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Dickinson Independent School District
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2218 FM 517 East
Dickinson, Texas 77539
281-229-6000
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Stay informed about Dickinson ISD events, games, programs and other important dates. Click here to visit the Dickinson ISD District Events Calendar page. |
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No School Jan. 17, 20
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Dickinson ISD schools will be closed on Friday, January 17 and Monday, January 20. While both days are student holidays, teachers and staff will be at school on Friday, January 17 for a Staff Development Day. Monday, January 20 is a holiday for both students and teachers.
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Kudos
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Kudos go out to Shelly Shaw from Calder Road Elementary who helped recruit a new Gator teacher. Welcome to Teresita Luna, who is a new bilingual teacher at Calder Road Elementary.
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"Annie The Musical"
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Dickinson High School will proudly present "Annie The Musical" in several performances the week of January 20 in the Dickinson High School Auditorium. Show times are:
7 p.m. January 23
7 p.m. January 24
10 a.m. January 25
7 p.m. January 25
2:30 p.m. January 26
Presale ticket prices are $8 for adults and $6 for students. Ticket prices at the door are $10 for adults and $8 for students.
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Artwork of seven students headed to Houston Rodeo art show and judging
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Art Judging Team visited the Dickinson ISD Art Show January 9 to view rodeo art entries and selected seven Best of Show and Gold Medal winners to advance to the Houston show.
Three students received Best of Show honors, while four students earned Gold Medals. In addition to these awards, the School Art Committee awarded Dickinson ISD students with many finalist, blue, red and white ribbons for their achievements. Special recognition goes to the following students for advancing to the Houston Show.
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Elementary Level Category (grades K-4)
Best of Show: Kayla Rivera, 2nd grade, Silbernagel Elementary
Gold Medal: Bailey Blakeney, 4th grade, Bay Colony Elementary
Art teachers are Gen Meador at Silbernagel and Kimi White at Bay Colony.
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Intermediate Level Category (grades 5-8):
Best of Show: Ashtyn Hall, 8th grade, McAdams Junior High
Gold Medal: Brennan Beall, 6th grade, Dunbar Middle School
Art teachers are Pamela Presley at McAdams and Charleen Watson at Dunbar.
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High School Level Category (grades 9-12):
Best of Show: Ana Novak, senior, Dickinson High School
Gold Medal: Citalli Magana, sophomore, Dickinson High School
Gold Medal: Vanessa Lortie, senior, Dickinson High School
Art teachers are Colleen Steblein and Lydia Thompson at
Dickinson High School.
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Four DHS band students named to All-State Band
 There is a lot of excitement in the Dickinson High School Band Hall this week as the band had four students named to the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band. In addition, several students also earned Freshman, District, Region and Area Band recognition. Congratulations to the following students on their band achievements. The band listed is the highest band in which the student was selected.
Freshman Region - Gwen Chevillard, Ozioma Okeke, Brayan Aguirre, Joseph Rodriguez, Kristina Velasquez, Tyler Pulkinen, Nicolas Peel, Gerson Reyes, and Esteban Ganem.
District Band - Brooke Harris, Shelbi Cormier, Tiara Lipscomb, Caylee Walton, Kyle Collins, Cameron Campise, Alex Rutter, Nicolas Peel, Evan Holt, Ronnie Howard, Jake O'Kelley, Chris O'Kelley, Chandler Long, Eric Roberson, Malcolm Hall.
Region Band - Hannah Sharer, Jessica Arriaga, Mikayla Roseboro, Shelbi Fenoglio, Anthony Huynh, Rafael Balderas, Andy Tes, Savanna Martin, Ebube Okeke, Karyna Uribe, Danny Zermeno, Joseph Rodriguez, Callum Gallo, Alison Guffey, Jackson Lambert, Ernie Reyes, Jackson Hill, Gerson Reyes, Juan Mendoza, Nathan Guillory, Crystal McDuffie, Esteban Ganem
Region Orchestra - Abby Edgerton, Javier Castro, Callum Gallo, Nicky Hernandez, and Nathan Guillory.
Area Band - Ozioma Okeke, Robert Garate, Stephen Romero, Nicky Hernandez and Pratik Patel
All-State Band - Javier Castro, Joesha Foreman, Abby Edgerton and Coby Rangel
They are pictured below with directors Trevor Braselton and Matt Delgado.
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Scruggs to retire after 37 years of service
Burke named new Principal
at Silbernagel Elementary
After 37 years of service in Dickinson ISD, Silbernagel Elementary Principal Michael Scruggs will be retiring at the end of this month. Current Assistant Principal Leslie Burke will be the new principal. Scruggs and Burke have been a good team, with Scruggs as principal for the past eight years and Burke as assistant principal for the past seven years.
Scruggs began his career as a fourth grade teacher in Dickinson ISD for 14 years before taking on administrative positions. Burke has 23 years of education experience, starting as a teacher in other districts before moving into the assistant principal role at Silbernagel.
Congratulations and best wishes to both Mr. Scruggs and Mrs. Burke on their new endeavors!
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Barber students with top character traits
recognized with special breakfast
Barber Middle School staff honors students that exhibit good character each and every day. These students have admirable traits such as honesty, responsibility, perseverance, integrity and the list goes on. Before the Christmas holiday break, the students were honored by having breakfast with a teacher of their choice, the principals and counselor. Students also received a certificate and sign that they can display for all to see. Barber staff and students know that being a student of character is important and that this will result in being respected by others and having a great self-esteem.
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