Sorry for the late notice but I will be in meetings all day tomorrow so we will not have a faculty meeting tomorrow morning. Thanks!
Click the link below to see the lunch/homework currier routes starting next Monday, March 30, 2020. Routes will run from 11 to 1.
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Good Morning! This is just a reminder that the school will be open from 8-4 today to pick up personal belongings that were left at school, meet with your teachers, and technology to complete the school year. If you can’t make it today feel free to come in Monday to pick your things up. We will be starting distance learning (school) on Monday. Thank You!
On January 20th, the Class of 2022 underwent a training for cognitive and skills evaluations in accordance with the curriculum of the American Heart Association Basic Life Support in CPR and AED Program. Each student successfully completed this program for CPR and AED machine.
TIME CHANGE FOR TONIGHT: HS Basketball at Cedar Vale against South Haven will start at 4:30pm with Varsity Girls followed by Varsity Boys; No JV. Good Luck!
1st and 2nd graders read How The Grinch Stole Christmas and then did an experiment to see the Grinch’s heart grow 3 times!
TONIGHT: The MS basketball games have been postponed due to weather. Reschedule will be determined at a later time.
JH Basketball Practice begins today Monday October, 28th. Boys will be in Dexter, Girls will be in Cedar Vale
High School Cross Country traveled to Eureka last week both girls medaled, Amiya received 8th and Jacey placed 13th. They will travel to Udall October 17th.
Update on Fancloth, for fans and parents that ordered Fancloth from our high school volleyball team it will be shipped this Friday. We apologize for any inconvenience and will get your orders to you as soon as possible.
HS Volleyball @ Udall vs Sedan, Oxford, Udall with JV beginning at 4 pm.
The 4th graders have been learning about the parts of a bean! Yesterday, they dissected Great Northern Beans. They were able to label the seed coat, embryo, and the cotyledon.
We would like to congratulate our new National Honor Society inductees. Essie Boatman, Josie Gage, Hannah Overbey, Devin Catlin, Clayton Henderson.
The Junior High FB and VB game scheduled for tonight has been moved to Monday night. Same start time for VB (3:30) in Dexter.
HSVB Recap: Tuesday October 1st, Lady Spartans traveled to South Haven finishing 1-1 beating SH 25-13 and 25-17, and competing 16-15 and 12-25 with Flinthills. Catch them back in action October 8th @ Cedar Vale.
Thursday September 26th our Cross Country team traveled to Winfield. Results are as follows:
Amiya Dieguez- 6th place
Jacey Mcintire- 11th place
Congratulations Girls!
They will now travel to Winfield Thursday October 3rd with race begining at 3:00 pm.
HS FB Recap: Monday September 30th Spartan JV Football host the Flinthills Mustangs winning 48-38. Making them 2-0 on the season, see the JV back in action next Monday October 7th @ Sedan.
HS VB Recap: Spartan Volleyball hosted Ark City Christian Academy on Thursday September 26th in a best 3 out of 5 sets. Spartans won 25-13, 25-12, and 25-14. They will now travel to South Haven on Tuesday October 1st facing South Haven and Flinthills starting at 4:00 pm.
Reminder: Help us celebrate Bonnie's Retirement today from 3:30 to 5:00 in the High School Commons. Come and go event with an open invitation to all. USD #471 thanks her for 39 years of outstanding, kind, personable, and dedicated service to our schools. She will be missed!
The 4th graders have been learning all about plants! Today we learned about photosynthesis and chlorophyll. After the lesson we went outside and did a leaf rubbing to see chlorophyll!
PreK kiddos had a blast making and wearing a moustache for the letter M.
The Bonfire for tonight has been cancelled due to weather.
THE MS FOOTBALL GAME HAS BE CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT DUE TO WEATHER! Make up date will be determined at a later time.
TOMORROW: FALL SPORT PICTURES AT CEDAR VALE!! Here is the picture packet or the information to order online is there as well.
SATURDAY: HS Volleyball have their season opener tournament at Inman. Their first game is at 10:00am on the North Court against Sedgwick followed by Moundridge. Their last game should be around 3:30 against Central Christian. Then the top 2 teams out of each pool will play for 1st through 4th. GOOD LUCK LADIES!! GO SPARTANS!!
TOMORROW: HS Football has their season opener against Altoona-Midway in Cedar Vale. CV STUCO elected to have a WHITE OUT!! Come dressed in all WHITE to support your Spartans!! GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TONIGHT: MS Volleyball and Football travel to Udall for their season opener against the Eagles. VB will start at 4:30pm with B followed by A. FB will kick off at 6:30pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
Next Week is Homecoming! Here are the Spirit Week Days!!
New Styles Have Hit The Spartan Nation Store!! Come by and check them out!!
Civic Club is hosting Hunter's Safety on September 28-29. To Register: go to safehunters.com. All other information see the flyer.
The 7th graders took a "brain break" with some STEAM activities this week. Stations they could choose from included Makey-Makey Maker Space using technology and fruit to create music...Legos...Scratch Computer Coding and Snap Circuit Skill Builders. A little later in the course drones and robots will be introduced.
DON'T FORGET TONIGHT IS MEET THE SPARTAN NIGHT AT CEDAR VALE!! Starting @ 6:30pm with Hot dogs, chips and water. Then the Pep Rally starts @ 7:00pm. Football practice will be open to the public @ 4:30; Admission to watch practice is GATORADE or POWERADE. Hope to see Everyone there!!
The third graders had English class in the outdoor classroom on a beautiful August day.
At the sophomore level, team leaders are guiding their classmates through a close reading of an excerpt on the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Sophomores will be studying several written and visual depictions of key events in the Civil Rights Movement.
8th graders are examining reading passages for practice in context clues and interferencing, important skills for developing deeper reading comprehension.
6th grade got a jump start on their 40 Book Reading Challenge by finding a cool quiet spot with a good book...they were surprised to find you can read literally anywhere!
THURSDAY, AUG. 22:6th grade students listened to guest speaker Rex Herndon speak and give a class on Flag Etiquette. They learned about how to treat the flag, how to fold it, and how to raise and lower it.
The 4th graders accomplished a STEM activity called Save the Water Bottle. Students were given 10 straws, yarn, and a few rubber bands. Each team had to come up with a way to pick up a full 20oz water bottle out of a 5ft x 5ft square. After trials, errors, and rethinking their strategies, all four teams were able to lift the water bottle out of the square successfully.
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EXCITING NEWS...Fancloth is finally up and running!! This fundraiser is to help support the HS Volleyball team. If there is a volleyball player you would like to support, just add their name at check out. This year everything is done online. The store will close on August 29th. Thank you for your support! See link below to order.
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Class of 2024 is off to a great start to their 8th grade year!
2019-2020 School "at a glance" Calendar.
Preschool-3rd grade teachers had a blast shopping for school supplies. We can’t wait to see you at enrollment!
MS Volleyball Camp will the July 15th & 16th from 9:00am-12:00pm. For all other information see attachment.
Last Day of School! It’s been a great year and as always “it’s a Great Day 2B a Cardinal!”
TODAY Preschool will be having their graduation at 10:30am in their classroom. There will be 10 Preschoolers moving on to kindergarten next year! Great job! 🎓
The band/choir trip meeting scheduled for tonight in the band room is cancelled due to whether and accessibility to the school. Mr. Moore will be sending information via email and posting it on the music department facebook page. Spread the word!
Here are updated brackets for the HS Baseball and Softball games today. Spartan Baseball will play at 2:00pm at Bluestem. Spartan Softball will play at 3:00pm at Udall. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TODAY: The HS Softball and Baseball games have been moved. Softball is now at Central; which will be as follows:
3:00 pm - Central vs. Sean
4:30 pm - CVD vs. Flinthills
6:00 pm - Udall vs. South Haven
West Elk is hosting baseball; which will be as follows: 2:00pm-Central vs Udall
3:30pm Sedan vs West Elk
5:00pm CVD vs Flinthills.
GOOD LUCK! GO SPARTANS!!
The girls sports physical which were scheduled for tomorrow have been POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 16.
The Spartan Awards for tonight have been postponed to a later date. We will let everyone know when it is decided.
THURSDAY: HS Softball will play at 4:00pm and HS Baseball will play following the 3rd place game at 4:00pm; both games will be at Winfield.
TODAY: HS Softball games have been moved to WEST ELK. Our girls will play at 1:30pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
Please join us in honoring KC Colvin and Joannie Reimer on Wednesday, May 15th for all their years of service to our district. See attachment for details.
TODAY: HS Baseball games today will be played at WEST ELK starting at noon. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TODAY: The HS meet at Udall has been cancelled due to weather.
ACTIVITIES FOR NEXT WEEK:
MONDAY – WJL Tournament….BASEBALL here vs Oxford at noon. SOFTBALL at CV vs Sedan at 2:00.
TUESDAY– Sports physicals for BOYS in grades 5 thru 11 at 9:00 am at the clinic. Bring $10 and completed and signed physical forms.
Spartan Awards here at 6:30 pm for junior high and high school basketball, cheer, baseball, softball,
and track.
THURSDAY– Sports physicals for girls in grades 6 thru 11 at 9:00 am at the clinic. Bring $10 and completed and signed physical forms.
WJL Baseball and Softball Tournament at Winfield.
FRIDAY – SCBL HS Track at Udall at 3:00 pm.
TODAY: MS Spartan Track have their SCBL meet at Oxford starting at 1:30pm. GOOD LUCK!!
TOMORROW: HS Spartan Track will head to Udall for their meet; starting at 3:00pm. GOOD LUCK!!
TODAY: HS Baseball games today at CV have been cancelled.
TODAY: Play Day is Today starting at 12:30. All field events will be inside in the the New and Old gym. Weather permitting-Running events will be on the street. If not, they will be in the New gym.
THURSDAY: the Softball game against Sedan at Cedar Vale has been cancelled.
TONIGHT: Grades 6-12 Music Program starting at 7:00pm.
UPDATE: BB and SB will play at 3:00pm against Central at CV.
