Dixon High School

Donnie Ladas' late fumble recovery was followed by a fourth-and-inches conversion by Landin Benson to give Coal City a 20-13 win and send the Coalers to the 4A state semifinals.

According to the Illinois Report Card, 42.2% of students were chronically absent during the 2023-24 school year.

FFA students from several local high schools work Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, to make easy meals for the underserved.

Dixon High School will perform "Thirteen Past Midnight" from Nov. 1-3 at Dixon High School's James A. Wiltz Auditorium.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Davis, a Dixon native, is an electrician's mate currently stationed at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit at Keesler Air Force Base. Davis graduated from Dixon High School and joined the Navy seven years ago.

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.

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.

Jacqueline Fazekas, a 2016 DHS grad, is believed to be the first woman to make such a discovery.

Looking to build community within the schools and welcome back students and parents, the Dixon PTO hosted their second annual Party in the Playground on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at Wooden Wonderland.

Here is a photo gallery from the Rock Falls boys golf invite on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, at Deer Valley Country Club.

The Dixon Dukes hit the gridiron Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, for the first day of Illinois High School Association football practice.

City officials expect the work to be substantially completed by the end of October.

Dixon native Tammy (Zimmerman) Helfrich, a life coach and author, will sign copies of her new book, “Ablaze,” at Books on First, 202 W. First St., from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, July 26.

Today’s column is the second of a two-column series about Dixon’s castle high school. In part one, this column chronicled the many battles and elections that were needed to build Dixon High School in 1929. This column reveals aspects of its design and leadership.

Students are selected monthly from various departments because they displayed one or more of the following characteristics: consistent hard work and effort; outstanding attitude toward the subject; leadership, and/or class participation.

On June 20, 1927, 97 years ago, the citizens of Dixon voted to build one new high school for all northsiders and southsiders. After that momentous election, Dixon built “the castle,” its majestic high school that has stood along the banks of the Rock River for almost a century.

Dixon High School is using grant money to update the Career and Technical Education wing at the school this summer.

Rain moved the ceremony indoors where graduates, their families and school staff members packed the gym.

Dixon High School graduated 162 students Sunday, May 26, 2024, at the high school. Rains moved the ceremony indoors where graduates, loved ones and school staff 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.

The Dixon High School Greenhouse is having a plant sale from 2-6 p.m. Friday, May 3, and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday, May 4 and 5.

141 students from six local schools participated in Sauk Valley Community College's Manufacturing Day Friday, April 26, 2024. After visiting and touring two of nine local businesses, the students spent the afternoon building and racing a car of their own design.

The trade show was held Wednesday and Thursday nights, with 31 student-run businesses selling everything from jewelry and video promotions to made-to-order grilled cheese sandwiches.

Art: Bryonna LeBlanc. Business: Brody Nicklaus.

Freshmen from 11 area high schools attended a teen leadership summit hosted by the Regional Office of Education on Friday, March 15, 2024, at the McCormick Event Center in Rock Falls. Keynote speaker Dr. Alonzo Kelly led students through exercises meant to explore critical thinking on a deeper level.

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.

Students are selected monthly from various departments because they displayed one or more of the following characteristics: consistent hard work and effort, outstanding attitude toward the subject, leadership and/or class participation.

Franc D’Ambrosio, the longest running portrayer of the Phantom in the Broadway musical “The Phantom of the Opera”, spoke to a group of Dixon High School choir and music students Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. Through his connections with Dixon’s Stage Left, D’Ambrosio gave a Masterclass presentation to the group and held a workshop with three choir students.

Dixon High School senior Molly Oliver has appeared in many plays and musicals since her fifth grade debut and was chosen to Petunia royalty last summer as Pinky Petunia.

Dixon High School senior Molly Oliver has appeared in many plays and musicals since her fifth grade debut and was chosen to Petunia royalty this last summer as Pinky Petunia.

Local high school students will attend the morning session. After lunch, the event will be open to the public from noon to 3 p.m. March 13.

See who has been named to Dixon High School's first-semester honor roll.

Drone soccer is a sport in which two teams of three to five fly protected drones in a protected arena. One flying guy gets to score, while the others defend and offer assistance.

Margo Empen was presented with the ILMEA Outstanding Administrator Award at the ILMEA’s annual conference on Friday, Jan. 26, in Peoria.

A drone soccer match consists of two teams with each player flying a drone ball over the flying zone. The match is divided in three periods, or sets.

Drone soccer clubs at Reagan Middle School and Dixon High School have put the district on the map. Dixon's school district has been chosen to host a district qualification tournament for the rising sport in February.

The Dixon School Board on Wednesday night approved new hires and a change in employment status.

Aaron Helander, a 2013 Dixon High School graduate, has been chosen to coach the USA Down Syndrome Swimming team at the World Down Syndrome Swimming Championships in Antalya, Turkey in March.

Sterling and Stillman Valley face off Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023 in a semifinal game of the Dixon KSB holiday basketball tournament. Stillman took the game 41-31.

Dixon High School's Madrigal choir held its Christmas concert and dinner Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, at the Elk's Club in Dixon.

Dixon High School's Madrigal choir held their Christmas concert and dinner Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 at the Elk's Club in Dixon.

Princeton takes on the Dukes Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 at Dixon High School. Dixon won 60-43.

Students are selected monthly from various departments because they displayed one or more of the following characteristics: consistent hard work and effort, outstanding attitude toward the subject, leadership, and/or class participation.

The Dixon High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee will honor the 2024 class of inductees at the Hall of Fame reception on Feb. 3 at the Post House Ballroom in Dixon.

September and October honorees have been announced.

Dixon High School announced its Homecoming court in conjunction with its Sept. 29 football game.

The cast has been announced for Dixon High School’s Fall Play “Puffs”.

Dixon High School finishes its school week with a parade in recognition of its 2023 homecoming weekend.