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Congratulations to all of our athletes that competed at the State Track meet this past weekend! Athletes that received medals this weekend: Collin Bachand placed 3rd place in the 7th grade boys Long Jump! Mikayla Chambers placed 6th in 7th grade girls 1600M run and 4th in the 7th grade girls 800M run! Graham Meister placed 4th in the 7th grade boys Discus and is the 2022 STATE CHAMPION in the 7th grade boys Shot Put, with a school record throw of 43'04"!

Fall PreSchool Screening - 2022 August 12th Click on the link below for more information: https://5il.co/1afut

Congratulations to the all of our track and field athletes that qualified for the State Track meet this weekend! The athletes will compete Friday and Saturday. Boys: Graham Meister: Shot Put, Discus Evan Olson: Discus Collin Bachand: Long Jump, 400 Ethan Pakula: Discus Joey Farris: 1600 Girls: Mikayla Chambers: 1600, 800, 4x400 Delaney Boucher: 400, 4x400, 4x200 Kit Connor: 4x200, 4x400 Isabel Hakey: 4x200, 4x400 Chloe Leithleiter: 4x200 Bianca Noriega: alternate in 4x200 June Woods: alternate in 4x400

Please join us for a retirement open house!

Come out and support local vendors and your Redbirds!

WE LOVE OUR REDBIRD TEACHING FAMILY!!! The best lessons are not learned from a book but from the hearts of our truly great Redbird Family teachers. We are grateful for all of the school lessons and life lessons taught by our caring educators. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO THANK OUR TEACHERS THIS WEEK!

Due to cold and inclement weather tonight's track meet has been canceled. There will be no boys practice. The girls will practice INSIDE until 4:30.

Tonight's 7th and 8th grade volleyball match with Manteno has been cancelled.

Dwight High School is inviting all 8th grade students to attend Senior night festivities at the Boys Basketball game on Friday, February 11th. DTHS will also be recognizing Coach Joe Stevenson, who is retiring from coaching after 25 years. The JV game starts at 5:30. Coach Stevenson will be honored at halftime of the JV game, which will be at approximately 5:50PM. Also, the DTHS Senior Boys and the cheerleaders will be performing a co-ed dance. So come on over Friday night @ 5:30PM! 8th grade students will be able to enter the game FREE of charge.

Tonight's Sectional Championship game has been moved to Thursday night. Game time and location remains the same, 6:30pm at Gardner. The 8th grade Regional Championship game has been moved to Friday night. Game time is yet to be determined. There will be no practices today, Wednesday, February 2.

Due to concerns with Covid-19, the 7th and 8th grade girls volleyball programs will be taking a pause until Monday February 7th. Teams will not be practicing or participating in games during this time. 8th grade night is rescheduled for Monday February 14th. We appreciate your understanding at this time. Thank you.

Congratulations to our 7th grade Boys Basketball team and their Regional Championship last night! They defeated Gardner, 41-17. They move on to play for the Sectional Championship, Wednesday February 2nd at 6:30, in Gardner.

Due to concerns with Covid-19, the 7th and 8th grade boys basketball programs will be taking a pause until Monday January 24th. Teams will not be practicing or participating in games during this time. 8th grade night will be rescheduled. More information will be coming soon. We appreciate your understanding at this time. Thank you.

Congratulations to our 7th Grade Boys Basketball team for winning the IVC Tournament Championship on Friday. They defeated Saratoga 39-11!

Congratulations to our 8th Grade Boys Basketball team for winning the Livingston County Basketball Tournament!

Due to weather and field conditions we are postponing tomorrow night's Fall Fest. We are working on another date. When we have a new date we will let everyone know.

Tonight's Fall Fest has been postponed due to weather and field conditions. Fall Fest has been rescheduled for Friday October 29th.

DPS - Frequently Asked Questions - Return to School 2021-2022 Please click on the link below: https://5il.co/x2vf

Welcome to Redbird Athletics for 2021! Registration for Softball, Baseball, Cheerleading, and Girls Basketball is now open. Initial registration is for 6-8th grade students, except cheerleading. Once we see if there is a need for more athletes, 5th graders will be able to register. All athletes will need to be registered for school, on 8 to 18, and have a current physical on file in the office before the deadlines: Softball: July 16th Baseball: July 23rd Girls Basketball: August 20th Cheerleading: September 30th Sports fees are not paid during school registration. Sports fees can be payable to Dwight Common School as follows: One child/one sport: $30 One child two or more sports: $60 Multiple children in two or more sports: $90 Any questions, please email, Mr. Jenkins; jenkinsj@dwight.k12.il.us

Other Reminders: ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL PROCEDURES -DIAGONAL ZONES: QUICK DROP-OFF/PICK-UP -DIAGONAL ZONES are designed for convenient parent drop-off and pick-up. -DIAGONAL ZONES are for expedited drop-off/pick-up of students without adult exit of vehicles. -Any parent leaving their vehicle must pull into a parking space (west of the main entrance/along circle drive). -Vehicles should pull forward to the front of the zone, NOT STOPPING in the center. -Students should exit curbside only. -PLEASE DO NOT park in the handicapped spot directly in front of the diagonal zone. -PLEASE DO NOT walk across the grassy areas from the church parking lot. Please walk around using the crosswalk/sidewalk.