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Here is the Dukes Varsity December Basketball Schedule! #GoPurple #BePurple
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The Dixon Park District has multiple events running throughout the month of December! See attached flyer for more details.
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The Dixon Family YMCA is still providing a drop off location for the Kids Helping Kids Food Drive until December 16th. See flyer for more details.
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Sharing information from our friends at Partnership for a Healthy Lee County (PHLC). 12 Days of Giving starts on December 1st. Please read the attached flyer for more details.
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Attention Seniors and parents of Seniors: We will be holding our annual Financial Aid Information night on Wednesday, November 29th at 6:30 in the DHS Cafeteria. Sauk Valley Community College financial aid officers will be there to present new information about the process of completing the FAFSA. There have been some changes for this year's financial aid application process, so even if you have completed the form in the past, it might be worth your time to attend.
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Sharing information from our friends at the Dixon Public Library. Entry is free of charge. Flyer is attached.
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Here is the Duchesses Varsity December Basketball Schedule! #GoPurple #BePurple
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Attention DPS Families! Thanksgiving break starts tomorrow. School will be back in session Monday, November 27th.
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Here is the Dukes Varsity November Basketball Schedule! #GoPurple #BePurple
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Congratulations to our Varsity Duchesses Basketball team for winning the Oregon Tip Off Tournament! Saturday, they played Rochelle in the semi-finals and won 56-31 and then defeated Pecatonica 43-41 in the finals to go undefeated and take home the title! #GoPurple #BePurple
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Attention DPS Families! Visit this link to see videos from our November Students of the Month! https://www.dps170.org/article/1300176 #GoPurple #BePurple
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Here is the Duchesses Varsity November Basketball Schedule! #GoPurple #BePurple
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Congratulation DPS #170 Board of Education President, Linda Wegner, on being recognized as an Established Board Leader. IASB recognizes school board members for individual time and effort devoted to learning and leadership activities provided by the Association and for service to the public education community. Established Board Leaders must achieve at least 200 points to be acknowledged. Mrs. Wegner was one of sixteen Board Members recognized at the fall Northwest Division Meeting. Thank you Mrs. Wegner for serving the students, staff, and community of Dixon with distinction. #bepurple
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Congratulations to the DPS #170 Board of Education on earning the 2023 School Board Governance Recognition Designation. The DPS Board of Education is one of 45 school board's to earn this designation. This recognition is designed to acknowledge those school boards that have engaged in activities and modeled behaviors that lead to excellent in local school governance in support of quality public education. (Front Row: Linda LeBlanc-Parks, Linda Wegner, Brandon Rogers) (Back Row: David Fritts, Kathleen Schaeffer, Melissa Gates, Jon Wadsworth) Congratulations on your recognition and thank you for all you do for the students, staff, and community of Dixon! #bepurple
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Sharing information from our friends at Dixon PTO. Kids Night Out is Thursday, December 14th from 5-7:30pm at Jefferson School Gym! Please click this link to register https://forms.gle/Yf2ZTvGKYcs6w9VD6
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Dixon High School athletics and activities is hiring! Go to www.dps170.org to apply or email Roger Fegan the Activities Director at rfegan@dps170.org. It's a great time to be a Duke or Duchess! #BePurple
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The November Board of Education Meeting will be streamed on Youtube at 6pm on Wednesday, 11-15-23 and will be accessible via this link, https://youtube.com/live/LtLZrUTPy2c?feature=share
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Dixon Public Schools is having their Regular Board Meeting on Wed., Nov. 15, 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, Nov. 15, 2023. Public Comment received after this time may not be guaranteed to be read aloud at this meeting.
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GAME DAY! 🏀
The Duchesses open the season at home vs Harlem HS. JV at 5 and Varsity at 6:30pm. Let's pack Lancaster Gymnasium. #BePurple
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Reminder: Wednesday, November 15th is a Half Day
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