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It was winter hat day at DES! ❄️
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Middle School students will be released at 2:04 pm, and High School students will be released at 2:10 pm to allow our bus drivers additional time to return for the elementary bus runs. Elementary students will be released at their usual time.
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Congratulations to this week's ROW Ticket winners!
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Braylon Frank & Samantha Crawford will be representing Dundee Middle School at MSVMA State Honors Choir on Thursday, January 25th, where they will be performing in Grand Rapids with 118 of the best middle school singers from the entire state of Michigan.
Good luck Braylon and Sam. We are proud of you!
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Good morning,
DCS will be opening today. The school day will begin two hours after the normal start time for each building.
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Good Morning Vikings,
This is Superintendent Scott Leach letting you know that we are in a two-hour fog delay for Wednesday, January 24th. There is a chance that we will need to cancel school if conditions do not improve. A decision will be made around 7:30 am. We apologize for the inconvenience these types of days cause our families.
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All Athletic Events & Practices are cancelled today, 1/23.
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Due to forecasted weather, Dundee Community Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 23.
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Dundee Community Schools will be closed on January 19th due to inclement weather. High School sporting events currently are planned to proceed as planned. All middle school sporting events are canceled.
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Dundee Community Schools will be closed on January 18th due to icy road conditions. High School sporting events currently are planned to proceed as planned. All middle school sporting events are canceled.
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Boys lead Jefferson 56 - 39 left on the 4th qtr. Braiden Whitaker scores his 1000th point.
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Due to temperatures approaching the county-agreed wind chill threshold, Dundee Community Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 16th. As a result, all MS sports are canceled.
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Officer Gore enjoyed donuts with students in our ROW Ticket random drawing this morning!
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Snow much fun at recess! ❄️
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A big thank you to our friends at SRM Concrete for donating concrete barriers and to the Village of Dundee for their assistance in placing them. The barriers have been placed in the parking lot West of the high school and will be a part of our overall drop-off/pick-up plan that will be fully implemented at the start of the 24-25 school year.
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Happy New Year, Viking Nation!
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Wishing everyone in the Viking Nation a safe and peaceful holiday.
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The seventh graders had fun playing “Captain’s Orders”. Today’s poses included North Pole, Christmas Tree, Snowman, Santa’s Sleigh, Christmas Star, and Santa’s Reindeer!☃️
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The 7th and 8th Grade bands wrapped up a great evening of holiday tunes and solo performances. Great job Ms. Y and our middle school Viking bands!
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There 5th and 6th Grade bands were amazing. Great job Ms. Yettaw and all the Viking musicians!
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