Big Dog Trophy belongs to Mrs. Siegel and Mrs. Stambaugh's kinderstart classrooms! They were rewarded with a fun glow party!
Red Ribbon Week at DES October 26-30th, 2026. Follow the Elementary Newsletter here for the dress up days: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5294/Des/a6558b06-2dbc-4157-b390-2d2d7c58eff4/DESOctNews2026.docx.pdf?disposition=inline
The Scholastic Book Fair is happening this week at DES October 26-30th, 2026. Call the school or follow this website for more info: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/defianceelementary
Reminder of Elementary School Picture retakes October 23, 2026 @ DES.
Congratulations to the following 5th graders for scoring a PERFECT SCORE on the OST: Reed Cates- Math (3 years in a row), Matias Ferland- Science, & Caleb Krom- Science.
Congratulations to the following 4th graders for scoring a PERFECT SCORE on the Math OST: Gabe Dickinson, Harrison Bowling, Elliot Sierra*, Aubrey Black*, Colin Allen, Finley Badenhop, Renley Carr*, Connor Hohenbrink*, Lyrx Johnston, and Brilex Rocha.
*2 years in a row
*2 years in a row
Congratulations to Camden Wyatt for scoring a PERFECT SCORE on the 3rd grade ELA OST!
Congratulations to the following 3rd graders for scoring a PERFECT SCORE on the Math OST: Liam Doeden, Riley Krom, and Gabriel Phillips (not pictured).
Take a look at our K-2 Bulldog leaders to finish out the 25/26 school year!
A huge congratulations to our 2026 retirees—you will be dearly missed!
Front Row from Left: Joe Voll, Deb Rogers, Tammy Lockmiller, Josh Yoder
Front Row from Left: Joe Voll, Deb Rogers, Tammy Lockmiller, Josh Yoder
Top Dog Winners for the month of April!!
Right to Read Week was a hit at Defiance Elementary. We love to see students and teachers having fun through learning!
April Bark Trophy winners!! It was a tie between Mrs. Held and Mrs. George's Kindergarten classes. Way to go kiddos!
March Bark Trophy winners!! It was a tie between Mrs. Garrett and Mrs. Brubaker's class.
Check out our Top Dog WINNERS for the months of January-March. Great job teams!!
Please consider donating to our school fund for the Defiance Area Foundation, it helps provide resources that grow with our students today while building a stronger future for our Bulldogs. Head to our page www.facebook.com/DefianceCitySchools for more info or donate directly to Pay Pal at https://shorturl.at/5FXUP.
BARK trophy winners for the month of February, for the THIRD time this year! Mrs. Headley's 2nd grade class.
Highlights of our wonderful guest readers in celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday and National Reading Month.
Congrats to Mrs. Zimmerman's Kindergarten class for winning the BARK trophy for the month of January!
Kindergarten and 1st grade 100 days of school FUN!