Thanks to help from our booster club, AC Bowers Field got a little facelift on the south fence!
Baseball vs Orion has been cancelled for today (3/18/22).
It's OPENING DAY for Duchesses Softball (weather permitting!)
It's OPENING DAY for Dukes Baseball (weather permitting!)
We had some fun in ELT during W.I.N. week today! Oreo cookie challenge, bubble blowing competition and peanut butter plexiglass licking contest!
It's game day for boys tennis!
Please see covid related information.
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1936448/3.16.22_Parent_Notification_Letter_updated.pdf
Congratulations to our DHS 5 Essentials survey winners! Each student earned a $25 gift card for encouraging their parents to complete our survey. Thank you parents for your help!
Isabella G. and Hayden S speaking at Dixon Rotary today. #GoPurple #SuperStudents
On Tuesday, April 19th Dixon High School will be delivering the Illinois Youth Survey to 10th and 12th grade students. This survey helps state and local agencies gather data about adolescent trends in a variety of areas. Parents wishing to not have their child participate may opt out (link attached or have your child pick up a paper copy of the opt out in the DHS main office).
https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1929459/IYS_Parent_Notification_2022.pdf
Congratulations to our DHS Group Interpretation team on “Come From Away.” Their performance was riveting and showcased their incredible talent. Good luck at Sectionals in Sterling. #GoPurple #GITalent
Congratulations to our DHS Group Interpretation team on “Come From Away.” Their performance was riveting and showcased their incredible talent. Good luck at Sectionals in Sterling. #GoPurple #GITalent
Please see important information regarding vape detectors at DHS. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1927507/VAPE_LETTER_3.11.22.pdf
The 5Essentials Survey closes on Friday! Parents, it's not too late to take a survey for each building you have a child in. Our goal is 50% for each building and we are getting close. Here are the parent response rates for schools in Dixon USD 170:
Dixon High School: 25%
Jefferson School: 45%
Madison School: 33%
Reagan Middle School: 21%
Washington School: 45%
We use your responses in drafting our School & District Improvement Plans and setting goals for Administrators. #GoPurple #ThankYouParents
Click the links below for this week's COVID data. This is the last COVID report unless we see a significant resurgence in numbers.
https://5il.co/16tod
https://5il.co/16toe
Please click on the link below for a news article from Supt. Empen regarding the postponement of the Gender/Sexual Orientation data collection.
https://www.dps170.org/article/676636
Our boys tennis team got up early this morning to work with our local food bank to hand out food!
Parents & Guardians: March 11 is the final day for the 5Essentials Survey. Below are the percentages for each building. You can take a survey for EACH building you have a student in. For each survey you complete, you can turn in a slip for the $50 gift card. Our goal districtwide is 50% for EACH building. Go to www.dps170.org to find the survey and the participation slip to be entered for the gift card.
Here are the parent response rates for schools in Dixon USD 170:
Dixon High School: 21%
Jefferson Elem School: 34%
Madison Elem School: 28%
Reagan Middle School: 20%
Washington Elem School: 43%
On Sunday, DHS wrestlers competed in the IWCOA Fresh/Soph Regionals Tournament in Morrison. Five wrestlers placed first and one placed second. Seven wrestlers are moving on to compete at Sectionals this weekend in Sterling! #gopurple
Zack Clevenger - 1st place
Cade Hey - 1st place
Steven Kitzman - 1st place
Jacob Renkes - 1st place
Jayden Weidman - 1st place
Jayce Kastner - 2nd place
Gabe Buelvas - 4th place (not pictured)
Maddie and Riley at Dixon Rotary Meeting today! #SuperStudents
