For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs...who just happened to be there too. A tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world. Tickets are on sale now!
Congratulations to Katie Drew for winning SBLive Athlete of the Week! Our community put their rally caps on and locked in 35,804 votes before the poll ended! She was competing against 30 of the best performing athletes of the previous week throughout the entire state of Illinois! She also took home 3rd place at the IHSA Girls' 1A State Finals this past weekend! What a great way to finish her golfing career here at DHS! #GoPurple #BePurple
Attention Reagan/Madison Families! There are still open slots for Shrek The Musical Jr! Rehearsal starts October 30th. Please call WAA at 815-626-4278 or visit the main office in Sterling. Flyer is attached.
DPS 170 Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Up Link - https://www.dps170.org/page/parent-teacher-conferences
DPS 170 Parent/Teacher Conference Sign-Up Link - https://www.dps170.org/page/parent-teacher-conferences
This is a reminder that tomorrow night, October 3 at 7 pm in the Wiltz Auditorium at DHS, Jordan Toma, will be speaking to our parents, guardians, and community on perseverance and being the best person you can be. Jordan presented to RMS and DHS students today. His inspiring message has been heard around the country, and all are welcome to attend this free presentation. Students are also welcome to hear Jordan's inspiring message again.
Attention Parents! Jordan Toma has over 2.5 million followers on social media and is the #1 Youth Motivational Speaker in the United States. He will be in the auditorium at Dixon High School for Parent Night on Tuesday, October 3rd at 7pm. Flyer is attached.
Mark your calendars for October 4th at 6pm! The DPS Parent-Teacher Conference Sign-up Link will be going Live! Scheduling conferences has never been easier and with a few clicks of a button, you will be able to schedule meetings for any building, any teacher, all from one place! Want to schedule conferences the old- school way? No problem! Call any of our school offices and schedule all of your conferences in one phone call. Scheduling over the phone begins on October 5th. We hope to hear from you soon!
Attention DPS families! Dixon High School's Homecoming Parade is this Friday, September 29th at 3PM. The parade will begin on Lincoln Statue Dr. Then it will cross the bridge onto Peoria. We will continue up to 2nd Street, over to Hennepin, and back down to 1st Street and back onto Peoria. We will cross back over the bridge on Peoria to Lincoln Statue Drive. Flyer is attached.
On September 20, 2023 at the regularly scheduled meeting of the Dixon Public School Board of Education, the Board approved the FY 24 Budget. The budget can be found on the District website at: https://www.dps170.org/documents/finance/budget/fy-24-budget-information/506931
Dixon Public Schools is having their Regular Board Meeting on Wed., Sept. 20, 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 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, Sept. 20, 2023. Public Comment received after this time may not be guaranteed to be read aloud at this meeting.
Jefferson's Fall Book Fair is coming September 25-29th! This is next Tuesday-Friday. Flyer and link attached https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/jeffersonelementaryschool87
Katie D. and Sam Z. at Dixon
Rotary today. #BePurple #SuperStudents
Attention DPS Families! Tomorrow, September 13th is a half day of school. All students will be dismissed at 11am.
We are still Hiring! Updated with a new position! Come join our team! #gopurple apply.dps170.org
Congratulations to all our Young Author Award winners! We are so proud of you!
We are Hiring! Come join our team! #gopurple
apply.dps170.org
DPS Foundation Announces Teacher Grant Amount! This morning, Tom Wadsworth, DPS Foundation President, announced $58,000 is available for teacher grants for this school year. Click on the link below for the announcement! #BePurple #DPSFoundation#1
https://youtu.be/9sTpm4CU3Qo
9-7-2023 - 10am - District phone service has been restored to normal service.
We have an outage with our incoming phone lines. Our old numbers are online as a backup, please use them to contact us today, 9-7-2023.
District Office 815-284-7722
High School 815-284-7723
RMS/Madison 815-284-7725
Jefferson 815-284-7724
Washington 815-284-7727