Darnestown ES

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Our 70th anniversary was a smashing success. Thank you to all our past and present students and staff who stopped by today!

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We look forward to seeing all our past and present students and staff at Saturdays’s 70th Anniversary Pumpkinpalooza!

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Staff trike races. Who will be the big winner?

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Chef Jain and Sous Chef Nance are cooking up more than PD for the Darnestown staff. DWPL day, Cheddar late than never!

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The DES community is invited to join Darnestown’s 70th Anniversary Reunion celebration on Nov. 8th. All current and former staff and alumni are encouraged to visit this family friendly event.

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We’re ready to welcome back our students today!

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Future scientists and engineers at work. It’s Darnestown’s annual Science Expo night!

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We are so lucky to have astronaut, Dr. Linteris, visiting today to share his stories and pictures from his 2 NASA missions.

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Thank you to our PTA for sponsoring @MobileEdProd cultural arts assembly about the life and incredible contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This was the perfect kick off to our Week of Service.

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Ms. Kheiltash’s class brought home the trophy in the 3rd annual DES spelling bee! The room was buzzing with great spellers. 🐝

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On this Veterans Day, we remember and thank the service of our Veterans. Thank you parent, Mr. Chowdhury, for your service and morning presentation.

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Thank you @MCPSBuses for the important work you do! You bring us to and from school safely everyday and for that we appreciate you!

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@MCPSBUSES we so appreciate you and the important work you do. Thank you for getting us to and from school safely each day!

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We are so fortunate to have @NidaJamal786 come to DES today to share her anti-bullying messages and the importance of kindness. We can all be upstanders!

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The Darnestown Staff is back together! Today we enjoyed reuniting with returning staff and welcoming new team members. Now the work begins!

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Summer ILT off to a great start as we learn about the community we are honored to serve. Big thank you to @dtowncivic for teaching us about Darnestown history and @RobScheer6 for reminding us about the important role schools play in building community!

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Field day, Part 2. Collaboration, cooperation, and a little bit of friendly competition. Thank you, Mrs Hurney, for another great day!

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Field Day Part 1 is a go. Thank you to the fabulous Ms. Hurney, our 5th grade Patrols, and parent volunteers for making this a fun experience for our youngest student athletes!

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Thank you to Mr. Kirchhoff and Ms. Chu for supporting our students and putting on a beautiful spring concert. It is music to our ears. 🎶🎵

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Thank you to all who came out to celebrate our richly varied cultures. It was a wonderful PTA sponsored International Night night thanks to our families and staff who participated.