One week from today! Come on out at 5:30 to check out the art gallery before sitting down at 6:00 for the live performance! And don't forget those canned good donations! Hope to see you there!
Please join us for an evening of music & fun!
Parents, the annual 5 Essentials Parent Survey is live and we need your feedback to help guide school improvement. Please click the link and take the survey for every school at which you have children attending: https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/
We're hiring! @gopurple
Our Madison students created a BLIZZARD OF GREAT ATTENDANCE this January! Each class got to create a snowflake for every day their class was at or above 95% attendance!
A great batch of students recognized with positive office referrals today. So proud of you all! We hope your parents know how terrific you are!!!
Congrats to all our amazing spelling bee participants! They made it through two rounds of testing to earn their place on stage. Amazing job!!!
Congrats to Serena McGuire our Madison spelling bee runner up! We are so proud of you Serena and know you'll be ready to a great job if you're needed at the regional bee! Well done!
Congratulations to Carissa Sotelo, our spirit award winner this week! Carissa is amazing with our students and finds a way to connect with each student no matter how difficult their behaviors or circumstances. She is tremendously patient, unfailingly kind, and can always be counted to be here day in and day out for her students and teachers. We are so lucky to have her as a part of our school!!!
Shout out to The Dixon Education Foundation for their support of DPS Drone Soccer. Their annual Stupor Bowl event is coming up on Saturday, 2-7-26 at RMS. Help support them in supporting our schools. https://www.dps170.org/page/stupor-bowl
Here's our Madison Spelling Bee winner for 2026, Delilah Oleson #gopurple
Traffic Alert
The traffic speed light for the south bound lanes on Galena Ave near Division is undergoing repair. Please be mindful of your speed around schools and watch for crossing guards and any student or pedestrian traffic. Be alert, spread the word and help keep our kids safe. #gopurple
The traffic speed light for the south bound lanes on Galena Ave near Division is undergoing repair. Please be mindful of your speed around schools and watch for crossing guards and any student or pedestrian traffic. Be alert, spread the word and help keep our kids safe. #gopurple
Congrats to our Madison Spirit Award winner this week, Leah Meeks! Leah is dedicated, kind, and caring to students and staff. She organized our upcoming spelling bee and she regularly brings students in after school to give them extra instruction to help them be successful in her math class. Your hard work has not gone unnoticed!
Good afternoon. This is Dixon Public Schools calling to inform you that school will be canceled for tomorrow, Friday, January 23, 2026. This decision is based on the Cold Advisory provided to districts from the National Weather Service. Tomorrow will be an inclement weather/snow day that will be made up at the end of the year. Please check our website for athletic and activity updates. Thank you and please be safe tomorrow.
Attention DPS Families! You can sign up with this flyer for the upcoming DHS Cheer Team 4th-8th grade Clinic on February 20th.
Reminder: There is no school tomorrow
There will be no school on Monday, January 19th due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Congrats to our Spirit Award Winner- Nurse Courtney! We are thankful for her flexibility and hard work getting ready for the new semester!
Madison School is desperately in need of girls leggings and boys sweatpants. All this warm weather has made for lots of mud and lots of kids needing a change of clothes. Any and all donations are appreciated.
Woodlawn Arts Academy and Dixon Public Schools proudly present our winter musical theatre production of "Mary Poppins Jr." featuring talented 4th-8th graders from Dixon's Reagan and Madison Schools.
Shows will be:
Friday, Jan. 9th at 7pm
Saturday, Jan. 10th at 7pm
Sunday, Jan. 11th at 2pm
James A. Wiltz Auditorium at Dixon High School
Tickets are on sale at
https://centennialauditorium.thundertix.com/events/257461
Tickets also will be available at the door. *Ticket prices have increased due to fees through a new ticketing system. Woodlawn Arts Academy does not profit from this change. A processing fee will be added to all online and in-person credit card purchases. We apologize for any inconvenience.
