DHS Weekly Announcements
February 9-15, 2026
#bepurple
Stuff to Know
Student Council is sponsoring a spirit week. Dress up days are:
- Monday, PJ Day
- Tuesday, Red (Underclassmen) vs Pink (Upperclassmen) **Staff choice of Red or Pink
- Wednesday, Twin Day
- Thursday, Sweetheart Day (Freshman – Green, Sophomore – White, Junior – Blue, Senior – Red, Staff – Purple)
- Friday, Love Your Team Day
Congratulations to our DHS Band Students who attended All-State! Freshman John Cocar & Anastasia Pankiv. Seniors James Cocar & Blake Ferguson-Allen. 🎉
Seniors – Please be sure to check your emails for new scholarship opportunities as they become available. All scholarships are listed on the DHS website, Documents | Dixon High School.
Young Adult Librarians at Dixon Public Library - The first meeting of the newly formed Teen Advisory Board at the Dixon Public Library will meet Monday, February 9th from 3:15-4:15p in the TAD room. Students will meet once per quarter to discuss a variety of library-related content such as teen programming ideas, library improvements and more! There is no sign-up required, but teens who are particularly members of SVCC’s IMPACT Program can earn volunteer hours. Snacks will be provided!
WACC CEO Program applications are now open. Students wishing to participate in the Whiteside CEO program next year must complete an application and be accepted into the program. The application can be found at https://www.wacc-ceo.com/applynow/application. The deadline to submit the application is February 28th, 2026. See your counselor if you have any questions.
📣 Calling All Future Football Cheerleaders! Tryouts for next year’s football cheer team will be held March 9–12 from 4:30–6:00 PM in the DHS Cafeteria. Packet Pickup in Athletic Office.
Junior girls interested in attending the American Legion Auxiliary Illini Girls State should speak with Mrs. Ebert in the counseling office. This event takes place June 21-27th in Charleston, IL on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. Applicants should be in the top 10% of the class and have good character and leadership skills. More information can be found at www.alaigs.org. If interested, please submit your name to the counseling office by Friday, February 20th.
Blood Drive - The winter blood drive date has been changed to Monday, March 2nd. More information will be provided in a couple weeks.
Buy your 2026 yearbook today! Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and use school code 8554. Contact Mrs. Bally with questions.
Yearbook - Do you have photos to share with the yearbook staff? Go to YearbookShare.com and enter the school code bepurple. Follow the prompts and upload your images.
Sporting Events to See
Monday, 2/9/26
· Basketball Girls (JV) vs Winnebago – 5:30p @ Winnebago High School
· Basketball Girls (V) vs Winnebago – 7:00p @ Winnebago High School
Tuesday, 2/10/26
· Basketball Boys (JV) vs Genoa-Kingston – 5:30p @ Lancaster Gym
· Basketball Boys (V) vs Genoa-Kingston – 7:00p @ Lancaster Gym
Wednesday, 2/11/26
· Basketball Girls (V) vs Harvest Christian – 7:00p @ Lancaster Gym
Friday, 2/13/26
· Basketball Boys (JV) vs Rock Falls – 5:30p @ Rock Falls High School
· Basketball Boys (V) vs Rock Falls – 7:00p @ Rock Falls High School
Saturday, 2/14/26
· Bowling Girls (V) vs IHSA Sectionals - TBA
Student Clubs/Activities to Get Involved
· Student Council – Advisor, Aaron Eddy, aeddy@dps170.org, Wednesday, 7:15a – Art Room
· Drone Soccer – Advisor, Jim Manley – jmanley@dps170.org
· Dixon Dice Board Game Club – Advisor, Ben Sutton – bsutton@dps170.org
· FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) – Advisor, Ron Gruber – rgruber@dps170.org, Thursday @ 7:00a – Auditorium – All are welcome to attend.
· Key Club – Advisor, Laura Lauzon – llauzon@dps170.org, Friday @ 7:15a – Tech Zone
· Broadcasting Club – Advisor, Bob Wendt – bwendt@dps170.org, Tuesday @ 7:15a & Friday @ 2:45p – Tech Zone
· D&D – Advisor, Mike Olson – molson@dps170.org, Thursday @ 2:45p-4:15p – Art Room
· FFA – Advisor, Grace Klein – gklein@dps170.org, Tuesday @ 5:30p – AG Room