It is with pleasure that we announce that Jefferson School will have the addition of two new Clubs coming to our school for the 2011-12 school year. Early Act, an extension of the Rotary Club, will start an inaugural year at Jefferson School for this upcoming school year. Early Act is a school-wide service club that was developed for elementary students’ ages 5 to 13. It will be sponsored by our local Rotary club and will provide our students with knowledge on the basic ideals of Rotary and provide a foundation to entry into more advanced Rotary sponsored clubs. The mission of Early Act is to promote goodwill, understanding, and peace through active participation of its student members. The skills acquired from Early Act will develop committed citizens and effective leaders with the ability to improve the quality of life of their school, local, and global communities. Jefferson is also proud to welcome the Kiwanis sponsored club, K-Kids. K-Kids is a “student-led” community service club, which operates under school regulations and draws its members from the student body. Members will learn character building, inclusiveness, caring, and leadership.  Mrs. Vanessa Rubright, Jefferson School nurse, will be the school sponsor for the K-Kids program. Information on the faculty sponsor for Early Act and how to sign up for each of these clubs will be forthcoming. Preliminary plans are being made to have representatives of both clubs in attendance during school registration. These student opportunities are a welcome addition to our school.

Dixon Athletic Boosters will be hosting a fundraiser this Saturday, May 21st from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm. Come join us for our pancake breakfast, meet DHS Coaches, browse purple & white apparel in the DHS cafeteria. From 9:30 am - 1:00 pm take a test drive in a brand new Dodge vehicle from Ken Nelson. You must be 18 to test drive. Cost is $6.00 for adults, $3.00 for seniors and children ages 5-12, children under 4 are free.

For more information, please read the Boosters Flyer below:

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 We students have had and will continue to have hands on educational skills in the area of planning and planting.  We’ve researched plants that would thrive in this area as well as soil type, measured how much area we have to use, and figured out how much this would all cost.  We also wrote a grant trying to get money for the project; unfortunately, we were unsuccessful at getting that contribution, but we are not giving up!

 We are hoping to find many people, including students, staff, and parents, to help us with this project by donating any available plants, money, or supplies.  This would be greatly appreciated by all.  If you have any questions or are interested in donating, please contact Mrs. Ford, Miss Weaver, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Wargo or Mrs. Shomaker.  Thank you for your support!