Dixon Public Schools

Please vote and share daily through Tuesday for Owen Lesage, Track & Field, as the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. #gopurple #bepurple

https://saukvalley.secondstreetapp.com/Sauk-Valley-Athlete-of-the-Week-Week-37-2025-26/gallery/

DHS teachers are spec-TACO-lar! Happy Teacher Appreciation week to all DPS teachers!

Dixon Performance would like to thank the RMS track coaches for the opportunity to work with sprinters and throwers.
Special thanks to Ahmyrie McGowan for being a student assistant coach.
We worked with an average of 55 RMS student-athletes per session, two (2) sessions per week for seven (7) weeks.

Athletic based warm-ups✅
Mobility: ankles, shoulders, & hips✅
Running Mechanics: wickets, curvilinear runs✅
Jumps: horizontal, vertical, lateral, and linear variations✅
Acceleration: Half kneeling, lying, & falling starts✅
Bodyweight Exercises: Eccentric and Isometric- squats, split squats, hinges, and push-ups✅
Core: planks, dead bugs, bird dogs, & slow mountain climbers✅

COME SEE THESE TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES PERFORM TOMORROW (5/9) AT THE DIXON INVITE
Girls Running & Boys Field Events @ 9:00 AM
Boys Running & Girls Field Events @ 11:00 AM
Shot & Discus compete at Jefferson School
All other events compete at AC Bowers (DHS)

Reminder: The DHS Greenhouse Spring Plant Sale has been Extended!

Additional Dates:
Today: 2:45-4:00
May 9 Sat: 10-1
May 10 Sun: 10-1

We have posted information to our website about a data breach impacting our Canvas Learning Management system.
https://www.dps170.org/article/2875226

Reminder: Kindergarten Orientation and Parent Night are next week on May 15th, 2026.

RMS Student Council recently hosted a Volleyball Tournament, bringing students together for some friendly competition and a great cause! Thanks to everyone who participated and supported the event, $250 was raised to benefit the YMCA Strong Kids Campaign. Students proudly presented the check to Heather Grobe of the Dixon Family YMCA. Great job making a positive impact in our community!

More from our students on their most favorite teachers!

The DHS Broadcasting Club is proud to present tonight's girls varsity soccer matchup where our Dixon Duchesses will face off against the Oregon Hawks! Catch the live action right here: https://youtube.com/live/cBD4VegWnek?feature=share

Teacher Appreciation Week Day 2... more from our students regarding their AMAZING teachers!

Sharing information from our friends at Woodlawn Arts Academy

The DHS Greenhouse Spring Plant Sale has been Extended!

Additional Dates:
May 8 Friday: 2:45-4:00
May 9 Sat: 10-1
May 10 Sun: 10-1

Please vote and share thru Tuesday for Eli Kirchoff, Dixon Baseball, for Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. #gopurple #bepurple
https://saukvalley.secondstreetapp.com/Sauk-Valley-Athlete-of-the-Week-Week-36-2025-26/gallery/

Sharing information from our friends at Florissa Center

Saint Ambrose Basketball Summer Camp registration is now available! Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Sharing information from our friends at Partnership for a Healthy Lee County and Lee County Health Department

Dixon Performance would like to congratulate Dylan Bopes and Landon Knigge on being selected as NHSSCA All-Americans. This award is given annually to a High School Athlete who has demonstrated outstanding achievement on and off the field regarding strength and conditioning, athletic performance, academics, and leadership.

Attention DPS Families! You can now register for the annual Golf Outing. Please call 815-453-3480 or email Kristi Arjes at karjes@dps170.org