This robotics competition season was a good one for the Dexter High School Dreadbots. Their robot made it further along in the world championship playoffs than any Dexter robot ever has. At the State Meet, the Dreadbots were ranked 2nd in their field and 29th in the state of Michigan, earning them a place at the World ...
The Dexter community has a lot to be proud of, including its high school, which ranks as one of the best in Michigan. The U.S. News and World Report ranked Dexter High School as the 21st best high school in the state. This ranking comes in the annual look at the Best High Schools, which ...
Helping with some needed improvements at the Jenkins Early Childhood Learning Center, students in the Building Trades program from the South & West Washtenaw Consortium (SWWC) are definitely getting real world training experiences. A group from the SWWC has been at Jenkins rebuilding the stairs and ramp to the Baby House and replacing the front ...
With a winning topic of study called, “Investigating LPO NTsR1 Neurons for Regulation of Obesity and Obesity-Induced Pain,” Dexter’s Charlotte Schultz earned a big honor. Schultz, a 2021 graduate of Dexter High School, took a first place in the recent Michigan State University’s 2024 Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). This is MSU’s premier showcase ...
Courage in Happiness It’s easy to be angry. Don’t agree with something or someone, get mad. Something doesn’t go your way, blow your top. Your lottery ticket did not win again, pound your steering wheel. Anger comes easy to us humans. In my past rant and rave moments, I realize now how easy it was ...
It’s that time of year again; works of art created by Dexter students will be on display at different businesses and locations in downtown. The annual ArtWalk will run from April 20th – May 11th. Art teachers in Dexter Community Schools said they are excited about this year’s show and look forward to the community ...
Editor’s Note: The following article is by John P. Hansen from the August 5, 1992, edition of the Dexter Leader. Mr. Hansen served as Superintendent of Dexter Community Schools from 1984 to 1998. Mr. Hansen was also State Representative for Michigan’s 52nd District from 1999 to 2002. Other interim roles in various governmental bodies include ...
The Huron River Methodist Church (HRMC) recently hosted an event in collaboration with St. Joe’s Church, Saline Global Methodist Fellowship, and local volunteers to pack meals for the international nonprofit Feed My Starving Children (FMSC). The event took place in HRMC’s gymnasium, where volunteers worked to assemble meals intended to combat global hunger. The process ...
The Dreadbot drive team parks Woofer under the stage at the end of the game, suspensefully awaiting the match scores. (Photo by Cory Schimelfening) By Peter Hilliard, Dreadbot Reporter Nearly undefeated, The Dexter Dreadbots advance to the state competition after an exciting Troy event. The Dreadbot’s qualifying match win rate improved drastically from ~56% in ...
What If You Don’t Have It? We are going to go in a different direction this week, my friends. If there are any themes in this great experiment that is the Tribe of Up, it is to create kindness for those who need and seek it. To advocate for more joy. To be the light ...
By STN Staff Are you curious about the worth of some old things you’ve got lying around the house or stored away? Antiquarians can once again join the Dexter Heritage Guild for a fun chance to discover their items’ value with an appraiser from DuMouchelles Art Gallery in Detroit. Proceeds from the event go to ...
Dexter Community Schools are holding off on implementing a no-transport zone. This past November, the school district discussed a proposal to create a no-transport zone within the city of Dexter and a small area near the high school (for high school students only). In an update on the proposal, DCS Superintendent Chris Timmis said the ...
DHS students participated in the 2023 Polar Plunge. Photo courtesy Dexter High School. The Polar Plunge Dexter High School is holding its second “Polar Plunge” on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, to raise funds for its Unified Sports Programs and Special Olympics Michigan. As a demonstration of their commitment to Dexter’s Unified Sports teams and inclusion ...
Open-Source Kindness Human history is amazing. When the best people do their best work, it is my humble belief that we get the tiniest glimpse of Heaven on earth. Dr. Jonas Salk. Dr. Salk spent seven years developing the Polio vaccine in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Then in 1955, he shared it with ...
DHS will see some work in this round of bond projects. Dexter Community Schools is in the homestretch for the final 2017 Bond Series 2 projects. In a message to school district families and community members, DCS Superintendent Chris Timmis said the Board of Education recently approved several projects that will complete the Series 2 ...
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