CANCELLATION! The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship for Jan. 14th at St. Mary's School at 11:30 a.m. is cancelled due to the weather.
The Special Olympics basketball event scheduled for tomorrow at Dixon High School has been canceled due to the weather. Please see the attached email from the Regional Director.
🚨‼️1/13 SCHEDULE UPDATE‼️🚨
Dukes and Duchesses 🏀 at Freeport has been cancelled.
Attention!!! - Music Bingo Night has been rescheduled for March 23rd, 2024. Stay safe and watch for more information to follow in the coming weeks.
🚨1/13 SCHEDULE UPDATE🚨
Duchesses 🎳 at Morris - cancelled
Dukes and Duchesses🏀- Freeport - 1:30 and 3pm
Dukes🎳 - IHSA Regional at Freeport - Monday 1/15
RMS 🤼 at DeKalb - cancelled
Woodlawn Performances - 2 & 7pm
Dixon🤼 Duals at Lancaster Gymnasium - 11am
#BePurple
Basketball 1/13 schedule update! The morning games have been cancelled. The Dukes play at 1:30pm and the Duchesses play at 3pm.
Also, the Duchesses varsity game vs Marengo will be played Monday at 1:30pm.
#BePurple
Help our students with their United Way Collection at all school from January 16th thru January 26th. #gopurple
Tomorrow’s IHSA Boys Bowling Regional is postponed to Monday, January 15th.
TIME SCHEDULE:
Doors Open to Teams 8:30 am
Doors Open for Spectators 9:00 am
Coaches Meeting 9:30 am
Practice 9:45 am
First Round 10:00 am
#BePurple #StaySafeStayWarm
Dixon Public Schools is having their Regular Board Meeting on Wed., Jan. 17, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the District Office, 1335 Franklin Grove Road.
The meeting will be recorded and posted on the District’s YouTube channel and website. Those wishing to submit public comment need to email them to the Board President, Linda Wegner and to the Superintendent, Margo Empen, by Noon on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Public Comment received after this time may not be guaranteed to be read aloud at this meeting.
Attention DPS Families! The new times for Shrek The Musical Jr are as follows:
Saturday, January 13th at 2pm and 7pm
Sunday, January 14th at 2pm
Please make sure anyone you know that is planning on attending is aware of this change. Thank you! Stay warm and stay safe!
Parents-
Please make sure your phone number is up to date to receive calls and texts about school closures. If you did not get the alert for our most recent snow day, make sure to contact our office and get that information updated. Thank you!
Reminder: Auditions for the spring musical, Pippin, will be Tuesday January 16 from 5:30-8:30 and Wednesday January 17 from 3:00-6:00. Students will sign up for a 30-minute time slot with up to 5 students at a time.
Students will only need to be present for the 30 minutes they sign up for and may leave when their audition is over.
Students may sign up with Mr. Hoffman in room 404 or with Ms. Cibu in the guidance office.
There is a Family Fun Day sponsored by the ROE #47 on Saturday, February 10th from 2-4pm at the Build A Pet Clubhouse in Sterling! Please see attached flyer for more information.
Dixon Public Schools will be closed on Friday, January 12, 2024 due to the impending winter storm. This will be a snow day made up at the end of the year. There will be no practices tomorrow. Please check our website for updates on athletic events. Shrek the Musical will now be on Saturday at 2 pm and 7 pm and again on Sunday at 2 pm. Please be safe, and we will see you on Tuesday.
This Sunday January 14th, DHS & LCSEA are hosting the Special Olympics individual basketball skills competition beginning at 9am! It will be located at the High School. If you would like to volunteer, please register here https://soill.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/abasketball/
Blockfest sponsored by the ROE #47 is on Saturday, January 20th from 9-11am at the Oregon Park District! Please see attached flyer for more information.
Congratulations to Darius Harrington on his career night versus South Beloit on Saturday, January 6th at Lancaster Gym! His 37 points helped drive the Dukes to a 56-34 win! It also tied him for 10th all-time on the Duke's single game scoring record! #GoPurple #BePurple
Sharing information from our friends at Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois. On Thursday, January 18th from 5:30pm-7:30pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church there will be a Daisy Game Night! This is intended for grades K-1st. Please see attached flyer for more information.
The first part of the Empowered Parent Series is on Monday, January 22nd from 7-8pm on Zoom so there is no travel involved. The Zoom link will be sent after you register. Participants who register and participate in all sessions will have the opportunity to win a gift card!
DHS Cheer Clinic 2024 is on Thursday, February 1st from 4-6:30pm at Dixon High School! The payment deadline is Wednesday, January 24th and is $30. Please see attached flyer for more information.
