Dillon District Three will hold an eLearning day on Monday, January 26, 2026 due to the expected inclement weather and icy conditions from Winter Storm Fern. Please review your local news stations with regards to keeping your family safe during this time.
eLearning Day Expectations:
· Students, school employees, and district employees will work from home. Supervisors will coordinate work assignments for their departments.
· Assignments are required to be turned in within FIVE SCHOOL DAYS.
- Each student who turns in assignments on time will be marked present.
- Those students who do not will be marked UNEXCUSED.
- Students in grades K-8 should plan for 5.5 hours of work time.
- Students in grades 9-12 should plan for 6 hours of work time.
- Parents are expected to read the information sent home. Students will have access to all assignments.
· Teachers will be available to students and parents during normal school hours.
· Students receiving assignments through Google Classroom can contact teachers through Google Classroom.
Mrs. Roberts’ 6th-grade classes have been studying the Middle Ages. As part of their learning, each student created a personalized Coat of Arms to reflect key themes, values, and symbols from the era.
Latta Middle School held its schoolwide Spelling Bee on Tuesday, January 20. Grade-level winners competed for the opportunity to represent LMS at the regional Spelling Bee in March.
This year’s grade-level winners were: 6th Grade – Ismael H., 7th Grade – Aniah W., and 8th Grade – Landon G. Each student impressed us with their strong spelling skills, and it was evident they dedicated significant time and effort to preparing for the schoolwide competition.
We are extremely proud of all three students for their hard work and determination. Landon G. emerged as the overall winner and will represent Latta Middle School at the regional Spelling Bee. Congratulations and best of luck to Landon as he advances to the next level!
We would also like to extend a sincere thank you to Mr. McInnis, 7th Grade ELA teacher, for serving as our Spelling Bee Coordinator this year. His organization, dedication, and commitment to student success helped make this event a meaningful and successful experience for our students.
This year’s grade-level winners were: 6th Grade – Ismael H., 7th Grade – Aniah W., and 8th Grade – Landon G. Each student impressed us with their strong spelling skills, and it was evident they dedicated significant time and effort to preparing for the schoolwide competition.
We are extremely proud of all three students for their hard work and determination. Landon G. emerged as the overall winner and will represent Latta Middle School at the regional Spelling Bee. Congratulations and best of luck to Landon as he advances to the next level!
We would also like to extend a sincere thank you to Mr. McInnis, 7th Grade ELA teacher, for serving as our Spelling Bee Coordinator this year. His organization, dedication, and commitment to student success helped make this event a meaningful and successful experience for our students.
On Thursday, January 15, LMS held our Quarter 2 PBIS Celebration! We recognized 240 students who met behavior expectations with nachos and cheese and free time in the gym. Their positive choices and commitment help make LMS a great place to learn and grow, and we couldn’t be more proud! Up next: our Quarter 2 Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance Celebration—stay tuned as we continue celebrating student success!
Students in Mrs. Marsh's 7th grade Science classes are learning about the levels of organization in an ecosystem. They worked in groups to create hanging mobiles showing organisms, populations, and communities. Below are a few of their creations.
Today LMS 8th grade students attended Pathways 2 Possibilities (P2P), an exciting, hands-on career exploration event designed especially for 8th graders. At P2P, students got the opportunity to:
🔹 Explore a wide variety of career pathways
🔹 Participate in interactive, hands-on activities
🔹 Talk directly with professionals from different industries
🔹 Learn how interests connect to future careers, education, and training
This experience helps students begin thinking about high school pathways and future goals in a fun and engaging way.
🔹 Explore a wide variety of career pathways
🔹 Participate in interactive, hands-on activities
🔹 Talk directly with professionals from different industries
🔹 Learn how interests connect to future careers, education, and training
This experience helps students begin thinking about high school pathways and future goals in a fun and engaging way.
The 7th Grade Kindness Award winners for the 2nd nine weeks were chosen because they showed what it means to care for others. Through small acts and big hearts, they made classmates feel seen, supported, and valued. We are proud to celebrate students who lead with kindness.
A Penny War has been declared to begin at LMS on Monday, January 12 and end on Friday, January 23!
