October 2025 DILLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
TEACHING EFFECTIVELY-LEARNING SUCCESSFULLY
SUPERINTENDENT’S MESSAGE: RANDY SHIPMAN
As the weather changes from summer to fall, I would like to offer everyone a warm autumn greeting from the district office. Things are very busy right now, but everything is going great in the district, and I am super excited and honored to be leading School District #10.
I want to make you aware that we have two early out days at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, October 13th and Tuesday, October 14th due to the high school schedule. Please mark your calendar with these important dates and times for dismissal. Parent/Teacher Conferences at the elementary district are also scheduled for Monday, October 13th and Tuesday, October 14th from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. I hope you can attend and visit with your child’s teacher/s on one of those nights.
I am happy to report that the morning drop-off of students and traffic flow in front of the school has been going very smoothly. The busses arrive at 7:55 a.m. and by 8:10 a.m. all the busses have arrived, dropped students off, and departed. Mr. Shaun Lenegar, the transportation director, and all the bus drivers have done an awesome job, and I greatly appreciate their efforts in getting our children here safely and on time. Speaking of busses, if anyone out there is willing to drive a bus, I know the high school needs drivers. Please contact Mr. Josh Patterson at the high school at 683-2361 if you are interested. A big thank you also goes out to the parents and community for helping keep our kids safe by working with us and obeying the rules of the road.
As we enter the flu and cold season, I want to take this opportunity to remind students and parents of our expectations regarding students experiencing signs and symptoms of illness. Please do not send students to school with any of the following symptoms:
· Fever (100.4 Fahrenheit or higher), chills, shaking
· Cough (not due to other known cause, such as chronic cough)
· Sore throat
· Headache when in combination with other symptoms
· Muscle aches or body aches in combination with other symptoms
· Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
· Fatigue, when in combination with other symptoms
· Nasal congestion or runny nose (not due to other known causes, such as allergies) when in combination with other symptoms
Students who are sick need to stay at home and not attend school, and if students have signs and symptoms while at school, they will be sent home and are to stay at home until they are symptom free for 24 hours, without medication.
Don’t forget that you can stay informed of what is happening at your child’s school by accessing our website at www.dillonschools.org. You can find out academic information about your child such as teacher lesson plans, your child’s grades, and their sports schedules. You can also access things like the student handbook, the district’s policy manual, board meeting agendas, and the school calendar. Finally, the most important thing for many of our students is the menu that is posted on our website.
In closing, let me say once again how excited and honored I am to be the superintendent of School District #10 and part of such a great community. I would like to thank everyone in advance for working with us to make School District #10 a great place to be for all of our students. I look forward to another extraordinary school year. If there is anything I can help with, please stop in or call the district office at 683-4311 option #3.
PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY NEWS: GREG FITZGERALD
We are off to another great start this year! Thanks to all our parents, students, staff, and community members for helping support Dillon Schools. With your help our students will have the opportunity to achieve any goal they set for themselves.
Students will have a Friday dismissal schedule on Monday, October 13th and Tuesday, October 14th. Students will be released at their regular time on Wednesday, October 15th. Students will not have school on Thursday and Friday, October 16th and 17th.
Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on October 13th-14th from 4-7 pm. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with your child’s teacher and ask questions about their progress in school. Forms will be sent out in the next week to schedule conference times.
Phone Messages: If you have a message, you want delivered to your child at the end of the school day, we ask that you call by 3:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday and by 2:00 pm on Friday’s This will allow enough time to ensure that all messages are delivered prior to the student dismissal times.
As we are now entering the second month of the school year, I would like to emphasize the importance of your child’s attendance throughout the school year. The student/teacher interaction that happens in the classroom is vital to many of the learning activities that occur.
Our lost and found items continue to grow daily. As our mornings are cooler students wear jackets to school and often times during recess take these items off and forget them on the playground. Please take some time to put names on tags inside their clothing so we are able to get these items back to their rightful owners. During Parent/Teacher Conferences please look through our lost and found. Items not claimed after conferences may be donated to Goodwill.
We are incredibly fortunate to live and work in such a generous community. These donations not only support our students’ nutritional needs but also reflect the strong community spirit that defines Dillon.
Town and Country Foods – 2 hogs
Tash Roscoe Haying Company – 1 hog
Papa T’s – 1 hog and ½ beef
Barrett Hospital and Healthcare – 1 beef
Kiewit – 1 beef
Probst Ranch (Riley and Megan) – 1 beef
High Divide Minerals – 1 beef
Stockman Bank – 1 beef
In total, we received 994 pounds of pork and sausage and 3,649 pounds of beef, representing a combined estimated value of over $30,000 if purchased on the rail.
MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS: JOEL ROGERS
Hello from the DMS office for the month of October. We are off and running here at the middle school and are looking forward to working with and helping all our students grow socially and academically during the 2025/2026 school year.
Academically at DMS, students are hard at work under the direction of our incredible staff. First quarter mid-terms will come out on Friday, October 3rd, so if you do not receive one, please let the office know. Grades can also be accessed in the parent and student Infinite Campus portals at any time. As a parent, if you need assistance setting up your Infinite Campus, we would be happy to help with that as well.
In October every year, our district hosts Parent/Teacher Conferences. This year, Parent/Teacher Conferences are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, October 13th and 14th from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. each night. Just like years past, these two school days (Oct 13/14) are on an early release Friday schedule with students releasing school at 2:40 p.m. Our conferences will be an open campus format like in years past. During conferences, students or younger siblings will not be permitted to attend. There is also NO SCHOOL scheduled on Thursday and Friday, October 16th and 17th due to staff development.
In addition to fall parent/teacher conferences and other schedule reminders, fall activities are well underway at DMS. Extra-curricular activities are a great way for kids to connect to school, and I encourage ALL students to get involved in one activity or another at DMS. Our goal at DMS this year is to keep our students connected in activities as best we can. The next activity season scheduled at DMS includes 7th and 8th grade girls cross training and 6th-8th grade boys' basketball. 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball is scheduled to start on October 20th after school and 6th grade boys' basketball is also slated to start on Monday, October 27th. 7th and 8th grade girls cross training is slated to start on November 3rd.
In closing, I would like to again express my gratitude and appreciation as we navigate this school year. Each day I am committed to keeping our students and staff safe at school and during school activities. With your flexibility, understanding, and support, we will all get through this current situation together. If at any time there is anything I can help with, please don’t hesitate to contact myself or Mrs. Mickelson at the DMS office at 683-2368, option 2.
Very Respectfully,
Mr. Rogers, DMS Principal/Athletic Director
October 2025 Calendar
1st – 8:30 am-DMS Picture Day
2nd – 4:30 –Volleyball B at Home
2nd – 4:00 –Football at Anaconda
3rd – 4:00 –Cross Country at Boulder
3rd – 2:30 p.m. – Mid-terms sent home.
6th – 4:00 –Football at Home (UM Western Field)
6th – 4:00 –Volleyball at Clancy
7th – 4:00 –Volleyball at Anaconda
9th– 4:00 p.m. – Football at Butte East
9th– 4:00 p.m. – Volleyball at Butte East
13th – 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. –Parent/Teacher Conferences. (Friday Release @ 2:40 p.m.)
14th – 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. – Parent/Teacher Conferences. (Friday Release @ 2:40 p.m.)
16th– No School
17th– No School
20th– 3:45 p.m. – 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball begins
21st– 5:30 p.m. – 7th and 8th grade boys’ basketball parent’s meeting.
27th– 3:45 p.m. – 6th boys’ basketball begins