Dixon High School

Reminder: Wednesday, September 9th is a Half Day

The Dukes take on Byron tonight at 8pm. Pack the place with purple.

Tickets: https://gofan.co/event/6885391?schoolId=IL22487

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv5RPlhwX_o

#BePurple

Happy Labor Day weekend! School resumes on Tuesday, September 8th.

This week's Spirit Stick Award winner is Mr. Sutton! Mr. Sutton is a math teacher at DHS who goes above and beyond for our kids inside and outside of the classroom. He can often be found at extracurricular events supporting kids and has had increased participation in the 'Dixon Dice' board game club, which he created last year. Thank you Mr. Sutton! 

Congratulations to Braxton Bruce on being named the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week! He scored 3 touchdowns against Rockford Lutheran on 8/28/26. Click here to read the article from Shaw Local https://mrf.lu/2LwKS

Tonight will be Dixon's third week of the football season! Join us to watch the showdown tonight at the castle on AC Bowers Field: https://youtube.com/live/Qv5RPlhwX_o?feature=share

🏈DUKES FOOTBALL UPDATE🏈 Freshmen moved to 9/5 at 9am. Varsity 9/4 - warmups at 7:30pm and kickoff at 8pm. DJD athletes and coaches recognized during varsity warmups. Gates open at 6:30pm. #BePurple 🏈💜☀️🕶️🥵🏈

Sharing information from our friends at Sauk Valley Community College

DPS ATHLETICS UPDATE DHS Tennis - Cancelled DHS GIRLS XC - Cancelled Practices - Indoors or Modified #BePurple

The ISA By-Laws & Policies outline the procedure for handling excessive heat to align with the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature categories. The Wet Bulb Globe, also known as WBGT is a Measurement of HEAT STRESS. https://www.ihsa.org/health-safety/heat-hydration-and-performance

DHS Athletics UPDATE

Sophomore football is cancelled due to the IHSA heat guidelines.

DHS ATHLETICS UPDATE

Due to the IHSA heat guidelines, we have made some slight changes today.

Dukes Soccer - Postponed
Dukes Sophomore Football - Delayed 1 hour, 6pm - Stay tuned
Practices - Modified

#BePurple

Mrs. Fitzanko's AP Spanish Language and Culture class is showing off their snazzy new t-shirts today. They were designed by Kyara Chavez. These students are already hard at work this year and doing a fantastic job mastering their Spanish language skills.

Going to be a great week for Dixon Athletics! #BePurple

Please vote and share thru Tuesday for Braxton Bruce, Dixon Football as the Sauk Valley Athlete of the Week. #gopurple #bepurple
https://saukvalley.secondstreetapp.com/Sauk-Valley-Athlete-of-the-Week-Week-1-2026-27/gallery/

This week's spirit stick winners are the DHS Special Education Department. It has been an especially busy start to the school year for our Special Education Department, and they have continually stepped up in order to meet the needs of our students! 

The Dukes will be facing off against the Rockford Lutheran Crusaders for tonight's football matchup! Join us to watch the showdown at the castle on AC Bowers Field: https://youtube.com/live/Grm_aw8PhzE?feature=share

Mr. Sutton, DHS Math Teacher/Dixon Dice Board Game Club Advisor, with Mr. Mauch and Mr. Hoffman joining in on the fun! The club meets every Wednesday and Thursday at 2:45pm in the Tech Zone.

DHS Dukes golf update. Today's match vs Rockford Lutheran will be boys ONLY and the tee time will be 4pm at Ingersoll in Rockford.