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
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Sharing information from our friends at Sauk Valley Community College
DPS ATHLETICS UPDATE
DHS Tennis - Cancelled
DHS GIRLS XC - Cancelled
Practices - Indoors or Modified
#BePurple
The ISA 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.
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
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
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.
Girls Tennis won the Freeport Invite on Saturday! They beat Freeport 5-0, Marengo 5-0, and Rockford Christian 5-0! #BePurple
Going to be a great week for Dixon Athletics! #BePurple
Please vote and share thru Tuesday for Braxton Bruce, Dixon Football as the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. #gopurple #bepurple
https://saukvalley.secondstreetapp.com/Sauk-Valley-Athlete-of-the-Week-Week-1-2026-27/gallery/
https://saukvalley.secondstreetapp.com/Sauk-Valley-Athlete-of-the-Week-Week-1-2026-27/gallery/
This week's spirit stick winners are the DHS Special Education Department. It has been an especially busy start to the school year for our Special Education Department, and they have continually stepped up in order to meet the needs of our students!
The Dukes will be facing off against the Rockford Lutheran Crusaders for tonight's football matchup! Join us to watch the showdown at the castle on AC Bowers Field: https://youtube.com/live/Grm_aw8PhzE?feature=share
Mr. Sutton, DHS Math Teacher/Dixon Dice Board Game Club Advisor, with Mr. Mauch and Mr. Hoffman joining in on the fun! The club meets every Wednesday and Thursday at 2:45pm in the Tech Zone.
DHS Dukes golf update. Today's match vs Rockford Lutheran will be boys ONLY and the tee time will be 4pm at Ingersoll in Rockford.
The Dukes are set to take on LP at AC Bowers Field! ⚽️ #BePurple
Dukes XC off to a strong start! First place at the Yorkville Kailey Fox Invitational #BePurple
Congratulations to Alex Oliver Dixon High School's first recipient of our weekly Spirit Stick award! Alex joined DHS as our new guidance office secretary and has made a tremendous impact with her uplifting, positive, and fun attitude. Her work ethic and determination to learn all the new tasks and systems of her job is truly inspiring! Thank you for all you do Alex and we hope you have an amazing year ahead!!
