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Dickinson ISD E-News
 Week of November 8, 2010
 Important Dates:
November 9
DHS Girls Basketball at South Houston

November 9
Dunbar Drama Club Meeting,
2:30-4 p.m.

November 9
Barber Book Fair,
8 a.m.-3 p.m. through Nov. 12

November 11
Veteran's Day performances (see related story to the right)

November 11
Dunbar Science Club Meeting
2:30-4 p.m.

November 11
Bay Colony
2nd grade music performance,
7 p.m.

November 12
DHS Girls Basketball Varsity and JV vs. Worthing

November 12
DHS Choir Region Clinic

November 12
McAdams Band Region Clinic

November 13
DHS Choir Region C/C at Park Place Baptist Church in Houston

November 13
McAdams Band Region C/C at Angleton High

November 13
Dunbar Drama Festival at Victory Lakes Intermediate

November 15
Board of Trustees Meeting
6:30 p.m.

November 15
DHS Boys Basketball, JV & 9A at Yates

November 15
Bay Colony
Chick-Fil-A
Spirit Night

November 15
Hughes Road Books Fair
Nov. 15-19

November 15
Silbernagel
Book Fair
Nov. 15-19

November 16
DHS Boys Basketball at Yates at Delmar

November 16
DHS Girls Basketball at Aldine Nimitz
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DHS Varsity football preparing for Friday playoff game against Fort Bend Elkins

This past Friday night's game against Clear Brook High School was a must win for the Dickinson High School Varsity Football Team and they met the challenge with a 24-16 victory bringing them to 4-3 in district and allowing them to advance to the first round of UIL 5A playoffs. They will play at 7 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 12 at Sam Vitanza Stadium against Fort Bend Elkins.

Advance ticket sales will begin at 10 a.m. this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 9 and continue throughout the week. An important message to current reserved ticket holders. Your reserved seats are only guaranteed for you to purchase in advance. You must come by the Field House during the day this week to guarantee your same seats. At the game, all remaining reserved seats will be first come, first serve.

Advance ticket sale times are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday. Advance ticket prices are $4 for students, $6 for general admission and $8 for reserved seats. All tickets purchased at the game are $8 each.
McAdams 7th grade football
teams earns top honors

Special congratulations goes out to the McAdams Junior High 7th grade football teams for finishing with top honors for the 2010 season.

The 7th grade A football team, coached by Robert Crowley and Johnny Pair, were named South Zone Champs, while the 7th grade B football team, coached by Matt Klingenberg and Rodney Strambler, earned South Zone Champs and District Champs.
 
Way to go 7th grade Gators!
Public invited to Texas Title I School Grant Community Focus Group meeting Nov. 10

There will be a Texas Title I School Grant Community Focus Group meeting at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10 in the Board Room at the Education Support Center, 4512 Highway 3. The community is invited to participate.

For more information about the focus group, click here.
Thanksgiving Lunch Day this Friday

Parents are invited to have Thanksgiving Lunch with their students this Friday, Nov. 12. Tickets for the lunch must be purchased by today, Tuesday, Nov. 9 at your child's campus. Parent/Guest tickets are $3.50 each. Students eat for the regular $1.25 in grades K-4 and $1.65 in grades 5-12.

This annual event will include Turkey and Cornbread Dressing, Mashed Potatoes with Turkey gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Seasoned Green Beans, Dinner Roll and Pumpkin Pie.

There will be a few different faces behind the serving lines as district administrators, as well as government officials and community business leaders volunteer in the cafeteria. 
Campuses plan Veteran's Day performances

Several Dickinson ISD campuses are planning Veteran's Day activities to honor veterans and teach students the importance of recognizing those who have served and those who continue to serve our country. Events include:

  • Hughes Road Elementary - Veteran's Day Program, 9 a.m.
  • Calder Road Elementary - Veteran's Day Performance, 6 p.m.
  • K.E. Little Elementary - 3rd grade Veteran's Day Performance, 6 p.m.
  • Dunbar Middle School - Veteran's Day Program, 8 a.m. 
Stuff the Bus Food Drive
underway through Friday

Dickinson ISD students and staff are busy collecting non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations for the Stuff the Bus Food Drive to benefit the M.I. Lewis Food Pantry. DISD has been hosting this food drive for many years to benefit the food pantry, which serves families throughout the Dickinson ISD boundaries.

This year, in addition to non-perishable food items, monetary donations will be accepted. Through a relationship with the Houston Food Bank, M.I. Lewis is able to purchase $10 worth of food for only $1.
 
For a list of needed non-perishable food items, click here to view the Stuff the Bus flyer. District administrators and students in the Air Force Junior ROTC program at Dickinson High School will travel on school buses throughout the district on the morning of Nov. 15 to collect the food donations.

The food drive began last week and continues through this Friday, Nov. 12. Donations can be dropped off at any DISD campus or at the Dickinson City Hall, which is also collecting items.