This week, in 5th grade, students have been discussing how people overcome obstacles.Today, Robbie Nichols visited our 5th grade classroom to share with our class about how he reads and writes as a person who is blind. He shared how the Braille system works and even had the kids make a “human Braille cell” to make the alphabet. We learned so much and loved having him visit and share worth our class!
Here are the results from the HS track meet at Madison on Friday:
Justice-4th in 1600m
Kristian-3rd in 110H, 3rd in 300H
Brogan-5th in Disc
Kyndel-2nd in 100H, 4th in 300H
Braden-5th in Jav.
Reagan-6th in 3200m
4x800m-2nd (Kaylee, Alysa, Justice, Reagan)
The Spartan track team will be heading to Udall this Friday.
Here are the results from the MS Track meet at Caldwell last Thursday. Their last meet will be Thursday, May 2nd at Oxford for SCBL.
The 4th and 5th graders helped clean up Dexter today!
Don’t forget this evening’s K-5 Spring Music Program, featuring the K-3rd Grade performing the musical Squirm, the 5th Grade Band, and the 4th and 5th Grade performing the musical Go West. The concert begins at 7:00pm and is free to attend. Let’s get a great crowd for these awesome students!
Here is information on upcoming Early Childhood Screening through the Winfield COOP.
The 4th graders are ready to make history come alive! Please come and enjoy our Living Museum tomorrow (4/24/19)! Each 4th grader is portraying a famous Kansan! The museum will be open in the new gym from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm. Hope to see you there!
Spartan Baseball beat Oxford 17-0 in 3rd and 17-3 in 5th. Spartan Softball won 9-3 and lost 4-2 to Oxford.
Today was National Jelly Bean Day!! Dexter Kindergarteners celebrated by using jelly beans to review these math skills: sorting, patterning, graphing, tally marks, comparing numbers, as well as addition and subtraction. What a fun day!!
A huge shout out to the Dexter Jr/Sr High School Band for receiving the highest rating of 1 at State Band Festival on April 11th. These students worked their tails off to prepare for this and improved leaps and bounds from their rating of 2 at SCBL Music Festival in early March. Celebrate your efforts. They were well worth it!
The Udall track meet was cut short due to lightning and weather. Here is a list of those that got 6th place or better:
Angelia Becker – 5th Shot Put
Devonte Harris – 1st Shot Put, 4th Discus
Gus Shelton – 4th Long Jump
Caden Woods – 3rd 75 M Hurdles, 6th 100M Dash
HS Track went to the Border Queen at Caldwell last night, here are the results:Justice-2nd in 1600m
Kyndel-2nd in 100H, 7th in 300H
Reagan-3rd in 3200m
4x800-3rd (Audrey, Alysa, Justice, Reagan)
Kristian-3rd in 110H, 6th in LJ
Brogan-4th in Disc, 7th in 100m
Braden-4th in Jav.
Great Job!! Spartan Track will travel to Central on Tuesday.
TONIGHT: HS JV Baseball will head to Flinthills to face the Mustangs. Start time is at 4:00pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
ALSO, HS Spartan Track will head to Caldwell for the Border Queen Meet. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
Congratulations to the Dexter High School Choir on achieving the highest rating of 1 at both the SCBL Music Festival (Cowley College) and Regional Music (Butler County), earning a trip to State Music on April 27th. You all are awesome! Good luck at State Music, and we hope you bring home another 1!
WEATHER ALERT FOR PROM - SATURDAY, APRIL 13th:
Outdoor pictures are planned for 5:30 p.m. at the stone barn. If it's too muddy, pictures will be on the steps of the Baptist Church at the corner of Main & Kansas Ave. downtown. In the event or rain, outdoor pictures will be cancelled altogether.
Walk-in will be at 6:30 p.m. Procession will begin at the south end of the high school down the east walk to the commons area. Parents, family and friends may gather on the lawn to watch. In the event of rain, the procession will be at the NORTH end of the gymnasium down the interior, east side of the gym. Onlookers may come inside and have a seat in the bleachers. Children MUST be seated and supervised. Public will be dismissed and doors will close at 7:00 p.m. for the gala to begin.
The 4th graders having been reviewing math skills during tier time, today they got to review while playing some fraction games!
Here are the HS Spartan Track results from last nights meet at West Elk:
Justice-3rd in 1600; Kaylee-6th in 100H; Kyndel-2nd in 100H, 3rd in 300H; Reagan-4th in 1600, 5th in Jav.
Kristian-2nd in 300H, 6th in LJ; Brogan-3rd in 100m, 4th in SP, 3rd in Disc; Joe-6th in Disc; Braden-6th in SP, 2nd in Jav. Great Job last night!! Spartan Track will travel to Caldwell on Tuesday for their next meet.
HS SOFTBALL MAKE-UP: May 2 at Cedar Vale
(1) Varsity Softball vs. Sedan @ 4 pm
(1) JV Softball vs. Sedan to follow
Preschoolers are enjoying a painting party after working hard to fill the classroom bucket with loops.
3rd through 5th grade also played some games to get them pumped up for the assessments!
1st and 2nd graders were shocked to see a cloud come out of a jar!
Graffiti Spelling Words! WHAT?!! 2nd graders practiced spelling words today with Graffiti art work!
Here are the MS Spartan Track meet results for their first 3 meets:
Central– March 26 th
Girls:
Angelia Becker – 6 th SP; Cadie Thomson – 1 st 800; Cadence Shelton – 3 rd 400m; Sierra Vernon – 5 th 200m; 4x100m Relay – 6 th (Natalie Shelton, Carlie Bliss, Katie Crocker, Payton Smith)
Boys:
Myles Artherton – 4 th SP; Devonte Harris – 1 st Dis, 2 nd SP: Brayden Henderson – 3 rd SP, 6 th 800m; Matthew Priddy – 6 th LJ, 6 th 1600m, 5 th 800m; Gus Shelton – 2 nd 200m, 3 rd 400m; Caden Woods – 6 th LJ 4 th 200m: 7 th grade 4x400m Relay – 5 th (Staton Harrod, Gage Bass, Lane Jones, Gus Shelton)
4x100m Relay – 6 th (Gage Bass, Brandon Kendall, Mitchell Decker, Ayden Robertson)
8 th grade 4x400m Relay – 5 th (Ryan Kendall, Devonte Harris, Taylor Rainbolt, Josiah Stoddard)
West Elk – April 2 nd
Girls:
Carlie Bliss – 6 th SP; Michelle Priddy – 6 th 200m, 1 st 800m; Hayleigh Rainbolt – 5 th 800m; Cadence Shelton – 2 nd 100m, 5 th 1600m, 4 th 400m; Natalie Shelton – 5 th SP, 6 th 400m; Cadie Thomson – 4 th 100m, 2 nd 800m, 4 th 400m; Sierra Vernon – 1 st 75H, 5 th LJ, 4 th 100m, 3 rd 200m.
Boys:
Myles Artherton – 6 th 200m; Devonte Harris – 3 rd Disc, 2 nd SP; Brayden Henderson – 5 th 1600m; Ryan Kendall – 4 th 400m, 4 th 200m; Matthew Priddy – 4 th 75H; Gus Shelton – 3 rd 400m, 3 rd LJ, 5 th 200m; Caden Woods – 3 rd 100m, 1 st 75H; 4x200m Relay – 4 th (Lane Jones, Decker Mitchell, Gage Bass, Ayden Robertson); 7 th grade 4x400m Relay – 4 th (Staton Harrod, Lane Jones, Gage Bass, Gus Shelton); 8 th grade 4x400m Relay – 2 nd (Caden Woods, Taylor Rainbolt, Josiah Stoddard, Ryan Kendall)
Central-April 4, 2019
Girls:
Angelia Becker – 6 th 75H; Michelle Priddy – 4 th LJ, 4 th 800m; Hayleigh Rainbolt – 6 th 75H; Cadence Shelton – 3 rd 800m, 5 th 200m, 3 rd 400m; Cadie Thomson – 4 th 400m, 3 rd 800m; Sierra Vernon – 1 st 75H, 6 th LJ, 4 th 200m, 6 th 100m.
Boys:
Brayden Henderson – 4 th 800m, 5 th 1600m; Gus Shelton – 4 th 400m, 3 rd LJ; Caden Woods – 4 th 100m, 4 th 75H, 6 th LJ.
The SOFTBALL games at Cedar Vale have be cancelled today as well due to weather. Make up date has yet to be determined; will send out information when we know.
The BASEBALL games at Cedar Vale today have been cancelled due to weather. Make up date has yet to be determined; will send out information when we know.
HS Spartan Track team went to Douglass last night for their meet. Here are the Girl results: Justice Casebolt-6th in the 800 and 2nd in the 1600; Kaylee Haden-5th in the 300H; Alysa Overbey-4th in the 400; Kyndel Randall-1st in the 100H and 3rd in the 300H; Audrey Rogers-6th in the 3200; Reagan Warburton-1st in the 3200 and 5th in the Jav; the 4x800 placed 5th with Casebolt, Rogers, Overbey, and Warburton. All of our girls placed in at least two of their events Great Job Ladies!!
Here are the Boys results: Brogan Myers-2nd in the 100m, 5th in the SP, and 2nd in the Disc; Braden Snyder- 1st in the Jav. Great Job Gentlemen!!
HS track will head to West Elk next week!
STEAM Teams' latest challenge: The Great Litter War! After dividing the town into quadrants, each team had a time limit to see who could pick up the most litter in their section. Based on quantity and weight, the winning team was Cale Shorter and Kaleb Boatman. Good job, teams!
1st and 2nd graders were shocked to see a cloud come out of a jar!
HS Spartan Track had their first meet at Oxford on Friday, March 29th. Here are the results: Justice-4th in 1600m; Kyndel-5th in 100m, 2nd in 100H, 4th in SP; Reagan- 3rd in Jav.: Kristian-2nd in 300H, 6th in LJ: Brogan-4th in SP, 2nd in Disc: Braden-1st in Jav.
Great Job! They will travel to Douglass tomorrow for their next meet.
