Good luck to our softball team as they begin regional play today. They will play St. Andrew at 4:30. Good Luck Lady Rangers!
2nd Grade taste tested apples and graphed which was their favorite. What a great way to start the fall season!
Boys basketball will be starting soon!
DGS is aware of the increase in social media threats of violence targeting schools in Illinois and Missouri. Although these threats were found to be unsubstantiated after further investigation, their purpose was to disrupt the learning environment. The school collaborates with local law enforcement to handle these situations. Please report any suspicious activity to DGS officials.
8th grade recognition for baseball and softball will be at today's games. Please come out to the park as we celebrate our 8th graders: Ryan, Kaleb, Rowdy and Jace. Good luck Rangers!
The final Digital Citizenship lesson for Jr. High was focused on helping kids post, comment, and upload responsibly.
Jr. High Digital Citizenship Lesson #4: Help kids make friends and interact safely online.
Jr. High Digital Citizenship Lesson #3: Help kids post, comment, and upload responsibly.
Jr. High Digital Citizenship lesson #2 was about helping boost kids safety, privacy and security while online.
Jr. High has begun their Digital Citizenship Lessons with Mrs. Clough. The first lesson was on media balance. Attached are tips and ways to discuss with children about balancing their media lives. The Jr. high lessons will continue through next week.
Yesterday, with the help of So IL Veggies, the REACH class got to pick flowers and plant turnips and radishes in our school garden.
Fourth Grade is working on collecting donations for St. Francis Care for their Public Service Project this year. Deadline for donations is Wednesday, September 18th. All donations can be sent to school. There are painted boxes placed around the building to put donations in. Thank you so much for your support.
DGS Transportation Update: Due to mechanical issues with our bus, we will not be running a bus starting this afternoon (9/3), until further notice. Hopefully the issue will be resolved within a couple of days. Parents may call the school if transportation is an issue. We will notify you when bus routes will resume. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Reminder: DGS will dismiss at 2:15 today (8/30) and there will be no school on Monday (9/2) in honor of Labor Day. Have a wonderful weekend!
Reminder: DGS will dimiss at 2:15 today, Wednesday, August 28th.
The baseball and softball teams will have their first home game tonight! They will face Pinckneyville 204. Game time has been moved to 6:30 due to the heat. Come out to the park to cheer on our Rangers!
Please note the early dismissals for this week.
DGS students have been learning rules and expectations through Ranger Academy this week!
Good luck to our baseball and softball teams at OLMC today. Game time is 4:30.
GO RANGERS!
Investigation lab with 6th grade and ratios today in Jr. High!
