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DHS Open House Showcases Student Talent

New Computer Program Initiated For Parents To Track Their Student's Progress--or Not

Larry Groves said he was holding a deck of cards in his hands and staring at his mother’s sewing machine when the idea struck him to make a dress out of cards. The Dixon High School freshman’s completed card-sewn bodice design included a black tulle skirt dotted with black and red rhinestones and was on display at Wednesday night’s DHS annual Open House.

Groves’ creative skills were exhibited alongside a hundred other student's creations inside the school’s library. There was artwork of all kinds from pencil sketches to painted portraits, ceramic cups and bowls to carefully stitched cloth teacups.

Approximately 400 parents turned out with their students to hear live music provided by the DHS Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble in the school arts theater, to enjoy refreshments via club fundraisers, and mainly, to check in on their kids. One of the more popular stops was the computer lab where parents were instructed how to log on to the new ‘Aeries Parent Portal’ system that allows them to track their students activity including turning in homework assignments, tests, and hopefully, discover progress.

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“I have to say I am impressed with the school district doing this,” said David Alan, parent of a sophomore. “This is really going to be helpful to us.”

This year, several instructors for the same subject were grouped into one class making it easier for parents to locate their student’s teachers and explore their teen's school work. In David Haynam’s Chemistry Class, a proud parent admired her son’s scientific report of “Newtral Ice Packs.”

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“We worked as a group on it,” said student Luis Cruz-Llamas, adding that he felt it turned out pretty well and they got a good grade on it. Approximately 80 pieces of art and work  from students will also be shown at the Dixon May Fair.

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