SPIRIT OF THE DRAGON VOLUME LII
ISSUE NO. 1
DEL DIOS MIDDLE SCHOOL | FALL 2013
First Year Dragon Hatchlings Soar Through Orientation BY SIANNA CRUZ It began with First Year Dragons slowly entering the Hall of Champions. You could see trepidation on their faces and almost hear the questions forming in their minds, “Which house will I be? Please not Metal, please not metal.” Suddenly, the Del Dios counselors entered screaming excitedly and running onto the stage where they got the dragon houses pumped up one at a time. After the students were pumped up and ready to go, Mrs. Adkins took the mic and introduced the new assistant principals, Mr. Ngo and Mrs. Peterson.
Then, Mrs. Adkins handed the mic to Mrs. Ayles, one of the counselors at Del Dios, who then introduced the ASB members that were guiding each dragon house. Each house followed their ASB
guides out the door where they played “Icebreakers“. The way Icebreakers works is that First Years wander around their house and say “hi” to one another. Then, an ASB guide calls
WELCOME NEW ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS! WE WANT TO KNOW: WHAT WERE YOU LIKE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL? Orientation Getting to Know Us Bell Schedule Dragon House Info . Interviews Staff
“I wasn’t very involved. In middle school, I was still trying to find out what I liked and stuck to my same group of friends.” — Mrs. Peterson
“Awkward. I played baseball, but mainly awkward.” — Mr. Ngo
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