others and are a young man of action. Way to go Jayden and family.
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Shout out to DMS Student Council members for an outstanding Winter Wonderland Dance this evening. A special thanks to the advisors Ms. K and Ms. Drezek for all your hard work to make this event possible. (Pictured members of DMS Student Council)
#DMSontheRISE
#WeAreDMS
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When students rock their I-Ready testing. Admins celebrate with 🧁 frosting!!
#WeAreDMS
@CurriculumAssoc
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A special congratulations to Mrs. Epifano on the birth of Lucia Marie Epifano. Welcome to the DMS family.
#WeAreDMS
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