Dixon Public Schools
Dixon Public Schools celebrated the opening Saturday of the newest addition to the district, Thomas J. Dempsey Therapeutic Day School.
As both an introduction to the community and a thank you to Raynor, Dixon High School held an open house/plaque unveil Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, for the school’s newly renovated Career and Technical Education space.
The Dixon School Board approved several personnel actions Wednesday night, including new hires, retirements and volunteer coaches.
No weapons were found on the students or at the school, police say.
School Resource Officer Chris Cox will be retiring after serving 16 years at the Dixon Police Department. His last day at the high school will be Oct. 4. Taking over the position is Officer Matt Coffey, who will begin Monday, Sept. 30.
The hope is to get more teachers to attend training sessions, which have seen a steady participation decline over the past few summers.
Sewer work being done on Fargo Avenue was the source of the smell, city officials said.
Several Dixon Police Department marked squad vehicles and officers will be at Madison Elementary, Reagan Middle School and Dixon High School in response to potentially threatening Snapchat messages that surfaced last week, according to a police department Facebook post.
Both districts’ growing attention to ag offerings has been spurred by two things, teachers say: the hands-on nature of ag programs and the lessons students can directly apply to their own lives.
In celebration of the 100-year mark since President Ronald Reagan began his freshman year at Dixon High School, the school hopes to show its students that “every one of them has the potential to achieve their goals and dreams."
School board OKs new hires, resignations and coach roster.
Join UPM Raflactac, Al Morrison Baseball and Dixon-area businesses for a charity softball tournament benefitting Al Morrison Baseball and the Dixon Public Schools’ extracurricular activities fund.
Embracing the power of self-reflection, and the importance of personal insight, author Gary Shelton, a Dixon native, wants to bring readers on a journey of personal discovery.
Reagan Middle School teachers Eric Ferguson and John Taylor have collaborated on another recently published book.
Parents also are reminded that some children may need the proper vaccinations and physicals.
Dixon Public Schools is adding the final touches to its newest addition to the district, the Thomas J. Dempsey Therapeutic Day School, in anticipation for the first day of school on Aug. 14, Superintendent Margo Empen says.
The Dixon School Board on Wednesday night approved a list of new hires and resignations.
Board also approves list of hires, resignations and changes in status at Wednesday night meeting.
Dempsey Therapeutic Day School is on track to open for the first day of school on Aug. 14, Superintendent Margo Empen said.
Over $2 million of the third round of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grants – which brought just under $5 million into DPS – is dedicated to the CTE renovations, according to the Dixon Public Schools' Board of Education’s grant budget.
Rain moved the ceremony indoors where graduates, their families and school staff members packed the gym.
Dixon High School was awarded distinction as a Program of Excellence by the National High School Strength Coaches Association on April 17, according to a news release from the NHSSCA.
Signing day, more traditionally reserved for student athletes, was reimagined as a way to recognize the graduates who are going straight to work rather than pursuing higher education.
Board OKs slate of hires, resignations and new interns.
The awards presentation began with two employees of the year selected by the school board: Nicholas Haws, system analyst at Dixon Public Schools, and Tracy Kitzman, teacher at Reagan Middle School.
Indy and her handler, School Resource Officer Ryan McWethy, are pioneers of the new therapy dog program at Reagan Middle School.
Board also approves changes in status for five employees.
The Reagan Middle School Student Council has contributed $2,500 to support the team.
Tools for School, a program designed to provide students in need with the necessary supplies to succeed in the classroom, is reaching out to the Sauk Valley community to ask for donations in preparation for the 2024-2025 school year.
Rehearsals are now under way for Woodlawn’s spring musical theater production “Honk Jr." Tickets go on sale March 25, and performances will be April 5-7 at Centennial Auditorium, Sterling High School.
Team also has the chance to compete at nationals at Virginia Tech in late April.
The board accepted eight retirements and a slate of coaches Wednesday night.
Dixon High School has released its list of December and January Hall of Fame honorees.
Margo Empen was presented with the ILMEA Outstanding Administrator Award at the ILMEA’s annual conference on Friday, Jan. 26, in Peoria.
The National Weather Service also says to plan on slippery road conditions impacting early Tuesday morning commutes.
The Dixon School Board on Wednesday night approved several bids for work that will turn the former Lutheran Social Services of Illinois' Nachusa property into the Thomas J. Dempsey Therapeutic Day School.
The Dixon School Board on Wednesday night approved new hires and a change in employment status.
Stupor Bowl 2024, the annual fundraiser for the Dixon Public Schools Foundation, is slated for Saturday, Feb. 10, starting at 8:30 a.m. at Reagan Middle School. The event brings together up to 30 local teams for a fun trivia competition.
The Dixon School Board approved personnel action items at its meeting Wednesday, Dec. 20.
The Reagan Middle School Builders Club raised $500 for The United Way of Lee County.
Journey back to the Elizabethan era to enjoy a dinner and a show.
Coach Bowers became the first coach to utilize the Dixon school board’s new athletic field, a 7-acre plot purchased in 1920 along the Rock River.
Two performances set for Nov. 9 at the Dixon High School auditorium.
September and October honorees have been announced.
The DHS theater department rehearses for their weekend showing of "Puffs or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic." The Harry Potter themed play will be performed this Friday and Saturday at 7pm and Sunday at 2pm.
Dixon's Washington School held a trunk-or-treat event at the school Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
Dixon's Washington School held a trunk or treat event at the school Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
The Dixon School Board on Wednesday night approved several personnel items, including new hires, resignations and coach, volunteer and stipend positions.
The Dixon School Board on Wednesday night heard an update about projects underway at the Nachusa property, located on Illinois 38 and purchased by the district from Lutheran Social Services of Illinois for $300,000 in August.
The Dixon PTO held a welcome back to school event Thursday, August 31, 2023 at Wooden Wonderland in Dixon.