At the HS SCBL Math Contest, Our students were Runner up!!! Great job!! 👍👍
TODAY: HS SCBL Math Contest will be at Elk Valley. GOOD LUCK!!
Also, MS Spartan Track will travel to Central for their first meet. Start time is 1:30pm. GOOD LUCK!!
Just a reminder USD #471 Dexter Schools will be in session on Friday, March 22, 2019. Thank You!
⚾️🥎TODAY: HS Spartan Baseball and Softball travel to Central to face the Raiders. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!⚾️🥎
New...… Exciting..... Delicious..... And coming when we return from Spring Break! Need a pick me up, skipped breakfast..... The Functional Life Skills Class has it covered as they take on the new venture of becoming baristas!! Staff and Students can order each morning from the Roost Roast as students prepare items such as Iced Coffees, Flavored Coffees, Frappuccinos, Lattes, Teas, Baked Goods and more.....
The Blood Drive is coming up again, April 3rd from 9:00-4:00. To get signed up, call the Office or go to redcrossblood.org.
Happy 100th day from 2nd grade. Did you know it took us 5 and 1/2 hours to melt 100 ice cubes.
We also wrote this poem together:
We would love to eat 100 hamburgers. But we would never eat 100 spiders. We can play 100 video games. But we can’t do 100 push-ups. We wish we had 100 sloths. But we would never want 100 bulls!
Tonight MS Math team traveled to Udall for the SCBL Math Relays and placed 3rd in the league. Great Job!! 👍👍
Mrs. Mackey's 3rd grade class celebrated meeting their classroom goal by visiting the Cardinal Chow Cart today! Great job 3rd Graders!!
STEAM students are working on balloon-powered cars, using principles of aerodynamics.
YESTERDAY: HS/MS did a Homecoming Activity at lunch called the “Sweetheart Challenge.” With their class, students had to move a sweetheart candy from one side of the table to the other by blowing air through a straw. We’re not sure who won, not all boxes of candy were equal. Students still had fun with it!!
Visit The Spartan Store during conferences this week to view and purchase the super cool, new items that just arrived!! Items are individually priced according to styles and sizes. Email llowe@usd471.org for questions.
The 4th graders have been working hard in math. They have been measuring angles using protractors.
TUESDAY: 1st grade celebrated a very special birthday, Kansas! They have spent the month learning the various Kansas symbols, and the different products that Kansas is known for. We enjoyed making sunflower watercolor pictures and eating homemade bread. Happy Birthday Kansas!
Just a reminder that NEW hats, gloves and scarves, as well as gently used coats have been placed by the blessing box at the old bank in Dexter. On Monday, February 4th, all these items will be removed from this location and dispersed throughout the county to those in need.
6th grade students have been geologists studying the types of rock found locally, (limestone, sandstone and shale) and how that relates to finding oil and natural gas in Kansas and Oklahoma. They learned that the Permian Sea was what deposited the fossils here millions of years ago creating fossil fuels, and they have done numerous experiments on permeability and porosity to see which type of rock would hold oil the best.
Due to the weather, tonights Junior High game at Flint Hills will not be played this evening. We will make up the game if both schools can find a day before the start of the Junior High Tournament.
Before we can fly our drones, the STEAM teams have been learning about and practicing principles of flight: lift, thrust, and drag. Winners of the initial flight challenge were Kaleb and Cadie, who created the most economical aircraft, capable of going the greatest distance, with the heaviest payload.
For the rotor challenge, testing which rotor design could stay aloft longest, the winners were Timber and Cale.
Stay tuned for videos of our drone flights!
As can be seen, due to the wind Monday, the Giving Tree items were unable to be hung from the trees. We will try again Tuesday. Thank you for your understanding!
All Kindergartners returned their library books today so they were treated to popcorn from the Cardinal Chow Cart!! The Cardinal Chow Cart is open to students on Monday and Tuesday afternoons, allowing students to purchase popcorn and water for .75 each.
WINNERS OF THE GIVING TREE: High School: Kaylee Haden
Middle School: Laikin Bratcher
Elementary: Aaron Hustad
THE GIVING TREE: Collection included:
Hats - 54
Scarves - 47
Gloves - 79
Coats - 34
Due to the projected weather forecast for this weekend, we will wait to hang all items on the tree in front of the elementary school until Monday, January 21st - Thursday, January 24th
TODAY: Four students from Dexter; Kylee Bragg, Grace Henderson, Paiten Henderson and Lorelei Strausberg attended the county spelling bee in Winfield. All of the students represented our school well. Paiten Henderson walked away with 2nd place overall. We are very proud of all of them!
Here is an updated bracket for the SCBL Basketball Tournament.
LAST WEEK: 8th Graders were perplexed whether the substance they observed was a liquid or solid. How can it behave as both!? And how is this similar to the rock just below the Earth’s crust.
NHS is having their annual Valentine's Day sale. The sale will end on February 11th.
Carnation - $2
Balloon - $2
Jumbo Candy Bar - $3
If you would like to order some Valentine's please contact an NHS member. NHS Members: Mrs. Anderson, Jeanie Gage, Alana Long, Kyl Kuntz, Arik Artherton, Allyssa Vaden, Emma Boatman, Madison Dale, and Dani Smith.
STEAM students are currently working on robotics, circuit building, and programming a rover.
The Cardinal Chow Cart began this week as an educational tool for the Life Skills Classroom. All students have the option to purchase popcorn and water Monday and Tuesday afternoons for $.75 each.
Second semester STEAM class worked on team-building this week. We had stronger teamwork than we had coordination.
Circle of Friends program will be starting up soon. If students are interested in being apart of this program, see the information attached. The contact person for the program is Ms. Lowe; here at the school.
TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE: 16 boxes full of food were delivered today throughout Dexter! The remaining food was delivered to the food pantry at the Dexter Outreach Church and the Dexter blessing box that is located behind the museum. Those in need of utilizing the food pantry can call 620-229-.0060. Thank you all for helping us complete our December Community involvement project!! We had so much fun with this!
LAST WEEK: 7th grade was busy with sweet solutions; learning how temperature, pressure, stirring, and surface area affect the rate of how quickly a solute goes into a solvent to make a solution. Sugar cubes were crushed and stirred among other things to observe the differences. Students were also intrigued to watch a demonstration by Mr. Wise observing a styrofoam cup floating on water, but dissolving in acetone. So the type of solvent makes a difference too!
LAST WEEK: Tis the Season to Give Spirit Week was a HUGE success!! Here are the totals from the week:
60 potatoes
68 stuffing
88 cans of vegetables
62 cans of fruit
60 pie crusts
70 pie fillings
And $183 for Turkeys
Everything donated will be given to needing families around our community. A BIG Thank You to everyone who participated and brought items everyday!
LAST WEEK: We finished up with Pajamas for the our Spirit Week "Tis the Season to Give." Everyone looked super cozy!!
LAST WEEK: STEAM class hard at work calculating dimensions! To win the theme park competition, all aspects must be drawn to scale.
TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE: Today's theme was "Holiday Family Photo" students were instructed to wear flannel if they brought a pie crust or filling. Great lookin' flannels!!
Tomorrow the theme is "Long Winters Nap" students wear their PJ with a donation of $1 to help buy turkeys.
DEC. 18: There has been an added game next Tuesday. HS Basketball will play Palco at Pratt Community College. The games will be Varsity only starting at 4:opm for Girls and 5:45pm for Boys.
TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE: Yesterday's theme was "Holiday Headwear" if students brought either boxed potatoes or stuffing. Lots of good festive headwear!!
Today's theme is "Holiday Photo" students are to wear flannel. Pictures coming soon!
TONIGHT: HS Spartan Basketball host the Central-Burden Raiders at Dexter. Tip off starts at 4:30pm with 2-Quarters of JV Girls followed by 3-Quarters of JV Boys, Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE: Today's theme was "Ugly Sweater" if they brought a canned item. (Fruit for elementary, vegetable for MS/HS). We had a great turn out of sweaters and items!
Tomorrow's theme is "Holiday headwear" if Elementary students bring a box of stuffing or MS/HS students brings a box of potatoes.
TONIGHT: Grades K-1 Christmas Music Program, starting at 7:00pm in the HS gym. Admission is Free! The schedule is as follows:
Grades 7-12 Concert Band followed by HS Choir, 7th Grade Choir, 5th & 6th grade Band, Grades 2-6 performing "ElfLandia"and Grades K-1 performing "Santa bring me Snow".
Beginning December 10th through December 13th the Functional Life Skills class will be selling candy-grams during lunch for $0.50. This includes the choice of candy cane with a short note from students and or staff to let their friends, teachers or staff know just how special they are as they wish them happy holidays! Candy-grams will be delivered as a sweet surprise to chosen recipients on Thursday afternoon.
Our new Community Based Instructional class is sponsoring "A Season to Give" Spirit Week next week. To participate, students must bring the requested item listed; Elementary against the Middle/High School. All other details are on the attachment.
TOMORROW: HS Spartan Basketball will head back to Udall for the Don Brady Tournament. They will face the Oxford Wildcats. Tip off is at 4:00pm with Varsity Girls followed by Varsity Boys; approximately 5:30pm.
SATURDAY: HS Spartans will finish the Don Brady Tournament at Udall with the Udall Eagles. Tip off is approximately at 6:00pm with Varsity Girls followed by Varsity Boys.
GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TONIGHT: MS Spartan Basketball will head to Central-Burden to face the Raiders. Tip off is at 3:00pm with 4 quarters of C Boys followed by B Girls, B Boys, A Girls and A Boys. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
Congratulations to all who participated in yesterday local spelling bee. Following are the top finishers: 1st place, Paiten Henderson; 2nd place, Lorelai Strausberg; 3rd place, Grace Henderson; 4th place, Kylee Bragg. They will represent Dexter in the Cowley County Spelling Bee on Jan. 16 in Winfield. First alternate is Jeramiah McCaslin and second alternate is Lucas Freeman.
