Final DAB Drawing

The Athletic Boosters would like to thank all of those that participated in the raffle.  Your help and donation will go towards the athletics of the Dakota School District.  We are fortunate to have a great community that continues to support all facets of the School District. 

THE FINAL WINNER

MARY SWANSON- $500
CONRATULATIONS

DAB Raffle

Winners

Wednesday
Galinda Miller- $50

Thursday

Carla Mayor- $50

Elementary Family Reading Night

Please join the Elementary staff for Family Reading Night.  There are a lot of fun activities for you and your child to do together. 

Where: Elementary School
Date: November 29th
When: 6:00-7:30pm

DAB Raffle winners

Raffle winners

Monday Nov. 26th
Darlene Miller- $50

Tuesday Nov. 27th
Sue Gallagher- $50

Dakota Athletic Boosters needs your help

To Whom It May Concern:

This is being written on behalf of the Dakota Athletic Boosters, an organization that promotes all athletic teams in the Dakota School District.  It is estimated that 50% of our students participate in athletics.  The Boosters feel that participating in any type of athletic venue should be supported by a safe, sanctioned place to exercise, socialize and develop skills that will be useful throughout their lives.  Our organization is dedicated to the process of making that happen, but we need your help.

Your donation will bring us closer of our goal of $100,000 to complete our outdoor sports facilities.  The improvements began in 2007 when new softball and baseball diamonds were excavated.  A new football field was then completed in 2009.  Since then, efforts have been made to raise funds for our all-weather track.  This fall we were able to blacktop an eight lane track, but we need to add the field event areas, apply the rubberized surface, add lights to the baseball diamond, and various other items.  The community at large benefits from the use of these facilities by promoting healthy lifestyles.  We are happy to acknowledge your tax deductible donation on our website and at our numerous events, unless you prefer otherwise.

The Boosters would like to thank you for considering a donation to raise funds for these improvements.  Please attend the meeting on Monday, December 3 in the Dakota High School library at 7 PM. Information will be presented and viewed to answer questions about our progress and future plans.  If you are unable to attend, a PowerPoint presentation can be sent to you by emailing jryan@dakota201.com or dgoeke@dakota201.com.

 Tax deductible donations can be made out to the Dakota Athletic Boosters and mailed to the address above.  No contribution is too small; any and all are appreciated.  We hope you can attend and see for yourself how the improvements have made a difference in our students’ lives as well as for future generations.  We are proud of our accomplishments and hope you will be too.  In the meantime feel free to call Dave Goeke or me at the numbers below.

                                    Dave Goeke                815-990-3390

                                    Julie Ryan                   815-291-6208

                                   

Sincerely,

Julie Ryan, Secretary

Dakota Athletic Boosters

DAB Raffle

Kris DeHaven- $250

Early Dismissal

Early Dismissal Wednesday, Nov. 21 1:30

DAB Raffle

Monday Nov. 19
Mike Quinn- $50

Tuesday Nov. 20
Thomas Rhode- $50

Congratulations

DAB Winner

Mr. Schiffman will be out of the office on Nov. 16th so he picked the winner today

Nov. 15- Anita Korn- $50
Nov. 16- Curt Olsen- $100

Thank you Dakota School Board

Thank you to the Dakota School District Board members,

As citizen leaders, individual school board members face complex and demanding challenges.  They are alternately described as having the most important volunteer jobs in the country.  Yet, our school board members are ordinary citizens with extraordinary dedication to the Dakota School District.  Public education is the backbone of American society.  Today, local school boards continue to do the most important work of the communities- that of educating our youth.  During these trying fiscal times, the DCUSD Board of Education develops policies and makes tough decisions on complex education and social issues that affect the entire community and the lives of individual students.  They continue to put in long hours at school board meetings, attend extracurricular events, attend seminars and are involved in other community activities to help represent the community they live in.    

The DCUSD administration, faculty and staff would like to thank the Dakota School Board for your dedication, hard work, and commitment to the education of our students.  We applaud you for your vision and voice to help shape a better tomorrow for our students.  “Thank you for caring about our students and in preparing them to make positive contributions in an ever-changing world”. 

The Dakota School Board Members are:  Jim Moyer, Mike DiGvonni, Frank Nelson, Amy Meier, Karen Kleckner, Colette Binger, Sue Wells

Thank you,

DCUSD Administration, Faculty and Staff

Petitions for Dakota School Board

Nominating petition forms for the April 9, 2013 school board election in Dakota CUSD #201 are now available.  Forms may be picked up in the office of the board secretary at 400 Campus Dr. on any business day between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

A school board candidate’s petition must be filed in the same office no earlier than 7:30 a.m. on Monday, December 17 and no later than 5:00 p.m. Monday December 24.

Candidates’ names will appear on the election ballot in the order in which their nominating papers are received in the secretary’s office.

Four seats on the seven-member board of education will be filled at the April 9 election.  Candidates elected will serve four-year terms expiring in April 2017. 

To be eligible to serve, a school board member must be, on the date of election, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years old, a registered voter, and a resident of the State of Illinois and the school district for at least one year immediately proceeding the election.

Elections are nonpartisan and board candidates do not indicate a political party affiliation.  Candidates should be aware of financial conflict-of-interest limitations set forth in state law. 