Each grade level is competing against each other to earn points. The winning grade level will not be the one that has the most money, but the most POINTS! Ultimately, grade levels want to collect pennies and bills to have the most points.
The Penny Wars buckets will be set up in the lunchroom daily. Therefore, make sure to bring your coins to lunch. The winning grade level will have an ice cream celebration on January 30th!
All money raised through penny wars will go directly towards funding the Head Over Boots dance being held on February 13th.
Each grade level is competing against each other to earn points. The winning grade level will not be the one that has the most money, but the most POINTS! Ultimately, grade levels want to collect pennies and bills to have the most points.
The Penny Wars buckets will be set up in the lunchroom daily. Therefore, make sure to bring your coins to lunch. The winning grade level will have an ice cream celebration on January 30th!
All money raised through penny wars will go directly towards funding the Head Over Boots dance being held on February 13th.
Getting into the Christmas spirit, Miss. Rogers’ art students created 3D gingerbread houses and painted festive ornaments!
The LMS Student Council organized Warm Hearts, Warm Clothes and collaborated with the student body to collect blankets and socks. Several delegates delivered blankets to PruittHealth nursing homes' residents in Dillon this afternoon. This act is part of their community service project for the fall semester and will be appreciated greatly by many residents.
LMS is in the Holiday Spirit! On Friday, December 12th, Mr. Hedgepeth's first 8th grade Automation and Robotics class spread a little holiday cheer by stringing lights down the main hall. This idea started out as a debate between Mr. Hedgepeth and Mrs. Brigman about which lights (white or multi-colored) are more popular. From there, they had the idea to string lights in the halls. To make this possible, Mr. Hedgepeth's students measured the hall and calculated the diagonal lengths using the Pythagorean Theorem to determine how many feet of lights they would need. They ended up stringing over 400 feet of lights. Not only will this bring excitement to the student body, but it created excitement for Mr. Hedgepeth's students!
7th grade geography students created a Pyramid of Peace after studying World War I, World War II, and the Cold War, reflecting on the impact of global conflict and honoring veterans while considering the importance of peace in today’s world.
Using drawing pencils and shading techniques, Miss. Rogers' art students drew objects from observation. They used the tools that they learned to make their work look three-dimensional.
LMS' Warm Hearts, Warm Clothes community service project hosted by the Student Council is now taking donations! Please donate new blankets and socks to the residents of Pruitt Health Nursing Home in Dillon this holiday season. You can turn in newly donated items to the basket outside the library. Remember our goal is 80 blankets and 80 pairs of socks! See Mrs. Britt or Mrs. Duprel with questions.
Ms. Upton's homeroom celebrated their second place victory in the canned food drive. Students enjoyed pizza and soda as their prize! Great job to these students - every single one of them participated by bring in cans!
Mrs. Marsh's 7th grade Science students just finished up their EGG-cellent project on Energy Transfer. Students were given a budget of $100 to spend on materials from Mrs. Marsh's pop up shop. Then they designed, created, and built a contraption to hold an egg that would be dropped about 10 feet from the ground. Students were very clever with their designs. Most of the eggs survived, but we lost a couple to cracks and breaks. Check out a few of the designs shown here!
At LMS the 6th grade Medical Detective students have been learning about the external and internal structures of the brain. They identified several structures and labeled them with flags before dissecting the sheep brain to see internal structures such as the Corpus Callosum, Thalamus, and Hypothalamus.
At LMS the 6th grade Medical Detective students have been learning about the external and internal structures of the brain. They identified several structures and labeled them with flags before dissecting the sheep brain to see internal structures such as the Corpus Callosum, Thalamus, and Hypothalamus.
Congratulations on yet another win for the LMS Academic Challenge Team! They won their match against Dillon tonight with an impressive score of 44 to 19! Go Vikings!
15 Days to Sleigh the Holidays: LMS staff and students are invited to spread a little holiday cheer by participating in holidays dress-up days for the entire month of December. Please see the attached file for more information!
As we prepare for Thanksgiving break, Miss. Rogers’ art students created beautiful winter-themed paintings. Using acrylics on canvas, they brought seasonal scenes to life.