1st and 2nd grades did a science experiment to show how the Grinch’s heart grew 3 times after reading How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
Dexter Elementary students showed their creative talents by making ornaments to decorate our community Christmas tree provided by Dexter’s Senior Citizens group. Come join our community on Saturday, December 8th, to celebrate Christmas in the Valley from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
Here is the picture for the winner of the Red Cross blood drive drawing, Junior Joe Priddy. A big Thank You to everyone who donated!!
TONIGHT: HS Spartan Basketball will head to Udall for the first round of the Don Brady Tournament. They will face the Attica Bulldogs. Varsity Girls tip off at 4:00pm followed by the Varsity Boys; approximate 5:30pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
Our shop teacher, Brian Kuntz, entered for the Harbor Freight shop class grant. He was awarded $1,000 at Harbor Freight for making the semifinals. The picture shows all the new tools bought with the money.
TOMORROW: HS Spartan Basketball will head to Udall for the Don Brady High School Tournament. Their first game is against Attica; see attachment for details.
The second Community Based Instruction activity was swimming!
The new Community Based Instruction program experienced their first recreation and leisure activities last week. These activities correlate with classroom academics and promote healthy relationships and physical activities within the community. First activity was Bowling!
TONIGHT: HS Spartan Basketball (Varsity Boys only) will host the Flinthills Job Corp as a kick off their season. Tip off is at 6:00pm at Dexter! GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TONIGHT: MS Spartan Basketball will head to Caldwell to face the Bluejays. First game starts at 4:00pm with B Girls followed by B Boys, A Girls, and A Boys. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
DECEMBER 10: Come join our performing arts department for a wonderful celebration of the holiday season at Dexter Schools!
‘Tis the Season to get your Nativity Scene for your house or give it as a gift. They cost $20. Contact Brian Kuntz here at the school or cell 620-441-4060.
THURSDAY: HS Boy Spartans will host the Flinthills Job Corp of Manhattan at 6:00pm at Dexter; Varsity Only. The HS Basketball games for Friday against Altoona-Midway are cancelled.
TONIGHT: MS Spartan Basketball will host the Flinthills Mustangs at Dexter. Games will start at 3:00pm with C Girls playing 2 Quarters followed by C Boys; 2 Quarters. B Girls will start Approximately at 4:00pm followed by B Boys, A Girls, and A Boys. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
Next week’s activities
Monday – HS Basketball practice begins.
Thursday – MS BB vs Udall at CV at 3:00 pm (C Boys game), the other games following, B girls & boys; A girls & boys.
TOMORROW: Performing Arts Showcase, A Life Well Lived, at 7:00PM in the commons.
TONIGHT: The Spartan Awards for Fall Sports, MS/HS Football and Volleyball, are at 6:30pm in Cedar Vale's Gym.
TONIGHT: At the Caldwell Math Contest, our HS were runner up overall!! GREAT JOB!! 👍👍
Here are the Breakfast and Lunch Menus for the month of November.
THURSDAY, Nov. 1: 💗The Freshman class sponsored a Powderpuff Football game🏈! There was a good turn out of students and spectators!! Also, a great halftime performance!! Overall, the girls seemed to have a fun playing with minimal penalties!! GREAT JOB TO ALL THE PARTICIPANTS!!🏈💗
Dexter 7th grader, Braden Mugler competed in the inaugural Science of Agriculture challenge on the Kstate Campus and won first place along with his two team members from Burden!
The 4th graders have been learning about igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. The past couple of weeks students have brought in rocks they have found. Today they got to investigate and classify rocks based on what they have learned!
The third grade has enjoyed having all of our Cowley County Extension agents bring lessons into our classroom over the past month. We have studied the life cycles of plants and animals, learned about food coming from plants and animals, and prepared a special treat called "egg in a bread basket." We have been anxiously awaiting the hatching of the eggs that were incubated in our classroom, and the chicks finally arrived! It was a great experience!
This year, 5th graders were given the opportunity to enter a poster contest put on by the Caney Valley Electric Cooperative Association. Students were to submit a poster that showed examples of electrical safety. This was a voluntary activity and 5 students in our class participated! Logan Becker, Jax Deiter, Austin Potter, Wade Martin and Wyatt Martin all submitted posters. Wyatt Martin was selected as the winner of the contest and received a $25 check. All of the posters should appear in the Kansas Country Living magazine as space allows! In addition our class was awarded a $50 check to use for the 5th grade class. We are looking forward to seeing their posters in print! Great job, 5th graders!!
Jostens will be here TODAY to pick up the graduation and ring orders at 10:30 am in the commons. Don’t forget to bring your order form and down payment.
6th grade students have worked for the last month on constructing a Spider Meccanoid that walks, chases you, and even squirts venom (water) on its prey. They will program it to respond to voice commands in the upcoming weeks.
LAST WEEK: After a busy week, the 6th grade class ended with a thrilling Thursday by creating Bristlebots! First, students designed their robots with tiny motors, batteries, toothbrushes and pipe cleaners. They had to troubleshoot ways to make them work, go faster and slower. Finally, they used the vibrating creatures to paint Halloween Robot Abstract Art pieces to display in the halls. "Nailed it!"
REMINDER FOR MONDAY: Jostens will return for the graduation and Sophomore ring orders at 10:30 am in the commons. Don’t forget to bring your order form and down payment. For class rings, you can go online to Jostens.com, design your ring, print your order form and bring it to school on order day.
TONIGHT: HS Spartan Football travel to Coldwater-South Central High School to face the Timberwolves. Kick off is at 6:00pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
YESTERDAY: There was an All-League meeting, we had two Lady Spartans make the list; Reagan Warburton, Second-Team and Riley Ferguson, Honorable Mention. Great Job and to all our Lady Spartans this season!!
The 4th graders have been learning about the different types of rocks, weathering, erosion, and deposition in science. Yesterday we were able to walk out to Grouse Creek and search for the types of rocks, and also see where weathering, erosion, and deposition have occurred! It was a great afternoon of exploring!
Mark your calendars: The Freshman class is hosting a Powder Puff Football game on Nov. 1. The game will be at 6:30pm and Admission to this event is a canned good. See attachment for all other details.
TONIGHT: Our MS took 3rd Place Overall at West Elk Math Contest! GREAT JOB!! 👍👍
TODAY: MS has their first Math Contest at West Elk starting at 4:45pm. GOOD LUCK!!
YESTERDAY: Elementary PE got to break-in the new parachute!
THURSDAY: HS Spartan Football play their first round of the State Championship. They will travel to Coldwater-South Central High School and kick off will be at 6:00pm.
TODAY: MS Basketball practice will start today. Students must have a physical on file to practice. The boys will practice in CV this week.
🏈🏈TOMORROW: HS Spartan Football have a big game against the Central-Burden Raiders at Dexter. It’s also Senior Night. To get the crowd pumped for the game, we are having a 💖 PINK OUT 💖!! There will also be a tailgate 🌭, and Spirit tattoos!! We need everyone to come out and support our SPARTANS!! LET’S GO BLACK AND GOLD!!🏈🏈
TODAY: A few students went to Southwestern to participate in KICC, Kids Impacting Cowley County. This is a service learning project through the Legacy Foundation. These students were learning about how to positively impact their community and school.
TODAY: HS Lady Spartan Volleyball head to Caldwell for their Regionals starting at 2:00pm. Here is the Order of Play:
(4)South Haven vs. (5) CVD
(2) Udall vs (7) Oxford;
(3) Caldwell vs (6) Central;
(1) Argonia vs 4/5 (Semi-Final);
Winner 2/7 vs Winner 3/6 (Semi-Final);
Championship Match
GOOD LUCK LADIES!! GO SPARTANS!!
🏈🏈TONIGHT: HS Football travel to Oswego to face the Indians. Kick off is at 7:00pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!🏈🏈
TOMORROW: MS Lady Spartan Volleyball host the SCBL tournament at Dexter. Their first match starts at 9:00am; see attachment for all other matches. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
October 8th-12th is National Fire Prevention Week. Along with classroom instruction, Dexter Fireman, Brian Kuntz, spoke with elementary students this morning about the importance of fire safety at home and at school. Thank you Mr. Kuntz for sharing your time with our students! We appreciate all our volunteer firefighters and their work in our community!
🏐🏈TONIGHT: MS Volleyball and Football host the Oxford Wildcats at Cedar Vale. Matches starting at 4:30pm with B team playing each other followed by A Team. Football kicks off at 6:30pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!🏐🏈
HS Volleyball Regional brackets are posted. The Lady Spartans will play Tues., Oct 16 at 2:00pm at Caldwell.
SATURDAY: MS Lady Spartans Volleyball are hosting their SCBL Volleyball tournament at Dexter. They are projected to be the 5th seed but they won't know officially until after tomorrow night. The attachment has the schedule and the times are approximate.
TONIGHT: HS Lady Spartan Volleyball will head to Sedan to face the Blue Devils, the Oxford Wildcats and the Udall Eagles. Matches start at 4:00 as follows:
North court South court
JV - Sedan v CV/D Oxford v Udall
JV - Sedan v Oxford CV/D v Udall
V - Sedan v Oxford CV/D v Udall
V -- Sedan v CV/D Oxford v Udall
V - Sedan v Udall CV/D v Oxford
GOOD LUCK LADIES!! GO SPARTANS!!
SATURDAY: HS Lady Spartans play in their SCBL tournament at Central. Their first match will follow the 9:00am game. GOOD LUCK LADIES!! GO SPARTANS!!
TOMORROW: There will be a, CV Junior Class sponsored, tailgate party prior to the game in the parking lot by the arena. They will be serving sloppy joes if anyone is interested in eating.
TOMORROW: HS Spartan Football will host the West Elk Patriots at Cedar Vale. Kick off is at 7:00pm. It's also Cedar Vale's Homecoming, the ceremony will take play at halftime. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
*Reminder for students who wear their "Spartan Nation" shirts, they will get in the game for free.
