The SWAP (Student Work Assistance Program) has been off and running since the moment school got out in June.  It’s still not too late to have your child “earn” his or her athletic fees for the 2010-2011 school year.

The purpose of SWAP is to allow student athletes to swap time spent working for Dixon Public Schools for sports fees via our school work program.  Athletic participation fees are not to be waived under Board Policy 4:140.  In an effort to assist families in covering these costs, SWAP was created.

On Thursday evening, May 20th, in the Dixon High School auditorium the annual Awards Assembly was held. The Awards Assembly honors the successes these seniors have achieved in their academic and/or athletic endeavors.

The awards presented to the class of 2010 were:

Illinois Student Assistance Commission - Illinois State Scholars
Jonathan Boynton, Chantelle Chamberlain, Nicholas Davis, Jocelyn Delhotal, Wesley Dempsey, Alyse Dewey, Joshua Dober, Holly Faivre, David Goad,
Richard Hickey, Garrett Kerr, Aaqil Khan, Katherine Kleinmaier, Nathan Kruger, Amanda Lathe, Karin Lee, Elizabeth Mayer, Tyler Mey, William Moser, Rebecca Pahr, Blaire Sambdman, and Scott Slain.

The Dixon High School Band Spring Awards Concert was held on May 9th in the DHS Auditorium.  Awards were presented to several students.

Pictured from left to right in the front row are: Outstanding Sophomore Musician – Austin Dillon, Outstanding Marching Junior – Nate Thornton, Outstanding Marching Sophomore – Michael Rivera, Outstanding Marching Senior Bandswoman – Katie Kleinmaier, John Philip Sousa Award – Karin Elizabeth Lee  and the Robert L. L’Heureux  Memorial Scholarship – $400.

Back row : Director-Steve Boll, Outstanding Marching Freshman – Joey Hammitt, Outstanding Freshman Musician – Michael Barth, Louis Armstrong Jazz Award -Nicholas Edward Davis and the Outstanding Marching Senior Bandsman and Outstanding Junior Musician – Matt Renne.

Dixon High School’s economics class participated in the Financial Capability Challenge sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Treasury.  President Obama declared April as Financial Literacy Month.

Over 75,000 students took part in the challenge representing over 1,500 high schools. Mrs. Guenther’s economics class took the Financial Capability Challenge in early April.  Eleven of her twenty-two students scored in the top 20% of the nation.  Congratulations to Evanne Deatherage, Zach Francque, Garrett Kerr, Ricky Laskowski, Molly Love, Alyson Radeke,  Zach Spinden, Maddie Sweeney, Patrick Taylor, Paul Sedig, and Roy Wilkins. The national average was 70% on the exam with 95% of the economics class scoring above the national average.

Patrick Taylor received a perfect score on the test ranking him as one of 16 students in the state of Illinois with a perfect score and one of approximately 500 students nationwide.