"Revolution" is STATE BOUND !!!!!
DHS Gator Band is advancing to the
UIL 5A State Marching Contest on Nov. 6
 The Dickinson High School Gator Marching Band is state-bound. Of the 35 bands competing at area competition this past Saturday, the Gator Marching Band was one of only seven bands selected to advance to the UIL Class 5A State Marching Competition. While the band advanced to state several times in 4A competition, this is the first time for the band to compete in state 5A competition since Dickinson ISD moved up to the UIL's largest division in 2008. Dickinson ISD is planning a send-off for the band to cheer them on as they head out of town. The band will leave Dickinson High School on charter buses at 1:30 p.m. Monday and head down FM 517 before getting on Interstate-45 to head to San Antonio. Businesses along FM 517 between DHS and I-45, as well as parents and community members, are encouraged to show their Gator spirit by coming out to cheer on the band and putting up banners outside their business or good-luck messages on their marquees. The DHS Gator Marching Band will perform at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Alamodome in San Antonio. The bands advancing to the finals competition will be announced at 6:30 p.m. Finals will begin at 8:15 p.m. Tickets to attend the state competition are $12 for students for a single session; $17 for adults for a single session and $30 for an all-day pass. Congratulations to the 300-members of the DHS Gator Marching Band and their directors! The school district and the community are very proud of your accomplishments!
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Thanksgiving Celebration Lunch is this Friday at all Dickinson ISD campuses
Parents and grandparents are invited to join their students Friday, November 2 for the district's annual Thanksgiving Celebration Lunch coordinated each year by the Food and Nutrition Services Department.
Turkey and cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes with turkey gravy, cranberry sauce, seasoned green beans, Waldorf fruit salad, a dinner roll and pumpkin pie will be served. Parent/guest tickets are $3.50 each. Students meals will be the normal lunch prices of $1.35 at elementary level and $1.75 at the secondary level.
For exact class lunch times, check with your student's school.
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Help Dickinson ISD campuses "Stuff the Bus"
to benefit the M.I. Lewis Food Pantry
The annual Dickinson ISD Stuff the Bus Food Drive is underway through Friday, November 9 to collect non-perishable food items, toiletries and monetary donations to benefit the M.I. Lewis Food Pantry. Donations can be sent to school with students or dropped off at any Dickinson ISD campus.
This community organization has been serving families throughout the Dickinson ISD boundaries for years with emergency assistance, food, clothes and referrals to agencies or programs offering job training, literacy and other assistance.
District administrators, community members and Dickinson High School students will board school buses on November 12 to collect the donations at each campus and deliver them to the food pantry.
The generous donations of Dickinson ISD students, parents and employees fill the food pantry shelves through the upcoming holiday season.
Click here to view the Stuff the Bus Food Drive flyer for more details.
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Barber Middle School
catches flight to be drug free
 Barber Middle School teachers are choosing to educate, motivate and inspire young students by using the Aerospace Connections in Education program. This is a program provided by the Civil Air Patrol that the entire campus has committed to completing each and every year. The students and staff complete 12 lessons that are directly correlated to the TEKS.
"This is really a fun project," one student said. "We get to make boats and airplanes, while we figure out how to make them float and fly. Once we get them made, then we go out and test them to see if they work."
During Red Ribbon Week, the students discussed the forces of flight (weight, lift, thrust and drag) and pledged to be Drug Free. "Drugs can drag you down or life can lift you up," said fifth grade science teacher Misty Coyle-Jacobs. "Fifth grade students get to build simple propeller planes and show how with effort they can choose to be lifted up and not drug down by peer pressure. It's a great analogy we use."
"The sixth grade students use footballs to demonstrate how life can give you challenges," Coyle-Jacobs said. "Sometimes you have to face them head on or choose a new path. Barber students choose to be drug free!"
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Barber Book Bash raises money for books
 The Barber Middle School Student Council hosted the Boo Bash for Books October 25 with students invited to come dressed in their favorite costume. The Yearbook Club took pictures for the first time at the Boo Bash and captured some fun memories.
Students and teachers had a great time while raising money, which will allow the Language Arts teachers to have a classroom library full of books.
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