TONIGHT: MS Volleyball and Football host the West Elk Patriots here at Dexter. Volleyball will start at 4:30pm with B team followed by A and C (North Court). Football kicks off at 6:30pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
We are proud to announce, recently our PE department was approved for the Legacy Regional Community Foundation "Active Play Matching Grant."
The outline of this grant is to help address the health of the children in your elementary school. The purpose of this initiative is to enhance built environment and/or equipment purchase that provide and promote schoolchildren to be more physically active in order to address the rising rate of obesity in our area. The vision is to provide a space for public elementary schoolchildren in Cowley County to enjoy vigorous exercise through organized games and unstructured play before, during and after the school day. This grant is a 1:1 matching opportunity up to $2,000.
A Special Thank you to the Legacy Foundation for approving this grant and to our Administration and school board for matching it! Our students will really benefit from the equipment being purchased through this grant! Thank you!!
GRADES PREK-5TH: The 2nd Annual "Grandparents Breakfast" will be Oct. 11. The sign up forms will be going home with students today and need to be returned Monday, Oct. 8. See attachment for all other details. For Questions, please call the office at (620) 876-5415. We look forward to see all the grandparents!!
SATURDAY, Oct. 6: HS Lady Spartan Volleyball will be playing in their SCBL Tournament hosted by Central. Our lady Spartans will follow the 9:00am game. See attachment for details; time are approximate.
The 4th graders have been learning about static electricity in science. Today students had to rub a balloon on their head, then use the static to make an aluminum can roll. Then they had to see if their hypothesis on how far the can would roll was correct or not by measuring the distance it rolled. Some students were surprised at how far they could get their can to roll!
The HS Lady Spartan Volleyball team is have a volleyball clinic for grades 3rd-5th on Oct. 12 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. The Deadline to sign up is Oct. 10th. For contact information, see the attachment.
HS Volleyball Regional will be at Caldwell HS; with the following schools: Argonia HS; Burden-Central HS; Caldwell HS; Dexter HS\Cedar Vale HS; Oxford HS; South Haven HS; Udall HS. Brackets and seeding won't be posted until Oct. 10th after 10:00am. The first round will be played on Oct. 16th.
TONIGHT: HS Lady Spartan Volleyball will host the Flinthills Mustangs and Central-Burden Raiders at Cedar Vale. Matches start at 4:00pm with JV; see attachment for details. GOOD LUCK LADIES!! GO SPARTANS!!
First graders had a lot of fun celebrating Citizenship Month in September! We learned about being good neighbors, what the Pledge of Allegiance really means, what the colors of the flag symbolizes, and how the Constitution is our country's rule book!
SATURDAY: HS JV Volleyball will travel to Flinthills for Flinthills JV Invitational. Matches will start at 9:00am; see attachment for details. GOOD LUCK LADIES!! GO SPARTANS!!
TOMORROW: HS Football travel to Sedan to face the Blue Devils. Kick off is at 7:00pm! GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TONIGHT: MS Volleyball and Football travel to South Haven. Volleyball will face the South Haven Cardinals and Caldwell Blue Jays starting at 4:00pm; see attachment for details. Football will face the South Haven/Caldwell Thunderbolts kick off is at 6:30pm. Also, they are charging admission; $3 for Adults and $2 K-12 Students. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
YESTERDAY: 6th Grade students visited the 40,000 acre Tallgrass Prairie Preserve north of Pawhuska, OK. They hiked through the 7 foot tall grasses and watched the herd of 3,000 bison roam on the near extinct tallgrass prairie. This was part of their six week unit of "Unique Kansas."
The 4th graders have been learning about conductors and insulators in science. Today they got to use what they have learned and play a game of freeze tag. Students were either an electrifying student (the ones that are "It"), a conductor, or an insulator. Since conductors let electricity pass through easily, those students had to feeeze immediately. The insulators had to be tagged 3 times before they were frozen because they don't allow electricity to flow through. The students had fun applying what they have learned!
TONIGHT: HS Volleyball head to Argonia to face the Red Raiders and the Oxford Wildcats. Matches start at 4:45 and will play as follows:
4:45 - 5:40 - CVD JV v. Oxford JV
5:40 - 6:00 - Warm Up for first Varsity Match
6:00 - 7:00 - Argonia V v. CVD V
7:00 - 8:00 - CVD V v. Oxford V
8:00 - 9:00 - Argonia V v. Oxford V
If the JV games run early, we will not start the first varsity game before before 6:00 pm.
GOOD LUCK LADIES!!! GO SPARTANS!!
YESTERDAY: 6th Grade Students have been studying the adaptations of the American Bison, as well as the many uses for each part of the animal by shopping for everyday items like a Plains Indian if they would have had a "Bison Store".
On Thursday we had a special visitor, Donna Martin, in fifth grade. For our Native American unit, students have been learning about the different regions where Native Americans settled. We learned about the different types of clothing, food, land, tools, transportation and shelter each region used. Mrs. Martin is an expert on the Native Americans in the Plains region and came on Thursday to show our students how to build a tipi and share some stories and artifacts from that region. Students helped to build the tipi with Mrs. Martins help and then we all went inside the tipi to learn about the Native Americans and pass around artifacts. It was a great day of learning.
TODAY: 2nd graders have had fun watching our caterpillars turn into a chrysalis and finally this week turning into a butterfly. We were sad to see them go, but excited to let them go!
TOMORROW: HS Football host the Flinthills Mustangs. Kickoff will be at 7:00pm. The Homecoming ceremony will be at halftime with pictures to follow in the commons. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TONIGHT: There will be a bonfire at Richard Artherton's house around 9:00pm (when the MS get back from their game). To get our football team FIRED UP for their game against Flinthills tomorrow! Hope to see everyone there!
TONIGHT: MS Volleyball and Football will host the Central-Burden Raiders at CV. Volleyball will start at 3:30pm with C team followed by B then A. Football kicks off at 6:30pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TODAY: There will be a pep assembly at 2:00pm at the football field.
TODAY: Yearbook staff went to a workshop at Southwestern College.
YESTERDAY:8th grade learning Earth Science. The lithosphere (hard part of the Earth) is made up of rocks that contain minerals. We're testing rocks for calcite. A few drops of acetic acid are dropped on a piece of limestone & granite. The limestone reacted by producing bubbles of CO2 gas. The granite remained unchanged.
4th grade students are participating in Classroom Economy. Students have a classroom job. They earn classroom cash by doing their job, being kind, doing well on tests, using manners, etc. Students can also lose money for behaviors, talking, not following directions, being rude, etc. The 4th graders must also pay $1,000 rent on their desk each month. Cooper Criss was able to pay off his desk (and live rent free for the rest of 4th grade) by paying $3,000 all at once. Way to go, Cooper!
YESTERDAY: Constitution Day! 2nd graders challenge you to remember why we stand for the flag and to always put your hand on your heart and show respect to our flag!
TONIGHT: Lady Spartan Volleyball host the Sedan Blue Devils, the South Haven Cardinals, and the West Elk Patriots. Matches begin at 4:00pm; see attachment for details. GOOD LUCK LADIES!! GO SPARTANS!!
SHIRTS FOR SALE: STUCO is selling shirts with a few choices. There are 2 print options (CVD is #1, and Athletic Dept. is #2). Also, on Black or dark Gray shirts.
Short sleeves-$14, Long Sleeves-$16, Crew Sweatshirt-$18, Hoodie-$25.
Sizes available- Youth small through adult.
There are order forms going home with preK-6 today. You can get an order form from the Office or email Mrs. Killman (wkillman@usd471.org). All check to USD 471. Deadline to order is Mon. Sept. 24.
TONIGHT: Parent/Teacher Conferences from 5:00pm-8:00pm. MS/HS will be in the commons and K-6 has scheduled conferences. If you can't make it tonight, there is another chance on Wednesday. We hope to see everyone!
The Dexter Music Department will receive its delivery of Blue and Gold Sausage for its annual fundraiser today! A reminder to students and parents that product will be sorted and available for pickup after school. Make sure to get your order picked up so that we don’t have any hungry supporters on our hands. A huge thank you to USD #471 Faculty, Staff, and the vast amount of community members that support our program and our students through this fundraiser!
SATURDAY: HS Volleyball is hosting their annual Spartan Invitational at Dexter. First games begin at 9:00am; details attached. GOOD LUCK LADIES!!
TOMORROW: HS Football will host Caldwell Blue Jays at CV. Kick off is at 7:00pm! GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
🏈🏐TONIGHT: MS Volleyball and Football head to Flinthills to face the Mustangs! VB starts at 4:30pm with B team followed by A then C. Football kicks off at 6:30pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!🏈🏐
TODAY-STEAM Class: The Great Trash Race! Winning team: Bryson, Angelia, and Michelle, with 7.6 pounds of trash!
STEAM class update: Nature Journaling and some of the poems that resulted.
Homecoming is next week, See attachment for the days!
Halloween is right around the corner, decorate your yard with ghosts and jack-o-lanterns! They cost $10 each; sold by the Dexter HS Shop. Contact Brian Kuntz here at the school or by cell 620-441-4060 to order.
TONIGHT: HS VB heads to Caldwell to face the Blue Jays and the Udall Eagles. All JV games will have A running clock. Games will be as follows:
4:00pm- CVD JV vs Caldwell JV
CVD JV vs Udall JV
Udall JV vs Caldwell JV
6:00- CVD vs Caldwell (Varsity)
CVD vs Udall (Varsity)
Udall vs Caldwell (Varsity)
GOOD LUCK LADIES!! GO SPARTANS!!
Josie Gage entered a writing contest and won 1st place in our Kansas congressional district 4. The contest was put on by the Kansas Book Festival and the theme was to describe Kansas with one word or phrase. Hers was "Rugged Beauty". She was awarded a $500 check in the Senate Chamber of the Capital Building in Topeka on Saturday, September 8th.
SATURDAY: HS Varsity Volleyball will travel to Flinthills Volleyball Tournament. Starting at 9:00am see Attachment. GOOD LUCK LADIES!!
NEXT WEEK:
Monday – For those 7-12 who are going to Hutch, the bus leaves at 6:30 am. Be here before 6:30. Return time is 4:15 pm. Those who aren’t going or who miss the bus are expected to be at school.
