Congratulations to

SARAH ALLEN Winner of 1st place

in Technical Math

Competition at Murray

State University-

Regional Skills Competition

Kindergarten Registration

Registration of students who will be attending

kindergarten for the 2012/2013 school year

will be held April 23 - May 4, 2012 at the

Board of Education Office. The following

items are required for all students entering

kindergarten: Certified birth certificate, social

security card, up-to-date immunizations,

physical, eye exam & dental exam.

Pull Tab Count -842,292-

Goal - 1,000,000 Keep sending in your counted pull tabs to Mrs. Workman

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Calendar of Events

2

FY13 Calendar 3

PTO News 4

Band Beat 5

Birthday List 6

Lunch Menu 7

Accountability Information

8-12

Friends of

Library

13

Please check out the

lost & found bins in

the elementary

school. Bins are over-

flowing with items!

D A W S O N S P R I N G S

I N D E P E N D E N T

S C H O O L S NEWSMAKERS A P R I L 2 0 1 2

Upcoming Events

Spring Break April 2-6

Classes resume for students on April 10

Real World Day

April 13

Earth Day April 20

Prom

April 21

Kindergarten Registration

April 23 - May 4

State Assessments May 1 - 18

Character Word for April

“SELFLESSNESS”

Pennyrile State Park

Prom will be on Saturday, April 21. The

doors will open at 7:30 pm and the eve-

ning will begin with promenade activities

in the gym at 7:45 pm, when couples will

walk through and be introduced. The

Theme this year is “We Are Young”,

celebrating the Mayan Apocalypse. Par-

ents and friends may take pictures on the

floor until 8:45, when we will form a

caravan out to Pennyrile State Park. Stu-

dents will dance the night away to K and J

sounds from 9-12:00 midnight. Prom

Photos by Mike Howton will be available.

Join us for a great night of fun!! Project

Prom will be held from 1:00 am to 6:00

am at the High School on April 21,

2012. This is a Chemical Free Party

loaded with tons of fun for all students!

We will also have breakfast and lots of

games, events & prizes!! Doors will open

at 12:30 am for early arrivals. Sign up

with permission slip can be picked up

from Junior and Senior Sponsors and in

the High School Office. Registration fee

is $10.00 Single or $15.00 Couple. If

you would like to volunteer or chaperone,

please call Tracy Genseal at 871-5945.

Donations are being accepted to help

fund Project Prom. Monetary donations

or gift cards/prizes can be turned in at the

High School Office or contact Tracy for

more information.

Freshmen Orientation

Freshmen Orientation will be held on

Monday, April 30th at 6:00 p.m., MPR

of High school for 8th grade students who

will be entering the 9th grade at Dawson

Springs High School for the 2012/2103

school year. Parent/Guardian attendance is

required.

Information will be provided regarding

Graduation Requirements, School Counts

Program, policy regarding math placement,

KEES money, how the GPA is configured,

registration questions, & advanced place-

ment courses.

Call Lori Wooton, Guidance Counselor at

797-2957 for additional information.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 V/JV Baseball

Away - 5 PM

Russellville

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3 JV Baseball

Away - 5 PM

Warren East

V/JV Softball

Home - 5:30 PM

Hopkins Central

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4 V/JV Baseball

Away - 4 PM

Hart County

---------SPRING

BREAK-------

5 Baseball - Spring

Break Travel

V/JV Softball

Away - 5:30 PM

North Hopkins

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6

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7

8 9 V/JV Softball

Home - 5:30 PM

Union County

NO SCHOOL

10 V/JV Baseball

Home - 5:30 PM

North Hopkins

V/JV Softball

Home - 5:30 PM

Crittenden Co.

Track Meet @

McLean Co.

Band Boosters

6:30

MCC Lunch Visit

11 12 MS Baseball

Away - 5:30 PM

Webster Co.

V/JV Softball

Away - 5:30 PM

Muhlenberg Co.

13 V/JV Softball

Home - 5:30 PM

Livingston Co.

