Leaving behind a legacy of great coaching and building a winning tradition for nearly a decade, Coach Phil Jacobs announced he’s stepping down as Headcoach of the Dexter Dreadnaughts Varsity Football Team. Jacobs announced his decision on January 7, with a message of thanks and gratitude. “After nine incredible years as the head coach at ...
Dexter Community Schools are looking to add a unique Physical Education course at the high school that would be open to all students wanting to be part of the Peer-to-Peer program. Planned to be called Peer-to-Peer Physical Education, the course was introduced to the school board at its Dec. 15 meeting. The school board is ...
The new scoreboard at Al Ritt Stadium isn’t quite complete, but Dexter Community Schools has a plan to remedy that. The DCS Board of Education approved a contract at its December 15 meeting to move this plan forward. “As part of the Al Ritt sign (scoreboard) project, the District would like to place a Dexter-branded ...
Getting to hear the personal, historical account from a survivor of the Holocaust, Dexter High School (DHS) students were paid a special visit from Irene Hasenberg Butter on December 9. Butter’s talk gave students both an insight into a difficult and important time in world history as well as a chance to hear a unique ...
There’s nothing like seeing one’s hard work and patience pay off. That’s how Dexter student-athlete Selena Hochendoner felt after signing with East Stroudsburg University (ESU), where she plans to seek an education while continuing to compete in volleyball. With signing day on hand, Hochendoner, a standout Dexter High School Volleyball player, said she picked the college ...
The Lions Club International Peace Poster Contest is an annual tradition for students in Dexter to demonstrate their artistic talents. The Dexter Lions Club recently announced the winners from Creekside Intermediate School. First place was Emmy DiPatrizio, second place was Annabelle Tabor and third place was George Larson. For the past 12 years the Dexter ...
Athletics and academics went hand in hand when Dexter student-athlete Clara Lamb made the decision to sign to attend and compete for Case Western Reserve University. As a talented softball player and student at Dexter High School, Lamb said she’s looking forward to this next step in her life. The Sun Times News caught up ...
Setting the standard and helping each player flourish, Dexter Varsity Volleyball Coach Erin Penn was named the SEC Red Volleyball Coach of the Year for good reason. Mike Bavineau, Dexter’s Director of Athletics, said Coach Penn “is a tremendous asset to our athletic department and is well deserving of the award.” The SEC Red Division is made ...
Dexter student-athlete Claire Dubuque has a sense of pride and excitement after signing with Central Michigan University. As a standout field hockey player on some talented Dexter teams, Dubuque is looking forward to the next level. The Sun Times News caught up with Dubuque to ask her about the signing. “I am so excited that I ...
The Dexter Community Schools Board of Education has asked the Sex Ed Advisory Board (SEAB) to go back and modify parts of the updated Sex Education Curriculum. The DCS school board met on Nov. 17 and updated the process moving forward with the SEAB. The Sun Times News (STN) followed up with school board president ...
The Dexter Community Schools (DCS) Board of Education voted to accept the updated sex education curriculum with modifications. The Dexter school board made the decision at their Nov. 10 special meeting, which included a public hearing on the Sex Education Curriculum Update. The Sun Times News followed up with school board president Elise Bruderly about ...
With the unveiling of its new scoreboard at Al Ritt Stadium this fall, Dexter Community Schools will continue its updates there as well as at the Twin Turf Fields at Dexter High School in an effort to improve these facilities. The DCS Board of Education approved funding for two projects that will help modernize both ...
The approval of the countywide Career Technical Education (CTE) millage will eliminate barriers and expand access to purposeful, hands-on, applied and experiential learning in every school district across Washtenaw County, Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) Superintendent Naomi Norman said after voters passed the millage on November 4. “This millage will eliminate barriers and expand access ...
The U.S. News Best Schools rankings for 2025-26 have come out this fall with rankings including data on more than 24,000 public high schools around the country. Here in Michigan there are 1,136 public high schools looked at. Locally, three made Michigan’s Top 50. Saline High School comes in at #20 in the state of ...
The Chelsea School District updates the community on a nationwide lawsuit that came out of last year’s PowerSchool data breach. Although it appears at this time local schools were not impacted by the breach, Saline, Dexter, Chelsea and Milan were all utilizing this cloud-based K-12 software provider at the time of the breach. Chelsea School ...
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