There will be a Special Finance Committee on January 16th at 5:30 p.m. in the Elementary Teachers' Workroom to continue discussion about the details of the 2012-2013 budget. Association members are invited to attend the meeting.

Check out the photos of the Early Education Christmas program on the Register's website.

School parent Mary Maltby was one of several parents who joined the students on Tuesday, January 3^rd to hear Senator Rick Santorum, candidate seeking the nomination as Republican nominee for the United States Presidency. You can read about the assembly and Mrs. Maltby's answers to the reporter's questions here.

Praise the Lord that we are enhancing our security and safety at DMC as a result of a donor's generosity!  Beginning in January, Early Education parents will access that area of the building with fobs, since the location will be locked-down completely.  Also, we will begin limiting access to both the Secondary area and Elementary area by containing traffic to the handicapped-accessible door only at 9:00 a.m.  That way, the bad guys who don't know our building access well can be limited in their access.  (Please do not share this plan with others -- for the safety of your children.)  Coaches, P.E. teachers, and Secondary music instructors will also be limited by fobs and asked not to block open the brown doors near the trophy cases.  Thank you for learning our new "flight patterns" in the school.  Limiting access means greater safety for your children!

FINAL CALL:  Immediate Opening for Part-Time Lunchroom Server: The DMCS kitchen needs a lunchroom server on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.  Regular hours are 10:15 a.m. until 1:45 p.m.  If you are interested in serving one or more days, please submit your application to Julia Veenstra, Business Manager.  Applications can be found on our website under "Employment."

Elementary Principal Jerry Clutts spoke to the students, staff, and parents assembled for Elementary Chapel on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. If you would like to read my summary of Mr. Clutts' chapel message, "Stuff or God's Love?" please click here.

Upcoming Chapels:

Anderson Properties, a commercial real estate firm in Urbandale, is seeking a qualified candidate who possesses great organizational skills for a part-time reception position. Duties include, but are not limited to, answering phones, letter writing, organizing schedules of rent payments, listing of properties on an online listing service, and distribution of information to other employees, clients, and other associated persons. Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and data entry are a must. Knowledge of Microsoft Publisher and PowerPoint, a plus. Candidates must be able to dress professionally to greet clients. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., with a half-hour unpaid lunch break. Compensation is $12.00 per hour.

The Winter Jam Christian Music Tour will be in Des Moines in January and is in need of a fifteen passenger van, with gas, to be provided for the day by a church or para-chuch organization. This is an extra vehicle any runner might be sent out in, when needed. The production company's insurance will cover it for a day. If you can supply a van or volunteer at the event, please e-mail Jim Cordero.