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Important
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January 12
DHS Senior Balfour Meeting 8:30 a.m.
January 12-14
DHS Boys Soccer Tournament @ Friendswood
January 12-14
DHS Girls Soccer Tournament @ Brenham
January 13
Silbernagel PTO Muffins with Mom
7:30-8:15 a.m.
January 13
DHS Lady Gators Basketball vs. Clear Springs
January 13
DHS Gators Basketball @ Clear Springs
January 13
K.E. Little
Awards Day
January 14
DHS Boys Power Lifting meet @ Houston Madison
January 16
Martin Luther King Jr. Day- No school
January 17
Board of Trustees Meeting 6:30 p.m.
January 17
DHS Lady Gators Basketball @ Clear Lake
January 17
DHS Gator Swim Team @ Clear Creek
January 17
DHS Gators Basketball vs. Clear Lake
January 19-21
DHS Drama Production, Barefoot in the Park 7:00 p.m.
January 19-21
DHS Boys Soccer Tournament @ Pasadena
January 19
Bay Colony Night @ Chick-Fil-A
5-8 p.m.
January 19-21 DHS Girls Soccer I-10 Shootout Tournament
January 20
DHS Gators Swim Team @ Alvin Classic- diving
January 20
Silbernagel PTO Donuts with Dad 7:30- 8:15 a.m.
January 20
DHS Lady Gators Basketball vs. Clear Brook
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Reminder: Monday, Jan. 16 is a holiday
The Dickinson Independent School District campuses will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16. Students and staff will have the day off in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
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Seven DISD students earn top honors
in district's Houston Rodeo Art contest
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Judging Team visited the Dickinson ISD Art Show January 5 to view the entries of 311 students. Three students received Best of Show honors, while four students earned Gold Medals. In addition to these seven awards, the School Art Committee awarded Dickinson ISD students with 21 Finalist ribbons, 122 blue ribbons, 119 red ribbons and 42 white ribbons. Special recognition goes to the following seven students for advancing to the Houston show.
Elementary Category (grades K-4):  Best of Show: Caleb Guedry, third grade, San Leon Elementary Gold Medal: Peter Handy, first grade, San Leon Elementary Art teacher is Elise Adams from San Leon Elementary
Intermediate Level Category (grades 5-8):Best of Show: Jose Chavez, eighth grade, McAdams Junior High  Gold Medal: Jesse Ott, seventh grade, McAdams Junior High Art teachers are Pamela Presley and Holly Gottula from McAdams Junior High
High School Category (grades 9-12):Best of Show: Ana Novak, sophomore, Dickinson High School Gold Medal: Christina Maxwell, sophomore, Dickinson High School Gold Medal: Joyanna Mazzone, freshman, Dickinson High School Art teachers are Lydia Thompson and Colleen Steblein from Dickinson High School.  These students have opportunities to compete for summer art school scholarships, possibly advance to the art auction, as well as attend a rodeo performance. The artwork of the Dickinson ISD Best of Show and Gold Medal winners is displayed Feb. 28 - Mar. 18 at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, along with those from other area school districts. From those winning entries, the 50 top pieces of art, as determined by the Grand Prix Judging, are included in the annual auction. Dickinson ISD has been fortunate to have students advance to the art auction several times.
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Kenna Cotton to lead K.E. Little as principal
Robert Ford is new AP at McAdams Jr. High
 Kenna Cotton is the new principal of K.E. Little Elementary School. The board approved the promotion as the Jan. 9 board meeting. Cotton has served as assistant principal at McAdams Junior High since coming to Dickinson ISD in 2008. She replaces Melissa Williams, who moved into the position of Director of Information Systems.
 The Board also approved hiring Robert Ford as the new assistant principal at McAdams Junior High. He comes to Dickinson ISD from Alvin ISD, where he currently serves as a social studies teacher at Manvel Junior High. He will start at McAdams later this month.
Congratulations to both of these employees on their new positions.
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School Board Recognition Night
is set for Monday, Jan. 23
The Dickinson Independent School District Board of Trustees will recognize student accomplishments from the first half of the school year at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23 in the McAdams Junior High Auditorium. Students being honored will receive an invitation the week of Jan. 16 at their campus.
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