Tuesday – HSVB at Caldwell at 4:00 pm.
Wednesday – Fall sports pictures in CV.
Thursday – MS VB (4:30) and FB (6:30) at Flinthills.
Friday – HSFB vs Caldwell at CV at 7:00 pm.
Saturday – Spartan Inv. Volleyball Tournament at 9:00 am.
The Fall 2018 Homecoming Candidates are Jeanie Gage, Justin Cravens, Alana Long, Kyl Kuntz, Zach Lacey (Norris),and Logan Wallace! CONGRATULATIONS! Homecoming week will be Sept. 17-21; the theme is Game Night (Board
Games)!
🏈🏈TOMORROW: HS Football travel to South Haven to take on the Cardinals. Kick off is at 7:00pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!🏈🏈
🏈🏐TONIGHT: MS Volleyball and Football travel to Sedan to the Blue Devils. Volleyball will start at 4:30pm with B team followed by A and C. Football will kick off at 6:30pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!! 🏈🏐
LAST WEEK: 7th Grade students work in cooperative groups to solve multiple language arts puzzles in a Back to School Escape Room.
LAST WEEK: 6th grade students worked in cooperative groups to plan,..implement...revise and construct the tallest most stable tower from marshmallows and toothpicks. They had 5 minutes to complete the tower challenge!
The 4th graders are learning about place value in math! Today was a "sweet" lesson because we used M&Ms to help us learn to find the different place values up to the 100,000 place, round numbers to indicated place values, and also compare numbers! Students enjoyed the M&Ms when they were finished!
🏈🏈TOMORROW: HS Football kick off their season at Buffalo-Altoonia Midway against the Jets; starting at 7:00pm. GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!! GO SPARTANS!!🏈🏈
🏐🏈TONIGHT: MS Volleyball and Football kick off their seasons against the Udall Eagles. Volleyball starts at 4:30pm with the B team on the South Court. Following that game is A on the South Court and C on the North Court. Then football will begin at 6:30pm. GOOD LUCK!!! GO SPARTANS!!🏐🏈
Just a reminder!
YESTERDAY: Physical changes in matter.
Students learned of differences between chemical changes and physical changes in matter. Yesterday's lab allowed students to view water in all the states at the same time with observable changes between each. Warm water (liquid) was poured into a bottle. Ice (solid) was placed at the top. Vapor (gas) was observed rising from the liquid while it later condensed back to its liquid state at the top.
Last week, 5th graders participated in “The Candy Rush.” Each student received a variety of candy. Each type of candy was worth a different amount, varying from 1-1,000,000. Students had to sort the candy and find the value of their candy. Then they used the information they collected to analyze their data. We learned about place value and comparing numbers, as well as standard, expanded and word form. We also recognized the difference between the digit and value of a digit. Lastly, students enjoyed eating their candy!
The 4th graders worked together on a STEM project today. The goal was to sketch and build a bucket tower with the bucket suspended. Students were given a 3oz cup, 20 straws, 36 inches of tape, and 36 inches of string. The goal was to see which tower could hold the most weight. All the teams did a wonderful job planning and working hard together. The winning team as Josiah Gage, Eislee Boatman, and Hayden McMinn.
STEAM today: The student's challenge was to create a tower out of spaghetti noodles and marshmallows. They were judge on the tallest and the strongest. The students build excellent towers which were tall but not very strong. It was a fun task anyways! Great effort!
Events This Week:
Wednesday-Open House/Ice Cream Social from 5:30-7:00pm.
Thursday-MS VB and FB @ Dexter vs. Udall
Friday-HS FB @ Altoonia-Midway
STEM CLASS YESTERDDAY: MacGyver Challenge #1: Transport an object from one side of the room to the other, quickly and safely. Most creative transport: the zipline! (Picture of Grace and Jacey)
MacGyver Challenge #2: Transport a fragile object from ceiling to floor, quickly and safely. Winner: The Clunk!
It's all about teamwork! The 4th graders are off to a great start learning to work as a team in the classroom! Groups were give one large piece of construction paper, scissors, and glue. Students had to figure out a way to use the paper to make the longest paper chain. All the groups worked well together to complete the task!
These 2nd grade monsters are roaring into 2nd grade!
STEAM class working with robotics and a programmable rover.
This Kindergarten class is INCREDIBLE!! We had a great first day together!! #KindergartenRocks!
The 4th graders wrapped up their opinion writing unit this week! It was called, "This or That Animal Debate." Students learned how to state an opinion, gather facts, oragnize those facts, then write a 5 to 6 paragraph paper on a debate of their choice. A few of their choices were: would you rather wrestle an alligator or a black bear, would you rather be raised by monkeys or wild dogs, would you rather have a pet python or a pet chimpanzee, and would you rather swim with a box jelly fish or a great white shark? They went through the whole writing process and then went and had a debate in Mrs. A's ELP class. The 4th graders were able to change the minds of some high school students in each debate! Way to go 4th grade!
Here are the Walter Johnson All-League members for Baseball: First-Team Javen Killman for pitching; Jasper Young and Devin Catlin for position player; and Honorable mention was Brady Snyder and Arik Artherton.
For Softball, the All-League members are First-team was Emma Speer and Honorable Mention was Riley Ferguson and Jacinda Call. Great Job!!
1st and 2nd graders finished up their space unit using Oreos to show the different phases of the moon!
Mrs. Gage made cupcakes for the elementary to thank the kids for helping to find a special bracelet that was lost to a special para of ours! Thanks kids!
The 4th and 5th graders were able to pie their teachers in the face for showing hard work during state assessments!
Sophomores JUMPED into directions last week with frogs. This week, they've been ROOTING through pig organs. Here you see them measuring small intestines.
THURSDAY, MAY 17: This great group of Sophomores enjoyed a cookout at my house. I'm so proud of these guys. They worked hard with their enchilada fundraiser, rolling over 2700 enchiladas!! They deserved this evening of food and fun!! Love these guys!!-Mr. Wise
FRIDAY, MAY 18: Dexter Track and Field competed in their Regional at Burlington. There were a couple who came very close to making State: Ellie Boatman placed 6th in the 400m and Triple Jump; and Kyndel Randall placed 6th in the 100m hurdles and 5th in the 300m hurdles. Great Season Ladies!!
For the boys, Morgan Carson placed 2nd in 300m hurdles qualifying for State. He will run prelims on Friday at Wichita State around 4:45pm. Good Luck Morgan!
This week, students in fifth grade dissected owl pellets. Students made observations and categorized each bone using an identification chart. After the dissection, students commented on how surprised they were to find so many bones intact! We all agreed that owl’s are fascinating creatures!
SATURDAY, MAY 26: Dexter Alumni Association is have a meeting and luncheon for Graduates from classes in years ending in EIGHT. Details in the attachment
YESTERDAY: Continuing at the Awards Assembly, Tyler Vogele received Best of Show in Metals with his smoker, Overall Outstanding Metal Worker, Overall Best of Show (Smoker) and Mr. Kuntz's award for Overall Outstanding Shop Student of the Year. Other awards included Arik Artherton Runner-up Overall Best of Show for his coffin; Alana Long received Runner-up for Best Scroll Saw for her Girrafes and Jamie Freedman received Best HS Scroll Saw for her Lighthouse.
YESTERDAY: Continuing at the Awards Assembly, Mr. Kuntz honored High School Fine Arts students who received awards on their projects. Avery Vaden received Best of Show Drafting, Overall Outstanding Draftsman and Best of show in Woods. Also, Marissa Bratcher recieved Overall Outstanding Woodworker and Best Wood or Metal Art.
YESTERDAY: At the grade 6-12 Awards Assembly, Mr. Kuntz honored 8th Grade Fine Arts students who received awards on their projects. Best JH Scroll Saw: Justice Casebolt (Cheetah), Runner-up Best JH Project: Alysa Overby (2 Night Stands), Best of Show JH: Carlee Potter (Oak Chest).
YESTERDAY: At the grades 6-12 Awards Assembly, Mr. Criss honored students who had either a 3.5 to 3.7 or 3.7 to 4.0 cumulative GPA in high school. Gold honors (3.7 to 4.0) were Freshman: Ethan Wallace, Avery Vaden, Kyndel Randall, Josie Gage, Essie Boatman; Sophomores: Clayton Henderson, Allyssa Vaden, Dani Smith, Emma Boatman; Juniors: Jeanie Gage, Alana Long, Logan Wallace; Seniors: Marissa Bratcher and Ellie Boatman. Silver honors (3.5 to 3.7) were Freshman: Cole Criss, Hannah Overby; Sophomores: Chika Suzuki, Arik Artherton, Devin Catlin, Amanda Priddy; Juniors: Morgan Carson and Kyl Kuntz. Congratulations and Great job!!
We would like to wish this senior congratulations on graduating, and thank her for being an awesome aide in 1st and 2nd grade all year. We will miss her a lot! We love you Miss Ellie!
Spartans win by run rule in the regional semi-finals 10-0 to advance to the Championship game against West Elk...winner takes all and qualifies to the 2–A State Tournament next week.
TODAY: HS Lady Spartan Softball will continue their Regional game from last night starting at 2:00pm. They were winning in the 5th inning 11-9 against Central. If they win, they play immediately after. GOOD LUCK!!
HS Spartan Baseball will travel to West Elk for their first game for Regionals against Yates Center at 3:30pm. If they win, they will play immediately after. GOOD LUCK!!
FRIDAY, MAY 11: HS Spartan Track and Field traveled to Oxford for the SCBL meet. Here are the results from it: Ellie Boatman placed 2nd in Long Jump, 4th in Triple Jump, 7th in the 200m and 4th in the 400m; Essie placed 6th in the 400m and 800m; Robyn Dale placed 5th in the 200m and 7th in the 100m; Kaylee Haden placed 6th in the 100m Hurdles and 7th in the 300m Hurdles; Kyndel Randall was league Champ in the 100m Hurdles, then placed 5th in the 100m and 300m Hurdles; and Reagan placed 3rd in the 1600m and 5th in Javelin. For the Boys, Morgan Carson placed 3rd in the 300m Hurdles; Brogan Meyers placed 7th in the Disc.; and Braden Snyder was league Champ in the Javilen. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!