1. Nominating petitions signed by at least 50 voters residing within the district.  Petitions must be securely bound together with pages numbered consecutively, and each page must carry the notarized signature of the petition circulator.
2. Statement of candidacy, which includes a request that the candidate’s name be placed on the official ballot, the address of the candidate, the office sought, and a statement that the candidate is qualified for the office and has filed (or will file before the close of the petition filing period) a statement of economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act.
3. A receipt from the county clerk showing that the candidate has filed the statement of economic interests as noted above.
4. A loyalty oath, which is optional.  A candidate may choose to file it or not.

Other important dates for candidates are:

• Wednesday, January 2, 2013: last day for filing objections to a candidate’s nominating papers in the office of the board secretary.
• Wednesday, January 2, 2013: last day for a candidate to withdraw from nomination.

Further information on becoming a candidate in the April 9 board election may be obtained by contacting Sue Gallagher, Dakota Schools 400 Campus Dr. Dakota, IL 815-449-2832.

DAB Winner

Nov. 14th

Sandra Kamholz- $200

Family Reading Night

Attention parents, guardians, and guests of Dakota Elemetnary School's Family Reading Night.  Due to an unavoidable scheduling conflict, the Family Reading Night, Owls, Books and Bears, OH MY scheduled for November 15th has been cancelled.  It will be rescheduled at a later date.  Please look for the date in the near future and plan on joining us for Owls, Books, Bears, Oh My family reading night.  Thank you and have a great evening. 

DAB Raffle

Winner for Nov. 13

Renee Edler

DAB Raffle

Nov. 12th winner

Jim Moyer- $50

Veteran's ceremony

The Jr./Sr. High Held a Veteran's breakfast and ceremony on Monday.  The morning started with a wonderful breakfast prepared by faculty and staff, which was served by the National Honor Society. To begin, the ceremony the Choir performed Mansions of the Lord, Star Spangled Banner, and the National Anthem.  Bailey Hoffman read about the five emblems of the Armed Forces.  The Dakota Band then performed a medley of each services anthem.  For their final number the band played a piece called Within these Hallowed Walls.  This piece was an arrangement of two beloved hymns (Amazing Grace and The Battle Hymn of the Republic).  The narration was done by Sam Sherman.  The ceremony ended by Tyler Pieper performing Taps.   
 Thank you to all of our veteran's for serving our country.  We are Proud of You.

VB welcome home celebration.

Let's welcome the girls home in style tonight at the HS.  The celebration starts at 8

2nd place at State

Congratulations at State.  The girls placed second in a fantastic finals championship.  We are proud of you.

Pep rally

There will be a pep rally for the girls tonight at Eastland suits, in the courtyard, at 6 pm.  Go Indians

Round One Win

Congratulations on the first round victory at the state tournament.  They will play for state at approx. 1:55 tomorrow.  Go Indians.

DAB Raffle Winners

Nov. 8th- Linda Cayen
Nov. 9th- Pete Alber

DAB RAFFLE

Nov. 7- Don Graybill $150

DAB Raffle winners

The first three winners of the DAB Raffle are:

Nov. 1st Alonza Patton
Nov. 5th- Claude Jacquette
Nov. 6th-Laurie Norton

Elementary art projects

Attached are pictures of the Indian heads created by the elementary students.  The top was made out of beans, nuts, and leaves by the third graders.  The bottom left was made out of recycled paper by the 1st graders.  The bottom right was made out of old crayon shavings by the second graders.  These were made during the craft art time with Mrs. Russel.  The kids create most of their projects out of recycled items.  Please feel free to stop in and see their hard work. 

State Volleyball Information

CONGRATULATIONS LADY INDIANS VOLLEYBALL!

THERE WILL BE NO SCHOOL FRIDAY NOV. 9TH DUE TO THE STATE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT. The Daycare will remain open on Friday, Nov. 9th.

The Lady Indians will Play Friday, Nov. 9th at approx. 12:00pm in Redbird Arena

Tickets go on sale Monday, Nov. 5th starting at 8:00am in HS office

There will be a Jr./Sr. High fan bus going to the game on Friday, tickets for the bus will be $8.00. 

There will be a community pep rally on Thursday at 8:20am at the HS. 

STATE BOUND

Congratulations Lady Indian Volleyball.  The Lady Indians have made it to state two years in a row. The Indians will play Friday Nov. 9th, in Redbird Arena, Normal, Il.  The match will start at approximately 12:00PM.  Ticket information will be coming soon.

Go Indians ! We are proud of your accomplishment.

Sectional Champs!

Congratulations Lady Indians!  The Lady Indians now play in Pecatonica, at 6:00, for state.  Go Indians!

Rock RiverValley School Ranking

Attached is a link to the Rock River Valley School Rankings.  The district is proud of the hard work the teachers and students.  http://bit.ly/Vf2xGb  After going to the link you can download the pdf file. 

I hope that you all will be able to follow the DCUSD201 Blog.  This is a way to send out information to you quickly and efficiently.  The district will also use this blog to share some of the exciting things going on in the district. 

Volleyball

Congrats to the Lady Indians.  The volleyball team will be playing Nov. 1st at 7:00pm for the sectional championship.  GO INDIANS