Dixon Public Schools

The Dukes take on Byron tonight at 8pm. Pack the place with purple.

Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/6885391?schoolId=IL22487

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv5RPlhwX_o

#BePurple

Happy Labor Day weekend! School resumes on Tuesday, September 8th.

This week's Spirit Stick Award winner is Mr. Sutton! Mr. Sutton is a math teacher at DHS who goes above and beyond for our kids inside and outside of the classroom. He can often be found at extracurricular events supporting kids and has had increased participation in the 'Dixon Dice' board game club, which he created last year. Thank you Mr. Sutton! 

Congratulations to Braxton Bruce on being named the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week! He scored 3 touchdowns against Rockford Lutheran on 8/28/26. Click here to read the article from Shaw Local https://mrf.lu/2LwKS

Tonight will be Dixon's third week of the football season! Join us to watch the showdown tonight at the castle on AC Bowers Field: https://youtube.com/live/Qv5RPlhwX_o?feature=share

🏈DUKES FOOTBALL UPDATE🏈 Freshmen moved to 9/5 at 9am. Varsity 9/4 - warmups at 7:30pm and kickoff at 8pm. DJD athletes and coaches recognized during varsity warmups. Gates open at 6:30pm. #BePurple 🏈💜☀️🕶️🥵🏈

ATHLETICS UPDATE DHS Golf - Cancelled Practices - Modified

DPS Athletics UPDATE

RMS XC - Cancelled
DHS Golf - Cancelled
DHS Soccer - Cancelled

Practices - Modified

Sharing information from our friends at Florissa Center

Dixon Athletics and The Athletic Boosters need volunteers for the football concession stand this Friday. Please email the AD if you are available: rfegan@dps170.org.

Sharing information from our friends at Sauk Valley Community College

This evening, the Dukes will play off against Rockford Christian at 7:00PM on AC Bowers Field! Catch the action here: https://youtube.com/live/C3KlYsSs5e0?feature=share

DPS ATHLETICS UPDATE DHS Tennis - Cancelled DHS GIRLS XC - Cancelled Practices - Indoors or Modified #BePurple

Reminder: Homecoming Dresses are still available! See the attached graphic for more information.

The IHSA By-Laws & Policies outline the procedure for handling excessive heat to align with the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature categories. The Wet Bulb Globe, also known as WBGT is a Measurement of HEAT STRESS. https://www.ihsa.org/health-safety/heat-hydration-and-performance

DHS Athletics UPDATE

Sophomore football is cancelled due to the IHSA heat guidelines.

DHS ATHLETICS UPDATE

Due to the IHSA heat guidelines, we have made some slight changes today.

Dukes Soccer - Postponed
Dukes Sophomore Football - Delayed 1 hour, 6pm - Stay tuned
Practices - Modified

#BePurple

DPS Board of Education will be holding a Public Hearing on the FY 27 Budget at the September 23rd Board meeting. The FY 27 Proposed Budget is on display at the District Office and can be found on the website at www.dps170.org.

Mrs. Fitzanko's AP Spanish Language and Culture class is showing off their snazzy new t-shirts today. They were designed by Kyara Chavez. These students are already hard at work this year and doing a fantastic job mastering their Spanish language skills.