FRIDAY, They will head to Burlington for Regionals to State!
TOMORROW: HS Spartan Track and Field will head to Oxford for their meet starting at 3:00pm. Admission is $4 for Adults and $3 for Students. GOOD LUCK!!
TODAY: HS Spartan Baseball will play for the Championship Game against West Elk at the Broadway Recreation Complex in Winfield, South Field. They will play immediately following the 4:00pm game. GOOD LUCK!!
HS Lady Spartan Softball will play for 5th against Central at the Broadway Recreation Complex in Winfield, South Softball Field.They will play immediately following the 4:00pm game. GOOD LUCK!!
Cost for these to get in $4 for Adults and $3 for Students.
YESTERDAY: These four, windy, Advanced Biology students measured their lung capacity as they learned about the respiratory system.
SUNDAY, MAY 6: Senior Ellie Boatman was a recipient of the Governor's Scholar Award in Topeka. The top 1% of Senior students in all school within Kansas received this award. Congratulations Ellie on your outstanding achievements here at Dexter!!
HS REGIONALS: Spartan Baseball will play Tuesday, May 15 at West Elk against Yates Center approximately 3:30pm.
Lady Spartan Softball will play Monday, May 14 at Central-Burden against Central-Burden starting at 5:00pm.
BRACKETS ATTACHED.
Dexter Track and Field will travel to Burlington for their Regional; Friday, May 18th.
TOMORROW: HS Spartan Baseball will be playing for the W.J.L Championship against the West Elk Patriots. They will play on the south field immediately following the 4:00pm game.
HS Lady Spartan Softball will be playing for 5th place against the Central-Burden Raiders in the W.J.L tournament. They will play on the south softball field immediately following the 4:00pm game.
BRACKETS ATTACHED:
HS Spartan Baseball defeated the Oxford Wildcats 8-1. They will play Thursday for the League Championship. GREAT JOB SPARTANS!!
HS Spartan Baseball defeated Elk Valley/Fredonia 12-2. They will face Oxford after the Elk Valley/Fredonia and Central game.
THIS WEEK: Sports physicals for grades 5 thru 11 are this week at the Dexter Clinic. BOYS will be TOMORROW and GIRLS will be on THURSDAY beginning at 9:00 am. Be sure to have your physical signed by both the student and the parent in three places and bring $10 cash.
TODAY: HS Spartan Baseball travel to Oxford for the 1st and 2nd Round of W.J. League Tournament. Their first game will be against Elk Valley/Fredonia immediately following the 10:00am game. GOOD LUCK!!
HS Lady Spartan Softball will travel to Sedan for the 1st and 2nd Rounds of the W.J. League Tournament. Their first game will be against Flinthills, which will immediately follow the 2:00pm game. GOOD LUCK!!
BRACKETS ATTACHED:
FRIDAY, MAY 4: HS Spartan Track team traveled to Udall for Udall's first High School track meet. There were several medalist: Morgan Carson placed 1st in the 300m Hurdles, Blake Hand placed 6th in the 1600m, Brogan placed 2nd in the Disc., Braden Snyder placed 2nd in the Javelin and the 4x800m placed 5th (Casebolt, Hand, Priddy, Carson). For the Girls, Ellie Boatman placed 4th in the 400m, 5th in long jump and 5th in triple jump, Essie placed 6th in the 800m and 5th in the 400m, Robyn Dale placed 6th in the 200m, Kyndel Randall placed 2nd in the 100m Hurdles, 6th in the 100m, and 5th in the 300m Hurdles, and Reagan Warburton placed 3rd in the 3200m and 6th in Javelin. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!
MONDAY, MAY 7: HS Spartan Baseball play at Oxford. They face Elk Valley/Fredonia following the Oxford game at 10:00am.
HS Lady Spartan Softball play at Sedan. They face Flinthills following the Sedan at 2:00pm.
These games will kickoff the baseball and softball League tournaments. Brackets will be posted soon.
YESTERDAY: 2nd graders had fun learning about the scientific method from a couple of sophomores! Thanks girls!
The Dexter Awards assembly (Grades 6-12) will take place on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 9:30 AM in the Dexter Gymnasium. These awards will recognize students for academics, music/band, industrial arts, citizenship, perfect attendance, etc...
Just a reminder that the Spartan awards for basketball, baseball, track, softball and cheer will be on Tuesday, May 8th at 6:30 pm at Cedar Vale.
YESTERDAY:Futuremaker Mobile Lab out of WSU Tech (the science and technology campus of Wichita State), spent the day here where they presented a series of hands-on virtual reality lab exercises where students, grades 8 - 11. They got to experience the "virtual reality" of technical careers in high demand areas. Students had fun participating in various experiments such as 3D imaging with a welding simulation and others like a 3D computerized gravity experiment. Students rotated between two mobile labs in 70 minute sessions and wrapped up at the end with materials on careers available on the campus in Wichita.
Great Job 👏 by our 6-12 students at tonights Spring Vocal & Instrumental Concert! Students really kicked it 👆a notch! 🔥👌
FRI. APR. 27: HS Spartan Track went to Madison for their meet. The results: Ellie Boatman placed 3rd in long jump, Robyn Dale placed 6th in long jump, Kaylee Haden placed 6th in 100m hurdles, Kyndel Randall took 1st in 100m hurdles and 5th in 300m hurdles, and Reagan Warburton placed 5th in the 1600m. For the boys, Morgan Carson placed 6th in the 300m hurdles and Braden Snyder placed 6th in the Javelin. Also, the boys 4x800m took 5th (Casebolt, Priddy, Hand, Carson). GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!
TODAY: HS Spartan Baseball and Softball will head to West Elk to face the Patriots. Starting at 3:00pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
TODAY: HS Spartan Track team travel to Madison; meet starts at 3:00pm. GOOD LUCK!!
TODAY: HS Spartan Baseball play at Dexter against Central; starting at 1:00pm.
Softball will play AT Central today at 4:00 pm. No concessions will be available. Due to field conditions, no baseball games today.
TODAY: HS Spartan Baseball and Softball host the Central-Burden Raiders at Cedar Vale. Start time is 4:00pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!
MS Spartan Track travels to Caldwell for their meet starting at 1:00pm. GOOD LUCK!!
TUES. APR. 24: HS Spartan Track travels to Central for their meet. There were some medalist and placers at the meet. Ellie Boatman placed 3rd in Long Jump and 5th in the 400m; Kyndel Randall placed 2nd (by a tenth) in the 100m hurdles and 4th in the 300m hurdles; and Reagan Warburton placed 3rd in the 1600m. For the Boys, Brogan Meyers placed 4th in the Discus; and Braden Snyder placed 2nd (by 3 feet) in the Javelin. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!!
Watch out Mr. Kuntz, second graders are learning how to measure to the nearest inch and foot! They will be ready for shop class before you know it!
Please join us this evening at 7:00pm in the Dexter High School Gymnasium for the K-5 Spring Program. The concert will feature the K-2 students in a musical entitled "The Principal and the Pea," which is based on the traditional fairy tale where a queen determines the future princess of the kingdom by placing a pea under her bed. Students in Grades 3-5 will be performing a musical called "Swamped," which focuses on the journey in the lives of swamp creatures as they plan for a swamp party happening later that evening. Lastly, the 5th Grade Band will perform a piece based on the sailing of the Spanish Armada in 1588. We hope to see you there!
Lady Spartans drop two to Fredonia/Elk Valley at home last night. Game #1 Lady Spartans 5 Fredonia/Elk Valley 6 Game #2 Lady Spartans 6 Fredonia/Elk Valley 13. Lady Spartans are 2-9 on the year.
Spartan Baseball sweeps Fredonia/Elk Valley in Fredonia to improve to 7-4 on the year!
Game #1 Spartan 9 Fredonia/Elk Valley 5
Game #2 Spartans 8 Fredonia/Elk Valley 3
TODAY: MS Spartan track will head to Flinthills for their meet starting at 3:00pm. GOOD LUCK!!
HS Spartan track travel to Central-Burdan for their meet; start time at 3:00pm. GOOD LUCK!!
YESTERDAY: The 4th graders have been learning about weathering, erosion, and deposition. The students were divided into teams to do a science relay! Each team had a Lego landform. One at a time students had to break (weathering) a Lego off the landform, take (erosion) the Lego to the other end of he playground by crab walking, bear crawling, sprinting, running backwards, and kangaroo hopping. Once they got to the end of the playground they would drop (deposition) the Lego to begin a new landform. They had fun , but they were sure dirty and worn out!
TODAY: HS Spartan Baseball travels to Fredonia to face the Elk Valley Lions starting at 4:00pm.
HS Lady Spartan Softball host the Elk Valley Lions at Cedar Vale starting at 4:00pm. GOOD LUCK TEAMS!!! GO SPARTANS!!!
2nd graders reviewed math skills with donuts this morning! Yum!
TODAY: JV Spartan Baseball and Softball travel to Flinthills to face the Mustangs; start time 3:00pm. GOOD LUCK!!
TODAY: HS Spartan Baseball and Softball will play one game at Udall; starting at 6:00pm. GOOD LUCK!!
MS Spartan Track team will head to Udall. Start time is at 3:00pm. GOOD LUCK!!
TODAY: Grades 7-12 Concert Band will be performing at the State Large Group Festival at Winfield High School.The band performs at 1:40pm in the Winfield High School Auditorium. GOOD LUCK!!!
CHEMISTRY CLASS: Zach & Jeannie check out chemical reactions and the color of precipitates (if any) they form.
