Dixon High School

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.

The Dukes are set to take on LP at AC Bowers Field! ⚽️ #BePurple

Dukes XC off to a strong start! First place at the Yorkville Kailey Fox Invitational #BePurple

Congratulations to Alex Oliver Dixon High School's first recipient of our weekly Spirit Stick award! Alex joined DHS as our new guidance office secretary and has made a tremendous impact with her uplifting, positive, and fun attitude. Her work ethic and determination to learn all the new tasks and systems of her job is truly inspiring! Thank you for all you do Alex and we hope you have an amazing year ahead!!

Attention DPS Families! Homecoming Dresses are now available! See the attached graphic for more information.

Class of 2026! If you ordered a 2026 yearbook, you can pick it up at the main office at Dixon High School. There are yearbooks still available for purchase. Contact Mrs. Bally if you would like to purchase one.

Current students can pick yearbooks up in the DHS lobby after school Monday, August 17th, and Tuesday, August 18th.

The Dukes and Duchesses golfers teed off this weekend. The girls traveled to Belvidere yesterday and Rachel was 7th place with an 84. The boys were in Rockford today finishing second as a team. Brody and Max were 5th overall. ⛳️ 🏌🏼🏌🏼‍♀️💜 #BePurple

Meet the Dukes & Duchesses is tomorrow at 5:30pm at AC Bowers Field! Pack the place with PURPLE! 💜💜

The Athletic Booster Club will be giving out free hot dogs and lemonade. 🌭🍋 #BePurple

Today is Mr. Eastman's last first day of school at DHS before his retirement at the end of this school year! Stop by the business department to wish him his best year yet. Have a great year, Mr. Eastman!