Destin Middle School

10/21/2026

Soccer & Basketball tryouts are happening soon! Mark your calendars, DMS!

10/20/2026

10/16/2026

7:30am next Friday… hope to see you there!

10/15/2026

WELCOME BACK, MARLINS!

We are so excited to welcome our Marlins back to campus tomorrow, Thursday, October 15!

As the sun begins to shine again following Hurricane Isaias, we hope our Marlin families are safe and doing well. Our thoughts remain with those impacted by the storm, and we look forward to coming back together as a school family.

We can’t wait to see our students’ smiling faces, reconnect with one another, and fill our hallways with laughter and learning again!

See you tomorrow, Marlins! ☀️🩵

10/12/2026

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞
𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝟒:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦

Due to ongoing recovery efforts following Hurricane Isaias, all schools and district facilities will remain closed Monday, October 12 and Tuesday, October 13. All extracurricular activities, athletic events, and school-related activities have also been canceled.

District teams continue to assess storm impacts, including flooding, power outages, downed trees, and damage to school campuses. This additional time will allow crews to safely prepare our schools for students and staff while supporting continued recovery efforts throughout our community.

At this time, we anticipate reopening schools and resuming normal operations on Wednesday, October 14. However, we will continue to evaluate conditions and will communicate any changes if necessary.

We also encourage families, employees, and community members to rely only on official Okaloosa County School District communication channels for accurate information. Any decisions regarding school operations will be communicated directly through district text messages and callouts, the district website, official social media accounts, and our official press release.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and support as our community continues to recover. Please stay safe.

10/08/2026

The DMS PE classes wrapped up their Volleyball unit this week playing competitive games while following all volleyball rules and demonstrating the technique and fundamentals they learned throughout the unit. Each class period crowned a champion! Congratulations to the champs!

10/07/2026

𝐓𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞
𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝟏:𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦

School district officials continue to remain in close communication with Okaloosa Public Safety Director Patrick Maddox as we monitor Tropical Storm Isaias. Weather experts expect our area to experience high winds, storm surge, flash flooding, and the potential for tornadoes beginning as early as Friday mid-day. The Okaloosa Public Safety Department will open shelters as needed, with the possibility of using one of our schools as a shelter. This system is expected to make landfall as a high-end category 1 or 2 along the northern gulf coast on Friday evening or Saturday early morning.

Due to the anticipated weather conditions and evacuation protocols, Okaloosa County Schools will be closed on Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9 to alleviate additional roadway pressures and to provide our families and school district employees with sufficient time to make the necessary arrangements in preparation for the storm. Schools will communicate directly with families regarding any school events, extracurricular activities, or athletic events that may be impacted.

As a reminder, Monday, October 12, is a scheduled Teacher Workday. Classes are expected to resume on Tuesday, October 13.

We will continue to closely monitor the storm and provide updates as needed through text messages and callouts, as well as on our website and social media channels.

Thank you, and stay safe.

10/06/2026

Happy Coach’s Day to our amazing DMS coaches! 🩵🖤

Thank you for the time, energy, and heart you pour into our Marlins—on and off the field, track and court! We appreciate you!

10/04/2026

🍦 Celebrating the Marlin Way!

We loved celebrating our students at our HERO Ice Cream Party! Teachers selected students from each grade level who consistently demonstrate The Marlin Way and show what it means to make great choices every day.

We are so proud of these Marlins for leading by example!

A huge THANK YOU to Culver’s for generously providing the ice cream and helping us make this celebration extra sweet! 🍦

The Marlin Way. Excellence Every Day. 🌊

10/04/2026

🩵🖤 DMS has the BEST custodial staff! 🖤🩵

On Friday, we got to celebrate this amazing crew with a well-deserved lunch from LongHorn Steakhouse! ✨ We are so thankful for everything they do each day to keep DMS clean, safe, and looking its best.

Thank you for keeping DMS SHINING! ✨🧹🩵