LAST NIGHT: HS Spartans competed in the Border Queen Meet at Caldwell HS. There were several medalist: Morgan Carson took 3rd in 300m hurdles, Brogan Myers took 5th in Discus, Braden Snyder took 2nd in Javelin, the boys 4x800m took 5th (Darius, Joe, Blake, Morgan). For the girls: Ellie Boatman took 6th in long jump and 4th in triple jump, Kaylee Haden took 6th in the 100m hurdles, Kyndel Randall took 1st in the 100m hurdles, 5th in the 300m hurdles and 4th in the 100m, Reagan Warburton took 6th in Javelin and 5th in 800m, and the 4x800 took 3rd (Cierra, Kaylee, Essie, and Reagan). Great job Everyone!!!
TODAY: MS Spartans will head to West Elk for their make-up meet. Start time is 3:00pm. Good Luck!!
High School Track will be in action today at Caldwell. Good Luck to the Spartan Track athletes.
The Spartan Baseball team splits with Sedan. The Blue Devils win the first game (7-4) and the Spartans take the nightcap (15-5) in 5 innings. Spartans are 4-4 on the year and will play Udall at Udall on Thursday. The Lady Spartans lost both games of the double header by a score of 10-2 and 15-3.
Due to potential weather, the JV baseball games for today have been cancelled.
TODAY: 7th grade Math students were comparing the area of their hand and foot.
TODAY: MS Spartan track have their make up meet at Central-Burden. Start time is at 1:30. GOOD LUCK!!
HS Baseball head to Eureka for a Varsity and JV game. Start time for Varsity is 4:00pm; JV at 5:30pm. GOOD LUCK!! GO SPARTANS!!
The Spartan Baseball Team improves to 4-1 with a win in Dexter over Bluestem last night. The Varsity won a close contest 5-3. The JV won the nightcap over Bluestem. The Lady Spartan JV Softball team won both games of their double header against Tyro Christian.
Last nights results from Lady Spartan Softball @ South Haven. In game one the Lady Spartans were defeated by a score of 11-1 and in game two the Lady Spartans were defeated by a score of 5-4. The next action for the Lady Spartans will be on 4/16 at Cedar Vale against Sedan.
Here is a video our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade teachers put together for their students to help them with state assessments:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nC_T2CGWjek&feature=youtu.be
THURS. APR. 5: The 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classes participated in a state assessment kick off assembly. They started by competing in a minute to win it game called "Suck it up." Students and their teachers had to use a straw to suck a M&M up out of a bowl and transfer it to a different bowl. Their second game was a Saran wrap ball. Those were packed with candy and classroom economy cash! It was a fun assembly to get the elementary headed up for assessments that begin the week of Apr. 9!
THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITY SCHEDULE:
Mon.-HS SB @ South Haven 4:00pm
Tues.-HS TR @ West Elk 3:00pm, JV SB vs. Tyro @ Dex. 4:30pm (2 Games), BB vs. Bluestem @ Dex. Varsity 4:00pm-JV 5:30pm
Thurs.-BB @ Eureka Varsity 4:00pm-JV 5:30pm
Fri.-JV BB vs. West Elk @ Dexter (2Games)
The Dexter High School Choir was surprised and humbled today to host guest clinician Alyssa Toepfer. Mrs. Toepfer is a professional opera singer, Assistant Choral Director at Olathe North High School, and an Adjunct Professor of Voice at Ottawa University. She made the trip to Dexter to share her expertise and experiences to assist the choir in their preparation for Regional Solo and Ensemble Festival at Butler County Community College this weekend. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your gifts!
Dexter Shop classes are selling firepits for $100. They are 3x3 hexigons. To order, contact Brian Kuntz at the school or cell 620-441-4060.
TUESDAY APR. 3: Special Thanks to Officer Matt Liston for coming to the MS/HS and sharing his son's story about resilience and perseverance after being hit by a drunk driver. Students and staff really enjoyed it!!
TODAY: HS Spartan Baseball and Softball host the Flinthills Mustangs at Dexter. Start time is at 4:00pm. Good Luck!! GO SPARTANS!!
TODAY: MS Spartan Track Team travel to Central-Burden. Start time is at 1:30. Good Luck!! GO SPARTANS!
The Dexter 6th Grade Choir recently received the highest rating of 1 for their performance of Carry Me Home by Jean Anne Shafferman at the SCBL MS Music Festival on March 28th! They were so professional and received high praises from multiple teachers and volunteers for their maturity throughout the day. Way to represent!
Today's High School Track Meet at Douglas has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a future date TBD.
Due to miserable weather conditions today's scheduled junior high track meet at West Elk is being postponed and is rescheduled for Tuesday, April 17.
Congratulations to the Dexter 8th Grade Choir on receiving the highest rating of 1 for their performance of Grant Us Peace by Michael Scott at the SCBL Music Festival on March 28th. We are very thankful to the festival organizers and Cowley College for hosting the event. Great work, 8th Grade!
Both the MS and HS Track Teams will be competing tomorrow. The MS will be in West Elk and the HS will be in Douglas. Good Luck to both teams. Go! Spartans! Go!
Thursday's Baseball/Softball final scores for games @ Oxford:
Softball
Game 1: Spartans 15 Oxford 2
Game 2: Spartans 24 Oxford 10
Baseball
Game 1: Spartans 6 Oxford 7
Game 2: Spartans 2 Oxford 17
Both teams will be in action Thursday (4/5) @ 4:00 in Dexter to square off against Flint Hills.
Spartans drop 1st game of the year 7-6 to Oxford to fall to 0-1 in the young season. Lets get em next game boys! GO! SPARTANS! GO!
Lady Spartans win first game of the double header at Oxford 15-2 to move to 1-0 on the year. ⚾️GO! SPARTANS! GO!
Spartan High School Track/Baseball/Softball @ Oxford today. Start time is 3:00 P.M. Best of luck to our participants! GO! SPARTANS! GO!
Great Job DHS Math Students! Check out article here.
http://dexterks.apptegy.us/article/44373?org=district
Congratulations to our HS Math team who took 2nd at League Math Contest last night here at Dexter! Great job!!
Reminder: The SPARTAN Track, Baseball, and Softball teams are scheduled to have their first meets/games of the year tomorrow in Oxford. Track @ 3:00 and BB/SB @4:00. GO! SPARTANS! GO!
Students have been working on their bowling skills during PE this week! Students have had a lot of fun!!
It's coming........USD #471 Dexter Schools is quickly approaching the completion of our web store. This site will allow the district to accept online payments for lunches, enrollments, fees, projects, etc...! The district will also be able to accept payment with a debit card or in person at the high school office, concession stands, etc...Our hope is that this will provide a time saving solution for families to make payments with a credit or debit card. Note our Web Store address (https://dexter.revtrak.net) to help with future transactions for your convenience. The site is not "live" yet but will be soon. We will make make the announcement when it goes live! You will also be able to access from your NEW mobile app or the district webpage at www.usd471.org!
Dexter High School After Prom 2018 will be held on Saturday April 7th following the Casino Royale themed prom. The after prom even will be sponsored by the sophomore parents. All students attending after prom and their dates must be at the Dexter High School old gym by 12:30 am. Each student and their date attending must have a parent/student signed permission form turned into the DHS office by Thursday, March 29th. This will be a fun night of games and prizes for all who attend. Breakfast will be served and students dismissed roughly at 5:30 am. (USD #471 has no affiliation with the after prom, this is driven and put on by parents. USD #471 wishes to thank them for their efforts to provide a safe environment for our students on this night!)
Today's Junior High Track Meet (@ Central Burden) has been rescheduled for April 12th due to the weather.
Today's scheduled Baseball and Softball games against Udall have been postponed and will be made up on May 3rd at 4:00 in Dexter.
Incentive Trip Update......Up and at em early at the hotel for Breakfast...then off for a 9:00 am tour of AT&T Stadium...Departing now for Six Flags! “It’s a Great Day 2B a Fighting Cardinal!”
Update from Dallas....survived the water park and the crew was hungry! Chowing down at Golden Corral before checking into hotel for the evening. Its been a great day!
Update from Dallas! Top Golf was a success! Now it’s on to stop #2! The worlds largest indoor water park...Epic Waters welcomes Dexter High School!
Made it to TEXAS and to our first destination Top Golf! Having a blast with some great kids! “It’s a great day 2B a Cardinal!”
Today the Dexter High School Band will perform in the SCBL Music contest at Cowley County Community College. Good Luck!
On April 4th the Family Crisis Center will be presenting to Dexter students in grades 8-12. The educational presentation will be based on Dating Violence, Healthy Relationships and Boundaries, Bullying, Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault and Consent. Throughout the presentation they will hit hard on social media at different points and that includes sexting and the possible consequences.
Spartans Stop Udall to Advance to Semi-Finals!
https://www.apptegy.net/s/news-district-dexterks/articles/spartans-top-udall-to-advance
Reminder: Parent/Teacher Conferences from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. tonight. (Rescheduled from last Wednesday)
Playground project coming along nicely....
SPARTAN NATION it's GAME DAY! The HS boys will host Udall tonight in 1st round KSHSAA sub-state action. The game is in Dexter and will tip-off at 7:00 P.M. GO! SPARTANS! GO!
Download the new USD #471 App to check out the daily Bulletin under the NEWS link.
Download today at the following links! For iPhone users visit: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dexter-usd-471/id1325628014?mt=8 For Android Users visit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptegy.dexter
USD #471 is excited to announce it's new mobile app! Please keep in mind this is a work in progress, but we thought we would roll it out and learn as we go! This app will allow you to receive push notifications, automated phone calls and text messages when this app is completed. This mobile app will go hand in hand with a new website to be rolled out in the next few weeks. Download today at the following links!
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Junior High and High School Students: There will be a meeting on Thursday, February 22, at 7:00 pm at the Cedar Vale Hilltop Café for those who are interested in joining or getting more info on the Clay Target League. This meeting is for new and returning students and their parents
HS Boys Basketball Sub-State action vs. Udall in Dexter on Tuesday, February 27, 2018
HS Girls Basketball Sub-State action @ Udall 7:00 P.M. Monday, February 26, 2018
Reminder: Junior High Track practice will start Monday, February 26, 2018