DPS #170 will be conducting law enforcement safety drills in each building starting in February. Buildings will be sending out reminders to families, one to two weeks before the drill. Please contact your building principal with any questions.
Congratulations to the East WACC CEO class on a fantastic event! Foreign Foods and Tunes was a great evening, and we couldn’t be prouder of your hard work! #EastCEO #DixonStudentShoutout
DHS marching band performed at Jefferson Elementary on January 18, 2023. The students and staff enjoyed learning about the various instruments and hearing the songs they played. Jaws even made an appearance during the theme song! Here is the link to watch the video. Enjoy! https://dpsk12.instructuremedia.com/embed/774804df-4cc3-42ab-a007-c0582c7381fe
Our High School and Middle School band and music staff introduced our ILMEA participants at the monthly Board of Education Meeting. We have a wonderfully talented group of students that represented us very well at the Illinois Music Education Association Festival. #gopurple
The January Board of Education Meeting will be streamed live on Youtube and will be accessible on 1-18-23 at 6pm via this link: https://youtu.be/P9X6-fkVb8g
Dixon Public Schools is having their Regular Board Meeting on Wed., January 18, 2023 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 will 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, January 18, 2023. Public Comment received after this time may not be guaranteed to be read aloud at this meeting.
The DPS Foundation is looking for donations for Silent Auction items for their Stupor Bowl fundraiser. Please see the graphic below for more information.
Middle School and High School students, remember to charge your Chromebook and bring it to school with you. See you all soon! #gopurple
Happy New Year! #BePurple
It’s championship day. Our undefeated Duchesses will take on undefeated Lincoln High School tonight at 7:30 PM for the KSB Holiday Classic Championship. Make an effort to stop by Lancaster gymnasium and help support the Duchesses! Let’s pack the gym with purple!! #KSBHolidayClassic #BePurple
Fired up for the KSB Holiday Classic. The next three days will be fun filled, action packed, and competitive girls basketball!
#KSBHolidayClassic #BePurple
Any students placed out of district will be off school tomorrow. The district will notify the schools that students will not be in attendance.
All Dixon Public Schools will be closed on Thursday, 12/22/22 due to the upcoming inclement weather. There is NO e-learning tomorrow. Please check our website/social media for updates during break. School resumes on Thursday, 1/5/23.
Winter break begins this Friday, December 23rd through Wednesday, January 4th. School will resume on Thursday, January 5th and will be an early dismissal at 11am.
We wish you all and your families a safe, healthy and happy holiday!
One of our students at Washington School, got a big surprise when her Daddy showed up to surprise her after returning home from deployment! What a wonderful Christmas gift for this family! ♥️
Illinois Special Olympics Region A Basketball Skills Competition is coming up on Saturday, January 14th. Mark your calendars! If you are interested in volunteering for the event, please register here: http://vhub.at/abball
Madrigals performed at the December Board of Education Meeting. #gopurple
The December Board of Education meeting will be streamed live on Youtube at 6pm on 12-14-2022 via this link: https://youtu.be/UAGEICaTPF0
Ticket sales end tomorrow for Friday's Madrigal Dinner. Click this link to fill out the form for tickets: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJD1ecP1AYWJrcuJ6CHGgogl5kgkx4nQB9GqfMX99CIqCETg/viewform
The DHS Holiday Plant Sale is coming to the greenhouse this Sunday, December 18th! The sale starts at 10:00am and ends at 1:00 pm.
