Dixon Public Schools

The 💜of DHS is our students. Welcome back from the Front Office!

Sharing information from the PTC on their spring fundraiser. https://my.perfectpastries.biz/signup/KESM

Parents: Click on the links below for this week's COVID data. This data reflects those currently out as COVID positive or under quarantine. Please fill out the Daily Symptom Reporting Form for students attending onsite. https://5il.co/qbur https://5il.co/qbus

Tomorrow, March 8, 2021, is the first day of the schedule change for RMS and DHS. Click on the link below to see information on the schedule change, and reminders of the mitigations we have had in place to keep students and staff safe. https://5il.co/qbtz

Information on a free parent training on Transition Services To Help With Life After Graduation from NICIL and Equip for Equality.

Reminder that tomorrow, Thursday, March 4th is a half day of school. Students will be dismissed at 10:30 a.m. Thank you.

Here are the links for tonight's boys and girls basketball games- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEwnGn_J2VY3wWEPcVSoMxw https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dixon-high-school-dixon-il

Parent response rates to the 5Essentials Survey. Keep up the good work, parents! We need a minimum of 20% per building participation. We utilize your responses in our School and District Improvement planning. Mrs. Empen also sets principal goals utilizing the data. Dixon High School: 14% Jefferson School: 23% Madison School: 52% Reagan Middle School: 22% Washington School: 27%

Teacher & parapro response rates to the 5Essentials Survey. Keep up the great work! Survey ends on April 2, 2021. Dixon High School: 61% Jefferson School: 100% Madison School: 91% Reagan Middle School: 100% Washington School: 57%

Here are the links for tonight's boys and girls basketball games. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD9OT6PLz0xuXOwX1tJmPZg https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dixon-high-school-dixon-il

Whiteside Area Career Center CEO Program TRADE SHOW Wednesday, April 28th 4:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. and Thursday, April 29th 4:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. at the Northland Mall in Sterling Please support the CEO Program as the students showcase their businesses.

Parents: Click on the links below for this week's COVID data. This data reflects those currently out as COVID positive or under quarantine. Please fill out the Daily Symptom Reporting Form for students attending onsite. https://5il.co/q2a4 https://5il.co/q2a5

Here are the links to our boys and girls basketball game live feeds for tonight (2/26). https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dixon-high-school-dixon-il https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/rockford-christian-high-school-rockford-il

Parents & Community Members: You're Invited to a Virtual Webinar! Commonly Used Apps (Part I) Brought to you by Kwame Raoul, Illinois Attorney General Wednesday, March 10th or Thursday March 11th @ 6:30p.m.

Students, please remember to bring your Chromebooks fully charged to school each day so you can maximize time spent in class. We can provide help in the TechZone in case of emergencies, but we are confident that you can help do your part as well. Thank you!

Here are the links for boys and girls basketball games vs Stillman Valley today (2/24/21). https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/stillman-valley-high-school-stillman-valley-il https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dixon-high-school-dixon-il

Dixon Public Schools is having a Special Board Meeting on Thurs., February 25th at 6:00 p.m. The District is returning to an in-person meeting format and will also live stream the meeting. There will be a limited number of seats (13) available for those in attendance. Once all seats are filled, no one will be allowed inside to attend the meeting. Masks must be worn by all who are attending on-site. Those wishing to submit public comment need to email them to the Board President, Linda Wegner at lwegner@dps170.org and the Superintendent, Margo Empen at mempen@dps170.org by Noon on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Public Comment received after this time, may not be guaranteed to be read aloud at this meeting.

Candidate Forums for Dixon City Council & Dixon School Board are coming up in March.

Upcoming DHS Sport Seasons: Boys soccer (3/1), football (3/3), and girls volleyball (3/8) all begin soon! As a reminder, all participants MUST have a current physical on file and register on 8to18 in order to practice. Sport coaches will finalize first week(s) schedules soon.

Here are the links to view our boys and girls basketball games tonight (2/22/21). Girls https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/mendota-high-school-mendota-il Boys https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/dixon-high-school-dixon-il