Dwight Common School has decided to give Jr High Cross Country a try for the upcoming school year. Practices can begin August 1st.
Athletes will be able to participate in Cross Country and Baseball or Softball at simultaneously.
5th-8th grade boys and girls are eligible to participate. You can sign up for Cross Country on 8to18. Athletes will need an up-to-date physical on file in order to participate.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jenkins, jenkinsj@dwigth.k12.il.us or call 815-584-6222
Softball tryouts, for girls in 6-8th grade girls will be Monday and Tuesday, July 25th and 26th. 3:00 -5:00 pm for all players and 5:00-5:45 pm for pitchers and catchers.
All athletes will need to be signed up on 8t018 and have an up to date physical. You may bring your physical to the the first day of tryouts and give it to the coaches.
If your athlete cannot attend tryouts, you need to contact Coach Leonard, leonardd@dwight.k12.il.us or Coach Butterbrodt, butterb@dwight.k12.il.us to make alternate arrangements for trying out.
If you have any other questions, please contact Mr. Jenkins, jenkinsj@dwight.k12.il.us
Tomorrow's softball open workout has been cancelled and rescheduled for Friday June 24th, 3:00-4:30pm.
Reminder; Softball open summer work out tomorrow, June 20th, 3-4:30pm, for any 6th-8th grade girls. Make sure to wear proper softball attire: pants (no shorts), cleats, and bring lots of water.
Dwight Common School Important Summer Athletics Dates
June 1st: 2022-23 Athletics registration opens for all sports on 8 to 18
https://dwightcommon.8to18.com/accounts/login
July 13th: SOFTBALL 8 to 18 Registration Deadline
July 20th: BASEBALL 8 to 18 Registration Deadline
***Students not registered by the deadline will be unable to participate in practices and/or tryouts. Students must also provide a current physical prior to any participation.
July 25-26th SOFTBALL Tryouts - times will be posted as the date gets closer. If you are unable to attend tryouts, please contact the coaches via email to make arrangements.
Dezi Leonard, leonardd@dwight.k12.il.us & Chuck Butterbordt, butterbc@dwight.k12.il.us
August 1-2nd: BASEBALL tryouts - times will be posted as the date gets closer. If you are unable to attend tryouts, please contact the coaches via email to make arrangements.
Brian Trainor, brian.train36@gmail.com or Athletic Director, Jeremy Jenkins, jenkinsj@dwight.k12.il.us
Please keep an eye on our website and Facebook page for updates throughout the summer
This information can also be found on our website at the link below
https://5il.co/1b7l4
Please see the following schedules for 5-8th grade girls open gyms and 5-8th grade boys and girls Summer League schedule.
SOFTBALL OPEN SUMMER PRACTICES
Who: Students in 6-8th grade for the 22/23 school year
WHERE: DTHS SOFTBALL FIELD
WHEN:
June 20th 3:00-4:30
June 22nd 3:00-4:30
July 12th 3:00-4:30
July 14th 3:00-4:30
Practices are not mandatory.
Tryouts are Mandatory:
July 25th-26th from 3:00-5:00pm
Pitchers and catchers 5:00-5:45pm
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Dezi at leonardd@dwight.k12.il.us
8to18 registration will be open June 1st for the 2022/2023 school year. You must be registered and have a current physical in order to tryout on July 25th and 26.
WOW! The DTHS Senior Class Epilepsy Awareness Hat Day in honor of classmate Chase Becker raised over $500!!! Great job!!! Thank you to all that participated. 😀
Congratulations to all of our athletes that competed at the State Track meet this past weekend!
Athletes that received medals this weekend:
Collin Bachand placed 3rd place in the 7th grade boys Long Jump!
Mikayla Chambers placed 6th in 7th grade girls 1600M run and 4th in the 7th grade girls 800M run!
Graham Meister placed 4th in the 7th grade boys Discus and is the 2022 STATE CHAMPION in the 7th grade boys Shot Put, with a school record throw of 43'04"!
Fall PreSchool Screening - 2022
August 12th
Click on the link below for more information:
https://5il.co/1afut
Congratulations to the all of our track and field athletes that qualified for the State Track meet this weekend! The athletes will compete Friday and Saturday.
Boys:
Graham Meister: Shot Put, Discus
Evan Olson: Discus
Collin Bachand: Long Jump, 400
Ethan Pakula: Discus
Joey Farris: 1600
Girls:
Mikayla Chambers: 1600, 800, 4x400
Delaney Boucher: 400, 4x400, 4x200
Kit Connor: 4x200, 4x400
Isabel Hakey: 4x200, 4x400
Chloe Leithleiter: 4x200
Bianca Noriega: alternate in 4x200
June Woods: alternate in 4x400
Please join us for a retirement open house!
Come out and support local vendors and your Redbirds!
WE LOVE OUR REDBIRD TEACHING FAMILY!!!
The best lessons are not learned from a book but from the hearts of our truly great Redbird Family teachers.
We are grateful for all of the school lessons and life lessons taught by our caring educators.
PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO THANK OUR TEACHERS THIS WEEK!
Due to cold and inclement weather tonight's track meet has been canceled. There will be no boys practice. The girls will practice INSIDE until 4:30.
Tonight's 7th and 8th grade volleyball match with Manteno has been cancelled.
Dwight High School is inviting all 8th grade students to attend Senior night festivities at the Boys Basketball game on Friday, February 11th. DTHS will also be recognizing Coach Joe Stevenson, who is retiring from coaching after 25 years. The JV game starts at 5:30. Coach Stevenson will be honored at halftime of the JV game, which will be at approximately 5:50PM.
Also, the DTHS Senior Boys and the cheerleaders will be performing a co-ed dance. So come on over Friday night @ 5:30PM!
8th grade students will be able to enter the game FREE of charge.
Tonight's Sectional Championship game has been moved to Thursday night. Game time and location remains the same, 6:30pm at Gardner.
The 8th grade Regional Championship game has been moved to Friday night. Game time is yet to be determined.
There will be no practices today, Wednesday, February 2.
Due to concerns with Covid-19, the 7th and 8th grade girls volleyball programs will be taking a pause until Monday February 7th. Teams will not be practicing or participating in games during this time. 8th grade night is rescheduled for Monday February 14th.
We appreciate your understanding at this time.
Thank you.
Congratulations to our 7th grade Boys Basketball team and their Regional Championship last night! They defeated Gardner, 41-17. They move on to play for the Sectional Championship, Wednesday February 2nd at 6:30, in Gardner.