REAL WORLD

DAY

14 V Baseball

Home - 10 am

Russellville &

Whitesville

Track Meet

Hopkinsville

Invitational

15 16 V Baseball

All A Classic 5:30

Crittenden

V Softball

All A Classic 5:30

@ Home vs Trigg

Board of Education

Meeting -- 5:30

17 V Baseball

Home - 5:30 PM

Caldwell Co.

V/JV Softball

Away - 5:30 PM

Caldwell Co.

Track Meet

@ Caldwell Co.

18 19 V Baseball

Home - 5:30 PM

Christian Fellow.

V/JV Softball

Away - 5:30 PM

Hopkins Central

Track Meet @

McLean Co.

20 MS Baseball

Away -5:30 PM

McLean County

EARTH DAY

21

Promenade

7:45 - Gym

JR/SR PROM

9-Midnight

@Pennyrile

Project Prom

1-6 am

High School

22

23 V/JV Baseball

Away - 5:30

Lyon County

V/JV Softball

Away - 5:30 PM

Lyon County

PTO Meeting

6 PM

Kindergarten

Registration--------

24 V/JV Baseball

Away - 5:30 PM

Hopkins Central

V/JV Softball

Home - 5:30 PM

North Hopkins

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25

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26 MS Baseball

Away - 5:30 PM

UHA

V/JV Softball

Home - 5:30 PM

Caldwell Co.

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27 JV Baseball

Home - 5:00 PM

Grace Baptist

V/JV Softball

Away - 5:30 PM

UHA

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29 30 Freshmen

Orientation

6 PM - MPR

The Dawson Springs Board of Education

provides equal educational and

employment opportunities

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April Birthdays Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Nariyah

McCune

16

Brittany Orten

16

2 Alexandria

Jones

8

Carlton

McCuiston

9

3 Kaitlynn

Dearing

11

Sarah Allen

17

4 Isabella Paulin

5

Calob Davis

8

Joshua Cross

9

Haley Townsend

14

5 Levi West

5

Connor Ames

12

6 Nathen Miles

11

Alyssa Reece

17

7

8 Hayden Lewis

8

Kayla Bigham

14

Austin Stevens

15

Jacki Greenfield

9 Brittany Parish

14

Emily Burnett

18

10 Kyrie Ealy

7

11 Tallie

Robinson

5

12 Leanna

Cardin

13

13 Chance

Woolsey

11

Jacob

Messamore

14

14 Brittany

Mabry

8

Trevor Woolsey

17

Tana Roberts

15 Austin

McCutchen

8

Abagail Hubbell

15

Bobbi Jo Watson

18

16 17 Jalyn Walls

17

18 Jordan

Thomas

8

19 Elijah

Dickerson

7

Christian Jones

7

Bailey Suttle

7

20 David Horton

11

Ashton Coleman

15

Christy Winfrey

21 Halee

VanVactor

18

22 Juwon Smith

7

Cheryl Simons

23 Joshua Pace

4

Marissa Foe

8

Ethan Osborne

8

Kevin Brooks

12

Debbie Smith

24 Dakota Berry

5

Eythan McCune

14

Jeffery Morfoot

19

25

Sterling Wallace

26 Mackenzie

Creekmur

6

Nikki Castle

18

Judy Ashlock

27 28 Tyler Weir

11

29 Jackson

Creekmur

9

Michael Weir

13

Forrest Winters

18

30 Alex Mathis

15

Savannah

Robinson

15

April Birthday Winners

Christian Jones & Kayla Bigham

Anyone whose name appears on this list is eligible for a 10% discount on an ice

cream cake when you present this list at our local Dairy Queen

at the time of purchase.

Panther Paws April Menu SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10 Choice of One Chicken Nuggets or

