December 12, 2025

Attendance Policy:

Good attendance is vital to student success. Studies show that students who are frequently absent have lower grades, lower self-esteem, and increased behavior problems. We want to help all of our students to be successful and have set up guidelines for attendance. Students are expected to be in school every day possible, but we realize that there are some reasons for absences. It is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to call by 9:30 am on the day of an absence when a student is absent letting us know the reason for the absence, or you will receive a call. If no call was received, the student must bring a written note from his parent or guardian stating the reason for the absence. Automatic calls will begin at 10:30. If you receive a call in error, please call the school in order for us to figure out the situation.

Please remember to keep us updated with all phone number changes.

PTO:

We encourage all of our parents to be involved with our PTO. Our meetings are held once a month at 4:00pm in our media center. Mrs. Charles has agreed to be the president this year.

Volunteers:

We welcome any and all suggestions and volunteers. You will need to have a volunteer form on file.

Link to volunteer form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEiiL7yRZKrmB0POGTLdqnSQJ2biGsk75HHrMNbsbUSDdyKA/viewform

Schedule of Events

December 15 - Board of Education Meeting

December 17 - Santa's Workshop 9-11:30AM, 1-3PM

December 18 - Santa's Workshop 9-11:30AM, 1-3PM

December 19 - Half Day, Dismissal 12:01PM

December 22- January 2 - Winter Break/No School

January 5 - School Resumes

January 9 - Half Day, Dismissal 12:01PM

January 16 - District Spelling Bee

January 19 - No School

January 19 - Board of Education Meeting

Dowagiac Girls Youth Basketball – In-Person Registration Only!

Calling all future Chieftains!

Dowagiac Girls Youth Basketball is holding in-person registration, grades 1st-6th, on the following dates:

Dec 16: 5-7pm

Dowagiac High School Lobby (outside of competition gym)

Registration is $35, and every player gets a team jersey!

Let’s pack the gym and grow our youth program together!

Counselors Corner

Building Highlights

Grandparents/Special Friends Day

Reminders

Reminder: Start time is 8:51 AM and end time is 3:47 PM. When dropping your child off late they must use the front office doors for safety reasons.

Dismissal car riders: To facilitate our line moving along we would like you to load your car on the passenger side next to the sidewalk. Please remember to use the pick up line and not the parking lot, and buckle up for safety.

Students should bring their own refillable water bottle for the school day. Please label all of your students belongings.