Arts Achieve! School Profiles

Students served:

White (70.4%)
African American (4.5%)
Hispanic (20.0%)
Other Ethnic (5.1%)
Free & Reduced Lunch (42%)
ESE (self contained units for Supportive Behavior/
Emotionally Handicapped and Autism) (11.5%)
Gifted (10.5%)
Attendance Rate (94.4%)

For more school information, please visit:

School Webpage: www.leeschools.net/schools/dpm/
Band Website: www.diplomatband.org
Graphic Arts Website: www.leeschools.net/schools/dpm/DEMO/index.html

The Arts at Diplomat Middle School

Art I
Art II
Art IV Portfolio (YR)*
Concert Band (YR)**
Symphonic Band (YR)*
Jazz Band (YR)*
Beginning Band (YR)*
Chorus I (YR) (girls by grade level)
Chorus II (YR) ( boys chorus 6,7,8 combined)
Honors Chorus (YR)*
Int. Strings (YR)*
Honors Strings (YR)*
Drama I
Drama II
Graphic Arts/Web Design

Our Arts Teaching includes:

Music: 2.5 teachers
Art: 1 teacher
Drama: 1 teacher
Graphic Arts: 1 teacher

For more information, our teachers will be happy to answer your calls or e-mails. Contact us!

Band Director: Linda Mann LindaMR@leeschools.net
Choral Director: Jussi Doherty JussiTD@leeschools.net
Strings/ Orchestra: Fred Parham (half unit, 3 periods) FredJP@leeschools.net
Art: Joy Williams JoyAW@leeschools.net
Drama: Josh Hart JoshuaPH@leeschools.net
Graphic Arts/CBA: Richard “Andy” Jeter RichardAJ@leeschools.net

Our Schedule:

Click here for schedule.

Our Pride:
I am most proud of the customized curriculum our arts programs offer. Achievement grouping allows us to customize instruction for every student. Students are placed in classes that suit their abilities, and move forward as performance levels increase. Teachers work closely with students and counselors to place students appropriately. The elective master schedule is based on the foundational work with our arts teachers. It demonstrates the strong commitment our arts teachers have to their students.
Angela Roles, Principal

A Visit to Our School:

A TRADITION OF SUCCESS
Diplomat Middle continues its record of excellence earning recognition from the state’s A+ School Accountability program. We continue to be an “A” school as well as a “Five Star School”. Diplomat Middle has scored above the state and district average on the FCAT test for five consecutive years. Diplomat Middle emphasizes Academics, Athletics, Activities, and Arts & Music.

At Diplomat, our students build the academic and social skills they need to succeed in high school and beyond.

Our Special Arts Programs:
Our arts program is tailored to meet the needs of individual students. We build our offerings around student interest and abilities. We start from scratch every year to build the arts electives master schedule of course offerings. Students at Diplomat have the opportunity to take semester and yearlong arts electives. Students in arts electives continue to receive state and international recognition. Achievements include All-State Band, Chorus and Orchestra; All-County Band, Chorus and Orchestra, an OM team ranked #22 in the world, students selected to perform in community theater, six Design-An-Ad Winners and invitations for our Jazz Band to perform at prestigious community events throughout the year.