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Draper Park Middle School
​Student Center

Contact us at 801-826-6920
Find Your Counselor


LEARNING OPTION CHANGES

Do you want to change your student's learning option for 4th quarter from in-person to online or online to in-person?  Please fill out the form found below.

Students remaining in their learning option do NOT need to fill this form out.  

4th quarter begins March 22nd.  Your request to change needs to be submitted by March 7th at midnight. 
4th Quarter Learning Option Change


​LOCKERS!
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Do you want a locker for the remainder of this school year (2020-2021)?  Good news, you can now request to have one!  Fill out the form found below and we will do our best to get you a locker assigned.  This is a process so give us time to get it completed!

Due to Covid we have a limited number of lockers we can give out.  We will do our very best to get one for you!

You should only use your locker before school, after school, and when heading to/from lunch.  You should not use your locker in between classes. 

You can check Skyward each day to determine if you have had a locker assigned.  Log-in as yourself, on the left side blue menu click "student info".  if you have a locker it will be in small numbers on the right side!
Locker Requests

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Registration Information
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View the presentations below to learn more about the

registration process at DPMS. 
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Parents wishing to opt-out of a required class (Health, College & Career Awareness, etc...) and replace with an elective can fill out the opt-out form listed below.
What is 6th Grade CCA (College and Career Awareness)?
CCA introduces a variety of CTE (college and technical education) courses that students can take in middle and high school such as keyboarding, FACS (family and consumer science), STEM and more! It is like taking 4 electives in one! CCA also covers skills that help 6th grade students successfully transition to middle school including time-management, communicating with teachers, organization, Canvas, and more!


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What is 7th Grade Health?
7th Grade Health is a required class by the state of Utah covering topics essential to wellness including prevention and refusal skills, communication, conflict management, nutrition, and physical, mental, emotional and social wellness.

Parent Request to Substitute an Elective or Opt-Out


​Want a "Late Start" or "Early Out" for

2021-2022?


If you want your student to have an educational release (not having a 1st period or 6th period) for 2021-2022 you must fill out an educational release form.  Make sure to select the year "2021-2022" and let us know which class your child will be opting out from (you can just write "elective").  Filling out an educational release now will ensure your child has the schedule they need for the upcoming school year. 
Educational Release Form

5th graders going into 6th grade

We welcome you to DPMS! Please click the "Incoming 6th Grade Transition Information" box below to be taken to our awesome website just for you! Go Vikings!
Incoming 6th Grade Transition Information

6th graders going into 7th grade
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dpms_7th_grade_registration_card_dpms_2021-2022.pdf
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7th graders going into 8th grade
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dpms_8th_grade_registration_card_2021-22.pdf
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Course Description Booklet
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dpms_course_description_booklet.pdf
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New Student Enrollment Information
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New Student Enrollment
Canyons School District now requires parents to submit new student registration through an online process.  You can begin the process by clicking the button to the left. 

DPMS Groups

The Student Center hosted 3 groups for students during 1st semester. These groups focused on skill building in areas such as managing emotions, making/keeping friends, and maintaining focus.
We are currently preparing to host a self-esteem group beginning in January.  We are looking at beginning groups that focus on skill building in the following areas:  Executive functioning (organization, time management, chunking assignments, etc), stress management, and more. 
If you feel your child could benefit from attending a group, please reach out to your student's counselor.  

Canyons School District Groups

The Canyons Family Center offers different skill building classes for both parents & students.  These classes are free to canyons school district families.  These classes take place in the evenings and offer a variety of topics including Anger Management, Parenting an ADHD Child, Coping with Depression & Anxiety, amongst many others.

To register, visit the Canyons Family Center website.​
Canyons Family Center


Counselor Information

Kathy Bitner, Student Last Name A-D (2020-21) kathy.bitner@canyonsdistrict.org

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Megan Gebhard, Student Last Names E-K (2020-2021)megan.gebhard@canyonsdistrict.org

Carolyn Feffer, Student Last Names L-Re (2020-21) carolyn.feffer@canyonsdistrict.org

Kimberlee Montoya, Student Last Names Rf-Z 
(2020-2021) kimberlee.montoya@canyonsdistrict.org

Mary Lane Newman, School Psychologist, marylane.newman@canyonsdistrict.org 
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Lori Hunt, School Social Worker, lori.hunt@canyonsdistrict.org
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Determining your Team

Please look at your student's Science teacher: 

6th Grade
  • Abercrombie-- Team Balder
  • Hausknecht-- Team Tyr
  • Seaborn-- Team Frigga

7th Grade
  • Stenten-- Team Freyr
  • Clark-- Team Thor
  • Nuetzel-- Team Freyja

8th Grade
  • Puacarpura-- Team Heimdall
  • Warner-- Team Njord
  • Muir-- Team Loki

What is SafeUT?

SafeUT CRISIS & Tip Line is available all year.  
​If you, or a friend, is in crisis, please contact someone who can help by speaking with your parent, school counselor, or downloading this app or .
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Find Out More About SafeUT





Student Center At A Glance 

August
  • 6th grade stress management boot camp
  • New student Orientation
  • 6th grade Managing Middle School lessons

September
  • Introduction of Kindness Campaign
  • 6th Grade Managing Middle School lessons continue
  • Monthly Career Speakers begin
  • 7th Grade College and Career Readiness Meetings

October
  • Diversity Month partnership with PTSA
  • National Anti-Bullying Day
  • 8th Grade Lesson: Outsiders/Resiliency

November
  • Utah College Application Week Activities
  • 8th Grade College and Career Readiness Meetings Continue
  • 8th Grade Lesson: 4 year plan
  • 8th Grade CCR Sign Ups (optional)
  • 8th Grade parent & student CCR canvas module opens 

December
  • Optional 8th Grade College and Career Readiness Meetings 

January
  • 6th Grade College and Career Readiness Meetings
  • 6th going into 7th Registration​​
February
  • Incoming 6th grade registration/welcome assembly
  • 8th grade: High School Registration

March
  • 7th Grade CTEC Field Trip
  • 8th Grade College and Career Field Trip

May
  • Open house for Incoming 6th Graders
  • 7th Grade You Going Forward Lessons
    • Character Strengths
    • Holland Code/Values
    • CTE-Pathways
    • Reality Check
    • Virtual College Tour
Draper Park Middle School
13133 South 1300 East
Draper, UT 84020
​801-826-6920                                            

  • Home
    • About Us
    • Health and Wellness
    • Registration
  • 6th Grade
  • 7th Grade
    • You Going Forward
    • College Virtual Tours
  • 8th Grade
    • High School Planning Information
    • College and Career Resources
  • Parents
    • Canvas For Parents
    • Curriculum Maps
    • GoogleDocs for Parents
    • Health and Wellness
    • Skyward for Parents
  • Club Thursday
  • Covid 19 Information
  • Stress Management
  • Lifelines Suicide Information
  • Career Speakers
  • Dual Language Immersion
  • Monthly SCC Counselor Updates
  • Kindness Campaign #2
  • About DPMS