Down East Middle School

08/30/2026

Good evening Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary families, it’s Mrs. Lewis with our weekly announcements!
You are amazing! This week has been the smoothest first week of arrival and dismissal on record. Thank you all for sticking with the procedures so that we can make these times flow!

Next week we ask that all families go through the car line unless they walk from their homes or are dropping off PreK in their first full days. We need to avoid crossing Marshallberg Road and utilizing the church parking lot for pick up each day. The car line is complete by 3pm each afternoon and is consistently hitting a lull in the mornings at 7:35am.

We are excited to have all of our students on campus for full days as PreK starts their first full week this week.

Looking Ahead
Monday September 7th–Labor Day Holiday, no school

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08/28/2026

08/28/2026

We had a special guest at arrival today--Sheriff Nyberg joined the team at the car line to welcome our students on this last day of the first full week! Thank you to the Carteret County Sheriff's Office for everything you do to support our schools, DEMS and SES love having our SRO, Deputy Boyette!

08/25/2026

Let's get in those online forms!! Check out the process below to get started!

Already have an Infinite Parent account? Click here to begin: https://160.ncsis.gov/campus/psu160carteret.jsp?status=login
Need an account?
1. Locate your student's id number by asking your child (it’s the number they use to log into their Chromebook) or sending an email to your child’s teacher.
2. Click here to begin: https://portalaccess.ncsis.gov
Need assistance setting up this account: Watch this quick how-to: bit.ly/ccpsparentportalactivation

Reach out if you need any help!

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08/25/2026

Plain Jane's is searching for another custodian for SES/DEMS! Check out the info on the image if you're interested!

08/25/2026

We had a fantastic first day yesterday with a smooth arrival, easy transitions in the building, and a quick dismissal! It was great to see all the smiling faces!

Check out our staff commitments to making our school a place where we all BELIEVE, BELONG, and BECOME the best we can be!

08/23/2026

Happy Back-to-School Eve! We can’t wait to see you here at Down East Middle and Smyrna Elementary!
Our doors open at 7:20am with the tardy bell at 7:40am. We anticipate a big line tomorrow morning–do not worry if you are still in line at 7:40, we will work with you this week!

Dismissal begins at 2:50pm. Drop off and pick up is through the highway 70 entrance. After the first week, please utilize the carline for drop off and pick up. This helps ensure all of our students are safe and keeps us off of our neighbor’s property.

We truly appreciated the big turn out for Open House even with a very hot middle school building! I am pleased to report that the AC is fixed as of Friday morning. I wanted to give a special shout out to the crew, specifically our HVAC maintenance team, for their hard work in getting our building back to tip top shape for the start of the year.

Thank you for doing such a great job getting into or back into Infinite Campus Parent Portal! Those that haven’t done so yet, directions for creating an account are found shared on our page. If you have previously logged into the portal you can use the forgot password and/or forgot username functions to log in again. You will need to do this to fill out beginning of year forms. Please call the office if you need assistance.

Looking Ahead
Monday September 7th–Labor Day Holiday, no school

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08/21/2026

Thank you so much to the Smith family and Miss Gina's Fresh Shrimp for a delicious lunch for our staff to end the week!

08/18/2026

Good evening SES/DEMS parents! Tomorrow is open house! I’m calling to let you know that the middle school building, office area, media center, and gym is currently without AC. Crews are working diligently to ensure repairs are made to get the system working prior to the first day of school. I wanted to let you know so that if you are coming tomorrow you can dress appropriately for our 85 degree building! With this, we are adjusting how you enter the open house. All families will enter through the gate near where the buses park and walk through the courtyard doors to the cafeteria. We are moving all of our tables from the original location of the gym to the cafeteria so you can enjoy more air conditioned areas. The athletics meeting will move to the gym and be short, starting at 5:30pm.

08/16/2026

Good evening SES and DEMS families! This is Mrs. Lewis with our first regularly scheduled call of the year.

School supply lists are pinned to the top of our pages. They are also linked in the live feeds of our school websites.

Girls soccer tryouts are Monday, August 17 and Tuesday, August 18 at DEMS from 3pm to 5pm. Students must have a current physical packet on file in order to try out!

Open House is Wednesday, August 19 from 4pm to 6pm. This is a floating event. DEMS students will get their schedules at Open House. Everyone will enter through the gym where we will have booths with information about everything from buses to community organizations. I am so very excited to see all our returning students and meet our new students at this event! PreK and Kindergarten students will receive information about their staggered start schedule at Open House! Coach Garza will have an athletics meeting for middle school parents at 5:30pm in the cafeteria.

Many of our back to school forms must be completed through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. Directions for creating an account are found shared on our page. If you have previously logged into the portal you can use the forgot password and/or forgot username functions to log in again. Assistance will be available at open house if needed!

The first day of school is Monday, August 24th. Our doors open at 7:20am daily with the tardy bell at 7:40am and dismissal begins at 2:50pm. Drop off and pick up is through the highway 70 entrance. After the first week, please utilize the carline for drop off and pick up. This helps ensure all of our students are safe and keeps us off of our neighbor’s property.

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