November 21, 2025

Message from the Principal

As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to take a moment to share my gratitude for our wonderful school community. Your partnership, support, and commitment to your children make our school a truly special place.

We are thankful for our students’ curiosity, kindness, and hard work each day, and for the families who encourage and cheer them on. It is a joy to watch them grow.

On behalf of our entire staff, I wish you and your family a safe, restful, and happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the time with loved ones, and we look forward to welcoming our students back after the break.

Important Message from the School Nurse

We are seeing an increased number of cases of head lice in our buildings as well as across the Southwest Michigan area. With the number of cases increasing, please check your child’s hair frequently for nits and live bugs. If your child is found to have head lice, please begin treatment immediately. Head lice treatment is very time consuming and can be expensive, but if the head lice and all of the nits are not removed from the hair as well as anything that comes in contact with the hair the cycle will start over in your home.

There are resources for head lice treatment in the main office if you need assistance. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns at 269-782-4420 ext. 1218 or sdorman@dowagiacschools.org.

Suzanne Dorman RN, MSN

District School Nurse

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:

Nov 25: 5-7pm

Dec 10: 5-7pm

Dec 11: 5-7pm

Dec 17: 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!

Schedule of Events

November 26 - 28: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
December 1: Lions Club Vision Screening
December 1:- PTO meeting @ 4:00, School Library
December 10-11: Santa's Workshop
December 11: Winter Music Program @ 7:00 (See below for more details)
December 19: 1/2 Day of School
December 22-Janurary 2- NO SCHOOL - Christmas Break

Building Highlights

Our kitchen staff, Miss Caila and Ms. Sally, are simply wonderful. They greet our students with smiles every day, prepare meals with care, and make our cafeteria a warm, welcoming place. Their hard work and dedication ensure that every child is nourished and ready to learn, and we are so grateful for all they do.

Reminders

With the change of weather coming, please make sure to send your student with the proper outdoor clothing for the days forecast. Boots, winter coats, snow pants, hat and gloves will be needed soon!

ATTENDANCE:

It is very important that students are in school everyday, but the school realizes that there are some reasons for excused absences. Please make sure to call the office and let us know when your student is going to be absent or the school will be calling you. When a student returns to school after any period of absence, please send a note stating the reason for the absences.

*If your student(s) is running late, please bring them to the office and sign them in.

*If you need to pick up your child early for any reason please call the office 269-782-4468.

Printable 2025-26 Calendar

Given the increase in illnesses, this serves as a friendly reminder about the importance of proper handwashing.

Community Happenings

The Cass Family Medical Mobile Clinic is now open and will be going around to different communities to provide appointments and walk in for medical care as well as medical health services. This is a calendar of where they are going to be located throughout the month.

They will be adding more locations as soon as they can get them set up. If you are looking for care or can not get into your provider, please contact Cass Family Clinic for an appointment at 269-445-3874.