Buffalo Chicken Wrap Choice of Two

White Beans, Fries, Fruit. Texas Toast

Breakfast Pillsbury Cinnamon

Bites, Fruit

11Choice of One Chicken Fried Steak

or Pork Roast Choice of Two

Creamed Potatoes, Green Beans, Baked

Apples, Rolls

Breakfast Poptart or Cereal,

Fruit

12 Choice of One Hot Ham & Cheese,

Hotdog or Philly Beef

Choice of Two Hashbrown, Baked

Beans, Fruit

Breakfast Chicken & Biscuit,

13Choice of One Pizza or Corndog

Choice of Two Corn, Salad Cup,

Fruit, Cookie

Breakfast Waffle Sticks &

Syrup, Fruit

14

15 16Choice of One Chicken Strips with

Gravy Choice of Two

Fries, Pinto Beans, Fruit, Texas Toast

Breakfast Sausage, Biscuit &

Gravy

17Choice of One Lasagna w/Bread or

Rib Sandwich Choice of Two

Corn on Cob, Cole Slaw, Fruit

Breakfast Breakfast Pizza, Chocolate Muffin

18Choice of One Chicken Fried Steak or Roasted Chicken

Choice of Two Creamed Potatoes,

Green Beans, Baked Apples, Rolls

Breakfast

Poptart or Cereal, Fruit

19Choice of One Chicken Fajitas or

Chuckwagon Choice of Two

Spanish Rice, Re-fried

Beans, Lettuce & Tomato Cup, Fruit

Breakfast

Oatmeal, Sausage &

20Choice of One Pizza or Corndog

Choice of Two Corn, Salad Cup,

Fruit, Jello

Breakfast Pillsbury Mini

Pancakes & Sau-

21

22 23Choice of One Chicken Filet or Spicy Chicken Choice of Two Potato Wedges,

Carrots, Fruit

Breakfast Sausage, Biscuit &

Gravy

24Choice of One Rotini w/Garlic Bread

Choice of Two

Italian Vegetables, Salad Cup, Fruit

Breakfast Breakfast Pizza, Chocolate Muffin

25Choice of One Chicken Fried Steak

or Pork Roast Choice of Two

Creamed Potatoes, Green Beans, Baked

Apples, Rolls

Breakfast Poptart or Cereal,

Fruit

26Choice of One BBQ or Hotdog

Choice of Two

Hashbrown, Baked Beans, Fruit

Breakfast Scrambled Eggs, Bacon & Biscuit

27Choice of One Pizza or Corndog

Choice of Two Corn, Salad Cup,

Fruit

Breakfast Sausage/Pancake

on Stick, Fruit

28

29 30Choice of One Chicken Nuggets or

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Choice of Two Fries, Pinto Beans, Fruit, Texas Toast

Breakfast Sausage, Biscuit &

Assorted cereal, milk and juice offered daily for

breakfast.

Grab-N- G0, Salad and Potato Bar offered

daily for lunch.

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You are invited to: Friends of the Library Luncheon

Tuesday April 3, 2012 11:00 am—1:30 pm

Katherine Barnett Meeting Room

$7.50 2012 Prepaid Members eat FREE

Memberships $7.50 for individuals $15.00 for families $2.00 for students

Serving: Lasagna, White Lasagna, Salad

Garlic Bread, Desserts, Drinks

Send membership to or pay at luncheon Friends of Library

103 West Ramsey Street Dawson Springs, KY 42408

Perseverance: A Must-Have for Children

Many children have set out to accomplish something--sports, music, good grades--only to realize

that the path is uphill and the prize is not free. Certainly, you've experienced seeing excited eyes

and faces as your children share dreams of accomplishing some new endeavor; then, you later see

the frustration and hear those distressed words, "I can't." This is the time when being a parent

counts.

Children need to feel successful. The actual accomplishment of a task is not as important as the

work they do to accomplish it. You may need to help your child adjust a goal, or you may need

to give an explanation about why he or she can't fly to the moon tomorrow on a rocket, but it's

important for you to find a way to help your child experience the satisfaction of persevering to

the end.

As the close of the school year approaches, consider working on the following three "Be's" that

will help your children develop perseverance.

Be interested. There's a reason kids say, "Daddy, watch this!" Children never really outgrow the

need to know that you care about what they do. Show that you want them to be successful.

Be a teacher. Parents are teachers. Kids have classrooms at school, but the laboratory for learning

is the home. You don't need chalkboards, fancy technology, or advanced degrees in math or

reading to teach your children. Simply watch for, and take advantage of, teaching moments--a

chance to encourage, lift, explain, or share one of your life's experiences.

Believe. Your children can do anything. Do you believe it? Children can tell. Give them the gift of

truly believing in them, and then brace yourself for them to do things that may astound you.

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